Shot Of Love

Test print of 1981's Shot Of Love showing the withdrawn original rear
sleeve, released only on
the first pressing from Brazil, scan by Arie de Reus
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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. |
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![]() 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 of Bob contemplating a rose by Howard Alk. The original rear sleeve design using a Cadillac was withdrawn and was only used for the original 1981 Brazilian release, probably by mistake. Thanks to Yan Friis for scans of two test "slicks" for the US album cover - the first has the Cadillac rear cover (with the bar code missing) and the final front cover, the second has an earlier version of the final rear cover with the credits badly placed but with the final bar code and a rejected black text version of the front cover. The 1981 UK release used the black text version of the front cover, again possibly by mistake. 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 US & International Stereo Singles & EPs 1980-83. The current US CD is shown for comparison with the album cover (on the CD cover Bob's name is proportionally larger). 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 |
Withdrawn rear sleeve design |
![]() Released rear sleeve design |
![]() Current US CD front cover |
![]() First test print for album cover, scan by Yan Friis |
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1981 UK album cover |
![]() Second test print for album cover, scan by Yan Friis (note hard-to-read credits at left on rear sleeve) |
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Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Shot Of Love" - stereo 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" - stereo vinyl album, Columbia TC 37496 (USA), 12 Aug 1981, reissue Columbia PC 37496 (USA), (date?):
"Shot Of Love" - 8-track stereo 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) - under side photo by Keith Venturoni |
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl albums, CBS 85178 (UK/Ireland), Aug 1981:
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 as per the rejected front design (see above). 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.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for scans of the Irish release. It has the UK sleeve but the record itself was made in Ireland with a different text layout for the song titles and copyrights.
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 85178 (NL), Aug 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 85178 (Italy), Aug 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl album, CBS 85178 (Greece), Aug 1981:
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CBS 85178 (Greece) - front photo by Fred T |
CBS 85178 (Greece) - detail of rear with Greek text, photo by Fred T |
CBS 85178 (Greece) - Side 1 photo by Fred T |
CBS 85178 (Greece) - Side 2 photo by Fred T |
This rare album has the same front cover as the US release and the same lyrics insert as the UK release, both above. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels.
Thanks to Fred T for information and photos.
"Shot Of Love" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, CBS SBP 237650 (Australia), Aug 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - stereo cassette release, CBS PC 7650 (Australia), Aug 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, CBS SBP 237650 (New Zealand), Aug 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, CBS/Sony 25AP 2105 (Japan), 1 Sep 1981:
The 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 indicating "SAMPLE" to the right of the centre hole above "Side A" or "Side B". Thanks to Wil Gielen for scans of a 4-page leaflet in Japanese and English accompanying his promo copy.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony LP-1544 (Philippines), 15 Nov 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - promo stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony KJPL-0257 (South Korea), 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl album, Li Ming Records (under licence from Columbia) LM-3116 (Taiwan), 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl album with alternate rear cover, CBS 138.507 (Brazil), 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, Columbia 20.251 (Argentina), 1981:
"Shot Of Love" - promo stereo vinyl album, CBS 14-1521 (Colombia), 1981:
CD Releases
"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Sony Records SRCS 6171 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991:
"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 37496 (USA/Canada), late 1980s, re-released 1990s:
"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Columbia CK 37496 (Australia), 1990s:
"Shot Of Love" - CD reissue, Columbia COL 474689-2 (Europe), 2002:

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