Oh Mercy
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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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Original US stereo album, Columbia OC 45281 (LP), OCT 45281 (MC), CK 45281 (CD), 12 Sep 1989. The front cover is a photograph of a graffiti wall by "Trotsky" found on a New York street . This album was remastered by Columbia in 1997 but that remastered edition was never released. Remastered versions of Shooting Star and Most Of The Time from it appeared in 2000 on the Wonder Boys and High Fidelity soundtrack albums respectively (for Wonder Boys see 2000, for High Fidelity see Released Rarities). However, this title is now one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep 2003 as a hybrid CD/SACD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SACD player or a DVD player that also plays SACDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Some titles are available in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one. Thanks to Howard Tom for the information that Most Of The Time has a fade-in start on the CD layer but a full-volume start on the SACD layer. This will be added as a rarity if the hybrid SACD release becomes unavailable. |
Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991) Series Of Dreams. For alternate and edited versions of this song, see 1991.
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (1994) Dignity - remixed by Brendan O'Brien
Touched By An Angel: The Album (1998): Dignity - original Oh Mercy out-take produced by Daniel Lanois (R-0273, see 1998). Later included on the 2000 European/Japanese Columbia compilations The Best Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2, see 2000 and in 2007 on the 3CD compilation Dylan, so no longer a rarity.
Apple iTunes Online Music Store (2003): Everything Is Broken (alternate take with different lyrics R-0613, see Online Performances (Other))
Chronicles Volume One 6 Song Sampler (2004): Dignity (previously unreleased piano demo, R-0679, see 2004)
Born In Time and God Knows were out-takes from Oh Mercy re-recorded for Under The Red Sky.
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Oh Mercy" promo cassettes, Columbia 45281 (USA), Aug 1989:
"Oh Mercy" - cassette release, CBS 465800 4 (NL), Sep 1989:
"Oh Mercy" - Vinyl LP, CBS 465800 1 (Australia), Sep 1989:
"Oh Mercy" - vinyl LP, Discos CBS 177.207 (Brazil), Oct 1989:
"Oh Mercy" - vinyl LP, CBS 70110 (Argentina), Oct 1989:
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More details and scans of this release required. Information from Eduardo Gomez Kodela. |
"Oh Mercy" - vinyl LP, CBS 465800 1 (Greece), Oct 1989:
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This record has red CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers: 01 465800 20 1A1/B1. There is also an insert, more details required. Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information. |
"Oh Mercy" - vinyl LP, CBS 465800 1 (Israel), Oct 1989:
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This record also has red CBS labels with stamped matrix numbers: 01 465800 20 1A1/B1. Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information. |
"Oh Mercy" - vinyl LP, CBS CPL-1022 (South Korea), 1990:
"Oh Mercy" - vinyl LP, Simply Vinyl 180gm remastered release, Simply Vinyl/Columbia SVLP 319 (UK), 2000s:
CD Releases
"Oh Mercy" - CD, Columbia CK 45281 (USA/Canada), 1989:
"Oh Mercy" - CD, CBS 465800 2 (Europe), 12 Sep 1989:
"Oh Mercy" - CD, CBS/Sony CSCS 5058 (Japan), 19 Oct 1989:
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This CD has a white, grey, black, blue and carmine-red obi with price ¥2,300. Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information. |
"Oh Mercy" - CD, CBS CPK-1022 (South Korea), 1990:
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Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information. |
"Oh Mercy" - CD, Columbia 465800 2 (Australia), 1990s:
"Oh Mercy" - hybrid SACD reissue, Columbia CH 90316 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512343 6 (Europe/Australia), 16 Sep 2003/Sony MHCP 10015 (Japan), 17 Dec 2003:
"Oh Mercy" - remastered CD reissue, Columbia CK 92391 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia COL 512343 2 (Europe), 29 Mar 2004/Sony MHCP-382 (Japan), 23 Sep 2004:
"Oh Mercy/Chronicles Volume One" - remastered CD reissue in digipak with audio CD, Columbia 512343 2 (Germany), Oct 2005:

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