
This page is part of a list of original releases by release date of international commercially-released multi-packs of regular stereo Dylan albums. These are listed here to save multiple entries on each album page. 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.
These pages are still incomplete - if you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
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Revised 12 March, 2010.
"The "Q" 5 Star Reviews Vols. 1-3" - 3CD multi-packs, Columbia 5016212/5016222/5016232 (UK), Jan 2001:
![]() Columbia 5016222 (UK) - Q Box 2 showing sides and special price label (€24.99), scan by Éamonn Ó Catháin |
Seizing a marketing opportunity presented by the issue of the "Q" magazine
supplement "Q Dylan" in Sept 2000, Columbia UK released three
volumes in this series, each comprising three regular Dylan albums in their
normal packaging inside a unique
slipcase reproducing the text of the "Q" 5 Star reviews on the back
cover. The albums were not remastered. The volumes, each costing £24.99 at the
time of release, are: Vol. 1: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited Vol. 2: Blonde On Blonde, Blood On The Tracks and The Basement
Tapes (with The Band) Vol. 3: Desire, Oh Mercy and Time Out Of Mind Thanks to Hans Seegers and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and scans. |
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![]() Columbia 5016212 (UK) - Q Box 1 front scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Columbia 5016212 (UK) - Q Box 1 rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() Columbia 5016232 (UK) - Q Box 3 rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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"60th Birthday Collection" - Limited Edition 6CD Boxed Set, Columbia MAI 01 2001 (Switzerland), May 2001:
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Box Set" - 3CD set in slipcase with bonus disc "Bob Dylan: Live & Rare", Columbia C5K 86024 (Canada), Jul 2002:
![]() Front of slipcase showing the three Greatest Hits album covers, the Aug 2002 Canadian tour dates and details of the bonus disc - scan by Peter Pearson |
This set, originally released in the USA in 2001, was released in Canada to mark Bob's Canadian summer tour, Aug 2002, and has the three Greatest Hits titles plus a bonus disc. It's shown in detail on the 2002 page. Thanks to Gil Walker, Mary Lewis and Peter Pearson. |
3CD multi-packs, Columbia (Austria for Europe), 2002:
Columbia 509636-2 - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (CD 32390), The Times They Are A-Changin' (CD 32021), Another Side Of Bob Dylan (CD 32034)
Columbia 509637-2 - Bringing It All Back Home (CD 32344) note the title is not Subterranean Homesick Blues!, Highway 61 Revisited (CD 460953-2), Blonde On Blonde (CD 463369-2)
Columbia 509638-2 - Blood On The Tracks (467842-2), Desire (CD 32570), Street-Legal (COL 494788-2, this is the remastered release)
Columbia 509639-2 - Infidels (460727-2), Oh Mercy (465800-2), Time Out Of Mind (486936-2)
In all cases the CDs and album covers would appear to be the current European versions (not the US CD cover where it differs). Éamonn Ó Catháin informs me he's seen a copy of the fourth set that clearly displays Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde on the spine!
Thanks to Hervé from France for the information and photo, and Hans Seegers for further information.
"3 CD Originaux [3 CD Originals]" - four 3CD sets, Sony Music (France), 2002:
These sets are the same as the sets above, but with a unique slipcase for
the French market. The CDs in these sets were made in Austria, with the
slipcases being printed in France.
"Bob Dylan x2" - two 2CD sets, Sony Music (catalogue numbers?) (France), 10 Oct 2002:
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Set 1 - Bob Dylan and The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Set 2 - The Times They Are A-Changin' and Another Side Of Bob Dylan. |
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"Serie 3 Pak" - 3CD set, Columbia 5099708606923/133867 (Brazil), 2003:
"Bob Dylan Revisited: The Remasters" - hybrid SA-CD 15 title boxed set (16 hybrid SA-CDs), Columbia CXH 90615 (USA), 16 Sep 2003/Columbia 514738 6 (UK), 27 Oct 2003/Sony (catalogue number?) (Japan), 17 Dec 2003:
"Greatest Hits Volumes 1-3" - 4CD set, Columbia Legacy C4K 090556 (USA), 23 Sep 2003
"The Bootleg Series Box Set" - boxed set, Columbia (catalogue number?) (USA), 20 Apr 2004:
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This item may include all the Bootleg Series releases so far, in which
case it will have nine CDs in the box. More information required! Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this set. |
"2 CD Originaux [2 CD Originals]" - 2CD set, Sony Music (catalogue number?) (France), 20 Sep 2004:
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This set contains Blonde On Blonde and Highway 61 Revisited. I assume the CDs are the new remastered releases. |
"3 CD Originaux [3 CD Originals]" - three 3CD sets, Sony Music
(catalogue numbers?) (France), 20 Sep 2004:
These sets are the same as three of the four 2002 French sets above, again with
new unique slipcases for
the French market. The CDs in these sets were made in Austria, with the
slipcases being printed in France.
"Bob Dylan: The Collection" - 3CD set, Columbia C3K 92645 (USA), 13 Jul 2004/Columbia 517852 2 (Austria for Europe), 8 Nov 2004:
"Bob Dylan Album Collection" - promo 14CD boxed set, Sony (no catalogue number) (Japan), 23 Sep 2003:
"Bob Dylan Paper Sleeve Collection" - Limited Edition 7CD set in box, Sony Music (Japan), 2004:
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This set of albums in a limited edition glossy card box contains seven Dylan albums in paper/thin card LP reproduction sleeves with obis from the remastered series issued in Japan in 2004. |
Box front scan by Hans Seegers |
Box rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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Apparently if you bought seven albums from the remastered series from the
Disc Union chain of record shops in Japan, you received the free box. The box shown has the
cover of the US mono Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia CL 2389, see
Mono Album Releases), another box was available with
10 CDs and the cover of The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, see below. Each of the individual
albums in this set is illustrated on the appropriate page of
International Album Releases.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for the box scans.
Wil Gielen has heard about two boxes with different contents, one with the seven albums immediately below: |
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![]() Sony MHCP-370 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with top obi and sticker |
![]() Sony Music MHCP-371 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with top obi and sticker |
![]() Sony Music MHCP-372 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with top obi and sticker |
![]() Sony Music MHCP-373 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with top obi and sticker |
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![]() Sony MHCP-375 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with top obi and sticker |
The second box notified to me by Wil Gielen has these seven albums: |
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Sony Music MHCP-376 (Japan) - front with side obi and sticker (my copy) |
![]() Sony MHCP-377 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with side obi and sticker |
![]() Sony MHCP-378 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with side obi and sticker |
![]() Sony MHCP-379 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with side obi and sticker |
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![]() Sony Music MHCP-381 (Japan) - picture from eil.com with top obi and sticker |
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Sony MHCP-382 (Japan) - front with top obi and sticker (my copy) |
The albums in the box advertised at eil.com are: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (not in the other boxes), Planet Waves and Blood On The Tracks. Hans Seegers points out that MHCP-837 is from 2005 and cannot have be one of the albums included a box in 2004. |
Sony Music MHCP-837 (Japan) - front with top obi and sticker (my copy) |
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"Bob Dylan: The Collection" - 3CD boxed set, Columbia 517847 2 (Europe), 22 Nov 2004:
![]() Columbia 517847 2 (Europe) - picture from amazon.co.uk |
This set in a box contains the three mid-1960s albums of Bringing It
All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde.
I assume they are all the 2004 remastered CD releases. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this set. |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - Limited Edition 10CD set in box, Sony Music (Japan), 2005:
"Bob Dylan: The Collection" - three 3CD boxed sets, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 5 Apr 2005:
![]() Columbia/Legacy C3K 93973 (USA) - picture from amazon.com |
The first set comprises The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The Times
They Are A-Changin' and Another Side Of Bob Dylan. The second set comprises Blonde On Blonde, Blood On The Tracks and Infidels. The third set comprises John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline and New Morning. Thanks to Alexandre Froemming and Tim Dunn for the information. |
![]() Columbia/Legacy C3K 93991 (USA) - picture from amazon.com |
![]() Columbia/Legacy C3K 93992 (USA) - picture from amazon.com |
"Bob Dylan: The Collection" - four 3CD sets in card boxes, Columbia/Legacy (USA), Sep 2005:
"Bob Dylan: The Collection" - multi-album collection for download, Apple iTunes Online Music Store (USA/UK), 29 Aug 2006:
![]() Picture from the iTunes Online Music Store found by Éamonn Ó Catháin |
This exclusive download for $199 includes
all Bob's studio and live albums plus 42 rarities! The UK price is £169.
In addition to the 42 rarities this set also includes the long-deleted 1973
Dylan album, see 1973. Full details will be added to Online Performances (Other). Thanks to Artur Jarosinski, Harold Lepidus, Éamonn Ó Catháin and Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information. |
![]() Picture from the iTunes Online Music Store found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
"x2 Platinum" - 2CD set, Columbia 82876780412 (Canada), Oct 2006:
"Bob Dylan x2" - 2CD set, Sony/BMG 82876827452 (Australia), 2006 (?):
![]() Sony/BMG 82876827452 (Australia) - slipcase front scan by Stuart Moore |
This 2CD set in a slipcase contains John Wesley Harding and
Nashville Skyline. It's unusual in that Nashville Skyline is the 2004
remastered release, Columbia
5123462000, but John Wesley Harding is the original Australian
release, Columbia CDCBS 63252. For both, see
International Albums (Regular). Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
![]() Sony/BMG 82876827452 (Australia) - slipcase rear scan by Stuart Moore |
"Bob Dylan x3" - 3CD set, Sony/BMG (catalogue number?) (Austria for Europe), 1 Oct 2007:
"Bob Dylan" - special offer 30CD set from Spanish newspaper "El Periódico", Sony/BMG (catalogue numbers?) (Spain), 22 Oct 2007:
The weekly 2CD sets are in bizarre combinations of albums, splitting up original sets, and are as follows:
27-28/10/2007: The Freewheelin Bob Dylan/The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (CD1
of 3)
3-4/11/2007: Blonde On Blonde/The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (CD2
of 3)
10-11/11/2007: The Times They Are A-Changin'/The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (CD3
of 3)
17-18/11/2007: Bringing It All Back Home/The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966
(CD1 of 2)
24-25/11/2007: Highway 61 Revisited/The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 (CD2
of 2)
1-2/12/2007: Bob Dylan/The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 (CD1
of 2)
8-9/12/2007: Blood On The Tracks/The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 (CD2
of 2)
15-16/12/2007: Another Side Of Bob Dylan/The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live 1964
(CD1 of 2)
22-23/12/2007: John Wesley Harding/The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live 1964 (CD2
of 2)
29-30/12/2007: Desire/The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home (CD1
of 2)
5-6/1/2008: Self Portrait/The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home (CD2
of 2)
12-13/1/2008: New Morning/Hard Rain
19-20/1/2008: Nashville Skyline/Bob Dylan At Budokan (CD1
of 2)
26-27/1/2008: Planet Waves [Bob Dylan & The Band]/Bob Dylan At Budokan (CD2
of 2)
2-3/2/2008: Street-Legal/Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid OST
Thanks to Arie de Reus for information that the El Periodico 2CD sets are still continuing after the original 15! The new sets are as follows:
9-10/2/2008 The Basement Tapes [Bob
Dylan & The Band] (CD1 & 2 of 2)
16-17/2/2008 Slow Train Coming/Before The Flood
[Bob Dylan & The Band] (CD1 of 2)
23-24/2/2008 Saved/Before The Flood [Bob Dylan &
The Band] (CD2 of 2)
1-2/3/2008: Infidels/Real Live
8-9/3/2008: Empire Burlesque/Dylan
& The Dead [Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead]
15-16/3/2008: Knocked Out Loaded/Good As I Been To You
22-23/3/2008: Shot Of Love/World Gone Wrong
29-30/3/2008: Down In The Groove/Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
(presumably the UK tracklist)
5-6/4/2008: Oh Mercy/MTV Unplugged
12-13/4/2008: Under The Red Sky/More Greatest Hits (CD1
of 2, again presumably the UK tracklist)
19-20/4/2008: Time Out Of Mind/More Greatest Hits (CD2 of
2, again presumably the UK tracklist)
26-27/3/2008: "Love And Theft"/Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 3
Bob Dylan x2: Time Out Of Mind/"Love And Theft" - 2CD set, Sony/BMG 88697145152 (Canada)/Columbia (88697162052) (Australia), end 2007:
The Canadian 2CD set comes in a non-gatefold card sleeve with a pull-out card tray. The design is unusual in that the card tray can only be pulled part-way out to reveal the discs. (Stuart Sonshine informs me this is called a "sliderpack" and is used for all the North American "x2" releases.) The CDs themselves are unique in that they are orange instead of the original blue and green designs and both have the new catalogue number.
The Australian 2CD set has the two CDs in regular jewel cases inside a card slipcase. The discs are also of a new unique white design with red and black text and there are minor changes to the front and rear inserts.
Thanks to Jack from Canada and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"The Dylan Trilogy" - 3CD set, Columbia 88697203112 (USA/Canada/Australia), 8 Jan 2008:
"Bob Dylan x2: Another Side Of Bob Dylan/the Times They Are A-Changin'" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 88697 29668 2 (USA), 21 May 2008:
![]() Columbia/Legacy 88697 29668 2 (USA) - front of slipcase picture from Barnes & Noble web-site |
Both CDs are in separate jewel cases inside a slipcase. Another Side
of Bob Dylan is catalogue number Columbia CK 92402 (the remastered 2004
CD release). The Times They Are A-Changin' has catalogue number
Columbia CK 94240 (the remastered 2005 CD release). For illustrations of
both of these, see the individual album pages. Thanks to Tim Dunn for information. |
"The Bob Dylan 60s Collection" - 10CD boxed set, Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2 (NL), 20 Apr 2009:
![]() Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2 (NL) - box front scan by Nol Grint |
This set in card sleeves was manufactured by Sony Music in Austria for the Dutch
newspaper "De Volkskrant" to mark Bob's Apr 2009 shows in Holland. Because it includes the limited edition CD
Live At The
Gaslight 1962, it is also listed in 2009. Live At
The Gaslight 1962
was originally released in 2005. The 1960s album missing from the box is Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967. The box also contains a 16-page booklet by Dutch author Martin Bril called "Een man uit de verte [A man from afar]". Sadly, Martin Bril died on 22 Apr 2009 from cancer. Thanks to Nol Grint and Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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"Bob Dylan: The Collection" - 3CD boxed set, Columbia/Legacy 88697559462 (USA), 29 Sep 2009:
"Bob Dylan 2CD: Two Original Albums" - 2CD set, Sony Music (catalogue number) (Austria for Europe), 5 Oct 2009:
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This set in a slipcase comprises Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde. More information will be added when available. |
"Bob Dylan 2CD: Two Original Albums" - 2CD set, Sony Music 8697594222 (Austria for Europe), 5 Oct 2009:

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