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! 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: 10 January, 2012
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:
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Performances currently available on commercial CD are marked by
(these are the ones that count as obscurities
rather than as rarities)
"Bob Dylan At Budokan" - cassette release, CBS 40-96004 (UK?), 1985(?):
Lone Justice - "Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling) (Remix)"- promo and commercial 7" and 12" singles: Geffen TX 6426 (UK)/Geffen GEFA 12-6426 (NL)/Geffen GEF 12315 (Australia), 1985:
Go 'Way
Little Boy was
released on the Geffen compilation CD The World Is Not My Home: The Best
Of Lone Justice in 1999 in a remixed version (R-0274, see 1999).
R-0274 also appears on The Best Of Lone Justice: The Millennium
Collection, see 2003.

Geffen GEFA 12-6426 (NL) -
detail of rear, scan by Manuel Garcia Jara
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World"/Quincy
Jones - "Grace" -
charity 7" singles (Worldwide), Mar 1985:
The A-side with Bob was recorded at
A& M Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA on 28 & 29 Feb 1985.
For the We Are The World VHS release, see the VHS & DVD
1980s page. For a 2DVD set released in 2005 with extra
material, see VHS &
DVD 2000s Part 3.
This ensemble also included Bette Midler, who duetted with Bob on her
version of Buckets Of Rain from her Atlantic album Songs
For The New Depression, see 1976.
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R-0164 We Are the World (Michael Jackson-Lionel Ritchie) - Bob
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![]() Columbia US7-04839 (USA) - 7" single rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo with "DEMONSTRATION ONLY - NOT FOR SALE" text) |
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![]() Columbia 7BEN-04839 (Canada) - 7" single A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (R-0164) |
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![]() CBS 133-0105 (Ecuador) - 7" single A-side (R-0164 - 6:22), scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() CBS BA 3275 (Australia) - 7" single A-side (R-0164 - 6:22), scan by Stuart Moore |
![]() CBS BA 3275 (Australia) - 7" single B-side (non-Dylan), scan by Stuart Moore |
![]() CBS BA 223275 (New Zealand) - 7" single A-side (R-0164 - 6:22), scan by Hans Seegers |
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The singles sold in the UK, West Germany and Holland all had a sleeve that was made in Holland although the records themselves were manufactured locally. My copy, bought in the UK, is actually a variant of the Dutch single, with a solid instead of a cut-out centre. This is because extra supplies of the Dutch single were imported to the UK from Holland. For the French release, which has injection labels, both the record and the sleeve were manufactured in France. For more details of injection labels, which were used mostly in France but also in the UK, see Mono Singles 1970-76 (Wigwam/Copper Kettle 1970).
This single was also available in Russia in Mar 1988 as a clear blue flexidisc given away with a magazine, see 1988.
![]() We Are The World - Australian sheet music, scan by Stuart Moore |
The New Zealand release of the Australian 7" single, CBS BA 3275, has "Made in New Zealand" on the labels - the front sleeve design is the same as the US single above. Thanks to Hans Seegers for the additional information that the single on sale in New Zealand had the sleeve imported from Australia, but the record itself was made in New Zealand. The Ecuadorian single is the only Dylan single ever released in Ecuador! For more information on the sleeve, see 7" Single Sleeves. For 7" single releases from Japan, Argentina and Peru see below. Thanks to Alan Hoaksey and Bill Hester for information, and to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for further information and scans. |
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World"/Quincy
Jones - "Grace" -
charity 12" singles CBS USAID T1 (UK), CBS A 12-6112 (NL), Mar 1985,
CBS/Sony 12AP 3021 (Japan), 12 Apr 1985:
For the We Are The World VHS release, see the VHS & DVD
1980s page. For a 2DVD set released in 2005 with extra
material, see VHS &
DVD 2000s Part 3.
The Japanese 12" single shown is a promo, with a "Sample" sticker on the rear sleeve and Japanese characters indicting a promo on the record labels. It has a yellow/black/white obi with price ¥1,200. The date on the rear sleeve is "I-4-12" (12 Apr 1985). For an explanation of Japanese year code letters from 1985 to 1991 see International Albums (Regular). There is a single-sided insert and the record is in a clear plastic inner sleeve.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World" -
charity album
LP releases: (Worldwide), Mar 1985:
For the We Are The World VHS release, see the VHS & DVD
1980s page. For a 2DVD set released in 2005 with extra
material, see VHS &
DVD 2000s Part 3.
Album to be added: Columbia SBP 806 1 (USA).
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R-0632 We Are the World (Michael Jackson-Lionel Ritchie) - extended album
version of R-0164 (7:02) The Japanese LP shown is a promo, with a "Sample" sticker on the rear sleeve and Japanese characters indicting a promo on the record labels. It has a blue/black/white obi with price ¥2,800. The date on the rear sleeve is "I-5-3" (3 May 1985). For an explanation of Japanese year code letters from 1985 to 1991 see International Albums (Regular). There is a four-page insert in English and Japanese and the record is in a clear plastic inner sleeve. |
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![]() Discos CBS 120.624 (Argentina) - LP front scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
![]() Discos CBS 120.624 (Argentina) - LP front scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
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![]() Discos CBS 120.624 (Argentina) - front of LP insert, scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases) |
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![]() CBS/Sony 28AP 3020 (Japan) - LP rear with obi and promo sticker, scan by Wil Gielen |
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![]() CBS SBP 8061 (Australia) - rear of LP insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
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![]() CBS SBP 8061 (New Zealand) - Side 1 scan by Bill Hester (includes R-0632 - 7:02) |
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The New Zealand release appears to have the same sleeve as the Australian release, but with a record made in New Zealand. The Argentinean release, Discos CBS 120.624, is titled "Nostromos Somos El Mundo". The promo copy shown has a stamp on the front sleeve and on the labels with "DISCO PARA DEMONSTRACION VENTA PROHIBIDA [DEMONSTRATION DISC SALE PROHIBITED]". The record labels have song titles in Spanish and English.
Thanks to Ronald Born for the scan of the rare Hungarian LP released under licence from CBS by Gong Records - this has the regular gatefold sleeve, but no inner sleeve.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson, Ronald Born, Stuart Moore, Jack from Canada, Wil Gielen and Bill Hester for information and scans.
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World" - charity album cassette releases: CBS/Sony 28KP 1220 (Japan), 3 May 1985; CBS USA 40043 (Unknown), 1985:
The third release shown has no country of origin, but does have the CBS logo on both the insert and cassette labels. It may be unauthorised. The cassette is grey with grey/black paper labels.
There must be many other cassette releases of this album.
Thanks to Wil Gielen and Nol Grint for information and scans.
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World" - charity album CD releases: PolyGram P33M 2901 (Japan), 25 Jul 1985; CD reissue PolyGram 824 822-2 (USA/Germany), 25 Oct 1990:
These CDs were released on PolyGram instead of CBS/Sony (presumably as part of a shared contractual arrangement because all the contributing artists would be on different record labels). The Japanese release has a white and red obi and a 24-page booklet in English and Japanese. The obi is a sticker stuck to the jewel case rather than the usual paper type. Scans of the German PolyGram CD release required.
Wil Gielen has a copy of the US release imported into Japan with an obi from the Shinseido record store chain.
Thanks to Jack from Canada and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World"/Quincy Jones - "Grace" - 7" test pressing and promo/commercial singles, CBS/Sony 07SP-880 (Japan), Mar 1985, recorded Jan 1985:
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World"/Starship - "We Built This City" - 7" jukebox single, CBS(?) E 382 (Malaysia), 1985:
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "Nosostros Somos El Mundo [We Are The World]" - 7" promo single, Columbia DEP 389 (Argentina), Mar 1985, recorded Jan 1985:
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "Somos El Mundo [We Are The World]" - 7" promo single, CBS Discos CSR 1351 (Peru), Mar 1985, recorded Jan 1985:
"Empire Burlesque Excerpts" - promo cassette, Columbia DAL/DBL 40110 (USA), May 1985:
"Desire" - "Nice Price" UK reissues, CBS 32570 (LP), 1985; CBS 40-32570 (cassette), 1985, Columbia 40-32570 (cassette), 1991:
R-0208 Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy) - unfaded version with an uncensored exchange between Emmylou Harris and Bob (she says "I f**ked up!" - this is cut on the normal LP and CD version)
Note the different track order from the LP/CD - Oh Sister is the final track on Side 2 of the cassette instead of Sara, which is the final track on Side 1. Kenneth Robson's copy has "Columbia" on the cassette inlay card, but "CBS" on the cassette itself.
I'm informed by Ole Lien, who bought the cassette version of Desire on the strength of this listing, that the cassette currently available has the same catalogue number (40-32570) but a third running order - One More Cup Of Coffee is the last track on side 2 instead of Oh Sister shown above; Sara replaces it as the fourth track on Side 1, with Oh Sister in its expected place at the end of Side 1. Sadly Oh Sister on the current cassette release is no longer the unfaded version R-0208, so only a cassette with the running order shown has the rarity.
Thanks to Keith Venturoni for the information about the vinyl Nice Price release of Desire, from "On The Tracks", 15 Sep 2000, in the article "Foreign Editions Of Bob Dylan Albums" by Lars M. Banke (page 40). The LP must have a hand-written matrix number of "CBS-32570-A5" on Side 1, as mine does. Keith bought a copy in the UK with the matrix number "CBS-32750-A" (without the "5"). This does not have the uncut version of the track, nor to my knowledge does any other vinyl version. The version with the rarity was apparently quickly withdrawn and replaced with the commercial edit. Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for finding a copy of the 1985 UK stereo vinyl release of Desire with the rarity, which I bought. For full details of the album, see International Albums (Regular)
Thanks to Artur Jarosinski and Kenneth Robson for information and scans.
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)/We
Better Talk This Over" - 7" promo and
commercial singles,
Columbia 38-04933 (USA - promo only/Canada), 24 May 1985; CBS A 6303 (UK - promo only), May
1985; CBS BA 3306 (Australia/New Zealand), Jun 1985; CBS SSC 5838 (South Africa); CBS 51.092
(Brazil), Jun 1985:
For the Tight Connection video release on laserdisc, see the VHS & DVD
1980s page.
For the US commercial single with the 5:20 album version as the A-side, see
International Singles & EPs 1984-86.
The B-side of the 7" commercial single was We Better Talk This Over, the regular 1978 album track from Street-Legal (a strange choice, a track from Empire Burlesque would have been expected).
The USA 7" commercial single Columbia 38-04933 and the UK/Spanish 7" commercial single CBS A 6303 have the full album version at 5:20, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86.
The Zimbabwe release of CBS SSC 5538 has the full album track as the A-side, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86. The Australian and New Zealand promo and commercial 7" singles all had edited versions of the track.
I was wrongly informed there was also a 12" extended mix but this is in fact identical to the album track. For details of the 12" commercial singles with the album version see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86. For a 1985 US 12" promo single with the album version, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86.
The Brazilian promo 12" single CBS 51.092 had the edited version on one side and the album version on the other just like the 7" promo singles above. This record came in a plain black sleeve with the insert shown below with a black/white photo of Bob.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, "Dante", Bill Hester, Kenneth Robson and Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and photos/scans.
Sly and Robbie [Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare] - "Language Barrier" - LP releases: Island ILPM 9831 (UK), Aug 1985; PolyGram 826195 (USA); Island 90286-1 (Australia), 1985; CD releases: Island 257 279 (UK), Aug 1985; PolyGram 826195 (USA), Jun 1990; Palm PALMCD-2123-2 (USA), 6 Jun 2003:
Stuart Moore Australian LP release has a sleeve printed in the USA.
Thanks to "Dante", Freddy Ordoñez Araque and Jack from Canada for information, and to Kenneth Robson, Jack from Canada and Stuart Moore for scans.
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" - 12" promo single, Columbia CAS 2169 (USA), Nov 1985:
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" - 7" promo single, CBS (no catalogue number) (Spain), 1985:
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky"/"Dark
Eyes" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 6469 (UK), Nov 1985:
There was also a UK promo - scans required!
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky"/"Dark Eyes" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 6469 (NL)/CBS BA 3343 (Australia/New Zealand), Nov 1985:
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R-0168-4 When The Night Comes Falling From the Sky - second edited version (4:18) The UK and Dutch singles have the same front sleeve but different rear sleeves. Also, the Dutch sleeve opens at the side, the UK sleeve opens at the top. Note the Dutch single has "new style" red labels, but the UK (above), Australian and New Zealand singles have the older style orange/yellow labels. Magne Karlstad has two mislabelled copies of CBS A 6469 - the first plays R-0168 on the A-side but has the A-side label for CBS A 6549, The Prophet by Dutch group The Prophet. The B-side label is correct. The second single has the correct label on the A-side, but the B-side label is again for CBS A 6549, Lorelei by The Prophet. It plays Dark Eyes correctly. The Australian single came as a white label promo, and also a promo release with the commercial labels and a red promo stamp on the B-side. Three copies of the New Zealand single are shown - copy 1 has a "demonstration only" sticker on the A-side, copy 2 has the sticker on the B-side, and copy 3 is the commercial release without stickers. The Australian and New Zealand releases had no picture sleeves. The 12" UK single with the same sleeve, CBS TA 6469, has the full album version of the song, along with Dark Eyes on the B-side, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the 7" New Zealand release. |
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![]() CBS A 6469 (NL) - B-side scan by Magne Karlstad, second mislabelled copy (Dark Eyes despite label) |
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![]() CBS BA 3343 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers, commercial and second promo releases (R-0168) |
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"Emotionally Yours"/"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" - 7" single, Columbia 38-05697 (USA/Canada), Nov 1985:
For a 1985 US promo release with the same catalogue number with Emotionally Yours on both sides, see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86.
For singles with Emotionally Yours as the A-side and Clean Cut Kid as the B-side, also see US & International 7" & 12" Singles & EPs 1984-86.
"Biograph" - original 12" boxed set release, 5LP - Columbia C5X 38830 (USA)/CBS 20-66509 (NL for Europe)/CBS S 66509 (Spain), Nov 1985; CBS 66509 (NL for Europe), late 1980s; CBS/Sony OOAP 3136/37/38/39/40 (Japan), 5 Mar 1986; CBS S5BP 703 (Australia/New Zealand), Nov 1985; 3 cassette release - CXT 38830 (USA); CBS 40-66509 (NL for Europe), Nov 1985; 3 CD release - Columbia C3X 38830 (USA), Jan 1986; CBS CDCBS 66509 (NL for Europe), 1986; CBS/Sony 00DP 401-3 (Japan), 5 Mar 1986, re-released 1989; CBS/Columbia COL CD 66509 (Austria for Europe), late 1980s:
This set was first released on 5 LPs or 3 cassettes - each LP was in a picture sleeve with song notes. In the cassette edition and in the slightly later CD edition the LP sleeves were included as a second 12" booklet. The UK 5LP release was sourced from Holland. The CD version was released in 1986 in a 12" square box and later in a 12" x 6" box in the USA (scans of the latter required). On the 12" US square box the top is hinged on the left, not separate. The centre picture is a 1965 photograph by Daniel Kramer. The pictures shown above are examples, for full details of these releases, see the Biograph page in International Albums (Regular).
R-0748 Mixed Up Confusion - edited alternate stereo take of 1962 single A-side (2:22)
This is an edited version of R-0145, the alternate take as on the Japanese promo LP Mr. D's Collection # 1 (see 1974), the Japanese promo EP Mr. D's Collection #2 (see 1976), and the 1978 Australian set Masterpieces (see 1978), not the original single R-0007 (see 1962). This take doesn't have a harmonica solo immediately after Bob's introduction "I've got mixed up confusion, Man, it's a-killin' me!". This edited version was reported to me as speed-corrected over the previous releases, but I'm now told it still runs slightly slow and the shorter time is the result of a shorter fade-out at the end of the track. This take is 2:22 as opposed to 2:30 for R-0145 - thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Larry Crum for pointing this out. (The original single is 2:28.) R-0145 is specifically labelled as mono on the Japanese release of Masterpieces, but as stereo on the Australian release.
For details of the four released alternate takes of this song, see 1962. Many thanks to Les Kokay for all his information about these alternate takes, and for permission to reproduce his findings.
Hans Seegers has a Japanese 5LP promo release of Biograph: the records have red labels with promo stamps, and stamped matrix numbers: Records 1-3: OOAP-3136/37/38A1/B2, Record 4: OOAP-3139A2/B3, Record 5: OOAP-3140A1/B1. The box has a "Sample not for sale" sticker on the back of the box, a black, blue, white and yellow obi, and two books (scans required). Hans also has an original Japanese CD release, CBS/Sony 00DP 401-3 (1989) - this is a triple CD set in a slipcase with two books. It has a black/multicoloured obi.
Thanks to Patrick Helfrich and Anton Sylvain for other scans.
Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "(Ain't
Gonna Play) Sun City"/"Not So Far Away (Dub Version)" - 7"
singles:
Manhattan B50017 (USA/Canada), Manhattan MT 7 (UK), Manhattan 006-2010277 (NL), Manhattan
1C006-20 0927 7 (West Germany), Manhattan
2009277 (France/Spain), Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-17956 (Japan), Manhattan MH-1634
(Australia), Dec 1985:
Bob contributes vocals to this charity song. For the Dec 1985 VHS video
The Making Of Sun City, see VHS & DVD 1980s. Thanks to Bill Hester for clarifying that there are in fact four
versions of this song with different times (which explains the gap in the
R-numbers as two were added later), also for information about Australia and New
Zealand releases.
The French single has injection labels (see above for We Are The World). For more details of injection labels, which were used mostly in France but also in the UK, see Mono Singles 1970-76 (Wigwam/Copper Kettle, 1970).
The Australian 7" single had catalogue number Manhattan MH 1634 and a picture sleeve which states "MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY EMI MUSIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, AND LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND". The New Zealand single Manhattan F-50017 was apparently sold without a picture sleeve, and has no country of manufacture on the labels. Both were on sale in New Zealand.
Thanks to Yan Friis, Hans Seegers, Bill Hester and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "(Ain't
Gonna Play) Sun City" - 12"
promo single:
Manhattan SPRO 9528 (USA), Dec 1985:
Bob contributes vocals to this charity song. For the Dec 1985 VHS video
The Making Of Sun City, see VHS & DVD 1980s.
Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "(Ain't
Gonna Play) Sun City"/"Not So Far Away (Dub Version)" - 12"
commercial singles:
Manhattan V-56013 (USA), Manhattan V-75124 (Canada), Manhattan 12MT
7 (UK), Manhattan 1C K 060-20 0927 6 (West Germany), Nov 1985;
Toshiba EMI/Manhattan S14-123 (Japan); Manhattan GOOD 95 (Australia), 5 Dec
1985:
Bob contributes vocals to this charity song. For the Dec 1985 VHS video
The Making Of Sun City, see VHS & DVD 1980s.
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R-0611 (Ain't Gonna Play) Sun City (The Last Remix) (Miami Steve Van Zandt) - 12" extended remix (9:37) The B-side of the 7" and 12" single did not include Bob, nor did any of the other tracks on the album. The Canadian 12" sleeve has the sun on the front in pink rather than red. The UK 12" single came in either a picture sleeve of a generic Manhattan sleeve. The Japanese 12" single had a picture sleeve dated "I-12-5" (5 Dec 1985) and a red/white obi with price ¥1,400. For an explanation of Japanese year code letters from 1985 to 1991 see International Albums (Regular). There is a single-sided insert and the record is in a clear plastic inner sleeve. There are two Australia/New Zealand 12" singles, Manhattan GOOD 95, which has R-0611 (9:37) on Side 1, and Manhattan ED-155, which has R-0171 (7:10) on Side 1. GOOD 95 was also sold in New Zealand. Thanks to Kenneth Robson, Wil Gielen, Stuart Moore and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans. |
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Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "(Ain't
Gonna Play) Sun City"/"Not So Far Away" - 12"
single: Manhattan ED-155 (Australia), 5 Dec 1985:
Bob contributes vocals to this charity song. For the Dec 1985 VHS video
The Making Of Sun City, see VHS & DVD 1980s.
Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "Sun City"
- stereo vinyl LPs:
Manhattan ST 53019 (USA), Manhattan MTL 1001 (UK), Manhattan 1C 064-2404671 (NL),
Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-91149 (Japan), EMI 108371 (Argentina), Nov
1985:
Bob contributes vocals to this charity song. For the Dec 1985 VHS video
The Making Of Sun City, see VHS & DVD 1980s.
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R-0171-2 (Ain't Gonna
Play) Sun City (Miami Steve Van Zandt) - album version (Side 1 - 7:09) R-0518 (Ain't Gonna Play) Sun City (Version II) (Miami Steve Van Zandt) - second album version (Side 2 - 5:42) The Argentinean LP, EMI 108371, was available in both promo and commercial releases. The promo release has monochrome labels with the same dark yellow promo stamp as the single. The reverse of the LP sleeve is also black and white. The Australian/New Zealand LP is Manhattan ST 53019 as per the US LP, and also has the EMI text. Thanks to Eduardo Gomez Kodela for information and to Hans Seegers, Kenneth
Robson, Stuart Moore and Olav Langum for scans. Thanks to Wil Gielen for scans of the Japanese LP, which has a black/white obi
with red/white/black text and price ¥2,800. The release date is given as
"I-11-27" (27 Nov 1985). For an explanation of Japanese year code letters from
1985 to 1991 see International Albums
(Regular). There is a single-sided insert and the record is in a full colour
paper inner sleeve. Thanks to Bill Hester for scans of the New Zealand release,
Manhattan ST 53019. This was manufactured by EMI and both their Australian and
New Zealand address are given on the rear of the sleeve. The record labels have
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![]() Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-91149 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
![]() Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-91149 (Japan) - LP Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (R-0171) |
![]() Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-91149 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (R-0518) |
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![]() Manhattan MTL 1001 (UK) - LP Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson (R-0171) |
![]() Manhattan MAN-240467 (Australia) - LP front with sticker, scan by Stuart Moore |
![]() Manhattan MAN-240467 (Australia) - LP front sticker scan by Stuart Moore |
![]() Manhattan MAN-240467 (Australia) - LP rear scan by Stuart Moore |
![]() Manhattan MAN-240467 (Australia) - LP Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (R-0171) |
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![]() Manhattan MTL 1001 (UK) - LP Side 2 scan by Kenneth Robson (R-0518) |
![]() Manhattan ST 53019 (New Zealand) - LP front scan by Bill Hester |
![]() Manhattan ST 53019 (New Zealand) - LP rear scan by Bill Hester |
![]() Manhattan ST 53019 (New Zealand) - detail of LP rear, scan by Bill Hester |
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![]() Manhattan ST 53019 (New Zealand) - LP Side 2 scan by Bill Hester (R-0518) |
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![]() EMI 108371 (Argentina) - LP front scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial) |
![]() EMI 108371 (Argentina) - LP rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() EMI 108371 (Argentina) - promo LP Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (R-0518) |
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![]() EMI 108371 (Argentina) - commercial LP Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (R-0518) |
![]() Manhattan ST-53019 (Israel) - detail from promo LP front, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Manhattan ST-53019 (Israel) - promo LP rear scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Manhattan ST-53019 (Israel) - detail from promo LP rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() Manhattan ST-53019 (Israel) - promo LP Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (R-0518) |
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Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "Sun City" -
CD releases:
Razor/Tie RE 2007 (USA), 1992; Rarities/Manhattan 837420 2
(France/Italy), 1996:
Bob contributes vocals to this charity song. For the Dec 1985 VHS video
The Making Of Sun City, see VHS & DVD 1980s.
Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "Sun City"/Emilio José - "Victoria" - stereo promo 7" single: EMI DIF 371 (Argentina), Dec 1985:
Promotional/Regular Items for 1985
| Stereo promo items for 1985 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. |
![]() Empire Burlesque (1985) |
Biograph (1985) |

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