This page lists the international releases of this unique set of the first eight mono Bob Dylan studio albums. These LPs were listed in Searching For A Gem because the mono versions of Dylan songs were unavailable on CD until this 2010 release. Mono LPs with rare tracks (e.g. mono versions with significant differences from the album tracks, such as different mixes, edits or fades) are listed in the main chronological pages. Mono singles up to 1976 have their own pages, see the links above.
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!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised 29 April, 2012.
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD-R promo set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music (no catalogue numbers) (USA), 31 Aug 2010:
 Box front scan by Gerd Rundel |
This US promo set consists of nine CD-Rs in clear plastic
wallets inside a white plastic hinged box. The box has a title insert dated
"8/31/10" with details of the albums and also information on the spine. Each
wallet has a CD-R and a single-sided insert, and is attached to the inner
spine of the plastic box, just like the CD carrying cases once sold to be
used with portable CD players. Each
CD-R just has the set title, disc number and album title, promo text "Promotional
Copy Not For Sale", playing time and date of "8/31/10". Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans. |
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 Insert 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 3 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R3 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 4 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R4 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 5 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R5 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 6 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R6 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 7 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R7 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 8 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R8 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Insert 9 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CD-R9 scan by Gerd Rundel |
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 8CD-R promo set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music (no catalogue numbers) (UK), Sep 2010:
 Front of all inserts, scan by Gerd Rundel |
This UK promo set is different from the US set above in that
it consists of eight CD-Rs in clear plastic
wallets, each inside a folded paper insert with a photograph of the
commercial set on the front and the album track list on the rear. The set is on
eight CD-Rs instead of nine because Blonde On Blonde is here on one
CD-R only, whereas in the commercial set and teh US promo set above it's split over two
discs. The rear of each insert has the set title and track list with the album
title given in brackets after the first song title. Each
CD-R just has the set title, disc number and promo text "FOR PROMOTIONAL
USE ONLY NOT FOR SALE". Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans. |
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 Rear insert for CD-R1, scan by Gerd Rundel (Bob Dylan) |
 CD-R1 scan by Gerd Rundel (Bob Dylan) |
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 Rear insert for CD-R2, scan by Gerd Rundel (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan) |
 CD-R2 scan by Gerd Rundel (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan) |
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 Rear insert for CD-R3, scan by Gerd Rundel (The Times They Are A-Changin') |
 CD-R3 scan by Gerd Rundel (The Times They Are A-Changin') |
 Rear insert for CD-R4, scan by Gerd Rundel (Another Side Of Bob Dylan) |
 CD-R4 scan by Gerd Rundel (Another Side Of Bob Dylan) |
 Rear insert for CD-R5, scan by Gerd Rundel (Bringing It All Back Home) |
 CD-R5 scan by Gerd Rundel (Bringing It All Back Home) |
 Rear insert for CD-R6, scan by Gerd Rundel (Highway 61 Revisited) |
 CD-R6 scan by Gerd Rundel (Highway 61 Revisited) |
 Rear insert for CD-R7, scan by Gerd Rundel (Blonde On Blonde) |
 CD-R7 scan by Gerd Rundel (Blonde On Blonde) |
 Rear insert for CD-R8, scan by Gerd Rundel (John Wesley Harding) |
 CD-R8 scan by Gerd Rundel (John Wesley Harding) |
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD set in 5" box, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe), 19 Oct 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe) - picture from bobdylan.com |
This set of Bob's first eight albums in the original mono mixes comes in
a cutaway card box inside an outer box. The CD albums are in thick card sleeves reproducing the original mono
album artwork (Blonde On Blonde is a double CD album). The vinyl releases will be in a 12" box with reproductions of
original full-sized sleeves.
Orders from the Sony Music Store will receive an exclusive reproduction of a
1965 advertising poster (see below). The package includes details on how to download all
the contents in MP3 format including Positively 4th Street, not included on
any of the albums themselves. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information
that the albums can be downloaded in MP3 format from Play.com in the UK for
£6.99 each or £0.89 per track. The Positively 4th Street 7" mono single is included on the
single CD The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings, see
International
Compilations (Dylan-Only) 2010s. Bob Dylan and
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan come in picture inner sleeves reproducing
contemporary Columbia US LP inner sleeves, the other CDs are in plain white
sleeves. The Times They Are A-Changin' has a double-sided insert
reproducing the original LP insert with the remaining poems from "11
Outlined Epitaphs". Highway 61 Revisited has an insert reproducing
the limited edition print given away with early US copies. Blonde On
Blonde comes on 2CDs in a gatefold sleeve. Nearly all the US Blonde On Blonde mono albums used the
9-photo inner layout with
Claudia Cardinale but this set uses the replacement 7-photo design that came
with a comparatively few later US copies and was never used for European
mono copies. It's very
disappointing that Columbia were not able to resolve the copyright issue for
the USA and Europe (if
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Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of outer box with sticker (my copy) |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - spine of inner box |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front sticker |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - detail of front of outer box |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - paper wrapper over rear of outer box |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - digital download voucher (rear of flyer 1) |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - rear wrapper unfolded |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of flyer 1, scan by Franck Faugere |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of flyer 2, scan by Franck Faugere |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe) - exclusive poster with orders from the Sony Music Store |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of inner box |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - rear of inner box |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 - front of book |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 - rear of book |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-1/CL 1779 (Europe) - front of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-1/CL 1779 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-1/CL 1779 (Europe) - front of inner sleeve |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-2/CL 1986 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-3/CL 2105 (Europe) - front of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-3/CL 2105 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-3/CL 2105 (Europe) - front of insert |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-4/CL 2193 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-5/CL 2328 (Europe) - front of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-5/CL 2328 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-6/CL 2389 (Europe) - front of card sleeve |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-7/C2L 41 (Europe) - inside of unfolded card sleeve (replacement design used in a few US mono copies only) |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-8/CL 2804 (Europe) - front of card sleeve |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-3/CL 2105 (Europe) - detail of CD |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-4/CL 2193 (Europe) - CD |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-5/CL 2328 (Europe) - CD |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042-7-1/C2L 41 (Europe) - CD1 |
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Jeremy Mayle for information and to Franck Faugere and Gerd Rundel for scans. Thanks to Ian Woodward for the photo of the promotional "hockey puck" made of rubber or similar material. It splits open to reveal a USB connector. On the memory stick are The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (see International Album Releases) and The Original Mono Recordings in MP3 format, but not the Brandeis concert (see 2010). Stuart Moore says his copy bought in Australia is exactly the same as the illustrated European release, but the bonus Brandeis concert CD is the Australian release.
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD-R promo set, Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), Oct 2010:
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - promo front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - promo insert 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - promo insert 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - promo insert 3 scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - promo CD-R1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
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Each CD-R of this 9CD-R promo set comes in a clear plastic
wallet. The text on each CD-R is identical apart from the disc number. There are three folded printed inserts, all of which are black on the reverse. The third insert has printing on one side of the fold only. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans. |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - promo CD-R2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - promo CD-R3 scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - promo CD-R4 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - promo CD-R5 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - promo CD-R6 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2957 (Japan) - promo CD-R7 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2958 (Japan) - promo CD-R8 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - promo CD-R9 scan by Gerd Rundel |
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD set in 5" box, Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), 10 Nov 2010:
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front of box with obi and sticker, scan by Anthony Perry |
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for
information about the Japanese release, Sony Music SICP 2151-59. It has a
wrap-around obi with price ¥18,900 (¥18,000
plus sales tax). This has been reduced from the originally announced price
of
¥25,000!
The release date is shown as "10-11-10" (10 Nov 2010), the original release
date as "10-10-18" (18 Oct 2010) and the withdrawal date as "11-5-9" (9 May
2011). There is a voucher to send off for the Brandeis CD as in The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 (Sony Music SICP 2960-61). The inner card box is slightly wider to accommodate the Brandeis disc. Thanks to Arie de Reus for information that the Japanese Brandeis concert CD will be shipped in Feb 2011 to Japanese addresses only (no international shipping). Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for information it actually arrived on 5 Mar 2011! As the original mono albums were never released in Japan, each has a light blue top obi based on those of the original stereo releases. Good news is that the inside gatefold sleeve of Blonde On Blonde has the original layout with the Claudia Cardinale photo! |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - spine of outer box with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - spine of outer box without obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - spine of inner box without obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - rear of box with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front sticker scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - rear of box without obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front of inner box, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - rear of inner box, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front of English language book, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - rear of English language book, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front of Japanese language book, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - rear of Japanese language book, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - front of Brandeis CD voucher, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan) - rear of Brandeis CD voucher, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - front of booklet, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - inner sleeve front, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - back with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - inner sleeve scan by Anthony Perry (same both sides) |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - front of insert, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - rear of insert, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - booklet front, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - inner sleeve scan by Anthony Perry (same both sides) |
 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - front of gatefold card sleeve with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - rear of gatefold card sleeve with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (reproduction of limited edition print) |
 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry (with Claudia Cardinale photo!) |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2957 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2951 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - booklet front scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2954 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2955 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2956 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2957-8 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2959 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
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The discs are numbered from SICP 2151 to SICP 2159, and also have the "XLP" numbers as shown on the European discs above:
Bob Dylan - SICP 2151, x "Lp" 55619
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - SICP 2152, x "Lp" 58717
The Times They Are A-Changin' - SICP 2153, XLP 75526
Another Side Of Bob Dylan - SICP 2154, XLP 77042
Bringing It All Back Home - SICP 2155, XLP 79421
Highway 61 Revisited - SICP 2156, XLP 110638
Blonde On Blonde - SICP 2157, XLP 113764; SICP 2158, XLP 113764
John Wesley Harding - SICP 2159, XLP 135309
Thanks to Anthony Perry for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9LP set in 12" box, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761051 (USA), 21 Dec 2010; Columbia/Legacy/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 239-246 (NL), 7 Dec 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - front of box with stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
Thanks to "Isis" Newsletter 153½ for information about the vinyl box set - this was remixed by a different engineer from the CD set and the sound is noticeably warmer. There are some differences from the CD set: The black and white images on the reverse of the box have been rearranged; there is no inner slipcase; the 60-page booklet has been reduced to 46 pages by rearranging text and omitting some of the photographs. The two US inner sleeves and the Highway 61 Revisited portrait are included. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for scans of the US box, which has two front stickers and a rear wrapper under the shrink-wrap. It also has a limited edition numbered sticker on the rear of the box. |
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 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - detail of front of box, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - detail of front of box, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - detail of rear of box with numbered sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 246 (NL) - vinyl LP photo by Billy Price |
Andreas Volkert bought a set of the mono LPs sold separately without the box in the Saturn store in Cologne in Germany. These albums were released by the Dutch company Music On Vinyl under licence from Sony Music. Each album comes in a clear Japanese-style cellophane wrapper which opens at the top with a self-adhesive flap at the back with a gold sticker in the top right corner of the front such as the one illustrated and a bar code sticker in the bottom right hand corner of the rear sleeve. All the LPs have white inner sleeves, the first two albums do not have the reproduction printed inner sleeves, The Times They Are A-Changin' does not have the poetry insert, Highway 61 Revisited does not have the art print insert, and of course Blonde On Blonde does not have Claudia Cardinale on the inner sleeve. |
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The catalogue numbers are:
Bob Dylan - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 239
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 240
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241
Another Side Of Bob Dylan - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 242
Bringing It All Back Home - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 243
Highway 61 Revisited - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 244
Blonde On Blonde - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 245
John Wesley Harding - Music On Vinyl MOVLP 246
Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and to Gerd Rundel, Andreas Volkert and Billy Price for information and pictures.
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