A-E
F-J
K-O
P-S
T-ZAll 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 (this year excluding Hurricane items - 1976 items with the split versions of Hurricane are now here). 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.
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!
Revised: 08 March, 2010
Titles in red are not available
on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com
)
Key to symbols used:
Links to other World Wide Web pages -
Links to email addresses - 
Links to bobdylan.com for song lyrics -
Performances currently available on commercial CD are marked by
(these are the ones that count as obscurities
rather than as rarities)
Bette Midler - "Songs For The New Depression" - album, LP: Atlantic
SD 18155 (USA); Atlantic K 50212 (UK); Atlantic SD 18155 (Australia), 1 Jan 1976; CD
reissues: Atlantic 82784-2 (USA), 1997; BMG
Record Club D-111653 (USA), 1997; Atlantic
7567-82784-2 (Germany for Europe), 1997:
Scans of original US LP required.
 Atlantic 82784-2 (USA) - 1997 CD front (my copy) |
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 Atlantic K 50212 (UK) - rear scan by Kenneth Robson |
 Atlantic SD 18155 (USA) - sticker from front of promo copy, scan by Ronald Born |
 Atlantic K 50212 (UK) - inner sleeve front, scan by Kenneth Robson |
 Atlantic K 50212 (UK) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Kenneth Robson |
 Atlantic K 50212 (UK) - Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson (includes R-0123) |
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 Atlantic SD 18155 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (includes R-0123) |
 Picture of Bette and Bob at the recording sessions - scan by David Burgess |
 Atlantic 82784-2 (USA) - 1997 CD rear insert |
 Atlantic 82784-2 (USA) - 1997 CD (my copy) |
 Atlantic 82784-2 (USA) - 1997 CD, detail from reverse of front insert |
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 BMG Record Club D-111653 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
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 Atlantic 7567-82784-2 (Germany) - 1997 CD, scan by Stanislav Tomik |
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R-0123 Buckets Of Rain
- recorded Secret Sound Studios, New York,
Oct 1975,
Bob shares vocals
For some reason Bette sings "Nuggets Of Rain" instead of "Buckets"...
This song also appeared on the 1978 Atlantic US/UK LP The Best of Bette (see 1978) and an associated UK single (also see 1978).
Ronald Born has a promo copy of the US release of Atlantic SD 18155 with the sticker shown below on the front cover. It does not have any other indication that it's a promo.
The UK LP (and presumably the US LP also) has a picture inner sleeve with details of the tracks. The front insert of the 1997 US CD is a single sheet folded into four parts along the centre. The reverse is plain white with the details of the tracks - an excerpt is shown on the right. The US CD design is a reproduction of the old Atlantic LP labels. Thanks to Jack from Canada for his BMG Record Club copy - it has a sticker over the barcode on the rear insert and extra text on the CD itself.
Thanks to Kenneth Robson for scans of the UK LP and to Stuart Moore for scans of the Australian LP.Thanks to Stanislav Tomik for scans of the German CD release - this was sold throughout Europe.
Bob Dylan and The Band performing On A Night Like This from Planet Waves (then on Asylum, part of the same group as Atlantic) appeared on a 1974 Japanese promo 7" with In The Mood from Bette Midler on the other side (see US & International 7" Stereo Singles & EPs 1974). Bette Midler also appears as part of the ensemble USA For Africa on the charity single We Are The World, see 1985.
Bette Midler - "Songs For The New Depression" - album, CD reissues: Atlantic AMCY-114 (Japan), 25 Jul 1990; Atlantic AMCY-4069 (Japan), 15 Oct 1998:
 Atlantic AMCY-114 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers (1990 release) |
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 Atlantic AMCY-4069 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen (1998 release) |
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The 1990 Japanese CD release had a black and white obi with red, yellow and white text and price ¥2,348 (¥2,280 before tax). The release date is "90-7-25" (25 Jul 1990). There is an 8-page front insert in English with a second 8-page folded insert with the same information in Japanese. The 1998 Japanese CD release had a dark red and white obi in the "Bette Midler Remaster Collection" series with black, yellow and white text and price ¥1,785 (¥1,700 before tax). The release date is "98-10-15" (15 Oct 1998). The original release date is just shown as "76-1" (Jan 1976) and the withdrawal date is "00-10-14" (14 Oct 2000). There is an 8-page front insert in English and a double-sided folded insert in English and Japanese.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl releases, Columbia PCQ 33893
(USA)/CBS Q 86003 (Spain)/CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia/NZ), Jan 1976:
For full details of these quadraphonic
releases see the Desire
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This album was created using the Columbia "SQ" quadraphonic system and has mistakes in: R-0124 Joey - at the end of verse three there is a vocal mistake - "to the boss I say he said" - this must have been edited out on the regular release R-0125 Romance In Durango - again at the end of verse three there is a vocal mistake - "In the face of God will appear" - this too must have been edited out on the regular release. It's also reported there is an outstandingly bad trumpet track that was also removed from the regular stereo release! Another lesser difference is that in One More Cup Of Coffee there is apparently an intrusive scraping sound just before the third verse, again something that was edited out of the regular stereo release Rob van Estrik: "The entire album was drastically remixed by Don DeVito from the master session tapes for quadraphonic replay. The resulting LP sounds entirely different from the regular release and is consequently one of the most collectable Dylan albums. Contrary to what was stated in Isis #50, the CD version of the album is NOT the Quadraphonic remix." This is confirmed by Les Kokay, who has sent me a detailed analysis of the differences between the current CD version and the Quadraphonic mix. Thanks to Olav Langum for the scans and further information. The very rare Dutch release has a similar rear sleeve to the regular release and the same inner sleeve. The Spanish release has a distinctive gold border, and extra printing on the right centre of the front cover "NO. UNO EN USA" [#1 IN USA]. The rear sleeve has the song titles in Spanish and English with pictures of six other quadraphonic releases including Nashville Skyline. Matrix numbers: QAL/P BL 33893-1A. The labels translate the album title as "Deseo" and also have the song titles in Spanish and English. |
 CBS Q 86003 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers ("Quadraphonic" at bottom centre) |
 CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (gold border, "Quadraphonic" at top centre) |
 CBS SBPQ 234778 (Australia/NZ) - front photo by Peter Lindberg ("Quadraphonic" at lower left) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the Australian release and Peter Lindberg for photos. This release is in a gatefold sleeve with a laminated front cover and buff quadraphonic SQ labels. It is dated 1975 (the copyright year). Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information that the very rare New Zealand quadraphonic release had the same catalogue number, CBS SBPQ 234778, but had a different cover and labels. Scans will be added as soon as possible.
There must be other international quad releases to list here! None of them were ever reissued as far as I know.
"Mozambique" - stereo/mono 7" promo single, Columbia 3-10298 (USA), 17 Feb 1976:
 Columbia 3-10298 (USA 7" promo single) - mono side scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0455 Mozambique - mono version on B-side of 7" promo
single
This unique promo single had the stereo album version from Desire on the A-side, see US & International 7" Stereo Singles & EPs 1976. The side shown here will have been a mono reduction, since no mono version of the Desire album was released. For a West German stereo 7" promo single and UK and Spanish commercial releases of Mozambique with Oh Sister on the B-side, also see US & International 7" Stereo Singles & EPs 1976. As far as I'm aware there was no US commercial single release. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan. |
Various Artists - "Popular 'Best 101' Vol. 1" - promo compilation LP, CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan), 1976:
 CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan) - front scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
R-0734 Dylan Selection 1 -
five
minutes of excerpts from the album versions of Hurricane (1:40), Tangled Up In Blue
(1:01), Like A Rolling Stone (1:25) and
Blowin' In The Wind (1:02) Each song is faded out, with a five second gap before the next song starts. The track promotes the four Dylan albums from which the excerpts are taken. |
 CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan) - rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
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 CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (R-0734 is track 4) |
The text is all in Japanese - the Dylan selection is track 4 on Side 2. For two Japanese promo CD compilations with similar selections, see 1987.
Thanks to Hanns Peter Bushoff for information and scans and to Hans Seegers for further information.
Various Artists - "Exitos De Ayer Vol. VII [Hits Of Yesterday Vol. VII]" - compilation stereo LP, CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela), 1976:
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- front scan by Hans Seegers |
This very rare LP from Venezuela features a Dylan rarity:
R-0084-7 George Jackson
- "Big Band" version from 1971 single (see 1971),
lyrics on bobdylan.com
For this performance on a Venezuelan 7" single and on another exclusive Venezuelan compilation, see 1972. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "U.S.
Story" - 2LP set (mono/stereo), Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8
(France), 1976:
This 2LP set is an attractive gatefold sleeve with a "mural" type
design.
 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0026-3 John Brown R-0027-3 Only A Hobo Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information and scans. Kenneth Robson has a copy in a plastic wallet with printed text commemorating the bicentennial of the USA (1776-1976). |
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 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - front scan in wallet by Kenneth Robson |
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 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - booklet page scan by Kenneth Robson with lyrics of R-0026 |
 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - booklet page scan by Kenneth Robson with lyrics of R-0027 |
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 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - Disc 2 Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers with R-0026 |
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - "The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott" - 2LP set: Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA), 1976; single CD reissue: Vanguard VCD-89/90 (USA), 1998:
 Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA) - original 2LP set, front scan by Jack from Canada |
R-0019-2 Will The
Circle Be Unbroken (traditional)  -
recorded Jun 1963, Bob plays harmonica, from the 1964 Vanguard album Jack
Elliott, see 1964Here Bob is uncredited, his original pseudonym of "Tedham Porterhouse" is not repeated! This double album was released on a single CD as a Vanguard "Twofer" in 1998 (not 1994 as previously listed). R-0019 is now readily available on CD on the Vanguard Jack Elliott compilation albums Best Of The Vanguard Years (2000) and Vanguard Visionaries: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2007), and also on the various artists compilation Vanguard Sessions: Folk Hits (1998). Thanks to Peter Gilmer for the information and to Jack from Canada for further information and scans. |
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 Vanguard VCD-89/90 (USA) - single CD 1998 reissue, front scan by Jack from Canada |
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 Vanguard VCD-89/90 (USA) - single CD 1998 reissue, CD scan by Jack from Canada |
 Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA) - original 2LP set, Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson |
Steve Goodman - "City Of New Orleans"
- vinyl 2LP set,
Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia)/Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany), 1976; CD compilation, Buddah/Pair
Records PCD-2-1233 (USA), 1989:
Bob appears under the name of "Robert Milkwood
Thomas" (one of Dylan Thomas' best-known works is his
verse play "Under Milk Wood").
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born |
R-0093-2 Somebody's
Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)
- Bob plays piano and provides harmony vocals - from the
1973 album of the same name (see 1973) This 19-track album was released as a 2LP set in 1976 and re-released as a single CD in 1989. The 2LP set uses the same cover as The Essential Steve Goodman below but has a different track selection. Thanks to Ole Lien for finding the 1976 2LP set and Ronald Born for the West German scan. Thanks also to Hans Seegers for information and scans of the 1989 single CD release. Thanks to Larry Crum for information that Buddah 6.28428 was released in Yugoslavia, not the USA, and manufactured by Helidon Records. Scans of this 2LP set required! |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - rear scan by Ronald Born |
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 Buddah/Pair Records PCD-2-1233 (USA) - scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - Side 3 scan by Ronald Born |
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Steve Goodman - "The
Essential Steve Goodman" - vinyl 2LP set, Buddah BDS-5665-2 (USA),
1976; Buddah BDC 68005 (USA), 1986; CD:
Kama Sutra 5665 (USA), 1992:
This album uses the same front and rear cover design as the LP version of the previous one!
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R-0093-3 Somebody's
Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)
R-0111M-2 Election Year
Rag (Steve Goodman)
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 Buddah Records BDS-5665-2 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (includes R-0111) |
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 Buddah Records BDS-5665-2 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 Buddah Records BDS-5665-2 (USA) - inside of unfolded gatefold sleeve, scan by Kenneth Robson |
 Buddah Records BDS-5665-2 (USA) - alternate Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson (includes R-0111) |
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This two LP 20-track set was released on CD from Buddah in two versions, one on two CDs with 24 tracks, and another on a single CD with just 19 tracks (catalogue numbers required!). Both of these items included the two tracks above, but neither is now in print. The 1989 compilation The Original Steve Goodman, is a different set, see 1989.
Election Year Rag was released as a 7" single in the USA (Buddah Records BDA-326), see 1972.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson and Larry Crum for information and scans. Scans of the 1986 release required.
Steve Goodman - "Election Year Rag" - 7" stereo single, Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany), 1976:
 Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born |
R-0111-2 Election Year
Rag (Steve Goodman)
Bob appeared originally as "Robert Milkwood Thomas", but is here credited openly as Bob Dylan. The B-side of this 7" single is City Of New Orleans (no Bob participation). Thanks to Ronald Born for information about this single and scans. Larry Crum queries whether Election Year Rag on this set is really in stereo (although it says "Stereo" on the label), in which case this would be a further occurrence of R-0111M (the mono version). |
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Various Artists - "The Natural Sound" - vinyl 2LP set, Double R Records, NY, Double R 1001 (USA), 1976:
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R-0020-5 Ye Playboys
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R-0311-5 With God On Our Side
- with Joan Baez (stereo version), from the
Vanguard album Newport Broadside (Topical Songs), see
1964
This performance is now known to have been recorded during the morning
workshop on 27 Jul 1963 and is not the performance from Joan's set at the
evening concert on 28 Jul 1963 (R-0021), and also not the performance from
the afternoon workshop on 26 Jul 1963 as originally stated here. The real
R-0021 was not actually released until 2005
- for video footage of this performance see
both the
2005 US Columbia/Legacy DVD No Direction Home - Bob Dylan (see
VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3) and the 2007 US Columbia/Legacy DVD The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob
Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 (see VHS
& DVD 2000s Part 4). The performance released in 1997 on the Joan Baez Live At
Newport CD is from 1964 (R-0253, see 1997). The
performance from the Newport Broadsides (Topical Songs) album (see
1964) has been renumbered R-0311. Thanks to Larry Crum and Bob Stacy for
information.
R-0022-7 Blowin' In The Wind
- recorded live at the
Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, 26 Jul 1963, from the Vanguard album Evening
Concerts At Newport Vol. 1,
see 1964 (stereo version)
R-0607-3 This Land is Your Land [as This Land is My Land] (Woody Guthrie) - with Pete Seeger and ensemble, recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, 28 Jul 1963, from The Newport Folk Festival - 1963: The Evening Concerts Vol. 2, see 1964 (stereo version)
Thanks to Bob Stacy and Dave Plentus for information and to Dave Plentus for the scan.
Eric Clapton - "No Reason To Cry" - vinyl LP, RSO 1-3004 (USA)/RSO 2470
179 (UK), Sep 1976; RSO/RTB LP 54642 (Yugoslavia), 1976; RSO 2394 172
(Australia), 1976; CD reissues:
RSO 813 582-2 Y-1 (Germany), 1987; Polydor/RSO
[various catalogue numbers]
(Japan), 1987-2002:
The UK record itself was manufactured
in Austria. The Australian release is identical to the UK release apart from the
catalogue number.
A remastered version of this album was released in the USA and Europe on CD in 1996
- catalogue number?
 RSO 2470 179 (UK) - front scan by Kenneth Robson |
 RSO 2470 179 (UK) - rear scan by Kenneth Robson |
 RSO 2470 179 (UK) - inner sleeve front, scan by Kenneth Robson |
 RSO 2470 179 (UK) - inner sleeve rear, scan by Kenneth Robson |
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 RSO 2470 179 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Kenneth Robson (no Dylan) |
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 RSO/RTB LP 5642/2394 172 (Yugoslavia) - Side 1 scan by Ronald Born |
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 Polydor 531 824-2 (NL) - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 Polydor 531 824-2 (NL) - "Eric Clapton Remasters" front sticker, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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 RSO 2394 172 (Uruguay) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 RSO 2394 172 (Uruguay) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 RSO 2394 172 (Uruguay) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (includes R-0122) |
 Polydor 531 824-2 (NL) - rear insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 Polydor 531 824-2 (NL) - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux (generic for "Eric Clapton Remasters" series) |
 Polydor 531 824-2 (NL) - CD scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
R-0122 Sign Language
- Bob duets with Eric Clapton on this version of his otherwise unreleased song, recorded
at Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA, late March, 1976
The lyrics of this song have disappeared from bobdylan.com!
This track is also available on a Czech Supraphon Eric Clapton compilation (see 1979), and on Eric's 6LP/4CD boxed set Crossroads, released in 1988 (LP), 1990 (CD), see 1988
In an interview with Roger Gibbons in May 1987 published in the UK Dylan fanzine "The Telegraph", Eric claimed to have co-written this song, providing the chords while Bob provided the words. Eric is not, however, listed on the copyright record.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Ronald Born's Yugoslavian LP has the regular sleeve, no inner sleeve and only a couple of distinguishing marks: there is a stamp with "ZLATNA" (translation?) on the front cover, and there is a stamped price of KCS 100 (100 Czech Krona), on the rear cover, showing that the LP was also for sale in the then Czechoslovakia. Ronald actually bought it in the then East Germany.
The 1978 Uruguayan RSO release comes with a very thin paper sleeve protected in a plastic wallet. The album title is translated as "No Hay Razón Para Llorar" and the song title as "Lenguaje De Señas".
Thanks to Nol Grint for information about three other European LP releases (scans required):
The 1987 RSO European CD was manufactured in West Germany for the European market. Jean-Pol Hiernaux's Dutch Polydor CD copy is part of the "Eric Clapton Remasters" series.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ronald Born and Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans.
Eric Clapton - "No Reason To Cry" - CD: Polydor/RSO [various catalogue numbers] (Japan), 1987-2002:
This album was released on CD in Japan five times as shown below:
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
 Polydor/RSO P33W 25006 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Polydor POCP-2278 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor/RSO P20W 22018 (Japan)- obi scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Polydor POCP-2278 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor POCP-9122 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor POCP-2278 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Polydor UICY-9161 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor POCP-9122 (Japan) - detail of promo rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Polydor UICY-9161 (Japan) - inner sleeve front, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Polydor UICY-9161 (Japan) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Polydor UICY-9161 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
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"Mr. D's Collection # 2" - promo stereo 7" EP, CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan), late 1976:
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This EP was given away to Japanese fans in exchange for tokens collected from seventeen CBS/Sony Dylan albums, and has four songs that originally appeared on the limited edition LP Mr. D's Collection #1. Paradoxically, it commands a higher price to collectors than the LP! |
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - insert scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? and R-0084 |
The LP was previously listed for 1976 also. However, Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen have confirmed it is definitely from 1974, so Mr. D's Collection #1 is now listed there. This EP was not released at the same time, but two years later. As can be seen, the rear of the picture sleeve features a 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue photograph. The front picture was originally used for the 1966 Dutch release of an album called Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits but with a non-standard tracklist see International Album Releases (Dylan-only Compilations).
R-0145-2 Mixed Up Confusion - alternate take (probably still
mono), not 1962 US
Columbia 7" single
mono version
See 1974 for comments about the version on Mr. D's Collection # 1, and
see 1962 for details of the four circulating versions of
this song. This take also appears on the 1978 Australian 3LP set Masterpieces (see
1978),
and in an edited form on the original 1985 issue of Biograph (R-0748, see
1985). Many thanks to Les Kokay for all
his information about these alternate takes, and for permission to reproduce his
findings and to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for further information.
R-0054-5 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues- live at
Liverpool, May 1966, B-side of I Want You single (see 1966)
This live version, never released on a regular Columbia album, is also on the Japanese promo LP Mr. D's Collection #1 (see
1974). the 1978 Australian 3LP set Masterpieces
(see 1978),
the Japanese Mr. D's Collection #3
promo CD (see 1993),
the Japanese Dylan Ga Rock
promo 2CD set (see 1993
and 2010) and the
Capitol/EMI boxed set The Band: A Musical History (see
2005). All versions are as far as I know still
in mono as originally recorded. Sadly, it does not appear on the B-side
of a withdrawn CBS Spanish EP (see 1972),
because the record was mispressed with It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train
To Cry from Highway 61 Revisited instead!
R-0084-8 George Jackson
- "Big Band" version,
see 1971, lyrics on
bobdylan.com
, also on the Australian 3LP set Masterpieces,
see 1978
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?: I am now positively informed that the version of Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? in this set is in mono, and not the stereo version unavailable on commercial CD. The version available as on Masterpieces (1978) and Biograph (1985, remastered CD reissue 1997) and the 2001 Essential Bob Dylan/Ultimate Bob Dylan compilations is also from the original single and still in mono! The stereo version can only be found on a CBS stereo acetate (see 1965), the CBS Spanish 7" EP and single with Positively 4th Street (see 1972) had it in a mispressed version, not stereo as previously reported.
| Release Year |
Title |
LPs |
Catalogue Number |
Token Number |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 268 | #1 |
| 1976 | The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 269 | #2 |
| 1976 | The Times They Are A-Changin’ | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 270 | #3 |
| 1976 | Another Side Of Bob Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 271 | #4 |
| 1976 | Bringing It All Back Home | 1 | CBS/Sony25AP 272 | #5 |
| 1976 | Highway 61 Revisited | 1 | CBS/Sony25AP 273 | #6 |
| 1976 | Blonde On Blonde | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 274-275 | #7 |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP276 | #8 |
| 1976 | John Wesley Harding | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 277 | #9 |
| 1976 | Nashville Skyline | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 278 | #10 |
| 1976 | Self Portrait | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 279-28 | #11 |
| 1976 | New Morning | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 281 | #12 |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 282-283 | #13 |
| 1976 | Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 284 | #14 |
| 1976 | Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 285 | #15 |
| 1976 | Blood On The Tracks | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 286 | #16 |
| 1976 | The Basement Tapes | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 287-288 | #17 |
 CBS/Sony 25AP 268 (Japan) - detail from obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 1) |
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 CBS/Sony 25AP 272 (Japan) - detail from obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 5) |
 CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan) - detail from obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 6) |
 CBS/Sony 25AP 276 (Japan) - detail from obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 8) |
Examples of the tokens are shown above. The Japanese text says "When you send five tokens to the record company you will receive a "17 cm special compact LP" with four non-album Dylan tracks. Send the tokens or the obis from 5 LPs, plus ¥ 350 for postage, to the address below." (17cm = 7"). Thanks to Wil Gielen for information that all the qualifying obis are dated "52-12-31" (This is 31 Dec 1977 as 1977 was Showa Era Year 52 in the Japanese calendar). This date was in fact the closure date for the offer, so Wil believes the EP was released much earlier, perhaps as early as 1976.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
"One More Cup Of Coffee"/"Romance In Durango" - 7" stereo single, CBS/Sony 06SP 1 (Japan), Apr 1976:
 CBS/Sony 06SP 1 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0519 Romance In Durango - slightly shorter version on B-side
of 7" vinyl single, fades out before the point at which the segue into Black Diamond Bay
occurs on the album The rear sleeve has the lyrics in English and Japanese of One More Cup Of Coffee, but not Romance In Durango. Thanks to Keith Venturoni, Manfred Endtner and Larry Crum for the information and Hans Seegers and Kenneth Robson for the scans of all the releases. |
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"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita
May" - 7"
promo and commercial stereo singles, Columbia 3-10454 (USA/Canada), Nov 1976:
Information on the different edits of Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The
Memphis Blues Again from Stefan:
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (first label variant) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - commercial single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (first label variant - this is also the same as the A-side of the fourth promo single) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - commercial single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (Canada) - commercial single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers |
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R-0128
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again: A-side - 3:35 edit of
live version from the
Hard Rain album: "This starts with a pretty rough cut, then gives us
the two first verses ("Ragman" and "Shakespeare"), omits the "Mona" verse,
continues with the "Grandpa" verse, a shortened guitar solo, the "Ruthie"
verse, and the album version ending with applause faded out."
It's reported that Bob himself supervised this edit!
R-0130
Rita May
: B-side - Desire out-take, recorded Jul 1975, lyrics on bobdylan.com
The 1977 UK CBS single had R-0130 as the
A-side on the record (but not on the sleeve) and a 1976 French CBS single
was issued with the sides reversed, see below.
R-0130 is also on the 1978 Japanese/Australian compilation Masterpieces, (see 1978) and on two limited edition Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3 and Dylan Ga Rock (for both, see 1993). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan Collection, also see Online Performances (Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan Ga Rock (see 2010)
The US promo single exists in four variations:
White labels with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" on the right above the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito" on first line under "Taken from the Columbia Lp: "HARD RAIN" PC 34349" and "and Bob Dylan" on the second line.
White labels with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" on the right above the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito and" on the first line and just "Bob Dylan" on the second line.
White labels without "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" on the right above the catalogue number, but rubber-stamped 'DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE' on two lines on both sides, also with "Produced by Don DeVito" on first line under "Taken from the Columbia Lp: "HARD RAIN" PC 34349" and "and Bob Dylan" on the second line (as variant 1).
Regular labels (first variant) rubber-stamped with "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" on one line on the B-side only (A-side same as the first commercial single)
The US commercial single exists in two variations:
Regular labels with "Produced by Don DeVito" on first line under "Taken from the Columbia Lp: "HARD RAIN" PC 34349" and "and Bob Dylan" on the second line (layout as the first promo variant).
Regular labels with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" on the right above the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito and" on the first line and just "Bob Dylan" on the second line (layout as the second promo variant).
Thanks
to Hans Seegers for detailed information and scans.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita
May" - 7"
singles, CBS 4859 (Mainland Europe)/CBS BA 222268 Australia)/ CBS/Sony 06SP 126
(Japan), Nov 1976:
CBS 4859 is unusual in that there are two different edits of the A-side,
and also because the A and B-sides were
switched in France!
Information on the different edits from Stefan: For details of the Jan 1977 UK and Spanish releases of this
single,
see 1977.
 CBS 4859 (West Germany/NL/France) - front scan by Yan Friis |
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- CBS BA 222268/Japan -
CBS/Sony 06SP 126: R-0128-2 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again: A-side - 3:35 edit of live version from the Hard Rain album (as for the USA and Canadian singles above) There was a promo release of the German version with the text "Unverkäufliches Muster [Sample Not For Sale]" stamped on the rear sleeve. The Italian single came in three minor sleeve variations: the first (my copy) has the bottom text on the rear sleeve printed on the fold-over flap; the second has the text printed above the rear fold-over flap. The third variation (not shown) is without fold-over flaps. The Greek and Australian singles came without a picture sleeve. |
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 CBS 4859 (Italy) - front of sleeve (my copy) |
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 CBS 4859 (Portugal) - a unique photo, front scan by Hans Seegers |
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Italy - also CBS 4859):
R-0129
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The
Memphis Blues Again: A-side - 3:35 edit of live version from the
Hard Rain album: "This starts with a quick
fade-in, gives us four out of the six verses we get on the album
(1 - 4; "Ragman", "Shakespeare', "Mona",
and "Grandpa"), and fades out during the guitar solo."
Thanks to Sam C. Visser for confirming that only the Italian single had
this edit.
All singles:
R-0130-2 Rita May
: B-side of all singles - Desire out-take, recorded
Jul 1975,
lyrics on bobdylan.com
The 1977 UK CBS single had R-0130 as the A-side on the record
(but not on the sleeve) while a 1976 French version of CBS 4859 was issued with the sides reversed, see
below.
R-0130 is also on the 1978 Japanese/Australian compilation Masterpieces, (see 1978) and on two limited edition Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3 and Dylan Ga Rock (for both, see 1993). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan Collection, also see Online Performances (Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan Ga Rock (see 2010)
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Yan Friis for information and scans. Thanks to Giuseppe Gazerro for the information that a promo copy of this single with Rita May was given away on the front of an issue of the Italian magazine "Music" - this was one of the sleeve variants of the standard single with a label from the magazine.
R-0130 is also on the 1978 Japanese/Australian compilation Masterpieces, (see 1978) and on three limited edition Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3, (see 1993) and Dylan Ga Rock (see 1993 and 2010). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan Collection, also see Online Performances (Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan Ga Rock (see 2010)
A cover of Rita May by Jerry Lee Lewis can be found on the 1989 UK 2LP 32-track compilation The Songs Of Bob Dylan (Start Records STDL 20). In addition, this set contains four still unreleased Dylan songs, but all four of them are only on the vinyl and cassette releases, not the CD release (which was trimmed down to a single CD)!
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita May" - 7" singles, Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia), Nov 1976:
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (both variants) |
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 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (both variants) |
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
This single was manufactured in Yugoslavia by Jugoton and distributed for CBS by Suzy Records in Zagreb (now Croatia). It has two rear sleeves and two A-side label variants. The first rear sleeve is a generic Suzy design with nine non-Dylan single sleeves, the second has the same design as the West German and Dutch sleeves above with the Suzy logo at top right. The first A-side variant has "STEREO" on the left of the centre hole, while the B-side and the second A-side variant have "STEREO" on the right. There doesn't seem to be a B-side label with the same design as the first A-side.
Thanks to Francisco Lima for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita May" - 7" singles, CBS/Sony 06SP 126 (Japan); CBS BA 222268 (Australia), Nov 1976:
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Shown here are three versions of the Japanese release: an acetate of the
A-side, the white label promo release and the orange label commercial
release. Both the Japanese
promo and commercial releases have an insert (not shown) with the lyrics.
The single-sided metal acetate shown has R-0128 and came in a plain white
sleeve. The Australian release did not have a picture sleeve. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Kenneth Robson for information and scans. |
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"Rita May"/"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" - 7" single, CBS 4859 (France), Nov 1976:
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The CBS 4859 single was also released in France with Rita May
as the A-side! Thanks to Bill Hester for
information about the New Zealand release, CBS BA 461735, which also has
Rita
May as the A-side. The UK single has Rita May
as the A-side of the record, but the sleeve shows Stuck Inside Of Mobile With
The Memphis Blues Again as the A-side (see 1977).
R-0130-3 Rita May
R-0130 is also on the 1978 Japanese/Australian compilation Masterpieces, (see 1978) and on two limited edition Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3 and Dylan Ga Rock (for both, see 1993). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan Collection, also see Online Performances (Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan Ga Rock (see 2010) |
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R-0128-3 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again: B-side - 3:35 edit of live version from the Hard Rain album
The French single also exists as a misprint with the B-side blank.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Mono Singles & EPs for 1976
These are now here: Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1970-76. This was the last year in which Dylan Mono Singles were released. There were no mono Dylan LPs released in 1976.
Promotional/Regular Items for 1976
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