Highway 61 Revisited
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. Because of the length of this page, Highway 61 Revisited CD releases are now here. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
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Revised 05 October, 2024.
Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 9189, 30 Aug 1965. For the mono release
of this album, see Mono Album Releases. The front photograph is again by Daniel Kramer. Thanks to Hervé from France for the poster from the "Bob Dylan by Jerry Schatzberg" exhibition at Banyuls-sur-Mer, France, 2011. This photo was taken in 1965 during the Highway 61 Revisited sessions. For detailed information on differences between the various releases of this album, see Roger Ford's "Electric Dylan" web-site . |
This title is one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in Sep 2003 as a hybrid CD/SA-CD. This is playable both in stereo on an ordinary CD player and in enhanced stereo on an SA-CD player or a DVD player that also plays SA-CDs (Sony's higher range models all do this). Some titles were released in 5.1 surround sound, but not this one.
Side 1: Like A Rolling Stone; Tombstone Blues; It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry; From A Buick 6; Ballad Of A Thin Man.
Side 2: Queen Jane Approximately; Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues; Highway 61 Revisited; Desolation Row.
Like A Rolling Stone was produced by Tom Wilson before the rest of the Highway 61 Revisited sessions, which were produced by Bob Johnston. In his article “Tracking Dylan #17: The Like A Rolling Stone single” in “Isis” 182, Ian Woodward suggests that Like A Rolling Stone was not originally intended to be part of the Highway 61 Revisited album but a stand-alone single like Positively 4th Street and Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? However, its chart success made it good commercial sense to include it! In his book "Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan At The Crossroads" Greil Marcus also writes that pre-release copies of the album omitted Tom Wilson's name as producer of the song, but Bob Johnston ordered them to be withdrawn and Tom Wilson credited. Are copies of the album without the Tom Wilson credit in circulation?
The original American liner notes on the rear sleeve are the ones printed in "Writings and Drawings" (1974) and "Lyrics 1962-85" (1987). One prominent difference is that "meaningful" at the end of the next-to-last paragraph is replaced by "meaningless" in the book versions (see illustration below). Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that rear sleeves with "meaningful" occur only in two stereo US releases: CS 9189 (1965), KCS 9189 (1975) and also in stereo Canadian releases. Since the 1977 release of KCS 9189, all US releases have had "meaningless". "Meaningful" also occurs on releases that were sourced from the USA, such as the Singapore and Philippines albums, and also on the New Zealand rear sleeve (although surprisingly not on the Australian rear sleeve). The UK liner notes have significant differences! An essay by Les Kokay on the various versions of the liner notes is here.
Out-takes from this album have been officially released as follows:
Highway 61 Revisited (1965): original US and Canadian stereo pressings
of the album, also all Japanese stereo LP pressings on CBS/Sony from 1968,
contained an alternate take (take 4) of From A Buick Six with harmonica intro (R-0046,
see 1965)
Take 4 has now been released on The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg
Series Vol. 12 (6CD Deluxe Edition) CD2, track 19, and The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg
Series Vol. 12 (18 CD Collector's Edition) CD6, track 4. Because the 6CD
Deluxe Edition is widely available, R-0046 is no longer a rarity.
Thanks to Hanns Peter Bushoff for
bringing to my attention what seems like an error by Greil Marcus in his
book "Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan At The Crossroads". On page 240 Greil writes: "Phantom Engineer. This frantic early version of
the Highway 61 Revisited number "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A
Train To Cry" (one take was mistakenly included on some copies of the album)
can be found on
Dimestore Medicine (Joker bootleg), the 3CD Church With No Upstairs
(Hanging Dog bootleg) and, from 25 July 1965, on Live in Newport 1965
(Document bootleg)." This is the alternate take released on The
Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 in 1991 (see below). I can find no evidence
that an alternate take of It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
was ever included on any Highway 61 Revisited pressings, so I can
only assume that Greil is confusing it with R-0046 (see
1965). The title of the 1972 Steely Dan ABC Records album Can't Buy A Thrill is taken from the lyrics of It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry! |
7" Singles (1965): Positively 4th Street; Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - early, slower, version released on a 7" single as Positively 4th Street by mistake and withdrawn very quickly (R-0044, see 1965, now released in stereo in Nov 2015 on the 6CD Deluxe Edition of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12. Because R-0044 is in mono, it remains a rarity.
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence; Like A Rolling Stone (alternate take); It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (alternate take, wrongly listed by me until recently as R-0394, from Columbia acetates that surfaced in 1980)
Highway 61 Interactive CD-ROM (1995): several incomplete takes of Like A Rolling Stone from the recording sessions
The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (2005): It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (new alternate take, not the former R-0394); Highway 61 Revisited (alternate take); Tombstone Blues (alternate take); Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (alternate take, previously unknown to collectors); Desolation Row (alternate take, already in circulation amongst collectors)
The 18CD set The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition), released Nov 2015, contains remixed stereo version of every track recorded at the sessions for Highway 61 Revisited at Columbia Studios, New York, including the originally released album tracks as follows:
Like A Rolling Stone (CD4, track 4); Tombstone Blues (CD5, track 11); It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (CD5, track 15); From A Buick Six (CD6, track 5); Ballad Of A Thin Man (CD7, track 19); Queen Jane Approximately (CD7, track 16); Highway 61 Revisited (CD6, track 29); Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (CD7, track 9); Desolation Row (CD8, track 11).
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia CS 9189 (USA),
30 Aug 1965:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album
Releases. The first US stereo pressing of this album contained a then rarity, R-0046, an alternate take
of From A Buick 6 with a harmonica intro - see 1965
for more details.
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The pictures of the sealed US LP show a copy of the album still in the original shrink-wrap. Like the mono LP (see Mono Album Releases), it has a white sticker with violet text advertising Like A Rolling Stone - the single had been released before the album. It also has a red sticker with white text advertising that the package contains a free picture suitable for framing. The picture by "Lambert" is still in the shrink-wrap on the back of the album, covering most of the rear of the album sleeve. Gerd Rundel's copy also has a demo sticker on the front at bottom left, and also on the Side 1 record label. |
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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - Side 1 with same demo sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel (first release with "NONBREAKABLE" text) |
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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (second release - "meaningless") |
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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - detail of Side 1, photo by Gerd Rundel (first release - "1A" matrix number) |
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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - detail of Side 2, photo by Gerd Rundel (first release) - "1A" matrix number |
Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (first release - "meaningful") |
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Columbia CS 9189 (USA) - detail of Side 1, photo by William Henry Prince (second release - "2F" matrix number) |
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As regards the Lambert print, in his article "'Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan' Part 2 - North America Continued" ("Isis" 201, Mar 2019), Ian Woodward says: On 1 September, 1965, Stan Kavan of Columbia had written to its distributors and sales managers enclosing this "unique Dylan portrait" and advising that it would be "packed under the skin wrap on the liner side" of "all copies of your initial shipment as well as reorders for the next few weeks or as long as the supply lasts". The portrait appears to have been included with initial copies only, and perhaps in not every region of the USA. Ian's own copy, bought in Hartford, CT, on 11 Sep 1965, did not have it. The Stan Kavan memo is quoted in full on pages 369-370 of a book called "The Label: The Story of Columbia Records" by Gary Marmorstein (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2007). Thanks also to Robert Kornovich for information.
The first release labels have the text
"NONBREAKABLE", which is missing from the second release (which has the same
sleeve as the first). Gerd Rundel's copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
XSM111640-1A, Side 2 -
XSM111641-1A as illustrated. William Henry Prince has a copy of the second
release with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM111640-2F, Side 2 -
XSM111641-1H. This copy was sent to a record store and has the text
"DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" rubber stamped on the rear sleeve. Gerd Rundel's copy has a third white sticker with black text "FOR DEMONSTRATION
USE ONLY NOT FOR SALE". The record of
Gerd Rundel's first release copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640-1A
(stamped) S (hand-written), Side 2 - XSM 110641-1A (stamped). It comes in
the sleeve shown with the "LIKE A ROLLING STONE" sticker and includes R-0046.
Robert Johnson adds that his US copy with Side 1 matrix number XSM110640-1B also has
the alternate take of From A Buick 6, as has Chip Ordway's US copy with Side 1 matrix number
XSM110640-1C.
Jake Yahnker has a stereo copy on Columbia Records with the two
eyes label. It has "NONBREAKABLE" under the "CS 9189" on the label as above. The
unexpected matrix numbers are: Side 1- XSM110640 2B, Side 2 - XSM110640
1A (should be "641").
Zack Van Natta has a copy of this album with "COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS" on the labels at bottom left. "NONBREAKABLE" is present on the labels. The rear sleeve is the second variant with "meaningless" in the liner notes and there is a small "7" printed at bottom right.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a copy of the first release. “NONBREAKABLE” is present on the record labels and the rear sleeve is the first variant with “meaningful” in the liner notes and there is a small “7” printed at bottom right (this means the sleeve was printed by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at Terre Haute, IN). This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640-2A, Side 2 - XSM 110641-1F. Sergio also has a copy of the second release without "NONBREAKABLE" on the record labels. The rear sleeve is again the second variant with "meaningless" in the liner notes. The matrix numbers of this copy are: Side 1 - XSM110640-3A, Side 2 - XSM110641-1J.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP re-releases, Columbia CS 9189 (USA), early 1970s, Columbia KCS 9189 (USA), mid 1970s:
Tim Dunn has an early 1970s stereo copy with details as follows:
Darrin Keane has an early 1970s copy that is identical to Tim's and has an “S’ in the lower right corner of the back cover, showing it was manufactured at Santa Maria, CA. The matrix numbers are: Side 1 - o XSM110640-2F S C 7 (implying a Santa Maria pressing), Side 2 - o | XSM110641-1H.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a copy with a demonstration stamp on the rear sleeve, “FOR DEMONSTRATION USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE”, stamped in violet ink, and a blocky "S" at top right (this indicates the sleeve was made at the Columbia facility at Santa Maria, CA). Both sleeves have "meaningless" in the liner notes. Sergio's record also has the 1970s style labels (without any demo indication) as illustrated and this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640-3D, Side 2 - XSM 110641-1H. Grant Lloyd Willis has another copy is from the early 1970s, with these new style record labels. There is a heart symbol on the rear sleeve, which means it was made at Columbia's plant at Pitman, NJ. It again has "meaningless" in the liner notes. The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640-3D (same as Sergio's copy), Side 2 - XSM 110641-1J (different from Sergio's copy).
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP re-release, Columbia KCS 9189 (USA), mid 1970s:
Columbia KCS 9189 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (mid 1970s
release)
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP re-releases, Columbia PC 9189 (USA), late 1970s (three variants):
The rear sleeve of Gerd Rundel's copy still has "KCS 9189". The rear sleeve of this copy has an “S” to the left of the Columbia logo at top right (this means the sleeve was printed at the Columbia plant in Santa Maria, CA). The record labels have a ring of Columbia logos. The record has "PC 9189" on the labels, same as the sleeve spine, and Gerd's copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM110640-3C, Side 2 - XSM110641-1H.
Lars M. Banke has a late 1970s copy with a “For Governmental Sale Only” stamp on the rear sleeve. This means it was to be sold in locations such as the US Army's PX stores, both in the USA and overseas. This rear sleeve (variant 2) now has just "9189" centred under the Columbia logo at top right. The record labels are the same as those of Gerd's copy with "PC 9189". The record of this copy has later stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-110640-3D, Side 2 - XSM-110641-2C.
Gerd Rundel has another copy with the front sleeve and record labels the same as already shown. However, the rear sleeve is a third variant and slightly different from Lars' variant 2 copy. "9189" at top right below the Columbia logo is now right aligned instead of centred.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP re-release, Columbia JC 9189/C 9189 (USA), 1980s (two releases):
This is a later pressing, with just "9189" on the front and rear sleeve. The "STEREO"/arrows logo is missing from the front sleeve. The record labels have the Columbia logo in a ring. Betti Dockery and Alan Tautfest has a copy of the same release, of which Alan says: "I purchased this copy new in 1988. When Columbia introduced the "Nice Price" series of mid-line priced LPs ($5.98) in 1979 they changed most of the early Dylan catalogue prefixes to PC xxxx. On your site you have some of the transitional copies that stickers with the PC xxxx catalogue number which were marked with gold promo stamps on the rear sleeves in 1980s and were given away as promotional copies. The list price of Highway 61 Revisited however did not change and had the JC prefix which was full list price ($7.98). The JC prefix is only on the spine and LP."
Gerd Rundel has a copy of this album in the same "JC 9189" sleeve but with catalogue number of just "C 9189" on the labels. The record has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - < B-4P > XSM 110640 G3A, Side 2 - XSM 110641 G2B. This copy has the inverted triangle on the Side 1 label that was introduced with Biograph in 1985.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP re-release, Columbia PC 9189/C 9189 (USA), 1990s:
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo 180gm vinyl LP reissue, Columbia PC 9189 (USA), 2001:
Hans Seegers' album comes in the same sleeve as the 1990s release above with just "9189" as the catalogue number on the front and barcode ending in "03" at top right of the rear. The front sleeve of this copy has a white sticker with red text "LIMITED EDITION HIGH QUALITY 180GM VIRGIN VINYL FROM THE ANALOG MASTER". The record has the later plain red Columbia labels with catalogue number "PC 9189".
Gerd Rundel's copy comes in the same sleeve but without a front sticker. The record of Gerd's copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - <P AP> XSM-110640-G1A, Side 2 - <P AP> XSM-110641-G1A."
"Highway 61 Revisited" - 180gm stereo vinyl test pressing and 2LP releases, Mobile Fidelity MFSL 2-422 (USA), 2013, re-released 2014:
Mobile Fidelity MFSL 2-422 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano
Romay
(2014 release)
Mobile Fidelity MFSL 2-422 (USA) - spine of gatefold sleeve scan by Sergio
Mariano Romay
(2014 release)
This limited edition high quality audio 2LP set plays at 45 RPM and comes in a unique gatefold sleeve.
Gerd Rundel's 2013 test pressing was made by RTI (Record Technology Inc.) for Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. It does not have the alternate take of From A Buick 6 with a harmonica intro. Each record comes in a plain white cut-out sleeve. Sides 1 and 3 have generic RTI labels dated 19 July 2013, while Sides 2 and 4 have plain white labels. The test pressing records have handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - MFSL 2-422 A1 plus 22235.1 (3), KW @ MoFi opposite, Side 2 - MFSL 2-422 B1 plus 22235.2 (3), KW @ MoFi opposite, Side 3 - MFSL 2-422 C1 plus 22235.3 (3) (3), KW @ MoFi opposite, Side 4 - MFSL 2-422 D1 plus 22235.4 (3), KW @ MoFi opposite. In the matrix numbers, “KW @ MoFi” means that the records were mastered by Krieg Wunderlich of Mobile Fidelity.
Sergio Mariano Romay's 2014 commercial copy is no. 2257 of 5000. It comes in the gatefold sleeve with photos of Bob on the inside. The rear sleeve has the corrected "meaningless" text variation. The records have black Mobile Fidelity labels dated 2014 and come in the Mobile Fidelity inner sleeves shown. The record matrix numbers are the same as those of Gerd's test pressing.
There was also a 2013 hybrid SA-CD release.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin, Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Lars M. Banke, Christopher Casale, William Henry Prince, Ian Woodward, Tim Dunn, Michael Goodall, Geir Olsen, Jake Yahnker, Zack Van Natta, Sergio Mariano Romay, Alan Tautfest, Betti Dockery, Paul Melone, Ulf Gyllenspetz and "Den" for information and pictures.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo 4-track tape cartridge, Columbia 14 10 0064 (USA), 1967:
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge releases, Columbia 18 10 0064 (USA), 1967; Columbia JCA 00064 (USA), 1968:
Columbia 18 10 0064
(USA) - side of tape cartridge, scan by Andrea Richards (1967 release)
Columbia JCA 00064 has a dark grey tape cartridge, also with two paper labels. There was also a 1970 release, Columbia PCA 64, scans required.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Manuel García Jara, Andrea Richards and Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo compact cassette releases, Columbia 16 10 0064 (USA), early 1970s; Columbia JCT 9189 (USA), late 1970s; Columbia PCT 9189 (USA), 1980s (three releases):
Columbia 16 10 0064 (USA), early 1970s:
Columbia 16 10 0064 (USA) - end of cassette case scan by Steven Fant (early 1970s
release)
The early 1970s release has a light grey cassette with white paper labels. The reverse of the insert has details of other contemporary Columbia cassette releases including Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits and Nashville Skyline. The cassette case has a white end label with black text.
Columbia JCT 9189 (USA), late 1970s:
Columbia PCT 9189 (USA), 1980s (three releases):
I bought the 1980s cassette in 1989 in Malibu, CA. This release again has minimal artwork with a barcode on the front and a light-grey cassette with black text printed directly on it, there are no paper labels. The inside of the insert is blank. The insert has catalogue number "PCT 9189" but the cassette has catalogue number "CT 9189". The downward facing triangle first appeared on Side 1 of record labels and cassettes with Biograph in 1985. Gerd Rundel's 1980s copy has the same insert as mine with catalogue number "PCT 9189", blank on the reverse, but now has a smoked transparent grey cassette with white text, also with catalogue number "CT 9189". The cassette case has a record store sticker.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Steven Fant for information and scans. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for the scan of an earlier 1980s cassette insert. The cassette is the same as mine.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP re-releases, Columbia CS 9189 (USA for export), 1965/early 1970s; Columbia KCS 9189 (USA for export), 1970s:
Columbia CS 9189 (USA), 1965 (second release exported to Scandinavia):
Columbia CS 9189 (USA), 1965 (second release exported to Europe/New Zealand):
This export copy of the second US release was bought in New Zealand, although it is very similar to an export copy of Bob Dylan bought in the UK by Arie de Reus. It does not have the alternate take of From A Buick 6, and has the “meaningless” version of the rear sleeve. There is a small black printed “4” at rear bottom right (this means that the album sleeve was fabricated by Imperial Packing Co., Inc. of Indianapolis, IN). There are "CBS" stickers covering "Columbia" on the front and rear of the sleeve. The record labels have shaped red semi-circular stickers with three "CBS" logos and small "CBS" stickers on the bottom edge of each label covering "Columbia". The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640 2C, Side 2 - XSM 110641 1D.
Columbia CS 9189 (USA), early 1970s (exported to Scandinavia):
Columbia KCS 9189 (USA), mid 1970s (exported to Australia):
Columbia KCS 9189 (USA), mid 1970s (exported to South Africa):
This 1970s copy bought in South Africa has unique black and white "CBS" stickers on the front and rear sleeve. "COLUMBIA" in the bottom copyright line on the rear sleeve has not been obscured. There are also black ring-shaped stickers with eight white "CBS" logos on the record labels hiding the ring of Columbia logos. The record shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 11640-3-D, Side 2 - XSM 110641-1-H.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia CS 9189 (Canada), Aug 1965, re-released late 1960s, early 1970s (twice); Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada), later 1970s:
Columbia CS 9189 (Canada), 1960s releases:
Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1960s releases) |
These releases have the then rarity, the alternate take of From A Buick Six with harmonica intro (R-0046, see 1965). The Canadian stereo album Columbia CS 9189 was released twice in the 1960s with a mono/stereo rear sleeve with a stereo stamp, first with the "STEREO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo on the record labels in black and secondly with the "STEREO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo on the record labels in white. The Canadian label with the STEREO/360° SOUND/arrows logo in black is much rarer and precedes the white text version. Both Canadian labels have the "NONBREAKABLE" text used on the first US label of this album. Both 1960s Canadian releases have "LITHO IN CANADA" on the front sleeve at bottom right. The same rear sleeve was used for the Canadian mono and stereo releases - the stereo release has an inked stamp at top left with text "PLAYABLE ON MONO EQUIPMENT. FOR BEST RESULTS USE STEREO NEEDLE". The record of Gerd Rundel's second release with the STEREO/360° SOUND/arrows logo in white on the labels has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM110640-1A, Side 2 - XSM110641-1A. This record comes in the same sleeve as the first 1970s release below. Gerd also has a copy with mixed labels, first release on Side 1 with the black "STEREO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo, second release on Side 2 with the white "STEREO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo. This copy has the same "1A/1A" matrix numbers as the second release copy, and has the alternate take of From A Buick Six with harmonica intro. |
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Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (second 1960s release with white "STEREO"/arrows logo) |
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Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (second 1960s release - "NONBREAKABLE", song titles on one line) |
Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1960s release) |
Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1960s release - "NONBREAKABLE" missing, song titles centred and on two lines) |
Columbia CS 9189 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1960s release) |
Anders Ydremark has a copy of the second 1960s Canadian release with a US sleeve ("LITHO IN CANADA" is missing from the front). The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM110640-1A, Side 2 - XSM110641-1A.
The third 1960s/early 1970s release comes in the same sleeve as the first 1970s release below. This release also has the then rarity, the alternate take of From A Buick Six with harmonica intro (R-0046, see 1965). This time "NONBREAKABLE" is missing on the record labels to the left of the centre hole. The record labels now have the song titles centred, with the writer credits on a separate line per song. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM110640-1A, Side 2 - XSM110641-1A (the same as the US first pressing and the two 1960s Canadian pressings above).
Columbia CS 9189 (Canada), early 1970s release:
This time "LITHO IN CANADA" is printed on the spine, not the front sleeve. The rear sleeve has the liner notes variation with "meaningful" rather than the later "meaningless". This release also has the then rarity, the alternate take of From A Buick Six with harmonica intro (R-0046, see 1965). The record labels again have the song titles centred, with the writer credits on a separate line per song. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM110640-1A, Side 2 - XSM110641-1A (the same as the US first pressing and the three 1960s Canadian pressings above).
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada), mid-1970s releases:
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first
mid-1970s release - "SHOREPAK CAN.")
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke
(second mid-1970s release - "CBS RECORDS CANADA")
The interesting item above right is said to be a picture disc edition of the Columbia Canada release KCS 9189. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs have ever been released by Columbia worldwide. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, "Frank", Manuel García Jara, Gerd Rundel and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada for export), 1970s:
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada for export) - detail of rear with "Columbia"
obscured, scan by Lars M. Banke (1970s release - first and third copies)
Lars M. Banke has five copies of the Canadian 1970s release KCS 9189 bought in Sweden. All five are the second mid-1970s release above with "CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD." on the rear sleeve. This company name is hidden on the record labels.
The first has the Columbia logos on the front and rear sleeves obscured by black marker pen and white ring-shaped stickers on the labels also hiding the Columbia logos.
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada for export) - detail of rear with "Columbia" left
uncovered, scan by Lars M. Banke (1970s
release - second and fourth copies, - "CBS RECORDS CANADA")
The second has a gold foil square sticker covering the Columbia logo on the front sleeve. On the rear sleeve it looks as if a similar sticker covering the Columbia logo at top right has been removed. The copyright text including "Columbia" at the bottom of the rear sleeve is untouched. On the record labels an unsuccessful attempt has been made to remove the ring-shaped stickers!
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada for export) - detail of rear with "Columbia" obscured,
scan by Lars M. Banke (1970s release - third copy)
Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada for export) - detail of rear with "Columbia"
not obscured,
scan by Lars M. Banke (1970s release - alternate third copy)
The third copy from CBS Records Canada also has the Columbia logos on the front and rear sleeve obscured with black marker pen as on the first copy. "COLUMBIA" has been obscured with black marker pen on the bottom copyright line of the rear sleeve as on the first copy. There is also a Swedish price sticker on the rear sleeve. There are black ring-shaped stickers on the record labels hiding the Columbia logos. Lars has a alternate third copy with the Columbia logos on the front and rear sleeve again obscured with black marker pen. This time "COLUMBIA" has not been obscured on the bottom copyright line of the rear sleeve. There are again black ring-shaped stickers on the record labels.
The fourth copy has the Columbia logos on the front and rear sleeve obscured with circular black stickers. The copyright text including "Columbia" at the bottom of the rear sleeve is untouched as on the second copy. There are again black ring-shaped stickers on the record labels hiding the Columbia logos.
The front of this copy has no stickers, but there are remains of a sticker on the Columbia logo in the upper right corner of the rear sleeve. There are "Imported by Sounds-Express" (a West German record store chain) stickers at the bottom of the rear sleeve and on the record labels. Sergio Mariano Romay has a US copy of Shot Of Love exported to West Germany with the same stickers on the rear sleeve and record labels, which could date this as around 1981 also. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640 1A 24200, Side 2 - XSM 110641 1A 24200.
These Canadian copies of KCS 9189 were both bought in Sweden. “Columbia” is not blackened out on the sleeves. The first record has white ring-shaped stickers on the record labels. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640 1A 2 D, Side 2 - XSM 110641 1A 2 D. The second record has black ring-shaped stickers on the record labels. The record of this copy again has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640 1A 2 D, Side 2 - XSM 110641 1A 2 D.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo compact cassette, Columbia PCT 9189 (Canada), late 1970s/early 1980s; Columbia WPCT 9189 (Canada), mid 1980s (two variants):
Columbia PCT 9189 (Canada), late 1970s/early 1980s:
Columbia
WPCT 9189 (Canada) - detail of cassette insert, scan by Gerd Rundel
(mid 1980s release)
Columbia WPCT 9189 (Canada), mid 1980s (two variants):
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo reel-to-reel master tapes, CBS (no catalogue number) (Europe), 1965:
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBPG 62572
(UK), Oct 1965, CBS S 62572/CBS SBPG
62572 (UK), late 1970s to late 1980s; CBS 460953 1 (UK), late 1980s:
For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album
Releases.
The British rear sleeve design is completely different from that of the US release with just one photo of Bob, different from any of the three photos on the US rear sleeve. The liner notes contain many minor differences from the American notes. For example, the characters "Savage Rose & Fixable" are here called "Savage Rose & Openly". For a complete list of these differences, see Rod MacBeath's article "Looking Up Dylan's Sleeves Part One" in "The Telegraph" issue 50, Summer 1994. I can only assume CBS UK were given an earlier version of Bob's notes. Even so, the notes do correctly have "meaningless" (see US sleeves above where early copies had "meaningful"). There were at least four different stereo releases of this album in the UK in the 1960s.
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - first release, Sep 1965 (two variants):
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (first releases) |
Mick Robinson has a copy of the first release. The rear sleeve has "STEREO SBPG 62572" underneath the stereo/arrows logo at top left and the track timings at the bottom are not boxed. Éamonn Ó Catháin also points out that From a Buick 6 is called "FROM A BUICK SIX" on the rear sleeve but not on the Side 1 record label. The record labels have matrix number "62575" above "(P) 1965" instead of "62572" - this must be a typesetting error. They also show the playing speed "33" instead of "33⅓" on the second release. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572 A//2-420 1:1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 B//1-420 1:2. These indicate the record was pressed by Philips. Gerd Rundel has a copy of the first release with matrix number "62572" correct. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572 A//2 420 1 1 1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 B//1 420 1 1 2. These again indicate the record was pressed by Philips. The front of the sleeve is laminated, the rear is matt and has three fold-over flaps. |
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CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first
release variant 1 with catalogue number below left "STEREO" arrow)
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first
release variant 1 - track timings unboxed, no printer name, compare with second
and third releases below)
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first
release variant 2 with catalogue number below "CBS" logo on right, second
release is the same at top)
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first release
variant 2
- track timings boxed, second release is the same, printed by Garrod &
Lofthouse Ltd.)
Gerd Rundel also has a copy with a variant sleeve where the matrix number is incorrect on both first release record labels. The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG-62572-1A-1, Side 2 - SBPG-62572-1B-1. (CBS BPG 62575 is actually the catalogue number of the 1965 CBS UK release of Johnny Cash's Ride This Train, an album which interestingly was first released in the UK in 1960 on the Philips label, although this record has different matrix numbers from the Philips pressings.)
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - second release, late 1965:
Henry Bell's second release copy shown has a stereo sleeve with printed "STEREO"/arrows logo and the record has orange CBS labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572-1A-1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 B2. The catalogue numbers on the record labels are correct with "62572" on both sides. The track timings at the bottom of the rear sleeve are in a box.
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - first and second releases in mono sleeves, Sep 1965 onwards:
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - front of mono sleeve, photo by Martin Gayford (record is first stereo release variant 2) |
Thomas Lund has a copy in a mono sleeve with a "STEREO" sticker on the rear. The sleeve does not have musician credits and was printed by Garrod & Lofthouse, see Mono Album Releases. |
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CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of front of stickered mono sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (thick "CBS" logo, shown for comparison) |
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - rear of mono sleeve with "STEREO" sticker, photo by Martin Gayford |
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear of mono sleeve with "STEREO" sticker and musician credits, photo by Martin Gayford (record is first stereo release variant 2) |
CBS BPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear of mono sleeve with "STEREO" sticker and musician credits, scan by Rene Jørgensen (record is second stereo release) |
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of front of stickered mono sleeve, scan by Rene Jørgensen (fine "CBS" logo, record is second stereo release) |
Martin Gayford also has a copy in a mono sleeve with a "STEREO" sticker on the rear. The sleeve has musician credits and was also printed by Garrod & Lofthouse. The record has first stereo release variant 1 labels with the correct matrix number to the right of the centre hole. This copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572-1A-1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 B2.
Rene Jørgensen has a copy of the second stereo release record in a mono sleeve with a "STEREO" sticker on the rear sleeve. The CBS logo on the front sleeve is finer than that on Hans Seegers' mono sleeve. The record has matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG 62572 1A1, Side 2 - SBPG 62572 2B2. It has an orange CBS generic inner sleeve with details of recent CBS UK albums of artists like Marty Robbins, The Byrds, etc.
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - third release, late 1960s:
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - detail of rear, photocopy by Paul Shenton (third
release - track timings unboxed plus stereo information box, printed by E.
J. Day, London, "GB" on right, same as Sandra Bishop's third release copy)
Robert Matthews has a copy bought in 1966 that doesn't fit any of the other ones illustrated here. The front sleeve has the CBS logo at top left with no writing, and a laminate that off the edge by 2mm. It has an original front sticker showing it was bought from "Boots Nottingham". The rear sleeve is the early version without the musician credits and has three folded-over flaps. The CBS logo at rear top right has the mono catalogue number underneath and the track listing is unboxed tracks. The record comes in an original orange advert inner sleeve. It has plain orange CBS labels with "33" as the playing speed and no stereo arrows. As shown above it has the wrong number on each side to the right of the centre hole - "62575" instead of "62572". The label is textured but the texturing ends part way in rather than close to the edge. The inner ring press overlaps the CBS logo. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62572-2A-1, Side 2 - 62572-2B-1.
CBS SBPG 62572 (UK) - fourth release, late 1960s:
Tom Willems has a fourth variant of the UK stereo release:
Front sleeve: identical to scan of Henry V. Bell (first and second release)
Rear sleeve: folded-over flaps, track list boxed as in the photo by Henry V. Bell, stereo arrow plus CBS logo with catalogue number underneath it as in the photo by Henry V. Bell, but: no credits for the producer or the musicians (like the scan by Gerd Rundel). The sleeve notes have the "meaningless" variant.
Record labels: orange labels, Side 1: "62572 A" (correct), Side 2: "62575 B" (incorrect), rest of labels identical to first release (scans by Gerd Rundel)
Tony Klein has a copy of the album which he bought in England somewhere between 1967-68 in a mono sleeve and with mono labels as listed in Mono Album Releases. However, both sides of the (stereo!) LP are actually from stereo matrices given as follows: Side 1 - SBPG-62572-1A-1, Side 2 - SBPG-62572-1B-1. More details of this album are on the mono album page. Éamonn Ó Catháin has a copy of what looks like the third release where the record has plain orange CBS labels. This copy has 1970s style matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572 A2, Side 2 - S 62572 B2. The record comes in a CBS "Inner Sleeve" issue 5 including details of Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, which dates from 1972.
CBS Sbpg 62572 (UK), mid 1970s/CBS S 62572 (UK), mid 1970s:
CBS Sbpg 62572/CBS S 62572 (UK) -
detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (mid 1970s releases)
Thanks to Paul Shenton for pointing out the discrepancies in track times between the sleeve and the record labels:
Like A Rolling Stone: Sleeve - 5:59, Side 1 - 6:06
Tombstone Blues: Sleeve - 5:53, Side 1 - 5:55
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry: Sleeve - 3:25, Side 1 - 4:03
From A Buick Six: Sleeve - 3:06, Side 1 - 3:11
Ballad Of A Thin Man: Sleeve - 5:48, Side 1 - 5:55
Queen Jane Approximately: Sleeve - 4:57, Side 2 - 5:30
Highway 61 Revisited: Sleeve - 3:15, Side 2 - 3:20
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: Sleeve - 5:08, Side 2 - 5:26
Desolation Row: Sleeve - 11:18, Side 2 - 11:18 (the only one that is the same!)
From this point all record labels that have track times have these longer times.
CBS S 62572 (Ireland), mid 1970s:
CBS S 62572 (UK), around 1977 (three variants):
Gerd Rundel believes these variants must be dated between his listed mid 1970s copies above and Manuel's late 1970s copy below. He dates them at approx. 1977. The third release record labels are still without "LC|0149" in a capsule. The third and fourth release Side 1 labels have “(P) 1975” to the right of the centre hole while the Side 2 labels have “(P) 1965”. (Manuel's late 1970s copy below has this also.) Highway 61 Revisited on the third and fourth release Side 2 record labels is misspelled as "Revisted".
The third release record comes in the same sleeve as already listed for the mid 1970s releases and the record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572 A2, Side 2 - SPBG 62572 B2. The matrix number on Side 2 is wrongly stamped “SPBG” instead of the correct ”SBPG”. (This matrix error is also listed for David Sandiland's release and Gerd's first mid 1970s copy).
The fourth 1970s release copy actually comes in the same sleeve as the late 1970s/early 1980s records shown below. The orange/yellow CBS labels still have “MADE IN ENGLAND” at the bottom. The labels now have the "LC|0149" capsule which is present on Manuel and Gerd's copies below. Highway 61 Revisited on the Side 2 record label is again misspelled as "Revisted". The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-62572-A4, Side 2 - CBS-S-62572-B4.
The fifth 1970s release copy again comes in the same sleeve as the late 1970s/early 1980s records shown below. The record labels have significant differences from the third and fourth release labels:
The "LC|0149" capsule is now to the left of the centre hole below the stereo arrows
“33⅓ RPM” to the right of the centre hole is in a different typeface
“(P) 1965” is on both labels to the right of the centre hole
Highway 61 Revisited on Side 2 is spelled correctly
The record of the copy shown again has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-62572-A4, Side 2 - CBS-S-62572-B4.
CBS S 62572 (UK), late 1970s, late 1970s/early 1980s:
CBS S 62572 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (late 1970s/early
1980s
releases)
The front sleeve is the same design as Sandra Bishop's third 1960s design above. The rear sleeve is also the same design as Sandra Bishop's third 1960s design above, with the text box about playing CBS stereo records, but with the addition of codes "CB|271" boxed plus "60" in a circle at top right and "LC|0149" in a lozenge at bottom right. The album title is above "BOB DYLAN" on the record labels. "MADE IN ENGLAND" is now in the circumference text on the right and there is no text at the bottom of the labels. Highway 61 Revisited on the Side 2 record label is again misspelled as "Revisted". The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-62572-A4, Side 2 - CBS-S-62572-B5.
CBS S bpg 62572 (UK), late 1970s/early 1980s
(three releases):
On all these sets of labels the arrows under "Stereo" to the left of the centre hole are now missing. The album title is again above "BOB DYLAN". Highway 61 Revisited on the Side 2 record label is spelled correctly this time (unlike on the Side 2 labels before and after). The "LC|0149" capsule is at high top right. Instead of being dated "1975", the Side 1 labels are now dated "1965" again.
The first copy shown still has "MADE IN ENGLAND" at the bottom of the labels. The record of this first copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1: CBS-S-62572-A3, Side 2: CBS-S-62572-B4.
The second copy shown has no text at the bottom of the record labels and "MADE IN ENGLAND" has moved to the circumference text on the right. The record of the second copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1: CBS-S-62572-A4 (same as Manuel's copy), Side 2: CBS-62572-B5 (missing "S-" after "CBS-").
The third copy shown has the CBS copyright at the bottom of the record labels instead of "MADE IN ENGLAND", which is now in the circumference text. The record of the third copy again has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1: CBS-S-62572-A4 (same as Manuel's copy), Side 2: CBS-62572-B5 (missing "S-" after "CBS-").
CBS S 62572 (UK), mid/late 1980s (two releases):
The release above is from the mid/late 1980s. Strangely, the catalogue number has not changed to "CBS 32xxx" as expected but remains as "CBS S 62572". The sleeve is the same as Manuel's late 1970s/early 1980s release. The record now has red CBS labels, but they are not the same as each other! The record label text layout looks the same as Manuel's orange/yellow late 1970s release (with the arrows below "STEREO" restored to the left of the centre hole), however the Side 1 record label has CBS copyright info at the bottom and "MADE IN ENGLAND" has moved to the circumference text on the right, while on the Side 2 record label the CBS copyright info has been moved to the circumference also (this is normally a later design). An earlier mistake has reappeared - Highway 61 Revisited on the Side 2 record label is misspelled as "Revisted". The Side 1 label has "(P) 1975" while the Side 2 label has "(P) 1965"! The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS 62572 A5, Side 2 - CBS 62572-B7.
Side 1 of the second copy has CBS copyright info in the circumference while the second Side 2 has CBS copyright info at the bottom. Highway 61 Revisited on the Side 2 record label is again misspelled as "Revisted", so both Side 2 labels have the same mistake. The Side 1 label again has "(P) 1975" while the Side 2 label has "(P) 1965"! The record of this copy has the same matrix numbers as the other listed mid/late 1980s copy.
Peter Oudejans has a variant 2 copy where Side 1 is mislabelled with the Side 3 label of Bob Dylan At Budokan! However, the Side 2 label is the expected variant 2 label with "MADE IN ENGLAND" and CBS copyright info in the circumference text and no text at the bottom of the label.
CBS 460953 1/CBS S 62572 (UK), late 1980s:
This release was transitional between the CBS 62572 releases and the later 1980s UK stereo vinyl release with a new catalogue number, CBS 460953 1 (as per the cassette releases CBS 460953 4 below). There are two stickers on the front: “NEW AT MID-PRICE” and “Nice Price CBS”, even though the album was never given a “CBS 32xxx” mid-price catalogue number. The sleeve still has "65272" on the front, the spine and at rear top right. However, at rear top left there is another sticker, with the new catalogue number "460953 1" in a box, a barcode and "PA" also boxed. At rear top right there are codes “CB|271” in a box, plus “60” in a circle, plus “LC|0149” in a lozenge at rear bottom right. My guess is that the rear sticker should actually been at rear top right hiding this info, the boxes on the sticker are right aligned. The record has red CBS labels with “MADE IN ENGLAND” and CBS copyright info in the circumference text (Side 1 is the same as the Side 1 label of Gerd Rundel's copy with mixed labels above). The Side 1 label again has "(P) 1975" while the Side 2 label has "(P) 1965"! The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS 62572 A5, Side 2 - CBS 62572 – B7 (the same matrix numbers as the other listed mid/late 1980s copies).
CBS 460953 1 (UK), late 1980s (two record label
variants):
CBS 460953 1 (UK)
- detail of rear, scan by Paul Shenton (fourth mid/late 1980s
release)
The
record of Paul Shenton's copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS
62572 A5 460953-1-A5, Side 2 - CBS 62572 – B7
460953-1-B7.
The same matrix numbers as the other listed mid/late 1980s copies above
have been scratched out and new matrix numbers with the new catalogue
number added.
Gerd Rundel's late 1980s copy comes in the same sleeve as Paul Shenton's copy without the front stickers. The record comes in the "CBS NICE Price" inner sleeve shown and has variant red CBS labels. The CBS copyright info is again at the bottom of the labels but "MADE IN ENGLAND" in the circumference text is missing, possibly because this record was made in Holland. The Side 1 label again has the "BALLARD OF A THIN MAN" mistake. The record has the same handwritten matrix numbers as those of Paul Shenton's copy.
Thanks to Henry V. Bell, Mick Robinson, Gerd Rundel, Éamonn Ó Catháin, Rene Jørgensen, Sandra Bishop, Augie Krater, Manuel García Jara, Tom Willems, David Sandilands, Sergio Mariano Romay, Paul Shenton and Martin Gayford for information and pictures.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP 180gm reissue, Absolute Analogue 006/Columbia 62572 (UK), 1998:
This album reproduces the original UK front and rear artwork including the completely different rear sleeve, and has orange CBS labels.
Thanks to Craig Callahan and Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP 180gm reissue, Simply Vinyl SVLP 173/Columbia 62572 1 (UK), 2000:
Columbia 62572 1/Simply Vinyl SVLP 173 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara (2000 180gm release)
Thanks again to Paul Shenton for pointing out the discrepancies in track times between the sleeve and the record labels of this release and the sleeve and record labels of previous releases! On this release the sleeve and the record label track times for once agree, but they are all longer than those shown above:
Like A Rolling Stone: 6:13, previous releases 5:59, 6:06
Tombstone Blues: 6:00, previous releases 5:53, 5:55
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry: 4:09, previous releases 3:25, 4:03
From A Buick Six: 3:19, previous releases 3:06, 3:11
Ballad Of A Thin Man: 5:58, previous releases 5:48, 5:55
Queen Jane Approximately: 5:31, previous releases 4:57, 5:30
Highway 61 Revisited: 3:30, previous releases 3:15, 2 3:20
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: 5:32, previous releases 5:08, 5:26
Desolation Row: Sleeve 11:22, previous releases 11:18
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette
releases, CBS 40-62572 (UK), early 1970s, re-released mid-1970s/;ate 1960s; CBS 460953 4 (UK), mid 1980s:
David Burgess has a Jun 1970 CBS UK leaflet advertising the release of
Self Portrait
that lists an 8-track stereo tape cartridge CBS 42-62572.
Scans required!
CBS 40-62572 (UK), early 1970s, re-released mid-1970s/late 1960s:
The first UK CBS release has a folded insert with the sleeve notes on the inside. The cassette is light grey with orange CBS paper labels. The sides are reversed, so that Side 1 is the vinyl album Side 2 and vice-versa!
The second UK CBS cassette release can be dated to 1976 or earlier because Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL), the UK music licensing company and performance rights organisation, moved from Oxford Street in London to Ganton Street in 1977, and the inside of the cassette insert has the Oxford Street address. The insert is much shorter and just has the track listing on the inside - this was on the folded flap of the earlier release. The cassette is light grey with black text, there are no paper labels. The sides are still reversed as on the first release.
The third UK CBS cassette release is probably from the late 1970s even though the inside of the cassette insert still has the PPL Oxford Street address. The outside of the insert now has the Dolby symbol and the European "LC" code as shown. The cassette is again light grey with black text, but this time the case is smooth, without the textured edges of the mid-1979s cassette case. The sides are still reversed as on the first release.
CBS 460953 4 (UK), mid 1980s (two variants):
There are two variants, both with the same outside insert and cassette. The difference is in the track timings (see the comparison of sleeve and record label times above). As far as I know the cassettes themselves play exactly the same.
Like A Rolling Stone: Variant 1 - 5:59, Variant 2 - 6:06
Tombstone Blues: Variant 1 - 5:53, Variant 2 - 5:55
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry: Variant 1 - 3:25, Variant 2 - 4:03
From A Buick Six: Variant 1 - 3:06, Variant 2 - 3:11
Ballad Of A Thin Man: Variant 1 - 5:48, Variant 2 - 5:55
Queen Jane Approximately: Variant 1 - 4:57, Variant 2 - 5:30
Highway 61 Revisited: Variant 1 - 3:15, Variant 2 - 3:20
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: Variant 1 - 5:08, Variant 2 - 5:26
Desolation Row: Variant 1 - 11:18, Variant 2 - 11:18 (the only one that is the same!)
In all cases Variant 1 has the previous record label track timings, Variant 2 has the previous rear sleeve track timings!
CBS changed to Columbia in the UK in 1991, but I don't yet have a UK Columbia cassette release.
Thanks to Tom Willems, Manuel García Jara, Henry V. Bell and Paul Shenton for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS CS 9189 (Singapore), 1965:
CBS CS 9189 (Singapore), 1965 ("meaningful" sleeve, two variants):
The first pair of these releases exported to Singapore use the US stereo sleeve without any stickers over the Columbia logos. Both records have the same US sleeve with "meaningful" in the liner notes and a small "7" printed at bottom right of the rear sleeve, which means the sleeve was fabricated by Modern Album Finishing Co., Terre Haute, IN. The pressings have the standard version of From A Buick Six, not the rarity. The records have red CBS labels with three logos and the same handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-110640, Side 2 -XSM-110641. The earlier record label has "Nonbreakable" to the left of the centre hole, on the later label it's missing. On this label the mono matrix numbers “XLP 110640/XLP 110641” are printed to the right of the centre hole. The later label has the correct matrix numbers: "XSM 110640/XSM 110641".
CBS CS 9189 (Singapore), 1965 ("meaningless" sleeve, two variants):
CBS had a record pressing facility in Singapore from 1967, so records after that were sourced locally.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Como Una Piedra Que Rueda [Like A Rolling Stone]" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS CLS-5144 (Mexico), 1966:
CBS CLS-5144 (Mexico) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album was manufactured in Mexico in 1966. It has a new title in Spanish and a unique rear sleeve with country-specific sleeve notes in Spanish also. The Dylan sleeve notes are missing. The song titles are not translated. The record has orange CBS labels. For a 1988 Mexican stereo release, see below. For the equivalent mono release, see Mono Album Releases. |
CBS CLS-5144 (Mexico) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
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CBS CLS-5144 (Mexico) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS CLS-5144 (Mexico) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS CLS-5144 (Mexico) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, Embassy EMB-463311 (Mexico), 1988:
Embassy EMB-463311 (Mexico) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers
("HECHO EN MEXICO" [MADE IN MEXICO]")
The rear sleeve has the original US layout. The record itself has red/white Embassy labels and Hans Seegers' copy is on brown vinyl. Gerd Rundel and Geoff Lambourn have copies on translucent brown vinyl and Geoff's record has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - 50-04-18220-1A, Side 2 - 50-04-18221-1A.
For the 1966 Mexican stereo release, see above.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Lars M. Banke, Gerd Rundel and Geoff Lambourn for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 62572 (NL), 1967, re-released 1970s and 1980s; CBS 460953 1 (NL), late 1980s; Columbia 460953 1 (NL), 1991:
CBS 62572 (NL), 1967:
Gerd Rundel has a different 1967 Dutch release which comes in a fully laminated sleeve with two differences on rear from Rene's sleeve shown above: the "B" is missing to the left of the catalogue number and CBS logo at top right, and it has “NL PRINTED IN HOLLAND” printed vertically in the bottom right hand corner. The record labels are the same as Rene's 1967 copy, but the record has stamped UK matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBPG-62572-1A-1, Side 2 -SBPG-62572-1B-1. It's possible the record was pressed in the UK and then sent to Holland to be given Dutch labels and put in a Dutch sleeve. Simon Blokker has a copy in a sleeve which still has the "B" at rear top right, but also has “NL PRINTED IN HOLLAND” printed vertically in the bottom right hand corner. The record of this copy is the same as Rene's, with matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572-A, Side 2 - S 62572-B.
Michel Pomarede has a copy of the 1967 release but with a 'Y' near the catalogue number in the top right corner of the rear sleeve as shown below for the 1970s release. The rear sleeve again has “NL PRINTED IN HOLLAND” printed vertically in the bottom right hand corner.
CBS S 62572 (NL), 1970s:
The record of the 1970s release now has orange/yellow CBS labels with catalogue number "62572" (no "S"). The rear sleeve has the vertical text “NL PRINTED IN HOLLAND” at bottom right but now has “Y” in a circle at top right. The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572-A, Side 2 - S 62572-B.
CBS S 62572 (NL), 1980s:
Thanks to Paul Prince, Hans Seegers and Arie de Reus for pictures of a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl with red CBS labels. Arie de Reus confirms that this is genuine and was privately pressed by employees of CBS Holland, along with Desire and Infidels. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for scans of the regular 1980s release on black vinyl. The record of Gerd's copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572-A, Side 2 - S 62572-B.
Patti Fultz has a picture disc with catalogue number CBS S62572 with the cover picture on Side 1 and the liner notes/rear photograph on Side 2. This comes in a clear plastic wallet and claims to have been manufactured in Canada, but is again definitely unofficial.
CBS 460953 1 (NL), late 1980s:
CBS 460953 1 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
(late 1980s release)
The sleeve and record of this late 1980s release were made in Holland. The front sleeve has no logo at top left (as Manuel's 1991 Columbia release below). The rear sleeve has a barcode at top right plus “CB|231” in a capsule and “52” in a circle to the left of the CBS logo. "LC|0149" in a capsule is printed at rear bottom right. The record has red CBS labels with the new catalogue number "CBS 460953 1", and the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-62572-2A-1 (stamped), Side 2 - S 62572-B (handwritten).
Columbia 460953 1 (NL), 1991:
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Manuel García Jara, Gerd Rundel, Paul Prince, Rene Jørgensen, Mick Robinson, Dag Stian Husby and Patti Fultz for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-62572 (NL), mid-1970s; CBS 460953 4 (NL), late 1980s; Columbia 460953 4 (NL), 1991, later 1990s:
The 1991 release still has "CBS" on the insert, but now has "Columbia" on the cassette labels. The later 1990s release now has a new Columbia insert. The cassette is transparent smoked grey with white text, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Ger Hemel, Michael Bällstav and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS S 62572 (West Germany), 1967:
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 62572 (Greece), 1967(?); CBS (S) 62572 (Greece), mid-1970s (two releases); CBS 460953 1 (Greece), late 1980s:
CBS S 62572 (Greece), 1967:
CBS S 62572 (Greece) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M.
Banke (1967 release - "Manufactured in Greece", "MT 4962")
The sleeves of these Greek releases had a printer code "MT 49xx" on the rear sleeve at bottom right, Highway 61 Revisited was "MT 4962".
CBS (S) 62572 (Greece), mid-1970s (two releases, three sleeve variants):
CBS S 62572 (Greece) - detail of rear, scan by Lars
M. Banke (first and second mid-1970s releases - Greek sleeve *Manufactured in
Greece")
CBS S 62572 (NL for Greece) - detail of rear, scan by Lars
M. Banke (second mid-1970s release - Dutch sleeve "NL
printed in Holland")
The first mid-1970s release has a record which was made in Greece and has orange/yellow CBS labels with track timings and a single line of circumference text. The copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 – S 62572 A, Side 2 - S 62572 B.
The second mid-1970s release has a record which was again made in Greece and has orange/yellow CBS labels with a different design, including being without track timings but having two lines of circumference text. The record with these labels comes in either a Greek sleeve or a Dutch sleeve. The records inside the sleeves shown are identical and have the same handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 – S 62572 A, Side 2 - S 62572 B plus the letter "H" in a circle, also handwritten.
CBS 460953 1 (Greece), late 1980s:
CBS 460953 (Greece) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M.
Banke (late 1980s release)
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS SBP 233279 (Australia), 1967, re-released 1969 and twice in 1970s:
Each of the 1960s front sleeves has a different "Stereo" logo at centre top, although the record labels are very similar. The first rear sleeve doesn't have the text box at the bottom, the subsequent rear sleeves all have it.
None of the 1969 releases shown or the 1970s releases have the Allan's logo on the labels, although all the songs are still credited to Allan's. (Allan's were music publishers in Australia for Bob Dylan records from 1965 to 1969.) The record with the final 1960s/early 1970s labels comes in the same sleeve as the third 1969/1970s releases. The labels are different from the previous labels because "BOB DYLAN - HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED" is now on one line like the new design 1970s labels. Also "Allan's" under the song titles is no longer in brackets. The second 1970s record labels have longer copyright text along the bottom edge. A.R.C. changed its name to CBS Records Australia Limited on 17 Oct 1977, and after that date the longer bottom edge text includes the CBS copyright information. (Stuart Moore says that the label change may not have occurred till late 1978 or early 1979, Bob Dylan At Budokan from 1978 still does not have a CBS copyright nor does Masterpieces, Slow Train Coming from 1979 does have the CBS copyright.)
Thanks to Stuart Moore, Peter Lindberg and Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette releases, CBS PC 279 (Australia), 1970s (twice), re-released 1980s:
PC 279 was included as the only 1960s release in a 1989 CBS Australia boxed set called A Collection, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 1980s. The cassette insert looks identical but the case is now transparent smoked grey with a unique "striped" appearance and white text printed directly on to the case, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS
SBP 473233 (New Zealand), 1967, re-released early
1970s, late 1970s:
For the New Zealand mono album release, see Mono
Album Releases.
CBS SBP 473233 (New Zealand), 1967:
These releases use a mono/stereo sleeve with both catalogue numbers printed on the rear and on the spine and the US rear sleeve design. The sleeves and records were made in New Zealand. Like the first US and Canadian releases, the rear sleeve has "meaningful" instead of "meaningless".
The first New Zealand pressing of this album comes in a mono/stereo sleeve with a silver foil stereo sticker on the front. The record labels are plain orange with the Allan's logo to the right of the centre hole. (Allan's were music publishers in Australia and New Zealand for Bob Dylan records between 1965 and 1970). The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - MX146549 SBPG233279-1, Side 2 - MX146550-B SBPG233279-2.
CBS SBP 473233 (New Zealand), early 1970s (three releases):
There is a third early 1970s label variant where the labels are similar in colour to the first 1970s label and also have the wider line spacing, but to the right of the centre hole they have “SIDE ONE” and “SIDE TWO” instead of “Side One” or “Side Two” on the second line instead of the third line. Lars M. Banke has found a copy of this third record label variant where Side 1 has the wrong label, the Side 2 label from Santana's 1974 album Borboletta (CBS SBP 474260), which dates the label style as 1974. The record Side 1 plays correctly.
CBS SBP 473233 (New Zealand), late 1970s:
Thanks to Bill Hester, Lars M. Banke, Manuel García Jara and Phoenix C for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia/CBS CS 9189 (Philippines), 1968-69; CBS/Sony LP 1598/SOPL 225 (Philippines), 1974:
Columbia/CBS CS 9189 (Philippines), 1968-69 (two releases):
The record has orange CBS labels with two variants. As shown in the detail scans, variant 2 has text in a different typeface and the text elements to the left of the centre hole are positioned differently. Both copies shown have stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 110640-2A, Side 2 - XSM 110641-1A.
CBS/Sony LP-1598/SOPL 225 (Philippines), 1974:
CBS/Sony LP-1598/SOPL 225 (Philippines) - detail of
rear, scan by Lars M. Banke ("Manufactured in the Philippines by Blackgold
Records Corporation" on left)
Thanks to Arie de Reus, Hans Seegers, Joe Hancock and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan), 1970; CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan), 1974; CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan), 1976, re-released early 1977:
CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan), 1970:
CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1970) with side obi - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Like the first US stereo pressing above, these albums contained a then rarity, R-0046, an alternate take of From A Buick 6 with a harmonica intro - see 1965 for more details. CBS/Sony SONP 50345 had a different rear sleeve from the US release, with Japanese text and without pictures. The regular rear sleeve formed the front of a 4-page folded insert. There was a red side obi with price ¥1, 800. The promo record had black/white CBS/Sony promo labels and the commercial record had orange/cream CBS/Sony labels. | ||||
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CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1970) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (promo release) |
CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1970) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (promo release) |
CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1970) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
CBS/Sony SONP-50345 (Japan, 1970) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
CBS/Sony SOPL-225 (Japan), 1974:
CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan), 1976, re-released early/late 1977:
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen and Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, Sony Music SIJP 1003 (Japan), 18 Jul 2018:
The first Dylan stereo vinyl album in Japan since Knocked Out Loaded in 1986 is being released in conjunction with Bob's appearance at the Fuji Rock Festival 2018 (29 Jul 2018). It has an orange top obi similar to the one from the 1974 release CBS/Sony SOPL-225 above. The price this time is ¥3,800 (before tax). The record has been manufactured in Japan in what appears to be a brand new Sony pressing plant built to cope with the vinyl revival. The packaging includes replicas of the 1970s inner sleeve and liner notes, as well as lyrics printed both in English and Japanese. There is also a download code for smart phones.
The black sticker at bottom left says: "All tracks on this
copy you purchased can be heard on your smart phone now." The text in the box on
the large sticker at bottom right says:
"①End-to-end manufacturing in Sony Music Group.
②Lacquer master was cut at Sony Music Studio Tokyo, 2018.
③American-type sleeve
④Obi replicated from the Japanese initial release (not actually true,
see above!).
⑤Liner notes are taken from the initial release as well as lyrics both in
English and Japanese."
This new release does not include the alternate take of From A Buick 6 with a harmonica intro (R-0046, see 1965).
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson and Michel Pomarede for information and scan.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 62572 (Spain), 1971, re-released 1973, 1974, 1978; CBS 460953-1 (Spain), 1988 (two releases); CBS/Sony 460953-1 (Spain), 1991:
CBS S 62572 (Spain), 1971:
1965).
matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM-110640-1A, Side 2 - XSM-110641-1J. The song titles are in English in continuous lines and on Side 1 From A Buick Six is mistitled "From A Buick". On Side 2 "Approximately" in Queen Jane Approximately is misspelled "Aproximately". The Side 1 matrix number is the same as the USA first pressing, but From A Buick 6 is not the alternate take (R-0046, seeGerd Rundel has a copy Side 1 - XSM 110640-3A, Side 2 - XSM 110641-1J (again). The sleeve is the same as Manuel's with the additional text "PRINTED IN SPAIN" (in English) at bottom right.
with alternate record labels as shown, maybe dating from around 1972. Each song title is centrally aligned on its own line and also the text to the right of the centre hole has a different layout. The record has stamped US matrix numbers:CBS S 62572 (Spain), 1973:
CBS S 62572 (Spain), 1974:
CBS S 62572 (Spain), 1978:
Sergio Mariano Romay's copy of the 1978 release has the same fully laminated front and rear sleeve as Manuel’s 1978 release. On the rear sleeve there is a sticker at top right, with the price (600 pesetas) and the name of the record shop (El Corte Inglés). It also has the same lyrics insert printed in black. The differences are in the record labels, also orange/yellow:
Above the central hole “HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED” is in a different type face
To the left of the central hole, the arrows below "ESTEREO" are missing, with a different layout of “Cara …”, “ESTEREO” and “33⅓” on both labels
To the right of the central hole, below the "SGAE" box there is now “XSM 110640” (Side 1) and “XSM 110641” (Side 2)
Below the central hole the song titles are in a different type face and now listed one per line instead of continuously. From A Buick 6 on Side 1 and Queen Jane Approximately on Side 2 are still incorrectly listed.
The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572 A (plus a triangle), Side 2 - XSM 110641-1J.
CBS 460953 1 (Spain), 1988 (two releases):
The variant 1 record was made in Spain by Discos CBS S.A., Madrid, and the variant 2 record was made by Tecnodisco S.A., also Madrid. The records of both copies shown have stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 460953-1A o, Side 2 - 460953-1B o.
CBS/Sony 460953 1 (Spain), 1991:
The sleeve was again printed by Indugraf of Madrid and the record was made by Tecnodisco S.A. There is now a barcode on the rear sleeve at top right. The record has red CBS/Sony labels with song titles in English, now left aligned. There is no longer a 1988 date. From A Buick 6 is mistitled "From A Buick's"! The copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 460953 1A, Side 2 - 460953 1B.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Gerd Rundel and Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-62572 (Spain), 1974, CBS 460953-4 (Spain), 1988; CBS/Sony RCD0008-4 (Spain), 1991:
The next CBS cassette release listed has a new catalogue number, Dolby noise reduction and is dated 1988. The front insert this time was printed by Indugraf of Madrid and is a single folded card with track titles and timings on the inside. It has the new CBS Spain Madrid address of Paseo de la Castellana 93. On the insert listings From A Buick Six on Side 1 and Queen Jane Approximately on Side 2 are both correct! This release has a light grey plastic cassette with black text printed directly on it, there are no paper labels. From A Buick Six is still mistitled "From A Buick" on the cassette insert, but is correct on Side 1 of the cassette. "Approximately" in Queen Jane Approximately is still misspelled "Aproximately" on both the insert and the cassette labels.
The CBS/Sony release with Dolby noise reduction has a third catalogue number and is dated 1991. The front illustration is unusual in that it's a reproduction of the CD front insert including the Compact Disc logo! The front insert was again printed by Indugraf and is a single folded card with track titles and timings on the inside. On the insert listings From A Buick Six on Side 1 and Queen Jane Approximately on Side 2 are both correct! This release has a light grey plastic cassette with black text printed directly on it not including track titles this time, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette release, CBS 40-62572 (France), 1973:
Although there was a mono release of Highway 61 Revisited in France in the 1960s (see Mono Album Releases), I have as yet had no report of a French stereo vinyl LP. This cassette release has a folded insert, blank in the inside. The cassette was made in France and is dated 1973. It is grey with black text printed directly on to it, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP release, CBS 62572 (Portugal), mid 1970s:
CBS 62572
(Portugal)
- detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS ASF 1715
(South Africa/Mozambique), 1972:
For the very rare South African mono album release, see Mono
Album Releases.
CBS ASF 1715
(South Africa) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
CBS ASF 1715
(Mozambique) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP release, CBS Sugar 62572 (Italy), 1975, re-released mid-1970s, late 1970s:
CBS Sugar 62572 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Sergio
Mariano Romay (1975 and mid-1970s releases - late 1970s release has the same text but no
fold-over flap)
CBS Sugar 62572 (Italy) - spine scan by Sergio Mariano
Romay (all releases)
Lars M. Banke has a late 1970s copy in a sleeve without fold-over flaps on the rear. The record still has orange/yellow CBS labels, but now the bottom text is just "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS" without "SUGAR", but still aligned as if "SUGAR" were present. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - S 62572 A, Side 2 - S 62572 B.
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo/mono vinyl LP, Discos CBS 137.457
(Brazil), 1979, re-released 1983:
The 1979 release is the first Brazilian stereo release of the album. There was a
1966 mono release, Discos CBS 37.457, see
Mono Album Releases.
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz and Manuel García Jara for information and to Hans Seegers, Dag Braathen and Lars M. Banke for further information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia/Seoul Records CPL-1180 (South Korea), 24 Sep 1991:
Columbia/Seoul Records CPL-1180
(South Korea) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara ("SONY" logo on
right)
Columbia/Seoul Records CPL-1180
(South Korea) - spine scan by Manuel García Jara
"Highway 61 Revisited" - remastered stereo vinyl LP release, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group (catalogue number?) (Europe), 20 Nov 2015:
Picture from musique.fnac.com |
This new stereo LP release comes with an MP3 version of the
album. More information will be added when available. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information. |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo 180gm test pressing, Columbia/Sony Music (catalogue number?) (Europe), 22 Oct 2018:
Side 1 and generic sleeve, photo from eBay |
Storage boxes for the Bob Dylan Vinyl Collection, photo from www.deagostini.com |
This disc in a generic sleeve with plain white labels was pressed by MPO (Moulages et Plastiques de l'Ouest), a French CD and vinyl family owned pressing company. This is a test pressing for the album released in Italy as part of the De Agostini Bob Dylan Vinyl Collection on 15 Jan 2019, see Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that Byline Publishing, a division of the Italian partwork company De Agostini, is offering a new collection of 180gm heavyweight vinyl discs called Dylan Vinyl - The Definitive Collection, with the first part being The Times They Are A-Changin' at £7.99 from 15 Sep 2021.This looks like a repeat of the 2018-19 series, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2020s.
. Thanks to
Thanks to
Éamonn Ó Catháin
and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
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