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.
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F-J
K-O
P-S
T-Z
CBS A 3904 7" single (Italy, 1983), with Angel Flying Too Close
To The Ground (R-0156) as the B-side - this song was used as the B-side
with four different A-sides!
This yearly page now contains only the main Rarities List! 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
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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)
Keith Green - "I Only Want To See You There" - vinyl LP, Sparrow
Records SPR 1066 (USA), 1983; cassette - Sparrows records TC BIRD 143 (UK),
1983:
Keith Green was killed in an air crash on 28 Jul 1982 and this album
was released posthumously.
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R-0160 Pledge My Head
To Heaven (Keith Green) - Bob plays harmonica on this
remixed version of R-0153, the track from Keith's 1980 album So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt...
(see 1980)
Thanks to Peter Gilmer for the information that Bob's harmonica is "all but drowned by an electric guitar" in this version, whereas in the original version it is very prominent. The version that later appeared in 1987 on the Sparrow Records Keith Green compilation The Ministry Years Vol. 1: 1977-79 (see 1987) is the original mix (R-0153). This album is therefore only for completists. Thanks to Kenneth Robson for scans of the UK cassette release. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for further information, including that this album is available for download on iTunes, although there has never been a CD release. |
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 Sparrow Records TC BIRD 143 (UK) - cassette insert unfolded, scan by Kenneth Robson |
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 Sparrow Records TC BIRD 143 (UK) - cassette Side 2 scan by Kenneth Robson |
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"Bob Dylan The Legend" - promo and commercial vinyl LPs, Columbia Opus 412.050 (Brazil), 1983:
This compilation was exclusive to Brazil. Thanks to Alex Froemming from Brazil for the
promo copy of
the album!
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R-0385 Baby Stop Crying - alternate mix from the
version on Street-Legal, see 1978 R-0075-3 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
Another oddity of this release is that Mr Tambourine Man is credited to "B. Dylan/A. Grossman"! Lars M. Banke reports a rumour that this album contains a completely new mix of I Want You, but this does not appear to be true. |
 Columbia Opus 412.050 (Brazil) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Columbia Opus 412.050 (Brazil) - rear corner of promo copy with a gold CBS stamp with the words "AMOSTRA INVENDAVEL' |
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Note the label differences between Hans Seegers' copy and mine, both of which are promos. Apart from the colours of the background and the red text including the Columbia logo ring, the "C.G.C." numbers above the "Stereo/Mono" text are different.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and to Ronald Born for additional information.
"I And I"/"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 3904 (NL/Italy), Nov 1983:
 CBS A 3904 (Italy), promo release, front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS A 3904 (Italy) - detail from front picture, showing the pinholes of the promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
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R-0156 Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Willie Nelson) Infidels out-take, B-side of singles
The title of this song is shown incorrectly as "Angels Flying..." on backs of some sleeves and on labels. Also, some record labels attribute the song incorrectly to "Bob Dylan" and "Special Rider Music".
The promo version of the Italian single shown has had the words "CAMPIONE GRATUITO" punched through the sleeve (before the record was inserted!) instead of a promo stamp.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Union Sundown"/"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" - 7" singles, CBS A 3916 (UK/Spain), Nov 1983:
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 CBS A 3916 (UK), promo B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS UK acetate of B-side, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS A 3916 (Spain), B-side scan by Hans Seegers, title shown correctly and song correctly attributed to Willie Nelson |
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 CBS A 3916 (Spain), rear cover with promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers (both variants) |
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R-0156-2 Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Willie Nelson) - Infidels out-take, B-side of singles
The acetates of this single are interesting in that the A-side is on a double-sided acetate with the original B-side intended to be Licence To Kill. The original B-side is labelled "B45" and has been crossed out - it is shown in US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1980-83. The replacement B-side with the rarity, on a separate acetate, is labelled "B452".
The title of this song is "Angel Flying...", not "Angels" as shown incorrectly on backs of the UK sleeves and on the record labels. Also, all the four UK single labels shown in the row below attribute the song incorrectly to "Bob Dylan" and "Warner Bros Music".
The second UK release has "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.
The two Spanish promo releases are shown for completeness, but they don't actually have a B-side although they come in the regular sleeve - the side is blank as shown on the label.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Sweetheart Like You"/"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" - 7" singles, CBS/Sony 07SP 765 (Japan), CBS BA 223121 (Australia/NZ), Nov 1983:
 CBS/Sony 07SP 765 (Japan) - front of insert (my copy) |
R-0156-3 Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Willie Nelson) Infidels out-take, B-side of single On these singles the song title is shown correctly as Angel and attributed correctly to Willie Nelson. |
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 CBS BA 223121 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
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The Japanese single came in a generic 1980s CBS/Sony sleeve (variant 5 with orange printing, see 7" Single Sleeves) with a double-sided insert. Both the promo and commercial releases have orange CBS/Sony labels. The Australian promo single has white CBS labels, the Australia and New Zealand commercial singles have orange/yellow CBS labels. None of the Australia/New Zealand singles have picture sleeves.
The US single with the Infidels picture sleeve (Columbia 38-04301) had Sweetheart Like You as the A-side and Union Sundown as the B-side, both regular album tracks. For more details see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1980-83.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Jokerman"/"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" - 7" single, CBS 43560 (Brazil), Nov 1983:
Promotional/Regular Items for 1983
| Stereo promo items for 1983 which don't contain rare material but which are still very collectable are now included with promo releases of regular albums and commercially released singles on the appropriate page in International Stereo Releases. |
 Infidels (1983) |
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