Bob Dylan records value
Our catalog tracks 664 Bob Dylan releases across 130 albums and singles, in 31 countries. No two pressings of the same album are worth the same money, so the useful question is not “what are Bob Dylan records worth” but “which pressing is this” — the guides below answer it album by album, with original catalog numbers and runout etchings. The ones RecordScout users check most: Highway 61 Revisited, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding.
Bob Dylan albums we track
| Album | First pressed | Pressings |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 1962 | 49 |
| Highway 61 Revisited | 1965 | 30 |
| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | 1963 | 30 |
| Blonde On Blonde | 1966 | 28 |
| Bringing It All Back Home | 1965 | 24 |
| The Times They Are A-Changin' | 1964 | 22 |
| John Wesley Harding | 1968 | 21 |
| Nashville Skyline | 1969 | 20 |
| Slow Train Coming | 1979 | 19 |
| Blood On The Tracks | 1975 | 19 |
| Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits | 1967 | 18 |
| Oh Mercy | 1989 | 16 |
| Knocked Out Loaded | 1986 | 16 |
| Another Side Of Bob Dylan | 1964 | 16 |
| Down In The Groove | 1988 | 14 |
| Under The Red Sky | 1990 | 13 |
| Desire | 1975 | 12 |
| Infidels | 1983 | 11 |
| Saved | 1980 | 10 |
| Time Out Of Mind | 1997 | 9 |
Albums with the most vinyl pressings in our catalog. Linked titles have a full pressing guide. Snapshot: August 2026.
Where the money usually is
Pressing counts are a decent proxy for what people own: the albums at the top of the table sold in huge numbers, which means ordinary copies are common — and the premium sits in their earliest pressings, imports and limited variants, not in the title itself.
The pattern to remember: an original pressing was made once, in one plant, in one run. Every year that passes removes clean copies from circulation. Reissues can be repressed whenever demand justifies it, so age alone never makes a Bob Dylan record valuable — the specific pressing and its condition do.
Questions
Are Bob Dylan records worth anything?
Some are, most are not — the pressing decides it. Bob Dylan records were pressed in 31 countries over decades, so the common later copies vastly outnumber the early ones. Originals (for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, that means 1963), promos and limited variants are where the money concentrates; condition does the rest.
Which Bob Dylan albums should I look up first?
Start with the ones pressed most — they are the ones people actually own. Highway 61 Revisited, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin' lead our catalog by pressing count, and each guide lists the original catalog numbers to check.
How do I find out what my exact copy is worth?
Identify the pressing first — catalog number on the spine, then the runout etching. The album guides below list both for the originals. Or photograph the label in the RecordScout app and it names the pressing and shows a current value range for its condition.
Sorting a stack of Bob Dylan records? Scan each label with RecordScout — it names the pressing and shows a current value range, faster than looking up catalog numbers by hand.
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