Audio: 1979

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Revised: 12 April, 2008

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Eric Clapton - "Eric Clapton" - vinyl LP, Supraphon 11132 526 (Czechoslovakia), 1979:


Supraphon 11132 526 (Czechoslovakia) - scan by Wim van der Mark

 R-0122-2 Sign Language - lyrics on bobdylan.com - Bob duets with Eric Clapton on Eric's version of Bob's otherwise unreleased song from Eric's No Reason To Cry album, see 1976

This track is also available on Eric's 4 CD boxed set Crossroads, released in 1988.

See Mono Album Releases (Dylan-only Compilations) for a Czech 1968 Bob Dylan Supraphon compilation in mono, and see International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations) 1960s  for the same album in stereo.

Judy Collins - "An Audio Discography Vol. 2" - vinyl LP, Elektra Promo 6-1-79 (USA), Jun 1979:

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Elektra Promo 6-1-79 (USA) - front scan by Lars M. Banke

R-0379 Talkin' New York - excerpt from the album version

Thanks to Lars M. Banke for the scan and the information that excerpts of Mr Tambourine Man by both Judy and The Byrds are also included (not an excerpt of Bob's version as previously reported).

"Forever Young" - 7" promo single, S CBS 7473 (UK), 22 Jun 1979:

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S CBS 7473 (UK) - A-side scan with R-0384 by Hans Seegers

R-0384 Forever Young - 4.25 edit of the live version from Bob Dylan At Budokan on A-side.

The B-side has the full album version (5:27), which was the A-side of the regular single, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1977-79.

The single had no picture sleeve, but came in the generic 1975-1979 black/white/grey UK CBS sleeve - see 7" Single Sleeves (the reverse sleeve is the fourth example).

Thanks to Fraser Robertson for information and Hans Seegers for scans.

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S CBS 7473 (UK) - B-side scan with full-length album version by Hans Seegers

"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, CBS DNW 2402 (South Africa/Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe]), 1979:

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CBS DNW 2402 (South Africa/Southern Rhodesia)		 R-0610 Slow Train - faded version on South African release of Slow Train Coming, 1979

Nol Grint informs me the track is faded out during the last verse after Bob sings the line about "I don't care about astronomy" so that the rest of the last verse and the instrumental fade-out are missing. This is a longer edit than the US Columbia 7" radio edit R-0456, see below.

More details of this album required. There is no inner sleeve, the song credits and musicians are on the back of the outer sleeve. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels and written matrix numbers: Side 1 - AL 36120, Side 2- BL 36120 (as above).

The same number was also used in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) but with different CBS labels. In South Africa the cover was made by Interpak and in Southern Rhodesia by Belmont Printers.

Information from Nol Grint and Hans Seegers.

"Gotta Serve Somebody"/"Trouble In Mind" - 7" promo and commercial singles, Columbia 1-11072 (USA/Canada), 14 Aug 1979/CBS BA 222568 (Australia/NZ), Sep 1979:
These singles did not have picture sleeves.


Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - white label promo single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148)


Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - white label promo single B-side scan by Hans Seegers (album version)


Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - promo single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148), first variant


Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - promo single B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149), first variant
Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - promo single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148), second variant
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Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - A-side scan by Dave Plentus (R-0148), first variant

Columbia 1-11072 promo 7" single (USA)

R-0148 Gotta Serve Somebody - radio edit (3:57)

The white label promo single has the long (album - 5:22) version on the other side.

Columbia 1-11072 promo and commercial 7" singles (USA/Canada)

These singles have R-0148 on the A-side plus:

R-0149 Trouble In Mind - Slow Train Coming out-take (4:17), B-side of single with one verse omitted, lyrics on bobdylan.com

This US single occurs in two variants - the first variant omits publisher information below the catalogue number on the right of the centre hole, the second includes it. Promo singles have "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" rubber-stamped on the labels with either a one line or two line stamp.

This single was also released to jukeboxes, and the jukebox strip is shown below.


Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - jukebox strip scan by Hans Seegers

The Canadian single exists in two label variants - the first has "Copyright ©" between the timing and the publisher credits on the right hand side of the centre hole, the second does not.

CBS BA 222568 promo and commercial 7" singles (Australia/New Zealand)

Information from Hans Seegers - in Australia the promo single and two releases of the commercial single all have R-0148 as the A-side and R-0149 as the B-side.

The promo single has the words "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" printed below the CBS logo. 

Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the New Zealand release, also CBS BA 222568. The promo single shown has a white "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" sticker on the A-side, the B-side is the same as the commercial single.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.

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Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - B-side scan by Dave Plentus (R-0149), first variant

Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148), second variant
Columbia 1-11072 (USA) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149), second variant

Columbia 1-11072 (Canada) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148), first variant
Columbia 1-11072 (Canada) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149), first variant

Columbia 1-11072 (Canada) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148), second variant

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 CBS BA 222568 (Australia) promo single - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148)

CBS BA 222568 (Australia) promo single - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149)

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CBS BA 222568 (Australia) first commercial single - A-side scan by Hans Seegers, also shows the 3:57 timing (R-0148) - same label design as the promo single


CBS BA 222568 (Australia) first commercial single - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149)

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CBS BA 222568 (Australia) second commercial single - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant, has the CBS logo and extra text round the edge at the bottom of the label), also shows the 3:57 timing (R-0148)
CBS BA 222568 (Australia) second commercial single - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149)


CBS BA 222568 (New Zealand) promo single - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148)


CBS BA 222568 (New Zealand) commercial single - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0148)


CBS BA 222568 (New Zealand) commercial single - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149)

    

"Gotta Serve Somebody"/"Trouble In Mind"- 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS/Sony 06SP 410 (Japan), Aug 1979:


06SP 410 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers		 R-0148-2 Gotta Serve Somebody - radio edit (3:57), A-side of single

R-0149-2 Trouble In Mind - Slow Train Coming out-take (4:17), B-side of single with one verse omitted, lyrics on bobdylan.com

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
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 06SP 410 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers


06SP 410 (Japan) - promo single A-side (R-0148), scan by Hans Seegers


06SP 410 (Japan) - promo single B-side (R-0149), scan by Hans Seegers


06SP 410 (Japan) - commercial single A-side (R-0148), scan by Hans Seegers
06SP 410 (Japan) - commercial single B-side (R-0149), scan by Hans Seegers

"Hay Que Servir A Alguien [Gotta Serve Somebody]"/"Tratame Bien [Do Right To Me, Baby (Do Unto Others)]"- 7" single, CBS 8213 (Mexico), 1979:
In Spain the A-side title was translated as "Tendras Que Servir A Alguien" (se below).


CBS 8213 (Mexico) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0624)		 R-0624 Gotta Serve Somebody - second edit (4:50), A-side of single

The album track is 5:23, R-0148 above is a shorter edit at 3:57. As far as I know this is the only place this 4:50 edit occurs. The B-side of this single is the standard album track.

This rare single has red/orange CBS labels.

Information and scans from Hans Seegers.
CBS 8213 (Mexico) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

"Precious Angel"/"Trouble In Mind" - 7" CBS singles (UK/NL/West Germany/Italy), 31 Aug 1979:

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S CBS 7828 (UK) - promo 7" single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0363 - length shown as 4:12)

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S CBS 7828 (UK) - promo 7" single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0149 - length shown as 4:09)


S CBS 7828 (UK) - commercial 7" single, A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Kenneth Robson (R-0363 - length shown as 4:12)


S CBS 7828 (UK) - commercial 7" single, A-side scan by Kenneth Robson (R-0363 - length shown as 4:12)
S CBS 7828 (UK) - commercial 7" single, B-side scan by Kenneth Robson (R-0149 - length shown as 4:09

S CBS 7828 (UK)/CBS 7828 (NL)/CBS S 7828 (West Germany)

R-0363 Precious Angel - edit (4:21)

R-0149-3 Trouble In Mind - Slow Train Coming out-take (4:17), B-side of single with one verse omitted, lyrics on bobdylan.com

CBS 7828 (Italy)

R-0149-4 Trouble In Mind - Slow Train Coming out-take (4:17), B-side of single with one verse omitted, lyrics on bobdylan.com

This Italian single had the full 6:30 album version of Precious Angel as the A-side, not the 4:21 edit as on the UK/NL/West German release! It has a variant front cover design with different text font and position, and a wider crop of the album cover picture, with a stronger background colour.

The minor changes in the rear sleeve graphics are odd - in Holland the vinyl album is labelled "LP", in West Germany it's called "THE ALBUM" and in Italy the text is missing. In contrast, the CBS logo is on the left in Holland, missing in West Germany, and on the right in Italy.

Thanks to Karen West for information and to Hans Seegers and Kenneth Robson for further information and scans.
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CBS S 7828 (West Germany) - front (my copy)

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CBS S 7828 (West Germany) - A-side (R-0363 - length shown as 4:21)

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CBS S 7828 (West Germany) - B-side (R-0149 - length shown as 4:17)

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CBS S 7828 (West Germany) - rear

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CBS 7828 (NL) - front scan by Sam C. Visser
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CBS 7828 (Italy) - note different lettering and picture crop from NL version (my copy)

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CBS 7828 (Italy) - A-side (full 6:30 version - not rarity)

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CBS 7828 (Italy) - B-side (R-0149 - length shown as 4:17)

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CBS 7828 (Italy) - rear

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CBS 7828 (NL) - rear scan by Sam C. Visser

"Precious Angel"/"Trouble In Mind" - 7" single, CBS ???? (Brazil),  Aug 1979:

R-0150 Trouble In Mind - B-side of Brazilian Columbia single - it is reported that this release had the full song (5:02) as opposed to the 4:17 edit (R-0149), although some dispute this. However, the full version circulates amongst Dylan collectors, so must have come from somewhere! More information required.

"Slow Train"/"Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" - 7" promo and commercial 7" singles, Columbia 1-11235 (USA), 1979:


Columbia 1-11235 (USA) - front scan by Sam. C. Visser (promo and commercial releases)		 R-0456 Slow Train - edited version, 4:15 on both sides (from 5:57)

The US commercial single had Do Right To Me Baby, Slow Train Coming album version, as the B-side, and also had this edit on the A-side.

Thanks to Sam C. Visser, Ronald Born and Nol Grint for information and scans.

Columbia 1-11235 (USA) - rear scan by Sam. C. Visser (promo release)
Columbia 1-11235 (USA) - label scan by Ronald Born (R-0456, promo release, same both sides)
Columbia 1-11235 (USA) - rear scan by Nol Grint (commercial release, missing promo text)
Columbia 1-11235 (USA) - A-side scan by Nol Grint (R-0456, commercial release)
Columbia 1-11235 (USA) - B-side scan by Nol Grint (commercial release)

"Animals [Man Gave Name To All The Animals]"/"Trouble In Mind" - 7" single, CBS 7954 (France), Oct 1979:
Same picture sleeve design as for Precious Angel, a third A-side for this B-side.


CBS 7954 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first variant, start of title above "ANIMALS")


CBS 7954 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)


CBS 7954 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second variant, full title below "ANIMALS")


CBS 7954 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)


CBS 7954 (France) - jukebox single front, second variant, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 7954 (France) - bottom right corner of rear sleeve of first variant ("Montreuil Offset")		 R-0149-5 Trouble In Mind - Slow Train Coming out-take (4:17), B-side of single with one verse omitted, lyrics on bobdylan.com

For a rare 1979 French jukebox-only 12" single version of "Animals" see Promotional Singles 1970-79.

This record (both commercial and jukebox) had two front sleeve variants with different title formats: the first has "Man Gave Names To All The" above "ANIMALS", the second has "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" below "ANIMALS". The first variant was printed by "Montreuil Offset" (see detail of rear sleeve), the second was printed firstly by "areacem", and then again by "Montreuil Offset", so you get the second front sleeve with both rear sleeves. To make the situation even more complex, some copies have the sleeve opening on the top, and others on the right! The jukebox release is a regular release with a sticker on the front sleeve.

The record itself was released with both paper and "injection" labels. The paper labels have two A-side variants - in the first the title is on two lines, split at "THE", in the second the title is also on two lines, split at "ALL".

For the injection labels a thin coloured plastic ring-shaped layer is injected into the record itself, and the text/graphics are cut out using a stamp so that the black vinyl underneath shows through, there is no paper label. There are three label variations: the first has a gold coloured label with the A-side title on one line;, the second has a silver coloured label, again with the A-side title on one line; and the second has a dark ochre coloured label with a much larger "BOB DYLAN" and the A-side title on two lines. My copy of the jukebox single has the first label design but appears to have the colour of the third variant, but this may just be a scanning deficiency.

A later version of this single had When You Gonna Wake Up? (album version) as the B-side, so is not a rarity. The UK version with the catalogue number CBS 7970 had When He Returns as the B-side. For both see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1977-79.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Sergio Magnacca for information, and Hans Seegers for scans.
CBS 7954 (France) - bottom right corner of rear sleeve of second variant ("areacem")

CBS 7954 (France) - single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (paper label, first variant)
CBS 7954 (France) - single B-side (R-0149) scan by Hans Seegers (paper label, first variant)

CBS 7954 (France) - single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (paper label, second variant)
CBS 7954 (France) - single B-side (R-0149) scan by Hans Seegers (paper label, second variant)

CBS 7954 (France) - single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (injection label, first variant)


CBS 7954 (France) - single B-side scan by Hans Seegers (injection label, first variant)


CBS 7954 (France) - single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (injection label, second variant)


CBS 7954 (France) - single B-side scan by Hans Seegers (injection label, second variant)
CBS 7954 (France) - single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (injection label, third variant)

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CBS 7954 (France) - jukebox single front, second variant (my copy)

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CBS 7954 (France) - jukebox single rear, second variant (my copy)


CBS 7954 (France) - jukebox single A-side (my copy)

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 CBS 7954 (France) - jukebox single B-side (my copy)


CBS 7954 (France) - single B-side scan by Hans Seegers (injection label, third variant)

"Tendras Que Servir A Alguien [Gotta Serve Somebody]"/"Trouble In Mind" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS 8134 (Spain), Dec 1979:
Only the A-side title is translated into Spanish. In Mexico it was translated as "Hay Que Servir A Alguien" (see above.)


CBS 8134 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers

 R-0148-3 Gotta Serve Somebody - edit (3:57)

R-0149-6 Trouble In Mind - Slow Train Coming out-take (4:17), B-side of single with one verse omitted, lyrics on bobdylan.com

This Spanish single had a unique cover with the title in Spanish (left). The 1980 French, Dutch and UK releases of CBS 8134 list the timing of Gotta Serve Somebody as 3:57 but actually have the full album version (5:23) - a record company error! These are now listed for 1980 in US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1980-89 because they're not actually rarities and have the album track Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking as the B-side.

For a 1979 French test pressing of CBS 8134 that correctly shows the timing of Gotta Serve Somebody as 5:23 see Promotional Singles 1970-79.

There was also a white label promo single with an insert with the lyrics of Gotta Serve Somebody translated in Spanish on the reverse.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
CBS 8134 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 8134 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial single)
CBS 8134 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial single)

CBS 8134 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single)


CBS 8134 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single)


CBS 8134 (Spain) - promo single insert front scan by Hans Seegers
CBS 8134 (Spain) - promo single insert back scan by Hans Seegers (translated lyrics of A-side)

Various Artists - "Danke '79 [Thank You '79]" - promo 12" LP, CBS (no number) (West Germany), Dec 1979:
This promo album includes an exclusive edit of Precious Angel, the album version from Slow Train Coming.

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Danke '79 (West Germany) - front scan by Manfred Endtner		 R-0663 Precious Angel - exclusive 3:38 edit on CBS West German promo album Danke 79, 1979

Ronald Born says this edit "plays 3:38, fades out during the second chorus and ends before Bob starts singing 'Ya know I just couldn't make it...'."

Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information and scans and to Ronald Born for further information.

For the equivalent 1974, 1976 and 1978 albums with Dylan album tracks, see Promotional Albums (Various Artists) 1970-79. For the equivalent 1981 album with an exclusive edit of Heart Of Mine from Shot Of Love, see 1981. If anyone has details of what was on the equivalent 1980 album Danke '80, please let me know.

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Danke '79 (West Germany) - rear scan by Manfred Endtner		 danke_label.jpg (31534 bytes)
Danke '79 (West Germany) - label scan by Manfred Endtner

Promotional Items for 1979

Stereo promo items for 1979 which don't contain rare material but which are still very collectable are now here: International Promotional Releases. Promo releases of regular albums and commercially released singles are now located on the appropriate page in International Stereo Releases.

For the UK promo 7" single of Man Gave Names To All the Animals/When He Returns previously listed here, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1977-79.

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