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This new page is one of a set listing the mono releases of regular Bob Dylan LPs that were
created from the regular stereo mix by combining the left and right channels, not specially engineered for mono. New Morning was the last Dylan album to be released in mono, in
Brazil only. The last US mono album was John Wesley Harding, and the last
European mono album was Nashville Skyline.
These LPs are eligible for inclusion on this site because the mono versions of
these Dylan songs are now unavailable on CD. (The first eight Dylan albums were
released on CD in mono as The Original Mono Recordings in 2010. For full
details of the set, see here.) 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. For stereo releases of this album, see International Album Releases (Regular). |
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If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised: 07 January, 2024.
"Autorretrato [Self Portrait]" - mono vinyl LP, CBS CL-5309 (Mexico), 1970:
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CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - front scan by Hans Seegers (mono release) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - detail of front, scan by Gerd Rundel (mono release) |
 CBS CL-5309/CLS-5309 (Mexico) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (both stereo and mono releases) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - Side 1 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (mono release, variant 1) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (mono release, variant 1) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - detail of Side 2, scan by Hans Seegers (mono release, variant 1, "message") |
 CBS CL-5309/CLS 5309 (Mexico) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both stereo and mono releases) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel (mono release, variant 2) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel (mono release, variant 2 - variant 1 has the same text) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (mono release, variant 2) |
 CBS CL-5309 (Mexico) - detail of Side 2, scan by Gerd Rundel (mono release, variant 2, "Message") |
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CBS CL-5309/CLS-5309 (Mexico) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both
stereo and mono releases)
This album is an oddity, because it consists of Record 2 of Self Portrait only. This and the Brazilian 2LP set above are the only worldwide mono releases of Self Portrait. The song titles are given in Spanish and English on the rear sleeve and the record labels, but the English album title does not appear. The front sleeve also lists two Spanish-translated song titles which had been released as stereo EPs in Mexico: Cabaña De Indios [Wigwam] and Luna Azul [Blue Moon]. For these see US & International 7" Singles & EPs 1970. The front sleeve has a unique design with a border, which is cut off at the bottom on the stereo sleeve because of the white top stereo panel, but which surrounds all four side on the mono sleeve. The rear sleeve is the same for both releases, and has both mono and stereo catalogue numbers. Hans Seegers has been looking since 1970 to see if there was a separate Mexican release of Record 1, but has not been able to find it.
The record has orange CBS labels with two variants. The song titles are in Spanish and English - Copper Kettle is wrongly translated as "Caldera De Acero [Steel Kettle]". The correct translation is "Caldera De Cobre" as on the 1970 Spanish stereo single, see again US & International 7" Singles & EPs 1970. Gerd Rundel's copy has a slight difference on the Side 2 record label - track 1 is listed as "Take a Message to Mary", whereas on Hans' Side 2 label it's listed as "Take a message to Mary". The colour difference is probably just due to the age of the labels, which are noticeably faded round the edges on Gerd's copy. The record of Gerd's copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - 02-11-8182-1A, Side 2 - 02-11-8183-1A.
For the stereo version of this release, see International Albums (Regular).
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"Self Portrait" - mono vinyl 2LP set, CBS 37680/1 (Brazil), Jun 1970:
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CBS 37680/1 (Brazil) - front photograph by Martin Frandsen |
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 CBS 37680 (Brazil) - Side 1 with promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 37680 (Brazil) - Side 1 without promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 37681 (Brazil) - Side 3 with promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 37681 (Brazil) - detail of Side 3 with promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 37681 (Brazil) - Side 3 without promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 37681 (Brazil) - Side 4 scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS 37680/1 (Brazil) - spine scan by Sergio Mariano Romay ("SELF
PORTAIT" mistake)
This is a unique item, as the album was released everywhere else in the world in stereo only, apart from the Mexican single LP release above. Hans Seegers has both the commercial release and a promo release stamped "AMOSTRA INVENDÁVEL [SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE]" on one label of each of the records and the inside cover. Both Keith Venturoni and Simon Blokker have copies and claim they are actually in stereo! The catalogue number on the records is "37680" on Record 1 and "37681" on Record 2. Surprisingly the record labels have the US stereo matrix numbers (XSM-153504 - XSM-153507).
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for spotting that the spine has a mistake - "SELF PORTAIT".
Thanks to Martin Frandsen, Hans Seegers, Lars M. Banke and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and pictures.
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