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This page lists mono releases of this regular Bob Dylan album. These LPs were listed here because the mono versions of Dylan songs were unavailable on CD until the release of the first eight Dylan albums in mono as The Original Mono Recordings in 2010. Mono LPs with rare tracks (e.g. mono versions with significant differences from the album tracks, such as different mixes, edits or fades) are listed in the main chronological pages. Mono singles up to 1976 have their own pages, see the links above. Thanks to David Burgess for the UK catalogue numbers - all my mono LPs were stolen when my Manchester flat was burgled in May 1968! For information about and stereo releases of this album, see International Album Releases (Regular). |
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If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised: 05 February, 2024.
Vinyl Releases
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP, Columbia CL 1986
(USA), 27 May 1963:
The accepted release date of the commercial album is 27 May 1963, although
it's odd that the withdrawn album is listed in a Columbia Records release
schedule for July 1963.
For full details of the withdrawn original album with four replaced tracks, see 1963. For a picture of Nat Hentoff's notes for the withdrawn album, also see 1963. The front sleeve photo of Bob and his then girlfriend Suze Rotolo (who sadly died in Feb 2011) was again taken by Don Hunstein, on Jones Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, which joins up with the notorious 4th Street at its eastern end (actually West 4th Street at this point). Thanks to Eric Baumel for confirming the location and to Bill Hester for further information.
Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - promotional copies:
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The rear sleeve of Hans Seegers' promo copy with the withdrawn tracks has a "1" at bottom right. This indicates the sleeve was made by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at their Terre Haute, IN, facility. The promo copy of the regular album shown here has the original sleeve but the front has typewritten revised track listings stuck over the printed titles. The rear sleeve has both mono and stereo catalogue numbers at top right (same as commercial release variant 1 below) although the front sleeve has "MONAURAL". Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding the two copies from Suze Rotolo's personal collection for auction at Christie's, New York, in Nov 2006. The first copy is a white label promo listing the replaced tracks hand-corrected by Bob, the second has handwriting by Bob of "To every Body" on the back and also has Suze's name "Susan Rotolo" at top right. Thanks to Emmanuele Orrú for the scan of the copy formerly owned by Suze's sister Carla (whose spectacular falling-out with Bob was chronicled in Ballad In Plain D from Another Side Of Bob Dylan), and signed on the rear by Bob. Carla moved to Sardinia, Italy, where she died in 2014 at the age of 73. This album was inherited by a woman who used to care for Carla, and is now owned by her granddaughter. |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - rear of promo copy 2, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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Thanks to "Truman Peyote" for information about a promo copy with the timing strip showing the withdrawn tracks which looks as if someone has tried to remove the strip at some time! Jean-Pol Hiernaux also found a picture which shows a timing strip with the withdrawn tracks that also looks as if someone has tried to remove it. The record inside is actually the regular white label promo as shown in the scans by Hans Seegers. Gerd Rundel has a white label promo copy with a timing strip in better condition. It comes in the same original blue design Columbia inner sleeve as Truman Peyote's copy, and again has a “1” at the bottom right hand corner of the rear sleeve. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3A, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2A.
Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - commercial copy (withdrawn release):
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (release with withdrawn tracks) |
Gerd Rundel's commercial copy looks in every way like
the first commercial release with a record with "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY"
labels, although it plays the withdrawn tracks. The sleeve has the
replacement track listing on front and rear. The "6" on the rear
sleeve at bottom right indicates that the sleeve was fabricated by
Imperial Paper Box Corp. of Brooklyn, NY. (Imperial Paper used even numbers.) Matrix numbers for the withdrawn mono album with commercial red labels are:
Side 1 - XLP-58717-1A, Side 2 - XLP-58718-1A, see detail scans
below. The rear sleeve of the withdrawn release copy is the variant with both the mono and stereo catalogue numbers at top right - variant 1 below. |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (release with withdrawn tracks) |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel (release with withdrawn tracks) |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (release with withdrawn tracks: variant 1 with both catalogue numbers - compare with detail scan of variant 2 below) |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel ("Guaranteed High Fidelity" release with withdrawn tracks) |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel ("Guaranteed High Fidelity" release with withdrawn tracks, matrix number XLP-58717-1A) |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - detail of Side 2, scan by Gerd Rundel ("Guaranteed High Fidelity" release with withdrawn tracks, matrix number XLP-58718-1A) |
Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (release
with withdrawn tracks - "6" at bottom right)
Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - commercial copies (first release):
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA), first commercial mono release with sticker - front scan by Gerd Rundel (first copy) |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA), first commercial mono release - front price sticker scan by Gerd Rundel (second copy) |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA), picture inner sleeve from first commercial release - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
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The red Columbia commercial record label occurs in two designs: the first commercial release has "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" and the second commercial release has the "MONO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo, see below. It appears that copies with both label designs can occur in sleeves with both rear designs, as shown in the detail scans!
Gerd Rundel has a copy of the first commercial release with a sticker advertising Blowin' In The Wind on the front sleeve. The record is in a grey/white Columbia inner sleeve and has "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" on the labels with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3L, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2A. Gerd's second copy has two stickers on the front sleeve, the second sticker showing a reduced price of $2.88. The rear sleeve of this copy has a "6" at bottom right. This indicates the sleeve was originally made by Imperial Paper Box Corp. of Brooklyn, NY. The record again has "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" labels. Tim Norford has a copy of the same album with the "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" labels where the matrix numbers are Side 1 - XLP-58717-3K (stamped), Side 2 - XLP-58718-2L (handwritten). This copy has a "3" at bottom right of the rear sleeve. This indicates the sleeve was made by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at Terre Haute, IN. Another contributor has a copy where the record has stereo labels but has mono matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3D, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2B.
Renaud Depierreux has a copy with the rear sleeve with both mono and stereo catalogue numbers (variant 1). There is a "1" in the bottom right hand corner of the sleeve. The "1" again indicates the sleeve was made by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at their Terre Haute, IN, facility. (Modern Album used odd numbers.)
The very worn record store copy illustrated by a Side 2 label with a "DEMONSTRATION" sticker appears to have "COLUMBIA" in black but on closer examination the "COLUMBIA" logo has been partially inked in black pen! Thanks to Joe Ferrari for pointing this out.
Some first release copies come with the grey or blue striped inner sleeves shown, but others have a monochrome picture sleeve with illustrations of contemporary album from Columbia Records on the front and record care advice on the rear.
Columbia CL 1986 (USA), commercial mono release variant 1 -
detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel ("1" at bottom right)
Columbia CL 1986 (USA), commercial mono release variant 1 - detail of
rear, scan by Gerd Rundel ("6" at bottom right)
The album was also released with an exclusive mono rear sleeve (variant 2) that listed only the mono catalogue number at top right.
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 Columbia CL 2389 (USA) - another copy from the same eBay seller with a similar price sticker and the same suspicious "MONO" sticker, picture from eBay |
Columbia CL 1986 (USA), commercial mono release variant 2 -
detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel ("3" at bottom right)
This copy found on eBay by Gerd Rundel, again with "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY" labels as above, has three stickers on the front sleeve, the second sticker showing a reduced price now of $2.21. I find the "MONO" sticker very confusing. I lived throughout the 1960s and I never saw a mono album with a “MONO” sticker! Even by 1965, mono albums were the majority. I did not hear a stereo album until 1967-68. There was no need for “MONO” stickers. Maybe they might highlight “STEREO”, the new innovation, but not mono. The price sticker might be genuine. This copy has a rear sleeve with just the mono catalogue number on the rear, with a "3" at bottom right. This again indicates the sleeve was made by Modern Album Finishing Co., probably at Terre Haute, IN. I have also shown a different Dylan album sleeve from the same eBay seller with a similar price sticker and the same suspicious "MONO" sticker. I suspect the Freewheelin' album is genuine but possibly two of the front stickers are not.
Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - commercial copies (second release), ca. 1965:
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA), second commercial mono release - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (second mono commercial release - "MONO", "360º SOUND"/arrows) |
The second Columbia commercial record labels have the "MONO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo instead of "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY". It appears that copies with both label designs can occur in sleeves with both rear designs.
Gerd Rundel has a copy in the commercial release variant 1 sleeve, again with a "1" at rear bottom right where the record has second release "MONO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo labels with a white demonstration sticker on Side 1. This record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3AD, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2AC.
Jennifer Siedenburg has a copy in the commercial release variant 1 sleeve, with a record with second release labels and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-2J, Side 2 - XLP-58718-3G. The sleeve of this copy has a "6" at rear bottom right, which again indicates it is a sleeve originally made by Imperial Paper Box Corp, Brooklyn, NY.
Amanda Beauchamp has a copy in the commercial release variant 1 sleeve, with a record with second release labels and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3K, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2L. The sleeve of this copy has a "A" at rear bottom right, which indicates it is a reissue sleeve made by Columbia at Terre Haute, IN.
Mitchell Cutler has a copy in the commercial release variant 1 sleeve and the second release labels. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3C, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2AC.
Nick Viani has a later copy with second release labels, again with a "6" on the rear sleeve at bottom right. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3AE, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2J. Also, directly opposite from the matrix number on Side 2 is a small hand engraved "SM" (the pressing plant at Santa Maria, CA) and what appear to be four vertical lines with a horizontal line through them.
Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - commercial copies (third release), ca. 1968:
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Gerd Rundel has another copy in the commercial release variant 1 sleeve, again with a "6" at rear bottom right, where the record now has third release "MONO" labels, dating from around 1968 - US mono copies of John Wesley Harding were the first to have this style of labels on first release. The "360° SOUND"/arrows logo on either side of "MONO" is missing from the bottom of the labels, as is "NONBREAKABLE" to the left to the centre hole. This record of the copy shown has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3K, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2J. |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (third mono commercial release - "MONO" only, no "360º SOUND"/arrows) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ole Lien, Gerd Rundel, Arie de Reus, Jean-Pol Hiernaux and "Truman Peyote" for information and pictures.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP releases, Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export), 1965:
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - front with "CBS" stickers top left and bottom left, photo by Rob Rioux |
This mono export copy of CL 1986 was discovered in Oregon, USA, and had belonged to a man who had worked in the record industry, so probably never left the USA. |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - rear with "CBS" stickers top right and along the bottom text lines, photo by Rob Rioux |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - detail of inner sleeve front with strip of "CBS" stickers covering the centre "Columbia", photo by Rob Rioux (inner sleeve rear is the same) |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - Side 1 with red ring-shaped sticker with four printed "CBS" logos, photo by Rob Rioux |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - Side 2 with red ring-shaped sticker with four printed "CBS" logos, photo by Rob Rioux |
The front sleeve has three "CBS" logo stickers covering "Columbia" at top left, and a text "CBS" sticker covering "Columbia" at bottom left. The rear sleeve has two "CBS" logo stickers covering "Columbia" at top right, and a three text "CBS" stickers covering "Columbia" on the two bottom text lines. The inner sleeve is the expected Columbia US design, white with blue vertical stripes. It has three text "CBS" stickers covering "Columbia" in the centre on both the front and back. The record, which is almost certainly the second commercial release, has red ring-shaped stickers with four printed "CBS" logos. This copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3A, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2A.
I also have scans of an export Columbia US mono copy of Bringing It All Back Home with similar sleeve stickers and the same record label stickers.
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - front with "CBS" sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel |
Gerd Rundel has an export copy with a faded blue address stamp at rear bottom right with text "TAI CHEY RECORD CO, 22, INDIA STREET, KUCHING, SARAWAK", so this copy was exported to West Malaysia. |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - detail of front with Columbia" whitened out, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - detail of rear with stamped address, scan by Gerd Rundel ("TAI CHEY RECORD CO, 22, INDIA STREET, KUCHING, SARAWAK") |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - inner sleeve front with "CBS" stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - detail of inner sleeve front with "CBS" stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - inner sleeve rear with "CBS" stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - Side 1 with grey "CBS" stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 1986 (USA for export) - Side 2 with grey "CBS" stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia CL 1986
(USA for export) - detail of rear with three instances of "Columbia"
whitened out, faded blue address stamp and "6" on right, scan by Gerd Rundel
The sleeve and inner sleeve of this copy have differences from Rob Rioux's copy:
The record has unusual grey ring-shaped stickers on the labels, these are usually red. It has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3G, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2C.
Thanks to Rob Rioux and Gerd Rundel for information and pictures.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP reissue, Columbia/Sundazed LP 5115 (USA), Nov 2001:
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5115 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
New York State-based small label Sundazed gained approval
in 2001 from Columbia to
reissue the 1960s Dylan album in the original mono on 180gm vinyl. The record labels reproduce those of the final mono release with the "STEREO"/"360° SOUND"/arrows logo in white (see above). |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5115 (USA) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5115 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5115 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Sundazed/Columbia LP 5115 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
For more
information see Sundazed's web-site
Thanks to Ole Lien, Robert Kornovich, Hans Seegers and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP reissues, Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA); Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 240 (NL/USA), 2010:
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
This heavyweight vinyl mono release is part of the LP version of the 2010 9CD set The Original Mono Recordings, see International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2010s, sold separately. The record labels reproduce the style of the original 1963 mono labels. As well as "CL 1986" the record sides are also numbered "88697761051-2A/B". This album was also sold in Europe by the Dutch company Music On Vinyl as MOVLP 240. The copy shown has a gold Music On Vinyl sticker on the front sleeve and a white sticker with a barcode on the rear sleeve at bottom right. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 240 (NL/USA) - front with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
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 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 240 (NL/USA) - front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 240 (NL/USA) - rear with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - fake test pressing, Columbia CL 1986 (mono) (USA), Dec 2011:
 Record and sleeve photo from eBay |
This at first convincing "test pressing" with the withdrawn tracks for
auction on eBay from an Italian seller is actually a fake. The information
sheet glued to the white card sleeve is nothing like a Columbia US
information sheet of the time, and labels like these were not used for test
pressings. Thanks to Renaud Depierreux for information about this item, and to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca, Arie de Reus and Hans Seegers for confirming it's a fake. |
 White card sleeve with glued information sheet, photo from eBay |
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 Side 2 photo from eBay |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP, Columbia CL 1986 (Canada), 27 May 1963:
 Columbia CL 1986 (Canada) - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
The front sleeve of the Canadian mono release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia CL 1986, had in error the withdrawn track listing, see 1963. However, the record inside was the regular release. The rear sleeve had the revised track listing but with only 12 songs listed, omitting Don't Think Twice, It's All Right even though it was on the album. You might think this too would be a very collectable item, but in fact Columbia Canada used the same sleeve for the LP until 1975! |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (Canada) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia CL 1986 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia CL 1986 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia CL 1986 (Canada) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel
(withdrawn track listing)
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP,
CBS
BPG 62193 (UK), Nov
1963, re-released 1967, 1968:
My original UK mono copy of The Freewheelin'
Bob Dylan was sadly stolen in 1968!
CBS BPG 62193 (UK), Nov 1963:
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first CBS copy) |
Note the front picture is a higher crop of the source photo than the US front! (More sky above Bob's head, less road below his feet.) It's actually the stereo front sleeve but without the stereo logo above the title. |
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 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - front photo by Al Cale (alternate first CBS copy) |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - rear photo by Al Cale (alternate first CBS copy) This rear sleeve has no folded-over flaps |
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 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (first CBS copy) |
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 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first CBS copy) |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - blank rear with sticker, photo from eBay. This rear sleeve also has three folded-over flaps |
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 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - Side 1 with "SAMPLE RECORD" sticker, photo from eBay (similar to second CBS copy) |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - Side 1 photo by Stuart Leitch (second CBS copy) |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - detail of Side 1, photo by Stuart Leitch (second CBS copy) |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - Side 2 photo by Stuart Leitch (second CBS copy) |
The rear sleeve of Hans' copy has three folded-over flaps. The record has textured ("rough") orange CBS labels with the playing speed shown as "33". The catalogue number on the record labels is shown as "CBS bpg 62193". Éamonn Ó Catháin has found a copy on eBay with the same labels but where the sleeve has no folded-over flaps - see the comments about the sleeves of Philips-made copies below. This eBay copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62193-1A-1, Side 2 - 62193-1B-1, so it's definitely a first pressing. Al Cale again has a copy with the same record labels as Hans' CBS copy in a sleeve without folded-over flaps. The record of this copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62193-4A-1 A31; Side 2 - 62193-3B1 C4.
Stuart Leitch has an alternate copy of the CBS pressing with the rear sleeve with the three folded-over flaps where the song titles on the record labels are lower than on the labels of Hans Seegers' copy. This copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62193-4A-1, Side 2 - 62193-3B-1. Rod Macbeath has found a unique copy on eBay with a blank rear sleeve. This copy has a sticker on the rear from April Music and a "SAMPLE RECORD" sticker on the Side 1 label. The label style is similar to that of Stuart Leitch's copy.
CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (first CBS copy
with three folded-over flaps on rear, no printer name)
CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - rear photo by Al Cale (alternate first CBS copy -
with no folded-over flaps on rear, printed by Ernest J. Day & Co.
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (copy manufactured by Philips) |
Arie de Reus has a copy manufactured for CBS by Philips. The sleeve has no folded-over flaps like Al Cale's copy above and the vinyl is thicker than on a CBS-manufactured copy. The Philips record labels have the earlier text "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" to the right of the centre CBS logo, while the CBS label has "(P) 1963". This implies the Philips pressing is earlier. The playing speed is shown as "33" and the type face is the same as the first and second CBS copies above. |
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 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (copy manufactured by Philips) |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of Side 2, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips) |
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 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips) |
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 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips) |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (copy manufactured by Philips - no printer name) |
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The record matrix numbers of Arie's copy are: Side 1 - BPG 62193 1L V 1=420 1 A 8, Side 2 - BPG 62193 2L V 1//420 1 1 9 ("V" is actually an upside-down triangle). The sleeve of Gerd Rundel's Philips-made copy has two folded-over flaps on the rear sleeve as shown and the record matrix numbers are: Side 1 - BPG 62193 1L V 1=420 1 A1, Side 2 - BPG 62193 2L V 1//420 1. There is no printer name as shown. Matthew Watt-Smith has a Philips-made copy where the record matrix numbers are also: Side 1 - BPG 62193 1L V 1=420 1, Side 2 - BPG 62193 2L V 1 // 420 1. Matthew points out that www.discogs.com the entry for Philips-made copies of BPG 62193 says the sleeve has no folded-over flaps, like that of Arie's copy. Either Gerd's copy is not in an original sleeve, or copies with sleeves with two folded-over flaps are also genuine. www.discogs.com also says that the original CBS-made sleeves have three folded-over flaps, like Hans' copy above, but not like Al Cale's copy.
CBS BPG 62193 (UK), 1967, 1968:
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (third/fourth CBS releases) |
Manuel García Jara has a CBS copy from 1968 with a different rear sleeve and record labels. The sleeve has no folded-over flaps. On the rear sleeve the catalogue number "62193" is now below the CBS logo at top right, and at bottom right the CBS copyright information has been replaced by the printer's name, Ernest J. Day & Co., Ltd. |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (third/fourth CBS releases) |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (third/fourth CBS releases) |
 CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (third/fourth CBS releases) |
CBS BPG 62193 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (third/fourth CBS
releases - printed by Ernest J. Day & Co.)
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (third CBS release) |
The record of Manuel's copy is in an orange/white CBS UK inner sleeve with details of contemporary CBS albums. The record labels have text in a different type face, with the playing speed shown as "33⅓" and no publication date to the right of the centre hole. These record labels are the same design as those of one variant of the mono John Wesley Harding, released in 1968. The inner sleeve front has illustrations of 1968 albums including John Wesley Harding. Gerd Rundel has a copy in the same sleeve but with a different inner sleeve from 1967, with an illustration of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (UK version, CBS 62847). The record labels of this copy have "33⅓" in a different typeface, the same as the second release of CBS 62847. The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 62193-4A-1, Side 2 - 62193-4B-1. |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (third CBS release, "33⅓") |
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 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (third CBS release) |
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 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (fourth CBS release, no date, third release is similar) |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (fourth CBS release, "33⅓" in smaller type face) |
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 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - inner sleeve front scan by Gerd Rundel (third CBS release) |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - detail of inner sleeve front, scan by Gerd Rundel (third CBS release - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967) |
 CBS bpg 62193 (UK) - inner sleeve rear scan by Gerd Rundel (third CBS release) |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers and Arie de Reus for information and to Hans Seegers, Stuart Leitch, Gerd Rundel and Manuel García Jara for scans. My UK mono copy bought in 1963 was stolen in May 1968.
"En Roue Libre... [The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]" - mono vinyl LP releases, CBS 62193 (France), May 1965, re-released 20 Jun 2020:
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CBS 62193 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers (both releases) |
This is the The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
with a new title! This was the first Bob Dylan album to be released in
France, in mono only. The very rare double-sided test pressing shown is dated 5 Apr 1965. This album was never released in France on stereo vinyl, but for a 1973 French 8-track stereo release with this title, see International Album Releases (Regular). Manuel Rabasse has a copy with handwriting on the front. Just below "roue" is written "Mes premières chansons [My first songs]". This is written in black marker pen on an outer PVC sleeve which is tightly wrapped around the sleeve and could be an ancestor of the more common shrink-wrap. There also seems to be a missing square of plastic just below the word "chansons". |
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 CBS 62.193 (France) - detail of Side, 1 scan by Hans Seegers (variant 1A - "MADE IN FRANCE") |
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 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1B - "MADE IN FRANCE") |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1B with pressing ring) |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 2) |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 2 - "MADE IN FRANCE CBS. INC.") |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 2 |
CBS 62193 (France) - detail of front, scan by
Sergio Mariano Romay
(both releases - only the top two titles are translated into French)
There are two rear sleeves with slight variations on the right edge:
The right edge has "DILLARD et Cie. Imp. Paris", "Imprimé en France [Printed in France]" printed vertically upwards and "BOB DYLAN" in red.
The right edge has "PRINTED IN FRANCE" (in English) printed vertically downwards and "BOB DYLAN" in very dark-red. Senne Willems and Sergio Mariano Romay have copies of this variant with a "U" in a circle next to the CBS logo at top right, missing from Hans Seegers' copy.
The sleeves notes are in French. The record has orange CBS labels. There are two label variants, both with the catalogue number shown as "62.193". Hans Seegers' copy has just "MADE IN FRANCE" at the bottom but Gerd Rundel's copy (which also comes in the first variant sleeve with "DILLARD et Cie. Imp. Paris" and no "U"), has "MADE IN FRANCE CBS. INC.".
Sergio Mariano Romay has a copy which comes in the second sleeve variant with a "U" at rear top right, but the record has first variant labels with just "MADE IN FRANCE" at the bottom (variant 1A). The record of this copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS 62193 LPL 3383 380, Side 2 - CBS 62193 LPL 3384 380. It comes in a white paper inner sleeve with French text about caring for the record. Éamonn Ó Catháin has found a copy on eBay with the first variant labels that has a distinct pressing ring round the circumference - on other copies the vinyl under the labels is completely flat (variant 1B). Gerd Rundel has a second record with these labels which comes in the alternate second variant sleeve with "U" in a circle at top right of the rear, the same as Sergio's listed sleeve. The matrix numbers are also the same as those Sergio's copy.
Gerd Rundel has a record with variant 2 labels with "MADE IN FRANCE CBS. INC." at the bottom that comes in the first variant sleeve as listed from Hans.
 CBS 62193 (France) - front (2020 re-release, my copy) |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that
as part of "Love Record Stores" day (20 Jun 2020)
a repressed edition of the French album En Roue Libre, the 1965
mono release of The Freewheelin; Bob Dylan, will be available from
record stores in France including FNAC. Thanks to Franck Faugére
for the album! The repressed edition will be available on general
release in France, again including FNAC, from Jan 2021. It's a close copy of the 1965 original and the rear sleeve even has two folded-over flaps. However, it was almost certainly made in Germany, and the rear sleeve has no French printer information. An unexplained code "402" has been added at the bottom of the rear sleeve. The record labels now have "MADE IN THE EU" at the bottom instead of "MADE IN FRANCE" and the logo of the German copyright organisation "GEMA" has been added to the logo of the French copyright organisation "BIEM". The labels are a much paler orange than those of the 1965 releases. |
 CBS 62193 (France) - detail of front (2020 re-release) |
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 CBS 62193 (France) - rear (2020 re-release) |
 CBS 62193 (France) - detail of rear (2020 re-release) |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 1 (2020 re-release) |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - detail of Side 1 (2020 re-release - "MADE IN THE EU") |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - detail of Side 1 (2020 re-release - "BIEM/GEMA", compare with original release above) |
 CBS 62.193 (France) - Side 2 (2020 re-release) |
CBS 62193 (France) - detail of front (2020 re-release)
CBS 62193 (France) - detail of rear (2020 re-release - no French printer
information)
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Arie de Reus, Senne Willems, Simon Blokker, Sergio Mariano Romay and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP release, CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/Malaysia), 1965(?):
 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - front photo by Jennifer Siedenburg |
This unusual album
is probably from Singapore or Malaysia. It comes in a US stereo sleeve with
a black mono sticker at top front centre, and "CBS" stickers covering the
Columbia logos on both the front and rear. There is a number "1" on the rear
sleeve at lower right, which
indicates the sleeve was made by Modern Album
Finishing Co., probably at their Terre Haute, IN, facility. The record has red
mono labels with three CBS logos with "MONO" and "360 SOUND" without arrows.
The record of the copy shown has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 -
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 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - detail of front, photo by Jennifer Siedenburg |
 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - detail of front, photo by Jennifer Siedenburg |
 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - rear photo by Jennifer Siedenburg |
 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - detail of rear, photo by Jennifer Siedenburg ("1") |
 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - Side 1 photo by Jennifer Siedenburg |
 CBS CL 1986 (Singapore/ Malaysia) - Side 2 photo by Jennifer Siedenburg |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP releases,
CBS
BP-233145 (Australia), 1965:
For the stereo version of this album released in 1967, see International Album
Releases (Regular).
 CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (variant 2) |
The front picture uses the UK crop. The front sleeve is laminated and the rear sleeve has two folded-over flaps top and bottom. |
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 CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore (variant 5 - smaller Allan's logo, longer Corrina, Corrina credit on a second line) |
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 CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (variant 4 - song titles much closer together, "F ALL" mistake) |
 CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - detail of Side 2, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (variant 4 - short Corrina, Corrina credit on the same line) |
 CBS BP-2331145 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (variant 4, still large Allan's logo) |
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The record has orange CBS labels with the Allan's logo (Allan's were music publishers in Australia for Bob Dylan records between 1965 and 1969) and four variants are shown. On the variants 1-4 Side 2 labels the credit for Corrina, Corrina is "Adapt. & arr. B. Dylan" on the same line as the song title while on variant 5 it is "Adapted and arranged B. Dylan" on a second line.
Stuart has a copy which may be the earliest (variant 1) where the song titles are printed in an italic style. The matrix numbers are just: Side 1: "MX 144487", Side 2 - "MX 144488". Hans Seegers' copy (variant 2) has non italic song titles and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1: "MX 144487-A BP-233145-1", Side 2 - "MX 144488-B BP-233145-2". Stuart Moore has a copy (variant 3) similar to variant 2 but where the text elements are slightly differently arranged.
Sergio Mariano Romay has a copy where the record labels are slightly different again. As it still has a large Allan's logo I have called it "variant 4". The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - MX144487 (without A) BP 233145-1, Side 2 - MX 144488-B BP 233145-2.
Stuart Moore's last copy (variant 5) has the same matrix numbers as variant 2 but the labels have a smaller "Allan's" logo to the right of the centre hole (same size as the New Zealand logo, see below).
All the record labels shown have round the circumference at the bottom the text "MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY A REGISTERED USER OF THE TRADE MARKS" without a CBS copyright. This is because up to 1977 all Australian records were manufactured by the Australian Record Company (Pty) Ltd. (A.R.C.) on behalf of CBS.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Stuart Moore and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP, CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand), 1965:
 CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
The front picture uses the UK crop but it's unique in having
a white border. The sleeve has two
folded-over flaps top and bottom. For the stereo release of this album,
SBP-474237, see
International Album
Releases (Regular). As with the Australian release, the record has orange CBS labels with the small Allan's logo (then the New Zealand music publishers as well) and stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - "M.X 144487 BP233145-1", Side 2 - "M.X 144488 BP233145-2". The sleeve was made in New Zealand by Cello-Kraft Ltd., and the record was made in New Zealand also. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Bill Hester for information and scans.
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 CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - detail of front, scan by Bill Hester |
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 CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS BP-473155 (New Zealand) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP releases,
CBS
ALD 6816 (South Africa), 1965:
For the stereo version of this album, CBS ASF 1717, released in 1972, see International Album
Releases (Regular).
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (all variants) |
The sleeves of the first two albums shown here look identical. The album sleeve is laminated on the front and has two folded-over flaps on the back (what looks like a third flap is a laminate line). There is a slight border on three sides of the front sleeve. It was printed in South Africa by Record Pac. Lars M. Banke's copy (variant 3) has the same front sleeve but no flaps on the rear sleeve at top and bottom. It still has the laminate line on the right of the rear sleeve. The South African records have orange CBS labels. There are three variants of record labels, each with "M. Witmark & Sons" positioned differently to the right of the centre hole as shown in the detail scans below. All the records shown have stamped US matrix numbers: Side 1 - "XLP-58717-3AD", Side 2 - "XLP-58718-2AB". |
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 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (variant 1, two folded-over flaps) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, two folded-over flaps) |
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 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (variant 1 - "M. Witmark" in centre) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (variant 1) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
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 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 3, no folded-over flaps) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 3, no folded-over flaps) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 3, no folded-over flaps)| |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 3) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (variant 3 - "M. Witmark" towards bottom) |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers, Manuel García Jara and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP release, CBS ALD 6816 (Southern Rhodesia), 1965:
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (two folded-over flaps) |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (top folded-over flap) |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (bottom folded-over flap) |
 CBS ALD 6816 South Africa) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant) |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (compare with South African variants) |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - detail of Side 1, photo by Senne Willems ("MADE IN S. RHODESIA") |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - detail of Side 1, photo by Senne Willems (matrix number) |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara |
 CBS ALD 6816 Southern Rhodesia) - detail of Side 2, photo by Senne Willems (matrix number) |
The Rhodesian album has the same sleeve as the first two South African releases above with two folded-over flaps on the rear and a laminate line on the right of the rear. The copy of the record shown has stamped US matrix numbers: Side 1 - XLP-58717-3AC, Side 2 - XLP-58718-2AB 1, as well as "MADE IN S. RHODESIA" stamped on each side.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Senne Willems for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP,
CBS
62193 (Italy), 7 Oct 1966,
re-released 1967 (two variants), 1972:
For the stereo version of this album released in 1975, see International Album
Releases (Regular).
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers (all releases) |
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 CBS 62193 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, photo by Giuseppe Orlandi (1966 release - album title above centre hole) |
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 CBS 62193 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1967 release variant 1, "MADE IN ITALY" at bottom) |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1967 release variant 1) |
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 CBS 62193 (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release - album title again below centre hole) |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release - again no text above centre hole) |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release - album title again below centre hole) |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release, "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR S.p.A." in circumference text) |
 CBS 62193 (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1972 release) |
CBS
62193 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (all releases)
All four Italian mono releases have the same sleeve. The front is laminated and the picture uses the UK crop. The rear sleeve has two folded-over flaps top and bottom and a laminate line on the right edge. All the records have orange CBS labels.
The 1966 labels have the album title and "BOB DYLAN" above the centre hole and "MADE IN ITALY - MARCHIO REG. n. 156583" at the bottom, both variants of the 1967 labels just have "MADE IN ITALY". The record of Giuseppi Orlandi's 1966 copy has matrix numbers: Side 1 - 7/10/66 CBS 62193 1/L, Side 2 - 7/10/66 CBS 62193 2/L ("7/10/66" - 7 Oct 1966 - must be the mastering date).
The labels of Lars M. Banke's 1967 variant 1 copy again have the album title above the centre hole and are dated "(P) 1967" to the right of the centre hole, as shown for Hans Seegers' 1967 variant 2 copy. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS 62193 1L 7/10/66, Side 2 - CBS 62193 2L 7/10/66 ("7/10/66" is still the mastering date).
Hans Seegers' 1967 variant 2 copy has record labels again dated "(P) 1967" as shown but now the album title and "BOB DYLAN" are below the centre hole, with no text above. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CBS 62193=1L 7/10/66, Side 2 - CBS 62193=2L 7/10/66 ("7/10/66" is still the mastering date).
The labels of Lars M. Banke's 1972 release again have the album title and "BOB DYLAN" below the centre hole. "MADE IN ITALY BY CBS SUGAR S.p.A." is now in the circumference text to the right of the centre hole. The record has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - CL 62193 1L 9/10/72, Side 2 -CL 62193 2L 9/10/72. The mastering date is now "9/10/72" (9 Oct 1972).
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Giuseppe Orlandi and Lars M. Banke for information and pictures.
"Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP, Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040, (German Democratic Republic/East Germany), Jan 1967:
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Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - Side 1 worksheet front scan by Ronald Born |
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 Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - Side 1 worksheet rear scan by Ronald Born |
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Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers
This mono album is claimed to be the rarest Bob Dylan album in the world, harder to find even than the withdrawn first pressing of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (see 1963 and above)! Its contents are actually the regular commercial release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, with German "socialist" sleeve notes, released as a very limited edition by an East German record club, and printed at the Amiga pressing plant in East Berlin, under licence from CBS Records. The record has orange "Phonoclub" labels. The front photo is a 1965 shot by Jerry Schatzberg. Gerd Rundel's copy comes with a "Replacement Card" that allows the buyer to send back a faulty LP for a replacement. The "target" on the reverse of the card is where you indicate the location of the damage to the LP (my local public library in the 1970s used similar cards for recording LP scratches). Thanks to Ronald Born for pointing out that this dates from 1981, and was not part of the original release. At that time the Amiga Phonoclub only sent stock copies of conventional Amiga releases to its members. "Club editions" with unique Phonoclub labels were only released in the 1960s. This Dylan LP was the only "Phonoclub only" release! All other albums were later also released as "normal" Amiga releases with the more common Amiga labels and the same sleeves.
Ronald has a worksheet from the Amiga archive relating to Side 1 of this release, which shows that Amiga received a mono tape copy (on BASF tape) of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan from CBS in Frankfurt/Main in the summer of 1966. On 8 Jul 1966 two sound engineers edited the tape (which was two hours long!), and a few days later on 19 Aug 1966 the management gave their OK for the release.
Thanks to Michel Pomarede for news that copies of this album in both red and black vinyl are being sold on eBay and other outlets. My information is that these are unofficial reproductions, so are not recommended unless you are keen to own such a copy for its novelty value.
 Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - front photo from eBay (test pressing) |
Lars M. Banke has found a very high priced test pressing of this album from
VEB Deutsche Schallplatten [VEB German Records]* on eBay. It comes in a
generic card sleeve with front text "Musterplatte - Nicht für den Verkauf
bestimmt [Sample Record not intended for Sale]" and "Bob Dylan" handwritten.
The record has white labels with stamped text "Unverkäufliche Musterplatte
[Sample Record not for Sale]" and the matrix numbers plus "Bob Dylan"
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 Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - rear photo from eBay (test pressing) |
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 Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - Side 2 photo from eBay (test pressing) |
*VEB [Volkseigener Betrieb = People's Own Company] was the East German record company based in East Berlin. Amiga was their record label devoted to popular music.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Ronald Born and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9LP sets in 12" box, Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA), 21 Dec 2010; Columbia/Legacy/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 239-246 (NL), 7 Dec 2010:
For full details see The Original Mono Recordings 2010.
Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA), 21 Dec 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy 88697761051 (USA) - front of box with stickers, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
 Columbia 88697761051-2/CL 1986 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
Thanks to "Isis" Newsletter 153½ for information about the vinyl box set - this was remixed by a different engineer from the CD set below and the sound is noticeably warmer. The records were mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ.
The eight albums (9 LPs) have sleeves reproducing the original Columbia US mono sleeves. The records have labels reproducing original Columbia US 1960s first issue mono records labels.Columbia/Legacy/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 239-246 (NL), 7 Dec 2010:
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Columbia/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 240 (NL/USA) - front with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2010 release) |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Manuel García Jara and Andreas Volkert for information and pictures.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - 180gm mono vinyl LP release, Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe), 15 Sep 2014:
 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - front with sticker (my copy) |
This heavyweight 180gm mono vinyl release includes the mono CD version of the album (the 2010 remastered version from the CD set below) and also an MP3 download. There is a gold/black information sticker on the front shrink-wrap. The album comes in a clear plastic lined plain paper sleeve with cut-outs for the labels and the CD also comes in a clear plastic lined plain paper sleeve with a front cut-out. The rear sleeve has the Sony Music logo at bottom left and a barcode plus the new catalogue number at bottom right. There are two variants of the CD, which has the catalogue number 88697789722. One has Sony Music copyright text round the bottom edge and the other does not. |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of front |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of front |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - rear |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - Side 1 |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - Side 2 |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of Side 1 |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of rear |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - CD (variant 1 - no copyright information at bottom) |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - CD (variant 2 - copyright information at bottom) |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of CD (both variants) |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of CD (variant 2 - copyright information at bottom) |
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Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe)
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Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe)
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My copy of the record has (beautifully) handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - 88697761051-LP2-A, Side 2 - 88697761051-LP2-B. This number bears no relation to the catalogue number on the sleeve or labels!
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl release, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889854552717 (Europe), 1 Dec 2017:
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More information will be added when available. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information. |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono 45rpm 2LP release, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL2 459M (USA), Jan 2018:
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs MFSL2 459M (USA) - front picture from www.musicdirect.com |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this new mono vinyl release from the US audiophile company Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. This high quality audiophile album comes on two LPs and plays at 45rpm. |
CD Releases
"Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings" - 9CD set in 5" box, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe), 19 Oct 2010; Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), 10 Nov 2010:
For full details see The Original Mono Recordings 2010.
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697761042 (USA/Europe), 19 Oct 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - front of outer box with sticker (my copy) |
This set of Bob's first eight albums in the original mono mixes comes in a cutaway card box inside an outer box. The CD albums are in thick card sleeves reproducing the original mono album artwork, in this case Columbia CL 1986. The CD comes in a contemporary inner sleeve and its design is based on the original Columbia design (see above). Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that this album can be downloaded in MP3 format from Play.com in the UK for £6.99 or £0.89 per track. For full details of the set, see here. | ||||
 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042-2/CL 1986 (Europe) - front of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042-2/CL 1986 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve |
 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042-2/CL 1986 (Europe) - inner sleeve (same both sides) |
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 Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88697761042 (Europe) - paper wrapper over rear of outer box |
Sony Music SICP 2951-59 (Japan), 10 Nov 2010:
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - obi scan by Anthony Perry |
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 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - front of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Anthony Perry |
 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - insert scan by Anthony Perry (original front sticker) |
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 Sony Music SICP 2952 (Japan) - CD scan by Anthony Perry |
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for information about the Japanese release, Sony Music SICP 2151-59. It has a wrap-around obi with price ¥18,900 (¥18,000 plus sales tax). This has been reduced from the originally announced price of ¥25,000! As the original mono albums were never released in Japan, each has a light blue top obi based on those of the original stereo releases. The Japanese CD also comes in a contemporary inner sleeve with a Japanese language booklet and an insert reproducing the original 1963 sticker promoting Blowin' In The Wind (see above).
Thanks to Anthony Perry for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - remastered CD release, Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe), 15 Sep 2014:
 Columbia/Sony Music 88843094721/CL 1986 (Europe) - LP front with sticker (my copy) |
Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - CD (variant 1 - no copyright information at bottom) |
Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - CD (variant 2 - copyright information at bottom) |
Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of CD (variant 2 - copyright information at bottom) |
Columbia/Sony Music 88697789722/CL 1986 (Europe) - detail of CD (both variants) |
This mono CD comes with the remastered 180gm mono vinyl album above. The CD comes in a clear plastic lined plain paper sleeve with a front cut-out. There are two variants of the CD, which has the catalogue number 88697789722. One has Sony Music copyright text round the bottom edge and the other does not.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - mono hybrid SA-CD release, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA), Oct 2016:
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 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - outside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - inside of unfolded card sleeve, scan by André Wilbers |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - outside of booklet, scan by André Wilbers |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers |
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 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers |
 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDSACD 2178 (USA) - inside pages of booklet, scan by André Wilbers |
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this mono hybrid SA-CD release from the US audiophile company Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. It comes in a folded card sleeve with a booklet. There will be a simultaneous release on hybrid SA-CD and vinyl of seven Dylan mono albums excluding Blonde On Blonde.
This limited edition hybrid SA-CD mono release of this album is the first time the mono version has been remastered in audiophile quality. It is therefore also listed in 2016.
For the Mobile Fidelity 2012 stereo SA-CD release, see International Album Releases (Regular).
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and André Wilbers for information and scans.
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