Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

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.

Bob Dylan At Budokan (1978)

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Original US stereo LP, Columbia JC 35453 (USA), 15 Jun 1978

This album was remixed and remastered in 1999, so all releases of the original 1978 album are now rarities, see 1978.

The front photograph by Howard Alk shows Bob outside the entrance to Rundown Studios, Santa Monica, CA. "Street-legal" is an American term for a hot rod car that has been modified to allow it to be driven on public roads. It has been suggested that the term refers to Bob's newly-divorced single status, but he's clearly wearing a wedding ring in the picture! The rear photo is also by Howard Alk, taken live on stage during the Far East tour in early 1978. The two photographs on the inner sleeve of the vinyl album were taken by Joel Bernstein in a night club in Melbourne, Australia, on the same tour - the man with Bob on the inner sleeve back is singer and guitarist George Benson.

This title is 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 are available in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one.

Thanks to Moise Potie for finding this signed copy on a Japanese Internet auction site.

Since this album was re-released on CD in 1999 in a remastered and remixed form, the differences on the original album from the 1999 release have become rarities!

All vinyl and tape releases of the original 1978 album are now rarities, so are also included in 1978.

John Wilson's promo copy has white Columbia labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - P AL 35453-2A (hand-etched), Side 2 - P BL 35453-2A (machine-stamped). The "FOR PROMOTION ONLY" text is machine-stamped in gold ink on the upper left corner of the back cover. The front sleeve has a Columbia Records radio station timing strip. It has a black inner sleeve with the pictures as illustrated from the UK release (below). Renaud Depierreux has a promo copy with printed matrix numbers: Side 1 - P AL 35453-2C, Side 2 - P BL 35453-2C.

Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz and Jon Wilson for information and pictures.

Columbia JC 35453 (USA) - promo Side 1 (white label), scan by Jon Wilson

Columbia JC 35453 (USA) - promo Side 2 (white label), scan by Jon Wilson

Columbia JC 35453 (USA) - promo rear cover with gold demo stamp, photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

The UK release, S CBS 86067 has orange/yellow labels with written matrix numbers: CBS 86067-A4/CBS S 86067-B1. The sleeve was made by Shorepak. It has a shaped card inner sleeve and orange/yellow CBS labels. Colin Baker's copy had a brown circular sticker with white text advertising Baby Stop Crying.

Thanks to Colin Baker for the scan.

S CBS 86067 (UK) - Side 1

S CBS 86067 (UK) - detail of Side 1

S CBS 86067 (UK) - Side 2

The 1978 release has a pale blue front sticker with white text "Contains All New Songs" plus the track list. The record has a picture inner sleeve, not shaped like the UK release, orange/yellow CBS labels and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-86067-4A-2, Side 2 - 01-86067-1B-2. The 1985 release had no front cover sticker, the same inner sleeve, and red CBS labels.

Thanks to Felix Epper for information and to Hans Seegers and Gerd Rundel for further information and scans.

CBS 86067 (NL) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel (1978 release)

CBS 86067 (NL) - inner sleeve front scan by Gerd Rundel (both releases)

CBS 86067 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (1978 release)

CBS 86067 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 86067 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 86067 (Greece) - Side 1 scan by Ronald Born

CBS 86067 (Greece) - detail of Side 1, scan by Ronald Born

CBS 86067 (Greece) - Side 2 scan by Ronald Born

CBS 86067 (Greece) - detail of rear with Greek album information, scan by Ronald Born

CBS 86067 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 86067 (Israel) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 86067 (Israel) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1978 release)

CBS 86067 (Israel) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1985 release)

The first variant is a typical Spanish release with a "Deposito Legal" number and controlled by the Spanish copyright organisation "SGAE". The text on the cover and labels is in Spanish. The catalogue number is "S 86067". The cover is made by "Offset ALG/San Raimundo, 31/Madrid-20".

The second variant comes with cover and labels like the Dutch release, but with "Made in Spain" on rear sleeve and labels. The sleeve is made by "Indugraf ALCORCON – Madrid". Unusually the labels have the Dutch "BIEM/STEMRA" copyright logo. All text is in English, no Spanish, and the catalogue number is just "86067" (again as the Dutch release). This implies that additional copies of the album were sourced by CBS from a company who used the Dutch release as a template instead of the Spanish release!

Thanks to John Stokes for initial information about the first release and to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

The Japanese release, CBS/Sony 25AP 1099, has a red and green obi with black, light-blue and white text with price ¥2,500. The record has orange/cream CBS/Sony labels and comes in an inner sleeve. There is also a six page fold-out lyric insert.

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - insert front scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - promo leaflet scan by Wil Gielen

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - promo insert scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - test pressing label scan by Hans Seegers (same both sides)

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS/Sony 25AP 1099 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

This album has orange/yellow CBS labels, a square inner sleeve, not shaped like the UK release, and a lyrics insert (darkened to show the text more clearly).

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. Thanks also to Peter Lindberg for information that the first release in 1978 differed from releases from 1979 onwards in that the songs were just copyrighted to "Control" on both the labels and the lyrics sheet. On later releases the songs were copyrighted to "Albert".

CBS SBP 237187 (Australia) - lyrics insert front, scan by Stuart Moore (copyright "Control")

CBS SBP 237187 (Australia) - lyrics insert reverse, scan by Stuart Moore (copyright "Control")

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans.

Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and photos.

Columbia LP-1567/JC 35453 (Philippines) - Side 1 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

Columbia LP-1567/JC 35453 (Philippines) - Side 2 photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz

Columbia LP-1567/JC 35453 (Philippines) - detail of rear, scan by Ulf Gyllenspetz

The Argentinean album Discos CBS 19.901 has orange/yellow Discos CBS labels with song titles translated into Spanish, The rear sleeve also has song titles and credits in Spanish, plus pictures of two Dylan albums - Hard Rain and Los Mas Grande Exitos [Greatest Hits].

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Damián Martinez for information and scans.

Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina) - detail of back with album credits in Spanish, scan by Damián Martinez

Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina) - detail of back with catalogue number, scan by Damián Martinez

Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina) - detail of front with CBS logo and catalogue number, scan by Damián Martinez

Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina) - Side 1 scan by Damián Martinez

Discos CBS 138.084 (Brazil) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Discos CBS 138.084 (Brazil) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

Discos CBS 138.084 (Brazil) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina) - detail of back with two albums by Bob, scan by Damián Martinez

Discos CBS 19.901 (Argentina) - Side 2 scan by Damián Martinez

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

CBS PC 7187 (Australia) - inside of insert, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS PC 7187 (Australia) - cassette Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore

CBS PC 7187 (Australia) - cassette Side 2, scan by Stuart Moore

This album has a gold promo stamp over the bar code on the rear sleeve. The record is in a plain paper sleeve and has red Columbia labels with the yellow Columbia logo in a ring.

Thanks to Moise Potie for information and scans.

Columbia CK 35453 (USA/Canada) - rear insert scan by Moise Potie

Columbia CK 35453 (USA/Canada) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Moise Potie

The European/Australian front insert is an 8-page stapled booklet. The 1991 Columbia release has a red CD tray and a "Nice Price" sticker on the front of the jewel case. There is also a "Nice Price" catalogue stapled in the centre of the front insert booklet.

The Columbia Australia release had a front

Thanks to Franck Faugere, Stuart Moore and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

CBS CDCBS 86067 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Franck Faugere (1980s release)

CBS CDCBS 86067 (Europe) - booklet page scan by Franck Faugere (1980s release)

CBS CDCBS 86067 (Europe) - CD scan by Franck Faugere (1980s release)

CBS CDCBS 86067 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore (1980s release)

Columbia 32389 2 (Europe) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

Columbia 32389 2 (Europe) - outside of front insert booklet, scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

Columbia 32389 2 (Europe) - inside of front insert booklet with "Nice Price" catalogue, scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

Columbia 32389 2 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

Columbia CDCBS 86067 (Australia) - outside of front insert booklet, scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

Columbia CDCBS 86067 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

Columbia CDCBS 86067 (Australia) - detail of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release, printed in Holland)

Columbia CDCBS 86067 (Australia) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger (1991 release)

CBS/Sony 32DP 374 (Japan) - front insert scan (cover of 36 page booklet) by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 32DP 374 (Japan) - detail of first release obi, price ¥3,200, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 32DP 374 (Japan) - second release obi, price ¥3,008, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 32DP 374 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 32DP 374 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 32DP 374 (Japan) - detail of second release obi, price ¥3,008, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony SRCS 6335 (Japan) - "Nice Price" obi, price ¥1,800, scan by Hans Seegers

3rd "Nice Price" edition: Sony SRCS 6335, with black, red, white, blue and yellow obi with price ¥1,800 and 24 page booklet (1993)

The rear insert has the date "93-9-22" (22 Sep 1993). The withdrawal date is "95-9-21" (12 Sep 1995). For the 1999 remastered CD release see below.

Thanks to Alan Hoaksey, Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information, and to Hans Seegers for scans.

Columbia CK 65974 (USA) - outside of front insert, scan by David Plentus

Columbia CK 65974 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by David Plentus

Columbia CK 65974 (USA) - front sticker scan by David Plentus

Columbia CK 65974 (Canada) - front scan by Jack

Columbia CK 65974 (USA) - CD scan by David Plentus

Thanks to Franck Faugere, Stuart Moore and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Columbia COL 494788 2 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Franck Faugere

Columbia COL 494788 2 (Europe) - inside of front insert (my copy)

Columbia COL 494788 2 (Europe) - front insert reverse scan by Franck Faugere

Columbia COL 494788 2 (Australia) - inside of front insert,  scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia COL 494788 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore

For Japanese releases of the original album see above.

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

Sony Records SRCS 9484 (Japan) - rear insert with promo panel, scan by Wil Gielen (promo release)

Sony Records SRCS 9484 (Japan) - detail of rear insert with promo panel, scan by Wil Gielen (promo release)

Sony Records SRCS 9484 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (promo release)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

The SA-CD design reproduces the Columbia US stereo vinyl label used in 1978. The UK and US discs are identical apart from the catalogue number

Thanks to Kevin Reilly for the US release.
 

Columbia 512355 6 (Europe) - outside of digipak unfolded (Columbia CH 90338 is virtually identical)

Columbia 512355 6 (Europe) - hybrid SA-CD

Columbia 512355 6 (Europe) - inside of digipak with three new pictures including one behind CD tray (Columbia CH 90338 is virtually identical)

Columbia CH 90338 (USA) - hybrid SA-CD

Sony Music MHCP 10012 (Japan) - front scan by Keith Schweiger

Sony Music MHCP 10012 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Keith Schweiger (promo copy)

Sony Music MHCP 10012 (Japan) - rear with promo sticker, scan by Keith Schweiger (promo copy)

Sony Music MHCP 10012 (Japan) - detail of rear with promo sticker, scan by Keith Schweiger (promo copy)

Sony Music MHCP 10012 (Japan) - front of SA-CD insert, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP 10012 (Japan) - rear of SA-CD insert, scan by Wil Gielen

The 2004 remastered CD has CD-TEXT (as does the 2003 hybrid SA-CD), whereas the 1999 release does not. Éamonn Ó Catháin informs me that the 2004 release does sound better than the 1999 release to him. The corresponding US release was on 1 Jun 2004.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the Canadian release (the US release is almost identical). Scans required of the European release, also confirmation of the catalogue number.

Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Columbia 494800 2 (Australia) - outside of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger

Columbia 494800 2 (Australia) - inside of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

Sony Music MHCP-379 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP-379 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve with promo sticker, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP-379 (Japan) - detail of rear of card sleeve with promo sticker, scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music MHCP-379 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Thanks to Nol Grint for information and scans.

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 70339 2/9 (NL) - CD scan by Nol Grint

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