Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Infidels (1983)

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.

Empire Burlesque (1985)

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Original US stereo LP, Columbia FC 39944, 29 Nov 1984

This album was recorded live with a band including Mick Taylor and guest Carlos Santana at St James Park, Newcastle, England, 5 Jul 1984, Wembley Stadium, London, 7 Jul 1984, and Slane Castle, Dublin, Ireland, 8 Jul 1984.

The performance pictures were taken by Guido Harari at the Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy, on 28 and 29 May 1984.  You can see the arches of the Arena on the right of the rear sleeve. The picture on the rear of the inner sleeve, again by Guido Harari, was taken at the press conference at the Villa Cortine, Sirmione, Italy, also on 29 May 1984. The picture on the bottom left of the rear inner sleeve should be of Carlos Santana, but it's actually of Alphonse Johnson, Santana's bass player. (Information from Rod MacBeath.)

This album is notable for the performance of Tangled Up In Blue with completely different lyrics from the 1974 versions.

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

Thanks to David Plentus and Stuart Moore for scans.

Columbia FC 39944 (USA) - detail of rear sleeve with promo stamp, scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia FC 39944 (USA) - Side 1 scan by David Plentus

The front of the inner sleeve is folded over the back, so that there is a black edge on both sides of the rear inner sleeve.

The record itself has orange/yellow CBS labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS 26334 A2, Side 2 - CBS 26334 B2.

CBS 26334 (UK) - front of inner sleeve

CBS 26334 (UK) - rear of inner sleeve

CBS 26334 (UK) - Side 1

CBS 26334 (UK) - Side 2

This record has the same catalogue number as the UK release.

Information and scans from Manfred Endtner and Grzegorz J.

This record (same catalogue number as above) has yellow/red CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers: O1-26334-A/B HP-GREECE  TLM-M.

There is also an insert, more details required.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.

The front sleeve again has "Bob Dylan" above the album title. This record has red CBS/Sony labels, a fold-out lyric insert plus poster and a grey/black obi.

More information required!

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.

The front cover of this release again has "Bob Dylan" above the album title, and the rear cover has the song titles in English and Portuguese, with Portuguese text.  The sticker on the rear cover probably relates to the shop where it was originally sold. The record has orange/yellow Discos CBS labels with the song titles in English and Portuguese plus Brazilian copyright numbers.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and information.

Discos CBS 138.617 (Brazil) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers

The front cover of this release again has "Bob Dylan" above the album title, and also has an information panel plus a white panel with the words "HECHO EN MEXICO" [MADE IN MEXICO] at the bottom right. The information panel looks like a sticker, but is printed as part of the cover. It says:

"Contiene Ocho canciones Clásicas
NUNCA ANTES GRABADAS EN VIVO
Con la participatión de
CARLOS SANTANA, MICK TAYLOR y GLYN JOHNS"

"Contains eight classic songs
NEVER BEFORE RECORDED LIVE
With the participation of
CARLOS SANTANA, MICK TAYLOR and GLYN JOHNS"

The rear cover has text translated into Spanish, with song titles in Spanish and English. The album is copyrighted 1985 in Mexico. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels with song titles again in Spanish and English, and written matrix numbers: Side 1 - 02-11-16316-1B, Side 2 - 02-11-16317-1B.

Highway 61 Revisited is here translated as "Recorrido Por La Carretera 61" - in Uruguay the album and song title were translated as "De Nuevo En La Ruta 61"! Tombstone Blues for some reason is not translated. 

CBS CLS-5823 (Mexico) - Side 1

Thanks to Sheiji Murata for information and scans.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Second release: CBS/Sony 32DP 196, date?
This release has a white marbled/multicoloured obi with price ¥3,008.

Third release (mid-price): Sony SRCS 6339, date?
This release has a black, red, white, blue and yellow obi with price ¥1,800. (Hans Seegers also has a promo of this.)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information.

Scans required of all CD releases!

Columbia 467841 2 (Austria for Europe) - rear insert