Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

The Basement Tapes (1975)

This page is part of a list 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 no longer in the former 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.

Hard Rain (1976)

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Original US stereo LP, Columbia PC 33893, 5 Jan 1976. Thanks to Charlie Pritchard for the information that the cover photo is reportedly inspired by the one on the 1970 solo album by John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, The Wolf King Of L.A.!

For releases of Desire with rarities, including quadraphonic albums, see 1976. For a UK cassette release with an unfaded version of Oh, Sister, see 1990.

This title was one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep 2003 as a hybrid CD/SA-CD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SA-CD player or a DVD player that also plays SA-CDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Some titles will be available in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one, despite the fact it was released in a quadraphonic mix.

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - detail of front with timing strip, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - detail of rear with gold promo stamp, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - Side 1 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz (promo release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Steven Fant (commercial release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - detail of front, scan by Steven Fant (commercial release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - front sticker scan by Steven Fant (commercial release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (commercial release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (commercial release)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - front detail scan by Patrick Helfrich (silver text/border)

Columbia PC 33893 (USA) - front detail scan by Patrick Helfrich (gold text/border)

CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA) - rear photo by Paul Prince

CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA) - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince

Columbia PC 33893 (Canada) - Side 1 photo by Robert Kornovich

Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - front scan by Olav Langum ("Quadraphonic" at top left)

This album was created using the Columbia "SQ" quadraphonic system and has mistakes in:

R-0124 Joey - at the end of verse three there is a vocal mistake - "to the boss I say he said" - this must have been edited out on the regular release

R-0125 Romance In Durango - again at the end of verse three there is a vocal mistake - "In the face of God will appear" - this too must have been edited out on the regular release.

CBS Q 86003 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers ("Quadraphonic" at bottom centre)

CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS Q 86003 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

This album has the standard US sleeve front and back, while the record itself has orange/yellow CBS labels with matrix numbers:
Side 1: CBS S 86003 A 1 (stamped), "ALLEN" (written)
Side 2: CBS S 86003 B 1 (stamped)

Victoria Stafford has a copy with a front sticker promoting "Hurricane" that was according to Hans Seegers only on the first 1000 copies. Although I bought my copy on the first day of release, it was only in a small town, and these probably went to big cities.

CBS 86003 (UK) - front with "Hurricane" sticker, photo by Victoria Stafford

CBS 86003 (UK) - inner sleeve front (shaped)

CBS 86003 (UK) - inner sleeve rear (front flaps fold under)

CBS 86003 (UK) - Side 1

Columbia 86003 1/Simply Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK) - detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (no catalogue numbers)

Columbia 86003 1/Simply Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Columbia 86003 1/Simply Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK) - inner sleeve front (not shaped), scan by Patrick Helfrich

Columbia 86003 1/Simply Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK) - inner sleeve rear (not shaped), scan by Patrick Helfrich

Patrick Helfrich has two releases of CBS 86003 with differences as detailed. He has two copies of the second release which are not identical  Both have a card inner sleeve, which is not shaped like the inner sleeve of the UK pressing. There is also a lyric sheet, not provided with the UK release.

The first release has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-86003-2A-1 A NL, Side 2 - 01-86003-3B-1 A NL. This release has a "softer" cover compared to the two copies of the second release, similar to the other normal Dutch pressings of Dylan albums. The "BOB DYLAN DESIRE" text on the front cover is in a much lighter colour than on the covers of the two copies of the second release. The back cover has "LC" in right bottom corner, with "CB271" and "57" in the top right corner. The labels have a star above Rams Horn Music, no LC Number, "è" at bottom.

The second release (both copies) has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 86003 A III (handwritten) AL 33893 -3L (stamped), Side 2 - 86003 B II (handwritten) BL 33893 -2B (stamped) The cover of both copies is thicker and more solid than the first release - not as thick as US covers but thicker than normal NL pressings, The "BOB DYLAN DESIRE" text on the front cover is printed in deeper, stronger gold on one copy and with a green shade on the second. There is no "LC" on the back cover, and a blue "Y" instead of "CB271" and "57" in the top right corner. The labels have no "LC" and no star above Rams Horn Music.

Columbia 32570 (NL) - detail of rear with barcode, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 32570 (NL) - detail from rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Columbia 32570 (NL) - 1991 sticker, scan by Patrick Helfrich

Columbia 32570 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich

The catalogue numbers are the same as the Dutch releases. Note the extra printing on the right centre of the front cover "NO. UNO EN USA" [#1 IN USA]. On the rear cover the sleeve notes are translated into Spanish. This album has a lyric sheet in English (below), not included with the UK release. The labels say "MADE IN SPAIN", but Hans Seegers assures me it was actually manufactured in Holland for the Spanish market. There were two releases with the same sleeve but different labels: the first release in 1976 has the labels in English only, the second in 1977 has labels in Spanish and English, with the album title translated as "Deseo". Patrick Helfrich has a copy of the original release without the "NO. UNO EN USA" overprint and "y" on the rear sleeve like the second Dutch release. he also has a 1980s copy with serial number CBS 32570 with plain red CBS/Sony labels with titles in English only. It has the front cover with the "NO. UNO EN USA" overprint with the old catalogue number overprinted by the new one.

CBS 86003 (Spain) - reverse of lyrics sheet, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 86003 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1976 release - Desire)

CBS 86003 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1976 release - Desire)

CBS S 86003 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1977 release - Deseo)

CBS 86003 (Spain) - detail from rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS/Sony 32570 (Spain) - partial front scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 86003 (Portugal) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich

Both records have the same Side 2 label, but the first record has a very different Side 1 label, with "STEREO" on the left instead of the right, and "SIDE 1" instead of "STRANA 1"/"STRANA 2" as on the labels of the second copy. Are there copies with a Side 2 label in the same style as the first Side 1?

Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans.

This album has an obi in dark green, pink and white with price ¥2,500. The sleeve itself has the US design front and back. The record has orange/cream CBS/Sony labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - SOPO 116 A1 1A12, Side 2 - SOPO 116 B1 1A12. Øyvind Svele has a later copy of this with matrix numbers: Side 1 - SOPO 116 A1 1A16, Side 2 - SOPO 116 B1 1A13.

There is a dark green six-page fold-out lyric booklet with the Japanese translations of the sleeve notes, plus the lyrics in Japanese and English. The printed inner sleeve is the same design as the UK inner sleeve, but is square rather than shaped. It is made of thinner paper than the UK inner sleeve, but has an additional polythene insert. The fold-over flaps are on the outside of the rear, with a white edge, as shown below.

CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan) - rear with obi

CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan) - inner sleeve front (square)

CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan) - inner sleeve rear (front flaps fold over with white edge)

CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan) - Side 1 (commercial release)

CBS/Sony 25AP 289 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 289 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony 25AP 289 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony 25AP 289 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

This record has unique orange/black labels with written matrix numbers SOPO 116A/B. It has "Singapore and Malaysia" on the cover (not shown). The catalogue number is the same as the first Japanese release.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

This release in a unique gatefold sleeve has the Spanish words "INCLUYE TODOS LOS TEXTOS DE LAS CANCIONES" ("Includes all lyrics of songs") printed on the front cover at the bottom. The gatefold opens to show the lyrics to all the songs on a white background in English (not translated). The back cover design is unique in that it's a mixture of the "standard" rear sleeve and the UK and Japanese inner sleeve rear in layout, with the Allen Ginsberg liner notes translated into Spanish. The large black-and-white picture of Bob is missing. There is also a small "disco para demostracion/venta prohibida" ("demonstration record/sale prohibited") sticker next to the CBS logo in the top right hand corner. This text is also printed on the promo labels. This album is very collectable as it was discontinued because pressing the gatefold covers was too expensive.

Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Eduardo Gomez Kodela for the information that the previous statement that "later Argentinean releases abandoned the gatefold" was incorrect. In fact there was no later Argentinean vinyl release - the local market afterwards was served with imports from the USA and Brazil.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers, photos from Sergio Magnacca.

CBS 119.525 (Argentina) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS 119.525 (Argentina) - gatefold photo by Sergio Magnacca

This release has the Columbia STEREO logo with arrows on the front cover above Bob's head. On the rear cover the sleeve notes are omitted and replaced by the list of musicians. It has orange CBS labels with the song titles in Spanish and English.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Discos CBS CLS-5496 (Mexico) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Jon Paterson for initial information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

CBS COL 40052 (South Africa) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release)

CBS COL 40052 (South Africa) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release)

CBS COL 40052 (South Africa) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release)

CBS COL 40052 (South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release)

The Australian releases have a gatefold sleeve with the designs from the inner sleeve on the inside of the gatefold. The Australian records both have orange/yellow CBS labels. Patrick Helfrich's first release has the songs credited to "Albert" on the labels, Stuart Moore has a slightly later copy with longer copyright text along the bottom edges of the labels, but the songs are still credited to "Albert". Stuart Moore's later releases have the songs credited to "Chappell" and after 1982 to "Warner Bros". Stuart Moore also has copy of the album in Patrick Helfrich's Australian sleeve shown but with the US record Columbia PC 33893 with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 33893-3B, Side 2 - BL 33893-2D as above, and black stickers on the labels blocking out the ring of Columbia logos. This record must have been imported into Australia to fill a shortage in demand.

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and to Patrick Helfrich and Stuart Moore for scans.

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (first release "Albert")

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (first release "Albert")

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (second release "Albert")

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s release "Chappell")

CBS SBP 234778 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s release "Chappell")

CBS SBP 234778 (New Zealand) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore (both releases)

CBS SBP 234778 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (1976 release)

CBS SBP 234778 (New Zealand) - insert rear scan by Bill Hester (both releases)

CBS SBP 234778 (New Zealand) - detail of insert rear, scan by Stuart Moore (both releases)

CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - inside of insert, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - cassette Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (first release)

CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - cassette Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (second release)

CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - cassette Side 2, scan by Stuart Moore (second release)

CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - cassette Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (third release)

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. The label photo found on eBay by Stuart Moore has an "ACUM" logo to the right of the CBS logo.

CBS 86003 (Israel) - detail of rear with Hebrew text, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 86003 (Israel) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 86003 (Israel) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 86003 (Israel) - alternate Side 1, photo found on eBay by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

For more details see 1990.

Wil Gielen has a copy of the US release imported into Japan with an obi from the Shinseido record store chain (see below).

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gil Lamont for information and scans.

Columbia CK 33893 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia CK 33893 (USA) - CD scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia CK 33893 (USA) - outside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia CK 33893 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

Thanks to Jack from Canada and Moise Potie for information and scans.

Columbia CK 33893 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack from Canada (first release)

Columbia CK 33893 (Canada) - unfolded front insert, scan by Jack from Canada (first release)

Columbia CK 33893 (Canada) - unfolded front insert, scan by Moise Potie (mid-1990s release)

CBS CDCBS 86003/CBS CDCBS 32570 (Europe) - front scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia CD 32570 (Europe) - front with "Nice Price" sticker, scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS CDCBS 86003 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS CDCBS 86003 (Europe) - rear of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS CDCBS 86003 (Europe) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS CDCBS 32570 (Europe) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia CD 32570 (Europe) - outside of front insert (my copy)

Columbia UK 1997 promotional insert front

Columbia CD 32570 (Europe) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger (2000 copy)

Columbia CD 32570 (Europe) - CD (1997 copy)

Columbia CD 32570 (Europe) - alternate CD scan by Keith Schweiger (2000 copy)

Columbia UK 2000 promotional insert front, scan by Keith Schweiger

CBS/Sony 30DP 307 (Japan) - front with card obi, scan by Keith Schweiger (second release)

Sony Records SRCS 6168 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 30DP 307 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (both releases)

CBS/Sony 30DP 307 (Japan) - inside of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers (both releases)

Sony Records SRCS 6168 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CDCBS 86003 (Australia) - inside of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia CDCBS 86003 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore

CBS CDCBS 86003 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Thanks to Keith Owen for the sealed copy of the magazine and to Hans Seegers for further information.

Thanks to Pachi Becerril for the photocopies and to Hans Seegers for further information.

Columbia CH 90318 (USA/Canada) - inside of digipak showing CD tray

Columbia CH 90318 (USA/Canada) - outside of 8-page booklet

Thanks to Gil Lamont for the scan of the yellow sticker from the US album - this sticker is album-specific. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release. It has a grey and white obi with black and red text and price ¥2,520. Thanks to Keith Schweiger for the scans.

Sony Music MHCP 10011 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia CH 90318 (USA) - sticker from front of digipak, scan by Gil Lamont

Sony Music MHCP 10011 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Keith Schweiger

Sony Music MHCP 10011 (Japan) - front scan by Keith Schweiger

Sony Music MHCP 10011 (Japan) - rear scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia CH 90318 (USA/Canada) - hybrid SA-CD

Sony Music MHCP 10011 (Japan) - hybrid SA-CD scan by Keith Schweiger

The 2004 remastered CD has CD-TEXT (as does the 2003 hybrid SA-CD), whereas the previous release did not. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for this information.

Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)

Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan) - inner sleeve front, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)

Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)

Thanks to Jack from Canada and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Columbia CK 92393 (Canada) - inside scan by Jack

Columbia CK 92393 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack

Columbia 512345 2 (Austria for Europe) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia 512345 2 (Austria for Europe) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia 512345 2 (Austria for Europe) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Sony Music MHCP 812 (Japan) - rear sticker scan by Éamonn Ó Catháin

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Thanks to Nol Grint for information and scans.

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 70339 2/8 (NL) - CD scan by Nol Grint

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 70339 2 (NL) - front of box, scan by Nol Grint