Audio: International 7" & 12" Stereo Singles & EPs 1979

This is part of a list by release date of international (now including the USA, which was once listed separately) promo and commercially-released stereo 7" and 12" singles and EPs for 1979 that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only performances which are available on officially released Dylan albums. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know many are not included on any other Internet site. Special thanks to Hans Seegers for many of these items! Stereo promo versions of commercially released singles that were formerly listed in the Promotional Items sections of the yearly pages are now listed here. Singles released in this time period exclusively for promotional purposes are now here also. I would also like to include cassette singles here, but I don't have any, and none have been notified to me so far.

This page is still incomplete. 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 01 January, 2012.

"Maggie's Farm"/"All Along The Watchtower" - 7" single, CBS 7468 (France), 1979:

CBS 7468 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 7468 (France) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

CBS 7468 (France) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)

CBS 7468 (France) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant)

CBS 7468 (France) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)

CBS 7468 (France) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant)

Both tracks are live versions from the Bob Dylan At Budokan album.

This record has "injection" labels - in this case a thin brown 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 two colour variants: the first is a burnt ochre colour and the second is more like red ochre (this may be due to production issues rather than deliberate policy, since other injection singles occur with colour variants too). "Watchtower" is misspelled as "WATCHOWER" on each B-side.

Thanks to Sergio Magnacca for information, and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

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

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

Because this single contains a 4:25 edit of the live version from Bob Dylan At Budokan, full details are in 1979. The B-side has the full album version (5:27), which was the A-side of the regular single, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

"Forever Young" - 7" promo and commercial "maxi-singles", CBS S 7473 (West Germany)/S CBS 7473 (UK), 22 Jun 1979:

CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - front scan by Victoria Stafford (promo copy)	This "maxi-single" has Forever Young on the A-side and All Along The Watchtower plus I Want You on the B-side. All tracks are live versions from the Bob Dylan At Budokan album. Victoria Stafford's promo copy has an orange/yellow "CBS-Blitzinformation" design on the rear sleeve and white promo labels. The UK single came in the 1978-79 CBS black and white generic sleeve with the 17/19 Soho Square address and the expanded copyright text, see International 7" Single Sleeves.		CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - rear scan by Victoria Stafford (promo copy)	CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - A-side scan by Victoria Stafford (promo copy)	CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - B-side scan by Victoria Stafford (promo copy)
CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born (commercial copy)	CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - rear scan by Ronald Born (commercial copy)	CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - A-side scan by Ronald Born (commercial copy)	CBS S 7473 (West Germany) - B-side scan by Ronald Born (commercial copy)	S CBS 7473 (UK) - A-side scan by Kenneth Robson	S CBS 7473 (UK) - B-side scan by Kenneth Robson

For a UK promo single with this catalogue number with an edit of Forever Young, see above and 1979.

Thanks to David Burgess for information and to Ronald Born, Victoria Stafford and Kenneth Robson for scans.

"Knockin' On Heaven's Door"- 7" stereo single, CBS 8333 (Italy), 1979:

CBS 8333 (Italy) - front (my copy)

This single has the live version of the song from Bob Dylan At Budokan as "Version Reggae" and the original version from the soundtrack album of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid as "Version Originale"! It was issued in Italy in conjunction with a TV series "Nel Crepuscolo Del Western".

CBS 8333 (Italy) - rear

CBS 8333 (Italy) - A-side (Budokan version)

CBS 8333 (Italy) - B-side (Pat Garrett version)

"Gotta Serve Somebody"/"Trouble In Mind"- 7" promo and commercial singles CBS/Sony 06SP 410 (Japan), Aug 1979; Columbia 1-11072 (USA/Canada), 14 Aug 1979/CBS BA 222568 (Australia/New Zealand), Sep 1979:

CBS/Sony 06SP 410 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Because these singles contains a rarity on the B-side, full details are in 1979.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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

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

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

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

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

CBS S 7828 (West Germany) - front (my copy)

Because these singles contain a rarity on the B-side, full details are in 1979.

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

CBS 7828 (Italy) - note different lettering and picture crop from NL version (my copy)

"Precious Angel"/"Slow Train" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS BA 222624 (Australia), 1979:

CBS BA 222624 (Australia - A-side scan By Hans Seegers (promo release)

As far as I know this is the only worldwide single with this pairing of tracks, both album versions from Slow Train Coming. Both the promo and commercial releases have orange/yellow CBS labels. The promo record has "PROMOTION ONLY NOT FOR SALE" printed below the CBS logo. They did not have picture sleeves.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS BA 222624 (Australia - B-side scan By Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS BA 222624 (Australia - A-side scan By Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS BA 222624 (Australia - B-side scan By Hans Seegers (commercial release)

"Man Gave Names To All The Animals" - 7" promo singles, Columbia 1-11168 (USA), 1979:

Columbia 1-11168 (USA) - scan by Hans Seegers (first variant, same both sides)

Both these singles have the same track both sides. The first has the title split over two lines, the second has it on one line only.

For the equivalent Columbia US and Canadian 7" commercial singles with When You Gonna Wake Up? as the B-side, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia 1-11168 (USA) - scan by Hans Seegers (second variant, same both sides)

"Man Gave Names To All The Animals"/"When You Gonna Wake Up?" - 7" commercial singles, Columbia 1-11168 (USA/Canada), 1979:

Columbia 1-11168 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

Both tracks are the album versions from Slow Train Coming. For Columbia US promotional singles with the A-side on both sides, see above.

This single was also released in Canada. Neither release had a picture sleeve.

For a 1997 Columbia Canada "Hall of Fame"/"Disque d'Or" 7" stereo single with Gotta Serve Somebody as the A-side and Man Gave Names To All The Animals as the B-side, see International Singles All Formats 1990s.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia 1-11168 (USA) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia 1-11168 (Canada) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

Columbia 1-11168 (Canada) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

"Animals [Man Gave Names To All The Animals]" - 12" "Special Club" single, CBS SDC 26 (France), Oct 1979:

CBS SDC 26 (France) - front of sleeve

This very rare "Special Club" France-only edition 12" single for DJs has the same track on both sides (the regular album version from Slow Train Coming). The reverse of the sleeve is blank except for the CBS France address, etc.

For 7" versions of this French "Animals" single with Trouble In Mind (R-0149) as the B-side, see 1979. For the 1980 French "Special Club" 12" single of Gotta Serve Somebody, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for the detailed scan.

CBS SDC 26 (France) - label scan (same both sides)

CBS SDC 26 (France) - detail from rear of sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (1979 date)

"Man Gave Names To All The Animals"/"When He Returns" - promo and commercial 7" singles, S CBS 7970 (UK)/CBS S 7970 (West Germany), 19 Oct 1979:

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases)

Both tracks are the album versions from Slow Train Coming. The UK single did not have a picture sleeve. Both the promo releases have white CBS labels and both the commercial releases have orange/yellow CBS labels.

The rear of the West German promo sleeve has a generic red/yellow "Blitzinformation [Lightning Information]" design with information about the release in German.

S CBS 7970 (UK) - promo single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers

S CBS 7970 (UK) - promo single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

S CBS 7970 (UK) - commercial single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers

S CBS 7970 (UK) - commercial single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS S 7970 (West Germany) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

For Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Japanese promo and commercial releases of this single with the same two tracks, see below.

Thanks to Magnus Sjöberg for information about the UK release and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

"Man Gave Names To All The Animals"/"When He Returns" - 7" single, CBS 7970 (NL/Italy/Spain), Oct 1979:

CBS 7970 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases)	Both tracks are the regular album versions. The Spanish single was released three times - once in 1979 with the full title of the A-side and twice in 1979 and 1980 with just "ANIMALS". The record itself in the second and third Spanish "ANIMALS" releases was identical (the only difference is the date on the rear sleeve.	CBS 7970 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)		CBS 7970 (NL) - detail of rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)	CBS 7970 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)	CBS 7970 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases)
CBS 7970 (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 7970 (Italy) - rear scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 7970 (Italy) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers		CBS 7970 (Italy) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 7970 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first release)	CBS 7970 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases)
CBS 7970 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second release)	CBS 7970 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first release)	CBS 7970 (Spain) - A-side of first promo release, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 7970 (Spain) - A-side of second promo release, scan by Hans Seegers		CBS 7970 (Spain) - B-side of first and second promo releases, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 7970 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first commercial release)
CBS 7970 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second release dated 1979)	CBS 7970 (Spain) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers (second release dated 1979)	CBS 7970 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (third release dated 1980)	CBS 7970 (Spain) - detail from rear, scan by Hans Seegers (third release dated 1980)		CBS 7970 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second and third commercial releases)	CBS 7970 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (all three commercial releases)

For a UK promo of this single, see above. For an Italian jukebox release of the A-side with a song by Ellen Foley on the B-side, see below.

Thanks to Magnus Sjöberg, Tim Dunn and Sergio Magnacca for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

Bob Dylan - "Man Gave Names To All The Animals"/Ellen Foley - "We Belong To The Night"- 7" jukebox only single, CBS JC 15006 (Italy), 24 Oct 1979:

CBS JC 15006 (Italy) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

This white label jukebox single had Bob on the A-side only and a non-Bob B-side.

For the commercial version of this Italian single with When He Returns as the B-side, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS JC 15006 (Italy) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (non-Dylan)

CBS JC 15006 (Italy) - jukebox strip scan by Hans Seegers

"Animals [Man Gave Name To All The Animals]"/"Trouble In Mind" - 7" single, CBS 7954 (France), Oct 1979:

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

Because this single contains a rarity on the B-side, full details are in 1979.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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

"Man Gave Names To All The Animals"/"When He Returns" - 7" single, CBS BA 222589 (Australia/New Zealand), 1979:

CBS BA 222589 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS BA 222589 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

CBS BA 222589 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS BA 222589 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

CBS BA 222589 (New Zealand) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS BA 222589 (New Zealand) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the New Zealand release, CBS BA 222589 (which is the same catalogue number as in Australia).

Neither of these releases had picture sleeves. On the Australian releases of CBS BA 222589 the A-side song title is misspelled as "Man Give Names To All The Animals". The New Zealand spelling is correct.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.

"Man Gave Names To All The Animals"/"When He Returns" - promo and commercial 7" singles, CBS/Sony 06SP 433 (Japan), Oct 1979:

CBS/Sony 06SP 433 (Japan)- front scan by Hans Seegers

This single from Japan has a unique version of the album cover picture on the front and the same two tracks as above and was released in promo and commercial versions. The promo copy has white CBS/Sony labels and the regular copy has orange labels.

CBS/Sony 06SP 433 (Japan) - promo single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 06SP 433 (Japan) - promo single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 06SP 433 (Japan) - commercial single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers

CBS/Sony 06SP 433 (Japan) - commercial single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

"El Hombre Le Dio Nombre A Todo Los Animales [Man Gave Names To All The Animals]"/"Cuando El Regrese [When He Returns]" - 7" test pressing, promo and commercial singles, Columbia 23.119 (Argentina), 1979:

Columbia 23.119 (Argentina) - test pressing A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single)

These singles had no picture sleeve. The test pressing has a Discos CBS red/orange label with rubber-stamped text in Spanish. The B-side is blank with a plain white label. The promo and commercial records have red Columbia labels with the yellow Columbia logo in a ring. The promo single has the extra text "DISCO PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA LE VENTA [PROMOTIONAL DISC SALE PROHIBITED]" on two lines above "BOB DYLAN".

For the test pressing and the promo single the standard CBS Argentina sleeves are stamped with "DISCO PARA DEMOSTRACION VENTA PROHIBIDA [DEMONSTRATION DISC SALE PROHIBITED]" on two lines on the promo single. For pictures of the sleeves used for these releases, together with the regular sleeve used for commercial singles, see 7" Single Sleeves.

Thanks to Eduardo Gomez Kodela for information and to Hans Seegers and Ronald Born for scans.

Columbia 23.119 (Argentina) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single)

Columbia 23.119 (Argentina) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single)

Columbia 23.119 (Argentina) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (promo single)

Columbia 23.119 (Argentina) - A-side scan by Ronald Born (commercial single)

Columbia 23.119 (Argentina) - B-side scan by Ronald Born (commercial single)

CBS Argentina 7" promo sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers (promo rubber-stamped text)

"El Hombre Le Dio Nombre A Todo Los Animales [Man Gave Names To All The Animals]"- single-sided 7" test pressing, Discos CBS 23.119 (Argentina), Oct 1979:

Discos CBS 23.119 (Argentina) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

This very rare test pressing has a Discos CBS red/orange label with rubber-stamped text in Spanish. The B-side is blank with a plain white label. There must be an equivalent test pressing for the B-side.

The standard CBS Argentina sleeve is stamped with "DISCO PARA DEMOSTRACION VENTA PROHIBIDA [DEMONSTRATION DISC SALE PROHIBITED]" on two lines.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

CBS Argentina standard 7" sleeve with promo stamp

"El Hombre Nombro A Todos Los Animales [Man Gave Names To All The Animals]"/"Tren Llega [Slow Train]" - 7" single, Discos CBS 30307 (Bolivia), 1979:

Discos CBS 30307 (Bolivia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers

This is one of the few Dylan items ever released in Bolivia and is very rare. Both tracks are the album versions from Slow Train Coming.

This single came in a special CBS sleeve for Bolivia, see 7" Single Sleeves.

For a 1970 Bolivian EP, see International 7" Singles & EPs 1970.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Discos CBS 30307 (Bolivia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers

""Gotta Serve Somebody"- 7" test pressing, CBS 8134 (France), Dec 1979:

CBS 8134 (France) test pressing - label scan by Hans Seegers

This test pressing has pink labels, rubber-stamped catalogue number and hand-written titles and timings. Note the time on this single is 5:23, the full album version, not the 3:57 edit (R-0148, see 1979) that was released on the commercial single CBS 8134!

The Jan 1980 commercial single can be found at US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1980-83.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.

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