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.
| Columbia | C2S 841 | Canada | 1966 | Stereo vinyl (original mix) - original mix sides have matrix numbers including -1 in the suffix. |
|
Label |
Catalogue No. |
Country |
Year |
Description |
|
Columbia |
C2L 41 |
US |
1966 |
Mono vinyl (US mix) |
|
Columbia |
C2L 41 |
Canada |
1966 |
Mono vinyl (Canadian mix) |
| CBS | 66012 | France | 1966 | Mono vinyl (French mix) |
|
CBS |
DDP 66012 |
UK |
1966 |
Mono vinyl (Canadian mix on sides 1 & 2, US mix on sides 3 & 4) |
|
Columbia |
C2S 841 |
US |
1966 |
Stereo vinyl (original mix) - original mix
sides have matrix numbers including -2 in the
suffix. |
| Columbia | C2S 841 | Canada | 1966 | Stereo vinyl (original mix) - original mix sides have matrix numbers including -1 in the suffix. |
| CBS | S2BP 220019 | Australia | 1966 | Stereo vinyl (revised mix) |
| CBS | SBP 473314/473315 | New Zealand | 1966 | Stereo vinyl (revised mix) |
|
CBS |
SDDP 66012 |
UK |
1966 |
Stereo vinyl (original mix) NB Later copies (late 1970s/early 1980s) with orange/yellow labels may contain the revised stereo mixes. These appear to be pressings with matrix numbers ending in A4/B3/C5/D3 or above. Some later stereo copies also drop the S from the catalogue number, giving DDP 66012 - the original UK mono number! |
|
CBS |
S 62739 |
W.Germany |
1966 |
Blonde On Blonde Vol.1 - single LP containing revised stereo mix |
|
CBS |
S 62737 |
W.Germany |
1966 |
Blonde On Blonde Vol.2 - single LP containing original stereo mix |
|
CBS |
S 66012 |
Netherlands |
1967 |
Double LP containing original stereo mix on both discs |
|
CBS/Sony |
40AP 274-5 |
Japan |
Mid-1970s |
This Japanese vinyl issue used the original stereo mix, and it is likely that all previous Japanese editions (including SONP 50158-159, SOPI 3-4, SOPJ 47-48) did likewise. |
|
CBS |
22130 |
UK |
1982 |
Stereo vinyl (revised mix) |
|
Columbia |
CGK 841 |
US |
1987 |
|
|
Columbia |
CGK 841 |
US |
1988? |
Original CD (1987 remix as above, but only two tracks abridged) |
|
Columbia |
CGK 841 |
US |
1989 |
Original CD (1987 remix as above, now full length) |
|
Columbia |
CK 53016 |
US |
1992 |
MasterSound gold CD - new remix by Mark Wilder |
|
Columbia |
66012 1 |
Holland |
1992 |
Stereo vinyl (reissue
of 1966 revised
mix) |
|
Simply Vinyl |
SVLP063 |
UK |
1999 |
180g stereo vinyl reissue. |
|
Columbia |
CS 841 |
US |
1999 |
Super Audio CD (SACD) - new remix by Michael Brauer |
| Columbia | CGK 841 | US | 2000? | Late copies of this regular CD edition contain the 1999 stereo remix (as per SACD). See note. |
| Sundazed | LP 5110 | US | 2002 | Reissue of US mono version on 180g vinyl |
| Columbia | C2H 90325 | US | 2003 | 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 |
| Columbia | 512352 6 | UK | 2003 | Hybrid SACD as above |
|
Columbia |
CK 92400 * 512352 2 * |
US UK |
2004 | New standard CD (single disc) containing the stereo CD layer only from the SACD edition |
| Columbia |
88697761042-7 * 88697761051-7 * |
US/EU | 2010 |
Mono double CD as part of The Original Mono
Recordings CD box set. As above but on vinyl |
| Music On Vinyl | MOVLP245 * | EU | 2010 | 180g mono vinyl |
| Columbia/Legacy | 88875146311 * | EU | 2015 | Re-press of above |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL45-009 * | US | 2013 | 45rpm stereo vinyl 3-LP set, remastered by Krieg Wunderlich and Shawn Britton from the 1999 stereo remix |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2097 * | US | 2013 | Hybrid SACD remastered by Rob LoVerde and Shawn Britton from the 1999 stereo remix (NB no 5.1 mix) |
| Columbia Special Products | 88875124402 | US | 2015 | All individual tracks remixed in stereo by Steve Addabbo as part of The Bootleg Series Vol.12: The Cutting Edge 1965-66, Collector's Edition (limited edition, CD only) |
Those wanting more comprehensive information about international releases of the album should visit Alan Fraser's website Searching For A Gem.
Last updated May 2020