Appendix A: Discography of significant Blonde On Blonde releases

 

The following is a list of the vinyl and CD releases of the album which have been been of some historical significance in terms of their musical content.  Releases with an asterisk (*) after the catalogue number are believed to be still available.

Year

Country

Label

Catalogue No.

Description

1966

US

Columbia

C2L 41

Mono vinyl (US mix)

1966

US

Columbia

C2S 841

Stereo vinyl (original mix) - original mix sides have matrix numbers including -2 in the suffix.

1966

Canada

Columbia

C2L 41

Mono vinyl (Canadian mix)

1966 Canada Columbia C2S 841 Stereo vinyl (original mix) - original mix sides have matrix numbers including -1 in the suffix.
1966 France CBS 66012 Mono vinyl (French mix)

1966

UK

CBS

DDP 66012

Mono vinyl (Canadian mix on sides 1 & 2, US mix on sides 3 & 4)

1966

UK

CBS

SDDP 66012

Stereo vinyl (original mix)

1966 Australia CBS S2BP 220019 Stereo vinyl (revised mix)
1966 New Zealand CBS SBP-473314 / 473315 Stereo vinyl (revised mix)

1968

US

Columbia

C2S 841

Stereo vinyl (revised mix) - remixed sides have matrix numbers including -3 or higher.

1982

UK

CBS

22130

Stereo vinyl (revised mix)

1987

US

Columbia

CGK 841

Original CD (abridged) - matrix number ends with -1.

1987

UK

CBS

CDCBS 66012
CDCBS 22130

Original CD (most tracks abridged)

1988?

US

Columbia

CGK 841

Original CD (only two tracks abridged) - matrix number ends with -2.

1989

US

Columbia

CGK 841 

Original CD (full length)

1989?

Europe

Columbia

463369 2

Original CD (full length)

1992

US

Columbia

CK 53016

MasterSound gold CD (12" x 6" package)

1997

Holland

Columbia

66012 1

Stereo vinyl (reissue of revised mix)

1999

UK

Simply Vinyl

SVLP063

180g vinyl reissue.  
Early copies have original stereo vinyl mix
(e.g. matrix SVLP 0063 A -1-1-/ )
Later copies have first abridged version of original CD mix!
(e.g. matrix 08 45860 20 1A1  SVLP 063 )

1999

US

Columbia

CS 841

Super Audio CD - new remix

2002 US Sundazed LP 5110 * Reissue of US mono version on 180g vinyl
2003 US Columbia C2H 90325 * Hybrid SACD edition (2 discs) containing stereo remix (as per 1999 SACD) in CD and SACD formats, plus 5.1 surround mix in SACD format only
2003 UK Columbia 512352 6 * Hybrid SACD as above

Those wanting more comprehensive information about international releases of the album should visit Alan Fraser's astonishing website Searching For A Gem.

Last updated February 2008

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