Slow Train Coming
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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. |
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Revised 12 April, 2008.
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Original US stereo LP, Columbia FC 36120, 20 Aug 1979 The front train/workman design is from a woodcut by Catherine Kanner. The rear sleeve photograph is by Nick Saxton and the inner sleeve photograph by Morgan Renard.This title is one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep 2003 as a hybrid CD/SACD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SACD player or a DVD player that also plays SACDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Slow Train Coming is also available on the SACD in 5.1 surround sound! |
Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:
7" Singles: Trouble In Mind (single B-side 1979/80 - the Brazilian release is supposed to have had the full version of the song, other releases had an edit with one verse missing), for all see 1979
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Ye Shall Be Changed
Songs not yet officially released: Ain’t No Man Righteous (No, Not One); Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody. Both of these were short listed for The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, but remain unreleased.
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Slow Train Coming" - acetate, Warner Bros. Recording Studios for Columbia Records (USA), 19 Jul 1979:
 Slow Train Coming - acetate Side 2, scan by Hans Seegers |
This single-sided acetate, dated 19 Jul 1979, is of Side 2 of the Slow Train
Coming album.
Thanks to Craig Callahan for finding this on eBay, and to Hans Seegers for the scan. |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, Columbia FC 36120 (USA), 20 Aug 1979:
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Columbia FC 36120 (USA) - front scan by Gil Lamont |
The US inner sleeve is heavy glossy paper, otherwise the album is
identical to my UK copy below. The record has red Columbia labels with the
yellow Columbia logo in a ring and matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL-36120-1C,
Side 2 - PBL-36120-2B. Thanks to Gil Lamont for information and scans. |
 Columbia FC 36120 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gil Lamont |
 Columbia FC 36120 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gil Lamont |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS 86095 (UK), Aug 1979:
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CBS 86095 (UK) - front (my copy) |
The record itself is in a thin card inner sleeve, and has orange/yellow labels with catalogue number S CBS 86095 and written matrix numbers S-CBS-86095-A2/S-CBS-86095-B1. |
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 CBS 86095 (UK) - back |
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 CBS 86095 (UK) - Side 2 |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS 86095 (Italy), 6 Sep 1979:
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More details of this album required. The record has orange/yellow
CBS
labels
and written matrix numbers: Side 1 - CI 86095-1L 4-9-79, Side 2- CI 86095-2L/2 6-9-79
and the original card inner sleeve (shown above).
Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS 86095 (Portugal), Sep 1979:
 CBS 86095 (Portugal) - Side 1 scan by Ronald Born |
The record has the "normal" front and rear sleeve (except the
Portuguese copyright and "GRAFICOS REUNIDOS PORTO" beneath the CBS-logo on
the back). It has the original inner sleeve. The record has orange/yellow
CBS labels. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans.
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 CBS 86095 (Portugal) - Side 2 scan by Ronald Born |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS SBP 237339 (Australia), 1979:
 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
This album has a sticker with text "FEATURING THE SINGLE
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY". The two pictures show that it was placed differently
on each copy. The record has the same inner sleeve as the UK release, with
orange/yellow CBS labels. Thanks to Stuart Moore and Peter Lindberg for information and scans. |
 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - front photo by Peter Lindberg |
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 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - inner sleeve front, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS SBP 237339 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore |
"Slow Train Coming" - cassette release, CBS PC 7339 (Australia), 1979:
 CBS PC 7339 (Australia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
This cassette has a folded insert with just the
tracklisting. The cassette case is white with paper labels. Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scan. |
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 CBS PC 7339 (Australia) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
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 CBS PC 7339 (Australia) - cassette Side 2, scan by Stuart Moore |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong), 1979:
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CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - front |
The record has the same inner sleeve as the UK release, with
red CBS/Sony labels with the logo in a ring. There is a two-sided lyric
sheet (the text has been darkened to make it more clear). Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
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 CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - lyrics sheet side 2, scan by Stuart Moore |
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 CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - rear scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - inner sleeve front, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS/Sony 25 AP 1610 (Hong Kong) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore |
"Slow Train Coming" - promo vinyl albums, Discos CBS 138.152 (Brazil), 1979/Discos CBS 138.718 (Brazil), (date?):
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More details of these albums required.
CBS 138.152 has written matrix numbers AL-36120-/36120-B and the standard US inner sleeve and is rubber stamped "AMOSTRA INVENDAVEL". CBS 138718, which is a later release (the Brazilian Saved in 1980 was CBS 138.192), has written matrix numbers 138.718 A/B A/BL-36120 and has a CBS promo stamp "AMOSTRA INVENDAVEL". For the commercial Brazilian album, see below. Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, Discos CBS 138.152 (Brazil), 1979:
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More details of this album required. The record has written matrix numbers
AL-36120-/36120-B
and the original card inner sleeve
(shown above).
Information from Hans Seegers, who also has two promo albums. For those see above. |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS 86095 (Greece), 1979:
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More details of this album (with the same catalogue number as the UK
release) required. The record has orange/yellow labels and written matrix numbers
PA/BL-36120-1K/2D 86095
A/B1.
Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25AP 1610 (Japan), 1979:
 CBS/Sony 25AP 1610 (Japan) - picture from eil.com |
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album has a grey, red, black and white obi. More information on packaging,
record labels and matrix numbers required!
The promo release of this album also included a press kit. |
"Slow Train Coming" - promo vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25AP-1610 (Hong Kong), 1979:
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This appears to be the Japanese release, with red/yellow CBS/SONY labels, rubber stamped “SAMPLE” on label. The record is in the original CBS inner sleeve, and has stamped matrix numbers 25AP-1610A/B1 1A/B. There is a black/white ‘SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE’ sticker on the back cover. Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Un Tren Llega Lentamente [Slow Train Coming]" - vinyl album, CBS/Columbia 20.039 (Argentina), 1979:
 CBS 20.039 (Argentina) - front photo by Sergio Magnacca |
This album has the title and song titles translated into Spanish. It has red/yellow Columbia labels (so it may be a reissue) with the song titles in Spanish and English and matrix numbers Side 1 - AL 36120, Side 2- BL 36120. Information and photos from Sergio Magnacca. |
 CBS 20.039 (Argentina) - front photo by Sergio Magnacca |
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 CBS 20.039 (Argentina) - front photo by Sergio Magnacca |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS 14-1304 (Colombia), 5 Nov 1979:
 CBS 14-1304 (Colombia) - front (my copy) |
This rare album has a standard sleeve (untranslated album
title) but no front logo. There is also no inner sleeve - the record is
housed in a clear plastic bag. The record itself has orange/yellow CBS
labels with the song titles in English and Spanish. As with many other South
American releases, the Spanish translated song titles differ from those of
other Spanish-speaking countries, such as those from Argentina above. The record has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - "CCL 14-1304 A 5-11-79", Side 2 - "CCL 14-1304 B 5-11-79". As an American date of "May 11, 1979" would be before the US release, I assume this is "5 Nov 1979". |
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 CBS 14-1304 (Colombia) - back |
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"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS DNW 2402 (South Africa/Southern Rhodesia), 1979:
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CBS DNW 2402 (South Africa/Southern Rhodesia) |
This album is also listed on the 1979 rarities
page because it contains an edit of Slow Train! More details of this album required. There is no inner sleeve, the song credits and musicians are on the back of the outer sleeve. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels and written matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 36120, Side 2- BL 36120 (as above). The same number was also used in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) but with different CBS labels. In South Africa the cover was made by Interpak and in Southern Rhodesia by Belmont Printers. Information from Nol Grint and Hans Seegers. |
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo reel-to reel tape, Columbia 1R1 7095 (USA), Jun 1980:
 Columbia 1R1 7095 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album was released on reel-to-reel tape, in 4-track stereo
running at 3¾" per second. All tracks are the standard stereo album
versions. Not only was it the last Dylan album to be released on reel-to-reel
tape, it was the first to be released on tape since Dylan in 1973!
No tape versions were released of the Asylum albums or any of the six
intervening Columbia albums!
Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |
 Columbia 1R1 7095 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia 1R1 7095 (USA) - reel scan by Hans Seegers |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS 32524 (Greece), late 1980s:
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More details of this album required. The record has red labels and written matrix numbers
PA/BL-36120-1K/2D 86095
A/B1 (as CBS 86095 above).
Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, Anfon C 90 31847/P 91 00007 (St. Petersburg, Russia), 1991:
 Anfon C 90 31847/P 91 00007 (Russia) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This release was legal in Russia at the time of release,
but was produced without authorisation from Columbia. Because of this full
details are in Questionable Releases.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan. |
CD Releases
"Slow Train Coming" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 36120 (USA/Canada), 1980s:
 Columbia CK 36120 (USA) - front scan by Gil Lamont |
These releases were on sale in the USA and Canada until replaced by the hybrid SACD
edition in 2003 (see below). The front insert is a single folded card. The
Canadian CD itself was manufactured in the USA, as
there was at that time no Columbia CD pressing plant in Canada. Thanks to Gil Lamont and Jack from Canada for information and scans. |
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 Columbia CK 36120 (Canada) - front scan by Jack |
 Columbia CK 36120 (USA) - outside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont |
 Columbia CK 36120 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack |
 Columbia CK 36120 (USA) - CD scan by Gil Lamont |
 Columbia CK 36120 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont |
 Columbia CK 36120 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack |
"Slow Train Coming" - CD reissue, CBS/Sony 32DP 375 (Japan), (date?):
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This CD is actually the second Japanese CD release and is available with two obis: 1) red, white, black and yellow obi with price ¥3,008 2) (budget reissue) black, red, white, blue, yellow obi with price ¥1,800 Information from Hans Seegers. |
"Slow Train Coming" - CD reissues, CBS CDCBS 86095 (Australia), late 1980s/Columbia CDCBS 86095 (Australia), 1990s:
 CBS CDCBS 86095 (Australia) - outside of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS CDCBS 86095 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia CDCBS 86095 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore |
The CBS release has a single folded card as the front insert, the
Columbia release has an 8-page stapled booklet.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
 Columbia CDCBS 86095 (Australia) - outside of front insert booklet, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS CDCBS 86095 (Australia) - inside of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS CDCBS 86095 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
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"Slow Train Coming" - CD reissue, Columbia COL CD 32524 (UK), 1990s:
 Columbia COL CD 32524 (UK) - front (my copy) |
This release has a stapled multi-page booklet as the front
insert. The picture in the centre of the booklet is the same as the one from
the inner sleeve of the LP. The difference in the colour of the sky in the two
reproductions of the rear LP sleeve picture are very noticeable - the
sky on the rear insert is tinted red, while the picture on the back of the
folded front insert is tinted blue. The CD is silver with red panels and black text. |
 Columbia COL CD 32524 (UK) - inside of front insert |
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 Columbia COL CD 32524 (UK) - CD |
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"Slow Train Coming" - hybrid SACD reissue, Columbia CH 90322 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512349 6 (Europe), 16 Sep 2003/Sony MHCP 10013 (Japan), 17 Dec 2003:
 Columbia CH 90322 (USA/Canada) - outside of digipak (my copy) |
This release is housed in a three-fold digipak and contains a CD version and
SACD versions in stereo and 5.1 surround sound. The inside of the
digipak has two previously unpublished pictures of Bob from 1979 including
one at the recording session with Mark Knopfler, etc. The picture behind the
CD tray is the one from the LP inner sleeve. There is no booklet. The SACD design reproduces the Columbia US stereo vinyl label used in 1979. The copy illustrated was distributed from Canada, and has the same sticker on the outside of the shrink-wrap as the one illustrated for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release. It has a black/blue/white on ecru obi with price ¥2,520 - scans required. |
 Columbia CH 90322 (USA/Canada) - inside of digipak |
 Columbia CH 90322 (USA/Canada) - hybrid SACD |
"Slow Train Coming" - remastered CD reissue, Columbia CK 92397 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia 512349 2 (Europe), 29 Mar 2004//Sony MHCP-380 (Japan), 23 Sep 2004:
 Columbia CK 92397 (Canada) - front scan by Jack |
This release at mid-price is in a standard jewel case and consists of
the remastered CD layer only of the 2003 hybrid SACD release above. The
front CD insert booklet includes pictures from the SACD booklet. The
European release is made in Austria. The Japanese release comes in a card sleeve reproducing the LP sleeve with a side obi. Information from Hans Seegers. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the Canadian release - the US release is virtually identical. |
 Columbia CK 92397 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack |
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 Sony MHCP-380 (Japan) - picture from eil.com |
 Bob Dylan At Budokan (1978) |
Slow Train Coming (1979) |
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