Desire
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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. |
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Revised 10 March, 2010.
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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. |
![]() John Phillips, The Wolf King Of L.A. - picture from amazon.com |
Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:
7" singles (1976): Rita May (R-0130, see 1976, and also on the 1978 Australian compilation Masterpieces)
Biograph (1985): Abandoned Love
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Golden Loom; Catfish
Other known out-takes are Money Blues, a Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy co-composition, and Wiretappin' (It Can Happen).
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP, Columbia PC 33893 (USA/Canada), 5 Jan 1976/CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA), late 1970s:
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for the photographs and to Patrick Helfrich, Steven Fant and Gerd Rundel for the scans. Patrick Helfrich has commercial copies with gold and silver text/borders as the Dutch copy below. The silver copy also has a "Gold Record Award" sticker. Thanks to Jon McAuliffe for information and Paul Prince for photos of the CBS Masterworks release, C 33893. Thanks to Robert Kornovich for photos of the Canadian labels. The Canadian labels are a different colour from the US labels, have slightly different text placement and state "MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA LTD." at the bottom.
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl release, Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA)/CBS Q 86003 (NL/Spain)/CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia/NZ), Jan 1976:
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As these quadraphonic albums are rarities, they're also listed in 1976. 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. |
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![]() Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Olav Langum |
![]() Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Olav Langum |
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![]() CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS Q 86003 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia) - front photo by Peter Lindberg ("Quadraphonic" at lower left) |
![]() CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia) - rear photo by Peter Lindberg |
![]() CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia) - inside of gatefold sleeve, photo by Peter Lindberg |
![]() CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia) - Side 1 photo by Peter Lindberg |
![]() CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia) - Side 2 photo by Peter Lindberg (Joey credited to "Dob Dylan!) |
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It was also reported there is an outstandingly bad trumpet track in R-0125 that was also removed from the regular stereo release - Aaron Derfel tells me that the trumpet track is in fact still in the regular stereo mix, but has been mixed down considerably. He thinks "the trumpet is terribly off-key at times, but it does have its charms".
Another lesser difference is that in One More Cup Of Coffee there is apparently an intrusive scraping sound just before the third verse, again something that was edited out of the regular stereo release
Rob van Estrik: "The entire album was drastically remixed by Don DeVito from the master session tapes for quadraphonic replay. The resulting LP sounds entirely different from the regular release and is consequently one of the most collectable Dylan albums. Contrary to what was stated in Isis #50, the CD version of the album is NOT the Quadraphonic remix." This is confirmed by Les Kokay, who has sent me a detailed analysis of the differences between the current CD version and the Quadraphonic mix. Thanks to Olav Langum for the scans and further information.
The very rare Dutch release has a similar rear sleeve to the regular release and the same inner sleeve. The Spanish release has a distinctive gold border, and extra printing on the right centre of the front cover "NO. UNO EN USA" [#1 IN USA]. The rear sleeve has the song titles in Spanish and English with pictures of six other quadraphonic releases including Nashville Skyline. Matrix numbers: QAL/P BL 33893-1A. The labels translate the album title as "Deseo" and also have the song titles in Spanish and English. (Information and scans from Hans Seegers.)
Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the Australian release and Peter Lindberg for photos. This release is in a gatefold sleeve with a laminated front cover and buff quadraphonic SQ labels. It is dated 1975 (the copyright year). Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information that the very rare New Zealand quadraphonic release had the same catalogue number, CBS SBPQ 234778, but had a different cover and labels. Scans will be added as soon as possible.
There must be other international quad releases to list here! None of them were ever reissued as far as I know.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86003 (UK), 5 Jan 1976; Reissue: Columbia 86003 1/Simply Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK), 2000s:
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86003 (NL), 5 Jan 1976, reissues CBS 32570 (NL), 1980s/Columbia 32570 (NL), 1991:
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, (P) 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 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.
The Columbia 32750 1991 release has a "Nice Price Dylan Originals 30 Years on Columbia" sticker on the front cover and the logo has been obscured. There is a barcode on the rear sleeve in the top right corner. It has a paper inner sleeve and a lyric insert . The record has red Columbia labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-32570-26-2A1 (handwritten) 01-86003-20 2A1(handwritten), Side 2 - 01-86003-3B-1 (stamped) 01-32570-26-3B1(handwritten).
Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release of CBS 86003 on gold vinyl with plain red labels. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unofficial release that was not released by CBS Holland, but may have been privately pressed.
Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for scans of the 1980s CBS release with the plain red labels and the new catalogue number CBS 32570. Matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-86003-2A-1 (handwritten), Side 2 - 01-86003-3B1 (stamped).
"Deseo [Desire]" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86003 (Spain), Jan 1976; CBS S 86003 (Spain), 1977; CBS/Sony 32570 (Spain), 1980s :
Matrix numbers, 1976 release
(CBS 86003):
Side 1 - AL 33893-3A D (stamped) 2T 5055 86003 A (written)
Side 2 - BL 33893-3E F (stamped) 1915 (written in mirror writing)
Matrix numbers, 1977 release
(CBS S 86003):
Side 1 - AL 33893-3C (stamped)
Side 2 - BL 33893-3E (stamped)
Information from Hans Seegers, David Burgess and Patrick Helfrich, scans from Hans Seegers and Patrick Helfrich.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86003 (Portugal), 1976:
Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. This album has a paper inner sleeve which opens at the right hand side, not the top as the other sleeves on this page.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Suzy 86003 (Yugoslavia), 1976:
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Japan), 5 Jan 1976:
Desire was reissued on vinyl in Japan as CBS/Sony 24AP 289, see below.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans of the promo release, which has white labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 - SOPO 116 A1 1A1, Side 2 - SOPO 116 B1 1A6.
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LPs, CBS/Sony
25AP 289 (Japan), 1978:
Desire was first issued on vinyl in Japan in Jan 1976 as CBS/Sony SOPO 116,
see above.
This is the second commercial release, with a new catalogue number. This release has a pale-green, black and white obi. As well as the commercial release with orange/cream labels, there was a promo release with white labels. Matrix numbers: 25AP 289-A1/B1.
There is a booklet and inner sleeve.
Information from Ulf Gyllenspetz, further information and scans from Hans Seegers.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony SOPO 116 (Singapore/Malaysia), 1976:
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LPs, Discos CBS 119.525 (Argentina), 1976:
"Deseo [Desire]" - stereo vinyl LP, Discos CBS CLS-5496 (Mexico), Jan 1976:
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS ASF 1870 (South Africa), 1976; CBS COL 40052 (South Africa), 1983:
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS SBP 234778 (Australia), 1976:
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS SBP 234778 (New Zealand), 1976, re-released late 1970s:
"Desire" - compact cassette releases, CBS PC 4778 (Australia), 1970s:
![]() CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - outside of insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
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The insert for these releases has a crop of the cover photo and just the track titles, no sleeve notes or other artwork. The first release has a white cassette case with off-white labels. The second release has the same insert but the cassette case is clear with white text printed directly on it, there are no labels. The third release is part of a two cassette set, CBS NPC 9, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 1970s. |
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![]() CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - cassette Side 2, scan by Stuart Moore (first release) |
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![]() CBS PC 4778 (Australia) - cassette Side 2, scan by Stuart Moore (third release) |
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Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86003 (Israel), 1976:
![]() CBS 86003 (Israel) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album has the UK catalogue number. The record has
orange 1960s-style CBS labels. For a fake promo album with what purports to be
a unique monochrome sleeve with text in Hebrew, see
Questionable Recordings. Promo
copies issued by CBS in Israel were just the regular albums with promo
stickers. For examples of promo copies with stickers, see Bob Dylan and
Another Side Of Bob Dylan. The rear Israeli sleeve has Hebrew text
and also the address of CBS Records Limited, P.O. Box 681, Tel Aviv. 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. |
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![]() CBS 86003 (Israel) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() CBS 86003 (Israel) - fake promo sleeve front, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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"Desire" - compact cassette release, Columbia VPCT 33893 (Canada), 1980s:
"Desire" - "Nice Price" reissues, LP: CBS 32570,compact cassette: CBS 40-32570 (UK), early 1990s:
![]() CBS/Columbia 40-32570 (UK) - front of cassette with "Nice Price" sticker, scan by Kenneth Robson |
This UK cassette release (and one vinyl release) contains an unfaded
version of Oh, Sister with an uncensored exchange between Emmylou Harris and
Bob (this is cut on the normal LP and CD version). For more details see 1990. |
CD Releases
"Desire" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 33893 (USA), mid-1980s:
![]() Columbia CK 33893 (USA) - outside of front booklet, scan by Gil Lamont |
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![]() Columbia CK 33893 (USA) - CD scan by Gil Lamont |
This was the first US CD release of Desire. The CD has a folded front insert with minimal information. The CD itself has the CBS logo.
Information and scans from Gil Lamont.
"Desire" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 33893 (Canada), late1980s/early 1990s; Columbia WCK 33893 (Canada), mid-1990s:
"Desire" - CD reissues, CBS CDCBS 860003 (Europe), mid 1980s; CBS CDCBS 32570 (Europe), late 1980s; Columbia CD 32570 (Europe), 1997:
This album was released on CD in Europe four times from the 1980s through to 2000. All copies were made in Austria. The first CBS release has a CD with black text only, the second renumbered CBS release has red panels. The two Columbia releases shown have the same red panel design, with only the centre markings of the CD being different. My copy of Columbia CD 32570 in the "Nice Price" series dates from 1997 as shown by the UK-specific promo insert with two 1997 releases - The Best Of Bob Dylan and Time Out Of Mind. The front insert is a 24-page stapled booklet including the lyrics of the songs. Keith Schweiger's copy has a 2000 insert showing The Best Of Bob Dylan and The Best Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2. My copy has a black CD tray, Keith Schweiger's copy has a clear CD tray and a crop of the front photo on the reverse of the rear insert. Both rear inserts are the same.
Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.
"Desire" - CD reissues, CBS/Sony 30DP 307 (Japan), 1983; Sony Records SRCS 6168 (Japan), 1991:
First release: CBS/Sony 30DP 307 (1983), with yellow card obi with price ¥3,000 (the "30" in the catalogue number means ¥3,000). It has a 28-page booklet with lyrics. Keith Schweiger's copy is later, with a reduced price of ¥2,012 including sales tax.
Mid-price "Nice Price" release: Sony Records SRCS 6168 (1991), with black, red, white, blue and yellow paper obi with price ¥1,800. It has a 24-page booklet with lyrics.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.
"Desire" - CD reissues, CBS CDCBS 86003 (Australia), late 1980s/Columbia CDCBS 86003 (Australia), 1990s:
"Desire" - CD reissue with "Sorrisi e Canzoni TV" magazine #17, Columbia (no catalogue number) (Italy), 26 Apr - 2 May 2003:
"Desire" - CD reissue with "Discos de tu Vida" magazine series, Columbia COL CD 32570 (Spain), 2003:
"Desire" - hybrid SA-CD reissue, Columbia CH 90318 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512345 6 (Europe), 16 Sep 2003/Sony Music MHCP 10011 (Japan), 2003:
"Desire" - remastered CD reissue, Columbia CK 92393 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia 512345 2 (Europe), 29 Mar 2004/Sony Music MHCP-378 (Japan), 23 Sep 2004:
The Japanese release comes in a card sleeve reproducing the LP sleeve with a side obi. Both the promo and the commercial releases have the "DYLAN ALIVE '04" silver sticker with black text on the cellophane sleeve.
The copy shown is a promo, with a numbered promo sticker on the rear of the card sleeve. It also has "SAMPLE LOANED" in red in the clear centre of the CD itself. The obi has price ¥1,890 (¥1,800 before tax) and release date "04-9-23" (23 Sep 2004). The original release date is shown as "76-1-5" (5 Jan 1976) and the withdrawal date as "05-3-22" (17 Feb 2005). There is an insert in English and Japanese which folds out to a larger size. The CD is in a picture inner sleeve.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Wil Geilen for further information and scans.
"Desire" - remastered CD reissue, Columbia CK 92393 (USA/Canada); Columbia 512345 2 (Austria for Europe), 2006; Sony Music MHCP 812 (Japan), 21 Sep 2005:
"Desire" - Blu-spec CD release, Sony Music SICP 20229 (Japan), 30 Sep 2009:

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