Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Street-Legal (1978)

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.

Slow Train Coming (1979)

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The sleeve and booklet photographs are by Joel Bernstein and Hirosuke Katsuyama.

The album was released in Japan in Aug 1978, and in Australia/New Zealand later in 1978, but not until Apr 1979 in the rest of the world. Hans Seegers informs me there was a counterfeit release available in Italy soon after the Japanese release, distinguishable only by the catalogue number.

As well as the regular booklet and poster (see below for the UK release), the promo release has a three page promo insert. There is a magnificent gold, red, white and black obi, which has Bob's then album catalogue on the reverse.

The records have red labels with promo stamps, and stamped matrix numbers: 40AP-1100/01A1/B1. Patrick Helfrich has a commercial release with regular CBS/Sony labels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Patrick Helfrich for information and scans.

The US promo album has Columbia USA white promo labels, gatefold picture sleeve with a front timing strip sticker, inner sleeves with lyrics and the giant fold-out poster shown below.

Patrick Helfrich's Canadian set is a puzzle in that every instant of the "Columbia" on the gatefold sleeve has been covered by a black sticker (even on the spine) and the labels have been pasted over with stickers also omitting the Columbia name (one sticker has been removed showing the regular Columbia Canada label). The inner sleeves with lyrics are the same as the US promo version.

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

The records have orange/yellow CBS labels and two serial numbers - on the left is "96004" (both records) and on the right is "S CBS 83691 (40AP 1100 A/B)" (Record 1) or "S CBS 83692 (40AP 1101 A/B)" (Record 2). The matrix numbers are:
Side 1 - 96004-A3, S-CBS-83691-A3, BOB (all written)
Side 2 - CBS-S-96004-B4, 83691-B4 (both written)
Side 3 - CBS-S-83692-A6, 96004-C6 (both written)
Side 4 - 96004-D3, CBS-S-83692-B3 (both written)

The album's inner cover has the text (left): "The more I think about it, the more I realise what I left behind in Japan - my soul, my music and that sweet girl in the geisha house - I wonder does she remember me? If the people of Japan wish to know about me, they can hear this record - also they can hear my heart still beating in Kyoto at the Zen Rock Garden. Someday I will be back to reclaim it."

CBS 96004 (UK) - booklet inside page

CBS 96004 (UK) - booklet inside back cover with 1978 Japanese tour dates

CBS 96004 (UK) - Side 2

CBS 96004 (UK) - Side 3

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans.

CBS 96004 (NL) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by  Patrick Helfrich (compare with UK copy above)

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

This album's inner cover has the message from Bob Dylan (see above) in Spanish, as are the song titles on the back and the record labels. Love Minus Zero/No Limit is rather blandly translated as "Por Siempre Tu Amor" [Forever Your Love].

For a promo release of this album see above.

Matrix numbers: Side 1- AL 36068, Side 2 - BL 36068, Side 3 - AL 36069, Side 4 - BL 36069.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the entry and Sergio Magnacca for further information and photos.

This cassette has a different running order from the LP version (side 1, side 3, side 2, side 4) and three tracks missing (Ballad Of A Thin Man, One More Cup Of Coffee and Forever Young), even though the track listing and running order are listed on the insert as being exactly the same as the double LP. The running times of all the tracks as stated on the cassette cover are also different from the current CD, up to a difference of 40 seconds with The Times They Are A-Changin' - information from Ole Lien.

More details of this album required. It has the UK catalogue number and orange/yellow CBS labels with written matrix numbers CI 96004-1/2/3/4L-13-10-87.

The front cover has a big black on yellow information sticker in Italian.

Information from Hans Seegers.

Information from Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Scans of the earlier European CD release in a double-width jewel case required!

Columbia 467850 2 (Europe) - rear insert

Columbia 467850 2 (Europe) - inside of rear insert (under CD tray)

Columbia 467850 2 (Europe) - CD1

Thanks to Alex Froemming for this set!

Columbia 2-036067 (Brazil) - front insert (plain black on the reverse)

Columbia 2-036067 (Brazil) - rear insert (plain white on the reverse)