Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1973
Dylan was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 13 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
o P AL 32747-2E 1 SSide A runout, variant 1
o P BL 32747-2A 1 SSide B runout, variant 1
o P AL 32747-2E 1 S II B A̶Side A runout, variant 2
o P BL 32747-2G 1S A3Side B runout, variant 2
P AL 32747-2DSide A runout stamped Variant 1
P BL 32747-2DSide B runout stamped Variant 1
P AL 32747-2G BSide A runout stamped Variant 2
P BL 32747-2D DSide B runout stamped Variant 2
P P AL 32747-2C ARunout side A, variant 1
P P BL 32747-2C A1Runout side B, variant 1
p P AL 32747-2DRunout side A, variant 2
p P BL 32747-2DRunout side B, variant 2
P P AL 32747-2C 1 ASide A runout, variant 1
P P BL 32747-2C 1 IISide B runout, variant 1
P P AL 32747-2C F 2Side A runout, variant 2
P P BL 32747-2C 1 ASide B runout, variant 2
P AL 32747-2CRunout A variant 1
P BL 32747-2DRunout B variant 1
P AL 32747-2DRunout A variant 2
P BL 32747-2DRunout B variant 2
PAL 32747-2KRunout side A etched
P BL 32747-2F \TRunout side B stamped
AL 32747Side A Label
BL 32747Side B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234429 / CBS PC 32747First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234429 / CBS PC 32747LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia PC 32747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia PC 32747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS S-69049 / CBS KC 32747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | CBS CBS S 69049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS 69049 / CBS S69049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 236First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 63476 / CBS KC 32747First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 63476 (KC 32747)LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474158 / CBS PC 32747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474158 / CBS PC 32747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 32011 / CBS CBS 32011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS S 69049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | CBS S 69049 / CBS CBS 69049LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | CBS S 69049 / CBS CBS 69049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 32286LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 69049 / CBS CBS 69049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234429 / CBS PC 32747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 32747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32286LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69049 / CBS KC 32747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32286 / CBS 32286LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS 69049 / CBS S 69049LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony PC 32747LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony PC 32747LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | CBS/Sony SOPL 235 / Life Studio 54 Life 306LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 69049LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 69049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32286 / CBS 32286LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 69049 / CBS S 69049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32286 / CBS 32286LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 32747 / Columbia PC 32747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of Dylan are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1973 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 32747, released November 16, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 32747, S 69049, SBP 234429, S-69049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 32747-2E 1 S and o P BL 32747-2A 1 S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
