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: 18 September, 2024
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 -
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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)
Various Artists - "Stars Of The Superstar Concert Series, 1986" - 5LP radio broadcast set, Westwood One SS86 1-10 (USA), broadcast the weekend of 3 Jan 1987:
Westwood One SS86 1-10 (USA) - cure sheet page 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
This US 5LP set of radio station discs has material
selected from the broadcasts of the Westwood One Superstar Concert
Series during 1986 including a Dylan rarity. R-0181-3 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan live with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Sydney, Australia, 25 Feb 1986 (also on the 1986 video Hard To Handle, see VHS & DVD 1980s and Superstar Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts broadcast 31 Aug 1986, see 1986) |
Westwood One SS86 1-10 (USA) - cure sheet page 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
Westwood One SS86 1-10 (USA) - Side 9 scan by Ger Hemel |
Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)" - stereo vinyl LP releases, MCA MCA-5836 (USA), MCA 254 721-1 (UK/West Germany/Greece), Jan 1987; MCA 5836-1 (Australia), 1987':
MCA MCA-5836 (USA), MCA 254 721-1 (UK/West Germany):
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R-0318 Jammin' Me (Tom Petty/Mike Campbell/Bob Dylan) - Bob Dylan is rumoured to play guitar on this co-composition |
MCA MCA-5836 (USA) - rear picture from www.discogs.com |
MCA MCA-5836 (USA) - Side 1 picture from www.discogs.com (includes R-0318) |
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MCA 254 721-1 (UK/West Germany) - front picture from Wim van der Mark |
MCA 254 721-1 (West Germany) - detail of rear, scan by Ronald Born |
MCA 254 721-1 (West Germany) - Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (includes R-0318) |
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MCA 254 721-1 (West Germany) - Side 2 scan by Ronald Born (no Dylan) |
MCA 254 721-1
(West Germany) - detail of
rear, scan by Ronald Born
This track also appears on the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers MCA
compilation Anthology: Through The Years, see
2000, and the Geffen compilation The
Best Of Everything, see
2019.
More scans of the 1987 UK LP release required!
MCA 254 721-1 (Greece):
MCA 254 721-1
(Greece) - detail of
rear, scan by Manuel García Jara
MCA 5836-1 (Australia):
Thanks to Wim van der Mark, Stuart Moore, Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born and T. J. Jenkins for information and scans.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "The Complete Studio Albums Volume 1 (1976-1991)" - stereo vinyl 9LP boxed set: Geffen/Universal 00602547952158 (Europe, 2016:
Geffen/Universal 00602547952158 (Europe) - box front picture from www.discogs.com |
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) is LP7 of this 9LP boxed set from Geffen Records/Universal Music. The 2016 record still has original-style MCA Records labels. Thanks to T. J. Jenkins for information. |
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Geffen/Universal 00602547952158 (Europe) - box rear picture from www.discogs.com |
Geffen/Universal 00602547952158 (Europe) - booklet front picture from www.discogs.com |
Geffen/Universal 00602547658562 (Europe) - front picture from www.discogs.com |
Geffen/Universal 00602547658562 (Europe) - front picture from www.discogs.com |
Geffen/Universal 00602547658562 (Europe) - Side 1 picture from www.discogs.com (includes R-0318) |
Geffen/Universal 00602547658562 (Europe) - Side 2 picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)" - stereo cassette releases: MCA MCAC-5836 (USA), 1987; MCA MCGC-6014 (UK), 1987; MCA 5836-4 (Australia), 1987:
MCA MCGC-6014 (UK) - outside of unfolded cassette insert, photocopy by Paul
Shenton
MCA MCGC-6014 (UK) - inside of unfolded cassette insert, photocopy by Paul
Shenton
Thanks to Stuart Moore and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)" - CD releases: MCA MCAD 5836 (USA), 1987; MCA DMCL 1905 (UK), 1987; MCA MCD 01905/DMCL 1905 (West Germany), 1987; MCA 254 721-2 (Germany), 1990; Universal Special Products 5836 (USA), 2002; MCA/Universal MCAD-5836 (Canada), 2005:
MCA MCAD 5836 (USA) - front scan by Jack from Canada |
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MCA MCAD 5836 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
MCA MCAD 5836 (USA) - detail of CD, scan by Jack from Canada ("Manufactured in Japan") |
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MCA DMCL 1905 (UK) - front picture from www.discogs.com (1987 release) |
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MCA DMCL 1905 (UK) - rear insert picture from www.discogs.com (1987 release) |
MCA DMCL 1905 (UK) - CD picture from www.discogs.com (1987 release) |
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MCA MCD 01905/DMCL 1905 (West Germany)- rear insert picture from www.discogs.com (1987 release) |
MCA/Universal MCAD-5836 (Canada) - front scan by Jack from Canada (2005 release) |
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MCA/Universal MCAD-5836 (Canada) - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Jack from Canada (2005 release) |
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MCA MCD 01905/DMCL 1905 (West Germany)- CD picture from www.discogs.com (1987 release) |
This album was released on CD in 1987 in the USA and Europe, and again in 1990, MCA 19141 (USA), and MCA 254 721-2 (Europe) - more scans required. The 1987 US CD was manufactured in Japan, before CD manufacturing plants were set up in the USA. It was also reissued in 2002, Universal Special Products 5836 (USA), scans again required.
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me"/"Make That Connection" - promo and commercial 7" singles, MCA 53065 (USA/Canada), Jan 1987; promo 12" single MCA L33-17303 (USA), Jan 1987:
MCA 53065 (USA) - 7" promo single, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (R-0318, same both sides) |
R-0318-2 Jammin' Me
(Tom Petty/Mike Campbell/Bob Dylan) - A-side performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with
Bob rumoured to be guesting on guitar 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. The sides are exactly the same, including having "Side 1" on each. The promo copy of the US 7" single again has white labels with R-0318 on both sides, together with a jukebox strip. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding the US 7" single on eBay and to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
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MCA 53065 (USA) - 7" commercial single, front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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MCA L33-17303 (USA) - 12" promo single, front scan by Manuel García Jara |
MCA L33-17303 (USA) - 12" promo single, detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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MCA L33-17303 (USA) - 12" promo single, rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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MCA L33-17303 (USA) - 12" promo single, Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (R-0318, same both sides) |
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MCA 53065 (Canada) - 7" commercial single, front scan by Manuel García Jara |
MCA 53065 (Canada) - 7" commercial single, rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
MCA 53065 (Canada) - 7" commercial single, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (R-0318) |
MCA 53065 (Canada) - 7" commercial single, detail of A-side, scan by Manuel García Jara |
MCA 53065 (Canada) - 7" commercial single, B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me"/"Make That Connection" - promo and commercial 7" singles, MCA 258 331-7 (West Germany), Jan 1987; MCA 25 8331-7 (Italy), Jan 1987:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me"/"Make That Connection" - 7" promo and commercial single releases, MCA/Warner Pioneer P-2258 (Japan), Jan 1987:
This Japanese single had the same tracks as the US and Canadian 7" singles. Ronald Born's promo copy has the same sleeve as Manuel's commercial copy. The A-side of the promo single has extra Japanese characters at top left.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Jammin' Me"/"Make That Connection" - promo 7" single, MCA 7-53065 (Australia), 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:
R-0318-3 Jammin' Me (Tom Petty/Mike Campbell/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, Canadian, Japanese and German singles, here the B-side is the title track from the album. The 12" single has this track plus the American, Canadian, Japanese and German B-side track Make That Connection, see above. The record label is the injection type, with text and graphics cut into a silver ring to show the black vinyl beneath. The copyright information is stamped into the vinyl in a ring outside the silver ring.
This track also appears on the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers MCA compilation Anthology: Through The Years, see 2000, and the Geffen compilation The Best Of Everything, see 2019.
Also shown is the 12" single, which has an extra track, Little Bit O' Soul, on the B-side.
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Anton Sylvain for finding these singles on eBay. Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
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/Mike Campbell/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, and the Geffen compilation The Best Of Everything, see 2019.
Thanks to Manuel García 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-0182-4 Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty - A-side R-0318-5 Jammin' Me
(Tom Petty/Mike Campbell/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!
"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This 2LP set hosted by Phil
Henry came in two plain white sleeves, one of which had a glued picture on
the front,
shown on left. The cue sheet does not specify a precise broadcast date or
dates. The LPs are sequenced so that they can be played on an auto-changer
record player, namely Side 3 is on the back of Side 1, and Side 4 is on the
back of Side 2. R-0182-5 Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty The show also includes interviews with Bob Dylan and all members of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. |
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"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers (front) |
The music contents of the LPs is as follows: Segment 1: Sweetheart Like You (1:41 excerpt); Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (live with the Band from Before The Flood, 1:17 excerpt); Rainy Day Women #12& 35 (4:35 full length); Highway 61 Revisited (live with the Band from Before The Flood, 2:38 excerpt); Subterranean Homesick Blues (2:10 excerpt) Segment 2: Mr. Tambourine Man (1:45 excerpt); Like A Rolling Stone (5:18 excerpt); The Times They Are A-Changin' (1:40 excerpt); Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (1:10 excerpt). Segment 3: Gotta Serve Somebody (1:09 excerpt); Blowin' In The Wind (0:51 excerpt); Just Like A Woman (2:49 excerpt). Segment 4: Positively 4th Street (1:40); Tangled Up In Blue (live version from Real Live) (full-length!); Band Of The Hand (4:11 faded out); It Ain't Me, Babe (0:15 excerpt); Like A Rolling Stone (0:47 excerpt). Because these excerpts are unique and not released on commercial/promo records, they are no longer listed with R-numbers. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers (reverse) |
"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
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"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - Side 3 scan by Hans Seegers |
"True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - Side 4 scan by Hans Seegers (includes R-0182) |
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 |
Sly and Robbie [Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare] - "Yes We Can Can"/"No Name On The Bullet" - 7" stereo vinyl single: Island 7-99427 (USA), 1987:
Island 7-99427 (USA) - A-side scan by Dag Braathen (no Dylan) |
R-0169-2 No Name On The
Bullet (Sly Dunbar-Robbie Shakespeare) - Bob plays
harmonica on B-side of 7" stereo single taken from Island album Language
Barrier, see 1985. The A-side from Sly & Robbie's 1987 album Rhythm Killers is a song by Allan Toussaint that was also a hit for the Pointer Sisters. This single came in a generic sleeve. Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scans. |
Island 7-99427 (USA) - B-side scan by Dag Braathen (R-0169) |
Rhythm Killers (Sly & Robbie) - picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
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" -
2 cassette release: Sparrow Records SPC 1146
(USA), 1987; 2CD sets: Sparrow Records SPD 1146-1/2
(USA), 1987 (two releases); re-releases: Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/SPD
1568-69 (USA), 1999/Sparrow Records
7243 8515582 6 (NL for Europe), 1999:
I have reports of a 1987 US 2LP set, Sparrow Records SPR 1146, but no pictures.
This is the original version from So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt... (see 1980), not the "inferior" edited/remixed version from I Only Want To See You There (R-0160, see 1983).
Cassette release:
Sparrow Records SPC 1146 (USA) - front of slipcase, picture from www.discogs.com |
The two cassette set comes in a slipcase. Scans of the cassettes required! R-0153 is on cassette 2. |
Sparrow Records SPC 1146 (USA) - rear of slipcase, picture from www.discogs.com |
Sparrow Records SPC 1146 (USA) - cassette fronts, picture from www.discogs.com (R-0153 is on cassette 2) |
Sparrow Records SPC 1146 (USA) - front of booklet, picture from www.discogs.com |
Sparrow Records SPC 1146 (USA) - rear of booklet, picture from www.discogs.com |
CD releases:
Sparrow Records SPD 1146 (USA, 1987) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers (both 1987 releases) |
Both 1987 releases of SPD 1146 are in an old-style double-width 2CD jewel case, the rear inserts and CDs are quite different. The 1999 release SPD 1558R is in a new-style single-width 2CD jewel case. The 1990 CDs are numbered SPD 1568 and SPD 1569. This album and its Vol. 2 companion that does not include Bob (SPD 1170) are still in print. The 1999 Dutch release was made by EMI in Uden, Holland, for European distribution. |
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Sparrow Records SPD 1146 (USA, 1987) - rear picture from www.discogs.com (first 1987 release) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1146-2 (USA, 1987) - CD2 picture from www.discogs.com (first 1987 release with R-0163) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1146 (USA, 1987) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second 1987 release) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1146-2 (USA, 1987) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers (second 1987 release with R-0163) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/SPD 1568-69 (USA)/Sparrow Records7243 8515582 6 (NL for Europe) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1999 releases) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/SPD 1568-69 (USA) - rear insert picture from www.discogs.com (1999 release) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/SPD 1568-69 (USA) - detail of rear insert, picture from www.discogs.com (1999 release) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/SPD 1569 (USA) - CD2 picture from www.discogs.com (1999 release with R-0163) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1558R/SPD 1569 (USA) - detail of CD2, picture from www.discogs.com (1999 release) |
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Sparrow Records 7243 8515582 6 (NL for Europe) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers (1999 release) |
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Sparrow Records 7243 8515582 6 (NL for Europe) - detail of CD2, scan by Hans Seegers (1999 release) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1170 (USA) - picture from Last Days Ministries website (no Dylan) |
Sparrow Records SPD 1692 (USA) - picture from Last Days Ministries website (no Dylan) |
Sparrow Records SPD 2062 (USA) - picture from Last Days Ministries website (no Dylan) |
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 was released on the various artists compilation CD Listen To Our Hearts - Vol. 2 : Moments, Devotion and Songs (Sparrow Records SPD 1692). Both of these are shown for information. For The Ultimate Collection, yet another compilation by Keith Green containing R-0153, 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 releases: Virgin America 7-90603-1 (USA), 7 Jul 1987, Virgin V2433 (Australia), Aug 1987:
Virgin America 7-90603-1 (USA, 1987) - LP front with sticker, scan by Ronald Born |
R-0190 The Factory (Warren Zevon) - Bob plays harmonica For cassette and CD releases of this album, see below. For 7" and 12" 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, Ronald Born and Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
Virgin America 7-90603-1 (USA, 1987) - LP front sticker scan by Ronald Born |
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Virgin V2433 (Australia, 1987) - LP front scan by Stuart Moore |
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Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene" - stereo cassette releases: Virgin America 7 90603-4 (USA), 7 Jul 1987; Virgin 408 435-630 (West Germany); Virgin America TCV 2433 (Australia), 1987:
Thanks to Brian Shoop and his "Zevonista" web-site, Ronald Born, Stuart Moore and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene" - 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 America 0777 7 86012 2 7 (USA), 2000; Virgin Records America 72435-80621-2-0 (USA), 25 Mar 2003; Virgin Records America CDV 2433 (UK), 6 May 2003:
Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene"/"The Factory" - 7" stereo singles, Virgin America VS 995 (UK/Australia); Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany), 1987:
Virgin America VS 995 (UK) - 7" single front (my copy) |
R-0190-2 The Factory (Warren Zevon) - Bob plays harmonica on the B-side of these 7" singles of the title track from the Sentimental Hygiene album 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 more US and UK singles with this track, see 1988. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Ronald Born and Stuart Moore for scans. |
Virgin America VS 995 (UK) - 7" single B-side (R-0190) |
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Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany) - 7" single front scan by Ronald Born |
Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany) - 7" single rear scan by Ronald Born |
Virgin America 109 330 (West Germany) - 7" single B-side scan by Ronald Born |
Virgin America VS 995 (Australia) - 7" single front scan by Stuart Moore |
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Virgin America VS 995 (Australia) - 7" single B-side scan by Stuart Moore |
Warren Zevon - "Sentimental Hygiene" - 12" stereo 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) - Bob plays harmonica
on the B-side of the
UK 12"
single of the title track from the Sentimental Hygiene album 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. For more US and UK singles with this track, see 1988. |
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Virgin America VS 995 12 (UK) - 12" single B-side scan by Kenneth Robson (R-0190) |
Fiona, Bob Dylan & Rupert Everett - "Hearts Of Fire: Original
Motion Picture Soundtrack" - film
soundtrack album,
LP releases: 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 and Laserdisc releases, see
VHS & DVD
1980s.
As far as I know the film has never been released officially on DVD. A|ll copies
contain these three rarities:
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
here
This track was one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006
Apple iTunes Bob Dylan
Collection, see Online Performances
(Other).
R-0193 Had A Dream About You, Baby - original version
The version released
in May 1988 on Down In The Groove was completely remixed - it used the same vocal track apart from two overdubbed lines, and a new backing
track.
Columbia C 40870 (USA):
CBS 460001 1 (UK/NL):
CBS 460001 1 (UK) - detail of rear of LP (my
copy)
CBS 460001 1 (NL) - detail of rear of LP, scan by
Hans Seegers
CBS 460001 1 (NL for Italy) - detail of rear of LP with Italian punched promo
stamp, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
CBS 460001 1 (UK/NL) - spine scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
CBS/Suzy Records 460001 1 (Yugoslavia):
CBS/Sony 28AP 3414 (Japan):
CBS KJPL-0560 (South Korea):
The South Korean LP release 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 South Korean with lyrics on the reverse side.
CBS 460001 1 (Australia):
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen, Jeremy Mayle, Sergio Mariano Romay, Paul Shenton and Stuart Moore for information and pictures.
Fiona, Bob Dylan & Rupert Everett - "Hearts Of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - film soundtrack album, cassette releases: CBS 460001 4 (UK), 20 Oct 1987; CBS 460001 (Turkey), 1987:
Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
Fiona, Bob Dylan & Rupert Everett - "Hearts Of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - film soundtrack album, CD releases: Columbia CK 40870 (USA)/CBS 460001 2 (NL)/ CBS/Sony 32DP 890 (Japan), 20 Oct 1987:
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Gil Lamont for information and scans.
"The Usual"/"Got My Mind Made Up" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS 651148 7 (UK/NL/Spain/Portugal), 5 Oct 1987:
The A-side of all these singles is a rarity:
R-0191-2 The Usual
(John Hiatt) - Hearts Of Fire album version
Also appeared on 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)
The B-side of the commercial singles is Got My Mind Made Up from Knocked Out Loaded.
CBS 651148 7 (UK):
CBS 651148 7 (NL):
Ger Hemel has what purports to be a promo Dutch copy of CBS 651148 7 with a unique sleeve and a promo stamp on the A-side, the B-side is as shown. However, after discussing this with Arie de Reus and Tom Willems I am convinced the sleeve and promo stamp are not genuine. Arie said they would have used a regular sleeve for promos. Tom said the “CBS” typeface on the sleeve is wrong, as is the Epic logo, and the combination of “SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION” and “FOR PROMOTION ONLY” is incompatible. He also thinks that the promo stamp on the A-side is suspicious. This copy also comes with a single-sided insert with the same design as the rear sleeve.
CBS 651148 7 (Spain):
CBS 651148 7 (Portugal):
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Anthony Craig, Marc, Ulf Gyllenspetz, Ger Hemel and François Guillez for information and scans.
"The Usual" - 12" promo and commercial singles, CBS 651148 6 (UK/NL/Spain), 5 Oct 1987:
Thanks to Anthony Craig and Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"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 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 1 of Precision Lacquer acetate showing R-0195 and R-0196, scan by Arie de Reus |
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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 (longer fade-out); 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 mispressed Argentinean LP and cassette releases that have 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 insert has a generic CBS insert 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 (Down A Dead
End Street); 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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