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(Regular)
Desire
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The Basement Tapes (1975)
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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
(the longest on this web-site),
Desire CD releases are
now here.
Desire tape 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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Hard Rain (1976)
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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!
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Revised
16 September, 2024.
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Original US stereo LP, Columbia PC 33893, 5 Jan 1976. Thanks to Charlie
Pritchard for the information that the cover photo by Ken Regan is reportedly inspired by the
one on the 1970 solo album by John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, The
Wolf King Of L.A.! The photos that make up the rear sleeve collage were
taken by Ruth Bernal.
For
releases of Desire with rarities, including quadraphonic albums, see 1976.
For releases with an unfaded version of Oh, Sister, see 1985.
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John Phillips, The
Wolf King Of L.A. - picture from www.amazon.com |
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This title was 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 available in 5.1
surround sound, but not this one, despite the fact it was released in a
quadraphonic mix.
Thanks to Steven Fant for the scan of the Columbia US
promo poster.
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Out-takes from this album have been officially released as
follows:
7" singles (1976): Rita May
(R-0130, see 1976, 1977, and also on the
1978 Japanese and Australian 3LP compilation Masterpieces).
R-0130 is also on two limited edition
Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3 and Dylan Ga Rock
(for both, see 1993). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix
CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included
for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan
Collection, also see Online Performances
(Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan
Ga Rock (see 2010)
Biograph (1985): Abandoned Love
The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (1991): Golden Loom;
Catfish
Other known out-takes are Money Blues,
a Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy co-composition, and Wiretappin' (It Can Happen).
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia
PC 33893 (USA),
5 Jan 1976;
Columbia JC 33893 (USA), 1980s; Columbia C 33893 (USA), late 1980s; CBS
Masterworks C 33893 (USA), late 1980s:
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA),
5 Jan 1976:
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- front scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release with timing strip) |
The white label promo album shown has a Columbia radio
station timing strip pasted on the front sleeve. The rear sleeve has a gold
"DEMONSTRATION Not For Sale" stamp. Gerd Rundel's promo copy has stamped matrix
numbers:
Side 1 -
AL 33893-3B,
Side 2 - BL 33893-2D. Steven Fant has a white label promo copy
without a timing strip on the front but with a gold promo stamp on the rear as
shown above. There is also a set of lyrics sheets for each song in a clear
plastic wallet. Three of the songs including Hurricane have two pages stapled
together.
Karl Hague has a white label promo copy with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL 33893 3C, Side 2 - BL 33893 2B. The sleeve of this copy has
"COLUMBIA STEREO" and "X698" on the spine as does one of the export copies
listed below.
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Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of front, scan by Steven Fant (commercial release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of front with timing strip, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of rear with gold promo stamp, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- front with sticker, scan by Steven Fant (commercial release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- front sticker scan by Steven Fant (commercial release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (silver text/border) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- rear scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release with demo stamp) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- lyrics sheet scan by Steven Fant (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- lyrics sheet scan by Steven Fant (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- lyrics sheet scan by Steven Fant (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- inner sleeve front, scan by Jeremy Mayle |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- front detail scan by Patrick Helfrich (silver text/border) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (gold text/border) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- inner sleeve rear, scan by Jeremy Mayle |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (promo release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (commercial release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Patrick Helfrich (commercial release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (commercial release) |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 2 with text missing, picture from eBay (commercial release) |
Ted McCallion says that early copies had
different musician credits on the inner sleeve front with drums credited to John
Sussewell instead of Howard Wyeth. Michael Krogsgaard's recording session
details show that John Sussewell was present at the sessions for 28 and 29 July
1975, along with other members of the band Kokomo. The two tracks released from these
sessions were Romance In Durango on Desire and Catfish on The Bootleg
Series Vols. 1-3. I have yet to find a different version of the inner sleeve
front that lists John Sussewell, who also played drums for Ashford & Simpson and was
married to singer Candi Staton for 18 years. John confirms his presence on the
album and says he lost his copy of Desire with his credit
during his divorce.
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (promo copy, "© 1975 Ram's Horn
Music" missing) |
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for noticing
that the text "© 1975 Ram's Horn Music" is missing at the bottom centre
of the rear sleeve of Gerd Rundel's promo copy. This is a known fault
and it was quickly overprinted. On the rear sleeve
of Serge's copy this text measures 23 mm, and is smaller than the
equivalent text on the copy shown below. |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (compare with detail
below) |
The commercial copy shown has a dark blue sticker
promoting three songs, Hurricane, Mozambique and Isis. There is a picture inner sleeve similar to the
one with the UK 2000s
release below (not shaped). Stuart Moore has a copy of the commercial release
record with
matrix numbers:
Side 1 -
AL 33893-3B,
Side 2 - BL
33893-2D (same as Gerd Rundel's promo copy). Lars M. Banke has found a
commercial copy on eBay with no text on the Side 2 label.
Jim Perlman has a commercial copy with earlier
stamped matrix numbers than the two mentioned above: Side 1 - AL 33893-3A,
Side 2 - BL 33893-2A. Both sides also have "T1" handwritten to the right
of the stamped matrix number.
Patrick Helfrich has commercial copies with gold and silver text/borders as
the Dutch copy below. The silver copy also has a "Gold Record Award" sticker.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a copy of the commercial release record
with
stamped matrix
numbers: Side 1 -
AL 33893-3L,
Side 2
- BL 33893-3E.
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 1 picture from Heritage Auctions web-site (multi-coloured vinyl) |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for finding this copy
of PC 33893 on multi-coloured vinyl sold by Heritage Auctions in the USA
for $8,000 in Apr 2022. The front sleeve has the gold border/text. This
unusual record came from the collection of noted rock memorabilia
collector David Swartz, and is believed to have been pressed privately
after-hours by an employee of Columbia's plant at Pitman, NJ. |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA)
- Side 2 picture from Heritage Auctions web-site (multi-coloured vinyl) |
Columbia JC 33893 (USA), 1980s:
Gerd's copy shown has matrix
numbers: Side 1 - AL-33893-3BB (stamped), Side 2 - P BL
33893-2AC (scratched out), -3AC (handwritten).
Sergio Mariano Romay has
a copy of the 1980s release
with the number "33893" in a
white panel above the Columbia logo at front top left. This copy also has
the "GOLD RECORD AWARD" sticker. The front sleeve has a silver border
and text. This copy has “JC 33893” printed on the spine and the record
labels as shown on Gerd's copy. The matrix numbers (stamped both side) are:
Side 1 - AL 33893-3AB followed by “IT” (faintly handwritten), Side 2
- BL 33893-3K. The inner sleeve is generic, white without any text or
legend, but possibly not original.
On the rear sleeve of this copy the text
“© 1975 Ram’s Horn Music” at
bottom centre measures 31 mm, and is larger than the equivalent text
on the copy shown above.
Columbia C 33893 (USA), mid 1980s:
CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA), late 1980s:
CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA) - front photo by Paul Prince |
This release in the "CBS Masterworks" series again has
a barcode on the rear sleeve. The record has gold "CBS Masterworks" labels
with the logos in a ring round the circumference in yellow. The Side 1
record label again has the inverted triangle to the left of the centre hole,
first introduced in the USA with Biograph in 1985. |
CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA) - rear photo by Paul Prince |
CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA) - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince |
CBS Masterworks C 33893 (USA) - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince |
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for photographs and to Patrick Helfrich,
Steven Fant, Gerd Rundel, Jeremy Mayle and
Sergio Mariano Romay for scans. Thanks to Jon McAuliffe
for information and Paul Prince for photos of the CBS Masterworks release, C
33893.
"Desire" - 180gm stereo vinyl 2LP release, Mobile Fidelity
Sound Lab LMF
416-2
(USA), May 2013, re-released as Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-416SV (USA),
Oct 2020:
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
LMF 416-2 (USA) - picture from Music Direct web-site (2013 release) |
This high quality audio 2LP set plays at 45 RPM.
This release contains the unfaded
version of Oh, Sister with the uncensored exchange between Emmylou Harris and Bob
that was earlier found on 1990s "Nice Price"
vinyl and cassette reissues of Desire (R-0208, see
1985). There is also a 2013 Mobile Fidelity
hybrid SA-CD release of the album that also contains the rarity.
This album was re-released as MFSL2-416SV in a sold-out
limited edition of 1,000 in their "Special Vinyl" series in Oct 2020.
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
MFSL 2-416SV (USA) - picture from Mobile Fidelity web-site (2020 release) |
Because Romance In Durango and Black Diamond Bay are
separated (Romance In Durango is on Side 3 and Black Diamond Bay is on Side
4), they do not segue into one another as on the 1976 LP versions of Desire.
I have therefore classified them as rarities, so the album is listed in
2013. These unfaded versions previously appeared
on a CBS Sugar Italy 8-track tape cartridge release of Desire, see 1976.
The unfaded version of Romance In Durango also
appeared as a 5:50 stand-alone version on a CBS Spain stereo 7" single, see
International 7" Singles &
EPs 1977.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó
Catháin, André Wilbers and Keith Venturoni for information.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export), 1976:
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
These US copies were exported to Scandinavia
and the UK. All instances of "Columbia" on the front and rear sleeve have
been obscured with black marker pen.
On the first copy the rings of Columbia logos on the record labels have been
obscured as well, not with a sticker or stickers as is usual for these
import copies, but with what looks like ring-shaped black ink overprints. |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - detail of front with "Columbia" obscured, scan by Lars M.
Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front with stickers, scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front/spine sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - detail of rear with all instances of "Columbia" obscured, scan
by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 1 with "Columbia" logos obscured with black ink, scan by Lars M. Banke
(first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 2 with "Columbia" logos obscured with black ink, scan by
Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear with sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - detail of rear with fewer instances of "Columbia" obscured, scan
by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear/spine sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 1 with "Columbia" logos obscured by orange
ring-shaped CBS sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 1 with "Columbia" logos obscured by orange
ring-shaped CBS sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
The record of the first copy shown has stamped matrix numbers:
Side 1 - AL 33893-3B, Side 2 - BL 33893-3D (same as Gerd
Rundel's promo copy and Stuart Moore's commercial copy above).
The second copy, bought in the UK,
has orange "CBS" stickers over the front Columbia logo and over the spine text,
the spine sticker being visible on both front and rear of the sleeve. The record
labels of this copy have ring-shaped orange "CBS" stickers (in fact the spine
sticker looks like part of one). The record of the second copy shown has stamped matrix numbers:
Side 1 - AL 33893-3 C, Side 2 - BL 33893-2 B.
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front with stickers, scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
The third copy,
again bought in the UK,
also has orange "CBS" stickers over the front Columbia logo and over the spine text,
the spine sticker being visible on both front and rear of the sleeve. This time
the spine sticker looks the same as the front sticker, not part of a record
label sticker! Unlike the first two copies, "Columbia" is not obscured on
the rear sleeve. The record
labels of this copy have the same ring-shaped orange "CBS" stickers as
the second copy. The record of the third copy shown has stamped matrix numbers:
Side 1 - AL 33893-3 C, Side 2 - BL 33893-2 B
(the same as those of the second copy). |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front/spine sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear with sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear/spine sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 1 with "Columbia" logos obscured by orange
ring-shaped CBS sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 2 with "Columbia" logos obscured by orange
ring-shaped CBS sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
This variant from Gerd
Rundel was
probably exported to Switzerland.
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front with "CBS" sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front "CBS" sticker scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - detail of rear with scuff damage but "Columbia" not obscured, scan by
Gerd Rundel (fourth copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 1 with red/black stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 2 with red/black stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth copy) |
The front sleeve has a
black/white CBS front sticker to obscure the Columbia logo. “COLUMBIA” is not
obscured on the rear and spine. This copy has scuff damage at the bottom of the
rear sleeve, therefore some text is not clearly visible. The spine has
additionally printed “X698”. It comes with the original printed inner sleeve.
Each record label has three red ring shaped stickers with black CBS logos to
obscure the original Columbia logos.
The record has
stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL 33893-3C, Side 2 - BL 33893-2B.
The fifth copy exported to Sweden has a black circular sticker on the front
covering the "Columbia" logo and a second black sticker on the spine
covering "Columbia". However,
"Columbia" at the bottom of the rear sleeve is not obscured. There also is a
white sticker with the former owner’s name in the upper left corner of the
rear sleeve.
The Side 2 record label has a black ring-shaped sticker covering the ring of
Columbia logos, the sticker on the Side 1 label has either been removed or
fallen off, traces of glue remain.
The record of this copy has
stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL 33893 – 3 BA, Side 2 -BL 33893 –
3K.
The sixth export copy has a "CBS" sticker in the upper left corner of the
front sleeve that is not stuck directly on to the sleeve, but is stuck on to the
outer shrink-wrap. There are no stickers on the rear sleeve or the record
labels. The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 33893
3C, Side 2 -BL 33893 2B.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Gerd
Rundel for
information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export), 1976:
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - front sleeve and Side 1 with stickers plus inner sleeve front,
photo from Vinyl Garage Japan |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for finding this album on eBay from a Japanese
seller. It has paper stickers over the Columbia logos on the front sleeve
and record labels, and what looks like black marker pen obscuring the
Columbia logos on the rear sleeve. The rings of Columbia logos on the record
labels have actually been covered with six separate stickers on each side! |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - rear sleeve with marker pen and Side 2 with stickers plus
inner sleeve rear, photo from Vinyl Garage Japan |
Columbia
PC 33893 (USA
for export) - Side 1 with stickers, photo from Vinyl Garage Japan |
Bob Dylan - "Desire"/Chris Squire -
"Fish Out Of Water" - radio station
stereo vinyl
LP,
AFRTS (American Forces Radio & Television Service) RL 5-76/P-15187-88 (USA),
Jan 1976:
AFRTS RL 5-76/P-15187
(USA) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This very rare radio station LP has a selection of songs from the
Desire
album on Side 1, and
songs from Chris Squire's 1976 album
Fish Out Of Water
on Side 2. |
AFRTS RL 5-76/P-15188
(USA) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
AFRTS RL 5-76/P-15187
(USA) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (Dylan) |
AFRTS RL 5-76/P-15188
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (no
Dylan) |
Atlantic K50203 (USA) - front picture from
www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
The record came
in a plain Army Green sleeve. The Dylan songs are: Isis; Mozambique; One More
Cup Of Coffee; Romance In Durango.
For other 1970s albums in the same AFRTS series with Bob Dylan on one side
and different artists on the other, see
International Albums (Various Artist Compilations) 1970s. The 1978 AFRTS single LP release of
Bob Dylan At Budokan
(RL 21-9/P-18371-72)
is not listed there because all tracks on both sides are by Bob Dylan. For that
see the
Bob Dylan At Budokan
page in this section. For a 1981 AFRTS album with Bob Dylan and Art Garfunkel, see
International
Albums (Various Artists Compilations) 1980-86. For an AFRTS single LP
release of The Concert For Bangladesh
by George Harrison and Friends, see
1972.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information
and scans.
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP
releases, Columbia
PC 33893
(Canada),
5 Jan 1976, re-released mid-1970s; Columbia
VPC 33893
(Canada), late 1970s:
Columbia PC 33893 (Canada)
- detail of rear, scan by Ronald Born (first release - Columbia Records
of Canada
information at bottom right)
Columbia PC 33893 (Canada)
- detail of rear, scan by Simon Blokker (second release - CBS Records Canada
information at bottom centre)
Columbia VPC 33893 (Canada)
- detail of rear, scan by Ronald Born (CBS Canada information
at bottom centre, slightly to right)
All releases have
the same inner sleeves as the US records.
Thanks to Robert Kornovich, Ronald Born and Simon
Blokker for
information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia
PC 33893
(Canada for export), 1976:
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - front with stickers, scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Like the US copies above, these Canadian
copies were exported to Scandinavia. All these copies are the second release with
"CBS Records Canada". On the first copy "Columbia" has been obscured with round
black stickers on the front and spine of the sleeve only, not the rear as on
the US export copies above. The rings of Columbia logos on the record labels have been
obscured with black ring-shaped stickers. |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - front sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - front/spine sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - front with black marker pen, scan by Lars M. Banke (second
copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - rear with sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke
(first copy - second release,
CBS Records Canada information, "COLUMBIA" not obscured) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - rear/spine sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - Side 1 with black ring-shaped sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - Side 2 with black ring-shaped sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (first copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - detail of front with "Columbia" obscured with black marker pen, scan by Lars M. Banke
(second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke
(second copy - second release,
CBS Records Canada information, "COLUMBIA" obscured with black marker pen) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (second
copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - Side 1 with white ring-shaped sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia PC
33893
(Canada
for export) - Side 2 with white ring-shaped sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (second copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - front
scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - detail of front with "Columbia" obscured with black marker pen, scan by Lars M. Banke
(third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (third
copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - detail of rear with "Columbia" obscured with
whitener, scan by Lars M. Banke
(third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - Side 1 with gold ring-shaped sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Columbia
PC 33893 (Canada
for export) - Side 2 with gold ring-shaped sticker,
scan by Lars M. Banke (third copy) |
Lars has a second
Canadian export copy
bought in Sweden where “Columbia” is erased with black pen on the rear sleeve
and the spine, there are no sleeve stickers. The record labels now have white
ring-shaped stickers. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers:
Side 1 - AL 33893 1A 2HZ, Side 2 - BL 33893 1C 2HZ.
Lars has a third
Canadian export copy bought in Sweden where “Columbia”
is erased with black pen on the front sleeve and with whitener on the rear
sleeve. The record labels now have gold
ring-shaped stickers. The record of this copy again has handwritten matrix numbers:
Side 1 - AL 33893 1A 2HZ, Side 2 - BL 33893 1C 2HZ.
Thanks to
Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS
86003 (UK/Ireland), 5 Jan
1976,
re-released 1977, late 1970s;
CBS 32570 (UK), 1984 (three times), re-released 1985; Columbia
86003 1/Simply
Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK), 2000s:
This album was the first UK Dylan release to have orange/yellow (sunburst) CBS
record labels on first release.
Arie de Reus has a 1978 UK Tour Press Pack including a copy of
the UK release of Desire. The rear sleeve has a gold
CBS promo stamp. Gerd Rundel also has a copy - apart from the rear promo
stamp, the album is the same as my copy.
CBS
86003 (UK), 5 Jan
1976:
CBS 86003 (UK) - front (my copy) |
This album has the standard US sleeve front and back. It was printed in
England by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. Victoria Stafford has a copy with a front sticker promoting "Hurricane"
that was according to Hans Seegers only on the first 1000 copies. Although
I bought my copy on the first day of release, it was only in a small town,
and these probably went to big cities.
The inner sleeve is made of shaped card with folded-under flaps on the
inside of the rear, unlike the Japanese rear sleeve below. The front
has musician credits and the rear has sleeve notes by Allen Ginsberg. The
record has orange/yellow CBS labels. My copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
CBS S 86003 A 1 (stamped), "ALLEN" (handwritten), Side 2 - CBS S 86003 B 1
(stamped).
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CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of front (my copy) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - front with "Hurricane" sticker, photo by Victoria
Stafford |
CBS 86003 (UK) - "Hurricane" sticker photo by Victoria Stafford |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of front (my copy) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of alternate front, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
CBS 86003 (UK) - rear (my copy) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - rear with gold promo stamp, scan by Gerd Rundel |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of rear with gold stamp, scan by Arie de Reus (promo copy) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of rear, compare with 1985 copy below |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of rear, compare with 1984-85 releases below |
CBS 86003 (UK) - inner sleeve front (shaped) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - inner sleeve rear (shaped, front flaps fold under) |
CBS S 86003 (UK) - Side 1 (my copy, song titles left aligned) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - Side 2 (1976 release) |
CBS S 86003 (UK) - detail of Side 1 (my copy, song titles left aligned) |
CBS S 86003 (UK) - detail of Side 1 (my copy, 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003 (UK) - detail of Side 1 ("MADE IN ENGLAND" at bottom centre,
compare with Irish release below) |
CBS
S
86003 (UK),
re-released 1977:
Gerd Rundel has a strange copy dating from around 1977 with different
record labels on Side 1 and Side 2, probably from a time when the record
labels changed design.
The outer sleeve and shaped printed card inner sleeve are the same as my
1976 copy. The Side 1 label is similar to those of the three late 1970s copies
below with centred song titles, but there are
two differences:
-
There
is no
“LC|0149” in a capsule right to the centre hole
-
The
catalogue number is still “S 86003” instead of just “86003”
"MADE IN ENGLAND" is
still printed at the bottom of both record labels. The
Side 2 label is identical to my first release Side 2 label. The record has
matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS S 86003 A2 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS S 86003
B4
(handwritten). Simon Blokker has a copy of this release where the record has
matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS S 86003 A1 (stamped),
Side 2 - CBS S 86003 B3 (handwritten) plus "ALLEN" handwritten opposite
the matrix number on both sides. This means the record was mastered by Verden
Allen, who worked for both CBS and WEA in the 1970s.
Gerd has a second copy of this
release where the Side 2 label now matches the
Side 1 label (for example, see the typeface of
"33⅓"). The outer sleeve and shaped
printed card inner sleeve are the same as my 1976 copy. The Side 1 label is not
shown as it is the same as the Side 1 label above left. The record of this copy
has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS S
86003 A2 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS S 86003 B3 (handwritten) plus “ALLEN”
handwritten opposite to the matrix number on Side 2.
CBS
S
86003 (UK),
released late 1970s:
CBS S
86003 (UK) -
detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (same as second 1970s Dutch CBS 86003 release
below with "Printed in Holland" and "LC|0149")
Like
the labels of the three variants immediately below, the arrows under
"STEREO" to the left of the centre hole are present on the Side 1 label,
but missing from the Side 2 label. The records of all these copies have matrix numbers: Side 1 -
CBS S 86003 A-3
(handwritten),
Side 2 - CBS S 86003 B-4
plus "ALLEN" (handwritten).
CBS
86003 (UK),
re-released late 1970s (three variants):
The next three UK copies dating from the late 1970s
have different record labels. The song titles are again centred as Gerd
Rundel's 1977 copy and first late 1970s release, rather than left aligned
as mine, and there is again an "LC|0149" capsule to the right of the
centre hole. The records of all these three copies have matrix numbers: Side 1 -
CBS S 86003 A-3
(handwritten),
Side 2 - CBS S 86003 B-4
plus "ALLEN" (handwritten). Patrick Helfrich has a probably later UK copy of CBS 86003 where "BOB
DYLAN" and the album title have a green tint. The inner sleeve of this
copy is square
like those of the Irish copies and Columbia/Simply Vinyl copy below, not shaped like my 1976 copy.
Thanks to
Éamonn Ó Catháin for finding
a signed copy of the second late 1970s release on eBay.
Gerd Rundel's second late 1970s variant
has a
sleeve that is the same as for the fourth late 1970s copy (with “57” in a
circle on the rear sleeve at top right). The record comes in the same
shaped inner sleeve as my copy, The record labels look the same as
Manuel's third late 1970s copy except that this copy still has “MADE IN
ENGLAND” at the bottom of the labels.
CBS 86003 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (all late 1970s releases) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth late 1970s release) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth late 1970s release
- CBS copyright info at bottom) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth late 1970s release
- same as second and third late 1970s releases) |
CBS 86003 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (fourth late 1970s release) |
The sleeve of
what must be a fourth later 1970s copy is the same as mine again except for “57” in a
circle on the rear sleeve to the right of the song titles. The record now comes
in a non shaped printed inner sleeve with a small lip on the reverse for
better removal of the record. The labels look
the same as Gerd and Manuel's late 1970s copies but this copy now has CBS copyright info
at the bottom. The handwritten
matrix numbers, including “ALLEN” handwritten opposite to the matrix number on
Side 2, are again the same as those of Manuel and Gerd's second and third late 1970s copies.
Gerd has noticed that
the arrows under "STEREO" to the left of the centre hole are present on all
three of these CBS 86003 Side 1 labels, but missing from all three of the Side 2 labels!
This is also true for the CBS S 86003 labels immediately above.
CBS
86003 (Ireland),
1976:
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (both variants, same
as 1976 UK sleeve above) |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding an Irish release of CBS 86003. It has the
standard UK sleeve (with "BOB DYLAN" and "DESIRE" with a slightly green
tint like Patrick Helfrich's copy), but the records have "Made in Ireland" on the labels
(as well as "MADE IN ENGLAND"!). The labels have the same text
layout
as those of my 1976 copy. The inner sleeve is not shaped but has a small
flap at rear centre top and a small cut-out at front centre top.
|
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (both variants, same
as 1976 UK sleeve above) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - inner sleeve front scan by Gerd Rundel (both
variants - not
shaped) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - inner sleeve rear scan by Gerd Rundel (both
variants) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (first variant, song titles left
aligned) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (first
variant, compare with first UK release) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (first variant) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (second variant, song titles
also left
aligned) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (second
variant, "MADE IN ENGLAND" missing) |
CBS 86003 (Ireland) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (second variant) |
The record matrix numbers of the first copy shown are:
Side 1 - CBS S 86003 A2 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS S 86003 B3 (handwritten).
Lars M. Banke's copy comes in the same sleeve and inner sleeve, and same
style of record labels, but "MADE IN ENGLAND" is now missing
from the labels. The record matrix numbers of the second copy shown are:
Side 1 - CBS S 86003 A2 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS-S 86003-B3 (handwritten).
CBS 32570 (UK), 1984 (three variants):
CBS 32570 (UK) - front with "Nice Price" sticker, scan by
Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release) |
In the first half of the 1980s almost all Dylan albums were re-released in the
"Nice Price" series with new catalogue numbers starting with "32xxx". The
four 1984-85 releases of CBS 32570 (including my 1985 copy with a rarity)
shown here all have the same sleeve. |
CBS 32570 (UK) - front "Nice Price" sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - rear (all 1984-85 releases) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of rear (all 1984-85 releases - compare with 1976
release above) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of rear (all 1984-85 releases - compare with 1976
release above) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - front of insert 1 (all 1984-85 releases) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - rear of insert 1 (all 1984-85 releases) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of rear of insert 1 (all 1984-85 releases) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - front of "Nice Price" inner sleeve, scan by Gerd
Rundel (first 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - rear of "Nice Price" inner sleeve, scan by Gerd Rundel
(first 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of rear of "Nice Price" inner sleeve, scan by
Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release, dated "1984") |
CBS 32570 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release -
CBS copyright info) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release -
"MADE IN ENGLAND") |
CBS 32570 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1984 release) |
Gerd Rundel's first 1984 release comes in the same sleeve
as my 1985 copy below except for a different “NICE PRICE” sticker
on the front. This copy has the black insert reproducing the original inner
sleeve but does not have the white lyrics
insert. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels. The text layout is
different from those of the late 1970s release of CBS 86003, and also from
that of the second 1984 orange/yellow label release and the third 1984 and 1985 red label releases.
The "LC|0149" capsule is high on the right, next to the large CBS logo. This copy
has a different “NICE PRICE” inner sleeve from the 1984-1985 releases, but the
rear is dated
"1984" as shown in the detail scan. The
record of the first 1984 copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-86003-A-3
(handwritten), 32570 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS 32570 B4 (stamped), CBS-S-86003-B-4
(handwritten).
This copy does not have the rarity present on the 1985 release.
Second 1984 release:
The producer credit line "This record could have been produced by Don DeVito."
is the second line from the bottom below the song titles. The credit to Warner
Brothers Music is the bottom line.
Third 1984 release:
CBS 32570 (UK) - front of "Nice Price" inner sleeve scan by Gerd Rundel
(third 1984 and 1985 releases) |
Gerd Rundel's third 1984 copy again has the same sleeve as my 1985 copy, but without
the "Nice Price" sticker. His copy has no inserts, but these may have been
lost. It has the same inner sleeve as my 1985 copy, which is now not
dated. The record of this 1984 copy has red CBS labels and matrix
numbers:
Side 1 - CBS S
86003 A3 (handwritten), 32570 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS 32570 B5
(handwritten), 86003 (handwritten). This copy again does not have the rarity
present on the 1985 release.
The producer credit line "This record could have been produced by Don DeVito."
is again the second line from the bottom below the song titles. The credit to
Warner Brothers Music is the bottom line.
|
CBS 32570 (UK) - rear of "Nice Price" inner sleeve scan by Gerd Rundel
(third 1984 and 1985 releases) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1984
release - same as second 1984 release with orange/yellow labels, "Don
DeVito" next to last text line) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1984
release - same as second 1984 release with orange/yellow labels) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1984 release
- same as second 1984 release with orange/yellow labels) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (third 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK), 1984-85? (without rarity):
This copy from Lars M. Banke comes in the same sleeve as my 1985 copy, but has
unusual red CBS labels. The producer credit line "This record could have been
produced by Don DeVito." is now the bottom line below the song titles. The
credit to Warner Brothers Music is the next to bottom line.
(This line swap occurs nowhere else on UK record labels.) The white CBS
copyright information at the bottom of the third 1984 record label has been
moved to the circumference text to the right of the centre hole. However, the
"LC|0149" capsule, which should be printed on one of the text lines to the
right of the centre hole, is now missing. This copy again does not have the rarity
present on the 1985 release. The matrix numbers
of this record are: Side 1 - CBS S
86003 A 3 (handwritten) 32570 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS 32570B 5 86003
(handwritten).
CBS 32570 (UK), 1985 (with rarity):
CBS 32570 (UK) - front with different "Nice Price" sticker (1985 release, my copy) |
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for finding a 1985 copy on eBay with red CBS labels, this has
an unexpurgated edit of Oh, Sister on Side 1 with Emmylou
Harris saying "I f**ked up!" at the end. This also appeared on a UK cassette release, see
1985.
|
CBS 32570 (UK) - front "Nice Price" sticker (1985 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - front of insert 2 (1985 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of front of insert 2 (1985 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - rear of insert 2 (1985 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - Side 1 (1985 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1 (1985 release - no text at bottom,
"Don DeVito" next to last text line) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1 (1985 release - "MADE IN ENGLAND"
plus CBS copyright info) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of Side 1 (1985 release,
same as third 1984 release) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - Side 2 (1985 release) |
This release was apparently quickly withdrawn and
replaced with copies with the standard edit. I've bought the copy, which has a
"Nice Price" front sticker and a "Nice Price" inner sleeve.
Thanks to Keith Venturoni for the information about this vinyl
"Nice Price" release of Desire, from "On The Tracks", 15 Sep
2000, in the article "Foreign Editions Of Bob Dylan Albums" by Lars M.
Banke (page 40). The LP must have a hand-written matrix number of "CBS-32570-A5"
on Side 1, as mine does (see below). Keith bought a copy in the UK with
the Side 1 matrix number "CBS-32750-A" (without the "5"). This does not
have the uncut version of the track, nor to my knowledge does any other
vinyl version.
My 1985 copy shown has two inserts, one reproducing the original 1976
inner sleeve and a second with song lyrics. The black insert has catalogue
number "32570" but the white lyrics insert still has catalogue number
"86003" (my 1976 copy of CBS 86003 does not have a lyrics insert).
For pictures of the rear sleeve, the "Nice Price" inner sleeve and insert 1,
see above.
The 1985 record also has red CBS labels and the copy shown (with the Oh Sister rarity on
Side 1) has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - "CBS-32570-A5", Side 2 -
"32570 B6".
The only differences that I can see between the third 1984 and these 1985 record
labels are that the white CBS copyright information at the bottom of the
1984 label is in the circumference text of the 1985 label,
which is now a much bolder white (as Lars M. Banke's copy above).
The producer credit line "This record could have been produced by Don DeVito."
is back to being the second line from the bottom below the song titles. The
credit to Warner Brothers Music is the bottom line again.
Simon Blokker now has two copies with the
Emmylou Harris rarity on
Oh Sister with
very slight differences.
-
With the 'sleeve' insert, no lyrics insert.
'Nice price' inner sleeve. Circumference text in the bold white. Black lettering
on labels has moved slightly to the left in comparison to the other copy. Very
slight difference in position of rim text. No 'Nice Price' sticker on the
sleeve. The record has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-32570-A5, Side 2 -
CBS-32570 B5 86003.
-
No inserts. 'Nice price' inner sleeve. Here
the circumference text is less bold. Black lettering slightly more to the right
and rim text is situated just a bit higher than on the other copy. No 'Nice
Price' sticker on the sleeve. The record has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-32570-A5,
Side 2 - 32570 B6.
Simon does not think the differences in the
labels are worthy of showing on the site. Although the Side 2 matrix numbers are
different, both Side 1s have the CBS-32570-A5, matrix number as expected.
Columbia
86003 1/Simply
Vinyl SVLP 350 (UK), 2001:
Thanks to Victoria Stafford, Arie de Reus, Gerd
Rundel, Lars M. Banke, Patrick Helfrich and
Manuel García Jara for information and
scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS
86003 (NL), 5 Jan
1976, reissued 1977; CBS 86003
(Spain for NL), 1976; CBS 32570 (NL), 1980s (two releases); Columbia 32570 (NL), 1991;
Music On Vinyl/Sony Music MOVLP836 (NL), 19 Aug 2013:
CBS
86003 (NL), 5 Jan
1976, reissued 1977:
CBS
86003 (NL) -
front scan by Patrick Helfrich (first and second 1970s releases) |
Patrick Helfrich has two releases of CBS 86003 with
differences as detailed. He has two copies of the first release which are not
identical. Both have a card inner sleeve, which is not shaped like the inner
sleeve of the UK pressing. There is also a lyric sheet, not provided with the UK
release. |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (all 1970s releases) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s release variant 1 -
green) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s release variant 2 - grey/gold) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1970s release variant 3 -
gold) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
rear scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s
release variants 1 and 2) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (all 1970s releases) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s release variants 1
and 2 with "y" in circle) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
rear scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1970s
release variant 3) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (first 1970s
release variant 3 with "54" and "y" in circles) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
rear scan by Patrick Helfrich (second 1970s
release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (second 1970s release with "CB|271" and "57") |
CBS
86003 (NL for
Sweden) -
detail of rear with CBS Records Sweden promo stamp, scan by Lars M. Banke (second 1970s release with "CB|271" and "57") |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
inner sleeve front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (all 1970s
releases) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
inner sleeve rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (all 1970s releases) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
lyrics insert front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (all 1970s releases) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
lyrics insert rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (all 1970s releases) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of Side 1, scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s release without star) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (first 1970s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (second 1970s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of Side 1, scan by Patrick Helfrich (second 1970s release with star) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (second 1970s release) |
Both of Patrick's copies of the first release have
matrix numbers: Side 1 - 86003 A III (handwritten) AL 33893 -3L (stamped),
Side 2 - 86003 B II (handwritten) BL 33893 -2B (stamped). The sleeve of both first release copies is thicker and more solid than the
second
release - not as thick as US covers but thicker
than normal NL pressings, The "BOB DYLAN DESIRE" text on the front
sleeve
is printed with a green shade on one copy and in a grey/gold shade on the
other. There is no "LC" on the rear sleeve, and a blue "y" in
a circle instead of
"CB|271" and "57" in the top right corner. The labels have no
star above "Ram's Horn Music".
Patrick's copy of the second release has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-86003-2A-1 A NL,
Side 2 - 01-86003-3B-1 A NL. This release has a "softer" sleeve compared to
his two copies of
the first release, similar to the other normal Dutch pressings of Dylan albums.
The "BOB DYLAN DESIRE" text on the front sleeve is in a much lighter
colour than on the covers of the two copies of the first release. The rear
sleeve
has "LC" in right
bottom corner, with "CB|271" and "57" in the top right corner. The labels
have a star above "Ram's Horn Music", no LC Number, and "(P)" at
the bottom. Lars M. Banke has a
Dutch copy of the second 1970s release bought in Stockholm with a gold CBS
Records Sweden promo stamp on the rear sleeve at top right. The record has
the same orange/yellow labels as Patrick's with a star above "Ram's Horn
Music" to the right of the centre hole.
Gerd Rundel has a copy of this album bought as part of a French set from
1978 with Blood On The Tracks and Hard Rain, see
International Album Releases
(Multi-Packs) 1970s. The set has an
outer sleeve to hold all three albums that was printed in France, although
the records themselves were made in Holland. This copy has a variant of the first release
Dutch sleeve with the blue "(y)" in a circle in the rear top right hand corner, but with
an additional "(54)" in a green circle next to it. This "(54)" and "(y)" is the
same as the Spanish release variant below. The "BOB DYLAN DESIRE" text on
the front sleeve appears to be printed in a stronger gold than Patrick's
second variant, but this may just be a scanning difference. The album has second
release record labels with the star above "Ram's Horn Music" to the right of
the centre hole.
The
record has matrix
numbers: Side 1 - 86003 A 1 (handwritten) AL 33893-3L (stamped), Side 2 - 86003
B-6 (handwritten) BL 33893-2B (stamped).
The second variant has the name
and title on the front sleeve in gold as Gerd Rundel's first 1970
release variant 3, as also is the
front sleeve border. It now has "(62)" and "(Y)" in circles on the rear
sleeve plus "54" on a yellow circular sticker, and also
the "LC|0149" capsule at rear
bottom right. It also has the lyrics sheet. The record has the "*" above
"Ram's Horn Music" on the labels and this copy has matrix numbers: Side
1 - 01-86003-1A-2 (stamped), no handwritten number; Side 2 - BL 33893-2B
(stamped) 86003-B7 (handwritten).
CBS (S) 86003 (Spain for NL):
1976/late 1970s releases:
CBS S 86003
(Spain for NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers
(1976
release - "NO. UNO EN USA") |
These releases were made in Spain for the Dutch market.
The records have orange/yellow CBS
labels, title "DESIRE" in English and a completely different song title layout
from the Spanish record labels with
titles in English only. The catalogue number on the record labels is "CBS
86003" rather than "CBS S 86003" as on the other Spanish labels.
The 1976 sleeve was printed in Spain and still has the text "NO. UNO EN USA"
printed on the front while the rear sleeve this time has notes in English. CBS Spain changed their printer
in the last months of 1976 to Indugraf, Alcorcón, Madrid, from Offset ALG. (The
Spanish release of the album Hard Rain was printed by Indugraf from the
first release.) There is no Discos CBS Madrid address. This release did not have the
picture inner sleeve and lyrics insert.
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CBS S 86003
(Spain for NL) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers
(1976
release)
|
CBS
86003 (Spain
for NL) -
detail of front, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release - Dutch
front design) |
CBS
86003 (Spain
for NL) -
front scan by Patrick Helfrich (late 1970s release - Dutch front design) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain for NL) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel
(1976
release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain for NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
(1976
release - no printer's name as on Spanish rear sleeve) |
CBS 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both
releases - sleeve
notes in English, printer's name "Indugraf") |
CBS 86003
(Spain for NL) - detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (late 1970s
release
with "(54)" and "(y)" - see late 1970s Dutch sleeve above) |
CBS
86003 (Spain
for NL) -
detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release) |
CBS
86003 (Spain
for NL) -
detail of lyrics insert front, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release) |
CBS 86003
(Spain for NL) - Side 1 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both
releases
-
title Desire) |
CBS 86003
(Spain for NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both
releases, "MADE IN SPAIN") |
CBS 86003
(Spain for NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both
releases
- Dutch style) |
CBS 86003
(Spain for NL) - Side 2 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both
releases
-
title Desire) |
The record labels are Dutch in
style, they have "MADE IN
SPAIN" in English, but have the logo of the Dutch copyright organisation "BIEM/STEMRA"
rather than the Spanish organisation "SGAE" so the album could not have been sold
in Spain without the "SGAE" logo. The matrix numbers of the 1976 copy are:
Side 1 - AL 33893-3A D (stamped) 2T 5055 86003 A (written),
Side 2 - BL 33893-3E F (stamped) 1915 (handwritten in mirror writing).
Patrick
Helfrich has a copy of this release without the Spanish "NO. UNO EN USA"
overprint and with "(54)" and "(y)" in circles on the rear sleeve like the Dutch release above.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a similar copy which does have the picture inner sleeve
with
“Printed in Spain by Indugraf ALCORCON – Madrid”
and the lyrics insert. The sleeve was again printed in Spain by Indugraf and has notes in
English. The front has the Dutch style CBS logo at top left. The rear sleeve has
the "LC|0149" capsule at bottom right. The record labels are the same as those
of the 1976 release. The record of this copy has matrix numbers:
Side 1 - 86003-A (plus triangle) (stamped), Side 2 - BL 33893-3E (stamped
too but different typeface) 1812 (handwritten faintly in mirror writing).
CBS 86003 (NL):
early 1980s release (gold vinyl):
CBS
86003 (NL) -
1980s gold vinyl release -
Side 1 picture from Arie de Reus |
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 Highway 61 Revisited and
Infidels. It has the 1970s
catalogue number of CBS 86003, not the 1980s/1990s catalogue number of CBS
32570 (the new numbers were introduced in 1982).
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CBS
86003 (NL) -
1980s gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
1980s gold vinyl release - Side
2 photo by Paul Prince |
CBS 86003 (NL):
early 1980s release:
CBS
86003 (NL) -
Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (NL) -
Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
Gerd Rundel has the equivalent
official release with red record labels on black vinyl. The labels have "CBS
86003" to the right of the centre hole and are identical to those of Paul
Prince's unofficial gold vinyl release. The sleeve is the same as listed for the
CBS 32570 1980s releases below and has the same “NICE PRICE” sticker on the
front as the alternate 1980s copy. This means that to have “red CBS 86003
labels” in a “CBS 32570 sleeve” is possible. This copy comes with a printed
inner sleeve and has the text insert. The record's matrix numbers are: Side 1 -
86003 A IV (handwritten), AL 33893-3L (stamped), Side 2 - 01-86003-3B-1
(stamped).
CBS 32570 (NL), 1980s (two releases):
CBS 32570 (NL) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (1980s release) |
Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for scans of
a 1980s CBS release with the
plain red record labels and the new catalogue number CBS 32570.
The rear
sleeve has a barcode plus codes "CB|231" and "52" in a circle at top right.
The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers:
Side 1 - 01-86003-2A-1 (handwritten), Side 2 - 01-86003-3B1 (stamped).
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CBS 32570 (NL) - front with "NICE PRICE" sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate 1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - front "NICE PRICE" sticker scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate 1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (both 1980s releases) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both 1980s releases) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich (both 1980s releases) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both 1980s releases) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - inner sleeve front scan by Gerd Rundel (1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - inner sleeve rear scan by Gerd Rundel (1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of inner sleeve rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - Side 1 scan by
Gerd Rundel
(1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by
Gerd Rundel
(1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by
Gerd Rundel
(1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate 1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate 1980s release) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate 1980s release
- extra text left and right of the centre hole) |
CBS 32570 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (alternate 1980s release) |
Gerd Rundel's 1980s copy comes
in the same sleeve, but without the “NICE PRICE” sticker on the front. The
record comes in the picture inner sleeve shown and has the same red CBS labels.
The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-86003-2-A-2,
Side 2 - 86003-D1.
Gerd Rundel's alternate 1980s
copy comes in the same sleeve as Patrick's 1980s release with a “NICE PRICE”
sticker on the front and again with red CBS record labels. There are two
differences on the record labels from Patrick's copy:
there is additional text above the "LC|0149" capsule to the left of the
centre hole and “(PC 33893)” is printed below the catalogue number to the
right of the centre hole. The record of this copy has matrix numbers:
Side 1 - 01-86003-20 2A1 (handwritten), Side 2 - 01-86003-3B-1 (stamped).
Columbia 32570 (NL), 1991:
Columbia 32570 (NL) - front with sticker, scan by Patrick Helfrich
(1991 release) |
The Columbia 32750 1991 release has a "Nice Price Dylan Originals
30 Years on Columbia" sticker on the front sleeve and the logo at top
left has been
obscured. There is a barcode on the rear sleeve in the top right corner. It
has a paper inner sleeve and a lyric insert. The record has red Columbia
labels and the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-32570-26-2A1 (handwritten) 01-86003-20 2A1(handwritten),
Side 2 - 01-86003-3B-1 (stamped) 01-32570-26-3B1(handwritten).
Thanks to Gurbir Dhillon for finding a mispressed copy of
this release for sale on eBay that plays Side 1 on both sides! |
Columbia 32570 (NL) -
detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (1991 release - silver) |
Columbia 32570 (NL) - detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich
(1991 release -
logo obscured) |
Columbia 32570 (NL) - 1991 sticker, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
Columbia 32570 (NL) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich
(1991 release) |
Columbia 32570 (NL) - detail of rear with barcode, scan by Patrick Helfrich
(1991 release) |
Columbia 32570 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Patrick Helfrich (1991 release
- compare with French release below)
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Columbia 32570 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich
(1991 release) |
Simon Blokker has a Dutch Desire copy with the
1980s release sleeve with "CBS 32670" below the barcode and "[CB|231]" and
"(52)" to the left, but the front sleeve has the 1991 Nice Price sticker
"Dylan Originals 30 Years on Columbia" as shown. They probably had sleeves
left over from the 1980s release and just put the sticker on. The record
labels are the 1991 design as shown above.
Music On Vinyl/Sony Music MOVLP836 (NL), 19 Aug 2013:
Music On Vinyl/Sony Music MOVLP836 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by William
Henry Prince (2013 release)
This heavyweight vinyl release was made by Dutch
specialist company Music On Vinyl under licence from Sony Music. The record has
US-style red Columbia labels with the ring of yellow Columbia logos round the
circumference.
Thanks to Patrick Helfrich, Gerd Rundel, Hans Seegers,
Paul Prince, William
Henry Prince, Sergio Mariano Romay and Simon Blokker for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP release,
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France), 1990s (two variants):
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - front scan by Lars
M. Banke
(Dutch sleeve) |
This
release was made in Holland for the French market and curiously has the old
"86003" catalogue number, even though it was released on the Columbia label
after the catalogue number changed. Also
curiously, Gerd Rundel's copy comes in a UK CBS sleeve printed by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.,
England, with a gold embossed CBS promo stamp at top left of the rear sleeve and
"57" in a circle at rear top right. This sleeve has CBS 86003
on the front and spine. Lars M. Banke's copy comes in a Dutch Columbia sleeve
which may actually be the right sleeve for this release.
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Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of front,
scan by
Lars M. Banke (Dutch sleeve - no logo) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - rear scan by Lars M.
Banke
(Dutch sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of rear, scan
by Lars M. Banke
(Dutch sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - front scan by Gerd
Rundel
(UK sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of front,
scan by Gerd Rundel (UK sleeve - CBS logo) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - rear with promo
stamp, scan by Gerd Rundel
(UK sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - rear promo stamp
scan by Gerd Rundel
(UK sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of rear, scan
by Gerd Rundel
(UK sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of rear, scan
by Lars M. Banke
(Dutch sleeve with barcode) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of rear, scan
by Gerd Rundel
(UK sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
(UK sleeve) |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - Side 1 scan by Gerd
Rundel |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Gerd Rundel ("SACEM") |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Gerd Rundel ("MADE IN HOLLAND") |
Columbia 86003 1 (NL for France) - Side 2 scan by Gerd
Rundel |
Both sleeves have the same record, which comes in a card inner sleeve and has
red
Columbia labels. The record labels have the logo of the French copyright
organisation “SACEM” in a rectangle to the left of the centre hole but “MADE IN
HOLLAND” in the circumference text (the corresponding Dutch release above has
"BIEM/STEMRA" on the labels, not "SACEM"). Unlike the equivalent Dutch release, the sides are
numbered "A" and "B". The record of both copies shown has handwritten matrix numbers:
Side 1 - 01 86003 2A-1, 01 32570 A, Side 2 - 01-32570-20-3B-1.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Lars M.
Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS Sugar 86003
(Italy), 20 Jan 1976, re-released late 1970s (twice):
CBS Sugar 86003
(Italy) - detail of rear,
scan by Manuel García Jara
(first and second releases)
CBS 86003
(Italy) - detail of rear,
scan by Lars M. Banke
(third release - "SUGAR" missing after "CBS-" at bottom right)
The secxond release owned by Lars M. Banke
comes in the same sleeve, but has variant labels with just "MADE IN ITALY BY
CBS" at the bottom of the labels, instead of "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR". The
text is still aligned as if "SUGAR" were present! The matrix numbers
are identical to those of the 1976 record. Lars also has a copy, again in the
same sleeve,
with “MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR” at the bottom of the Side 1 label and
“MADE IN ITALY BY CBS ” at the bottom of the Side 2 label! The matrix numbers
are again identical.
The third Italian release comes in a different sleeve
without folded-over flaps and no mention of CBS Sugar on the rear. This
re-release has the usual inner sleeve and the lyrics sheet. The record still has
orange/yellow/red CBS labels, but "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS" is now in the
circumference text. The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -
86003 1L, Side 2 - 86003 2L. Also "20 1 76" is mentioned on both sides.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Lars M.
Banke and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
"Deseo [Desire]" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 86003
(Spain), Jan 1976; CBS S 86003 (Spain), late
1976 and 1977 (two releases); CBS 32570 (Spain), 1985, 1988; CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain), 1992:
There were eight Spanish stereo
vinyl releases, three in 1976, two in 1977, plus releases in 1985, 1988
and 1992.
CBS S 86003 (Spain): first 1976 release:
In the 1970s, Bob was one of the most important artists in
Spain and Desire is his best sold album there. There was a music bar in
Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands) called "Dylan Pub" (decorated with Dylan
pictures and playing Dylan music at all times) that opened in 1975. The
matchbook below right, still intact, dates from 1976. Desire is on the
front: the sleeve illustrated is from the earliest Spanish release with the text
"NO. UNO EN USA" on a sticker, not printed directly on to the front.
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front with first sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
The first release of the album was made in Spain and had a multi-coloured
sticker with "NO. UNO EN USA" with the text except "USA" in white on
black. This was replaced by a sticker with the text except "USA" in black on
white, which is much more common. The stickers were easily peeled off, so may be missing,
but there are several other distinguishing features to mark this release. On the front sleeve the CBS logo at top left can be seen to
cover partly obscured text
"PC 33893" and "Columbia" from the American release (this may be hard to see on
the scans). The title is shown as Desire on the front and "DESEO" on
the spine. David Abarca Esteve has a test
pressing with exactly the same record labels as shown in a white card sleeve
from Sonic S.A. of Barcelona. the rear sleeve is plain white.
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CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front scan by David Abarca Esteve (1976
test pressing) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - first multi-coloured front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front with second sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - second multi-coloured front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
Desire matchbook front, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Desire matchbook outside, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Desire matchbook outside, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release - no printed characters) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - 1976 Spanish charts scan by Manuel García Jara (Desire
at #2) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release - no printer's name) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release - CBS address of "Calle Princesa" and printer's name) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release - title Deseo,
stereo arrows, song titles on eight lines) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1976 release - title Deseo,
stereo arrows, song titles on seven lines) |
The rear sleeve has
notes in Spanish and the Discos CBS address of Calle Princesa 1,
Madrid-13. This was the last release by Discos CBS at that address, they
moved to a new address in Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16, in May
1976. The printer's name and address (Offset ALG, Calle San Raimundo 31,
Madrid-20) is printed below the CBS address. On later releases this is printed
in the photo border midway down the right hand side. There is an inner sleeve and
a lyrics sheet in English (see the second 1976 release below). The record labels are orange/yellow with stereo arrows
and title "DESEO". The song titles are in Spanish and English and on Side 1 the
text has eight lines, while on Side 2 it has seven lines.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a copy of what
looks like the first release except that the front sleeve has the
former
sticker text “NO. UNO EN USA” printed in black (like the second 1976 release
below). The rear sleeve however still has the Discos CBS address of "Calle
Princesa, 1 / Madrid-13" and the printer’s name and address "Offset ALG / San
Raimundo, 31 / Madrid-20" printed below the CBS address, like the first 1976
release. The lyrics sheet has printed on both sides “© 1975 by Ram’s Horn Music.
Used by permission. All Rights Reserved”. The record labels are exactly the same
as the ones shown above for the first 1976 release. The record of this copy has
stamped US matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL
33893-3C, Side 2 - BL 33893-3E.
CBS S 86003 (Spain): second 1976 release:
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers
(second 1976 release) |
The second 1976 release of this album was also made in Spain
and now has the former sticker text "NO. UNO EN USA" printed on the
front sleeve in black. On the rear sleeve the Discos CBS address is now
Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16. The printer's name and address
(Offset ALG, Calle San Raimundo 31, Madrid-20) is now printed in the photo
border midway down the right hand side. The record has the same orange/yellow
CBS labels as the first 1976 release with stereo arrows and
title "DESEO". The song titles are in Spanish and English and on Side 1 the
text has eight lines, while on Side 2 it has seven lines. There is an inner sleeve and
a lyrics sheet as shown.
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CBS 86003/CBS S
86003
(Spain) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (second 1976
release) |
CBS 86003
(Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
(second 1976 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
(second 1976 release. sleeve notes in Spanish, address "Avenida del
Generalísimo") |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
(second 1976 release, printer's name and address "Madrid-20") |
CBS 86003
(Spain) - front of lyrics sheet, scan by Hans Seegers (1976 and 1977 releases) |
CBS 86003
(Spain) - reverse of lyrics sheet, scan by Hans Seegers (1976 and
1977
releases) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - inner sleeve front scan by Manuel García Jara
(1976 and 1977 releases) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of inner sleeve front, scan by Manuel García Jara
(1976 and 1977 releases, printer's name) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - inner sleeve rear scan by Manuel García Jara
(1976 and 1977 releases) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (second 1976 release - title Deseo,
stereo arrows, song titles on eight lines) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (second 1976
release, stereo arrows) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (second 1976 release - title Deseo,
stereo arrows, song titles on seven lines) |
CBS S 86003 (Spain), 1976 "Discolibro"
release:
Manuel García Jara has a copy of the rarest Spanish release of Desire, a
Summer 1976 release of CBS S 86003 from the mail order music store Discolibro, of
which only a few hundred were sold.. It has the "Discolibro" logo on the front, rear and spine of the
sleeve, and is numbered "8472" on the front, rear and spine of the sleeve,
which is of thinner card than normal. ("8472" is Discolibro's catalogue
number). The sleeve notes on the rear sleeve
are in Spanish. The album is titled
Deseo on the record labels and the song
titles are in Spanish and English (as the second 1976 release labels). It
does not have the lyric sheet or the
inner sleeve. Also shown is the "Discolibro" catalogue for Summer 1976
with
Desire featured on the cover and inside.
The Spanish text on the inside page says
"...his first #1 in ten years" (incorrect, because although Dylan didn't
reach #1 in the Spanish album chart in 1966, he did it in 1974 with
Planet Waves).
Strangely, Desire
does not appear again in the "Discolibro" catalogue until Winter 1977,
it's missing from the catalogues of Winter and Spring of 1976. The
Summer 1976 catalogue shows Desire
available for the first time on vinyl (340 pesetas, €2.00) and on cassette
(320 pesetas, €1,90). For the 1976 "Discolibro" cassette release
of Desire, see here.
CBS S 86003 (Spain):
first 1977 release:
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers
(first 1977 release) |
This release is very similar to the second 1976 release
(from which it follows on, the 1976 "Discolibro" and Holland/Spain releases
above are anomalies) and the
sleeve was still printed by Offset ALG. On the rear sleeve the Discos CBS
address is the new address of
Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16. The printer's name and address (Offset ALG, Calle San Raimundo 31,
Madrid-20) is printed
in the photo border midway down the right hand side. The record has the same
orange/yellow CBS labels as the first 1976 release with stereo arrows and
title "DESEO". The song titles are in Spanish and English and on Side 1 the
text has eight lines, while on Side 2 it has seven lines. There is an inner sleeve and
a lyrics sheet as above.
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CBS S 86003
(Spain) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara
(first 1977 release) |
CBS S 86003 (Spain): second 1977 release:
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1977 release -
title Deseo, no stereo arrows, song titles on seven lines) |
The second 1977 release uses the same sleeve as the
first 1977 release. The front sleeve has the text "NO. UNO EN
USA" printed, the rear sleeve has the Discos CBS address
as Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16. The printer information is
again printed in
the photo border midway down the right hand side as shown in the detail
scan for the second 1976 release above.
The third
1977 release record labels have "ESTEREO" without arrows to the left of
the centre hole and the song titles on seven lines on Side 1 and
six lines on Side 2.
The album title is "Deseo". The
matrix numbers of the copy shown are
Side 1 - AL 33893-3C (stamped),
Side 2 - BL 33893-3E (stamped). As well as the lyrics sheet there
is a picture inner sleeve with text in Spanish and an insert with a Discos
CBS Spain record catalogue.
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CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1977 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1977 release,
no stereo arrows, "33⅓"
centred) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 releases) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1977 release -
title Deseo, no stereo arrows, song titles on six lines) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (alternate first 1977 release) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (alternate first 1977 release,
no stereo arrows, "33⅓"
on right) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (alternate first 1977 release) |
Lars M. Banke has a
copy of this release with a slight label variant - to the left of the
centre hole "33⅓"
is printed to the right of "ESTEREO" instead of being centred.
CBS 86003 (Spain): 1985 release
(?):
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front with sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release?) |
This release still
has the original catalogue number on the front sleeve and on the record
labels, but the CBS labels are now red. This copy has a front sticker from a
record shop in Almansa, Spain. The front sleeve again has the text "NO. UNO EN
USA" printed, and the rear sleeve has a new Discos CBS address
of Paseo de la Castellana 93, 28046 - Madrid, as the CBS 32570 releases
below (Manuel
explains that Discos CBS did not in fact move offices, but part of Paseo de
la Castellana was renamed "Avenida del
Generalísimo" during the Franco regime and reverted to its previous name
after Franco died).
The printer's name and address are in the same place but with a new
postcode, "2809-Madrid" instead of "Madrid-20". The album comes with
the usual inner sleeve and lyrics insert.
The record was pressed by Discos CBS S.A. and this copy has stamped
matrix numbers: Side 1 - OAL 33893 - 1A, Side 2 - BL 33893 3L. |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - front sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release? - "S 86..."
visible under sticker) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release?) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release? - printer's
name and address now new postcode "2809 - Madrid") |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release?) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release? - "FABRICADO EN ESPAÑA POR
DISCOS CBS S.A.") |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release?) |
CBS S 86003
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1985 release? - sleeve notes in
Spanish, new Discos CBS address "Paseo de la Castellana 93, 28046 - Madrid" on two lines)
CBS 32570 (Spain): 1985 and 1988 releases:
Manuel García Jara has a 1985 copy
with a "Precio Redondo [Nice Price]" front sticker (not shown).
CBS 32570
(Spain) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (1988 release variant 1) |
The 1980s releases had a different
sleeve with the new catalogue number CBS 32570 on the front and the new
addresses for both Discos CBS and the printer. The first copy shown is from 1988 and is without a barcode on the
rear. The new catalogue number on the front sleeve has been overprinted, so
the sleeve is actually the same as the last CBS 86003 release above. |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (1988
release - both variants) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (1988 release variant 2) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1988 release variant 1) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1988
release variant 2) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear without barcode, scan by Manuel García Jara (1988
release variant 1) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear with barcode on left, scan by Lars M. Banke (1988
release variant 2) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1988
release both variants - new printer's address, same as last release of CBS
86003 above) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (1988
release variant 1) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1988 release variant 1
- sleeve notes in Spanish, new Discos CBS address on two lines, same
as last release of CBS 86003 above) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1988
release variant 1 - "FABRICADO EN ESPAÑA POR DISCOS CBS S.A.") |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (1988 release variant 1) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1988
release variant 2) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1988 release variant 2 -
sleeve notes in Spanish, new Discos CBS address on one line) |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1988
release variant 2 - "FABRICADO EN ESPAÑA POR TECNODISCO S.A.") |
CBS 32570
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke
(1988 release variant 2) |
The record again has red CBS labels and
was again made by Discos CBS S.A. he second copy shown comes in the same sleeve
as the 1992 release below, with a barcode on the rear at top left and
different CBS copyright text plus address details at bottom centre.
The record was now made by Tecnodisco S.A. This copy has stamped matrix
numbers: Side 1 - 32570 A, Side 2 - 32 570 B.
CBS/Sony 32570 (Spain):
1992 release:
CBS/Sony 32570 (Spain) -
front scan by Patrick Helfrich (1992 release) |
Patrick Helfrich has a 1992 copy
with catalogue number CBS 32570 with plain red CBS/Sony labels with titles in
English only. It again has the front sleeve with the "NO. UNO EN USA" overprint
with the old catalogue number overprinted by the new one. There is a
barcode on the rear sleeve at top left. The 1980s
release had the same sleeve with the new catalogue number without the barcode on the
rear. The record has
plain red CBS labels. |
CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain) - detail of front, scan by Patrick Helfrich (1992 release, overprint of new
catalogue number) |
CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear with barcode, scan by Patrick Helfrich (1992
release - same as 1988 release variant 2) |
CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich (1992
release) |
CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (1992 release) |
CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1992 release) |
CBS/Sony 32570
(Spain) - detail of rear with barcode, scan by Patrick Helfrich (1992
release - same as 1988 release variant 2)
Thanks
to Hans Seegers,
Manuel García Jara, David Burgess, Patrick Helfrich, Gerd Rundel
Lars M. Banke and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS
86003 (Portugal), 1976,
re-released mid-1980s:
CBS
86003 (Portugal),
1976:
CBS
86003 (Portugal),
mid-1980s:
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
This mid-1980s re-release of the album
was again made in Portugal and comes in a slightly different sleeve.
The CBS logo at front top right is different, as is the Portuguese text at
rear bottom centre. The copy shown has a price sticker of "825" (Portuguese
escudos) at rear top right. The record has red CBS labels
and the copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01-86003-A, Side 2 -
01-86003-B. |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - detail of front, scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
CBS
86003
(Portugal) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release) |
Note the different
lay-out at the bottom of the rear sleeve compared to the original release.
Thanks to Patrick Helfrich and Lars M. Banke for information and
scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS
86003 (Greece), 1976
(three variants),
re-released 1980s (two variants); Columbia 32570 (Greece),
1991:
CBS
86003 (Greece), 1976
(three variants):
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- front scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of front, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variants 1 and 3 -
same as Dutch front above) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of front, scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2 - same as
UK front above) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- rear with price sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear with price sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release
variant 1) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear with printer details, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 releases
variants 1 and 2) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- front scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- rear scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 releases variants 1 and 2 -
"MT 4446" obscured) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 releases variants 1 and 2 -
printer details on right) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1 -
two lines of circumference text) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1 with
"MADE IN GREECE" in
Greek) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1 - variants
2 and 3 are similar) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1 - no
"BIEM/STEMRA" logo) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 1) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2 -
two lines of circumference text) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2 -
Greek text missing) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2 -
"A/A 4446" on left, "BIEM/STEMRA" logo on right) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Franck Faugere (1976 release variant 2) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- front scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 - same as variant 1) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 with "MT 4446" visible) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 - no printer
details on right) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 - "y" in
circle at top right as Dutch rear sleeve) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 -
one line of circumference text) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 -
Greek text missing) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3 -
"A/A 4446" on left, "BIEM/STEMRA" logo on right) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 3) |
Both the sleeve and record of the 1976 album were made
in Greece. The rear sleeve is monochrome only. The record has orange/yellow CBS
labels. Three copies are shown with different front sleeves and record labels. The
CBS logo on the front of the first and third 1976 copies shown with just "86003" is the same
as that of the Dutch 1970s releases above, and the same as that of
the Greek 1980s release below. The CBS logo on the front of the second 1976
copy shown with "CBS 86003" is the same as that of the UK 1970s releases above.
The first two rear sleeves are identical, with a white
border, although that of the
first 1976 release copy shown has a price sticker for 300 Greek Drachmas
(€0.97). At bottom left, over the text "Made and printed in Greece", some text
has been erased (but not on the third variant rear sleeve, see below). The CBS Greece text is at bottom right, printed over the photo, and
printer details are printed vertically at bottom right. All three sets of record
labels have "MADE IN GREECE" in the circumference text to the right of the
centre hole, and the first variant also has Greek text at the bottom of the
label. On the first variant labels the "⅓"
in the "33⅓"
playing speed to the left of the centre hole is just visible, on the second
variant labels it looks like "33 / ". The song titles are left aligned on all three label variants. The record labels of the
second 1976 release have the logo of the Dutch copyright organisations
"BIEM/STEMRA", not present on the labels of the first 1976 release,
and also "A/A 4446" to the left of the centre hole. Both variant labels have two
lines of copyright text round the circumference, the outer line in English and
the inner line in Greek. Lars M. Banke has seen two copies online with mixed record
labels - the first has a variant 1 label on Side 1 and a variant 2 label on Side 2,
while the second has a variant 2 label on Side 1 and a variant 1 label on Side 2.
The third variant shown has the same front sleeve as the
first variant, with the same CBS logo at top left as the Dutch releases above
with just "86003". The rear sleeve now does not have a white border, so the
printer details printed vertically at bottom right on the first two variant rear
sleeves are missing. At bottom left the text "MT 4446" over the text "Made and
printed in Greece" is now visible. At top right the bottom half of "y" in a
circle is now visible, just like the first and second Dutch sleeve variants
above. The record labels are similar to those of the second variant Greek
labels, with "BIEM/STEMRA" to the right of the centre hole, and also "A/A 4446"
to the left of the centre hole. The main difference is that there is only one
line of circumference text, in English. The inner line of circumference text in
Greek is now missing. Also, the "⅓" in
the "33⅓" playing
speed to the left of the centre hole is again just visible, as on first variant
labels.
CBS
86003 (Greece),
re-released 1980s (two variants):
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- front scan by Lars M. Banke (both 1980s releases |
The fully
laminated sleeve of the Greek early and mid-1980s releases looks the same as the 1976 sleeve
apart from two differences:
the CBS logo at front top left
is the same as that of Lars M. Banke's first and third 1976 copies (the same as that of the Dutch
releases above, different from that of Franck Faugere's 1976 copy); the
vertical text
(printer's name "GRAPHA TAMI")
at rear bottom right is also different from
that of all 1976 rear sleeves. The CBS Greece text
is still at bottom right, printed over the photo.
|
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (both 1980s releases - same as Dutch front
above) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- rear scan by Lars M. Banke (both 1980s releases |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both 1980s releases) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of rear with printer details, scan by Gerd Rundel (both 1980s releases) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release - "OH, SITER"
mistake) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (early 1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (mid-1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (mid-1980s release) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (mid-1980s release - "OH, SITER"
mistake still present) |
CBS
86003 (Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (mid-1980s release) |
The record of
the early 1980s release has totally different
orange/yellow CBS
labels from
those of the 1976 releases, although they
again have the logo of the Dutch copyright organisations "BIEM/STEMRA"
as do two of the 1976 releases. The song
titles are centred instead of being left aligned, and
Oh, Sister on
the Side 1 label is mistitled as "Oh, Siter".
These labels again have two lines of copyright text round
the circumference, the outer line in English and the inner line in Greek. The
record of the early 1980s copy shown with orange/yellow labels has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 86003 A
(handwritten), AL 33893-3L (stamped), Side 2 - 86003 B (handwritten), BL
33893-2B (stamped).
The album was re-released in the same sleeve and catalogue
number in the mid-1980s, this time with a record with red CBS labels. The black
text layout is the same as for the early 1980s labels, but the white
circumference text is longer. Oh, Sister on
the Side 1 label is again mistitled as "Oh, Siter". The
record of the mid-1980s copy shown with red labels has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 86003 A
(handwritten), AL 33893 3L (stamped), Side 2 - 86003 B (handwritten), BL
33893 2B (stamped).
CBS
32570 (Greece),
late 1980s:
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- front scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release) |
The late 1980s
release now has a new catalogue number,
"32570". The logo on the front sleeve has the new catalogue number in black
in a white box.
The Diski CBS Greece details on the rear sleeve are now at bottom centre in
the white border instead of bottom right. There are new printer details
printed vertically at bottom right. The record of
the late 1980s release again has red CBS labels,
still with the logo of the Dutch copyright organisations "BIEM/STEMRA". Oh, Sister on
the Side 1 label is still mistitled as "Oh, Siter". The
record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 86003 A
(handwritten), AL 33893 3L (stamped), Side 2 - 86003 B (handwritten), BL
33893 2B (stamped). This is the same as the mid-1980s record with red labels
with the original catalogue number. |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- detail of front, scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release) |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- rear scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release) |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release) |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release) |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release - "OH, SITER"
mistake still present) |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release) |
CBS 32570
(Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1980s release)
Columbia 32570
(Greece),
1991:
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- front with "NICE PRICE" sticker, scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
The 1991
release is now on the Columbia label, with the new catalogue number,
"32570". This sleeve is exactly the same as that of the late 1980s
red CBS label release of the album, and still says "CBS". The printer details
printed vertically are partially on the spine on this copy, so not fully
visible. The copy shown has two stickers on the rear sleeve at bottom right.
The record of
the 1991 release now has red Columbia labels,
still with the logo of the Dutch copyright organisations "BIEM/STEMRA". Oh, Sister on
the Side 1 label is still mistitled as "Oh, Siter". The record of
the 1990s copy shown has the same matrix numbers as the early 1980s CBS release:
Side 1 - 86003 A (handwritten), AL 33893-3L (stamped), Side 2 - 86003 B
(handwritten), BL 33893-2B (stamped). |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- detail of front, scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- front "NICE PRICE" sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- rear with stickers, scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- detail of rear with printer details (partially on spine), scan by Lars
M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release - "OH, SITER"
mistake still present) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release) |
Columbia 32570
(Greece)
- detail of rear with stickers, scan by Lars M. Banke (1991 release)
Thanks
to Franck Faugere, Gerd Rundel and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Suzy
Records 86003 (Yugoslavia), 1976
(released four times):
Definitive information on release dates required!
This was the first CBS Dylan album to be released in Yugoslavia, although
there had been a few Dylan singles released in the country. There were four
Yugoslavia releases of the album, manufactured under licence for CBS by Suzy
Records of Zagreb (now Croatia). Suzy Records had previously released Planet
Waves in conjunction with Asylum Records, but released Before The Flood in
Yugoslavia in limited quantities only, because they thought buyers would be put off by the cost of a
2LP set! Other Dylan albums were imported from Italy or Holland. The
Desire records were pressed by Jugoton, also of Zagreb. The album
has the regular inner sleeve, but with no lyric insert. The inner sleeve is very
fragile, and poorly printed. There are a bew8ildering number of sleeve/record
label variants!
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia), 1976
(first release, two record label variants):
CBS/Suzy Records
86003
(Yugoslavia) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (first
release - no silver star) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (all
releases) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (first three
releases) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (all releases) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - inner sleeve front scan by Manuel García Jara (all
releases) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - inner sleeve rear scan by Manuel García Jara (all
releases) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (first release, first variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (all releases) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (first release, first
variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (first release, second variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 2 scan by Ronald Born (first release, second variant and his copy of second release,
second variant, see below) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (first release, first variant -
"DESIRE" above "BOB DYLAN", no text on left, "SOKOJ"
on fifth of six text lines on right) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Ronald Born (first release, second variant -
"DESIRE" above "BOB DYLAN", no text on left, "SOKOJ"
on second of six text lines on right) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (first release, third variant -
"DESIRE" above "BOB DYLAN", "SOKOJ"
and "STRANA 1" on left) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (first release, third variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (first release, third variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (first three
releases)
The first release front sleeve is the same as the UK
release with the exception of the Suzy logo on the front. The rear sleeve has
the Suzy logo at top centre and Yugoslav text at bottom right. The orange/yellow
CBS record labels have the side numbers as "STRANA 1/2" and there is no text to
the left of the centre hole. Manuel García Jara's first release record has
handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - ULS 222-1 14776 ZP,
Side 2 - ULS 222-2 12776 ZP. The labels are different from those of Ronald's first
release copy, with "SOKOJ" differently placed to the right of the centre
hole. The artists' organisation "SAKOJ" (Union of Composers of Yugoslavia) became "SOKOJ"
(Federation of Organisations of Composers of Yugoslavia) in 1976, so "SOKOJ"
appears on all Desire record labels. Ronald Born has a copy of this album
in the sleeve without the silver star with variant record labels, still with no
text to the left of the centre hole. Lars M. Banke has a copy
in the sleeve without the front star and the first variant rear text with yet
another label variant! This time "SOKOJ" and "STRANA 1/2" are on the left of the
centre hole. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 -
ULS 222-1 14776 ZP, Side 2 - ULS 222-2 12776 ZP.
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia), 1976
(second release, four record label variants):
The second to
fourth releases have a silver star printed on the front (not a sticker) with the
text "SREBRNA [SILVER]", released after the album achieved "silver" sales
in Yugoslavia. There are two different positions of this star!
The records have the same inner sleeve as the first release copies.
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- front with "SILVER" star at bottom left, scan by Lars M. Banke (second
release, first variant) |
Lars M. Banke's second release copy (which I have listed
as "second release, first variant") comes in a sleeve with the silver star at
bottom left. The record labels now have text on both sides of the centre hole,
and the side numbers are still given as "STRANA 1/2". "DESIRE" is still listed
above "BOB DYLAN". This record also has
handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - ULS 222-1 14776 ZP,
Side 2 - ULS 222-2 12776 ZP.
Lars M. Banke has another second release copy (which I have listed
as "second release, second variant") that comes in the same sleeve with the silver star at
bottom left. The record labels again have text on both sides of the centre hole,
but the side numbers are now given as "SIDE 1/2". "DESIRE" is still listed
above "BOB DYLAN". The text above the centre hole is noticeably higher
than on the other second release variants.
Ronald Born's second copy of this album (which I have
listed as "second release, third variant") again has the
silver star printed on the front sleeve at bottom left. This album has a very different Side 1
record label,
with "SIDE 1/2" again to the left of the centre hole, but "BOB DYLAN"
is now above "DESIRE".
Strangely, the Side 2 label is the same as the Side 2 label on his first release,
second
variant copy.
I assume that there are second release,
third variant, copies in existence with a Side 2 label similar to Ronald's Side
1 label!
|
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - front with "SILVER" star at bottom left, scan by Ronald Born (second
release, third variant, first and second variants are the same) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- detail of front with "SILVER" star at bottom left, scan by Ronald Born (second
release, third variant, first and second variants are the same) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- front with "SILVER" star on collar, scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, fourth variant/third release) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- detail of front with "SILVER" star on collar, scan by Manuel García Jara (second
release, fourth variant/third release) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- rear scan by Lars M. Banke (second
release, first variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (second release, first variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (second release, first variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (second release, second variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (second release, second variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (second release, third variant - this copy has
a Side 2 label the same as the first release, second variant, above!) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (second release, fourth variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (second release, fourth variant) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (second release,
first variant - "DESIRE" still above "BOB DYLAN", no gap
between "DESIRE" and "BOB DYLAN", "STEREO" and "STRANA 1"
now on left) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (second release,
second variant - "DESIRE" still above "BOB DYLAN", gap between "DESIRE" and
"BOB DYLAN", "STEREO" still on left but not bold, "SIDE 1" instead of "STRANA
1") |
|
|
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Ronald Born (second release, third
variant - "BOB DYLAN" above "DESIRE", gap between "BOB DYLAN" and "DESIRE",
"SIDE 1" instead of "STRANA 1") |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (second release,
fourth variant - "BOB DYLAN" above "DESIRE", no gap between "BOB DYLAN" and
"DESIRE") |
Manuel's second release copy (which I
have listed as "second release, fourth variant")
has a front sleeve with the silver star printed at centre left on Bob's collar.
This copy has labels which are similar to the Side 1 label of Ronald's second
release, third variant copy, the differences are shown by the detailed scans.
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia), 1976
(third release):
Manuel's third release
copy, which is rarest, has the same outer
sleeve as the second release, fourth variant, with the silver star on Bob's
collar, but different record labels as
shown.
"DESIRE" is now above "BOB DYLAN" as on the
first release and second release, first/second variants, labels. The record has the same
inner sleeve as the previous releases. However, Lars M. Banke has a
mysterious copy with these third release labels without a silver star on
the front!
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia), 1976
(fourth release):
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- front with "SILVER" star at bottom left, scan by Lars M. Banke (fourth
release) |
Lars M. Banke has what looks like a fourth release of the album.
The front sleeve is the same as the second release, first to third variants, with the
"SILVER" star at bottom left. The rear sleeve has different Yugoslav
text at bottom right, partly obscured.
The record has the same inner sleeve as
the previous releases, but completely different labels from all the
previous releases as shown. |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- rear scan by Lars M. Banke (fourth release) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (fourth release) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (fourth release - "BOB DYLAN"
above "DESIRE", gap between "BOB DYLAN" and "DESIRE", "STEREO"
and "Side 1" on right) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003 (Yugoslavia)
- Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (fourth release) |
CBS/Suzy Records 86003
(Yugoslavia) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (fourth release - different
Yugoslav text)
Thanks to Ronald Born, Manuel García Jara and Lars
M. Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS 86003
(Israel), 1976:
CBS 86003
(Israel) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album has the UK catalogue number. The record has
orange 1960s-style CBS labels. All the copies shown have the same sleeve but
the record labels have the text elements positioned slightly differently. |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - genuine promo stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - genuine promo sleeve front with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - fake promo sleeve front, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - promo front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - detail of rear with Hebrew text, scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (variant 1A) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (all variants are similar) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (variant 1A) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - detail of Side 2, scan by Patrick Helfrich (variant 1A - "1"
below ""33", variant 1B is similar) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - detail of Side 2, photo by Simon Blokker (variant 1C - "1"
further to right) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - detail of Side 2, photo by Simon Blokker (variant 1D - "1"
further to left) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - Side 1 scan by Jérémie Viala (variant 1B) |
CBS 86003 (Israel)
- Side 2 scan by Jérémie Viala (variant 1B) |
CBS 86003 (Israel)
- Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (variant 1E) |
CBS 86003 (Israel)
- Side 2 scan by Ronald Born (variant 1E) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 1F) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 1F) |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - detail of Side 2, scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 1F - song
titles higher, just below "33") |
CBS 86003
(Israel) - Side 1 photo by Simon Blokker (variant 2 with "ACUM" logo) |
For a fake promo album with what purports to be
a unique monochrome sleeve with text in Hebrew, see
Questionable Recordings. Promo
copies issued by CBS in Israel were just the regular albums with promo
stickers as shown. For other examples of promo copies with stickers, see Bob Dylan and
Another Side Of Bob Dylan. The rear Israeli sleeve has Hebrew text
and also the address of CBS Records Limited, P.O. Box 681, Tel Aviv.
Jérémie Viala and Simon Blokker have copies of the album
with record labels with variable positioning of the tracklisting, which must
have been printed separately from the other text elements of the labels (I've
called these variants "1A" to "1D"). Ronald Born has a copy
which I've called variant 1E where the record labels look similar to variant 1A
but do not have the small pressing ring in the centre round the CBS logo. The Side 1 label photo found on eBay by
Stuart Moore (which I've called "variant 2") has an "ACUM" logo to the right of the CBS
logo. Simon Blokker has an album like this in the fake promo sleeve - the
Side 2 label of this copy does not have the "ACUM" logo. Lars M. Banke
has another copy, which I've called variant 1F, where the song titles on Side 1
are printed higher. The record of this copy has a handwritten
matrix number on Side 1 only: 86003 A II.
Thanks to
Hans Seegers, Patrick Helfrich, Manuel García Jara, Jérémie Viala, Stuart
Moore, Simon Blokker and lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan), 25
Feb 1976:
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
front with obi (my copy) |
This album has an obi in dark green, pink and white with price
¥2,500.
The sleeve itself has the US design front and back. The record of my copy has
orange/cream CBS/Sony labels with matrix numbers: Side 1 - SOPO 116 A1
1A12, Side 2 - SOPO 116 B1 1A12. Øyvind Svele has a later copy of this
with matrix numbers: Side 1 - SOPO 116 A1 1A16, Side 2 - SOPO 116 B1 1A13.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans of the promo release, which has white
labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 - SOPO 116 A1
1A1, Side 2 - SOPO 116 B1 1A6. Thanks to Wil Gielen for the scan of the
front of a 12-page stapled press handout which came with his copy. This
has a date of "2-25" (25 Feb).
|
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
rear with obi |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
front of lyrics booklet |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
front of stapled promo press handout, scan by Wil Gielen |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
inner sleeve front (square) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
inner sleeve rear (front flaps fold over with white edge) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
Side 1 (commercial release) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116 (Japan) -
Side 2 (commercial release) |
There is a dark green six-page fold-out lyric booklet with the Japanese
translations of the sleeve notes, plus the lyrics in Japanese and English.
The printed inner sleeve is the same design as the UK inner sleeve, but is
square rather than shaped. It is made of thinner paper than the UK inner
sleeve, but has an additional polythene insert. The fold-over flaps are on
the outside of the rear, with a white edge, as shown below.
Desire was reissued on vinyl in Japan as CBS/Sony 24AP 289, see
below.
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LPs, CBS/Sony
25AP 289 (Japan), early 1977. re-released late 1977:
Desire was first issued on vinyl in Japan in Feb 1976 as CBS/Sony SOPO 116,
see above.
CBS/Sony
25AP 289 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers (early 1977 release) |
This is the second commercial release, with a new catalogue number.
This release has a
pale-green, black and white obi. The late 1977 release has a wider obi
including the 1978 tour dates from which the live albums Bob Dylan At
Budokan and The Complete Budokan 1978 were taken. As well as the commercial release with
orange/cream labels, there was a promo release with white labels. The
record matrix
numbers of the copy shown are: Side 1 - 25AP 289-B1,
Side 2 - 25AP 289-B1.
There
is a
booklet and inner sleeve.
|
CBS/Sony
25AP 289 (Japan) - front with obi with tour dates, scan by Hans Seegers (late 1977 release) |
CBS/Sony
25AP 289 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Hans Seegers (late 1977 release) |
CBS/Sony 25AP
289 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
CBS/Sony 25AP
289 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
CBS/Sony 25AP
289 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
CBS/Sony 25AP
289 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and to Hans Seegers for further
information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases: CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia), 1976, re-released 1980s:
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (original
release) |
This album has the
first CBS/Sony Japan catalogue number, SOPO 116.
The album was jointly manufactured and distributed for
CBS/Sony in Singapore by EMI (Singapore) PTE. Limited and in Malaysia by
EMI (Malaysia) SDN,
BHD. The front sleeve of Arie de Reus' copy has an EMI price sticker for $14.90 for
West Malaysia only (that part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo).
Manuel García Jara thinks this copy of the album is actually
from the late 1970s/early 1980s because he has Singapore/Malaysia copies of
Slow Train Coming, Saved and Shot Of Love with
exactly the same West Malaysia price sticker. There is a date of "18/8/79" handwritten on
the front sleeve, so the album may indeed be a reissue.
|
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - front with sticker, scan by Arie de Reus (1979 copy) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - front logo and sticker, scan by Arie de Reus (1979
copy) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - rear scan by Arie de Reus (1979 copy, original
release is the same) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s
release) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s
release) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 1 scan by Simon Blokker (first release -
circumference text 1) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
(all copies) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 2 scan by Simon Blokker (first release
- circumference text 1) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (second release
variant 1 - circumference text 2) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (second release
variant 1 - circumference text 2) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (second release
variant 2 - circumference text 2) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - detail of Side 1 scan by Simon Blokker (first
release - circumference text 1 "RESERVED. PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...", no
"UNAUTHORISED"/"UNAUTHORIZED") |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (second release
variant 2 - circumference text 2) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s
release - circumference text 3) |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (second
release variant 1 - circumference text 2 "RESERVED AND UNAUTHORISED
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE...") |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s
release - circumference text 3 "RESERVED. UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE...") |
CBS/Sony SOPO
116
(Singapore/Malaysia) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release -
circumference text 3) |
Hans Seegers' record has unique orange/black CBS/Sony
labels with
handwritten matrix numbers Side 1 - SOPO
116A, Side 2 - SOPO 116B. Manuel's copy from 1976 is identical
except for the sticker, and the record has the same matrix numbers.
Lars M. Banke has a copy in exactly the same sleeve
as shown, but the record now has red labels with a ring of CBS/Sony logos.
This style was introduced with Slow Train Coming in 1979, so this reissue
must date from the early 1980s. The record has the same matrix numbers as
before.
Thanks to Simon Blokker for pointing out the
differences in circumference test between the various record labels:
Text 1 (original release?): "ALL RIGHTS OF THE
MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED. PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS RECORD PROHIBITED" (no
"UNAUTHORISED"/"UNAUTHORIZED").
Text 2 (later 1970s release?): "ALL RIGHTS OF THE
MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED AND
UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING OR COPYING OF THIS
RECORD PROHIBITED" ("UNAUTHORISED with "S").
Text 3 (1980s release): "ALL RIGHTS OF THE
MANUFACTURER AND OF THE OWNER OF THE RECORDED WORK RESERVED.
UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BROADCASTING AND COPYING OF THIS
RECORD PROHIBITED" ("UNAUTHORIZED with "Z").
Simon's record looks as if it may be the first release from 1976. It comes
in the same sleeve as shown and has the same matrix numbers. The two
copies of the second release are identical except that the second variant
has a more pronounced pressing ring.
Thanks to
Arie de Reus, Hans Seegers, Manuel García Jara, Lars M. Banke and Simon
Blokker for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony
25AP 289
(Hong Kong), 1977:
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS SBP 234778
(Australia),
1976, re-released mid 1970s, late 1970s and 1982:
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
The Australian releases have a
unique gatefold sleeve with the designs from the inner sleeve on the inside of
the gatefold. The Australian records all have orange/yellow CBS labels. Patrick Helfrich's
first release has the songs credited to "Albert" on the labels,
Stuart Moore has two copies with the same design, but on the first the "MX
176638" matrix number to the right of the centre hole is immediately under
the three lines of catalogue number and copyright information, not
separated. On the second copy the text layout is the same as Patrick's
copy, but the text elements are slightly higher. Stuart also has a copy from the late 1970s with longer copyright text along
the bottom edges of the labels, but the songs are still credited to
"Albert".
|
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first release variant 1 "Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first release variant 2 "Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Patrick Helfrich (first release variant 2 "Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (first release variant 2
"Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (first release variant 3 "Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (first release variant 3 "Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (second release "Albert",
after A.R.C. ownership change) |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (second release "Albert") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s release "Chappell") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (late 1970s release "Chappell") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (1982 release "Warner Bros") |
CBS SBP 234778
(Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (1982 release "Warner Bros") |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA
for Australia)
- Side 1 with taped ring, scan by Stuart Moore |
Columbia PC 33893 (USA
for Australia) - Side 2 with taped ring, scan by Stuart Moore |
Early Australian release labels had 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. 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.)
Stuart Moore's later releases have the songs credited to "Chappell" and
after 1982 to "Warner Bros". Stuart Moore also has copy of the album in
Patrick Helfrich's Australian sleeve shown but with the US record Columbia PC
33893
with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL 33893-3B,
Side 2 - BL 33893-2D as above, and black stickers on the labels blocking
out the ring of Columbia logos. This record must have been imported into
Australia to fill a shortage in demand.
Thanks to Bill Hester
for information and to Patrick Helfrich and Stuart Moore for scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand),
1976 (two variants), re-released late 1970s:
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester (all releases) |
These New Zealand releases did not have a gatefold sleeve as the Australian
releases did. The sleeves of all the copies shown are identical. The 1976 record has
plain orange 1960s-style CBS labels in two variants, while the later record has orange/yellow
1970s-style CBS labels. The 1976 variant with
"SIDE 1/2" instead of "SIDE ONE/TWO" on the labels has
handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - SBP 234778 A 9144 700, Side 2 - SBP 234778
B 9145 700 (the 9144 and 9145 numbers are very hard to read).
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CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of front, scan by Stuart Moore (all releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - rear scan by Bill Hester (all releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (all releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - insert front scan by Bill Hester (all releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of insert front, scan by Bill Hester (all
releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (1976 release variant 1) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester (all releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Stuart Moore (1976 release
variant 1 - "SIDE ONE") |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (1976 release variant 1) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 2) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release
variant 2 - "SIDE 1") |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester (1976 release both
variants) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release variant 2) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - insert rear scan by Bill Hester (all releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of insert rear, scan by Stuart Moore (all
releases) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Bill Hester (late 1970s release) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester (late 1970s
release) |
CBS SBP 234778
(New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Bill Hester (late 1970s release) |
All releases had an insert instead of the inner sleeve,
while the records themselves were in plain sleeves. Both the sleeves and the
records were made in New Zealand. These albums were all marketed in
New Zealand by Phonogram Ltd., Wellington (then part of Philips, later PolyGram
and now Universal.) For the New Zealand Quadraphonic release of Desire,
see below.
Thanks to Stuart Moore, Bill Hester and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS
ASF 1870 (South
Africa), 1976; CBS COL 40052 (South Africa), 1983:
CBS COL 40052 (South Africa), 1983:
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
The 1983 South African release with a new catalogue
number is in the "Star Spectacular Original Artists" series and the front
sleeve has a gold border. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels and comes
in a plain paper inner sleeve. It now has "MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY
GRAMOPHONE RECORD CO. (PTY) LTD." on the labels. |
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
CBS COL
40052 (South
Africa) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (1983 release) |
Thanks
to Jon Paterson for initial information and to Hans Seegers, Manuel García Jara
and Lars M. Banke for further
information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases,
CBS ASF 1870 (Rhodesia),
1976 (twice); CBS ASF 1870 (Zimbabwe),
early 1980s:
CBS ASF 1870 (Rhodesia),
1976 (twice):
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (both 1976 releases) |
These releases were manufactured and distributed in
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) for CBS Records by The Gramophone Record Company
(Pty.) Ltd., the South African subsidiary of EMI. These Rhodesian releases
have a similar sleeve to the South African 1976 release, although they are
made from thinner paper, and the fronts are not laminated. The sleeves were
printed in Rhodesia by Belmont Printers, although not indicated on the rear
sleeve of the first 1976 release. The second 1976 release sleeve has "4-A"
on a white sticker. Belmont Printers used codes starting with "4" for sleeves they printed for
CBS Records, they used other codes for other record companies. The 1976 record has plain orange CBS
labels with no country of origin, both copies shown have records with the
same labels. The record of the second 1976 release has
matrix
numbers: Side 1 - ASF 1870 - AL 33893, Side 2 - ASF 1870 - BL 33893.
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CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (all releases) |
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (both 1976 releases) |
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (1976 release - no "4-A",
see Zimbabwe release below) |
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (alternate 1976 release) |
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (alternate 1976 release
- "4-A" code used by Belmont Printers on sticker) |
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (both 1976 releases) |
CBS
ASF 1870
(Rhodesia) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (both 1976 releases) |
CBS ASF 1870 (Zimbabwe),
early 1980s:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Deseo [Desire]" - stereo vinyl LP release, Discos CBS
CLS-5496
(Mexico), 1976, re-released late 1970s:
Discos CBS
CLS-5496
(Mexico) - detail of front, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both releases)
Discos CBS
CLS-5496
(Mexico) - detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both releases)
This release has the Columbia STEREO logo with arrows
on the front sleeve above Bob's head. On the rear sleeve the sleeve notes
are omitted and replaced by the list of musicians. The record of the 1976 release has plain orange CBS
labels with the album title and song titles in Spanish and English.
Sergio Mariano Romay's
late 1970s copy has a stiff cardboard sleeve. The front and the rear sleeves are
the same as for those of Hans Seegers' copy. The front sleeve has silver (almost
green) border/text. The spine text is "CLS-5496 DESEO (DESIRE) BOB DYLAN
(CBS logo) CBS/COLUMBIA INTERNACIONAL S.A.". The record has new style
orange/yellow labels, completely different from those of the 1976 release.
The album title and song titles
are again in Spanish and English.
The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 -
02-11-11535-1A, Side 2 - 02-11-11536-1A.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for finding a fake Mexican
promo on eBay. The record looks genuine enough, although it has a fake promo
stamp, but the sleeve is obviously fake. You are urged to avoid
buying such items!
"Desire" - stereo/mono vinyl LP releases, CBS
230.005
(Brazil), 1976, re-released 1977, 1980s, late 1980s;
Columbia 184.025 (Brazil), 1990s:
CBS
230.005
(Brazil), 1976:
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - front with sticker,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
These albums were made in Brazil. The sleeves were not laminated and the 1976
copy was sealed with a São Paolo Billboard record store sticker
with text "SELADO PARA SU PROTEÇÃO
[SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION]". The record has the regular picture inner card
sleeve and the record has orange stereo/mono CBS labels.
The 1976 release was made by Discos
Copacabana (based in São Bernardo do
Campo), records made by them
for other companies have on the labels only "Som Indústria E Comercio S.A.". The
record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL-33893 1-A, Side 2 - BL-33893 2-A.
|
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of front,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - rear with sticker,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - front sticker
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - rear sticker
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - inner sleeve front
scan by Manuel García Jara (both releases) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of inner sleeve front,
scan by Manuel García Jara (both releases) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - inner sleeve rear
scan by Manuel García Jara (both releases) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 1
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release, dated 1976) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release,
made by SOM IND E COM
S.A., São Bernardo do Campo) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 2
scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
CBS
230.005 (Brazil) - detail of rear,
scan by Manuel García Jara (both releases)
CBS
230.005
(Brazil), 1977 release:
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) -
front
scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 release) |
The 1977 release has the same outer and inner sleeves as the
1976 release. This time it was made by
Gravaçôes Electricas S.A., São Paulo. The copy shown has a black/white record shop sticker on the
front sleeve. The record still has plain orange CBS labels but they are
different from the 1976 design and dated 1977.
The record of the 1977 copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL-33893-A=R, Side 2 - BL-33893-B. |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - front sticker
scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) -
Side 1
scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 release, dated 1977) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 release, made by
Gravaçôes Electricas
S.A., São Paulo) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) -
Side 2
scan by Manuel García Jara (1977 release) |
CBS
230.005
(Brazil), 1980s release (three variants):
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) -
front
scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release) |
The 1980s release has the same sleeve but this
time the record has orange/yellow Discos CBS labels. This release was made
by Discos CBS, Rio de Janeiro. |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - rear
with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of rear with sticker,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 1
scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release, variant 1) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 2
scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release, variant 1) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 1
scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (1980s release, variant 2) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release, variant 1, now made by
Discos CBS, Rio de Janeiro - variant 2 has
the same text, differently positioned) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1980s release, variant 1) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 2
scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (1980s release, variant 2) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 1
scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release, alternate variant 2) |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (1980s release, variant 2 with C.G.C. code
on right - "43.203.520/0002.95") |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1,
scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release, alternate variant 2 with different C.G.C. code
on right - "33.131.376/0008.60") |
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - Side 2
scan by Lars M. Banke (1980s release, alternate variant 2) |
The copy shown has a sticker on the rear
sleeve with "BRENNO ROSSI" and a large "D", which may be a record store
label. The record of the 1980s copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 -
AL-33.893 230.005-A, Side 2 - BL-33.893 230.005-B.
Sergio Mariano Romay's copy comes in the same sleeve, but the record labels have
extra text "C.G.C. 43.203.520/0002-95" in a box to the right of
the centre hole. Sergio thinks "C.G.C." means "Catalogo General Columbia
[Columbia General Catalogue]" in Portuguese. These labels have the same
circumference text as Manuel's labels, but differently positioned round the
circle (the little CBS logo is bottom centre instead of being off to the left).
Lars M. Banke has a copy in the same sleeve where the record labels are similar
to Sergio's, but with a different C.G.C. number - "33.131.376/0008.60".
CBS
230.005
(Brazil), late 1980s release:
CBS 230.005 (Brazil) - detail of rear,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1990 release)
The sleeve still has the original front with the obsolete information about
mono and stereo between "Stereo" and the CBS logo at top left, however, this
information is no longer at the bottom of the rear sleeve (this is the unique
difference from previous releases). This album was bought in a Carrefour in São
Paulo and has a store sticker on both front and back of the opening edge. It
also has a price sticker of 33.00 Brazilian Reals (about $14). The record is in
the usual inner sleeve.
Columbia
184.025
(Brazil), 1990s:
Columbia 184.025 (Brazil) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke
Thanks
to Manuel García Jara, Lars M. Banke and Sergio Mariano Romay for
information and scans.
"Desire" - test pressing, promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, Discos CBS
119.525
(Argentina), 1976:
The commercial and promo releases come in a
unique gatefold sleeve that has the Spanish words "INCLUYE TODOS LOS
TEXTOS DE LAS CANCIONES" ("Includes all lyrics of songs") printed on the
front sleeve at the bottom. The gatefold sleeve opens to show the lyrics to all
the songs on a white background in English (not translated). The rear sleeve design is unique in that it's a
mixture of the "standard" rear sleeve and the UK and Japanese inner sleeve
rear in layout, with the Allen Ginsberg liner notes translated into
Spanish. The large black-and-white picture of Bob is missing. There is also a small "disco para
demostracion/venta prohibida" ("demonstration record/sale
prohibited") sticker on the promo copy next to the CBS logo in the top right hand
corner. This text is also printed on the promo labels. This album is very
collectable as it was discontinued because pressing the gatefold
sleeves was too expensive. The record comes in a generic CBS Argentina
inner sleeve. Ronald Born's commercial copy has the same gatefold sleeve as
Hans Seegers' copy but the labels now have "33⅓"
below the centre hole.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Eduardo Gomez Kodela for the information that
a previous statement that "later Argentinean releases abandoned the
gatefold sleeve" was incorrect. In fact there were no later Argentinean vinyl
releases - the local market was served afterwards with imports from the USA
and Brazil (which didn't have a gatefold sleeve).
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Sergio Magnacca, Ronald Born and Lars M. Banke for information and
pictures.
"Desire" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS
14568
(Colombia), 1976:
CBS
14568
(Colombia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara ("HECHO EN COLOMBIA
[MADE IN COLOMBIA]")
The rear sleeve is monochrome with a black border. It has printer
information ("Intergraficas Ltda") and the usual sales tax protest
slogan in Latin American
countries: "El disco es cultura [Records are
Culture]". The CBS record labels are plain orange
with two tones of black lettering: darker for the CBS logo, speed and
copyright text; lighter, nearly grey, for the rest of the information; the
variable information was almost certainly printed over generic CBS labels as
was usual in other Latin American countries. The song titles
are in English only. The copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 14568 A
29-3-76 (mastering date 29 Mar 1976), Side 2 - 14568 B 3-3-76 (mastering
date 3 Mar 1976); there is also a strange symbol (not shown) stamped on
Side
2.
Lars M.
Banke has found a promo copy with stamps of "DISCO PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA SU
VENTA [PROMOTIONAL RECORD SALE PROHIBITED]" on both record labels. The sleeve is
the same as that of the commercial copy.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara
and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Desire" - fake promo stereo vinyl album, CBS/Columbia
SE-76003
(Peru), 2022:
CBS/Columbia SE-76003
(Peru) - front plus Side 1, photo found by François
Guillez |
CBS/Columbia SE-76003
(Peru) - rear photo found by François
Guillez |
CBS/Columbia SE-76003
(Peru) - Side 1 with promo stamp, photo found by François
Guillez |
CBS/Columbia
Peru - front of 1970s promo sleeve - scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS/Columbia
Peru - rear of 1970s promo sleeve - scan by Manuel García Jara |
Desire was never released
in Peru. François
Guillez has found what purports to be a promo copy in a red/white sleeve.
The record has stained white labels with an unreadable promo stamp on Side
1. It may be a genuine copy of Desire from some other country with a
fake label but I am sure the sleeve is entirely fake.
Manuel García Jara says: "CBS Peru used the same
promotional sleeve in the 1970s and 1980s. I've got Peruvian promo copies of
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), released in 1975, and Born In The USA
(Bruce Springsteen) from 1984 and the promo sleeve always remained the same. The
front has a big CBS/Columbia logo and the text "PROMOCIONAL / PROHIBIDA SU VENTA"
at bottom right, without any mention of artist or album title; the rear always
is blank with the stamped text "PROMOCIÓN". The catalogue number SE-76003 (first
European editions were CBS 86003) does not belong to Peruvian CBS albums. In the
1970s and 1980s the genuine catalogue number was "SE" plus a four-digit code
(not a five-digit code), starting with "8.", My Peruvian copy of Wish
You Were Here, released in 1975, is SE-8.385, Animals (Pink Floyd,
1978) is SE-8.398. Peruvian promo editions come with the commercial vinyl with
stamped promo text, never a white label."
"Desire" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS/Plaksan 86003
(Turkey), 1976 (twice), re-released late 1970s:
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - front scan by Arie de Reus (all releases) |
The
sleeves and records of these releases were made in Turkey by Plaksan for CBS -
all three copies shown have
identical front sleeves.
The first 1976 release rear sleeve is in
monochrome black and white instead of in grey/blue as the two later
releases.
The
two 1976 releases have plain orange CBS labels and the late 1970s release
has orange/yellow CBS labels.
The first 1976 release record labels have
text to the left and right of the centre hole in different positions from the
second 1976 release. The most noticeable difference is that the second 1976
release has "CBS 86003/a" and "CBS 86003/b" to the right of the centre hole
below the Plaksan logo and the first 1976 release has just "CBS 86003" on
both labels. The first 1976 copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 86003-1,
Side 2 - 86003-2.
|
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of front, scan by Arie de Reus (all releases) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of rear, scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 and late
1970s releases)
|
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - rear scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 and late 1970s releases) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release
- "y" in circle as first Dutch releases above) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of Side 2, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of rear, scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 and late 1970s releases
- same "y" in circle) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of Side 2, scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (both 1976 releases) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (second 1976 release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (late 1970s release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - detail of Side 1, scan by Arie de Reus (late 1970s release) |
CBS 86003
(Turkey) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (late 1970s release) |
Thanks to Arie de
Reus and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo vinyl release,
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889854553012 (Europe), 1 Dec 2017:
|
More information will be added when available. Thanks to
Éamonn Ó Catháin for information. |
Quadraphonic Vinyl and Tape
Releases
At the time there were three incompatible audio
systems for quadraphonic sound, a confusion which probably led to the format's
demise - Columbia releases used the Sony SQ system, Asylum releases used the
Quadradisc system.
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl release: Columbia PCQ
33893 (USA), Jan 1976:
As these quadraphonic albums are rarities, they're also listed in
1976.
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - front scan by Olav Langum ("Quadraphonic"
at top left)
|
This album was created using the Columbia "SQ" quadraphonic
system.
Thanks to Simon
Blokker for spotting that the inner sleeve has four lines of extra quadraphonic
information on the front, crediting additional engineers Harold J. Kleiner and
Don Young. |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - detail of front (my copy) |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - rear (my copy) |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - detail of rear |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - inner sleeve front |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA)
- detail of inner sleeve front (includes four lines of quadraphonic information) |
CBS 32570 (UK) - detail of inner sleeve front (my copy - Columbia PC
33893 has the same text) |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - inner sleeve rear (same as regular inner
sleeve rear) |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Olav Langum |
Columbia PCQ 33893 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Olav Langum |
There are mistakes in:
Joey - at the end of verse three there is a vocal
mistake - "to the boss I say he said" - this must have been
edited out on the regular release (R-0124).
Romance In Durango - again at the end of verse three
there is a vocal mistake - "In the face of God will appear" - this
too must have been edited out on the regular release (R-0125)
It was also reported there is an outstandingly bad trumpet track in R-0125 that was removed from the regular stereo release - Aaron Derfel tells me that the trumpet
track is in fact still in the regular stereo mix, but has been mixed down
considerably. He thinks "the trumpet is terribly
off-key at times, but it does have its charms".
Another lesser difference is that in One More Cup Of Coffee there is
apparently an
intrusive scraping sound just before the third verse, again something that was
edited out of the regular stereo release.
Rob van Estrik says: "The entire album was
drastically remixed by Don DeVito from the master session tapes for quadraphonic
replay. The resulting LP sounds entirely different from the regular release
and is consequently one of the most collectable Dylan albums. Contrary to what
was stated in Isis #50, the CD version of the album is NOT the Quadraphonic
remix." This is confirmed by Les Kokay, who has sent me a detailed
analysis of the differences between the current CD version and the Quadraphonic
mix. Thanks to Olav Langum for the scans and further information. My copy has
the same front sleeve and record labels as Olav's copy.
The front
sleeve of this album is as shown above, the rear sleeve is the same as the
first commercial stereo release with the smaller
text "© 1975 Ram's Horn Music". The inner sleeve is
also similar to that of the
commercial stereo
release, without the quadraphonic catalogue number. The record has gold
labels with catalogue number PCQ 333893, and “QUADRAPHONIC”/“SQ” in red in a
circle round the circumference.
The record of my copy has stamped matrix
numbers: Side 1 - QAL 33893 1B, Side 1 - QBL 33893 1B.
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl release: Columbia PCQ
33893 (USA for export to UK), 1976:
William Henry Prince has a US copy (now owned by Lars M.
Banke) that was exported to the UK. The
"Columbia" logo on the front sleeve is covered by a "MECOLICO"
[Mechanical Copyright Licensing Company] sticker showing that the album has been
exported legally to the UK and that UK purchase tax has been paid. On
the rear sleeve the instances of "Columbia" have been obscured with black marker
pen. There is also a small sticker over "Columbia" on the spine. There are white
ring-shaped stickers on the record labels obscuring the ring of logos, which
ironically just have
“QUADRAPHONIC”/“SQ”,
which don’t need to be covered, although the stickers do obscure the small
Columbia copyright text at the bottom of the labels.
On Side 1 an instance of "Columbia" that was left
uncovered because of poor placement of the sticker has been obscured with the
same black marker pen!
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl releases, Columbia PCQ 33893
(USA); CBS Q 86003 (NL/Spain); CBS SQP 234778 (Australia/New Zealand), Jan 1976:
CBS Q 86003 (NL), Jan 1976:
The very rare Dutch release has a similar rear sleeve to
the regular release and a printed inner sleeve which has quadraphonic
information on the front as does the US inner sleeve. The record has gold labels with
"CBS"/"QUADRAPHONIC"/"SQ" in a ring round the circumference.
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl release: CBS Q 86003 (Spain), Jan 1976:
CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
The
Spanish release has a distinctive gold border, and
extra printing on the right centre
of the front sleeve "NO. UNO EN USA" [#1 IN USA]. The unique rear sleeve has the song
titles in Spanish and English with pictures of six other quadraphonic releases
including
Nashville Skyline. The record has matrix numbers:
Side 1 - Q PAL 33893-1A, Side 2 - Q PBL 33893-1A.
The labels translate the album title as "DESEO" and also have the song
titles in Spanish and English.
|
CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl release: CBS SQP 234778 (Australia), Jan 1976:
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl release: CBS SQP 234778 (New Zealand), Jan 1976:
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - front with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information that the very rare New Zealand
quadraphonic release
of this album
had the same catalogue number,
CBS SBPQ 234778, as the Australian
release but had a different
sleeve and labels. Unlike in other countries,
the New Zealand quadraphonic release has the
standard stereo sleeve. It was manufactured in New Zealand by Phonogram
Ltd., part of the Philips group (later PolyGram, now Universal). The sleeve
is fully laminated, with a white sticker on the front including information
about quadraphonic sound; there is another sticker on the rear covering the
stereo logo and catalogue number, with a new catalogue number and price
code. It includes an insert, not an inner sleeve, which is the same as that
of the regular release. The record labels are very
different from those of the New Zealand stereo release. For two New
Zealand stereo releases of Desire, see below. |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - rear with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - rear sticker scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBP 234778 (New
Zealand) - insert front scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBP 234778 (New
Zealand) - detail of insert front, scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBP 234778 (New
Zealand) - insert rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBP 234778 (New
Zealand) - detail of insert rear, scan by Manuel García Jara |
CBS SBPQ 234778 (New
Zealand) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
There must be other international quad releases to list here! None of them were
ever reissued as far as I know.
Thanks
to Hans Seegers, William Henry Prince, Olav Langum, Bill Hester, Peter Lindberg, Rob van Estrik, Manuel García Jara, Ronald Born,
Patrick Helfrich and Simon Blokker for information and pictures. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin
for my copy of Columbia PCQ 33893!
Tape Releases (8-Track and
Cassette)
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this web-site),
Desire tape releases are
now here. |
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CD and MD (MiniDisc) Releases
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this web-site),
Desire CD releases are
now here. |
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