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Shot Of Love


Withdrawn original rear cover of 1981's Shot Of Love, released only on the first pressing from Brazil

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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 19 March, 2008.



Original album cover

Original US stereo LP, Columbia TC 37496, 12 Aug 1981. The "pop-art" front cover is by Pearl Beach, with the rear photograph by Howard Alk.

This album is unique in that it's the only Bob Dylan album which has undergone a track change. This is because The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar, a non-album 7" single B-side, was added to later releases of vinyl albums and the CD release. For singles with this song as the B-side, see 1981 (they're rarities because the A-side, Heart Of Mine, was an edit of the album version).

For a promo 12" single, see Promotional Singles 1980-89.

The current US CD is shown for comparison with the album cover (on the CD cover Bob's name is proportionally larger).

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Current US CD front cover

Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:

Acetates 1981: Yonder Comes Sin (R-0653) - Special Rider demo, out-take from Shot Of Love, recorded Rundown Studios, Santa Monica, CA, 27 Oct 1980, from Columbia/CBS US/UK acetates, see 1981

7" Singles: The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar (added to CD release as track 6); Let It Be Me (single B-side - Shot Of Love out-take recorded May 1981 - not the 1970 Self Portrait version)

Biograph (1985): Caribbean Wind

The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Angelina; Need A Woman; You Changed My Life


Vinyl Releases


"Shot Of Love" - vinyl test pressing, Capitol (no catalogue number) (USA), 10-26 Jun 1981:


Test pressing Capitol generic 12" sleeve, scan by Arie de Reus
This test pressing manufactured by Capitol on behalf of Columbia Records consists of two separate acetate LPs in Capitol sleeves. Side 1 is dated 10 Jun 1981, Side 2 is dated 18 Jun 1981, and the sleeves are dated 26 Jun 1981.

Side 1 is unique in that it has a rarity on the reverse side, a mono version of the title track Shot Of Love only (R-0644). It's possible that this is a mistake, abandoned after the first track. There is nothing on the reverse of the Side 2 disc. This entry is also listed in 1981.

Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans.


Test pressing of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (the side with R-0644 is blank)

Test pressing of Side 2, scan by Arie de Reus

"Shot Of Love" - vinyl album, Columbia TC 37496 (USA), 12 Aug 1981, reissue Columbia PC 37496 (USA), (date?):


Columbia TC 37496 (USA)/Columbia PC 37496 (USA) - first and second releases
This album was released later as Columbia PC 37496 with The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar added to the album as the first track on Side 2. Gil Lamont's second release album has matrix numbers:

Side 1 - AL 37496 (HXAD) PAL-37496 G1A
Side 2 - BL 37496  P (BXAD) BL-37496 G2C

Thanks to David Plentus and Stuart Moore for scans of the first release and to Gil Lamont for the second release, which has a plain paper inner sleeve.

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Columbia TC 37496 (USA) - detail of rear with promo stamp, scan by Stuart Moore

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Columbia TC 37496 (USA) - detail of rear with barcode, scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia PC 37496 (USA) - rear scan by Gil Lamont (second release with different barcode)


Columbia TC 37496 (USA) - Side 1 scan by David Plentus (original release)


Columbia TC 37496 (USA) - Side 2 scan by David Plentus (original release with Dead Man as track 1)


Columbia PC 37496 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gil Lamont (second release)


Columbia PC 37496 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gil Lamont (second release with Groom as track 1)

"Shot Of Love" - 8-track cassette, Columbia TCA-37496 (USA), 12 Aug 1981:


Columbia TCA-37496 (USA) - upper side scan by Hans Seegers
As far as I know this is the last Bob Dylan 8-track release!

An oddity is Shot Of Love (Reprise) at the end of Program 3 - this is faded at 1:55 and must have been added to make up the program time. As it is a rarity, this album has also been added to 1981.

Thanks to Keith Venturoni for information and the photo, and to Hans Seegers for scans.


Columbia TCA-37496 (USA) - end scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia TCA-37496 (USA) - under side photo by Keith Venturoni

"Shot Of Love" - vinyl album, CBS 85178 (UK/Italy), Aug 1981:

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CBS 85178 (UK) - front (my copy)
The front sleeve of the UK album is immediately noticeable as different from the US album - the US album title is in white lettering (see above), whereas the UK cover has the title in black. Hans Seegers informs me the UK was the only country in the world where this cover variation was used!

The record itself is in a stiff paper inner sleeve, with the song information and credits on both sides: white on black on one side, black on white on the other. It has orange/yellow labels with catalogue number S CBS 85178 and written matrix numbers: Side 1 - S-CBS-85178-A1, Side 2 - S-CBS-85178-B2.

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CBS 85178 (UK) - rear

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CBS 85178 (UK) - front of inner sleeve

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CBS 85178 (UK) - rear of inner sleeve

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CBS 85178 (UK) - Side 1

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CBS 85178 (UK) - Side 2

CBS 85178 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
The Italian release of CBS 85178 has the same front cover as the US release.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


CBS 85178 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 85178 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

"Shot Of Love" - promo and commercial vinyl albums, CBS SBP 237650 (Australia), Aug 1981:

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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - rear with promo stamp, scan by Stuart Moore
The front cover is the same as the US album with white title text. It has the same inner sleeve as the UK release above. The promo release has a stamp on the rear sleeve and white promo CBS labels.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - detail of rear, scan by Stuart Moore

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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - detail of rear with promo stamp, scan by Stuart Moore
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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - detail of inner sleeve with catalogue number, scan by Stuart Moore
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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (promo release)
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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (promo release)

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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (commercial release)

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CBS SBP 237650 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (commercial release)

"Shot Of Love" - vinyl album with alternate rear cover, CBS 138.507 (Brazil), Aug 1981:

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CBS 138.507 (Brazil), front cover - scan by Hans Seegers
The car on the left below is the original design for the rear album sleeve with lettering reported to be by Clydie King. It was withdrawn at the last minute to be replaced by the design with Bob contemplating a rose (see above), but for some reason the first pressings of Shot Of Love by CBS Brazil went out with the rejected design. This is a much sought-after variant. The front cover is the same as the US album with white title text.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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CBS 138.507 (Brazil), rear cover - scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS 138.507 (Brazil) - label scan by Hans Seegers

"Shot Of Love" - promo vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan), Jul 1981:

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan) - promo LP front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers
This promo album is distinguished by a white "Sample" sticker on the back cover, and by the labels, which have a promo stamp with three Japanese characters on the right above "Side A" or "Side B". For the commercial album, see below.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan) - promo LP back with "Sample" sticker at bottom right, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan) - promo label Side A scan by Hans Seegers

"Shot Of Love" - vinyl LP, CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan), Aug 1981:

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers

This record has a lyric insert and a 6-page fold-out booklet. It has a black/yellow obi with price ¥2.500. The front cover is the same as the US album with white title text. The back of the obi shows the four previous Dylan albums.

For a promo version of this album, see above.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan) - back with obi, scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan) - Side B scan by Hans Seegers

"Shot Of Love" - vinyl album, CBS 85178 (Italy), 15 Sep 1981:

The record has orange/yellow CBS labels and written matrix numbers: CI 85178-1/2L 10-9-81/15-9-81. It has the original inner sleeve as shown for the UK album above.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.


"Shot Of Love" - promo vinyl album, CBS/Sony KJPL-0257 (South Korea), 1981:

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CBS/Sony KJPL-0257 (South Korea) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
This rare album has the standard US front. On the rear sleeve the song titles are translated into Korean. The record has white promo CBS/Sony labels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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CBS/Sony KJPL-0257 (South Korea) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony KJPL-0257 (South Korea) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

"Shot Of Love" - promo and commercial vinyl albums, Columbia 20.251 (Argentina), 1981:

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Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - front photo by Sergio Magnacca
The promo release of this album has a sticker on the back which says "Disco para demostración- venta prohibida" or "Record for demonstration- sale prohibited". This text is also repeated on the record labels above the album title. The song titles and credits are translated into Spanish on the rear sleeve and record labels (now changed from CBS to Columbia). Amusingly, Watered-Down Love is mistranslated as "Amor Submarino" (or "Submarine Love")! Matrix numbers are: Side 1 - AL 37496, Side 2 -BL 37496. The commercial release of the album is identical but without the promo sticker on the cover and printed text on the record labels.

Information and photos from Sergio Magnacca, further information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - rear photo by Sergio Magnacca

Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

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Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

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Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - Side 2 photo by Sergio Magnacca

Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)


Columbia 20.251 (Argentina) - detail of rear sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

   

"Shot Of Love" - promo vinyl album, CBS 14-1521 (Colombia), 1981:


CBS 14-1521 (Colombia) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This album has the standard front cover with white text. Part of the rear sleeve is shown with the CBS catalogue number and a promo stamp. The record itself has orange/yellow CBS labels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


CBS 14-1521 (Colombia) - detail from rear sleeve showing catalogue number and promo text, scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 14-1521 (Colombia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers


CBS 14-1521 (Colombia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers

"Shot Of Love" - vinyl album, Li Ming Records (under licence from Columbia) LM-3116 (Taiwan), 1981:

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Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This album is unique in that it has a monochrome cover! Even though it looks like a pirate release, it is in fact a genuine release licensed by Columbia.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
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Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

CD Releases


"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Sony Records SRCS 6171 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991:


Sony Records SRCS 6171 (Japan) - front scan by Wil Gielen

This later mid-priced CD is as far as I know the only CD release of this album in Japan. It has a black, red, white, blue and yellow obi in the "NICE PRICE LINE 15" series with price ¥1,800 and date "91-12-1". There is a folded front insert and a second insert which opens out (not shown)

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.


Sony Records SRCS 6171 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen


Sony Records SRCS 6171 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen


Sony Records SRCS 6171 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen

"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 37496 (USA/Canada), (date?):

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Columbia CK 37496 (USA) - front scan by Gil Lamont
As far as I know these releases are still on sale in the USA and Canada. All CD versions of this album have The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar as track 6. The front insert is a single folded card.

Thanks to Gil Lamont and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

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Columbia CK 37496 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gil Lamont

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Columbia CK 37496 (USA) - outside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont

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Columbia CK 37496 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia CK 37496 (Canada) - front scan by Jack

Columbia CK 37496 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack

Columbia CK 37496 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack
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Columbia CK 37496 (USA) - CD scan by Gil Lamont

"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe), 2002:

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Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - scan by Hans Seegers
This current CD release was made in Austria for the European market. On Hans Seegers' copy of this album the front cover has a very strange colour balance (it's not a negative image or the album title would be black). Compare it to the US and Canadian CD releases above. The insert for my copy has the expected colours!

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.


Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - front insert unfolded, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - rear insert (my copy)

Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - front insert unfolded (my copy)

Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe) - inside of front insert (my copy)

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