Audio: International Album Releases (Regular)

Modern Times (2006)

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.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs (2008)

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Columbia/Legacy 88697 11420 2 (USA) - detail of CD1, scan by Jack from Canada

This 3CD set comes in a box with a hinged lid. There is a wrapper covering the underside of the box under the shrink-wrap. It has a 40-page stapled booklet and ten postcards held together with a paper band. The CDs have designs in the style of vinyl albums and are in card sleeves with picture inner sleeves cut away at the front to show the centre of each CD. The US box has a two-fold advertising insert that's not in the European box.

The set contains one former rarity, Dignity. This is the original out-take version from Oh Mercy that first appeared on the Touched By An Angel TV series soundtrack album (R-0273, see 1998), not the 1994 remix by Brendan O'Brien from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 3. R-0273 now ceases to become a rarity.

Thanks to Jack from Canada and Stuart Moore for information and scans.

Columbia/Legacy 88697 11420 2 (Austria for Europe) - box front with sticker (my copy)

Columbia/Legacy 88697 11420 2 (Austria for Europe) - box spine scan by Stuart Moore (both spines are the same)

Columbia/Legacy 88697 11420 2 (Austria for Europe) - front and back of postcards 1-5, scans by Stuart Moore

The set contains one former rarity, Dignity. This is the original out-take version from Oh Mercy that first appeared on the Touched By An Angel TV series soundtrack album (R-0273, see 1998), not the 1994 remix by Brendan O'Brien from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 3. R-0273 now ceases to become a rarity.

The box has a red wrap-around obi with white and black text and price ¥6,825. The release date is "07-10-24" (24 Oct 2007). The copy shown is a promo and has a promo stamp on the obi covering the barcode and Japanese characters indicating a promo in the clear centres of the three CDs. The ten cards in this set are identical to the ones shown above, as are the three inner sleeves.

Thanks to Michio Kinoshita for information and to Wil Gielen for scans..

This 3CD set in a three-fold digipak also has the 40-page stapled booklet, see above. The Australian discs are almost identical to the Canadian discs, quite different from the discs in the Deluxe boxed set.

The set contains one former rarity, Dignity. This is the original out-take version from Oh Mercy that first appeared on the Touched By An Angel TV series soundtrack album (R-0273, see 1998), not the 1994 remix by Brendan O'Brien from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 3. R-0273 now ceases to become a rarity.

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans of the US and Canadian releases, thanks to Stuart Moore and Bill Hester for scans of the Australian release.

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10954 2 (Canada) - inside of digipak with pocket for booklet and CD1, scan by Jack

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10954 2 (Canada) - inside of digipak with CD2 and CD3, scan by Jack

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10954 2 (Australia) - detail of rear of digipak, scan by Bill Hester

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10954 2 (Australia) - CD1 scan by Bill Hester

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10954 2 (Australia) - inside of digipak unfolded (without discs), scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10954 2 (Australia) - inside of digipak unfolded (without discs), scan by Stuart Moore

The front of the iPod is engraved with lyrics from Like A Rolling Stone, while the rear has the Dylan album logo and the Limited Edition number out of 200.

Thanks to Buckminster Lugger for information and scans.

The Australian release has the same catalogue number as the US and European releases, but the CDs and inserts are made in Australia. The CDs have different text placement from the European release, particularly on the bonus disc. The picture under the CD tray is of a rarity, the A-side of the Columbia US promo 7" single with Like A Rolling Stone split over two sides, see 1965.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scan of the Australian release.

Columbia/Legacy 88697 16131 2 (Australia) - front with sticker, scan by Stuart Moore

Columbia/Legacy 88697 16131 2 (Australia) - front insert scan by Stuart Moore (outside of booklet)

The bonus CD has three tracks, and is the same as the European CD single Columbia/Legacy 88697163192, see 2007.

The sealed copy shown is a promo, and has a promo sticker on the rear.

Thanks to Tim Dunn for finding this on eBay.

The picture under the CD tray is of a rarity, the A-side of the Columbia US promo 7" single with Like A Rolling Stone split over two sides, see 1965.

Thanks to Arie de Reus and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Columbia/Legacy 88697 15349 2 (USA) - sticker on front of digipak, scan by Arie de Reus

Columbia/Legacy 88697 15349 2 (USA) - CD scan by Arie de Reus

Columbia/Legacy 88697 05928 2 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Jack

Columbia/Legacy 88697 05928 2 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack

Thanks to Michio Kinoshita for information and to Wil Gielen for scans.

Sony SICP 1556 (Japan) - rear scan by Wil Gielen

Thanks to Hervé from France for information and to Hans Seegers for scans.