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Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits vinyl value

Median ask · 2015 MFSL 2-417
$138
Asks start at
$19
Basis
12 eBay asks

Bob DylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1981 ColumbiaJC 9463USCompilation, Reissuefrom $20
1985 ColumbiaJC 9463USCompilation, Reissue, Barcode, Carrolton Pressing, Trianglefrom $20
2015 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-417USCompilation, Limited Edition, Numbered$101–$157
2017 ColumbiaKCS 9463EuropeCompilation, Reissue, 180 Gramfrom $19
2018 Columbia88985455611USCompilation, Reissuefrom $19
11 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1988 CBSCBS 463088 1EuropeCompilation, Reissue
1989 CBSCBS 463088 1SpainCompilation, Reissue
2001 Columbia9463USCompilation, Reissue, 180 Gram
2003 Sundazed MusicLP 5156USA & CanadaCompilation, Reissue, Mono
2010 ColumbiaLP 5156USCompilation, Reissue, Mono
2014 Music On VinylMOVLP1227NetherlandsCompilation, Reissue, 180 Gram
2014 Sundazed MusicLP 5156USCompilation, Reissue, Mono
2022 ColumbiaKCS 9463EuropeCompilation, Limited Edition, Reissue
2022 Sony Records Int'lSIJP 1047JapanCompilation, Limited Edition, Reissue
Undated ColumbiaCOL 4630881EuropeCompilation, Reissue
Undated Columbia463088 1GreeceCompilation, Reissue

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1981First released 1967; our table starts at 1981 (Columbia, US). A copy older than 1981 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2003 USA & Canada: Compilation, Reissue, Mono; 2015 US: Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered; 2022 Europe: Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 2001+4 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1981 US pressing it reads “XSM 117277” on side one and “XSM 117278” on side two. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Questions

Which pressing of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits is worth the most?

Original 1967 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1981 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2003 “Compilation, Reissue, Mono” and the 2015 “Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1981 US pressing the runout reads “XSM 117277”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits worth today?

Sellers ask from $19 for the pressings we track; for the 2015 MFSL 2-417 the median ask is $138 over 6 listings (eBay, Sep 21, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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