Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Self Portrait (1970)

This page is part of a new section of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and not in the yearly Promo sections.

This page is still incomplete - more entries required. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs.

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)

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Original US stereo LP, Columbia KC 30290, 21 Oct 1970 (current CD is also Columbia 30290).

The front photograph is by Columbia staff photographer Len Siegler, from Aug or Sep 1970. Like Self Portrait, neither Bob's name nor the album title appear on the front cover, although this was changed on some international releases - see below. The rear picture shows Bob with Victoria Spivey at Cue Recording Studio New York, 2 Mar 1962, at the session that produced Three Kings And The Queen (see 1964), and Kings And The Queen Vol. 2 (see 1972).

This album did not have a separate mono mix, but a mono version reduced from stereo was released in South America - for this see Mono Album Releases.

Along the bottom of the front sleeve is pasted an 11" x 3" white promo sticker with the following text:

Thanks to Tim Norford for finding this item. Only the first US pressing of the album had the tuning/intro at the start of the title track.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

CBS S 69001 (UK) - front (my copy)

The front sleeve has no text, not even a CBS logo/catalogue number. The record has orange UK CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers S 69001-A2/S 69001-B1.

All UK pressings of the album had the tuning/intro at the start of the title track.

The paper inner sleeve on the right above is a third example from 1970. The front features Simon and Garfunkel, with an interesting point for Paul Simon fans being the inclusion of the then UK-only solo album, The Paul Simon Song Book (unavailable for a long time but now in print again). The reverse shows current albums with the theme "Sounds of the 70s on CBS" (mostly easy listening, but Johnny Cash is featured). Again the rear sleeve shows the then CBS postal address of CBS Records, 28/30 Theobalds Road, London WC1.

CBS S 69001 (UK) - Side 1

CBS S 69001 (UK) - Side 2

CBS 1970 inner sleeve third example - front

The original 1970 release was also exported to France, see the illustration with the French sticker. Wouter de Wit has a copy with a faint stamp in Dutch "Niet voor de Verkoop [Not for sale]". Hans Seegers informs me this was not used by CBS Holland for promo copies, and is probably from a library. The 1982 release had orange/yellow CBS labels, and was re-released in 1985 with red CBS labels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wouter de Wit for information and pictures.

CBS S 69001 (NL) - detail of rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

The records have orange CBS labels: CBS H-132/3 has the text "CLUB SONDERAUFLAGE [CLUB SPECIAL EDITION]" on the right of the centre hole, CBS 28 132-9 has "DEUTSCHE SCHALLPLATTENCLUB" on the left.

Thanks to Tim Norford for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

CBS/Deutsche Schallplattenclub H 132/3 (West Germany) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS SBP-233887 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Raja Abdul Razak for information and scans.

No Spanish pressings of the album had the tuning/intro at the start of the title track.

Information from Hans Seegers.

This record has orange labels marked "stereo/mono", with stamped matrix numbers: CI 69001 1/2L 16/11/70.

There are promo triangular holes in both disc and cover.

The cover has two folded over flaps

Information from Hans Seegers.

Thanks to Sergio Magnacca for information and photos.

CBS 27035 (Uruguay) - Side 1 photo by Sergio Magnacca

Thanks to Wouter de Wit for information and to Hans Seegers for scans.

CBS S 69001 (UK) - front (my copy), this Greek release is identical

The 1982 record has orange/yellow CBS labels including Greek text and comes in the 1982 CBS 32267 Dutch cover (see above). The title track does have the tuning/intro at the start (R-0071). The equivalent Dutch record has catalogue number CBS 32267 on the labels, the same as the cover.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

More details of these and the original 1970 Japanese release required. These pressings of the album had the tuning/intro at the start of the title track (R-0071), but I understand the original Japanese pressing did not.

Columbia CK 30290 (USA) - date?

Columbia CD XUSK01 (Canada) - date?

Columbia CK 30290 (Taiwan) - Jun 1993

All current CD releases omit the tuning/intro from the title track.

Information from Alan Hoaksey.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Scans of US release required!

First release: CBS/Sony 28DP 1109, with red, black, white and yellow obi with price ¥2,800 - 21 Dec 1987.

Mid-price release: Sony SRCS 6161, with black, red, white and blue obi with price  ¥1,800 - Dec 1991.

Information from Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen.

Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information and to Éamonn Ó Catháin for scan of a copy purchased in Ireland.

Columbia CD 32267 (Austria for Europe) - reverse of front insert unfolded

Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information and to Stuart Moore and Jan van Thiel for scans.

CBS/Columbia 465035 2 (Australia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Jan van Thiel (both releases)

CBS/Columbia 465035 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Jan van Thiel (both releases)

CBS/Columbia 465035 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore (first release)