Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (Mobile Fidelity 45 rpm 3LP box, 2013): version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 19:46 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added product cover with source attribution and barcode provenance. This is the current version.
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# Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (Mobile Fidelity 45 rpm 3LP box, 2013) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00821797450096
name: Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (Mobile Fidelity 45 rpm 3LP box, 2013)
family: family/blonde-on-blonde
default_observation: mofi-box-2013
summary: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's numbered limited-edition box of three 180 g 12-inch records at 45 rpm of Bob Dylan's 1966 double album Blonde on Blonde, catalogue number MFSL 3-45009, issued in 2013 and repressed in 2021, pressed at RTI.
brand: brand/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab
category: category/10001462
country_of_sale: US, SK, DE, PL
pack_quantity: 1
piece_count: 3
pack_format: numbered box set
model_number: MFSL 3-45009
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Mobile Fidelity's own shop sells MFSL3-45009 at USD 89.99 marked in stock; Elusive Disc (US) and Sepea Audio (Slovakia) list it in stock under barcode 821797450096 on 2026-09-26
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs 4931531 credits "Manufactured For Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc."; the same credit is on the 2021 repress |
| distributed_by | company/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | The box text quoted by Discogs: "Distributed by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc., 318 N. Laflin St., Chicago, IL 60607, under License from Sony Music Entertainment" |
| manufactured_by | company/record-technology | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs 4931531 credits Record Technology Incorporated as pressing plant (job 20704); the 2021 repress credits it for plating and pressing. The printed line reads "Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment" |
| licensed_from | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs credits Sony Music Entertainment as licensor and gives © 1966, 2013 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, with the Columbia catalogue number 88697948091 |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab | | | | | derived | ^discogs | prefix 0821797; Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc. is the party this release is manufactured for and distributed by, and its other Bob Dylan issues (821797138116, 821797209861, 821797200622) share the prefix |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ---------- |
| US | sourced | ^elusive | Elusive Disc lists the Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 3LP Box Set with SKU MFSL 3-45009 and UPC 821797450096, in stock | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 94.99 |
| US | sourced | ^tower | Tower Records lists Blonde On Blonde, label Mobile Fidelity, UPC 821797450096, release date 2013-10-08, 3 discs, "180 gram vinyl, limited edition, boxed set", with add to cart | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 124.57 |
| US | sourced | ^comeback | Comeback Vinyl lists the MoFi box set new and sealed with UPC 821797450096, 3 discs at 45 rpm; shown as sold out | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 94.99 |
| US | derived | ^mofi | Mobile Fidelity's own shop sells Blonde on Blonde (180g 45RPM 3LP Box Set) MFSL3-45009, was USD 99.99, marked in stock; the page prints no barcode, so the copies sold may be the 2021 repress, which carries the same barcode | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 89.99 |
| US | derived | ^musicdirect | Music Direct lists the Numbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 3LP Box Set under SKU LMF45009, was USD 99.99, in its close-out category; the page prints no barcode | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 94.99 |
| US | derived | ^amazon-us | Amazon.com listing B00KJN9MOS, "Blonde On Blonde: 3LP cut at 45RPM", 3 discs, described as a numbered limited edition 180g 45RPM 3LP from Mobile Fidelity, under CDs & Vinyl; the page prints no UPC; the format selector shows the vinyl at USD 119.75 | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 119.75 |
| SK | sourced | ^sepea | Sepea Audio (SEPEA, s. r. o., Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia) lists MFSL3-45009 with UPC 0821797450096, 2 in stock; it gives the release as 2021 in US, so its stock is the repress | 2026-09-26 | new | | EUR 146.59 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de listing B00KJN9MOS, manufacturer reference MFSL 45009, 3 discs, vinyl of 24 September 2013 in the format selector; offered by SEPEA audio with 2 in stock; the page prints no EAN | 2026-09-26 | new | | EUR 164.02 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de-ean | Amazon.de listing B006WZI8I8, returned by the store search for 0821797450096: Limited Edition 45 rpm box set, label and manufacturer Mobile Fidelity, model number 45009, 3 discs; only used offers, from EUR 87.95; the page prints no EAN | 2026-09-26 | used | | EUR 87.95 |
| PL | derived | ^amazon-pl | Amazon.pl listing B00KJN9MOS, returned by the store search for 0821797450096: Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde [Winyl], manufacturer reference MFSL 45009, 3 discs; offered by a third-party seller with 5 in stock; the page prints no EAN | 2026-09-26 | new | | PLN 695.28 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Blonde on Blonde | name | | | |
| MFSL 3-45009 | search | | | |
| MFSL3-45009 | search | | | |
| 88697948091 | search | | | |
| Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde MoFi 45 rpm 3LP | search | | | |
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## Release <!--release-->
artists: Bob Dylan
label: brand/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab
co_labels: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/mobile-fidelity-sound-lab
copyright: © 1966, 2013 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
catalogue_number: MFSL 3-45009
media: vinyl-lp
discs: 3
released: 2013
release_country: US
genre: Rock, Folk Rock
edition: Numbered limited-edition box of three 180 g 12-inch records at 45 rpm, remastered with the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System; repressed in 2021 with redesigned labels and a white box back
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## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------ | --------- |
| A1 | Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 | Bob Dylan | 4:35 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| A2 | Pledging My Time | Bob Dylan | 3:55 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| B1 | Visions of Johanna | Bob Dylan | 7:30 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| B2 | One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) | Bob Dylan | 4:57 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| C1 | I Want You | Bob Dylan | 3:10 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| C2 | Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again | Bob Dylan | 7:07 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| C3 | Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat | Bob Dylan | 3:50 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| D1 | Just Like a Woman | Bob Dylan | 4:52 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| D2 | Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine | Bob Dylan | 3:30 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| D3 | Temporary Like Achilles | Bob Dylan | 5:07 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| E1 | Absolutely Sweet Marie | Bob Dylan | 4:57 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| E2 | 4th Time Around | Bob Dylan | 4:37 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| E3 | Obviously 5 Believers | Bob Dylan | 3:37 | ^discogs | | Bob Dylan |
| F | Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands | Bob Dylan | 11:20 | ^discogs | The only track on side F | Bob Dylan |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------ | --------- |
| Format | 3 × 12-inch vinyl, 45 rpm, stereo, 180 g | | ^discogs | Discogs: 3 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g; the same on the 2021 repress | mofi-box-2013 | | | | | | |
| Packaging | Box set, limited edition, numbered | | ^discogs | The same on the 2021 repress, whose box back is white instead of black | mofi-box-2013 | | | | | | |
| Barcode as printed | 8 21797 45009 6 | | ^discogs | Scanned form 821797450096; the same on the 2021 repress | mofi-box-2013 | | | | | | |
| Label matrix numbers | 88697948091A to 88697948091F | | ^discogs | Printed on the labels of sides A to F; the same on the 2021 repress | mofi-box-2013 | matrix_runout | | | | | |
| Runout | MFSL 3-45009 A2 KW@MoFi 20704.1(3) to MFSL 3-45009 F2 KW@MoFi 20704.6(3) | | ^discogs | Side F has E2 struck through before F2 | mofi-box-2013 | matrix_runout | | | | | |
| Mastering chain | 1/2-inch 30 ips analog remix master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe | | ^discogs | Printed on the box, with "Mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System" | mofi-box-2013 | | | | | | |
| Lacquer cut and pressing | Mastered and cut at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab by Krieg Wunderlich; pressed by Record Technology Incorporated, job 20704 | | ^discogs | | mofi-box-2013 | | | | | | |
| Labels and box | Redesigned labels; back of the box white rather than black | | ^discogs-2021 | Discogs 21305521 notes these as the differences from the 2013 issue, besides higher edition numbers | mofi-box-2021 | | | | | | |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------ |
| mofi-box-2013 | Mobile Fidelity MFSL 3-45009 numbered 45 rpm 3LP box, 2013 issue | edition | US | | 2013 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Discogs 4931531 gives barcode 821797450096 and year 2013; Tower Records gives 2013-10-08 as release date and Amazon.de lists the vinyl under 24 September 2013; MusicBrainz gives the release country as GB against US on Discogs | | 1 | 3 | numbered box set | MFSL 3-45009 |
| mofi-box-2021 | Mobile Fidelity MFSL 3-45009 numbered 45 rpm 3LP box, 2021 repress | edition | US | | 2021 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs-2021 | Discogs 21305521 gives the same barcode, catalogue numbers and runouts, with higher edition numbers, redesigned labels and a white box back | | 1 | 3 | numbered box set | MFSL 3-45009 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- |
| mofi-box-2013 | Bob Dylan | Written by; harmonica | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Bob Johnston | Producer | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Krieg Wunderlich | Mastered by; lacquer cut by | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Shawn R. Britton | Assistant mastering | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Michael H. Brauer | Mixed by | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Steve Berkowitz | Mixed by | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | John A. Beck | Design for MFSL | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Jerry Schatzberg | Photography | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Al Kooper | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Bill Aikins | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Charlie McCoy | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Hargus Robbins | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Henry Strzelecki | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Jerry Kennedy | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Joe South | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Kenny Buttrey | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Robbie Robertson | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Wayne Moss | Musician | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | CBS Studios, Nashville | Recorded at | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Quad Recording Studios | Mixed at | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Mastered and lacquer cut at | ^discogs | | |
| mofi-box-2013 | Record Technology Incorporated | Pressed by | ^discogs | | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| mofi-box-2013 | relationships | unknown | The GS1 licensee of prefix 0821797 is inferred from Mobile Fidelity releases sharing it; no GS1 record or company statement names the holder | |
| mofi-box-2013 | media | unknown | Edition size of the numbered run and the exact 2013 release date are not given by Discogs; Tower Records gives 2013-10-08 and Amazon.de 24 September 2013 | ^tower |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from Discogs 4931531 and 21305521, MusicBrainz 13fb1c8b, Wikipedia for the album, Mobile Fidelity's and Music Direct's product pages, and retailer listings in the US, Slovakia and Germany, four of which print the barcode.
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## Images <!--images-->
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| front-9e8e8d66.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/13fb1c8b-a1ea-449d-ae24-67e5282e0d43/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | 13fb1c8b-a1ea-449d-ae24-67e5282e0d43 | 8974842279 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/13fb1c8b-a1ea-449d-ae24-67e5282e0d43/8974842279.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/13fb1c8b-a1ea-449d-ae24-67e5282e0d43/8974842279-1200.jpg | 2026-09-26T19:46:25.613Z | 821797450096 | barcode | 1 | 600 | 600 | 800 | 800 | true | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/4931531 | Discogs release 4931531: Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (3 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, box, US, 2013), MFSL 3-45009 | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 4931531 | identifiers, companies, notes | | | |
| discogs-2021 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/21305521 | Discogs release 21305521: Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (3 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, box, repress, US, 2021), MFSL 3-45009 | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 21305521 | identifiers, companies, notes | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/13fb1c8b-a1ea-449d-ae24-67e5282e0d43 | MusicBrainz release: Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, MFSL 3-45009, 2013) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 13fb1c8b-a1ea-449d-ae24-67e5282e0d43 | | CC0 | | |
| wiki-blonde | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_on_Blonde | Wikipedia: Blonde on Blonde | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| mofi | https://mofi.com/shop/music/vinyl/bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-numbered-180g-45rpm-vinyl-3lp-box-set/ | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab: Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (Numbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 3LP Box Set) | 2026-09-26 | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | manufacturer | | MFSL3-45009 | | | | |
| musicdirect | https://www.musicdirect.com/music/vinyl/bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-numbered-180g-45rpm-vinyl-3lp-box-set/ | Music Direct: Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (Numbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 3LP Box Set) | 2026-09-26 | Music Direct | retailer | | LMF45009 | | | | |
| elusive | https://elusivedisc.com/bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-3lp-box-set | Elusive Disc: Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 3LP Box Set | 2026-09-26 | Elusive Disc | retailer | | MFSL 3-45009 | | | | |
| tower | https://tower.com/products/bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-1 | Tower Records: Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde - VINYL LP | 2026-09-26 | Tower Records | retailer | | 16311343 | | | | |
| comeback | https://comebackvinyl.com/products/bob-dylan-blonde-on-blonde-mofi | Comeback Vinyl: Bob Dylan – "Blonde On Blonde" MoFi Box Set | 2026-09-26 | Comeback Vinyl | retailer | | | | | | |
| sepea | https://sepeaaudio.com/music-recordings/vinyl-records/Pop-Rock/Bob_Dylan_Blonde_On_Blonde__3x_LP_180g_45rpm_Vinyl_Limited_Box_Set_Numbered_Remastered/MoFi__Mobile_Fidelity_Sound_Lab/MFSL345009/ | Sepea Audio: Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde, 3x LP 180g 45rpm, Limited Box Set, Numbered, Remastered | 2026-09-26 | SEPEA, s. r. o. | retailer | | MFSL3-45009 | | | | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KJN9MOS | Amazon.com: Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde: 3LP cut at 45RPM | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B00KJN9MOS | product details, formats | | | |
| amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00KJN9MOS | Amazon.de: Dylan, Bob – Blonde On Blonde: 3LP cut at 45RPM | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B00KJN9MOS | product details, offers | | | |
| amazon-de-ean | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B006WZI8I8 | Amazon.de: Blonde on Blonde (Limited Edition, 45 U/Min, Box-Set) | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B006WZI8I8 | product details, offers | | | |
| amazon-pl | https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B00KJN9MOS | Amazon.pl: Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde [Winyl] | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.pl | retailer | | B00KJN9MOS | product details, offers | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
This barcode belongs to Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's numbered limited-edition box of Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan's seventh studio album, first released as a double album by Columbia Records on 20 June 1966.[^wiki-blonde] Issued in 2013 as MFSL 3-45009 under licence from Sony Music Entertainment,[^musicbrainz] it spreads the fourteen tracks over three 180 g 12-inch records cut at 45 rpm, with "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" alone on side F.[^discogs] Krieg Wunderlich mastered it from the 1/2-inch 30 ips analog remix master through DSD 64 to the lathe, and Record Technology Incorporated pressed it.[^discogs] A 2021 repress carries the same barcode with redesigned labels and a white box back.[^discogs-2021] In September 2026 Mobile Fidelity still sold it, and shops in the US and Slovakia listed it under this barcode.[^mofi][^elusive][^sepea]
Elusive Disc describes the box as on The Absolute Sound's Super LP List and a 2014 Stereophile "Record to Die For".[^elusive] The album peaked at number nine in the US and number three in the UK, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.[^wiki-blonde]
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