On August 19, 2003, Columbia/Legacy will release fifteen classic albums by Bob Dylan in the hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format. These discsÐthe first recordings by any Sony Music artist to be issued in this formatÐwill also feature restored artwork based on original album packaging.

Hybrid Super Audio CD discs feature a high-density layer which can provide high-resolution, multi-channel surround sound in addition to a separate two-channel stereo SACD version of the same music, and a layer with a CD version of the recording. The result is a hybrid disc whose full audio potential can be realized by the new generation of SACD players, and which is fully compatible with all other existing CD players on the market today.

These fifteen titles mark the start of a long-term program to enhance and upgrade the sonic quality and packaging elements of one of the most important album catalogs in popular music. Only one Bob Dylan album, Blonde on Blonde, has been released previously in the standard Super Audio CD format. Blonde on Blonde, along with five other titlesÐAnother Side of Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home, Blood On The Tracks, Slow Train Coming, and "Love and Theft"Ðwill now be issued as 5.1 multi-channel releases with accompanying stereo mixes, in addition to their hybrid SACD versions.