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Infidels

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Shot Of Love 1981
Shot Of Love
(1981)

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.

Real Live 1984
Real Live
(1984)

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Revised 02 June, 2010.


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Original LP front

Original US stereo LP, Columbia QC-38819, 27 Oct 1983.

Although the photographs are uncredited, the photographs were taken by Sara Dylan during a visit to Israel in September 1983 for their son Jesse's bar-mitzvah. The front picture of Bob was taken through a car window. The rear picture is a drawing by Bob that was originally intended as the front cover. The photograph on the front of the inner sleeve shows Bob on the Mount of Olives with Jerusalem in the background. (Thanks to Rod MacBeath for information.)

This title was one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep 2003 as a hybrid CD/SA-CD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SA-CD player or a DVD player that also plays SA-CDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Six titles were available in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one. Sadly the opportunity to include bonus tracks of the excellent unreleased material from the Infidels sessions was missed.

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US CD front with "Compact Disc" logo

This album is widely considered to have been a missed opportunity, because of the strength of the tracks left off the final release! The tracks included on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 speak for themselves. Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:

7" Singles (1983): Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground (Willie Nelson) - released as single B-side

Down In The Groove (1988): Death Is Not The End

The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Blind Willie McTell (the released version is solo acoustic, but many Dylan fans consider the still officially unreleased band version superior); Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart (early version of Tight Connection To My Heart); Tell Me; Lord Protect My Child; Foot Of Pride

Other out-takes from the album sessions are Julius And Ethel (a song about the Rosenbergs, who were executed in 1951 for spying), This Was My Love (a song by Jim Harbert recorded by Frank Sinatra), an early version of When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (later released on Empire Burlesque), and several alternate takes of Sweetheart Like You.


Vinyl and Tape Releases


"Infidels" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LPs, Columbia QC-38819 (USA), 26 Oct 1983:

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Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - front scan by David Plentus (commercial release)
The front and back of the sleeve and the front of the inner sleeve are essentially the same as my UK copy shown below. The back of the inner sleeve shows nine Dylan albums with the interesting point that the cover of Freewheelin' is the UK version (a higher crop of the design than the US version).

The record has red Columbia labels with the yellow Columbia logo in a ring round the outside.


Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - Side 1 scan by David Plentus (commercial release)


Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - Side 2 scan by David Plentus (commercial release)

Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)


Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)


Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)


Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - rear of inner sleeve, scan by David Plentus

Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - Side 1 with Billy Joel labels, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)

Columbia QC-38819 (USA) - Side 2 with Billy Joel labels, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release)

Gerd Rundel has a mislabelled promo copy of Columbia QC-38819 with labels belonging to Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger (Columbia JC-34987). The record plays the correct Dylan tracks on both sides and has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 38819 1F, Side 2 - BL 38819 1A. Both sides have "MASTERDISK BK" stamped. Thanks to David Plentus and Gerd Rundel for scans.


"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 25539 (UK), 26 Oct 1983:

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CBS 25539 (UK) - front (my copy)

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CBS 25539 (UK) - back

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CBS 25539 (UK) - inner sleeve front

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CBS 25539 (UK) - inner sleeve back

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CBS 25539 (UK) - Side 1

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CBS 25539 (UK) - Side 2

This record has orange/yellow CBS labels with written matrix numbers:
Side 1 - CBS 25539-A1, Side 2 - CBS 25539-B2.

The back of the inner sleeve is the same as the US version apart from the bottom text with says "CBS records and tapes" instead of "Columbia records and tapes". While the cover of Freewheelin' is the UK version (a higher crop of the design than the US version), the cover shown of Shot Of Love is the US version with white title text (the UK version had black title text).

The vinyl album did not have a lyric insert like the Dutch release, but one was provided with the UK cassette release CBS 40-25539 and is shown below.


"Infidels" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-25539 (UK/NL), 26 Oct 1983; CBS 460727 4 (UK), (date?):


CBS 40-25539 (NL) - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux
This release came with a single fold inlay card and a folded lyrics insert. The cassette is light grey with text printed on the case, there are no paper labels.

Thanks to David Burgess and Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans.


CBS 40-25539 (NL) - outside of cassette inlay card, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux


CBS 40-25539 (NL) - inside of cassette inlay card, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux

CBS 40-25539 (NL) - cassette Side 1 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux


CBS 40-25539 (NL) - cassette Side 2 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux


CBS 460727 4 (UK) - outside of cassette inlay card, scan by David Burgess


CBS 460727 4 (UK) - inside of cassette inlay card, scan by David Burgess


CBS 460727 4 (UK) - cassette Side 1 scan by David Burgess


CBS 460727 4 (UK) - cassette Side 2 scan by David Burgess

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CBS 460727 4 (UK) - lyrics sheet with cassette release (front)

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CBS 460727 4 (UK) - lyrics sheet with cassette release (reverse)


"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS 25539 (NL/France), 26 Oct 1983; CBS 460727 1 (NL), late 1980s :

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CBS 25539 (NL) - front (same as UK release), scan by Patrick Helfrich
This release is similar to the UK release but there is a full page lyrics insert like the UK cassette release. The French release has a sticker "NOUVEL ALBUM inclus I AND I" (NEW ALBUM includes I AND I). Hans Seegers has a promo copy with a "SAMPLE" stamp on the rear of the inner sleeve.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Patrick Helfrich and Marc Kuszel for information and scans. Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unofficial release that was not released by CBS Holland, but may have been privately pressed.


CBS 25539 (France) - front with sticker, photo by Marc Kuszel


CBS 25539 (France) - front sticker photo by Marc Kuszel


CBS 25539 (NL) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich


CBS S 25529 (NL/France) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)


CBS S 25529 (NL/France) - detail of inner sleeve rear with "SAMPLE" stamp, scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)


CBS 25539 (NL) - front of insert, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 25539 (NL) - reverse of insert, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 25539 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 25539 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich
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CBS 460727 1 (NL) unofficial gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince
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CBS 460727 1 (NL) unofficial gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince
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CBS 460727 1 (NL) unofficial gold vinyl release - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince

"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 25529 (Italy), 26 Oct 1983:

The record has the same catalogue number as the UK album with orange/yellow CBS labels and written matrix numbers: CI 25539-1/2L-26-10-83. It has the original inner sleeve.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.


"Infidels" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LPs, CBS S 25529 (Spain), 26 Oct 1983:


CBS S 25529 (Spain) - front (promo and commercial copies)

The promo copy of this album comes in the regular sleeve and a record with white CBS promo labels. It also came with a stapled promo booklet in Spanish about Bob's life and his new album written by Jesús Ordovás, who has written several books about Bob Dylan in Spanish. The title of the booklet translates as "The legend lives on... Single "UNION SUNDOWN" taken from his new LP." The commercial copy has orange/yellow CBS labels.


CBS S 25529 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - inner sleeve front, scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - front of booklet, scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - inner sleeve rear (promo and commercial copies)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial copy)

CBS S 25529 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial copy)

Thanks to David Abarca Esteve for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.


"Infidels" - stereo test pressing and stereo cassette, CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan), 21 Nov 1983:

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - LP front sticker scan by Hans Seegers
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CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - A-side label scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - cassette front insert photo by John R. Overall


CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - cassette Side B photo by John R. Overall


CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - LP rear sticker scan by Hans Seegers
The LP is in a plain white sleeve with stickers front and back. The cassette is in a white plastic case with paper CBS/Sony labels. The album title is wrongly shown as "Infidel" on both the LP labels and the cassette artwork! The labels are also plain white with stamped titles. For the commercial Japanese release of Infidels, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and John R. Overall for information and pictures.


"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony 25AP 2690 (Japan), Nov 1983:
For a test pressing of this Japanese LP, see above.

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - front with top obi, scan by Hans Seegers
This album has an unusual top obi in grey with black and white text, and an insert with the same front as the UK inner sleeve, but a completely different reverse.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - rear with top obi, scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

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CBS/Sony 25AP 2960 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

"Infidels" - stereo cassette, CBS/Sony 25KP 1014 (Japan), Nov 1983:


CBS/Sony 25KP 1014 (Japan) - outside of unfolded cassette insert, scan by Wil Gielen
This release has a folded insert listing the price as ¥2,500. The cassette has a white case with orange CBS/Sony labels.

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.


CBS/Sony 25KP 1014 (Japan) - inside of unfolded cassette insert, scan by Wil Gielen


CBS/Sony 25KP 1014 (Japan) - cassette Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen


CBS/Sony 25KP 1014 (Japan) - cassette Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen

"Infidels" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LPs, CBS SBP 237955 (Australia); CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand), Oct 1983:

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CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - front
The promo release of this record has white labels and a gold promo stamp on the rear sleeve. The commercial record has orange/yellow CBS labels and comes in the same inner sleeve as the UK release. Bill Hester's New Zealand copy has what looks like an Australian sleeve, but the record itself was made in New Zealand. On the New Zealand store sticker Lower Hutt is a town on the North Island of New Zealand near the capital Wellington.

Thanks to Stuart Moore and Bill Hester for information and scans.


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - detail of rear with hard-to-see gold promo stamp, scan by Stuart Moore


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (promo release)


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (promo release)


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (commercial release)


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (commercial release)

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CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - inner sleeve front, scan by Stuart Moore


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Bill Hester


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (New Zealand store sticker)


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (no mention of CD release)

CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (Australian address)


CBS SBP 237955 (Australia) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Stuart Moore


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - inner sleeve front, scan by Bill Hester


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - inner sleeve back, scan by Bill Hester


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Bill Hester


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester


CBS SBP 237 955 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Bill Hester

"Infidels" - stereo cassette release, CBS PC 7955 (Australia), Oct 1983:

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CBS PC 7955 (Australia) - outside of insert, scan by Stuart Moore
This release came with a single fold inlay card - there was no lyrics insert. The cassette is light grey with text printed on the case, there are no paper labels.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

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CBS PC 7955 (Australia) - inside of insert, scan by Stuart Moore

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CBS PC 7955 (Australia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore

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CBS PC 7955 (Australia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore

"Infidels" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS QCL-22077 (Philippines), Oct 1983:

This rare record has red labels with CBS in orange on the circumference and written matrix numbers: P AL/BL-38819-1M/A QCL-22077-A/B with "MASTERDISC" stamped.

In a front cover variation the names of four songs are printed in yellow.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.


"Infidels" -  promo stereo vinyl LP, Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil), Nov 1983:

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Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - front scan by David Plentus

This promo release has an 8-page promo booklet in Brazilian Portuguese and a unique inner sleeve showing nine other Dylan albums. The rear sleeve and the record have the text "AMOSTRA INVENDAVEL [DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE]".


Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - rear sleeve scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff (promo release)

Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - detail of rear sleeve, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff (promo release)

Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - detail of rear sleeve, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff (promo release)

Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - Side 1 scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff (promo release)

Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - front of promo booklet, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff


Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - first inside page of promo booklet, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff


Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - detail of inner sleeve, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff (promo release)


Discos CBS 138.570 (Brazil) - Side 2 scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff (promo release)

The rear sleeve also has titles in English and Brazilian Portuguese. The record has orange/yellow Discos CBS labels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff for scans.


"Infidelidades [Infidels]" -  stereo vinyl LP, Discos CBS 20.461 (Argentina), Nov 1983:

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Discos CBS 20.461 (Argentina) - front photo by Sergio Magnacca

This album has the title in white instead of black, and the  rear sleeve has song titles and credits in Spanish. The record labels have the song titles in English and Spanish. The matrix numbers are: Side 1 - AL 38119 (with some scratched matrix numbers with X's on them to the left that look like "AL 3915"), Side 2 - BL 38819 (38819 was the US catalogue number).

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Discos CBS 20.461 (Argentina) - rear photo by Sergio Magnacca

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Discos CBS 20.461 (Argentina) - Side 1 photo by Sergio Magnacca

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Discos CBS 20.461 (Argentina) - Side 2 photo by Sergio Magnacca

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information and Sergio Magnacca for the photos. Thanks also to Sergio for pointing out that the Spanish translation of the album title is incorrect - "Infidelidades" translates to "Infidelities" (as in "unfaithful acts"). Sergio suggests the correct Spanish translation is "Infieles"!

This album was also re-released as Columbia 20.461 in the 1990s - scans required.


CD Releases


"Infidels" - CD release: CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan), 1983; CD reissue: Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991:
As far as I know, these were the only two CD releases of this album in Japan before the hybrid SA-CD release in 2003 (see below).

Information found by Wil Gielen: "CBS/Sony built a full-scale CD software production plant in Shizuoka prefecture. The company did this without any financial assistance from either Sony or CBS. The world's first CD software production line commenced operation in April 1982. The months leading up to the scheduled October product launch were difficult for all concerned. The problem with discs warping remained until the very last minute. After successively testing various materials, a new material called polycarbonate, used for making automobile bumpers, was found. Production of discs got under way in mid-September, about two weeks before the launch." The first CDs ever manufactured were released on 1 Oct 1982.


CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen

CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (late 1983): This 1983 full-priced CD is possibly the first Bob Dylan CD ever released in Japan, which would make Infidels the first Bob Dylan album to be released simultaneously on CD anywhere in the world. It had a grey card box-type obi with price ¥3,500 and a 28-page stapled booklet as the front insert.

Sony Records SRCS 6172 (1 Dec 1991): This 1991 mid-priced CD has a black, red, white, blue and yellow obi in the "NICE PRICE LINE 15" series with the price ¥1,800 and date "91-12-1" (1 Dec 1991). It had a folded front insert in English plus an additional two-fold insert in English and Japanese.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen and Sonny Boy McFitzson for information and scans.


Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

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CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - front plus bottom of flattened box-type obi, scan by Wil Gielen

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CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - rear plus top of flattened box-type obi, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen
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CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - front insert scan by Wil Gielen

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CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen

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CBS/Sony 35DP 93 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen


Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

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Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen


Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson


Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - outside of unfolded Japanese insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson

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Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen


Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - inside of unfolded front insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson


Sony Records SRCS 6172 (Japan) - inside of unfolded Japanese insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson


"Infidels" - CD releases, Columbia CK 38819 (USA)/Columbia WCK 38819 (Canada), (date?):

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Columbia CK 38819 (USA)
- front scan by Gil Lamont
These releases were on sale in the USA and Canada until replaced by the hybrid SA-CD edition in 2003 (see below). The front insert is a square card folded twice. The catalogue number on the Canadian CD itself is just CK 38819.

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Columbia CK 38819 (USA) - front insert unfolded, scan by Gil Lamont

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Columbia CK 38819 (USA) - outside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont
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Columbia CK 38819 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gil Lamont

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Columbia CK 38819 (USA) - CD scan by Gil Lamont

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Columbia CK 38819 (USA) - inside of front insert, scan by Gil Lamont

Columbia WCK 38819 (Canada) - front scan by Jack


Columbia CK 38819 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack (1980s release)


Columbia CK 38819 (Canada) - detail of CD, scan by Jack (1980s release)


Columbia CK 38819 (Canada) - CD scan by Moise Potie (1990s release)


Columbia CK 38819 (Canada) - detail of CD, scan by Moise Potie (1990s release)


Columbia WCK 38819 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack

The first Canadian CD was manufactured in the USA, as there was at that time no Columbia CD pressing plant in Canada. Moise Potie's later Canadian copy has the same artwork as Jack's but a slightly different CD with the difference shown. There are only three song titles above the centre hole as opposed to four on the earlier CD (which is the same as on the US CD).

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


"Infidels" - CD release, CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe), mid-1980s; CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe), late 1980s; Columbia COL CD 25539 (Europe), 1991:


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe) - front scan by Gino Galvez (with "Compact Disc" logo
Gino Galvez's copy of CBS CDCBS 25539 was the first CD release of the album sold in the UK and possibly elsewhere in Europe. The front insert was a 16-page stapled booklet including the song lyrics. There is a "Compact Disc" logo on the front of the front insert. The rear insert says "Made in Japan by CBS/Sony" and the CD was made in Japan with the secondary catalogue number "DIDP 93". Gerd Rundel's later copy of CBS CDCBS 25539 has a CD made in Austria while the inserts were printed in Holland and have the slight differences from the UK-bought copy shown. Confusingly, the text "Made in Japan by CBS/Sony" remains on the rear insert! (Maybe the first copies with the Dutch insert still had discs made in Japan.)


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe) - rear insert scan by Gino Galvez


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Gino Galvez ("CB 701" missing)


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Gino Galvez

CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Gerd Rundel ("CB 701" present)


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Gerd Rundel (no "Compact Disc" logo, copyright text at lower left)


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Gerd Rundel (printed in Holland)


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe) - CD scan by Gino Galvez (disc made in Japan)

CBS CDCBS 25539 (Japan for Europe) - detail of CD, scan by Gino Galvez (disc made in Japan)

CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe) - rear insert scan by Gerd Rundel (printed in Holland)


Columbia COL CD 25539 (Austria for Europe) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Gerd Rundel (no "Compact Disc" logo, catalogue number at lower left)


Columbia COL CD 25539 (Austria for Europe) - rear insert scan by Gerd Rundel


CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe) - CD scan by Gerd Rundel (disc made in Austria)

CBS CDCBS 25539 (Austria/NL for Europe) - detail of CD, scan by Gerd Rundel (disc made in Austria)

The Columbia COL CD 25539 release has "Columbia" on the inserts, but not on the CD itself, which is identical to the CD in the Dutch/Austrian CBS release. This time the inserts don't say "Printed in Holland" and were probably printed in Austria. Scans of a Columbia CD required!

Thanks to Gino Galvez, Thomas Deak and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.


"Infidels" - CD reissue, Columbia CDCBS 202655 (Australia), 1990s:


Columbia CDCBS 202655 (Australia) - front insert unfolded, scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia CDCBS 202655 (Australia) - inside of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia CDCBS 202655 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore


Columbia CDCBS 202655 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore

This CD has a folded card front insert. This release was still on sale in Australia until replaced by the hybrid SA-CD release in 2003.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.


"Infidels" - advance promo CD-R, Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90317 (USA), 28 May 2003:


Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90317 (USA) - promo insert scan by Hans Seegers
This CD-R for radio play only comes in a clear plastic wallet with a single-sided paper insert dated "5/28/2003". I assume because it was sent to radio stations the CD-R has only the CD layer of the hybrid SA-CD release below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90317 (USA) - promo CD-R scan by Hans Seegers

"Infidels" - hybrid SA-CD reissue, Columbia CH 90317 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512344 6 (Europe), 16 Sep 2003/Sony Music MHCP 10014 (Japan), 17 Dec 2003:


Columbia CH 90317 (USA/Canada) - outside of digipak (my copy)


Columbia CH 90317 (USA/Canada) - inside of digipak showing CD tray


Columbia CH 90317 (USA/Canada) - hybrid SA-CD

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Sony Music MHCP 10014 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen
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Sony Music MHCP 10014 (Japan) - outside of digipak, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP 10014 (Japan) - inside of digipak, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP 10014 (Japan) - hybrid SA-CD scan by Wil Gielen

This release is housed in a two-fold digipak and contains both a CD version and an SA-CD stereo version. There is no booklet. The SA-CD design reproduces the Columbia US vinyl label used in 1983. The inside of the digipak is a crop of the inner sleeve front picture from the vinyl album (see above).

This Canadian release also has the sticker shown for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan on the outside of the shrink-wrap.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Japanese release. It has a black//red/white/blue on grey obi with price ¥2,520, thanks to Wil Gielen for scans.


"Infidels" - remastered CD reissue, Columbia CK 92392 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia 512344 2 (Europe), 29 Mar 2004:


Columbia CK 92392 (Canada) - front with sticker, scan by Jack
This release at mid-price consists of the remastered CD layer only of the 2003 hybrid SA-CD release above. The North American and European releases come in a standard jewel case. The North American/European front CD insert booklet includes pictures from the SA-CD booklet. The European release is made in Austria - scans required.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for information and scans.


Columbia CK 92392 (Canada) - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Jack


Columbia CK 92392 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Jack


Columbia CK 92392 (Canada) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Jack


Columbia CK 92392 (Canada) - inside of front insert unfolded, scan by Jack


Columbia CK 92392 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack

"Infidels" - CD reissue with issue of "L'espresso" magazine, Columbia/Sony Music GR02 (Italy), 15 Jul 2004:


"L'espresso" magazine, 15 Jul 2004, (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers
This release in a jewel case has completely different red/white artwork and CD design from the previous regular CD release of this album. The version is the replaced 1990s European CD release, not the remastered CD released in Mar 2004.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.


Columbia/Sony Music GR02 (Italy) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia/Sony Music GR02 (Italy) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia/Sony Music GR02 (Italy) - inside of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers


Columbia/Sony Music GR02 (Italy) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

"Infidels" - remastered CD reissue, Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan), 23 Sep 2004:


Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - front with obi and sticker, picture from eil.com
The Japanese release comes in a card outer sleeve reproducing the LP sleeve with a top obi and a paper inner sleeve. The copy shown has a promo stamp on the rear sleeve.

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - rear of sleeve with promo sticker, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - rear promo sticker scan by Wil Gielen
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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - front sticker scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - unfolded top obi, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - front of inner sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - rear of inner sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen

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Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen

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