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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - CD Releases

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Revised 26 January, 2024.

Original US stereo LP, Columbia CS 8786, 27 May 1963. For the mono release of this album, see Mono Album Releases. For details of the withdrawn original album with four replaced tracks, see 1963. This title was one of the fifteen Dylan albums released in late 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). This period was one of great creativity for Bob, and there are many excellent unreleased tracks from the Freewheelin' sessions - sadly the opportunity to include many of these as bonus tracks or even a bonus CD was missed.

Original CD Releases

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Columbia CK 8786 (USA/Canada), early 1990s:

Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers	The front insert of this release is a 12-page booklet. The front picture is the full album sleeve (stereo crop) without the song titles. The reverse of the front insert and the rear insert have a light yellow background with a green border. The CD itself is silver with black text. Moise Potié has a copy bought in Canada in the mid-1990s with an import sticker (shown below left) and a different CD design. Wil Gielen has two copies of the US release imported into Japan, one with an obi from the Shinseido record store chain, and one with a different obi from an unknown company, see below. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Moise Potié for information and scans .			Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers
Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - detail of rear insert, scan by Moise Potié (copy sold in Canada)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - rear insert scan by Moise Potié (copy sold in Canada)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - CD scan by Moise Potié (copy sold in Canada)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - CD scan by Hans Seegers	Columbia CK 8786 (USA) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD releases, Columbia CK 8786 (USA for export to Japan), mid 1990s:

Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - front with obi and stickers, scan by Wil Gielen (Shinseido copy)	Wil Gielen has a mid 1990s copy of the US release imported into Japan with an obi from the Shinseido record store chain. The obi was added by the store to import US copies (which were much cheaper than Japanese releases) to provide buyers with information in Japanese. The front of the jewel case has a US “The Nice Price” sticker plus a Japanese “Columbia Trade Mark Licensed” sticker. The CD is slightly different from the US copy owned by Hans Seegers in that the "DIDP" number underneath the catalogue number to the right of the centre hole is missing (see detail scan). The "DIDP" number (Digital Identification Popular) is a code used by Sony DADC (Digital Audio Disc Corporation) on CDs pressed in Terre Haute, IN, or one of their other CD plants in the USA, from 1983 onwards (Classical CDs had "DIDC"). It's not present on this CD, which probably means that it was either manufactured by Sony in Japan, or at another US CD pressing plant under contract from Columbia. The price on the obi of ¥1,408 has Japanese characters meaning "excluding tax", which means it was imported into Japan after the introduction of sales tax in 1989. Wil also has a US copy with a different obi from an unknown company. This obi has no price, which means the copy was used for rental. It has the same two front stickers as the Shinseido copy. This time the CD is the same as Hans Seegers' copy above including the US Sony DADC "DIDP" number. Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.				Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - front with obi and stickers, scan by Wil Gielen (rental copy)
Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - detail of front with Japanese copyright sticker, scan by Wil Gielen (Shinseido copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (Shinseido copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (Shinseido copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Wil Gielen (Shinseido copy, "DIDP" missing)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen (Shinseido copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen (rental copy)
Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - detail of front with Japanese copyright sticker, scan by Wil Gielen (rental copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (rental copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (rental copy)	Columbia CK 8786 (USA for Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Wil Gielen (rental copy, same as US copies above)

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Columbia WCK 8786 (Canada), late 1980s:

Columbia WCK 8786 (Canada) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

This Canadian CD release has a unique front insert three-fold booklet with a close-up from the regular front sleeve. The picture on the other panel of the booklet is a wider crop, but still doesn't show the full cover. The CD itself is silver with black text.

Columbia WCK 8786 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia WCK 8786 (Canada) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to David Plentus and Hans Seegers for information and to Hans Seegers for scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD releases, CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe), 1989; CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain), 1990s; Columbia CD 32390 (Europe), 1997:

CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe)/Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - front scan by Hans Seegers	The CDs from these three releases were produced in Austria. The logo at top left of the front insert picture (presumably a reproduction of an LP front) is blacked out. The 1989 release is still on the CBS label and has a 16-page booklet. It has a silver/red CD with black text and still has the CBS logo. Éamonn Ó Catháin has noticed that "(C) 1989" is on the rear insert, but surprisingly "(P) 1975" is on the CD itself.	CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe)/Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (dated 1989)	CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers
CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - front scan by Rene Jørgensen	Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - detail of rear insert, scan by Rene Jørgensen (dated 1989)	Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers (dated 1989)
CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - CD scan by Rene Jørgensen	CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Rene Jørgensen	CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - pages 2-3 of front insert, scan by Rene Jørgensen
	Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - pages 4-5 of front insert, scan by Rene Jørgensen	CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - pages 6-7 of front insert, scan by Rene Jørgensen
CBS CDCBS 32390 (Europe) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (dated 1975)		CBS/Sony CD 32390 (Spain) - detail of CD, scan by Rene Jørgensen (dated 1975)	Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (dated 1975)

The 1990s Spanish release is on the CBS/Sony label and has the CBS/Sony logo on both the rear insert and the CD. It only has an 8-page booklet. The Discos CBS S.A. address was Paseo de la Castellana 93, 28046 Madrid. The rear insert is still dated 1989 and the CD still dated 1975.

The 1997 release is on the Columbia label in the "Nice Price" series and has a slightly different rear insert and CD design, this time with the Columbia logo on both the rear insert and the CD. Again, it only has the 8-page booklet, but it also has a promo insert advertising Time Out Of Mind (not shown). The rear insert is still dated 1989 and the CD still dated 1975.

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Rene Jørgensen and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and scans

3CD multi-pack, Columbia 509636-2 (Austria for Europe), 2002:

Columbia 509636-2 (Europe) - front of slipcase, scan by Manuel García Jara

This 3CD set in a card slipcase contains: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (CD 32390), The Times They Are A-Changin' (CD 32021), Another Side Of Bob Dylan (CD 32034)

Columbia 509636-2 (Europe) - rear of slipcase scan by Manuel García Jara

Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Manuel García Jara

Columbia CD 32390 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

The Freewheelin' front insert (complete with the blacked out logo) and CD are exactly the same as those of Hans Seegers' Columbia copy above but the rear insert is new, with a large "STEREO"/arrow logo at the top.

Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Hans Seegers for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD releases, CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan), 21 Nov 1988; Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan), 21 Sep 1993; Sony Records SRCS 9240 (Japan), 1 Feb 1997:

CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers		CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan) - page 28 of booklet, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers
CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)	Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)	Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (commercial copy)	Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers
Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers		Sony Records SRCS 9240 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Records SRCS 6332 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Records SRCS 9240 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers
Sony Records SRCS 9240 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Records SRCS 9240 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers		Sony Records SRCS 9240 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 25DP 5282 (1988) - this release has a yellow/brown, black, white and red obi with price ¥2,348. It has a 32-page booklet. It has a silver/red CD with black text. The obi has date "R-11-21" (21 Nov 1988). (There may be an earlier Japanese CD release than this - information required!)

Sony Records SRCS 6332 (1993) - this release in the "Nice Price Line" series has a black, red and white obi with price ¥1,800 and date "93-9-22" (22 Sep 1993). The withdrawal date is "95-9-21" (21 Sep 1995). Also illustrated is a promo copy with a promo sticker on the rear insert. It has a folded out front insert with 24 pages and a grey CD with silver text.

Sony Records SRCS 9240 (1997) - this release is in the "Super 1600 Nice Price" series. It has a red, white, yellow and black obi with price ¥1,600 and date "97-2-1" (1 Feb 1997). The withdrawal date is "99-1-31" (31 Jan 1999). It has a folded out front insert with 24 pages and a dark blue/grey CD with silver text.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD releases, CBS/Columbia 465036 2 (Australia), late 1980s/early 1990s; gold CD release, CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia), 2018:

CBS/Columbia 465036 2 (Australia), late 1980s/early 1990s:

CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - front insert scan by Stuart Moore (first release)	These CBS/Columbia releases have a single card insert. Both front inserts have "Select" in the top right corner. The rear insert is a unique orange/brown: the first release rear insert has "Select" at top left, the second release rear insert doesn't. The first release CD is silver with black text, made in Australia by Disctronics, and the second release CD is red with silver text. The second release CD has "Columbia" instead of "CBS", although the album still has "CBS" on the inserts. There was an earlier Australian release, CBS CDCOL 3656 - scans required.			CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore (first release)	CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore (first release - "Select" at top left)
CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers (second release)	CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - detail of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers (both releases)	CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers (second release)	CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (second release - "Select" missing)	Columbia 465036 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (second release)	CBS 465036 2 (Australia) - CD by Stuart Moore (first release)

CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia), 2018:

CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - front with "Gold Series" sticker, scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release)	This "Gold Series" release still uses the "CBS" logo on the front at top left and the "Select" logo at top right. On the rear insert the "Select" logo has gone and the bar code is now different. The rear insert now also has the new "Sony Music" logo introduced in 2009 at bottom right next to the "CBS" logo. The new bar code number "19075904532" is on the spine in place of "465036 2". The CD itself looks similar to the second release above, with "Columbia" and still with catalogue number ""465036 2". The colour is a slightly darker red than that of the previous release, and the disc is now gold instead of silver.
CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - front insert scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release, "CBS" logo at top left)	CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release)	CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release, new "Sony Music" and "CBS" logos at bottom right)	CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release, "Columbia" not "CBS", catalogue number still "465036 2")	CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - detail of CD, scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release, shows gold disc)	CBS/Columbia/Sony Music 19075904532 (Australia) - playing surface of CD, scan by Stuart Moore (2018 release, gold disc)

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for further information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Grammy (no catalogue number) (Russia), 1990s:

Front insert scan by Keith Schweiger

Reverse of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger

Rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger

Detail of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger

CD scan by Keith Schweiger

Detail of CD, scan by Keith Schweiger

This release is probably pirated, since it has no record company name or catalogue number. There is a number "JPCD 2000532" in the centre of the CD itself. The front insert is a single card. The rear insert has a gramophone logo and an email address: "[email protected]".

Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea), 1991:

Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia CPK-1142 (South Korea) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers

This release was manufactured in South Korea by SKC Limited and has an 12-page booklet as the front insert. The rear insert and the back page of the booklet use the same yellow background and green border as the US CD above. The CD itself is silver with black text.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Sony Music S 30517C/CK 92396 (South Korea), 2002:

Sony Music S 30517C/CK 92396 (South Korea) - front with obi, scan by Manuel García Jara

This Sony Music South Korea 2002 CD release of the 1962 album is in the "Must Have Series II" series (mid-price). The copy shown has a blue, yellow and white obi with blue, yellow, white and red text, and is still sealed. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.

Sony Music S 30517C/CK 92396 (South Korea) - rear with obi, scan by Manuel García Jara

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD releases, Columbia CDCOL 3656 S (South Africa), 1993; Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa), 2006:

Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (both releases)	The 1993 release was marketed and distributed in South Africa by Gallo Record Company. It has an 8-page booklet as the front insert. The CD itself is silver/red with black text. Both releases have exactly the same inserts with catalogue number "CDCOL 3656 S" and both CDs are dated 1993. The 1993 CD has "Made in R.S.A. (Republic of South Africa)" and the 2006 CD now has the Sony BMG logo as well as the RISA logo (Recording Industry of South Africa). The 2006 CD catalogue number is just "CDCOL 3656". Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Hans Seegers for information and scans.			Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (both releases)
Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (1993 release)	Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (1993 release)	Columbia CDCOL 3656 S (South Africa) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers (both releases)	Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa) - CD scan by Manuel García Jara (2006 release)	Columbia CDCOL 3656 (South Africa) - detail of CD, scan by Manuel García Jara (2006 release)

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release in magazine series, CBS/Sony Rock 4 (Spain), 1996:

"Estrellas Del Rock" No. 4 (Spain) - magazine cover scan by Hans Seegers

This CD is a special release as "Rock No. 4", part of a series from Ediciones Altaya called "Estrellas Del Rock [Stars Of Rock]", Barcelona, Spain. It has the folded front insert shown and a unique patterned CD. It was also available with a Bruce Springsteen CD in a cardboard display.

CBS/Sony Rock 4 (Spain) - front insert photocopy by Pachi Becerril

CBS/Sony Rock 4 (Spain) - rear insert photocopy by Pachi Becerril

CBS/Sony Rock 4 (Spain) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Pachi Becerril for information and colour photocopies, and to Hans Seegers for scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Sony Music CD 115 (Hong Kong), 2000:

Sony Music CD 115 (Hong Kong) - obi scan by Hans Seegers

Sony Music CD 115 (Hong Kong) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

Sony Music CD 115 (Hong Kong) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Sony Music CD 115 (Hong Kong) - reverse of rear insert (under CD tray), scan by Hans Seegers

Sony Music CD 115 (Hong Kong) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

This release has a CD-sized obi and transparent CD tray and therefore a design on the reverse of the rear insert. It's the only original Freewheelin' CD release to have these features. The front insert is a 12-page booklet. The CD itself is light grey with red and gold text.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release in magazine series, "TV Sorrisi E Canzoni [TV Smiles And Songs]" (Italy), 2003:

Front scan by Hans Seegers

This CD came with an issue of the Italian TV magazine "Sorrisi E Canzoni [Smiles And Songs]" as part of a series called "50 Years Of International Music". There is no catalogue number on the inserts or CD. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Keith Schweiger for information and scans.

Rear scan by Hans Seegers

CD scan by Keith Schweiger

"TV Sorrisi E Canzoni" - magazine front scan by Hans Seegers

Remastered CD Releases (2003 onwards)

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - advance promo CD-R, Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90321 (USA), 28 May 2003:

Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90321 (USA) - promo insert scan by Hans Seegers

This CD-R for radio play only comes in a clear plastic wallet with a single-sided paper insert dated "5/28/2003". I assume because it was sent to radio stations the CD-R has only the CD layer of the hybrid SA-CD release below. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment CH 90321 (USA) - promo CD-R scan by Hans Seegers

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - hybrid SA-CD release, Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada)/Columbia 512348 6 (Europe), 16 Sep 2003:

Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada):

Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - front with Columbia logo (my copy)	Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - detail of outside of digipak	This release is housed in a two-fold digipak and contains both a CD version and an SA-CD stereo version. Don't ever say Columbia can't make a joke - the rear of the digipak uses the same picture from the cover photo session used for the bootleg CD The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Out-takes! The inside of the digipak has two unpublished pictures of Bob from 1963. There is an 8-page booklet with the original sleeve notes and more unpublished pictures of Bob from 1963. The SA-CD design reproduces the Columbia US "360º SOUND" stereo vinyl label used in 1963. My copy is from Canada. The sticker on the outside of the release distributed in Canada is shown below also. The booklet for the Canadian release has been printed in Canada (which may explain the front picture colour difference between the digipak and the booklet). The CD was sourced from the USA.
Columbia CH 90321 (Canada) - Canadian sticker		Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - outside of digipak	Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - inside of digipak showing CD tray
Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - outside of 8-page booklet		Columbia CH 90321 (Canada) - detail of rear of Canadian booklet	Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - hybrid SA-CD	The Freewheelin' Out-takes - bootleg CD front

Columbia CH 90321 (USA/Canada) - detail of outside of digipak

Columbia 512348 6 (Europe):
 

Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - front scan by Manuel García Jara	The European version of this release was made in Austria, again in a folded digipak with a stapled booklet.		Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - outside of digipak, scan by Manuel García Jara	Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - inside of digipak showing CD tray, scan by Manuel García Jara
Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - detail of outside of digipak, scan by Manuel García Jara	Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - detail of outside of booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara	Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - outside of booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara		Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - hybrid SA-CD scan by Manuel García Jara	Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - detail of hybrid SA-CD, scan by Manuel García Jara

Columbia 512348 6 (Europe) - detail of outside of digipak, scan by Manuel García Jara

The American and European editions of Super Audio CDs are almost identical but they have some differences: a different catalogue number (on the spine and on the CDs), some text at bottom of rear of the digipak, the European copyright logos ("SACEM"/"BIEM") on the CDs and the copyright text in the circumference.

Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - remastered CD release, Columbia CK 92396 (USA/Canada), 1 Jun 2004/Columbia 512348 2 (Europe), 29 Mar 2004:

Columbia CK 92396 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada	This release at mid-price is in a standard jewel case with a clear CD tray and consists of the remastered CD layer only of the 2003 hybrid SA-CD release above. The front CD insert booklet includes pictures from the SA-CD booklet. The European release is made in Austria. The Canadian release has a "Digitally Remastered" sticker in English and French.	Columbia CK 92396 (USA) - front sticker scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia CK 92396 (USA) - detail of front, scan by Jack from Canada (larger text)	Columbia CK 92396 (USA) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia 512348 2 (Europe) - front scan by Jack from Canada (reverse of rear insert shows through on left)
Columbia CK 92396 (Canada) - front with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia 512348 2 (Europe) - rear scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia 512348 2 (Europe) - inside scan by Jack from Canada		Columbia CK 92396 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia 512348 2 (Europe) - CD scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia CK 92396 (Canada) - detail of front, scan by Jack from Canada (smaller text, missing apostrophe)	Columbia CK 92396 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia CK 92396 (Canada) - front insert unfolded, scan by Jack from Canada		Columbia CK 92396 (Canada) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Jack from Canada	Columbia CK 92396 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack from Canada

Thanks to Jack from Canada for pointing out that the front text on the Canadian release is smaller than on the US and European releases, and the apostrophe after "Freewheelin'" is missing. Jack has also spotted that the reverse of the rear insert on the European release has a complete picture which shows through the clear CD tray, whereas it has a white bar on the left on the US and Canadian releases.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - hybrid SA-CD releases, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA), 2012:

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - picture from Music Direct web-site	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - front with sticker, photo by Éamonn Ó Catháin	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - unfolded card sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy, not numbered on left)	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - outside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers (numbered on left)
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy)		Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - outside of booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers		Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers		Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - detail of rear of booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - hybrid SA-CD scan by Manuel García Jara

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - detail of outside of card sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy, not numbered on left)

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2081 (USA) - detail of outside of card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers ("No. 02579" on left)

This hybrid SA-CD release of this album is in enhanced stereo only, as on the 2003 Columbia hybrid SA-CD release. It comes in a folded card sleeve with a 12-page stapled booklet. There is also a Mobile Fidelity high quality recording released on heavyweight vinyl playing at 45RPM, which means that it is a 2LP set, listed on the vinyl page for this album.It is a special limited edition but Manuel García Jara's copy is not numbered, so may be a promo. André Wilbers' copy is numbered "02579".

For the Mobile Fidelity 2016 mono SA-CD release, see International Mono Releases.

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin, Manuel García Jara and André Wilbers for information and pictures.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - hybrid SA-CD release, Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan), 22 Oct 2003:

Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen	The copy shown is a promo, with a numbered promo sticker on the rear of the digipak. It also has "SAMPLE LOANED" in red in the clear centre of the CD itself. The obi has price ¥2,520 (¥2,400 before tax) and release date "03-10-22" (22 Oct 2003). The original release date is shown as "63-5-27" (27 May 1963) and the withdrawal date as "04-4-21" (21 Apr 2004). There is an 8-page stapled booklet in English and there is also a 24-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese, plus a double-sided SA-CD insert. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Wil Gielen for information and scans.		Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - front scan by Wil Gielen	Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - rear scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen
Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - detail of rear, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - front of SA-CD insert, scan by Wil Gielen	Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - rear of SA-CD insert, scan by Wil Gielen	Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - SA-CD scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP 10001 (Japan) - detail of SA-CD, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - remastered CD release, Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan), 18 Aug 2004:

Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - front with top obi and sticker, scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - top obi scan by Wil Gielen (promo and commercial copies)		Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen (promo and commercial copies)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve with top obi, scan by Jack from Canada (commercial copy)
Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - detail of rear of card sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve scan by Jack from Canada (commercial copy)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy)	Sony Music MHCP-369 (Japan) - CD scan by Jack from Canada (commercial copy)

The Japanese release comes in a card sleeve reproducing the LP sleeve with a top obi. Both the promo and the commercial releases have the "DYLAN ALIVE '04" silver sticker with black text on the cellophane sleeve.

Wil Gielen's copy is a promo, with a numbered promo sticker on the rear of the card sleeve. It also has "SAMPLE LOANED" in red in the clear centre of the CD itself. The obi has price ¥1,890 (¥1,800 before tax) and release date "04-8-18" (18 Aug 2004). The original release date is shown as "63-5-27" (27 May 1963) and the withdrawal date as "05-2-17" (17 Feb 2005). There is an insert which folds out to a larger size. The CD has the unusual title "BOB DYLAN THE FREEWHEELIN'".

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - Blu-spec CD release, Sony Music SICP 20214 (Japan), 26 Aug 2009:

Sony Music SICP 20214 (Japan) - front of sealed copy, scan by Wil Gielen

This release is on a Blu-spec CD, an audio-only disc which was then presumably intended to be Sony's new high quality audio format. The copy shown is still sealed, with a blue and white obi with price ¥2,500 (¥2,381 before tax). The release date is shown as "09-8-26" (26 Aug 2009), the original release date as "63-5-27" (27 May 1963) and the withdrawal date as "10-2-25" (25 Feb 2010). It's not actually a Blu-ray disc as it says on the sticker, but it is made using Blu-ray technology. Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

Sony Music SICP 20214 (Japan) - rear of sealed copy, scan by Wil Gielen

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - Blu-spec CD2 release, Sony Music SICP 30025 (Japan), 6 Mar 2013:

Sony Music SICP 30025 (Japan) - sealed copy with obi and sticker, picture from cdjapan.co.jp

This 2013 release is one of five Dylan albums in the new "Blu-spec CD2" format, replacing the Blu-spec release from 2009 above. The CD has a blue/white obi with price ¥1,890 (¥1,800 plus sales tax). The release date is 6 Mar 2013 and the withdrawal date is 5 Sep 2013. Translation of Japanese text front sticker by Ben Backhurst from Tokyo Music Japan: "To celebrate the anniversary of Legacy Recordings there will be a prize draw. 3 people will receive high performance Sony headphones. 300 people will receive an exclusive mug. The closing date is 31 August 2013. For details please check the website. This sticker is the proof needed to enter the completion, and will not be reissued." Thanks to Wil Gielen and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information.

Sony Music SICP 30025 (Japan) - front sticker picture from cdjapan.co.jp

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - remastered CD release, Sony Music SICP 4707 (Japan), 23 Dec 2015:

Sony Music SICP 4707 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Dag Braathen

This CD release is in the "Special Selection 1000" series, release date 23 Dec 2015, withdrawal date 22 Jun 2016, customer price ¥1,080 (¥1,000 plus sales tax). More information will be added when available. I assume it's not Blu-spec CD2 format. Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scan.

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - remastered CD release, Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2/3 (NL), 20 Apr 2009:

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2/3 (NL) - front of card sleeve, scan by Tom Willems

This remastered CD release in a card sleeve is part of the 10CD boxed set The Bob Dylan 60s Collection made by Sony Music in Austria for the Dutch newspaper "De Volkskrant" to mark Bob's Apr 2009 shows in Holland. For the boxed set, see here. Thanks to Tom Willems for information and scans.

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2/3 (NL) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Tom Willems

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2/3 (NL) - CD scan by Tom Willems

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2 (NL) - box front scan by Tom Willems

Columbia/Sony Music 88697 51773 2 (NL) - box rear scan by Tom Willems

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - remastered CD in book, Sony Music/Legacy/Altaya (no catalogue number) (France), 31 Oct 2013:

Front of book, scan by Michel Pomarede

This French language book with CD is the third of a new series of books with CDs from publisher Altaya in association with Sony Music/Legacy called "L'Intégrale Bob Dylan [The Complete Bob Dylan]". The book and CD cost €8.99 and come with the poster shown, which illustrates the entire series on the reverse. The next album is Bringing It All Back Home again priced at €8.99. Michel Pomarede now says that the "posters" are not actually posters, but newsstand display materials. The series was discontinued after four issues. Thanks to Hervé from France and Michel Pomarede for information and pictures.

Rear of book, scan by Michel Pomarede

Front of display poster with book/CD - photo by Hervé from France

Rear of display poster - photo by Hervé from France

"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:

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691-92431-2 (USA), 5 Nov 2013/(Europe), 4 Nov 2013:

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691-92431-2 (USA/Europe) - front of CD box (my copy)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312JK2 (USA)/Europe) - front of card sleeve (my copy)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312D2 (USA) - CD2 (my copy)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312D2 (USA) - detail of CD2 (my copy)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88883-77314-5 (USA/Europe) - top of USB box (my copy)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312JK2 (USA)/Europe) - rear of card sleeve (my copy)	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312-02 (Europe) - CD2 scan by Manuel García Jara	Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312-02 (Europe) - detail of CD2, scan by Manuel García Jara

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, 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 "88691924312JK2" plus "DISC 2". The CDs are different in detail, the US The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan CD has catalogue number "88691924312D2", whereas the European CD has catalogue number "88691924312-02". The European CD was made in the EU (probably Austria). The US and European copyright details are now printed round the circumference of each CD, but the American CD doesn't have a country of origin. The EU copyright details are shown here, but not for the later CDs.

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88691924312-02 (Europe) - detail of CD2, scan by Manuel García Jara

For more details of the set, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2010s.

Sony Music SICP 30471-30520 (Japan), 26 Mar 2014 onwards:

Picture from www.amazon.com

Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for news that The Complete Album Collection was released in Japan in four decade-related parts, all in 2014. The first part, called Dylan '60s, was released by Sony Music Japan on 26 Mar 2014. The Blu-Spec CD2 specification CDs come in card sleeves with printed inner sleeves and "SONY MUSIC" instead of "COLUMBIA" on the discs, which are numbered SICP 30471 to SICP 30481 (Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, not included in the US and European sets, is included here as SICP 30479). Side Tracks, to be released at the same time, is SICP 30519-20. All the sleeves will have orange top obis similar to the 2004 Japanese release in card sleeves. The 2013 remastered The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is SICP 30472. It will almost certainly be the same as the 2013 Japanese Blu-spec CD2 release, Sony Music SICP 30025, see above.

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for the picture of the 1960s decade set from www.amazon.com. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.

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