1967

All the songs listed in the Official Rarities section are cross-referenced by song title in these alphabetical pages.
A-E

F-J

K-O

P-S

T-Z

This yearly page now contains only the main Rarities List! Mono 7" Singles & EPs (up to 1976) are now here, and Promotional Items (Albums and Singles) are now here. All Honourable Mentions are now here.

No rarities have yet been reported for 1968. The next yearly Rarities page is 1969.

If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to existing entries, please let me know! Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities - see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the dealers on my Trading page for assistance!

Titles in red are not available on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com

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(these are the ones that count as obscurities rather than as rarities)

Tom Rush - "On The Road Again"/"Love's Made A Fool Of You" - 7" mono single, Elektra EKSN 45015 (USA), 1967:

"Greatest Hits" - mono LP, CBS BGP 62847 (UK), Mar 1967:
This album has a different tracklist from the US release of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits.

"Greatest Hits" - stereo LP, CBS SBGP 62847/CBS 460907 (UK), Mar 1967:
My stereo copy has the mono cover with just "62847" as the catalogue number on front and rear. It has a gold foil sticker with "Stereo" in the rear top right corner next to the CBS logo.

"Greatest Hits" - digitally remastered 30th Anniversary CD re-release, Columbia 460907 9 (UK), 1997:

"Greatest Hits: Best Of The Best Limited Gold Edition" - digitally remastered gold CD, Columbia 460907 9 (UK), also Columbia 460907 6 (Germany?), 1998:

"Bob Dylan And His Band Plus Very Special Guests" - promotional 6CD boxed set, Aiken Promotions (UK), May 2004:

"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - stereo LP, Sony SONX 60044 (Japan), 1967:
This album had the same cover as the US album, but a different tracklist.

Carsten Baumann informs me that he's checked the version on this 1966 album (also on the 1965 Witmark tape, see 1965) against the version now included on the remastered Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (US release), and they are the same. This would mean it replaces the single version which is now to be found on CD only on Biograph (it's also on the non-US release The Best Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2, see 2000). Thanks also to David Goldsmith for confirmation. This stereo version of R-0049 has ceased to be a rarity, and has been moved to the new Released Rarities page! The mono version, R-0049M, remains a rarity, and is still listed for 1965.

"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. III" - stereo LP: CBS S 63111 (Holland), 1967/CBS SBP 234735 (Australia), 1970s; CD: CBS 465034 2 (Australia), 1989:
This album (using the US Greatest Hits cover) was also released in Australia in the 1970s and on CD in Australia in 1989 - CBS 465034 2, thanks to Trevor Gibb and Bill Hester for the information. It is still on sale in Australia, which must cause confusion with the 1994 CD Greatest Hits Vol. 3! Jon Wilson has a Greek vinyl release of this compilation - scans required.

"If You Gotta Go, Go Now"/"To Ramona" - 7" mono single, CBS 2921 (NL), Aug 1967:

CBS 2921 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers	R-0055 If You Gotta Go, Go Now - out-take from Bringing It All Back Home recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 15 Jan1965 The A-side of this single manufactured in Holland, and also released in Belgium and Luxemburg. This is an alternate take to the version released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, with backup vocals on the choruses overdubbed by a group called the Poppies. The Poppies were an all-girl group from Jackson, MS. They didn't achieve great success in the 1960s, but their lead singer Dorothy Moore had an international solo hit in 1975 with Misty Blue. Their recording career as a group seems to have occurred in 1966-67 only, so I infer that the overdubbing took place not long before the single was released. No such session for this time period is listed in Michael Krogsgaard's series on Bob Dylan's recording sessions in "The Telegraph" and "The Bridge", although we do know that two composite versions of this song were earlier produced from an overdub session at Columbia Studios, New York, on 21 May 1965. Composite 1 was released as this single, Composite 2 was released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3. The musicians who took part aren't named, and there's certainly no mention of singers. The B-side was the album version of To Ramona. There are two label variations: the first has "P 1967" to the left of the centre hole on two lines; the second has "(P) 1967" ("P" in a circle) to the left of the centre hole on one line. Hans Seegers adds: "Some collectors claim that this single was mistakenly released by CBS Holland. Research at CBS showed, however, that this was not true. As with all Dutch Dylan releases of those days, the release itself and the compilation of its A- and B-side were determined by Columbia USA, who also supplied the master tapes for this single. So for CBS Holland this was a normal release as any other Dylan single. It may be possible, as other collectors claim, that Dylan objected to the release of If You Gotta Go, Go Now, but no proof whatsoever at CBS was found that this led to the withdrawal of it from record shops. Actually there was even a second run at the pressing plant causing the two label variations known so far. This being the most sought after Dutch single has more to do with the fact that Holland was the only country where If You Gotta Go, Go Now was released legitimately and less with its rarity amongst Dutch singles. There are other Dutch singles that are much harder to get!" Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
CBS 2921 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers
CBS 2921 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0055, first variant)
CBS 2921 (NL) - detail from A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)	CBS 2921 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)	CBS 2921 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0055, second variant)	CBS 2921 (NL) - detail from A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)	CBS 2921 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)

"Nine Songs Publisher’s Sampler" 12" single-sided mono acetate, Warner Bros. XTV 221567 (USA), 1967:
These are all Witmark & Sons demos recorded in the Witmark offices, New York, in 1962-63 except R-0037, which is an alternate Columbia studio take used as a demo. The record is single-sided so there is no label on Side 2. For an acetate with two of these and other Witmark demos, see 1963.

R-0034 Only A Hobo - demo recorded Aug 1963
The version released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 is an out-take from The Times They Are A-Changin', recorded Columbia Studios, New York, 12 Aug 1963 (CO78982, 3:28). For the Jan/Feb 1963 Broadside recording (R-0027) and a May 1963 radio broadcast on The World Of Folk Music (Starring Oscar Brand) (R-0317), see 1963

R-0035 The Death Of Emmett Till - demo recorded Dec 1962. For the May 1962 Broadside recording (R-0082), not released until the 1970s, see 1972

R-0036 (I'd Hate To Be You On That) Dreadful Day - demo recorded Mar 1963. For the May 1962 Broadside recording (R-0081), not released until the 1970s, see 1972

R-0037 I'll Keep It With Mine - recorded Jun 1964, different version from the one released on Biograph, see 1985

No rarities have yet been reported for 1968. The next yearly Rarities page is 1969.

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CBS S 63111 (Holland) - LP scan by Wim van der Mark	R-0062-2 Pledging My Time - alternate stereo mix to the one used on the first 1966 US stereo pressing of Blonde On Blonde, that first appeared on the Columbia Special Products compilation Zenith Salutes... The Teen Sound, see 1966 This mix was used on the remixed 1968 US stereo pressing of the album, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities R-0063 4th Time Around - alternate stereo mix to the one used on the first 1966 US stereo pressing of Blonde On Blonde This mix was used on the remixed 1968 US stereo pressing of the album, see 1966 Blonde On Blonde Rarities Thanks to Roger Ford for the correction of this entry, who adds: "These were alternate mixes to the ones released on copies of the Blonde On Blonde album at that time (1967), but these mixes then appeared on the 1968 remixed US version of Blonde On Blonde, and became the "standard" stero vinyl mix." Richard McDonald also informs me: "I have a official release cassette version of Blonde on Blonde dating from the late 1970s which features a completely different (and far better) mix of 4th Time Around, featuring an accordion-ish sounding instrument." This is in fact the mix used in R-0063, which features a harmonium-sounding keyboard instrument not present in the 1966 mix. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for the copy of the CD on sale in Ireland. It has a single card front insert with the song titles on the reverse and a plain blue/black rear insert, again with just the song titles. Thanks to Stuart Moore for scans of the Australian LP - the record has orange/yellow CBS labels and is housed in a paper inner sleeve (unusual for Australia where clear plastic sleeves were most common at the time).
CBS SBP 234735 (Australia) - LP front scan by Stuart Moore
CBS 465034 2 (Australia) - photo by Trevor Gibb (this copy was bought in 1991, as it has a "30 Years On Columbia" sticker)	CBS SBP 234735 (Australia) - LP rear scan by Stuart Moore	CBS SBP 234735 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore	CBS SBP 234735 (Australia) - Side 2 scan by Stuart Moore	CBS SBP 234735 (Australia) - record inner sleeve, scan by Stuart Moore
CBS 465034 2 (Australia) - copy on sale in Ireland in 2004 for €8.99 (my copy)	CBS 465034 2 (Australia) - front insert	CBS 465034 2 (Australia) - reverse of front insert	CBS 465034 2 (Australia) - rear insert	CBS 465034 2 (Australia) - CD

Audio: 1967