This is the third part of a separate multi-year list by release date of commercially-released stereo Dylan-only compilation albums (including Greatest Hits albums with non-standard tracklists) that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only performances which are all available on officially released Dylan albums. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Thanks to Hans Seegers for all the exclusive CBS Japanese releases, etc.!
Promo-only Dylan compilation albums including Radio Station Albums are now here.
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This page is still incomplete. 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 11 March, 2010.
Bob Dylan Compilations
For the other parts of this list, see the links above. This list now includes albums with the title Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (various Volumes) with non-standard tracklists. For Greatest Hits albums with the standard US tracklists see International Albums (Regular). There are also several international Bob Dylan compilation albums such as The Essential Bob Dylan which contain rarities in the main Searching For A Gem list.
1980
"The History Of Religion & Rock Parts IX/X" - 2 radio station discs, Rock And Religion shows 131/132, Sacramento, CA (USA), Nov/Dec 1980:
 "Rock & Religion" (USA) - generic front sleeve, scan by Philip Bull |
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 RR-131 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-131 (USA) - label scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-132 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-132 (USA) - label scan by Hans Seegers |
For a 1979 show in this series featuring Bob, see the 1970s part of this list.
Show 131 "Jesus Rock" - air date 30 Nov 1980.
Show 132 "Bob Dylan" - air date 7 Dec 1980".
Dylan content was as follows (all songs are partly talked over):
RR-131: clips from Rainy Day Women #12 &35 plus Gotta Serve Somebody; Knockin' On Heaven's Door (1:50 excerpt); Song To Woody (1:10 excerpt); When The Ship Comes In (1:15 excerpt); Mr. Tambourine Man (1:40 excerpt); It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (0:10 excerpt); Love Minus Zero/No Limit (1:58 excerpt); Temporary Like Achilles (0:10 excerpt); Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (2:28 excerpt); You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (1971 version from Greatest Hits Vol. 2) (1:35 excerpt); The Wicked Messenger (1:58 excerpt); Father of Night (2:13 excerpt); One More Cup Of Coffee (0:10 excerpt); No Time To Think (1:13 excerpt); Gotta Serve Somebody (1:48 excerpt).
RR-132: clips from Rainy Day Women #12 &35 plus Gotta Serve Somebody; Saved (2:13 excerpt).
Information and scans from Hans Seegers.
"Historia De La Musica Rock [History Of Rock Music]" - vinyl album with Issue 31, Orbis Publications, CBS LSP 15264 (Spain), 1980s:
1981
"Bob Dylan: A Musical Biography Parts I to IV" - 2 radio station discs, Rock And Religion shows 143-146, Sacramento, CA (USA), Feb/Mar 1981:
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"Rock & Religion" (USA) - generic front sleeve, scan by Philip Bull |
Shows 91-94 from 1979 were re-aired as "Bob
Dylan: A Musical Biography Parts I to IV" in 1981: Show 143 (22 Feb 1981),
Show 144 (1 Mar 1981), Show 145 (8 Mar 1981), Show 146 (15 Mar 1981). See International Albums (Dylan-only Compilations) 1970s for full details of the 1979 programme contents. Information and scans from Hans Seegers. |
 RR-143 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-143 (USA) - label scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-144 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-144 (USA) - label scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-143/144 (USA) - detail from front sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 RR-145 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-145 (USA) - label scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-146 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
 RR-146 (USA) - label scan by Hans Seegers |
"Guitar - A Rock Episode: The Guitars Of Bob Dylan" - radio broadcast LP, TM Special Products "1981 Hour 22" (USA), 1981:
 TM Special Products "1981 Hour 22" - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
As this show contains a rarity, full details are in 1981. |
1982
Bob Dylan/The Grateful Dead - "Royalty Of Rock: A
Celebration Of The Rock Empire" -
radio broadcast LP, radio series made by TM Special Products (USA), 1982; RKO
Radio Networks (USA), 1983/1987:
I've included this here because Bob occupies a full side of the LP.
 Royalty Of Rock (1982) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (Dylan) |
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 Royalty Of Rock (1983) - cue sheet front, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux (Segment 1) |
 Royalty Of Rock (1983) - cue sheet back, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux (Segment 2) |
 Royalty Of Rock (1983) - Side 1 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux (Dylan) |
 Royalty Of Rock (1983) - Side 2 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux (Grateful Dead) |
Tim Dunn says: "Dylan comprises segments 1 and 2 of the disc (side 1) and runs 28:35. Most of the songs have voiceovers at the beginning.
Segment 1: Blowin' In The Wind from Freewheelin', incomplete; Like A Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited, complete; Subterranean Homesick Blues from Bringing It Al Back Home, complete, with brief comments from Billy James & "rock journalist" Mitchell Fink.
Segment 2: Lay Lady Lay from Nashville Skyline, complete; Tangled Up In Blue from Blood On The Tracks, complete; Saved, album version, incomplete (with voiceover of Cameron Crowe marring most of the song); The Times They Are A-Changin', album version, complete. Carl Wilson also contributes a sentence or two.
The Grateful Dead are Segments 3 & 4 (side 2) and there is no relation to the Dylan segments. The songs are generally from Workingman's Dead and American Beauty."
Because these excerpts are unique and not released on commercial/promo records, they are no longer listed with R-numbers.
This programme was rebroadcast in 1983 by RKO Radio Networks and again in 1987. Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans of the 1982 broadcast disc and to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for scans of the 1983 Dylan cue sheet and disc. There are no broadcast dates shown, the discs are copyrighted 1982 and 1983 respectively. The 1983 discs have matrix numbers ROR-NONCOM-DYLAN/DEAD-A & -B. Scans of the 1987 broadcast disc required!
"Electric Lunch" - 12" promo-only 6 track sampler LP, Columbia AS 1471 (USA), 1982:
 Columbia AS 1471 (USA) - front (my copy) |
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 Columbia AS 1471 (USA) - inner sleeve front |
 Columbia AS 1471 (USA) - inner sleeve rear |
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This 12" mini-album has three tracks each from the former Asylum/Island albums Planet Waves and Before The Flood. It was prepared for the "Superstars Radio Network" to mark the albums' move to the Columbia label. The front picture appears to be from the 1980s, but the rear sleeve shows Bob and The Band from 1974 and pictures of the album covers. There is also an inner sleeve with a photo of Bob in a train dining car during the 1974 tour and more information and quotes about the albums on the reverse. My copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 – XSM170158-2B, Side 2 – XSM170159-1A. It also has “COLUMBIA NY” stamped on both sides, Gerd Rundel's copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 – XSM170158-2D, Side 2 – XSM170159-1D.
Thanks to Harold Lepidus for pointing out that all songs are credited to "B. Dylan", even Stage Fright (the Band number written by Robbie Robertson).
1983
"Bob Dylan The Legend" - vinyl LP, Columbia Opus 412.050 (Brazil), 1983:
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This compilation was exclusive to Brazil. It contains two rarities, so full details are in 1983. |
1984
Bob Dylan/Carlos Santana - "Dylan + Santana En España [Dylan &
Santana In Spain]" - promo vinyl LP, CBS (Spain), Jun 1984:
This record has no catalogue number, but was released in a numbered edition
(the album illustrated is #218).
 Front scan by Hans Seegers (#218 in top right-hand corner) |
This promo LP was released in conjunction with the Real
Live tour of Bob with Santana in Spain in Jun 1984. The rear cover is
exactly the same as the front except for a CBS logo.
Bob's contributions (all of Side 1) were: Blowin' In The Wind; Like A Rolling Stone; Knockin' On Heaven's Door; Changing Of The Guards (the 1978 Street-Legal version now only found on Greatest Hits Vol. 3); Man Gave Names To All The Animals; Union Sundown. |
 Detail from rear cover by Hans Seegers (CBS logo) |
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 Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (Santana) |
The Santana tracks took up Side 2 of the album.
Information and scans from Hans Seegers.
1985
"Empire Burlesque Excerpts" - promo cassette, Columbia DAL/DBL 40110 (USA), May 1985:
 Columbia DAL/DBL 40110 (USA) - cassette scan by Keith Venturoni |
This cassette is single-sided and contains the full album version of
Tight Connection To My Heart (5:20), plus Clean-Cut Kid, Emotionally Yours,
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky and Dark Eyes, all of which are
faded out at 2:30. The edited tracks will be added to the 1985
Rarities list. Information and scan from Keith Venturoni. |
"Rockline - Bob Dylan" - radio station cassette, Global Satellite Network/ABC Radio Networks (USA), broadcast 17 Jun 1985:
 Global Satellite Network (USA) - cassette scan by Keith Venturoni |
I don't have precise details of the content of this show, but it
includes a selection of tracks from Empire Burlesque plus older Dylan
hits. Thanks to Keith Venturoni for information and scan. |
"Time Passes Slowly: Biograph Sampler" - promo vinyl LP, Columbia CAS 2222 (USA), Nov 1985:
 Columbia CAS 2222 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This 8 track LP was quickly withdrawn, and contains the title
track; Positively 4th Street; Lay, Lady, Lay; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Like
A Rolling Stone; I Wanna Be Your Lover; Caribbean Wind and You're A Big Girl
Now, all from Biograph (see 1985). Gerd Rundel's copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM174795-1A, Side 2 - XSM174796-1B. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
 Columbia CAS 2222 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Columbia CAS 2222 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
1986
"Sampler" - promo-only 12" vinyl LP, CBS SAMP LP 1052 (NL), early 1986:
 CBS SAMP LP 1052 (NL) - front photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
This promo five-track sampler 12" LP made in Holland plays
at 45 rpm! I'm classifying it as an LP instead of a 12" single only because
it has "LP" in the sleeve catalogue number. (The catalogue number is "SAMP
LP 1052" on the rear sleeve but only "SAMP 1052" on the record labels.) It has Abandoned Love; Caribbean Wind; Tangled Up In Blue; Lay Lady, Lay and Up To Me, all from Biograph (see 1985). The rear sleeve has the words "FOR PROMOTION ONLY - NOT FOR SALE". Gerd Rundel's copy has stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - II-1052-1A-1, Side 2 - II-1052-1B-1. Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information and to Ulf Gyllenspetz and Gerd Rundel for pictures. |
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 CBS SAMP LP 1052 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 CBS SAMP 1052 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS SAMP 1052 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 CBS SAMP 1052 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "True Confessions Tour Show" - 2LP set, Westwood One radio station discs, catalogue number? (USA), broadcast date?, 1986:
 "True Confessions Tour Show" (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This set contains Band Of The Hand by Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. As this is a rarity, full details are in 1986. |
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:
 Westwood One SS86-21 (USA) - front of box |
As this set contains ten live rarities, full details are in 1986. |
"His Latest & His Greatest" - cassette-only release, CBS CDNT-291 (Canada), 1986:
 CBS CDNT-291 (Canada) - front insert scan by Lars M. Banke |
This release was exclusive to Canada and on
cassette only. Side 1 (His Latest): Brownsville Girl; Got My Mind Made Up; They Killed Him; Under Your Spell; Maybe Someday (all taken from the current album Knocked Out Loaded). Side 2 (His Greatest): Tangled Up In Blue (taken from the album Blood On The Tracks)/ Lay, Lady, Lay; Don't Think Twice It's All Right; All I Really Want To Do; Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (listed as being from the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2); Mr. Tambourine Man; The Times They Are A Changin' (listed as being from the album Greatest Hits). Thanks to "Blind Willie McTell" for information about this item and to Lars M. Banke for the scan. |
1987
"Sampler" - promo-only CD, CBS SAMP CD 1158 (NL), 1987:
 CBS SAMP CD 1158 (NL) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
This eleven track sampler CD was made in Austria for Holland only, with the
artwork sourced from Holland. The picture is the one from the 1987 CBS
European 7" and 12" singles featuring The Usual (R-0191, see
1987). All eleven tracks are the regular album versions as listed on the rear insert. The front insert is a single card. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS SAMP CD 1158 (NL) - reverse of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS SAMP CD 1158 (NL) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
"Presença De Bob Dylan [The Presence Of Bob Dylan]" - 2LP set, Discos CBS 138.750/1 (Brazil), 1987:
 Discos CBS 138.750/1 (Brazil) - front (my copy) |
This was a 24-track 2LP set, unique to Brazil, containing a very strange selection of previously-released material, including six songs from Self Portrait and four from New Morning. The two records are in plain sleeves inside a single outer sleeve, not gatefold. According to Alexandre Froemming it was part of a series with the Presença title of "Best of" CBS collections with different coloured sleeves featuring many popular Brazilian and international artists, and several of these are shown on an insert. |
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 Discos CBS 138.750 (Brazil) - Side 1 |
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 Discos CBS 138.750 (Brazil) - Side 1, alternate design scan by Nol Grint |
Side 1: Blowin' In The Wind; Lay, Lady, Lay; Tombstone Blues; Ballad Of A Thin Man; Highway 61 Revisited; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight.
Side 2: Mr. Tambourine Man; Just Like A Woman; All The Tired Horses; Early Mornin' Rain; Little Sadie; Living The Blues.
Side 3: Like A Rolling Stone; Day Of The Locusts; If Dogs Run Free; Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues; Blue Moon; Minstrel Boy.
Side 4: If Not For You; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; Hurricane; Queen Jane Approximately; The Man In Me; Subterranean Homesick Blues.
The records have orange/red Discos CBS labels, and are numbered CBS 138.750 and CBS 138.751.
Thanks to Alexandre Froemming
for this album! Thanks to Nol Grint for the scan of a different record label
design.
1988
"Forever Young" - promo CD, Columbia CSK 1151 (USA)/CBS SAMPCD 1224 (Europe), 1988:
 Columbia CSK 1151 (USA) - front insert scan by Eddie Cockrell |
This 18 track promo CD has a unique cover with text on the front: "Featuring 'Silvio' from Down In The Groove plus all the Classics". The US release also came in a gold disc version, see below. The US release has a single card with a silver finish on the front as the front insert, the European release has a less impressive folded white card with the tracklisting repeated on the inside. |
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 Columbia CSK 1151 (USA) - reverse of front insert, scan by Eddie Cockrell |
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Tracklisting: Silvio; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Like A Rolling Stone; Lay, Lady, Lay; Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again; Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; Tangled Up In Blue; Just Like A Woman; Watching The River Flow; Positively 4th St.; I Want You; Sweetheart Like You; Gotta Serve Somebody; The Times They Are A-Changin'; All Along The Watchtower; Knockin' On Heaven's Door; Blowin' In The Wind; Forever Young.
All the tracks are the regular album versions.
This is a completely different selection from the 1978 Spanish 12 track promo LP and the 1990 UK 13 track promo CD with the same name. For those albums see the 1970s and 1990s links below.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ulf Gyllenspetz, Eddie Cockrell and Stuart Sonshine for information and scans.
1989
"Up Close: Bob Dylan" - 2 radio broadcast CDs, MediaAmerica Up Close #89-23 (USA), broadcast 31 Oct 1989:
 Up Close - front generic sleeve scan by Hans Seegers |
This show contains two rarities - a live version of Dead Man, Dead Man, and Tweeter And The Monkey Man from The Travelling Wilburys Vol. 1 - so full details are in Wilburys 1989. |
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