Saved
The original and US replacement sleeves for Bob's 1980 album Saved - both
pictures are pastel drawings by Tony Wright. The "secular" US sleeve from 1985 (originally on the
album's inner sleeve), was drawn from a photograph of Bob on stage
in Montreal, Canada, Apr 1980. Salvado is the Argentinean release with
the title translated into Spanish.
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. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
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Revised 16 September, 2024.
Tracklisting:
Side 1: A Satisfied Mind (Red Hayes/Jack Rhodes); Saved; Covenant Woman; What Can I Do For You?; Solid Rock
Side 2: Pressing On; In The Garden; Saving Grace; Are You Ready?
Out-takes from The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 - Springtime In New York 1980-1985, 2021:
Jesus Met The Woman At The Well (Rehearsal)
Thanks to Neil Burling for pointing out that two rehearsal versions of Jesus Met The Woman At The Well appear on the Trouble No More DVD (Disc 9 of the Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 - Trouble No More 1979-1981, 2017). This is probably one of those.Abraham, Martin And John (Rehearsal)
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Saved" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia FC 36553 (USA), 19 Jun 1980, re-released early 1980s; Columbia PC 36553 (USA), 1985:
Columbia FC 36553 (USA), 19 Jun 1980, re-released early 1980s:
Columbia FC 36553 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (commercial
release)
There are several different variants of record label!
Gerd Rundel's first white label promo copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL-36553-1B, Side 2 - PBL-36553-1B. Stuart Moore's commercial copy has red labels with exactly the same text layout. On the first promo and commercial release Side 1 the first song title is on three lines, and includes a credit to "Fort Knox Music Co." The song titles on Side 2 are narrowly spaced. Both sides have "All published by Special Rider Music (ASCAP)..." as the bottom text line.
Side 1 of Gerd Rundel's second white label promo copy has the first song title on two lines. "(BMI)" or "(ASCAP)" is printed after every song credit on Side 1, and the bottom text line is just "Special Rider Music (ASCAP)..." ("All published by" is missing.) Side 2 has the same text as the first promo release Side 2, but the song titles are now widely spaced. ("All published by" is still present.) The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL-36553-1D, Side 2 - PBL-36553-1C. The record of Phill Townsend's white label copy (not shown) has matrix numbers: Side1 - PAL 36553-1C, Side2 - PBL 36553-1C.
Thanks to Dag Braathen for scans of the record labels of a copy bought in Spain - it has the US outer and inner sleeves as shown and the double-sided Spanish lyrics insert from the Spanish release (see below). The record labels are different from those of Gerd Rundel's and Stuart Moore's first release promo and commercial copies, and also different from Gerd Rundel's second release promo copy - on Side 1 the track 1 song title is now on one line instead of two or three, and the publisher credit is now just "Special Rider Music (ASCAP)..." as Gerd's second promo. The Side 2 label text layout is the same as on Gerd's second promo, except that the publisher credit is now just "Special Rider Music (ASCAP)" like Side 1. ("All published by" is missing on both sides.) William Shetler has a copy of FC 36553 bought at a US Air Force airbase in Spain on 25 Aug 1980. It has the same outer and inner sleeves and record labels as Dag Braathen's copy, although it doesn't have the Spanish insert and the front sleeve does not have a sticker. The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL 36553-1G, Side 2 - PBL 36553-1C.
Columbia PC 36553 (USA), 1985:
Steven Fant's copy is still in the shrink wrap and was bought in Denmark - see other export copies below. It has a second sticker with "USA IMPORT" at front top left.
Thanks to Robert Kornovich, Stuart Moore, Gerd Rundel, Phill Townsend, William Shetler and Steven Fant for information and pictures.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia FC 36553 (USA for export to Denmark), 1980:
Columbia FC 36553 (USA for export) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M.
Banke (first copy exported to Denmark - logo at bottom right only obscured)
Columbia FC 36553 (USA for export) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M.
Banke (second copy exported to Denmark - logo at bottom right and two instances
of "Columbia" obscured)
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia FC 36553 (USA for export to Sweden), 1980:
Columbia FC 36553 (USA for export) - detail of rear with
Columbia logo on right and two instances of "Columbia" obscured, scan by Lars
M. Banke (copy exported to Sweden)
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge release, Columbia FCA 36553 (USA), 1980:
Columbia FCA 36553 (USA) - front of slipcase, scan by T. J. Jenkins |
This 8-track release comes in a slipcase with a cut-out in the rear to show the tape contents. For some reason a second occurrence of the title track is split between Programs 3 and 4! Because the two parts of the spilt track are rarities, this release is also listed in 1980. |
Columbia FCA 36553 (USA) - rear of slipcase, scan by T. J. Jenkins |
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Columbia FCA 36553 (USA) - rear of tape cartridge, scan by T. J. Jenkins |
Columbia FCA 36553 (USA) - end of tape cartridge, scan
by T. J. Jenkins
Columbia FCA 36553 (USA) - spine of slipcase, scan by T.
J. Jenkins
Program 1: A Satisfied Mind; Saved; In The Garden
Program 2: Covenant Woman; What Can I Do For You?
Program 3: Solid Rock; Pressing On; Saved (Part I)
Program 4: Saved (Conclusion); Saving Grace; Are You Ready?
Thanks to T. J. Jenkins for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo cassette releases, Columbia FCT 36553 (USA), 1980; Columbia PCT 36553 (USA), mid 1980s:
The outside of the 1980 cassette insert has a barcode. The inside has details of other contemporary Columbia cassette releases including Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II and Bob Dylan At Budokan. The 1980 cassette release has a light grey cassette with black text printed directly on it, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia XFC 36553 (Canada), 19 Jun 1980 (two variants):
Columbia XFC 36553 (Canada) - detail of rear,
scan by Manuel García Jara (variant without barcode)
Columbia XFC
36553 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (variant with barcode)
Barcodes were introduced in North America in the late 1970s, and both the US and Canadian releases of Slow Train Coming have barcodes on the rear sleeve. Although the use of barcodes was consistent in the USA, it was not in Canada, and neither 1981's Shot Of Love nor 1984's Real Live had rear sleeve barcodes on first release, although 1983's Infidels did. This means that the Canadian release of Saved without the rear sleeve barcode is not necessarily the first release.
The record is the same for both variants and has red Columbia labels with the Columbia logos in a ring round the circumference. The record of the copy shown in the sleeve with the barcode has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL-36553-1A-2HZ:, Side 2 - BL-36553-1A-2HZ:.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Lars M. Banke and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia XFC 36553 (Canada for export to Sweden and Finland), 1980:
Columbia XFC 36553 (Canada for Sweden) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M.
Banke ("Columbia" scratched out, first copy exported to Sweden)
The first Canadian export copy of Saved bought in Sweden has black ring-shaped stickers on the record labels. On the rear sleeve "Columbia" is obscured rather clumsily with a sharp knife and not covered with a sticker or obscured with a black pen. This rear sleeve does not have a barcode as Manuel's copy above.
Columbia XFC
36553 (Canada for export) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy
exported to Sweden, gold stickers over "Columbia", sticker at bottom right
missing)
The second Canadian export copy of Saved bought in Sweden has gold ring-shaped stickers on the record labels. There are square gold stickers on the spine and on the rear sleeve obscuring "Columbia". This rear sleeve now has a barcode as Gerd Rundel's copy above. At rear bottom right it looks as if another sticker obscuring the "Columbia" logo has either fallen off or been removed. The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 36563 1A-2 HZ, Side 2 - BL 36563 1A-2 HZ.
Columbia XFC 36553 (Canada for export) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M.
Banke ("Columbia" covered with silver sticker, copy exported to Finland)
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo cassette release, Columbia XFCT 36553 (Canada), 19 Jun 1980:
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP releases, S CBS 86113/CBS 86113 (UK/Ireland), Jun 1980:
CBS 86113/S CBS 86113 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both
releases)
The first release of the album had a white on black front sticker (shown on right). The UK CD release of this album still has this original front design (see below). The record has orange/yellow labels with catalogue number "S CBS 86113" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" at the bottom. The copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - S-CBS-86113-A-1, Side 2 - S-CBS-86113-B-3. The inner sleeve is uniquely shaped. On my copy's record label, track 1 of Side 1, A Satisfied Mind, was misspelled "A Satisified Mind". This was corrected on later pressings.
Simon Blokker has a UK first release copy with a gold CBS Records UK promo stamp on the rear sleeve at top right. The record labels are the same as my copy with the "A Satisified Mind" mistake on Side 1. Lars M. Banke has a UK first release copy bought in Stockholm with a gold CBS Records Sweden promo stamp on the rear sleeve at top right. The record labels are again the same as my copy.
Gerd Rundel's later copy with the spelling mistake corrected has the same outer sleeve, but without the sticker on the front. The inner sleeve is no longer shaped - it has a raised middle at top front and a cut-out middle at top rear. The catalogue number is now just "CBS 86113" and the track titles are left aligned instead of being centred. "MADE IN ENGLAND" is still at the bottom of the labels. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S 86113 A8, Side 2 - CBS-S 86113 B8.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding a rare Irish pressing on eBay and to Hans Seegers for label scans. The sleeve and inner sleeve are the same as the UK sleeve shown and the spelling mistake on the Side 1 label has been corrected. However, a new mistake has been introduced - Saving Grace is mistitled "Saving Grave"! Thanks to Gerd Rundel for spotting this.
CBS S 86113 (UK) - front of test pressing, picture from www.eil.com |
CBS S 86113 (UK) - front of test pressing, photo by Bruce Mulle |
CBS S 86113 (UK) - detail of front of test pressing, photo by Bruce Mulle |
CBS S 86113 (UK) - Side 1 of test pressing, photo by Bruce Mulle (Side 2 is the same) |
CBS S 86113 (UK) - detail of Side 1 of test pressing, photo by Bruce Mulle (CBS-S-86113-A1) |
CBS S 86113 (UK) - detail of Side 2 of test pressing, photo by Bruce Mulle (CBS-S-86113-B1) |
Thanks to Bruce Mulle for photos of a CBS UK test pressing. The record comes in a plain white sleeve with a taped information sheet and has plain white labels. The copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-86113-A-1, Side 2 - CBS-S-86113-B-1.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Bruce Mulle, Lars M. Banke and Simon Blokker for information and pictures.
"Saved" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-86113 (UK), Jun 1980:
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS 86113 (NL/France), Jun 1980; CBS 32742 (NL), mid 1980s:
CBS 86113 (NL), Jun 1980:
CBS 86113 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
CBS 86113 (NL for France), 1980; CBS 86113/32742 (NL for France), mid 1980s:
CBS 32742 (NL), mid 1980s:
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Peter Pearson, Manuel García Jara, Wiebke Dittmer and Simon Blokker for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-86113 (NL), Jun 1980; CBS 40-23742 (NL), mid-1980s:
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 86113 (Italy), Jun 1980:
CBS 86113 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
This release was made in Italy and distributed by Distribuzione Messaggerie Musicali, Milan. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels with a stamp from the Italian copyright organisation SIAE on Side 1. This release was not made by CBS Sugar, but the record labels have "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS" still aligned as if "SUGAR" were present. The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CI-86113-1L 9-6-80 (mastering date 9 Jun 1980), Side 2 - CI-86113-2L 9-6-80.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - test pressing, promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 86113 (Spain), Jun 1980; CBS 32742 (PR) (Spain), 1985; CBS 32742 (Spain), late 1980s:
CBS S 86113 (Spain), Jun 1980 (test pressing, promo and commercial copies):
CBS S 86113 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and
commercial copies)
Slow Train Coming, Saved, Infidels and Real Live are the only Dylan albums from Spain where promo copies were released with white labels. Promo copies of other albums sent to radio stations and music journalists were just the regular albums. The record was made in Spain and had a picture inner sleeve. There was also a double-sided lyrics insert unique to Spain. The promo copy had the regular sleeve, inner sleeve and lyrics insert, but also a five-page promotional insert with an article about the album in Spanish by V. M. Postigo. The sleeve was printed in Spain by Offset ALG of Madrid, and the Discos CBS address shown is Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16. There is what looks like an overprinted panel on the rear sleeve at top right. The records of both the promo and commercial copies shown have matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL-36553-1H, Side 2 - PBL-36553-1C (US matrix numbers).
CBS 32742 (PR) (Spain), 1985; CBS 32742 (Spain), late 1980s:
CBS 32742 (PR) (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (both
releases)
Lars M. Banke has a copy in the replacement sleeve with the same front sticker where the record again has red CBS labels but was now made in Spain by Tecnodisco S.A. The stamped matrix numbers of this copy are: Side 1 - 32742 AO, Side 2 - 32742 BO. The rear sleeve now has a barcode at top right and no longer has "(PR)" under the catalogue number.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo cassette release, CBS 40-86113 (Spain), Jun 1980:
This cassette release has song titles in English on the insert and the cassette insert. The cassette case is white with text in orange, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-32742 (Spain), 1985, 1986:
CBS 40-32742 (Spain) - spine of sealed cassette, scan by Manuel García Jara
(1986 release)
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl LP release, CBS S 86113 (Spain for Portugal), 1980, re-released in 1985:
The 1985 release has the replacement front sleeve but still has the original Spanish catalogue number "S 86113" on the rear sleeve and record labels. It also has no barcode. The record of the 1985 copy shown has difficult to read handwritten matrix numbers that include the European catalogue number "86113" on both sides. In contrast, Manuel García Jara's 1985 copy of Saved, pressed in Spain for Portugal as this one was, has matrix numbers: Side 1 - PAL-36553-1H, Side 2 - PBL-36553-1C (US matrix numbers, and the same as those of the 1980 Spanish release above).
The 1985 Spanish release above with the new artwork had the catalogue number "32742", a barcode on the rear sleeve, and red CBS record labels. The 1985 copy exported to Portugal has the reference "S 86113" to preserve the original catalogue number and the even catalogue number on the rear sleeve has been modified. For this release CBS Spain used copies still in stock with orange/yellow labels (the ones with the original reference) but with the logo of the Portuguese copyright society "SPA" printed over "SGAE".
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 86113 (Portugal), 1980:
CBS 86113 (Portugal)
- detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
Portugal had previously had its own release of this album, made and distributed there by CBS Música e Discos in 1980, with the original artwork (printed by Grafica Monumental) and with SPA (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores) on the record labels. Although CBS was active in Portugal until the 1990s, the production of albums was decreasing there in the second half of the 1980s: in fact the last Dylan album released in Portugal was Empire Burlesque (1985). Some Dylan records (e.g. More Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits) were reissued after this time, but no new Dylan albums were pressed in Portugal. Dylan albums sold in Portugal in this period were imported from Holland and also from Spain. The record of the copy shown has matrix Numbers: Side 1 - H-P-PORTUGAL (stamped) PAL 36553-1G (handwritten) 01- 86113-1-A1(stamped), Side 2 - 01-86113-B (stamped) H-P-PORTUGAL PAL (stamped).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl releases, CBS 86113 (Greece), 1980; CBS 32742 (Greece), mid-1980s:
CBS 86113 (Greece) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1980
release)
CBS 32742 (Greece) - detail of rear, scan by
Lars M. Banke (mid-1980s release - same as 1980 release except for new catalogue
number on right)
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 86113 (Israel), 1980:
CBS 86113 (Israel) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
"Saved" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, CBS/Sony 25AP 1890 (Japan), Jun 1980:
CBS/Sony 25AP 1890 (Japan) - detail of rear (promo and
commercial copies)
The gold obi (which doesn't scan very well) has details of Bob's five previous 1970s albums on the reverse and a price of ¥2.500. In addition to the inner sleeve containing the picture that was later used as the album sleeve, there is a four-page insert with Japanese liner notes and lyrics in English/Japanese.
The Japanese characters above "SIDE A" and "SIDE B" on the right of the labels indicate that my copy of the album is a promo, although the outer sleeve, inner sleeve and insert are the same as the commercial album. Unlike the UK album above, which has a shaped inner sleeve, the Japanese album has a squared inner sleeve of thinner paper, but with an inner polythene liner.
The record of my copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 25AP-1890A1 (plus what looks like a Japanese character), Side 2 - 25AP-1890B1 1 A 0. The record of Sergio Mariano Romay's copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 25AP-1890A1 1 A 10, Side 2 - 25AP-1890B1 1 A 4. Ronald Born's commercial copy also has a CBS/Sony feedback postcard with a questionnaire about the customer and their music buying habits.
This album was also released in Singapore/Malaysia and Hong Kong with the same catalogue number, see below.
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay and Ronald Born for scans of the commercial release.
"Saved" - stereo compact cassette, CBS/Sony 25KP 581 (Japan), Jun 1980:
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25AP 1890 (Singapore/Malaysia), 1980:
CBS/Sony 25AP 1890 (Singapore/Malaysia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
This album was jointly manufactured and distributed for CBS/Sony in Singapore by EMI (Singapore) PTE. Limited and in Malaysia by EMI (Malaysia) SDN, BHD. It has the CBS/Sony Japan catalogue number. The front sleeve has an EMI price sticker for $14.90 for West Malaysia only (that part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo). Manuel has Singapore/Malaysia copies of Desire, Slow Train Coming and Shot Of Love with exactly the same sticker. The record has red CBS/Sony labels and the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 25AP-1890A, Side 2 - 25AP-1890B.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25AP 1890 (Hong Kong), Jun 1980:
CBS/Sony 25AP 1890 (Hong Kong) - detail of rear, scan by Arie de Reus
"Saved" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl album releases: CBS/Sony KJPL-0233 (South Korea), Jun 1980:
CBS/Sony/Jigu Records KJPL-0233 (South Korea) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo
and commercial releases -
Japanese text obscured but "25AP 1890" still visible
on right)
Between 1978 and 1991 Jigu Records released records in South Korea on behalf of CBS/Sony Japan. This is the first regular Dylan album released there that I know of. (The first Dylan album was a 1978 compilation called Bob Dylan, CBS/Sony/Jigu Records KJPL-0143, see International Album Releases (Dylan-Only Compilations) 1970s.) This Jigu Records album is very similar to the Japanese 25AP 1890 release, although inexplicably the front sleeve still has the European catalogue number "CBS 86113" at top right. The copyright text from the Japanese album at bottom of the rear sleeve is still visible, although the Japanese catalogue number is still present above the CBS/Sony logo at bottom right. The Korean catalogue number has been printed over the price in Japanese yens. the rear sleeve includes the Korean translation of the song titles, the album has an insert with lyrics in English and comment in South Korean not present with the Japanese release. The record of the copy shown comes in a white plastic inner sleeve with CBS/Sony and Jigu logos in blue, and has matrix numbers: Side 1 - KJPL - 0233 A, Side 2 - KJPL - 0233 B.
Simon Blokker has a .promo copy which differs from the commercial release:
The promo album has the same rear sleeve and insert as the commercial release, although the record comes in a plain inner sleeve. It has the same matrix numbers as the commercial release.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Simon Blokker for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony LP-1428 (Philippines), 1980:
CBS/Sony LP-1428 (Philippines) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
"Saved" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, CBS SBP 237458 (Australia), Jun 1980:
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo cassette release, CBS PC 7458 (Australia), Jun 1980:
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, CBS SBP 237458 (New Zealand), Jun 1980:
"Saved" - promo stereo vinyl album, CBS DNW 2530 (South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1980:
These albums were manufactured by The Gramophone Record Company (Pty) Ltd (part of EMI) on behalf of CBS. They had the same front sleeve as the original 1980 US album. There are only tiny differences between the rear sleeves at the bottom right as shown below, but the South African sleeve, printed by Interpak, is laminated and made of thick card whereas the sleeve from Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) is not laminated and made of much thinner card. The South African copy came with the picture inner sleeve while the very much rarer Zimbabwean copy did not. The Zimbabwean rear sleeve has "4-A" at bottom right instead of "interpak" (both have "95"). The "4-A" code means it was printed by Belmont Printers of Bulawayo. Belmont Printers used codes starting with "4" for sleeves they printed for CBS Records and other codes for sleeves they printed for other companies. The records have orange/yellow CBS labels with different placement of the text elements.
Thanks to Mick Robinson for initial information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, Discos CBS CLS-5686 (Mexico), 1980:
Discos CBS CLS-5686 (Mexico) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke
"Saved" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, Discos CBS 138.192 (Brazil), 1980:
Discos CBS 138.192 (Brazil) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
"Salvado [Saved]" - test pressing, promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia 20.096 (Argentina), 1980:
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (test pressing) |
This album was made in Argentina and has the title translated into Spanish on the front sleeve and record labels. Lars M. Banke's test pressing comes in a white card sleeve with cut-outs for the labels and "DISCO PARA PROMOCION [PROMOTIONAL RECORD]" on the front plus a label with the album and song titles in Spanish. The record has plain Discos CBS labels with promo stickers and typed text. It has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 36553, Side 2 - BL 36553. |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (test pressing) |
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Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (test pressing) |
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Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - front with sticker, photo by Sergio Magnacca (promo copy) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara ("Columbia" logo, promo and commercial copies) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - rear with promo sticker, photo by Sergio Magnacca (promo copy) |
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Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - Side 2 photo by Sergio Magnacca (promo copy) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial copies) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara ("CBS" logo, promo and commercial copies) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - inner sleeve front scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - inner sleeve rear scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
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Columbia 20.096 (Argentina) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
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"Saving Grace" (USA, 2007) - TV series promo poster picture from www.imdb.com |
The later promo album has a sticker on the back (below the Columbia logo) with "Disco promocional prohibida la venta" ["Promotional record sale prohibited"} and the same wording is printed on the labels above the album title. The "3309" sticker on the front sleeve was probably added by a radio station employee or disc jockey.
The rear sleeve is in monochrome as opposed to colour on other releases. The title is translated into Spanish on the sleeve, as are the song titles and credits. The song titles are given on the rear sleeve and the record labels in Spanish and English. The Spanish translations of the song titles on the rear sleeve and the record labels are all correct except Saving Grace, which is bizarrely translated as "Salvadora Grace", interpreting "Grace" as a woman's name, rather than a virtue! The correct Spanish translation is "Gracia Salvadora". ("Saving Grace" has been used as the title of a 2000 UK film starring Brenda Blethyn and a 2007-10 US TV series starring Holly Hunter, both about "saving" a woman called Grace.)
As well as the translated title the front sleeve has a Columbia logo. Curiously, the rear sleeve has the CBS logo instead of Columbia. In contrast, the previous Argentine release, Slow Train Coming, has the CBS logo on the front sleeve but the Columbia logo on the rear! The picture inner sleeve used in the US and in many other countries is missing. The commercial album has a curious inner sleeve, not on promo copies, made of white plastic (not paper) with details of contemporary Columbia Argentina albums printed on both sides.
The records of both the promo and the commercial copies shown have matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL-36553, Side 2 - BL-36553 (the US catalogue number).
Thanks to Sergio Magnacca, Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for information and pictures.
"Salvado [Saved]" - stereo cassette release, Columbia 60.096 (Argentina), 1980:
Columbia 60.096 (Argentina) - cassette spine scan by
Sergio Mariano Romay
Again both the insert and the cassette have Columbia logos although the company name is still given as Discos CBS. The cassette has an off-white case which has "MADE IN U.S.A." embossed on Side 1 only. It has orange/white Columbia paper labels with black text,
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"Saved" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia 14-1380 (Colombia), 1980:
The record has orange/yellow CBS labels. The song titles are not translated. The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - COL 141380 A 7-VIII-80 (7 Aug 1980), Side 2 - COL 141380 B 7-VIII-80 (7 Aug 1980). Lars M. Banke has a copy with a promo stamp on Side 2, although both sides also have undesired handwriting.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for information and scan,
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, Max LP. 8013 (Turkey), 1981:
"Saved" - remastered stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 8898454510213 (Europe), 1 Dec 2017:
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 8898454510213 (Europe) - front picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
This European album has the replacement front
sleeve as used in the USA from 1985. The record labels therefore are red US
Columbia type as befits that period. Scans of the labels required! The inner
sleeve is not shaped but square and unusually opens at the side, not the
top. Éamonn Ó Catháin says "The pressing is excellent but here my praise
must end. The sound is dull and lifeless. A limp and ineffective digital to
vinyl transfer. In direct comparison, my original Irish pressing absolutely
thrashed it. I had to turn up the 2017 album considerably to get anywhere
near listenable sound". Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information. |
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 8898454510213 (Europe) - rear picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
CD Releases
"Saved" - CD releases, Columbia CK 36553 (USA), late 1980s (three variants):
Thanks to Gil Lamont and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
"Saved" - CD releases, Columbia CK 36553 (Canada), late 1980s:
"Saved" - CD release, Sony Records SRCS 6170 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991:
"Saved" - CD releases, Columbia CD 32742 (Austria for Europe), 1990s/2000s:
Peter Pearson's copy has the replacement front design. It has "01-032742-10" at bottom left of the reverse of the front insert. The CD is in a red tray, which probably means it was a “Nice Price” release, also the front insert has staple holes where a "Nice Price" leaflet was probably removed.
Thanks to Jack from Canada and Peter Pearson for information and scans.
"Saved" - CD release, Columbia CDCBS 32742 (Australia), 1990s:
"The Complete Album Collection Vol. One" - 47CD boxed set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691-92431-2 (USA), 5 Nov 2013/(Europe), 4 Nov 2013; USB stick, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88883-77314-5 (USA), 5 Nov 2013/(Europe), 4 Nov 2013; Sony Music SICP 30471-30520 (Japan), 26 Mar 2014 onwards:
This massive set is the latest in a series of "Complete Columbia Album Collections" featuring artists such as Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and even Blue Oyster Cult. The CD version of the set includes 41 Dylan albums in card sleeves, 14 of which have been remastered for this project, plus a 2CD set of previously released non-album tracks entitled Side Tracks. The albums exclude all compilations and The Bootleg Series sets, but do include the deleted 1973 Dylan album, also see 1973, and the extra 2CD set Side Tracks includes one side of the 1971 single George Jackson (Acoustic version), R-0085, see 1971. The set is therefore listed in 2013. The set also includes a hard cover book with extensive new liner notes and previously unseen photos.
All the CDs come in card sleeves. The European sleeves are made of thicker card than the US sleeves, but they are otherwise identical, so are not shown. The catalogue number on the sleeve is "88691924312JK23" plus "DISC 27". This album has been remastered, so is the seventh Dylan album remastered for this project. The CDs are different in detail, the US Saved CD has catalogue number "88691924312D27", whereas the European CD has catalogue number "88691924312-27". The European CD was made in the EU (probably Austria). The US and European copyright details are printed at the bottom of the Bob Dylan CDs, and round the circumference for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan onwards, so I haven't shown them for the later CDs.
For more details of the set, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2010s.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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