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This page lists mono releases of this regular Bob Dylan album. These LPs were
listed here because the mono versions of Dylan songs were
unavailable on CD until the release of the first eight Dylan albums in mono as
The Original Mono Recordings in 2010. 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. Thanks to David Burgess for the UK catalogue numbers - all my mono LPs were stolen when my Manchester flat was burgled in May 1968! For stereo releases of this album, see International Album Releases (Regular). |
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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: 05 February, 2024.
Vinyl Releases
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - promo mono vinyl LP, Columbia CL 2105 (USA), Dec 1963:
 The original photo uncropped, scan by Dag Braathen |
The front photograph was taken by Barry Feinstein,
uncredited. It's a pastiche of a Woody Guthrie photo. Barry Feinstein sadly died
on 20 Oct 2011, for more pictures of Bob by Barry, see
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higher crop of the photo with more of Bob's hair than the US release! For
example, the UK album picture starts at the top of the picture with the CBS logo
and ends just below the top visible unbuttoned button on Bob's shirt; the US
album picture starts just above the text, cutting off more of the top of Bob's
head and ends as shown showing the buttoned button. |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - front with timing strip, scan by Gerd Rundel (first release - mono catalogue number at top left) |
These promo copies have the first US mono sleeve (see below) with the mono catalogue number at front top left and just the mono catalogue number on the rear sleeve. There is a radio station timing strip on the front sleeve of Gerd Rundel's copy and a radio station play log on the rear sleeve. The first entry in the play log is for "12-22", presumably 22 Dec 1963. This would tend to support a commercial release date of 13 Jan 1964, see below. There is also a "3" on the rear sleeve at bottom right. This indicates the sleeve was made by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at Terre Haute, IN. |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of front with mono catalogue number, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of rear with mono catalogue number, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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The white label promo album shown has the words "RADIO STATION COPY - NOT FOR RESALE" on the labels below the title. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1F, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1G. Manuel García Jara has a commercial copy without the front timing strip and the rear play log on the sleeve, which also has a "3" on the rear in the same position. This record has commercial "Guaranteed High Fidelity" labels as below but with the same matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1F, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1G.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP, Columbia CL 2105 (USA),
10 Feb
1964, re-released 1965 and 1967-68:
10 Feb 1964 is the release date given by bobdylan.com, Brian Hinton's 2006
book "Bob Dylan Album File & Complete Discography" (Cassell
Illustrated), dates it as 13 Jan 1964.
CL 2105 (USA, mono), first release, 1964:
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Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first release - mono catalogue number at top left) |
The US rear sleeve has track times and also poems by Bob, "11 Outlined Epitaphs", subsequently published in his "Writings And Drawings" book and "Lyrics 1962-1985". The rear sleeve showed the first two and a half poems, which were continued on an insert. |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), detail of first commercial release label - "NONBREAKABLE", Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
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The matrix numbers of the first mono pressings were Side 1 - XLP-75526-1A, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1A - subsequent pressings were 1B, 1C, etc. Manuel García Jara has a copy of the first commercial release with a demonstration sticker on Side 2 that reads "FOR DEMONSTRATION USE ONLY/... FOR SALE". "NOT FOR SALE" would be expected, and the text is aligned as if the word "NOT" should be present, however there is no sign on the sticker that it was originally present and has been erased. This copy has "1B" matrix numbers. Gerd Rundel's first release copy shown has stamped matrix numbers Side 1 - XLP-75526-1A, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1B. Hans Seegers' rear sleeve has a "3" in the bottom right hand corner, Gerd Rundel's copy has an "8" in a similar position. Both were made by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at Terre Haute, IN.
CL 2105 (USA, mono), second release, 1965:
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (second and third releases) |
The mono and stereo rear sleeves were different on the initial release, but subsequent US album releases from 1965 onwards used the same sleeve for both mono and stereo versions as long as mono continued. The copy shown of the 1964 rear sleeve has a "1" in the bottom right hand corner, fabricated by Modern Album Finishing Co., Terre Haute, IN. Anders Ydremark and Gerd Rundel have copies of the second release sleeve with a "6" in the bottom right hand corner, this time made by Imperial Paper Box Corp. of Brooklyn, NY. Ian Woodward has a friend who has a copy which has the first release record with "1A" matrix numbers but in the 1965 sleeve with a "1" in the bottom right hand corner of the sleeve as Stuart Leitch's copy. Gerd Rundel has a copy with a white sticker with "FOR DEMONSTRATION USE ONLY/NOT FOR SALE" on the Side 2 label in a sleeve with a "1" in the bottom right hand corner. | |||
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (second and third releases) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of second and third US rear sleeves, scan by Gerd Rundel ("6") |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of subsequent US rear sleeves, both stereo and mono catalogue numbers beneath Columbia logo, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), second mono commercial release - "MONO/360 SOUND/arrows", Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), second mono commercial release, Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (same as Hans Seegers' copy) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), second mono commercial release, Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (demonstration copy) |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), second mono commercial release - "MONO/360 SOUND/arrows", Side 2 photo by Stuart Leitch |
Sergio Magnacca from Argentina has a copy with the "Guaranteed High Fidelity" label in the second sleeve, and Roger Sarao has one with matrix numbers Side 1 - XLP-75526-1B, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1B. Renaud Depierreux has a copy with the rear sleeve with both mono and stereo catalogue numbers with matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1L, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1AC. Like the copy mentioned above, there is a "1" in the bottom right hand corner of the sleeve. Stuart Leitch has a copy with the second release labels and the mono/stereo sleeve, again with a "1" in the bottom right hand corner of the sleeve.
CL 2105 (USA, mono), third release, ca. 1968:
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Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (second and third releases) |
The record of this release in the same sleeve as the second release (with a "6" at bottom right of the rear sleeve as shown above) has labels with the same design as the mono release of John Wesley Harding in 1968. This has just "MONO" on the labels instead of the “360 SOUND/MONO/arrows" logo. “NONBREAKABLE” is now missing left of the centre hole. The copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1D, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1AF. | ||||
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Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (second and third releases) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), third commercial release - Side 1 with "NONBREAKABLE" now absent and just "MONO", scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), detail of third commercial release - detail of Side 1 with "NONBREAKABLE" now absent, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA), third commercial release - Side 2 with "NONBREAKABLE" now absent and just "MONO", scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - front with stickers, photo by Paul Bridgman (third release) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - front stickers photo by Paul Bridgman (third release) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - rear photo by Paul Bridgman (third release) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of rear, photo by Paul Bridgman (third release - stereo and mono catalogue numbers) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of rear, photo by Paul Bridgman (third release with "A" at bottom right) |
 Columbia CL 2105 (USA) - detail of Side 1, photo by Paul Bridgman (third release - matrix number "XLP-75526-1H") |
Paul Bridgman has what must be a third release copy in the stereo/mono sleeve as shown. The rear sleeve has an "A" at bottom right, which indicates it was manufactured by Columbia itself at Terre Haute, IN, in the late 1960s. The record of this copy comes in a clear plastic tear-off bag and has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1H, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1G. The front sleeve has a partially removed sticker for $2.87.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Manuel García Jara, Ulf Gyllenspetz, Anders Ydremark, Sergio Magnacca, Renaud Depierreux and Stuart Leitch for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP release, Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export), 1964:
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export to Singapore) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export to Singapore) - detail of front with "Columbia" obscured, scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export to Singapore) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export to Singapore) - detail of rear with "CBS" sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export to Singapore) - Side 1 with ring-shaped sticker with three "CBS" logos and "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY", scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export to Singapore) - Side 2 with ring-shaped sticker with three "CBS" logos and "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY", scan by Lars M. Banke (partly removed) |
This US copy was exported to Singapore. "Columbia" is obscured on the front sleeve, while the rear sleeve has a "CBS" label. The rear sleeve has both mono and stereo catalogue numbers at top right and a "1" in the bottom right hand corner, so it was fabricated by Modern Album Finishing Co., Terre Haute, IN. The record labels including "NONBREAKABLE" have red ring-shaped stickers with three "CBS" logos and "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY". The Side 2 label has been partly removed. The first release matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XLP -75526-1A, Side 2 - XLP -75527-1A.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP releases, Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export), 1965:
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - front with "CBS" sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (both copies) |
This second release US copy was also possibly exported to a Far East country such as Singapore. The front and rear sleeves have "CBS" stickers, and "Columbia" is also obscured on the rear sleeve at bottom left. The rear sleeve again has both mono and stereo catalogue numbers at top right and has a "1" in the bottom right hand corner, so it was again fabricated by Modern Album Finishing Co., Terre Haute, IN. The record labels including "NONBREAKABLE" again have red ring-shaped stickers, this time with four "CBS" logos. The stamped matrix numbers are: Side 1 - XLP -75526-1AB, Side 2 - XLP -75527-1AH. |
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 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - rear with "CBS" stickers, scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
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 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - rear with "CBS" stickers, photo from Michel Pomarede (second copy) |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - detail of rear with "CBS" sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke ( (first copy, top right - second copy is the same) |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - detail of rear with "Columbia" obscured, scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy, bottom left - second copy has a "CBS" sticker here) |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - detail of rear with "CBS" sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy, bottom right - second copy is the same) |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - Side 1 with ring-shaped sticker with four "CBS" logos, scan by Lars M. Banke (both copies) |
 Columbia/CBS CL 2105 (USA for export) - Side 2 with ring-shaped sticker with four "CBS" logos, scan by Lars M. Banke (both copies) |
Michel Pomarede has found a second copy with "CBS" stickers on the front and rear sleeves and record labels in France. The sleeve is the same as that of the first copy, with both mono and stereo catalogue numbers at top right and a "1" in the bottom right hand corner of the rear. It has one "CBS" sticker on the front and three on the rear, including a "CBS" sticker at bottom left where the first sleeve just has "Columbia" obscured. The record labels including "NONBREAKABLE" have red ring-shaped stickers with four "CBS" logos.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - 180gm mono vinyl LP reissue, Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA), Aug 2001, re-released 2014:
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Anthony Perry (2001 release) |
For more
information see Sundazed's web-site
The only difference between the 2001 and 2014 releases seems to be the front sticker, the sleeve and record labels are the same. Both releases come with the poems insert. |
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 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - front sticker scan by Anthony Perry (2001 release) |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel (2014 release) |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich (both releases) |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - detail of rear with barcode, scan by Patrick Helfrich (both releases) |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (both releases) |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5108 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (both releases) |
Thanks to Anthony Perry, Patrick Helfrich and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP reissues, Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 2105 (USA); Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL/USA), 2010:
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 2105 (USA) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
This heavyweight vinyl mono release is part of the LP version of the 2010 9LP set The Original Mono Recordings, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2010s, sold separately. The record labels reproduce the style of the original 1964 mono labels. As well as "CL 2105" the record sides are also numbered "88697761051-3A/B". |
 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL/USA) - front with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL/USA) - front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
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 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL/USA) - rear with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL/USA) - rear sticker scan by Ronald Born (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 2105 (USA) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 2105 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 2105 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 2105 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
This album was also sold in Europe by the Dutch company Music On Vinyl as MOVLP 241. The copy shown has a gold Music On Vinyl sticker on the front sleeve and a white sticker with a barcode on the rear sleeve at bottom right. The rear sleeve of Ronald Born's copy has a "1" at bottom right. This indicates that the original 1962 sleeve that has been reproduced was fabricated by Modern Album Finishing Co., Terre Haute, IN. The record in the Dutch release is the same as that in the US release.
Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL) was the version of the album used for the 2017 French mono release on clear vinyl, see below.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP release, Columbia CL 2105 (Canada), Feb 1964:
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - insert front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - detail of insert rear, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - insert rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel ("PRINTED IN CAN.") |
 Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia CL 2105 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd
Rundel
The Canadian mono release sleeve has the mono catalogue number at front top left and rear top right. The country where the sleeve was printed is not shown, but the text "PRINTED IN USA" on the US sleeve is missing at rear bottom right (see US examples above). The album comes with the poem insert. The record was made in Canada and has “Guaranteed High Fidelity” labels. The copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1J, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1AA.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP releases, CBS BPG 62251 (UK), May 1964:
The UK rear sleeve not only has no track times, but also short-changes the UK record-buying public by showing only "4 Outlined Epitaphs"! The rear sleeve showed poems 1, 2, 7 and 8, and there was no insert as with the US release. UK fans had to wait until the publication of the book "Writings And Drawings" in 1974 to get the full eleven. All these records have orange CBS labels.
CBS BPG 62251 (UK), May 1964 (copies made by Philips):
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Mick Robinson has a copy of this mono LP with orange CBS rough texture labels, with playing speed "33" on both sides, and text "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" to the right of the centre hole instead of "(P) 1964" as the CBS releases. The catalogue number to the right of the centre hole is in the format "BPG 62251" instead of "bpg 62251". The matrix number to the right of the centre hole is in the format "BPG-62251 1L/2L" instead of "BPG-62251 A/B". Mick's copy has a laminated sleeve which appears to have a paste over title sheet. Thanks to Arie de Reus for the information that these copies were manufactured for CBS by Philips, with a slightly different rear sleeve design, and the vinyl is also heavier than the CBS pressed copies. The sleeve I have called "variant 1" does not have folded-over flaps on the rear but does have lamination lines as shown. The record of Arie's copy has Philips-style matrix numbers: Side 1 - BPG 62251 L V 1=420 1 1I 10, Side 2 - BPG 62251 2L V 1 420 1 1 4. |
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 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips variant 2) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips variant 2) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips variant 2 - incorrect US stereo catalogue number "CS 8905", folded-over flaps) |
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 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (copy pressed by Philips - pressing ring inside CBS logo) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (copy pressed by Philips - "BPG-62251 1L", "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964") |
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 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 2, scan by Arie de Reus (copy pressed by Philips - "BPG-62251 2L", "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964") |
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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by
Philips variant 1 without folded-over flaps - bottom text on left and right)
CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by
Philips variant 2 with folded-over flaps - bottom text on left and right)
Jakob Gerber's copy has hard-to-read Philips-style matrix numbers that look like: Side 1 - BPG 62251 L V 1=420 10 9, Side 2 - BPG 62251 2L V 1 420 011 10. These Philips matrix numbers have an inverted triangle symbol which I show as "V". Jakob's record labels unexpectedly have "(P) 1964", not "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964". Ewan Gee has a copy made by Philips with "SAMPLE Not for Sale" rubber stamped on the Side 1 record label. These labels have "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" as expected. The Philips rear sleeve has the mono US catalogue number "CL 2105" under the UK catalogue number "BPG 62251" at top right, missing from the CBS rear sleeve. However, Kimmo Niemi's Philips-made copy has the US stereo number "CS 8905" under "BPG 62251" - this was a mistake which must have been corrected. Gerd Rundel has a copy with this sleeve, which I have called "variant 2". This sleeve has three folded-over flaps on the rear.
CBS BPG 62251 (UK), May 1964 (copies made by CBS):
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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers (CBS copy) |
The CBS rear sleeve has three folded-over flaps. As CBS had no pressing plant in the UK and did not buy Oriole Records until Sep
1964, it's probable all the Dylan copies I list as having been manufactured by CBS
before then were
actually made for them by Oriole. All the record labels shown have playing speed "33" to the left of the centre hole. The catalogue number to the right of the centre hole is in the format "bpg 62251". The matrix number to the right of the centre hole is in the format "BPG-62251 A/B" with "(P) 1964" underneath instead of "BPG-62251 1L/2L" and "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964" as the Philips releases above. |
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 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 2 - pressing ring overlapping CBS logo, song titles more narrowly spaced) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 2 - pressing ring overlapping CBS logo, variant 3 is the same) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 2 - song titles more narrowly spaced) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 2 - "BPG 62251 A", "(P) 1964", variant 3 is the same) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 2) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 3 - pressing ring overlapping CBS logo, song titles more widely spaced) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 3 - song titles more widely spaced except for "(Bob Dylan)" at bottom) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (CBS copy variant 3) |
CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Hans
Seegers (CBS copy with folded-over flaps
- bottom text on left only)
I have details of three 1964 record label variants:
Pressing ring inside the CBS logo and song titles more widely spaced - the sleeve is as shown
Pressing ring overlapping the CBS logo and song titles more narrowly spaced - the sleeve of the copy shown is the same as Gerd's Philips variant 2 sleeve above
Pressing ring overlapping the CBS logo and song titles more widely spaced except for "(Bob Dylan)" at bottom - the sleeve of the copy shown is the same as Gerd's "alternate CBS copy" below
Lars M. Banke has a UK mono pressing. Unfortunately the sleeve is in very poor condition. This copy looks like a combination of some of the ones already on the website:
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (CBS variant 4 copy) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (CBS variant 4 copy) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (CBS variant 4 copy - just "62251" below logo) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (CBS variant 4 copy - printed by Dawson Rossiter with copyright text above) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (CBS variant 4 copy) |
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However, the sleeve looks more like the 1966 sleeve below printed by Dawson Rossiter Ltd., with three folded-over flaps, CBS copyright information, and no UK or US catalogue numbers on the rear sleeve at top right to the left of the CBS logo, just "62251" below the logo.
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate CBS copy) |
Gerd Rundel has a copy of the album with a CBS sleeve with three folded-over flaps on the rear, but with the additional text of "Record Sleeve Printed and Made by Dawson Rossiter Ltd." at bottom right. The record has a CBS label on Side 1 and a Philips-made label on Side 2! |
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 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (Philips label) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Peter Oudejans (CBS variant 1 label) |
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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear (alternate CBS copy
- "Dawson Rossiter Ltd." printer information at bottom right, no CBS
copyright information above, my copy)
I also have a copy of this variant, with both labels in the CBS style. It has a price sticker of "32/8" on the rear sleeve (£1.63 today). My record comes in an authentic CBS picture inner sleeve, although it dates from 1966, and includes an illustration of Blonde On Blonde on the front. The labels of both records, Gerd's and mine, have the pressing ring overlapping the CBS logo. On the CBS labels and Philips labels from Hans Seegers and Arie de Reus above the pressing ring is smaller and inside the CBS logo. The record of Gerd's copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62251-A-2, Side 2 - 62251-B-2. The record of my copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62251-3A-1, Side 2 - 62251 B. Peter Oudejans has a copy that has a "33⅓" Philips label on Side 1 as below, and a "33" CBS label on Side 2. The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - BPG 62251 1L-A-1=420BPG 62251 2L-A-1=420 (Philips), Side 2 - 62251 A162251 B-2 (CBS).
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playing speed on all the above record labels is just "33".
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (1966 release) |
Gerd Rundel has found this copy, which dates from around 1966. It has a sleeve again made by Dawson Rossiter Ltd., with three folded-over flaps, The rear sleeve, which is a separate card glued in, appears badly positioned. There are no UK or US catalogue numbers on the rear sleeve at top right to the left of the CBS logo, just "62251" below the logo as on the 1969 Shorewood sleeve below. CBS copyright information has been added at bottom right. |
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 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (1966 release) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (1966 release) |
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (1966 release - printed by Dawson Rossiter Ltd as above, CBS copyright information added, printed slanted) |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (1966 release, no "MONO" on left, playing speed large "33⅓", Philips-style matrix number "BPG-62251.1L") |
 CBS bpg 62251 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (1966 release) |
The record labels are also unique, the playing speed to the
left of the centre hole is now "33⅓",
in the same type face as the "33" on the labels immediately above, different
from the "33⅓"
on the 1969 labels below. The "MONO" plus arrows to the left of the centre hole
are not yet present. The matrix numbers to the right of the centre hole are
Philips style - "BPG-62251.1L" and "BPG-62251.2L".
Peter Oudejans has a copy with the same Side 1 label as shown but where the Side
2 label still has "33" as above. He has a second copy with the same Side 2 label
but with a CBS label in Side 1, stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62251
A162251 B-1 (Philips), Side 2 - 62251 A162251 B-2.
 CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (1969 release) |
This previously unlisted variant is from 1969. The front sleeve is laminated while the rear is matt (you can see the overlapping of the lamination on the right side of the rear in the two detail scans). There are no folded-over flaps. The front has catalogue number “62251” above the CBS logo at top left (like the previous Dawson Rossiter sleeve above), and two overprinted rectangles at the top (see detail scan below). This must cover the "STEREO" information. |
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CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of front with two overprinted rectangles, scan by
Gerd Rundel (1969 release)
CBS BPG 62251 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (1969 release -
"Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd." on left, CBS copyright information on
right)
The rear sleeve has catalogue number “62251” below CBS logo on top right, and the bottom rear has “SHOREPAK by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.” printed on the left and copyright info printed on the right.
The inner sleeve is from 1969 and has an illustration of Nashville Skyline on the front. The record has orange CBS labels with playing speed "33⅓" in small type, not the same as the 1966 labels, and "MONO" plus arrows to the left of the centre hole, a style only used for the first time with the mono release of Nashville Skyline. Unusually, the matrix numbers to the right of the centre hole are printed in Philips style - "BPG-62251.1L" and "BPG-62251.2L". The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62251 A4, Side 2 - M 62251 B3.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Arie de Reus, Gerd Rundel, Kimmo Niemi, Peter Oudejans
and Lars M. Banke for information and pictures - I actually bought
the mono version of this album three times, the first copy was
lent to a friend and scratched, the second copy was stolen in May 1968.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP
releases,
CBS 62251
(NL), Sep 1965
onwards:
Tom Willems puts the release date as after 17
Sep 1965. It was released in Holland at the same time as the mono releases of
Subterranean Homesick Blues [Bringing It All Back Home] and
Highway 61 Revisited. Manuel García Jara has a purchase date of 25 Oct 1965.
 CBS 62251 (NL) - front photo by Hilda Fernhout (all copies with folded sleeves) |
These copies of this album have a folded sleeve, not sealed top and
bottom, protected by an outer plastic wallet, as was usual in Holland at the time. The first record
shown has orange CBS labels with matrix numbers
Side 1 - 75527-1, Side 1 - 75527-2.
It came in a generic orange/white CBS inner sleeve. There are two main record label variants: the first has "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1965" to the left of the centre hole (like the UK release pressed by Philips above) and the second just has "P 1965" (like the UK release from CBS itself). The 1967 Dutch stereo release of this album has the second style of publication date. Hilda Fernhout's second release copy was bought in Amsterdam in late 1965 or early 1966. |
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 CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of front, scan by Erik Vanderlinden (all copies with folded sleeves -"62551" above "M", "CBS" logo below "N") |
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 CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Erik Vanderlinden (first release variants 1 & 2 plus second release - "BIEM" on right in thin box) |
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 CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Erik Vanderlinden (first release variants 1 & 2) |
 CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 1 photo by Simon Blokker (first release variant 2 with mistake on track 5) |
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 CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 1 photo by Simon Blokker (second release) |
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 CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 2 photo by Simon Blokker (second release) |
CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of rear, photo by
Hilda Fernhout (all releases)
Simon Blokker has a variant of the first release where track 5, North Country Blues, is wrongly listed as track 6. Hans Seegers tells me this was a well-known mistake and such copies are not rare in Holland. Simon also has several copies of the first release with "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1965" on the record labels. On three of them the labels are slightly different because the space between "XLP 75527" and "RECORDING..." is different and both texts differ in their positioning on the label. The printing on the right side of the label is also differently situated. Simon also has a first release variant where the symbols to the right of the centre hole are reversed - "BIEM" is on the left in a thicker box. On the other first release labels and on the second release labels "BIEM" is on the right in a thin box. Lars M. Banke summarises the releases and variants as follows:
 CBS 62251 (NL) - front scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps) |
Simon Blokker has found a very rare copy - the record has second release labels as above but the sleeve has three folded-over flaps on the rear, it is not the expected style of folded sleeve inside a plastic wallet. The front sleeve is also different, with "62551" and the "CBS" logo at top left instead of "62551" above the "M" of "TIMES" and the "CBS" logo below the "N" of "DYLAN" as above. The rear sleeve has "62551" printed below the "CBS" logo at top right instead of above it, and "NL" printed vertically at bottom right. |
 CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of front, scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps - "62551" and "CBS" logo at top left) |
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 CBS 62251 (NL) - rear scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps) |
 CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps - "62551" below "CBS" logo) |
 CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps - "NL" at bottom right) |
 CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps - second release as above) |
 CBS 62251 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps - second release as above) |
CBS 62251 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by
Simon Blokker (copy with three folded-over flaps)
Thanks to Tom Willems, Erik Vanderlinden, Simon Blokker and Hilda Fernhout for information and pictures.
" "Mister" Bob Dylan [The Times They Are A-Changin']" - mono vinyl LP, CBS 62 251 (France), 1965:
This is the French mono version of The Times They Are A-Changin',
like The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan French release (En Roue Libre) with a new title! Arie de Reus has a test pressing of
this album on two discs with classical music on the reverse of each disc. This test
pressing has blank labels, so a scan would be pointless. As far as I know there
was no French stereo release of this album.
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CBS 62 251 (France) - front of gatefold sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (all releases) |
Unlike in other countries, this release has a gatefold sleeve. The rear sleeve has a unique design with an anachronistic 1965 photo of Bob! The inner sleeve has the lyrics of the first seven songs in English, each with a French commentary. The "11 Outlined Epitaphs" are missing. The records with all sleeve variants have orange CBS labels which are titled The Times They Are A-Changin', not "Mister" Bob Dylan, as is the spine! |
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 CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Simon Blokker (alternate second release, second variant with "U" - see comments below) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (all releases) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (alternate first release) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (alternate first release) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - Side 1 scan by Raoul Verolleman (first and second releases) |
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 CBS 62 251 (France) - Side 2 scan by Raoul Verolleman (first and second releases) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - Side 1 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (alternate first release) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of Side 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (alternate first release - brackets on last line missing) |
 CBS 62 251 (France) - Side 2 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (alternate first release) |
CBS 62 251 (France) - spine scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
(all releases)
Hans Seegers adds:
"This cover comes in two variants:
1) gatefold cardboard sleeve not laminated with the LP entrances on the outside (with two variants - see below)
2) gatefold paper sleeve laminated on the outside with the LP entrances on the inside. This is a second edition released in the same year (with three variants - see below)."
CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Hans
Seegers
(first release printed by J. Colombet)
CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Sergio
Mariano Romay
(alternate first release - different printer details now printed
vertically on left, see above)
Sergio Mariano Romay has what he believes is an alternate first release with the front sleeve as the other releases. It has a gatefold sleeve made of strong cardboard, not laminated, with the LP entrances on the outside. On the rear sleeve, the logo of the printer, J. Colombet of Paris, beneath the Barbra Streisand "EP 5919" record information is missing. The printer is now "SCHNEIDER Fres ET MARY, LEVALLOIS" (a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris). The printer's name is printed vertically at rear bottom left, in very small and almost illegible type. The record has orange CBS labels, the only difference being that the French matrix numbers "XPARTX 55809" on Side 1 and "XPARTX 55810" on Side 2 to the right of the centre hole underneath the US matrix numbers have lost their brackets. The records of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP 75526 XPARTX 55809 21 M6 241777, Side 2 - XLP 75520 ("0"crossed and "7" stamped further up) XPARTX 55810 21 M6 241778.
CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff
(second release, first variant - same as first release, printed by J.
Colombet)
CBS 62 251 (France) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff
(second release, second variant, larger J. Colombet logo)
Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff has two copies with the second variant sleeve (laminated on the outside, LP openings on the inside) - the only difference is the size of the logo of the printer, J. Colombet of Paris, beneath the Barbra Streisand "EP 5919" record information. Simon Blokker has a copy of this variant with the larger J. Colombet logo where the rear sleeve has a "U" in a circle next to the CBS logo, missing from all other sleeve variants.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Raoul Verolleman, Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France), released in association with French record store chain FNAC, 16 Jun 2017:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - front with FNAC sticker (my copy) |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - front FNAC sticker |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of front ("CL 2105") |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of front ("COLUMBIA") |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of front ("GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY") |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - clear vinyl disc photo by Éamonn Ó Catháin |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - rear |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of rear ("CL 2105") |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - front of insert |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - rear of insert |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of rear of insert (88985344321") |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - Side 1 (clear vinyl) |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of Side 1 ("CL 2105" - design of first US commercial release with "NONBREAKABLE") |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of Side 1 ("Made in the EU") |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - Side 2 (clear vinyl) |
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Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985439111 (France) - detail of rear (2016 date,
Sony Music logo on left,
Gütersloh, Germany, address in centre, "Made in the
EU",
barcode sticker "88985439111" on right, "88985344321"
printed on sleeve)
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that the French record store chain FNAC has released a second mono Bob Dylan album on coloured vinyl, this time The Times They Are A-Changin' on clear vinyl (although advertised as white). This is a limited edition of 1000 copies, and this time the record plays the right album! (The first mono FNAC release in Mar 2017 was Highway 61 Revisited, which actually played Bringing it All Back Home!)
The 2010 Dutch release Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL) above was the version of the album used for this clear vinyl release. The rear sleeve and the rear of the insert have the previous catalogue number "88985344321". The record has red Columbia US mono labels, reproducing the style of the original 1965 mono labels. Both the rear sleeve and the record labels are dated 2016. The record of my copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 88697761051-LP3-A (handwritten) 88014-1A MOVLP 241 (stamped), Side 2 - 88697761051-LP3-B (handwritten) 88014-1B MOVLP 241 (stamped). "STERLING" is also stamped on both sides plus "RKS" handwritten. This means the album was mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ, by their chief engineer Ryan K. Smith. Because of the clear vinyl these numbers are hard to read because the numbers on both sides overlap each other when the record is held up to a light source.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and the album. Thanks also to Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that www.amazon.fr in April 2018 are advertising this album, again as on white vinyl, although FNAC now advertise it as transparent. I suspect they are one and the same.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP, CBS 62251 (Israel), 1965(?):
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
This release has a unique front sleeve with white borders top and bottom. This means part of the picture is cut off, so the photo of Bob has the same crop of Bob at the top as the US mono sleeve and the same crop at the bottom as the UK mono sleeve. |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel ("MADE IN ISRAEL") |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel ("149") |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - insert front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - insert rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel ("MADE IN ISRAEL") |
 CBS 62251 (Israel) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
The sleeve was made in Israel. The number "149" is printed vertically on the rear sleeve at bottom right. There is a double-sided insert completing the "11 Outlined Epitaphs". The record was made in Israel and has orange CBS labels. The copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-75526-1AB, Side 2 - XLP-75527-1AJ.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP,
CBS BP-233107 (Australia),
1965:
The stereo version of this album was CBS SBP-233107.
 CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (both releases) |
This was the first Bob Dylan release in Australia! It comes in a regular sleeve with two folded-over flaps with the poems continued on an insert. The record has orange CBS labels with the "Allan's" logo - the then distributors in Australia. Stuart Moore's first release copy has promo stamps on the rear sleeve and Side 1 label, otherwise it's the same as Hans' copy shown. |
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 CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (first release - mono catalogue number only - second release has both mono and stereo catalogue numbers) |
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 CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (second release) |
 CBS BP-233107 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (second release) |
Stuart Moore's second release copy has the same front sleeve but a different rear sleeve with both mono and stereo catalogue numbers at top right. The records have a slightly larger "Allan's" logo, "33⅓" in a different type face, and the text below the central CBS logo is printed higher.
All the record labels shown have round the circumference at the bottom the text "MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY A REGISTERED USER OF THE TRADE MARKS" without a CBS copyright. This is because up to 1977 all Australian records were manufactured by the Australian Record Company (Pty) Ltd. (A.R.C.) on behalf of CBS.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Stuart Moore and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP,
CBS BP-473096 (New
Zealand),
1965, re-released 1968:
CBS SBP-474220, a stereo version of this album, was released in
the early 1970s. Was there an earlier stereo album CBS SBP-473096, released
around 1967?
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1965 release) |
Like other New Zealand Dylan album releases of this period, the 1965 front sleeve has a white border. The sleeve was printed in New Zealand by Whitcomb and Tombs Limited and this copy has a Begg's sticker on the rear. Thanks to Bill Hester for information that Begg's was a long-established chain of music stores in New Zealand - one store remains in Christchurch but it doesn't sell records or CDs these days. The record has orange CBS labels with the additional logo of Allan's, the then local distributor in Australia and New Zealand. There was an insert like the US release. |
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 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1965 release, record store sticker) |
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 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1965 release) |
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - front photo from www.discogs.com (1968 release) |
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - rear photo from www.discogs.com (1968 release) |
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - insert front photo from www.discogs.com (1968 release) |
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - insert rear photo from www.discogs.com (1968 release) |
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - Side 1 photo from www.discogs.com (1968 release) |
 CBS BP-473096 (New Zealand) - Side 2 photo from www.discogs.com (1968 release) |
Phoenix C from New Zealand has found a second release online. This version has a non-laminated sleeve with three fold-over flaps on the rear. It includes a double-sided insert with Bob's poems. The pressing ring on the record labels is much deeper than on the original 1965 pressing. From his experience, the deep label ring and sleeve manufacturing style suggests it to be an early 1968 repressing similar to original New Zealand pressings of Leonard Cohen's 1968 debut and "The Graduate" soundtrack, also 1968.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Bill Hester and Phoenix C for information and pictures.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP releases, CBS ALD 6814 (South Africa/Rhodesia), 1965:
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans of this rare South African version of The Times They Are A-Changin' which has a variant track list. Side 1 has six songs instead of five because With God On Our Side was banned in apartheid South Africa and removed from the LP. It is still listed on the front sleeve, but not on the rear sleeve or record labels. It was replaced by Motorpsycho Nitemare and It Ain't Me, Babe from Another Side Of Bob Dylan, which had not been released in South Africa. The sleeve is laminated on the front only and was printed in South Africa by Record Pac. Lars M. Banke notes that almost all the timings listed on the sleeve of the South African mono pressing differ – with a few seconds – compared to the timings on the US original.
Thanks also to Alan Galley from New Zealand for drawing my attention to
this album. The Times They Are A-Changin' was re-released in stereo
in South Africa in 1972 with the original track list, see
International Album
Releases (Regular). Thanks also to Gerd Rundel and Manuel García Jara for
submitting detail scans at the same time. Gerd's and Manuel's copies both have
handwritten matrix numbers, slightly different: Side 1 - ABC 25214 (both); Side 2 - ABC-25215 (Manuel)/ABC
25215 (Gerd - no dash).
 CBS ALD 6814 (Southern Rhodesia) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
The Southern Rhodesian album has a sleeve that looks identical to that of the South African album. The orange CBS record labels also look identical, but they have "MADE IN S. RHODESIA" stamped in the vinyl on each side. Manuel's copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - ABC 25214, Side 2 - ABC 25215 (as Gerd's South African copy). Simon Blokker has a copy in the same sleeve, but the record has two pressing rings, the first through the central CBS logo and the second surrounding all the inner text. The record of Simon Blokker's copy has the same matrix numbers, but handwritten : Side 1 - ABC 25214, Side 2 - ABC 25215. |
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 CBS ALD 6814 (Southern Rhodesia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
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 CBS ALD 6814 (Southern Rhodesia) - detail of Side 2, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 CBS ALD 6814 (Southern Rhodesia) - Side 1 scan by Simon Blokker (variant 2) |
 CBS ALD 6814 (Southern Rhodesia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Simon Blokker (variant 2) |
 CBS ALD 6814 (Southern Rhodesia) - Side 2 scan by Simon Blokker (variant 2) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Alan Galley, Manuel García Jara, Gerd Rundel and Simon Blokker for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl LP,
CBS 62251
(Italy), 1966, re-released
late 1960s, 1970, early 1970s, 1975 and 1978:
This mono album was released in Italy four times between 1966 and 1978. The
1976 and 1978 Italian releases are very unusual in that they are mono albums
with 1970s style orange/yellow record labels. For some reason
there never was a stereo release on vinyl in Italy.
CBS 62251 (Italy), 1966, re-released late 1960s, 1970, early 1970s:
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (1966 to early 1970s releases) |
All these albums were made in Italy by CBS Italiana S.p.A. and distributed by Messaggerie Musicali, Milan. The 1966 sleeve is laminated on the front only and has two folded-over flaps. |
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 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Andrea Brillo (1966 release) |
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 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (late 1960s release - album title below centre hole, 1970 release is the same) |
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 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (late 1960s release - 1970 release is the same) |
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 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (early 1970s release - album title below centre hole again) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (early 1970s release - "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR S.p.A." in circumference text) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (early 1970s release - album title below centre hole again) |
CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1966
to early 1970s releases - printer's name "Stampa Reparto Grafico C.G.D.", two
folded-over flaps)
The line on the right of the rear sleeve is the end of the laminate, which wraps round from the front. The late 1960s, 1970 and early 1970s sleeves are identical. The sleeves were printed in Italy by Stampa Reparto Grafico C.G.D.
The record of the 1966 release was made in Italy and has orange CBS labels. The album title and "BOB DYLAN" are above the centre CBS logo. The text at the bottom of the labels is "MADE IN ITALY - MARCHIO REG. N. 156583", and the matrix numbers to the right of the centre hole are printed upside down. The matrix numbers of Giuseppe Orlandi's first 1966 copy are: Side 1 - 26/3/66 CBS 62251 1L/2, Side 2 - 26/3/66 CBS 62251 2L/2 (presumably 26 Mar 1966 was the date the masters were made).
The late 1960s record shown again has orange CBS labels with the album title and "BOB DYLAN" below the centre CBS logo. The bottom text is now just "MADE IN ITALY". To the right of the centre hole the matrix numbers are now the right way up. The record of the copy shown now has matrix numbers: Side 1: 26/3/1966 CBS 62251 1L/2, Side 2: 26/3/1966 CBS 62251 2L/3.
Manuel García Jara's 1970 record (not shown) also has orange CBS labels and this time new matrix numbers: Side 1: 26/3/1966 CBS 62251 1L/2, Side 2: 6/11/1970 CI 62251 2L/3 (presumably 26 Mar 1966 and 6 Nov 1970 were the dates the Side 1 and new Side 2 masters were made). The 1970 record had the generic CBS Italy inner sleeve shown, but the earlier records had no inner picture sleeve.
Lars M. Banke has an early 1970s copy in the same sleeve, now again without a printed inner sleeve. The labels now have "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR S.p.A." in the circumference text at top right, not at the bottom as before. The record of this copy again has new stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CL 62251 1L 6/11/70, Side 2 - CL 62251 2L/3 6/11/70 (this time 6 Nov 1970 must be the mastering date for both sides).
CBS 62251 (Italy), 1975:
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release - white border) |
The 1975 and 1978 front sleeves have a white border of approximately ¼". Neither sleeve was laminated on the front or rear. The 1975 sleeve has two folded-over flaps and still shows the printer's name as Stampa Reparto Grafico C.G.D. The 1975 record shown was made by CBS Sugar and has orange/yellow CBS labels and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 23/7/71 CI 62251 1L, Side 2 - 6/11/70 CI 62251 2L/3 (presumably 23 Jul 1971 and 6 Nov 1970 are the dates the masters were made). There was no printed inner sleeve. | ||||
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release - white border) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release - two folded-over flaps) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release - two folded-over flaps) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release - "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR") |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release) |
CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release, printer's name "Stampa Reparto Grafico C.G.D.", two
folded-over flaps)
CBS 62251 (Italy), 1978:
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - front photo by Marco S from Italy (1978 release - white border) |
The sleeve of the 1978 release had the same white border and was again not laminated. It had no folded-over flaps and there is no printer's name on the rear. Marco's 1978 record shown was made by CBS and has orange/yellow CBS labels and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 23/7/71 CI 62251 1L, Side 2 - 6/11/70 CI 62251 1L/3 (again presumably 23 Jul 1971 and 6 Nov 1970 are the dates the masters were made). Manuel García Jara's 1978 record has the same labels and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 26/3/1966 CI 62251 1L, Side 2 - 6/11/1970 CI 62251 2L/3. There was no printed inner sleeve. The text "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS" at the bottom of the labels is aligned as if "SUGAR" should still be present. |
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 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of front, scan by Marco S from Italy (1978 release) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - rear photo by Marco S from Italy (1978 release - no folded-over flaps) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Marco S from Italy (1978 release - no folded-over flaps) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Marco S from Italy (1978 release) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Marco S from Italy (1978 release - "SUGAR" missing but text not realigned) |
 CBS 62251 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Marco S from Italy (1978 release) |
CBS 62251
(Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Marco S from Italy (1978 release - no printer's name, no folded-over flaps)
Thanks to Marco S from Italy, Manuel García Jara, Giuseppe Orlandi, Andrea Brillo, Marco S and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9LP sets in 12" box, Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA), 21 Dec 2010; Columbia/Legacy/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 239-246 (NL), 7 Dec 2010:
For full details see The Original Mono Recordings 2010.
Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA), 21 Dec 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - front of box with stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 1779 (USA) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 1779 (USA) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 1779 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 1779 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-3/CL 1779 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
Thanks to "Isis" Newsletter 153½ for information about the vinyl box set - this was remixed by a different engineer from the CD set below and the sound is noticeably warmer. The records were mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ.
The eight albums (9 LPs) have sleeves reproducing the original Columbia US mono sleeves. The records have labels reproducing original Columbia US 1960s first issue mono records labels.Columbia/Legacy/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 239-246 (NL), 7 Dec 2010:
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In Europe the 12" mono LP is available separately from the vinyl boxed set as a Dutch release, Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL), see above. |
Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 241 (NL/USA) - front with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Manuel García Jara and Andreas Volkert for information and pictures.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono 180gm vinyl LP release, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe), Oct 2016:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
This European Legacy 180gm mono release includes the original US insert and the record labels reproduce the original Columbia labels as above. Sealed copies have a "LEGACY VINYL" front sticker. This release was earlier than the French record store chain FNAC release above. The record labels look the same but the vinyl is regular black. |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - insert front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - insert rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music CL 2105/88985344321 (Europe) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono vinyl release, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889853443215 (Europe), 25 Aug 2017:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889853443215 (Europe) - photo from Stephan Weber |
More information will be added when available. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Stephan Weber for information and photo. |
CD Releases
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD set in 5" box, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe), 19 Oct 2010; Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), 10 Nov 2010:
For full details see The Original Mono Recordings 2010.
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe), 19 Oct 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of outer box with sticker (my copy) |
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, in this case Columbia CL 2105. The CD comes in a plain inner sleeve and its design is based on the original Columbia design (see above). There is a double-sided insert with the remaining poems making up the "11 Outlined Epitaphs". Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that this album can be downloaded in MP3 format from Play.com in the UK for £6.99 or £0.89 per track. For full details of the set, see here. |
 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - paper wrapper over rear of outer box |
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 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 88697761042-3/CL 2105 (Europe) - detail of CD |
Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), 10 Nov 2010:
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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! 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. The Japanese CD also comes in a contemporary inner sleeve with a Japanese language booklet and an insert reproducing the original 1964 US LP insert with the remaining poems from "11 Outlined Epitaphs". | ||||
 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) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
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 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 |
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 Sony Music SICP 2953 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
Thanks to Anthony Perry for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - mono hybrid SA-CD release, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA), 2016:
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - front of card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers (copy 1) |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this mono hybrid SA-CD release from the US audiophile company Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. It comes in a folded card sleeve with a booklet. There will be a simultaneous release on hybrid SA-CD and vinyl (2LP 45RPM) of seven Dylan mono albums excluding Blonde On Blonde. |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - sticker on rear of card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers (copy 1) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - outside of unfolded card sleeve with rear sticker, scan by André Wilbers (copy 1) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - SA-CD scan by André Wilbers (copy 1 - gold colouring on left) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - front of card sleeve with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - inside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers (copy 1) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - outside of unfolded card sleeve with limited edition number obscured, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - front of card sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2) |
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 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - rear of card sleeve with Italian "SIAE" sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - inside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - outside of unfolded booklet, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2, copy 1 will be the same) |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL UDSACD 2179 (USA) - SA-CD scan by Gerd Rundel (copy 2 - silver colouring on left) |
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This limited edition hybrid SA-CD mono release of this album is the first time the mono version has been remastered in audiophile quality. It is therefore also listed in 2016. The disc itself was made in Austria, as stated on the rear of the card sleeve.
The copy owned by André Wilbers has a Mobile Fidelity sticker on the rear of the card sleeve. Gerd Rundel has a second copy with this sticker on the front of the card sleeve, as well as an "SIAE" copyright sticker on the rear for sale in Italy. This copy has had the limited edition number on the rear sleeve obscured. This SA-CD looks different because the non-black part is silver while on Andre`s copy it looks golden.
For the Mobile Fidelity 2013 stereo SA-CD release, see International Album Releases (Regular).
Thanks to André Wilbers and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
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