Bob Dylan with the Rolling Thunder Revue - Hard Rain
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. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
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Revised 16 September, 2024.
Tracklisting:
Side 1:Maggie's Farm (B); One Too Many Mornings (B); Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (A); Oh, Sister (A); Lay, Lady, Lay (A)
Side 2: Shelter From The Storm (B); You're A Big Girl Now (B); I Threw It All Away (A); Idiot Wind (B).
The LP version is shorter than the current CD, which has more applause between songs. On the LP the tracks are presented as nine separate songs, on the CD it is one continuous programme (Europe/Australia - 51:17, USA - 51:19, Japan - 51:20).
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information.
Vinyl and Tape Releases
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl promo and commercial LP releases, Columbia PC 34349 (USA), 13 Sep 1976 (two variants), Columbia JC 34349 (USA), 1980s:
Columbia PC 34349 (USA), 13 Sep 1976 (first variant):
Jonas Ruthenberg has a regular commercial copy of the first release without the promo stamp on the rear sleeve and without any markings on the record labels. The record of this copy comes in the purple inner sleeve and has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349-1H, Side 2 - BL 34349-1A.
Paul Melone's commercial copy (variant not yet known) has two front stickers. The first has text "9 New Live Cuts with the Rolling Thunder Revue", the second looks like a store sticker.
Columbia PC 34349 (USA), 13 Sep 1976 (second variant):
Columbia PC 34349 (USA), 1970s (third variant):
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for finding a copy on eBay bought from Sears with these record labels and a unique front sticker advertising "4 Selections from the 'Hard Rain TV Special' and other performances with the Rolling Thunder Revue".
Columbia JC 34349 (USA), 1980s:
Gerd Rundel's 1980s copy comes in a sleeve which still has “PC 34349” printed on the spine but the record labels have “JC 34349”. The rear sleeve is different because it has a barcode at top right. To accommodate this the tracklist for Side 2 is printed under the tracklist for Side 1 instead of in the top right hand corner. The record labels now have catalogue number "JC 34349" to the left of the centre hole, and producer credits under the song titles as the third 1970s variant. The record of the copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349-2K, Side 2 - BL 34349-2J, plus “COLUMBIA NY” stamped on each side of the record.
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz, Stuart Moore, Gerd Rundel, Jeremy Mayle, Phill Townsend, Manuel García Jara and Paul Melote for information and pictures.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP releases, Columbia PC 34349 (USA for export), 1976:
This US release was also exported to Europe. At the bottom of the rear sleeve “Columbia” is obscured with black marker pen in two places. It comes with the original plain purple inner sleeve with small number “34349” at centre bottom as shown above. The ring of Columbia logos on the record labels is obscured by black ring-shaped stickers. The black sticker is missing on the Side 2 label of this copy but you can still see the traces of it. The record of the copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349-1F, Side 2 - BL 34349-1C.
Lars M. Banke's export copy has several small differences as detailed. He says: "COLUMBIA is obscured with black pen in three places on the rear sleeve like Gerd's copy. I think it is "handmade" because there are minor differences. For instance there is a tiny part of the "C" in COLUMBIA on Gerd's copy in the lower left corner of the rear sleeve which is not on my copy. Secondly, I do not think that this one is like the other export copies with glued-on stickers on the labels. I think that these ones were "painted" or printed on. It is almost possible to see the name COLUMBIA and the logo through the black colour and you cannot feel any "edge" between "the sticker" and the labels." Indeed, the black ink looks partially worn off.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Lars M. Banke and Peter Rice for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge releases, Columbia PCA 34349 (USA/Canada), Sep 1976:
Columbia PCA 34349 (USA) - front of slipcase, photo from www.discogs.com |
The US 8-track release had a black cartridge and came in a black slipcase with front and rear cut-outs. The Canadian 8-track release had a red cartridge and the slipcase of the copy shown is missing. |
Columbia PCA 34349 (USA) - rear of slipcase, photo from www.discogs.com |
Columbia PCA 34349 (USA) - top of tape cartridge, scan by André Wilbers |
Columbia PCA 34349 (USA) - reverse of tape cartridge, scan by André Wilbers |
Columbia PCA 34349 (Canada) - top of tape cartridge, photo from www.discogs.com |
Columbia PCA 34349 (USA) - end of tape cartridge, scan
by André Wilbers
Columbia PCA 34349 (Canada) - end of tape
cartridge, photo from www.discogs.com
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again is split between programs 1 and 2, while I Threw It All Away is split between programs 3 and 4. As the tracks are faded out and faded in, these are classed as rarities and listed in 1976.
Thanks to André Wilbers for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette releases, Columbia PCT 34349 (USA), Sep 1976, re-released early 1980s, mid 1980s:
Columbia PCT 34349 (USA) - cassette top scan by Gerd Rundel (1976 release)
Columbia PCT 34349 (USA) - end of cassette case, scan by Gerd Rundel (1976
release)
The first cassette release from 1976 has a folded insert which does not have a barcode. The outside and inside of the insert have details of other Columbia US artists cassette releases (Blood On The Tracks and The Basement Tapes are also listed). The cassette is light grey with black text, there are no paper labels, and “34349” is stamped on the top of the cassette. There is a Columbia sticker with dark red text on the end of the black cassette case.
Bob Dylan - "Hard Rain"/Bryan Ferry - "Let's Stick Together" - radio station stereo vinyl LP, AFRTS (American Forces Radio & Television Service) RL 41-6/P-16315-16 (USA), 1976:
AFRTS RL 41-6/P-16315 (USA) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This very rare radio station LP has three songs from the Hard Rain album on Side 1, and songs from Bryan Ferry's 1976 album Let's Stick Together on Side 2. |
AFRTS RL 41-6/P-16316 (USA) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
AFRTS RL 41-6/P-16315 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (Dylan) |
AFRTS RL 41-6/P-16316 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (no Dylan) |
Island ILPS 9367 (UK) - front picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
It came in a plain white paper sleeve. The Dylan songs are: Shelter From The Storm; Maggie's Farm; You're A Big Girl Now.
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.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, Columbia PC 34349 (Canada), 13 Sep 1976, re-released late 1976:
The first Canadian release has “MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBIA RECORDS OF CANADA” on the rear sleeve and the record labels, plus “LITHO IN CANADA” on the spine. The record has red Columbia labels like the second US variant with centred song titles but without producer credits. The record of Gerd Rundel's first variant copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1: AL-34349-1A-2BD:, Side 2: BL-34349-1A-2BD:.
The second Canadian release has "MANUFACTURED BY CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD" on the rear sleeve and record labels, plus “LITHO IN CANADA” again on the spine. The record has red Columbia labels like the third US variant with centred song titles but this time with producer credits. The record of Gerd Rundel's second variant has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1: AL-34349-1C-20BD:, Side 2: BL-34349-1C-2BD.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LPs, Columbia PC 34349 (Canada for export), late 1976 (three copies):
All three of these copies have sleeves with "MANUFACTURED BY CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD", so they were made after the company name change in late 1976.
Lars M. Banke has a copy of the second variant of the Canadian release bought in Sweden with a Swedish seal across the sleeve opening and black ring-shaped stickers obscuring the Columbia logos on the record labels ("MANUFACTURED BY CBS RECORDS CANADA LTD" is still visible). The Swedish text says that if the seal is broken the album will be replaced only if it was faulty when bought (see the 1973 Dylan album page in this section for a picture of it). Only the Side record label is shown.
Lars M. Banke has a second export copy of the Canadian release PC 34349 (the second label variant with producer credits) bought in Scandinavia that has had the "Columbia" logos on the rear and spine of the sleeve obscured with black circular stickers. The CBS Records Canada information at the bottom of the rear sleeve is not obscured. On the record labels there are black ring-shaped stickers over the ring of "Columbia" logos.
The third export copy of the Canadian PC 34349 (again the second label variant with producer credits) has “Columbia” erased on the rear sleeve at bottom right and white ring-shaped stickers on the record labels covering the ring of "Columbia" logos. Again, the CBS Records Canada information at the bottom of the rear sleeve is not obscured. The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349 1A 2BD, Side 2 - BL 34349 1B 2 DB.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette releases, Columbia PCT 34349 (Canada), 1976; Columbia WPCT 34349 (Canada), late 1970s:
Columbia PCT 34349 (Canada), 1976:
Columbia WPCT 34349 (Canada), late 1970s:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 86016 (UK), Sep 1976, re-released 1976-77, late 1970s; reissue CBS 32308 (UK), early 1980s (twice), 1984, late 1980s:
CBS S 86016 (UK), Sep 1976:
CBS S 86016 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Kenneth Robson (1976 release -
PPL "Oxford Street" address on right)
The sleeve of the original 1976 release was printed in England by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. The record comes in a card inner sleeve with the catalogue number. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels.
Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL), the UK music licensing company and performance rights organisation, moved from Oxford Street in London to Ganton Street in 1977. The original 1976 release of the album therefore has the Oxford Street address at the bottom of the rear sleeve, and releases after 1977 have the Ganton Street address in that position.
CBS S 86016 (UK), 1976-77 (second release - two variants):
The record labels now have the producer credit below the song titles (missing on the previous record labels), and both have “MADE IN ENGLAND” at the bottom of their labels. The "LC|0149" code is not yet included on the labels of the first copy. The record of the first copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS S 86016 A2, Side 2 - CBS S 86016 B1. The record labels of the second copy shown now have the "LC|0149" code to the left of the centre hole on the bottom text line. The record of the second copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-86016-A-4, Side 2 - CBS-S-86016-B-4.
CBS S 86016 (UK), late 1970s:
This copy of the late 1970s release comes in the same sleeve as Kenneth Robson's 1976 copy above, still with the PPL Oxford Street address at the bottom of the rear. This time the record comes in a plain white inner sleeve. The labels now have CBS copyright info at the bottom and “MADE IN ENGLAND” in the circumference text to the right of the centre hole. "LC|0149" in a capsule is again to the left of the centre hole below the stereo arrows. The record shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-86016-A-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS-S-86016-B-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped). There is probably a variant before this with “MADE IN ENGLAND” in the circumference text but there is no text at the bottom of the record labels.
CBS 32308 (UK), early 1980s (three variants):
CBS 32308 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (all 1980s releases - PPL "Ganton Street" address on right)
Gerd Rundel's early 1980s release with orange/yellow record labels (variant 1) has a completely different text layout from that of Gerd's later copy (variant 2), for example:
The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1: CBS-S-86016-A-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped), Side 2: CBS-S-86016-B-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped). It came in the "Surprise!/Surprised?" "NICE PRICE" inner sleeve shown above. The record labels of Gerd Rundel's later copy have the same text layout as the 1984 release with red CBS labels, but without the CBS copyright info at the bottom. The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 32308 (stamped), CBS S 86016 A1 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS-S-86016-B-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped).
Gerd Rundel's third variant of the early 1980s UK release comes in a sleeve that is the same as for all other 1980s releases (the PPL “Ganton Street” address at bottom rear). The record comes in a plain white inner sleeve. The record labels look the same as those of the variant 2 copy except for the CBS copyright info at the bottom. The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-S-86016-A-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped), Side 2 - CBS-S-86016-B-4 (handwritten), 32308 (stamped).
CBS 32308 (UK), 1984, late 1980s:
Thanks to Eerik Hakala, Kenneth Robson and Gerd Rundel for information and pictures.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge release, CBS 42-86016 (UK), Sep 1976:
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The UK 8-track release had a white cartridge and came in a black slipcase. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again is split between programs 1 and 2, while I Threw It All Away is split between programs 3 and 4. As the tracks are faded out and faded in, these are classed as rarities and listed in 1976. |
CBS 42-86016 (UK) - rear of slipcase, scan by André Wilbers |
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CBS 42-86016 (UK) - reverse of tape cartridge, scan by André Wilbers |
CBS 42-86016 (UK) - end of slipcase, scan by André
Wilbers
Thanks to André Wilbers for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette
releases, CBS 40-86016 (UK), 1976, re-released late 1970s; CBS 40-32308 (UK), 1982:
Ronald Born has a CBS UK catalogue from 1977-78 that also lists a UK 8-track
stereo tape cartridge release, CBS 42-86016. Scans required!
CBS 40-86016 (UK), 1976, re-released late 1970s:
CBS 40-32308 (UK), 1982:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86016 (Ireland), 1970s:
The record has orange/yellow CBS labels with "Record mfd. in Ireland" as well as "MADE IN ENGLAND" at the bottom of the labels. The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS S 86016 A4, Side 2 - CBS S 86016 B4.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86016 (NL), Sep 1976, reissued 1978; CBS 32308 (NL/France), 1984-85:
CBS 86016 (NL), 1976 (two variants):
CBS
86016 (NL) -
detail of rear (first and second releases)
Both 1986 releases of the album came with a double-sided lyrics insert.
CBS 86016 (NL), 1978:
CBS 86016 (NL) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (third release) |
Gerd Rundel has a copy of this album bought as part of a French set from 1978 with Blood On The Tracks and Desire, 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. The rear of the album sleeve has "Y" in a white circle at top right as my second release copy with an additional "III" in a green circle (perhaps a different price code). "LC|0149" in a green capsule is now at bottom left, missing from the 1976 sleeves. The record in this set has orange/yellow labels, with a star above the side number to the right of the centre hole. The copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - S-86016-1A1, Side 2 - S-86016-1-B1. |
CBS 86016 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (third release - "Y" and "III") |
CBS 86016 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Simon Blokker (alternate third release - "Y" and "54") |
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CBS 86016 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (third release) |
CBS 86016 (NL) - inner sleeve front scan by Gerd Rundel (third release) |
CBS 86016 (NL) - inner sleeve rear scan by Gerd Rundel (third release) |
CBS 86016 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (third release) |
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CBS 86016 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (third release) |
The record of my copy comes in a plain sleeve, but this record comes in an inner sleeve printed with the lyrics that has exactly the same design as the lyrics insert, which is also present and the same as shown above. Simon Blokker has a Dutch Hard Rain copy that has “Y” in a white circle at top right of the rear sleeve, but unlike Gerd Rundel's copy from the French set it has "54" in a green circle below it. "LC|0149" in a green capsule is at bottom right as shown for Gerd's copy. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels with a star above the side number to the right (*) of the centre hole. This copy has an inner sleeve printed with the lyrics as shown and the stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 – S-86016-2A-2, Side 2 – S-86016-1-B1.
CBS 32308 (NL/France/Sweden), 1984-5 (two releases):
CBS 32308 (NL/France) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (mid-1980s
releases)
Lars M. Banke has a copy of the first mid-1980s release where the record still has orange/yellow CBS labels, with a promo stamp "FOR PROMOTION ONLY/NOT FOR SALE/CBS RECORDS SWEDEN" on the rear sleeve.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson, Gerd Rundel, Ronald Born and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - remastered stereo 180gm vinyl LP releases, Music On Vinyl MOVLP 345 (NL), 10 Oct 2011; Columbia/Legacy 88985438181 (NL for Europe), 10 Nov 2017:
Music On Vinyl MOVLP 345 (NL) - detail of
rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (2011 release - "Music On Vinyl" on both left and
right)
Columbia/Legacy
88985438181 (NL for Europe) - detail of rear, scan by
Lars M. Banke (2017 release - no reference to "Music On Vinyl")
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Simon Blokker for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo test pressing, CBS 86016 (West Germany), Sep 1976:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86016 (Italy), Sep 1976, re-released late 1970s:
CBS
86016 (Italy)
- detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both releases)
This album was made in Italy by CBS Sugar and distributed by Messaggerie Musicali, Milan. On the rear sleeve the Italian information is printed in a black panel as shown below. The record comes in an original printed inner sleeve with song lyrics. The Side 1 label has the Italian copyright organisation “SIAE” stamp. On the Side 2 label You're A Big Girl Now is incorrectly titled "Yo're A Big Girl Now". The record of the copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - SCI 86016 o 1L/2 ("o" = small circle); Side 2 - SCI 86016 ◊ 2L ("◊" = rhombus symbol). Side 1 has a stamped mastering date of "17/9/76" as well as the matrix number while Side 2 has "16/9/76".
Lars M. Banke has a copy with the same outer and inner sleeves where the record labels have just "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS" instead "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR". The text is still aligned as if "SUGAR" were present. The Side 1 label does not have an Italian copyright organisation “SIAE” stamp.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge release, 42 CBS 86016 (Italy), Sep 1976:
42 CBS 86016 (Italy) - top of tape cartridge photo from www.discogs.com |
The Italian 8-track release had a buff cartridge with an orange label. The copy shown came without a slipcase. |
42 CBS 86016 (Italy) - reverse of tape cartridge photo from www.discogs.com |
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Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again is split between programs 1 and 2, while I Threw It All Away is split between programs 3 and 4. As the tracks are faded out and faded in, these are classed as rarities and listed in 1976.
Thanks to André Wilbers for information.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Fuerte Lluvia [Hard Rain]" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 86016 (Spain), Nov 1976; CBS 55882 (Spain), 1977; CBS 32308 (Spain), 1982 (two variants):
CBS S 86016 (Spain), Nov 1976:
CBS
S 86016 (Spain) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants - Mick Ronson and ASCAP text missing -
printed by Indugraf, Discos CBS address
is "Avenida del Generalísimo
25, Madrid-16")
CBS
S 86016 (Spain) -
spine scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants - "Fuerte Lluvia" and "S 86016")
CBS 55882 (Spain), 1977 (El Círculo de Lectores release):
It has a unique catalogue number, 55822. The sleeve was printed by Indugraf and is not laminated. On the front it has the CBS logo and "ESPECIAL" at bottom left, and on the rear sleeve at bottom right the old catalogue number "S 86016" is greyed out. The lyrics sheet is missing, but the album has a coloured inner sleeve with small white text "Edición especial para El Círculo de Lectores" on the rear.
The record has orange/yellow CBS labels with "ESPECIAL" above "BOB DYLAN" and the album title, as well as the new catalogue number. The album title is translated as "Fuerte Lluvia" on the record labels and the sleeve spine, which also has the new catalogue number. The record of the copy shown has the same matrix numbers as above: Side 1 - AL 34349-1A, Side 2 - BL 34349-1A.
CBS
55822 (Spain) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (Mick Ronson and ASCAP text still
missing - Discos CBS address
is still "Avenida del Generalísimo
25, Madrid-16")
CBS
55822 (Spain) -
spine scan by Manuel García Jara ("Fuerte Lluvia" and "55822")
CBS 32308 (Spain), 1982 (two variants):
CBS 32308 (Spain) -
detail of rear, scan by Simon Blokker (printed
by Indugraf, Discos CBS address
is still "Avenida del Generalísimo
25, Madrid-16")
These 1980s copies have the new catalogue number "CBS 32308" on the rear sleeve at bottom right. The sleeve was again printed by Indugraf. The bottom text is the same as that of the Spanish 1976 release, and the Discos CBS address from the 1970s has not been changed (it should by now be "Paseo de la Castellana 93, 28046-Madrid"). Manuel's record (not shown) has exactly the same labels as the 1976 copy above, still with catalogue number "CBS S 86016", and this copy has the same matrix numbers as above: Side 1 - AL 34349-1A, Side 2 - BL 34349-1A.
The records of Lars' copies now have labels with "CBS 32308". The layout is similar to that of the 1976 labels. There are two variants, on variant 2 the circumference text is shorter because "Impuesto de lujo a metalico - Permiso Num. 5053" is missing. The records of both these copies have new stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 32308 A, Side 2 - 32308 B.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Simon Blokker, Lars M. Banke and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Fuerte Lluvia [Hard Rain]" - stereo cassette releases, CBS 40-86016 (Spain), Nov 1976 (twice):
The first Spanish cassette release of this album is the rarest. The insert was printed by a rare printer, Gráficas Macaypa, Madrid, and it has the first CBS Spain address (Calle Princesa 1, Madrid-13) on the inside of the insert. This is an error in that it was released after the CBS Spain address changed to Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16 (the address was correct on the LP sleeve above). The cassette is black with orange CBS paper labels.
"Shelter From The Storm" on Spanish releases of the album Hard Rain always had the correct Spanish translation as "Cobijo contra la tormenta" (on both records and cassettes), but this track on the Spanish release of the album Blood On The Tracks was wrongly translated as "Cobijo contra la lluvia [Shelter From the Rain]"!
The second cassette was also released in 1976. The insert was printed by the usual printer Indugraf and now has the correct CBS Spain address on the inside. The orange CBS paper labels look identical to those of the previous release.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS 86016 (Portugal), Nov 1976, reissued early 1980s:
The 1976 record has orange/yellow CBS labels, the colours on both sides being the same. On Side 1 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again has a minimal gap between the two lines of the song title. On Side 2 Shelter From The Storm is spelled correctly, unlike on the 1980s Side 2 label. The 1976 record shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349-2B, Side 2 - BL 34349-2A.
The 1980s record also has orange/yellow CBS labels, the colour on Side 2 is noticeably stronger than on Side 1. The copyright text round the bottom edges is completely different from the 1976 record labels. On Side 1 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again has a wide gap between the two lines of the song title. On Side 2 Shelter From The Storm is misspelled "Shelther From The Storm". The record shown has both handwritten and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS-86016-A (handwritten) AL 34349-2B (stamped, USA matrix number), Side 2 - CBS-86016-B (handwritten) BL 34349-2A (stamped, USA matrix number).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86016 (Greece), 1976:
CBS
86016 (Greece) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS 86016 (Yugoslavia), 1976, re-released 1978, 1981:
The record of the 1976 copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - S-86106-1A1, Side 2 - S-86106-1B1.
The reissue of 1978 is virtually identical to the 1976 release: it has an identical sleeve and almost identical record labels - there is only a slight difference: "ULS-264" is above "STRANA 1/2" instead of below. The record of the copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - ULS-264-1 4278 MK ("4278" = "4 Feb 1978"), Side 2 - S-86016-1-B1.
Lars M. Banke has what may be a label variant of the 1978 release, with "STRANA 1/2" now on the left. The record comes in the same sleeve as the 1976 and first 1978 releases. The matrix numbers are: Side 1 - ULS 264 1 (handwritten), Side 2 - S-86016-1-B1 (stamped).
The third release record labels are dated "1981" to the right of the centre hole, and have "SIDE 1/2" on the left of the centre hole instead of "STRANA 1/2". The copy of the 1981 record shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side - 86106-A I MG, Side 2 - 86106-B I MG.
Thanks to Stuart Moore, Lars M. Banke and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette release, CBS 40-86016 (Yugoslavia), 1976:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 86016 (Israel), 1976:
CBS 86016 (Israel) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
CBS 86016 (Israel) -
detail of insert rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan), 1976, re-released early 1977 and late 1977:
CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - front with obi, picture from www.eil.com (1976 release) |
There were three Japanese vinyl releases of this album, all priced ¥2,500 (the meaning of the "25" in the catalogue number):
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CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (early 1977 release) |
CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - detail of obi with 1978 Japanese tour dates, scan by Wil Gielen (late 1977 release) |
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CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - front with obi with tour dates, scan by Wil Gielen (late 1977 release) |
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CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (promo 1976 release) |
CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (all commercial releases) |
CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (all commercial releases) |
CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (late 1977 release) |
Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony 25AP 290 (Singapore/Malaysia), 1976:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl album, CBS/Sony APP-1060/25AP 290 (Philippines), 1976:
CBS/Sony APP-1060/25AP 290 (Philippines) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd
Rundel
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette release, CBS/Sony KPP 1060 (Philippines), 1976:
This officially released cassette was made in the Philippines and has a single folded insert with the tracklisting on the inside. The cassette is light grey and has blue CBS/Sony labels with white text. It does not have Dolby noise reduction.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding this on eBay.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LPs, CBS SBP 234880 (Australia), 1976; CBS SBP 4480 (Australia), late 1970s:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette releases, CBS PC 4880 (Australia), 1976, re-released mid-1980s, late 1980s:
Paul Shenton's late 1980s copy has an identical cassette and inside insert, but the "Select" logo has been added to the spine of the outside of the insert.
Thanks to Stuart Moore and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS SBP 234880 (New Zealand), 1976:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS ASF 1908 (South Africa/Rhodesia), 1976:
The Rhodesian release looks identical to the South African release except for the rear sleeve, which was printed in Rhodesia by Belmont Printers of Bulawayo on thin card, and has a "1-A" code in a white rectangle at bottom right. The copy of the Rhodesian record shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - ASF 1908 - AL 34349, Side 2 - ASF 1908 - BL 34349.
Scans of cassette releases required!
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans and to Michel Pomarede for the Rhodesian album.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS CLS 5516 (Mexico), Sep 1976, reissued late 1970s:
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS 230.007 (Brazil), 1976 (two variants), re-released late 1970s (three variants); reissued as CBS/Harmony 148.092 (Brazil), 1982; Columbia 184.006 (Brazil), 1990:
CBS 230.007 (Brazil), 1976 (two variants):
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (1976
release - late 1970s releases are the same)
Sergio Mariano Romay’s copy was also made by Discos Copacabana. This copy was bought in Bauru, a Brazilian municipality of the State of Sâo Paulo. In the bottom right corner of the front sleeve is a sticker from a disco/night club in Bauru. The sleeve and lyrics insert are the same as those of Manuel's copy. However, the orange CBS record labels have a different typeface for the song titles than that of Manuel's copy, and the song title layout on Side 2 is different, with no song titles above the centre hole instead of two. Both Side 1 labels have two song titles above the centre hole and three song titles below. On Side 2 of both label variants I Threw It All Away is spelled correctly, unlike on the three orange/yellow Side 2 labels.
Michel Pomarede has a variant 2 copy with a promo stamp on Side 1 with "AMOSTRA INVENDÁVEL [SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE]". There is no stamp on Side 2. This copy comes with a different four page folded 12" lyrics insert.
CBS 230.007 (Brazil), late 1970s (three variants):
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1970s releases) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - outside of lyrics insert, picture from www.discogs.com (late 1970s release variant 3) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - inside of lyrics insert, picture from www.discogs.com (late 1970s release variant 3) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1970s releases) |
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CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - Side 1 picture found by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release variant 1) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1, picture found by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release variant 1 - album title and artist name on one line, "230007 - A/B" on right of centre hole) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - Side 2 picture found by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release variant 1) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1970s release variant 2) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1970s release variant 2) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - Side 1 picture from www.discogs.com (late 1970s release variant 3) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1970s release variant 2 - album title and artist name on two lines, "230007" and "LADO 1/2" on right of centre hole) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of Side 1, picture from www.discogs.com (late 1970s release variant 3 - album title and artist name on two lines, just "230007" on right of centre hole) |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - Side 2 picture from www.discogs.com (late 1970s release variant 3) |
These three variants all have orange/yellow Discos CBS labels and come in the same sleeve. Both variants 1 and 2 come with the six-page "portrait" lyrics insert as shown above. The variant 3 records comes with a new four-page folded 12" x 12" lyrics insert. The record of Lars M. Banke's variant 2 copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349 A1, Side 2 - BL 34349 B ("B" only on Side 2, not "B1" as expected). Apart from "LADO 1/2" missing to the right of the centre hole on variant 3, variants 2 and 3 are the same. The song titles are continuous on Side 1 of all three variants. On the variant 1 Side 2 label the song titles are again continuous, but they are one per line on the variants 2 and 3 Side 2 labels.
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of Side 2, picture found by Sergio Mariano Romay (late 1970s release variant 1 - "I THRE IT ALL AWAY") |
On Side 2 of all three label variants I Threw It All Away is mis-spelled: the variant 1 Side 2 label has "I THRE IT ALL AWAY", the variants 2 and 3 Side 2 labels have "I THRET IT ALL AWAY" (perhaps an unsuccessful attempt to correct it)! |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of Side 2, scan by Lars M. Banke (late 1970s release variant 2 - ""I THRET IT ALL AWAY") |
CBS 230.007 (Brazil) - detail of Side 2, picture from www.discogs.com (late 1970s release variant 3 - ""I THRET IT ALL AWAY") |
CBS/Harmony 148.092 (Brazil), 1982:
Columbia 184.006 (Brazil), 1990:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Michel Pomarede, Hans Seegers, Sergio Mariano Romay and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - test pressing, promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, Discos CBS 119.630 (Argentina), 1976:
The promo and commercial records also have orange/yellow Discos CBS labels. Sergio Mariano Romay's copy has a white promo sticker on the rear sleeve and promo text "DISCO PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA LA VENTA [PROMOTIONAL RECORD SALE PROHIBITED]" printed on the record labels at top left.
Thanks to Bill Hester, Dan Jordan, Sergio Mariano Romay and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo cassette release, Discos CBS 519.630 (Argentina), 1976:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS/EMI Odeón 15176 (Chile), 1976:
CBS/EMI Odeón 15176 (Chile) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
CBS never had a subsidiary company in Chile, and this very rare album was made in Chile by EMI Odeón (the only other CBS Dylan Chilean album, Nashville Skyline, was made by Philips). The front and rear sleeve are standard with credits and track list in English only. The text "Fabricado bajo licencia de CBS, USA por EMI Odeón Chilena, S.A." is printed at the bottom of the rear sleeve. Manuel's commercial record has plain orange CBS labels with titles in Spanish (good translations) and English. The labels say "Fabricado y distribuido por Industrias Eléctricas y Musicales Odeón" ("Industrias Eléctricas y Musicales" is the Spanish translation of "Electric and Musical Industries" = EMI). The record of the copy shown has matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 34349, Side 2 - BL 34349.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a promo copy in the standard commercial sleeve. The record has white promo labels of a completely different design from the commercial labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Lluvia Fuerte [Hard Rain]" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Columbia CS 10.245 (Venezuela), 1976:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia/CBS 100267 (Costa Rica), 1976:
Columbia/CBS
100267
(Costa Rica) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke ("Columbia" logo on right)
This very rare release was made in Costa Rica by Indica S.A. for Columbia Records. There is a Columbia logo on the rear sleeve at bottom right, but the record has orange/yellow CBS labels. It has no matrix numbers.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP release, CBS 14993 (Colombia), 1977:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo vinyl LP, CBS/Supraphon Gramofonovy Klub 1 13 2217 (Czechoslovakia), 1977; CBS/Supraphon 1 13 2217 (Czechoslovakia), 1979:
The album was reissued in 1979 as a regular commercial release. The differences are that the regular album labels have the price printed on them (80 Koruny) to the right of the centre hole and are now dated "79 1" (first half of 1979). The rear sleeve of Ronald Born's commercial copy has the same price sticker as my copy at bottom right.
CBS/Supraphon
Gramofonovy
Klub
1 13
2217 (Czechoslovakia) - detail of rear without
price sticker, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
CBS/Supraphon
Gramofonovy
Klub
1 13
2217 (Czechoslovakia) - detail of rear with
price sticker (my 1977 copy)
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for initial information, and to Ronald Born and Sergio Mariano Romay for further information and scans. Many thanks to Lukáš Berný for the Gramophone Club album!
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - remastered stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889854381813 (Europe), 1 Dec 2017:
More information will be added when available. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information. |
CD Releases
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - CD release, Columbia CK 34349 (USA), mid-1980s:
This was the first US CD release of this title. There is a folded front insert with minimal information. The CD is silver with black text. Gil Lamont says: "This first release is incorrectly indexed. Oh, Sister doesn't end until around 1:04 of Lay, Lady, Lay. The timings listed on the inserts are accurate for this incorrect indexing. Although the indexing was corrected in the later Nice Price reissue -- Oh, Sister timing out at 5:08 and Lay, Lady, Lay timing out at 4:47 - oddly enough the printed timings on the later insert have not been corrected."
Information and scans from Gil Lamont.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - CD release, Columbia CD 32308 (Austria for Europe), 1990s:
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scan.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - CD releases, CBS CDCBS 86016 (Australia), late 1980s; Columbia CDCBS 86016 (Australia), 1990s:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - gold CD release, Columbia/Sony Music 19439757532 (Australia), 2020:
The rear insert now has "Sony Music" and the latest logo. The gold disc and the front insert still have the old "CDCBS 86016" catalogue number.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - CD release, Sony Records SRCS 6169 (Japan), 1 Dec 1991:
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - CD releases, Columbia 746.006/2-032308 (Brazil), 1990s:
"The Complete Album Collection Vol. One" - 47CD boxed set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691-92431-2 (USA), 5 Nov 2013/(Europe), 4 Nov 2013; USB stick, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88883-77314-5 (USA), 5 Nov 2013/(Europe), 4 Nov 2013; Sony Music SICP 30471-30520 (Japan), 26 Mar 2014 onwards:
This massive set is the latest in a series of "Complete Columbia Album Collections" featuring artists such as Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and even Blue Oyster Cult. The CD version of the set includes 41 Dylan albums in card sleeves, 14 of which have been remastered for this project, plus a 2CD set of previously released non-album tracks entitled Side Tracks. The albums exclude all compilations and The Bootleg Series sets, but do include the deleted 1973 Dylan album, also see 1973, and the extra 2CD set Side Tracks includes one side of the 1971 single George Jackson (Acoustic version), R-0085, see 1971. The set is therefore listed in 2013. The set also includes a hard cover book with extensive new liner notes and previously unseen photos.
All the CDs come in card sleeves. The European sleeves are made of thicker card than the US sleeves, but they are otherwise identical, so are not shown. The catalogue number on the sleeve is "88691924312JK19" plus "DISC 22". The CDs are different in detail, the US Hard Rain CD has catalogue number "88691924312D22", whereas the European CD has catalogue number "88691924312-22". This album has been remastered, so is the fourth Dylan album remastered for this project. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that some copies of this CD have faults on Oh, Sister at 0:08 and 3:53 - check your copy! Latest news is that Sony Music are replacing affected copies. The European CD was made in the EU (probably Austria). The US and European copyright details are printed at the bottom of the Bob Dylan CDs, and round the circumference for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan onwards, so I haven't shown them for the later CDs.
For more details of the set, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2010s.
Sony Music SICP 30496 (Japan) - picture from www.cdjapan.co.jp |
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson and Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that The Complete Album Collection will be released in Japan in four decade-related parts, with the intention to release them all in 2014. The Blu-Spec CD2 specification CDs come in card sleeves with printed inner sleeves and "SONY MUSIC" instead of "COLUMBIA" on the discs. Bob's 1970s albums from Self Portrait to Slow Train Coming will be released in Japan on 23 Apr 2014 in card sleeves as Blu-Spec CD2 discs numbered Sony Music SICP 30482 to SICP 30500. The 2013 remastered Hard Rain will be SICP 30496, more details will be added when available. |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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