Audio: International 7" and 12" Stereo Singles & EPs 1980-89

CBS 8134 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Even though they had the same catalogue number as the Spanish single shown in 1979, these versions of CBS 8134 had Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking (album version) as the B-side. The UK single had no picture sleeve.

There is a Dec 1979 French test pressing of CBS 8134 that correctly shows the timing of Gotta Serve Somebody as 5:23 - see Promotional Singles 1970-79. The first French single has "injection" labels - in this case a thin brown plastic ring-shaped layer is injected into the record itself, and the text/graphics are cut out using a stamp so that the black vinyl underneath shows through, there is no paper label. The second has standard CBS orange/yellow paper labels
 

CBS 8134 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 8134 (France) test pressing - label scan by Hans Seegers (correctly timed at 5:23)

CBS 8134 (France) - first A-side scan by Hans Seegers (mistakenly timed at 3:57)

CBS 8134 (France) - first B-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 8134 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 8134 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (correctly timed at 5:23)

CBS 8134 (France) - second A-side scan by Hans Seegers (incorrectly timed at 3:57)

CBS 8134 (France) - second B-side scan by Hans Seegers

S CBS 8134 (UK) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (mistakenly timed at 3:57)

S CBS 8134 (UK) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 8134 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

Because this is a rarity, for full details see 1980.

CBS 8743 (NL) - rear

CBS 8743 (NL) - A-side

CBS 8743 (NL) - B-side

S CBS 8743 (UK) - A-side scan by Ronald Born

CBS 8743 (Italy) - back

CBS 8743 (Italy) - A-side

Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information about the UK and NL singles.

The Italian single has the same tracks and catalogue number as the Dutch and Spanish singles, but a different front design (the picture that was used as the album's front cover in the USA from 1985, see International Albums (Regular) ). Thanks to Guiseppe Gazerro for this single!

There are two versions of the Spanish sleeve, on glossy or matt textured paper. My Dutch single also has a textured paper sleeve like this.

Information from Eduardo Gomez Kodela, further information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Columbia 23.186 (Argentina) - commercial single A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS BA 222733 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release without date stamp)

CBS BA 222733 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS BA 222733 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Information and scan from "Dante".

The B-side was a rarity at the time, but was subsequently added to releases of the Shot Of Love album.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

For Dutch and Spanish releases of this single with the same tracks and catalogue number but with Dead Man, Dead Man as the A-side, see below.

Both tracks are the regular album versions from Shot Of Love. For singles with a live version of Dead Man, Dead Man from 10 Nov 1981, see 1989.

Thanks to Magnus Sjöberg and Hans Seegers for information and scans of the promo single. Thanks to David Burgess for information about the commercial single, and thanks to Hans Seegers for scans.

CBS A1640 (UK) - promo single, B-side scan by Magnus Sjöberg

CBS A1640 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (UK) - promo single A-side scan by Hans Seegers with stamped release date

CBS A1640 (UK) - commercial single A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (UK) - commercial single B-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (UK) - withdrawn sleeve with "Lennie" misprint, front scan by Michael Gray

CBS A1640 (UK) - withdrawn sleeve with "Lennie" misprint, rear scan by Michael Gray

Hans Seegers has a unique proof copy of the artwork for this misprint sleeve - it is a single sheet of white card approx. 14" x 21½", with black printing and an annotated sheet of tracing paper in front, plus a cover sheet. The rear of the sheet is black with the "CS10" design shown - this is the name of the manufacturer of the card, not the printers, whose name doesn't appear.

Thanks to Michael Gray and Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS A1640 (UK) - proof artwork for withdrawn sleeve with "Lennie" misprint, complete scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (UK) - proof artwork for withdrawn sleeve with "Lennie" misprint, reverse scan by Hans Seegers

Both tracks are the regular album versions from Shot Of Love. For the UK single with the same tracks and catalogue number but with Lenny Bruce as the A-side, see above. The Spanish white label promo release comes in the same sleeve as the commercial single.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks to Francisco Lima for information about the Spanish release.

CBS A1640 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS A1640 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A1640 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS A1640 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Information from Eduardo Gomez Kodela, further information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Information and scan from Hans Seegers.

Information and scan from Hans Seegers.

CBS A 3916 (UK), front scan by Hans Seegers

Information and scan from Hans Seegers.

For a Columbia US promotional single with the A-side on both sides, see Promotional Singles 1980-89. The commercial single has the same front as the promo single. Hans Seegers has a jukebox copy with "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" stamped on the A-side and a jukebox strip.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Manfred Endtner and Roland Hiss for information and scans.

Columbia 38-04301 (USA) - jukebox strip scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia 38-04301 (USA) - A-side scan by Roland Hiss

Information and scan from Hans Seegers.

Both sides of these single are the regular album versions from Infidels.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks to Olav Langum for the information that this single was also sold in Norway.

CBS A4175 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

The commercial singles have the full album version from Infidels (6:12). The UK rear sleeve lists UK dates for the 1984 tour. The commercial record occurs in three variants: two have paper labels, and the third has orange/brown injection labels. The first variant with paper labels has only "BOB DYLAN" set vertically to the left of the centre hole, the second has extra text below the name.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, David Burgess and Kenneth Robson for information and scans.

CBS A4055 (UK) - promo ADJ-side with radio edit R-0161 (my copy)

CBS A4055 (UK) - A-side scan by Kenneth Robson (second variant with paper labels)

CBS A4055 (Spain) - promo A-side with R-0161

CBS A4055 (Spain) - promo B-side with album track

In Australia the promo version of this single had white CBS labels and the commercial single had orange/yellow CBS labels. In New Zealand promo releases were the commercial release with orange/yellow CBS labels and a promo sticker on the B-side.

Thanks to Bill Hester for initial information about the New Zealand release. Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

For details of 1984 Jokerman promo and commercial singles with a 4:30 radio edit of the title track, see 1984.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS A 4402 (NL) - front scan by Yan Friis

Thanks to Yan Friis and Nol Grint for information and scans.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

For details of 1984 Jokerman promo and commercial singles with a 4:30 radio edit of the title track, see 1984.

Discos CBS 10423 (Bolivia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

The front/inside gatefold picture of the card sleeve of the UK Tour Souvenir Edition (GA5020) is from the back of the Real Live album, while the inset front picture is from the Real Live inner sleeve. The regular 7" single (A5020) has a paper sleeve with a top opening.

Scans of the 12" UK single required!

Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for scans of the regular UK 7" single. The two singles are identical apart from the catalogue numbers. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans of the Spanish promo and commercial singles. The promo single came in the same sleeve as the commercial single, even though the B-side is blank.

CBS GA5020 (UK) - fold-out sleeve of 7" Tour Edition single (my copy)

CBS CBS A5020 (UK) - A-side of regular 7" single, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS A5020 (UK) - B-side of regular 7" single, scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS GA5020 (UK) - A-side of 7" Tour Edition single (my copy)

Both tracks are the regular album versions. The 7" single has an edited version of the A-side, see 1985 for this and all other international singles with these two tracks.

Thanks to David Burgess for information about this item, and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. I previously stated that this 12" single was also released in Holland, but it can only have been sold there as an import.

CBS TA 6469 (UK) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

Information and scan from Hans Seegers.

The B-side of the single is Clean Cut Kid, also from Empire Burlesque. Both tracks are the full-length album versions. The Australian commercial release and the New Zealand releases came without a picture sleeve. The New Zealand promo has a white sticker on the A-side.

Thanks to Bill Hester for the information on this last Dylan 7" single to be issued by CBS in New Zealand. (The only later releases were by the Travelling Wilburys on Warner Bros, released in New Zealand but manufactured in Australia.)

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
 

CBS BA 3393 (Australia) - A-side of promo release

CBS BA 3393 (Australia) - B-side of promo release

CBS BA 3393 (Australia) - A-side of commercial release

CBS BA 3393 (Australia) - B-side of commercial release

CBS BA 3393 (NZ) - B-side of promo and commercial releases

CBS BA 3393 (NZ) - A-side of promo release

CBS BA 3393 (NZ) - A-side of commercial release

MCA 1076 (UK) - 7" single front (my copy)

The Italian single was actually made in Holland and has a "needle stamp" through the sleeve with the words "CAMPIONE GRATUITO" (Free Sample). Both tracks are the regular album versions.

Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information about and scans of the Italian promo single and to Hans Seegers for information about and scans of the Dutch commercial single.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Australian release, CBS BA 3471, which came in both promo and commercial generic sleeves, see  7" Single Sleeves. The A-side was mistitled as "I've Got My Mind Made Up".

CBS A7309 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A7309 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A7309 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS A7309 (Italy) - detail from front showing needle stamp with "CAMPIONE GRATUITO", scan by Manfred Endtner

Information from Alan Hoaksey, photographs from Ulf Gyllenspetz.

CBS 52.074 (Brazil) - A-side photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz

CBS 7013146 (Costa Rica) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

This single came in a standard CBS sleeve for Costa Rica, see 7" Single Sleeves.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and information. Hans also has a copy of this single with a blue promo stamp on the A-side.

Note that on the second variant of the B-side the length is shown incorrectly as 3:10 - the first variant is correct at 3:38. This mistake was repeated on the UK promo single, see below, and several other worldwide releases.

B-side: Driftin' Too Far From Shore from Knocked Out Loaded (12" only); When Did You Leave Heaven? from Down In The Groove (7" and 12")

For an acetate of this single and for 1988 USA 12" and Spanish 7" promo singles with Silvio alone, see Promotional Singles 1980-89. More scans required of 7" singles!

All tracks are regular album versions.

Thanks to Wim van der Mark for initial information, and to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson and Patrick Helfrich for scans.

CBS 651406-7 (UK) - 7" single, A-side scan by Kenneth Robson

CBS 651406-7 (NL) - 7" single, A-side scan by Patrick Helfrich

CBS 651406-6 (UK) - 12" single A-side

CBS 651406-6 (UK) - 12" single B-side

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Ronald Born for information and scans.

More information and pictures of 3" Bob Dylan CDs (all of which are very collectable) are required!

For links to the other Columbia "Hall Of Fame" singles, see Columbia Hall Of Fame.

This is as far as I know the only commercial Bob Dylan CD single that has been released in the USA! There have been many promo CD singles, and these are listed in Promotional Singles 1990-99 and Promotional Singles 2000-.

Columbia 13K 68642 (USA) - CD scan by Christopher Dunn

For CD and 12" singles with a rarity, see 1989.

For 1989 promo singles with the title track alone alone, see Promotional Singles 1980-89.

CBS 655358 7 (UK) - detail from front of promo copy with release date "23/10", scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 655358 7 (UK) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 655358 7 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 655358 7 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

The Australian single shown on right came in promotional and commercial versions in standard CBS sleeves, see 7" Single Sleeves.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.