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: 31 August, 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:
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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)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Let Me Up (I've Had
Enough)" - stereo vinyl LP, MCAD-5836 (USA), MCA 254 721-1 (UK), Apr 1987/cassette:
MCAC-5836 (USA), Apr 1987; MCA/Universal MCAD-5836 (Canada), 2005:
This album was released on CD in 1990, MCA 19141 (USA), and MCA 254
721-2 (Europe). It was reissued in 2002, Universal Special Products 5836 (USA),
scans required.
R-0318 Jammin' Me
(Tom Petty/Bob Dylan)
- Bob Dylan is rumoured to play guitar on this
co-composition
This track also appears on the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers MCA compilation Anthology: Through The Years, see 2000.
Thanks to Wim van der Mark, Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin'
Me"/"Make That Connection" - promo and commercial 7" and 12" singles,
MCA 53065 (USA); MCA/Warner Pioneer
P-2258 (Japan), Jan 1987:
Scans of these singles required to replace the poor quality digital
photographs!
![]() MCA 53065 (USA) - 7" commercial single, picture found on eBay by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
R-0318-2 Jammin' Me
(Tom Petty/Bob Dylan) On the B-side was an exclusive non-album track, Make That Connection, subsequently released on their 1995 compilation, Playback. There was also a US promo 12" single, MCA L33 17303, with R-0318 on both sides - scans required. This track also appears on the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers MCA compilation Anthology: Through The Years, see 2000. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding these singles on eBay and to Manuel Garcia Jara for scans. |
![]() MCA/Warner Pioneer P-2258 (Japan) - 7" promo single, front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
![]() MCA/Warner Pioneer P-2258 (Japan) - 7" promo single, rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
![]() MCA/Warner Pioneer P-2258 (Japan) - 7" promo single, A-side scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me"/"Make That Connection" - commercial 7" single, MCA 258 331-7 (West Germany), Jan 1987:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me"/"Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)" - promo and commercial 7" and 12" singles, MCA 1148 (UK)/MCAT 1148 (UK), Jan 1987:
![]() MCA 1148 (UK) - 7" single, picture found on eBay by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
R-0318-3 Jammin' Me
(Tom Petty-Bob Dylan) A-side performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with
Bob rumoured to be guesting on guitar The 7" single has the same picture sleeve but a different B-side from the American and Japanese singles, the title track from the album. The 12" single has this track plus the other track Make That Connection, see above. This track also appears on the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers MCA compilation Anthology: Through The Years, see 2000. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Anton Sylvain for finding these singles on eBay. |
![]() MCAT 1148 (UK) - 12" single, picture found on eBay by Anton Sylvain |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me" - promo 7" single, MCA 837 (Spain), 1987:
This promo single has the same track on both sides. The rear sleeve has the text "EJAMPLAR GRATUITO PROHIBA SU VENTA [FREE SAMPLE SALE FORBIDDEN]" and each label has the text "PROMOCIONAL PROHIBA SU VENTA [PROMOTIONAL SALE FORBIDDEN]".
R-0318-4 Jammin' Me (Tom Petty-Bob Dylan) performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Bob rumoured to be guesting on guitar
This track also appears on the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers MCA compilation Anthology: Through The Years, see 2000.
Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.
Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers - "Band Of The Hand"/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me" - radio station promo 12" single, CBS DJ 854 (Israel), 1987:
![]() MCA DJ 854 (Israel) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0182-3 Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty - A-side R-0318-5 Jammin' Me
(Tom Petty-Bob Dylan) B-side performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with
Bob rumoured to be guesting on guitar This very rare 12" single was manufactured by CBS on behalf of MCA, and has the two tracks on the A-side only. The B-side is blank and has a plain white label. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
![]() MCA DJ 854 (Israel) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() MCA DJ 854 (Israel) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0182/R-0318 - B-side is blank) |
Bob Dylan/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "True
Confessions Tour Show" -
2 radio broadcast LPs, Westwood One (USA), 1987:
There is no broadcast date on this material - details required of the time
period when it was actually aired!
Various Artists - "CBS CD Rock Classics 100" - promo compilation CD, CBS/Sony XCDP 92001 (Japan), 1987:
![]() CBS/Sony XCDP 92001 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0735 Dylan Selection 2 - nine
minutes of excerpts from the album versions of Lay, Lady, Lay (1:20), All
Along The Watchtower (1:18), Just Like A Woman (1:13), She Belongs To Me
(1:17), Like A Rolling Stone (1:24), If Not For You (1:07) and Rainy Day
Women #12 & 35 (1:17) Each song is faded out, with a five second gap before the next song starts. The track promotes the seven Dylan albums from which the excerpts are taken. For a Japanese promo compilation LP with a similar selection, see 1976. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information. |
![]() CBS/Sony XCDP 92001 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS/Sony XCDP 92001 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "CBS CD Rock Classics 100 Vol. 2" - promo compilation CD, CBS/Sony XCDP 92002(Japan), 1987:
![]() CBS/Sony XCDP 92002 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0736 Dylan Selection 3 - five minutes
of excerpts from the album versions of New Morning (1:36), Odds And Ends (1:36)
and One More Cup Of Coffee (live version from Bob Dylan At Budokan)
(1:36) For a Japanese promo compilation LP with a similar selection, see 1976. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information. |
![]() CBS/Sony XCDP 92002 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS/Sony XCDP 92002 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
Keith Green - "The Ministry Years Vol. 1: 1977-79" - LP: Sparrow Records SPD 1146/G2 7243 8511462 5 (USA), 1987/CD: Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/G2 7243 8515582 6 (USA/NL), 1999:
![]() SPD 1146 (USA, 1987) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0153-2 Pledge My Head
To Heaven (Keith Green) This Sparrow version is the original mix from So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt... (see 1980), not the "inferior" remixed version from I Only Want To See You There (R-0160, see 1983). SPD 1146 is in an old-style double-width 2CD jewel case, SPD 1558 is in a new-style single-width 2CD jewel case. This album and its Vol. 2 companion that does not include Bob are still in print (SPD 1558). The Dutch release was made by EMI in Uden, Holland, for European distribution. |
![]() SPD 1146 (USA, 1987) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() SPD 1146 (USA, 1987) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() Sparrow Records 7243 8515582 6 (NL for Europe) - scan by Hans Seegers |
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![]() SPD 2062 (USA) - from Last Days Ministries website |
Pledge My Head To Heaven is also on a compilation CD of Keith Green remixes called Make My Life A Prayer To You: Songs Of Devotion, also from Sparrow Records, SPD 2062 - thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information that this is a live version with Bob not present (the album is available for download on iTunes). (The same live version of Pledge My Head To Heaven is released on the compilation CD Listen To Our Hearts - Vol. 2 : Moments, Devotion and Songs (Sparrow SPD 1692 / 7 2438-51692-2 9, Jan 1999) For The Ultimate Collection, yet another compilation by Keith Green containing this song, see 2002.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Johannes Hampf, Ole Lien and Peter Gilmer for information about these releases.
Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene" - stereo vinyl LP: Virgin America 7-90603-1 (USA), 7 Jul 1987, Virgin V2433 (Australia), Aug 1987; Cassette release: Virgin America 7-90603-4 (USA), 7 Jul 1987; CD releases: Virgin America 7-90603-2 (USA), 7 Jul 1987/Virgin 208435 (West Germany), Aug 1987, Virgin America 7-90603-2 (UK), Aug 1987, Virgin Records America 72435-80621-2-0 (USA), 25 Mar 2003; Virgin Records America CDV 2433 (UK), 6 May 2003:
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R-0190 The Factory
(Warren Zevon) This album was re-released on CD in remastered form in January 2000: Virgin America 0777 7 86012 2 7 (USA), Virgin CDV 2433 (UK). A new version with two bonus tracks was released in the USA on 25 Mar 2003 by Virgin Records America. For US and UK singles with this track, see below and 1988. In October 2002 Bob performed four Warren Zevon covers in concerts, as a tribute to Warren, who had then been diagnosed with terminal cancer, although not The Factory. (Warren died in 2003.) Thanks to Brian Shoop and his "Zevonista" web-site, Jean-Pol Hiernaux, Jack from Canada and Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
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![]() Virgin V2433 (Australia, 1987) - LP front scan by Stuart Moore |
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![]() Virgin America 7-90603-1 (USA, 1987) - LP Side 1 scan by Brian Shoop (includes R-0190) |
![]() Virgin Records America 72435-80621-2-0 (USA, 2003) - front with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada |
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![]() Virgin Records America CDV 2433 (UK, 2003) - CD front scan by Stuart Moore |
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![]() Virgin Records America CDV 2433 (UK, 2003) - CD scan by Stuart Moore |
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Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene"/"The Factory" - 7" single, Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany), 1987:
![]() Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born |
R-0190-2 The Factory
(Warren Zevon) There is also a Sentimental Hygiene US promo 12" single (PR 2033) and CD single (PRCD 2033). These have just the album version and an edit of the title track and are therefore not Dylan rarities. For a second US single with this track, see 1988. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Ronald Born for scans. |
![]() Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany) - rear scan by Ronald Born |
![]() Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany) - B-side scan by Ronald Born |
Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene" - 7" singles, Virgin America VS 995 (UK/Australia); 12" single, Virgin America VS 995 12 (UK), 1987:
![]() Virgin America VS 995 12 (UK) - 12" single front scan by Peter Gilmer |
R-0190-3 The Factory
(Warren Zevon) The second song on the B-side of the UK 12" single was Leave My Monkey Alone. Thanks to Peter Gilmer and Kenneth Robson for information and scans of the 12" single. For a second UK single with this track, see 1988. |
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Virgin America VS 995 (UK) - 7" single front (my copy) |
Virgin America VS 995 (UK) - 7" single B-side (R-0190) |
![]() Virgin America VS 995 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
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![]() Virgin America VS 995 (Australia) - 7" single B-side scan by Stuart Moore |
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Fiona, Bob Dylan & Rupert Everett - "Hearts Of Fire: Original
Motion Picture Soundtrack" - film
soundtrack album,
LP: Columbia C 40870 (USA); CBS 460001 1 (Europe); CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 (Japan); CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea),
20 Oct 1987:
This album is now out of print in all formats. For the Hearts Of Fire VHS release, see the VHS & DVD
1980s page.
As far as I know it has never been released officially on DVD.
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CBS 460001 1 (UK) - LP front, all LP and CD fronts are the same (my copy) |
R-0191 The Usual (John Hiatt) - also appeared later on 7" and 12" singles and on acetates and a promo version of Down In The Groove (see below), as well as the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's Collection # 3 (see 1993) R-0192 Night After
Night - Dylan song exclusive to this album, lyrics on bobdylan.com
R-0193 Had A Dream About You, Baby - original version |
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CBS 460001 1 (UK) - LP back, promo copy with a sticker in the top left hand corner (my copy |
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CBS 460001 1 (UK) - Side 1 with R-0191 (my copy) |
CBS 460001 1 (UK) - Side 2 with R-0192 and R-0193 (my copy) |
![]() CBS 460001 1 (NL) - detail of back upper right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS 460001 1 (NL) - detail of rear lower right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS 460001 1 (NL) - Side 1 label with R-0191 , scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS 460001 1 (NL) - Side 2 label with R-0192 and R-0193, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Columbia C 40870 (USA) - detail of back upper right hand corner of LP with gold promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Columbia C 40870 (USA) - detail of back lower right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Columbia C 40870 (USA) - Side 1 with R-0191, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() Columbia C 40870 (USA) - Side 2 with R-0192 and R-0193, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS/Suzy Records 460001 1 (Yugoslavia) - detail of back upper right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS/Suzy Records 460001 1 (Yugoslavia) - detail of back lower right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
![]() CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 (Japan) - rear with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
![]() CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 (Japan) - Side 1 with R-0191, scan by Wil Gielen |
![]() CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 (Japan) - Side 2 with R-0192 and R-0193, scan by Wil Gielen |
![]() CBS/Suzy Records 460001 1 (Yugoslavia) - Side 1 with R-0191 , scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS/Suzy Records 460001 1 (Yugoslavia) - Side 2 with R-0192 and R-0193, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea) - detail of back upper right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea) - detail of back lower right hand corner of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea) - detail of back cover of LP, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea) - insert scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea) - Side 1 with R-0191 , scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea) - Side 2 with R-0192 and R-0193, scan by Hans Seegers |
All the European LPs have red CBS labels. The Yugoslavian release was distributed by Suzy Records, the CBS agent in the country.
The US LP has an orange Columbia label with the logo in a ring round the circumference. The Japanese release, CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 has a yellow obi with black text and price ¥2,800 (the "28" in the catalogue number indicates the price). The record has dark red CBS/Sony labels, again with the logo in a ring round the circumference.
The South Korean LP release below is one of the few official Bob Dylan releases in that country and has unique brown CBS labels with the logo in the Columbia US-style ring. It has an insert in Korean with lyrics on the reverse side.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
Fiona, Bob Dylan & Rupert Everett - "Hearts Of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - film soundtrack album, CD: Columbia CK 40870 (USA)/CBS 460001 2 (NL)/ CBS/Sony 32DP 890 (Japan), 20 Oct 1987:
All these CD releases are out-of-print and very hard to find today!
CDs were released in the USA, Holland (made in Austria) and Japan only. The rear sleeve of the UK LP (see above) says the album is available "on cassette and compact disc", but apparently a CD was never released in the UK. However, it may have been intended originally to release the Austrian-made CD there.
The Dutch CD uses the first design from the CBS Austrian pressing plant.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gil Lamont for information and scans.
"The Usual" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS 651148 7 (12") (UK/NL/Spain/Portugal), 5 Oct 1987:
![]() CBS 651148 7 (UK) - 7" front scan by Hans Seegers (promo single) |
Thanks to Arie de Reus for the scan of the UK A-side 10" acetate. This is
single-sided and has a generic white label from CBS Mastering Studios,
Whitfield Street, London, with handwritten text. R-0191-2 The Usual
(John Hiatt) - Hearts Of Fire album version |
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![]() CBS 651148 7 (Spain) - 7" front scan found on eBay by Francisco Lima (promo single) |
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![]() CBS 651148 7 (Spain) - 7" A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single) |
![]() CBS 651148 7 (Spain) - 7" B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo single - blank) |
![]() CBS 651148 7 (Spain) - 7" A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial single) |
![]() CBS 651148 7 (UK) - 7" B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial singles) |
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![]() CBS 651148 7 (Portugal) - 7" rear scan by Hans Seegers (promo single) |
![]() CBS 651148 7 (Portugal) - detail from rear of promo 7" single, scan by Hans Seegers |
![]() CBS 651148 7 (Portugal) - 7" rear scan by Hans Seegers (commercial single) |
![]() CBS 651148 7 (Portugal) - 7" A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial singles) |
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Hans Seegers has a Spanish single-sided promo 7" single with yellow labels and a Portuguese promo 7" single with "CBS DISCO PROMOTIONAL VENDA PROHIBIDA" on the back cover.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Anthony Craig. Marc and Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and scans.
"The Usual" - 12" promo and commercial singles, CBS 651148 6 (UK/NL/Spain/Portugal), 5 Oct 1987:
"Down In The Groove" (first promo release) - acetate,
Precision Lacquer/Columbia (USA), 7 Aug 1987; copper master
disc, Precision Lacquer/Columbia (USA), 16 Nov 1987; Sony PCM 1630 digital
tape CD master, also promo cassette, Columbia
CK 40975-2 (USA), 17 Nov 1987:
Thanks to Arie de Reus for the 1987 drawing by artist Rick Griffin
(1948-91) as a preliminary study for the cover of the Dylan album then
tentatively named Sheep in Wolves Clothing or Down In The Grove!
The drawing is 12½" x 12½"
in size.
![]() Preliminary front cover artwork by Rick Griffin - scan by Arie de Reus |
The Precision Lacquer acetate is double-sided and dated "08/07/87". The Precision Lacquer copper master is single-sided and of Side 2 only, dated "11/16/87". Shenandoah is misspelled "Shannondoah" on all three masters. The PCM 1630 cartridge is dated "11/17/87". PCM 1630 was a high-quality professional digital audio tape format that used ¾" tape in a videotape cassette - it was superseded in the 1990s by DAT, which uses a much smaller tape cartridge. For the second version, see below. I previously had this listed as the second release, but the dates on this (16 and 17 Nov 1987) and the other master below (3 Dec 1987) now show the correct sequence. R-0195 Let's Stick Together (Wilbert Harrison) - slightly longer fade out (3:10 - released track is 3:08) R-0196 Got Love If You Want It (James Moore - "Slim Harpo") - this was replaced by Death Is Not The End on the final release R-0194 Important Words (Gene Vincent-Bill Davis) - this was replaced by The Usual from the Hearts of Fire film soundtrack (see above) on the second version of the album, and was itself replaced by the new version of Had A Dream About You, Baby on the final release in May 1988 - see International Albums (Regular). The track listing of the first promo release was: The first promo cassette of this album also had this tracklisting - scans required.!" The rumour at the time was that Down In The Groove was intended by Bob to be a double album but was cut down to a single album by Columbia. Certainly promos were released with these two alternative track listings before the final track list was decided and the album was eventually released in Jun 1988. Got Love If You Want It, Important Words and The Usual (see below) were replaced, and there are several unreleased covers from the sessions in circulation which may have been planned for inclusion on a two disc set. However, I have yet to see any physical evidence of anything other than a single album, so any "culling" must have been done before masters were created. Thanks to Arie de Reus for the scans of the acetate, and to Keith Venturoni and Larry Crum for finding the latter two items on eBay. |
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![]() Columbia CK 40975-2 (USA) - Side 2 of Precision Lacquer acetate showing R-0194, scan by Arie de Reus |
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![]() Columbia CK 40975-2 (USA) - Sony PCM 1630 CD master, tape box with track listing (picture from eBay found by Keith Venturoni) |
![]() Columbia CK 40975-2 (USA) - Sony PCM 1630 CD master, tape itself (picture from eBay found by Keith Venturoni) |
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"Down In The Groove" (second promo release) - Precision Lacquer/Columbia CK 40975-2 (USA), 3 Dec 1987 (copper master)/14 Dec 1987 (test pressing)/Feb 1988 (promo cassette):
R-0195-2 Let's Stick Together (Wilbert Harrison) - - slightly longer fade out, as the first version of the album
R-0196-2 Got Love If You Want It (James Moore - "Slim Harpo") - as the first version of the album
R-0191-3 The Usual (John Hiatt)
- from the album Hearts Of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (see above), this replaced
Important Words from the first promo version (also see above)
Also appeared on singles (see above) and the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's
Collection # 3 (see
1993)
The second promo release track listing (bold is new) was:
Side 1 - Let's Stick Together; When Did You Leave Heaven?;
Got Love If You Want It; Ninety Miles An Hour; Sally Sue Brown.
Side 2 - Ugliest Girl In The World; Silvio; The Usual;
Shenandoah; Rank Strangers.
For a mispressed Argentinean LP release that has the same tracklist as this, see 1988.
Also shown is a test pressing from the CBS Records pressing plant in Carrollton, GA, dated "12-14-87". As can be seen it has generic labels from Carrollton that have not been written on, but there is a typed label on the plain white sleeve with details of the album and matrix numbers: Side 1: PAL-40957-1A, Side 2 - PBL-40957-3A. The final US release of the album was Columbia OC 40957. The handwriting on the label may not be contemporary. Thanks to Jeff Gold for scans of this pressing. There's no tracklist, but Jeff confirms it has the rarities above. For a test pressing of Oh Mercy from the CBS Records pressing plant in Carrollton, GA, see International Album Releases (Regular). Thanks to Arie de Reus for scans of a second release promo cassette from CBS Studios, New York. The cassette has a clear case with white labels. Shenandoah is misspelled "Sehnandoah".
Larry Crum has a copy from Australia of another second release promo cassette. There are no markings on the cassette itself, and the inlay has a generic CBS inlay card with typed text. ("01-636-3434" is a London, England, telephone number in the then-used format, so I assume the origin of the cassette is the UK). Thanks to Arie de Reus for the scan. David Plentus has a cassette copy which is from the UK and is virtually identical (the words "NEW L.P." and "Dec '87" are missing).
The final track listing of Down In The Groove (blue is new) in May 1988 was:
Side 1 - Let's Stick Together (faded); When Did You Leave Heaven?; Sally Sue Brown;
Death
Is Not The End (1984 out-take from Infidels!);
Had A Dream About You, Baby
(remix of Hearts Of Fire track R-0193).
Side 2 - Ugliest Girl In The World; Silvio; Ninety Miles An Hour; Shenandoah;
Rank Strangers.
Promotional/Regular Items for 1987
| Stereo promo items for 1987 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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