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! 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: 02 June, 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)
Voices Of America (Various Artists) - "Hands Across America"/USA
For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World"
- 7" single,
EMI America 006 20 1213 7 (NL), May 1986/EMI America EYS-17634 (Japan), 4 Jun
1986:
This single was released to publicise a charity event in the USA on 25 May
1986.
 EMI America 006 20 1213 7 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0164-4 We Are the World (Michael Jackson-Lionel Ritchie) - Bob
contributes vocals to charity song (6:22) We Are The World was re-released as the B-side of this charity single - Bob does not contribute to the A-side. For original worldwide releases of We Are The World see 1985. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans. The Japanese single shown is a white label promo - scans of the commercial single labels required. |
 EMI America 006 20 1213 7 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 EMI America 006 20 1213 7 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0164) |
 EMI America EYS-17634 (Japan) - front scan by Wil Gielen |
 EMI America EYS-17634 (Japan) - rear scan by Wil Gielen |
 EMI America EYS-17634 (Japan) - promo Side A, scan by Wil Gielen (non-Dylan) |
 EMI America EYS-17634 (Japan) - promo Side B, scan by Wil Gielen (R-0164) |
Various Artists - "Band Of The Hand: Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack" - stereo vinyl LP: MCA-6167
(USA/Canada); cassette: MCAC-6167 (USA); vinyl LP: /MCA 25 3704-1 (Italy), MCA
6167-1 (Australia), Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan), 1986:
MCA was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' record label. For the Band Of The Hand VHS release, see the
VHS & DVD
1980s page.
For Band Of The Hand singles, see below.
 MCA-6167 (USA) - front scan by Olav Langum |
R-0182 Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty I'm informed by Rob van Estrik that, even though a CD catalogue number is listed on the back cover of the soundtrack LP, it wasn't actually released on CD. For a 2004 Swedish CD release, created by a Swedish "fanclub", see below and Questionable Releases. Bill Hester has an Australian copy of MCA 6167-1 with "WEA Records Pty Ltd" on the sleeve and record labels, showing it was manufactured in Australia. The label is the same as the Canadian label shown below with a blue background, clouds and rainbow, the front of the sleeve is same design as the USA front. |
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 MCA 6167-1 (Australia) - front scan by Bill Hester |
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 MCA 6167-1 (Australia) - detail of rear, scan by Bill Hester |
 MCA-6167 (USA) acetate - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 MCA-6167 (USA) acetate - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
 MCA 6167-1 (Australia) - Side 1 scan by Bill Hester |
 MCA 6167-1 (Australia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Bill Hester |
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 MCAC-6167 (USA), cassette front - picture found on ebay by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
 Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan) - detail of rear, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
 Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan) - front of insert, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
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 Warner-Pioneer/MCA P-13347 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
Wil Gielen's Japanese copy has a promo stamp on the rear sleeve and also Japanese characters meaning promo printed on the record labels. The album has a light blue and white obi and a double-sided insert, the rear has the lyrics in English and Japanese.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Olav Langum, Jack from Canada, Jean-Pol Hiernaux, Kenneth Robson and Bill Hester for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Band Of The Hand OST" - Special Edition CD, (label/catalogue number?), (Sweden), 2004:
 Front picture from eBay |
R-0182 Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty, recorded at
Festival Studios, Sydney, Australia, 9 Feb 1986 This edition was produced by a "Soundtrack fanclub" in Scandinavia. For the original MCA release of the soundtrack album and singles, see above. For more information, see Questionable Releases. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information. |
Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers - "Band Of The Hand"/Michel Rubini
- Theme From Joe's Death - 7"promo
and commercial singles: MCA-52811 (USA); 12" promo single: MCA L33-17118 (USA);
12" commercial single: MCA-23633 (USA), 1986:
The Dylan picture used for these singles comes from Auckland, New Zealand,
1986.
Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers - "Band Of The Hand"/Michel Rubini - Theme From Joe's Death - 7" and 12" singles, MCA (UK), 1986:
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MCA 1076 UK 7" single - the single has no writing in the bottom right-hand corner of the front cover, and the rear cover in black, white and buff gives details of the B-side by Michel Rubini. The single has a small hole and "injection" labels - in this case a thin silver 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 sleeve is glossy card. The cover of the Australia 7" single MCA 7 52811 is similar to this, but the record itself has the blue MCA rainbow/clouds design. Thanks to Alan Hoaksey and Olav Langum for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. |
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 MCA 1076 (UK) - 7" single A-side (R-0182) |
 MCA 1076 (UK) - 7" single B-side (non-Dylan) |
 MCAT 1076 (UK) - 12" single back, scan by Hans Seegers |
 MCAT 1076 (UK) - 12" single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0182) |
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Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers - "Band Of The Hand"/Michel Rubini - Theme From Joe's Death - 7" singles: MCA 171/258 673-7 (West Germany), MCA 258673-7 /Spain); 12" single: MCA 258 673-0 (West Germany), 1986:
MCA 171 (258 673-7) West German 7" single - this has "The Michael Mann Motion Co. Inc. In association with Tri-Star Pictures" in red lettering in the bottom right-hand corner of the front cover, and the rear cover in black, white, yellow and red lists the members of the Heartbreakers instead of details of the B-side. The single has a jukebox large hole, paper "rainbow" style labels and the sleeve is paper.
MCA 258 673-7 Spanish promo 7" single - this is the same as the West German single but with "MCA-52811" in white lettering below the red lettering in the bottom right-hand corner of the front sleeve and with the rear cover in monochrome. The single has a jukebox large hole, and paper "rainbow" style labels with added text "PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA SU VENDA" on both record labels. The sleeve is heavyweight paper. The artist's name on the B-side is mis-spelled as "MICHAEL RUBINI" (instead of "Michel"). Hans Seegers has a copy of the Spanish promo single with a black promo stamp and two pages of promo information. Manuel Garcia Jara's demo copy has a sticker from the department store El Corte Ingles on the rear sleeve and a barely readable stamp of "PRUEBA" [Demonstration] on the A-side label.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Yan Friis and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.
Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers - "Band Of The Hand"/Michel Rubini - Theme From Joe's Death - 7" promo and commercial singles: MCA P-1232 (Japan), 1986:
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 MCA P-2132 (Japan) - 7" commercial single A-side (R-0182) (my copy) |
 MCA P-2132 (Japan) - 7" commercial single B-side (non Dylan) |
 MCA P-2132 (Japan) - 7" promo single A-side with Japanese text (R-0182), scan by Hans Seegers |
 MCA P-2132 (Japan) - 7" promo single B-side with Japanese text (non Dylan), scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding the Japanese promo single on eBay (which I bought). The Japanese commercial single came in a blue/white Warner-Pioneer sleeve, with the insert shown below. For the sleeve itself, see 7" Single Sleeves.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans of the promo single labels.
Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers - "Band Of The Hand"/Michel Rubini - Theme From Joe's Death - 7" singles: MCA 7-52811 (Australia/New Zealand), 1986:
 MCA 7 52811 (Australia) - front of 7" single, scan by Stuart Moore |
Thanks to Bill Hester for information and to Stuart Moore for scans. Thanks to Hans Seegers for confirming that the LP and single on sale in New Zealand were imported from Australia. |
 MCA 7 52811 (Australia) - rear of 7" single, scan by Stuart Moore |
 MCA 7 52811 (Australia) - A-side of 7" single, scan by Stuart Moore (R-0182) |
 MCA 7 52811 (Australia) - B-side of 7" single, scan by Stuart Moore (non-Dylan) |
Bill Hester says in regard to the New Zealand single: "The cardboard sleeve on the 7" looks like your scan of the German sleeve with much the same information on front "The Michael Mann Company Inc". etc., and the same information on the back listing members of the Heartbreakers (i.e. same as the German scan). The record itself is MCA 7-52811, a small hole but label like the US one - blue background, clouds and rainbow. There is no country of origin on the record, but it mentions "WEA Records Pty Ltd." which is peculiar to the company structure in Australia."
"Torchlight Album" - promo stereo cassette, Stratosphere Sound
Studios (no catalogue number) (USA), 23 Jun 1986:
This cassette created by Stratosphere
Sound Studios for Columbia seems to have been a test compilation of Bob's love
songs, all standard album tracks. The sound quality is very good, and the tracks
have more detail in the high tones than the versions then available, although
they do not seem to be remixes. Stratosphere Sound Studios was based at 6-10
Lexington Street, New York City - there is no record in the chronologies of Bob
ever having recorded there. The tape is dated "23/June/'86" on the insert and
"23/6/86" on the cassette labels, which implies the engineer who wrote out the
labels was European.
 Cassette insert scan by Arie de Reus |
This promo cassette contains probably: R-0605-2 Jokerman - second single edit (4:05), for the occurrence of this on UK and Spanish 7" promo singles, see 1984. The full track listing is: Side 1: Lay, Lady, Lay; She Belongs To Me; Just Like A Woman; I Want You; If Not For You; Love Minus Zero/No Limit; Forever Young (slow version); Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You. Side 2: Sweetheart Like You; One More Night; I Threw It All Away; If You See Her, Say Hello; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; Girl From The North Country ( with Johnny Cash); Sara; Jokerman (edit). Thanks to Keith Venturoni for finding this item on eBay, and to Arie de Reus for detailed information and scans. |
 Cassette Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus |
 Cassette Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus |
Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Superstar Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio
Concerts" - 3LP radio broadcast set, Westwood One radio station discs, SS86-21,
broadcast 31
Aug 1986:
This set comes in a generic black box with a pasted front cover
picture. I normally now show all record labels with Dylan material, but these
have no track listings, just the show number, and the only difference is the
side number on the left. The records themselves are in clear sleeves and
manufactured to be played on a multichanger turntable, so the sides are arranged
as follows: Record 1 - Sides 1 and 4, Record 2 - Sides 2 and 5, Record 3 - Sides
3 and 6. The set was re-released in 1987 with the catalogue number SS87-F.
 Westwood One SS86-21 (USA) - front of box (my copy) |
Recorded live in Sydney, Australia, 24 & 25 Feb 1986 and Tacoma, WA, 31 Jul 1986. Side 1: R-0183 Positively 4th Street - 24 Feb 1986 Side 2: R-0185 Masters Of War - 24 Feb 1986 Side 3: Bye, Bye, Johnny; Breakdown (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) Side 4: R-0173-2 Just Like A Woman - 24 Feb 1986 (also on the 1986 video Hard
To Handle, see
VHS & DVD
1980s) Side 5: R-0188 That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie-Beasley Smith) - 24 Feb 1986 So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star; Spike (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) Side 6: R-0174-2 Like A Rolling Stone - 25 Feb 1986 (also on the 1986 video Hard
To Handle, see
VHS & DVD
1980s) Girl Of The North Country (R-0176), When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (R-0178) and It Ain't Me, Babe from 31 Jul 1986 (R-0428, see 1999) were included in broadcasts outside the USA, but are not on the US radio station discs. The first two are also on the 1986 video Hard To Handle, see VHS & DVD 1980s. An excerpt from Mr. Tambourine Man, probably from Tacoma, WA, 31 Jul 1986, is included in the 2007 Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down A Dream, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4. Thanks to Ole Lien for information. |
 Westwood One SS86-21 (USA) - cue sheet |
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 Westwood One SS86-21 (USA) - Side 1 |
Kurtis Blow - "Kingdom Blow", LP: Mercury 830-215-1 (USA/West
Germany/NL)/Club Records JABH 22 (UK)/CD: Mercury 830 215-2 (USA/West Germany), Sep
1986:
This album is now out of print.
 Mercury 830-215-1 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo album) |
R-0189 Street Rock
(Kurtis Blow/Bill Black/Tashim) - Bob contributes "rap"
vocals The US album shown is a promo release with an information sticker on the front cover and "DJ" plus "PROMOTIONAL NOT FOR SALE" on the record labels. The US CD was actually manufactured in West Germany. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 Mercury 830-215-1 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Club Records JABH 22 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Mercury 830-215-2 (USA) - CD release in original packaging, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Club Records JABH 22 (UK) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Mercury 830-215-2 (West Germany) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
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"The Gelston Acetates" - 11 acetates brought on to the market by W. L.
Gelston & Associates, Columbia (USA), 1986:
All the acetates are single-sided 12" LPs, Reference Recordings from
Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN:
Acetate 1: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, 17 May 1966 - Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues, She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around, Visions of Johanna.
Acetate 2: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, 17 May 1966 - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue, Desolation Row.
Acetate 3: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 26 May 1966 - She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around, Visions of Johanna.
Acetate 4: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 26 May 1966 - Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, One Too Many Mornings, Ballad of a Thin Man.
Acetate 5: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966 - She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around.
Acetate 6: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966 - Visions of Johanna, It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.
Acetate 7: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966 - Visions of Johanna, It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (both repeated).
Acetate 8: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966 - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (third occurrence), Desolation Row.
Acetate 9: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966 - Just Like a Woman, Mr. Tambourine Man.
Acetate 10: "Bob Dylan Jams", Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970 - Song To Woody, Mama You Been On My Mind, Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (instrumental), Yesterday, Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues.
Acetate 11: "Bob Dylan Jams", Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970 - Da Doo Ron Ron, One Too Many Mornings (instrumental), One Too Many Mornings.
 Gelston acetate 1, scan by Arie de Reus (17 May 1966, Reel 2, Side 1) |
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 Gelston acetate 2, scan by Arie de Reus (17 May 1966, Reel 2, Side 2) |
 Gelston acetate 3, scan by Arie de Reus (26 May 1966, Reel 1, Side 1) |
R-0406 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - soundcheck, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, 17 May 1966 Acetates 1 and 2 also contain She Belongs To Me, 4th Time Around, Visions Of Johanna, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue and Desolation Row from 17 May 1966, released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert R-0407 She Belongs To Me - live, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 26 May 1966 R-0408 4th Time Around - live as R-0407 R-0409 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - live as R-0407 R-0410 One Too Many Mornings - live as R-0407 R-0411 Ballad Of A Thin Man - live as R-0407 Acetate 3 also contains the live version of Visions Of Johanna from 26 May 1966 released on Biograph R-0412 She Belongs To Me - live, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966 R-0413 4th Time Around - live as R-0412 R-0414 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - live as R-0412 R-0415 Visions of Johanna - live as R-0412 (the version on Biograph is 26 May 1966). This is the version with the "This is not a drug song" introduction. R-0416 Desolation Row - live as R-0412 R-0417 Just Like A Woman - live as R-0412 R-0418 Mr. Tambourine Man (incomplete) - live as R-0412 R-0419 Song To Woody - recorded with George Harrison during the New Morning sessions at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970 R-0420 Mama, You Been On My Mind - recorded as R-0419 R-0503 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (instrumental) - recorded as R-0419 R-0422 Yesterday (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) - recorded as R-0419 R-0423 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - recorded as R-0419 R-0424 Da Doo Ron Ron (Jeff Barrie/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector) - recorded as R-0419 R-0538 One Too Many Mornings (instrumental) - recorded as R-0419 R-0425 One Too Many Mornings - recorded as R-0419 R-0419 to R-0425 plus R-0503 and R-0538 (two songs added subsequently) come from the same session with George Harrison as the version of If Not For You on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3. An alternate take of I Threw It All Away from this session appeared in Apr 2003 on the Sony Custom Mix CD web-site, see Online Performances (Other). Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans. Working On A Guru (R-0421) is not actually on one of the acetates, as previously reported, although it is in general circulation amongst Dylan fans. |
 Gelston acetate 4, scan by Arie de Reus (26 May 1966, Reel 1, Side 2) |
 Gelston acetate 5, scan by Arie de Reus (27 May 1966, Reel 1, Side 1) |
 Gelston acetate 6, scan by Arie de Reus (27 May 1966, Reel 1, Side 2) |
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 Gelston acetate 7, scan by Arie de Reus (27 May 1966, Reel 1, Side 2 repeated) |
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 Gelston acetate 8, scan by Arie de Reus (27 May 1966, Reel 2, Side 1) |
 Gelston acetate 9, scan by Arie de Reus (27 May 1966, Reel 2, Side 2) |
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 Gelston acetate 10, scan by Arie de Reus (1 May 1970, Reel 1, Side 1) |
 Gelston acetate 11, scan by Arie de Reus (1 May 1970, Reel 1, Side 2) |
Promotional/Regular Items for 1986
| Stereo promo items for 1986 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. |
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