Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde Orig'66 Columbia Mono 1st Press Withdrawn Cover Baggy

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2,025

ORIGINAL 1st US COLUMBIA RECORDS MONO RELEASE PITMAN, NJ PLANT PRESSING

BOB DYLAN ~ BLONDE ON BLONDE (1966)

1st PRINT WITHDRAWN COVER WITH 9 PHOTOS INCLUDING THE ONE OF CLAUDIA CARDINALE

“BOB DYLAN’S NEW ALBUM DELUXE 2-RECORD SET” PROMOTIONAL SINGLE SONG TITLE HYPE STICKER

DELUXE 2-RECORD SET DISTRIBUTOR STICKER

“REG. PRICE UNITED STATES RECORD CORP.” GATEFOLD-STYLE “HI-FI” DISTRIBUTOR BAGGY

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Original 1st US Mono C2L 41 Columbia Records pressing of Bob Dylan’s 7th studio album “Blonde on Blonde” released on May 16, 1966. 1st print withdrawn cover with 9 photos inside the gatefold interior including a picture of the Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. Original cardboard cover remains in its original “United States Record Corp.” distributor “Hi-Fi” gatefold-style two-panel baggy. The front cover contains a very rare original 4” x 4.5” hype sticker. “Bob Dylan’s New Album” promotional sticker advertises the “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” and “I Want You” hit singles and also contains the titles of the other songs from the album. Neon red “Deluxe 2-Record Set” distributor sticker. Original 1st print red Columbia Records 2-eye “360 Sound” “Non-Breakable” label with the Mono banner, catalog number C2L 41 (with the additional catalog number CL 2516 for Side 1 / 2 vinyl and CL 2517 for 3 / 4) and the Pitman pressing plant’s 2.69” diameter pressing ring. The full matrix numbers featuring the machine-stamped “P” identifier of the Pitman plant are as follows:

Side 1: o XLP113761-2A 1 p A3
Side 2: o XLP113762-3B 1 p B5
Side 3: o XLP113763-4F 1 p A1
Side 4: o XLP113764-2F 1 p A1

This amazing copy comes with two original dark blue inner sleeves having stripes running vertically and the Columbia Records logo in the middle. Final upgrade true very early 1st pressing copy with the withdrawn cover and the rarest gatefold-style two-panel baggy.

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The cover is in beautiful Near Mint Minus condition and has never been taken out of its original baggy as it still has a staple in the bottom left corner which initially had a price tag. I grade the vinyl as follows somewhere between Strong Very Good Plus and Excellent Minus for all of the four sides. The beautiful vinyl retains its shiny factory gloss only having a few very light non-feelable surface marks and hairlines which don't affect the record's playback in any way. The labels are very clean and graded between Excellent Plus and Near Mint Minus. They're scuff- and wear- free only having a few very light spindle marks that can be seen only under a strong light source. Two original Columbia blue inner sleeves are in Near Mint Minus condition without having any splits or missing pieces. The vinyl sounds amazing only having some light occasional static which most likely could get reduced or go away if the record was professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine.

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