This is a separate multi-year list by release date of commercially-released Various Artist stereo compilation albums released between 1980 and 1986 that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only Bob Dylan performances which are 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. This page now includes promo-only Various Artist compilation albums and Radio Station Albums with Dylan tracks. The page is still incomplete - more entries required. Other International Albums and Compilations are now here:
There must be hundreds of these albums from round the world! 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 16 September, 2024.
1980
For earlier and later entries in this list, see the links above.
Various Artists - "The Pitman Family of Music: Our First 20 Years: CBS Records 1960 - 1980" - promo compilation vinyl LP, CBS P 15663 (USA), 1980:
Because this promo album contains an exclusive edit of The Times They
Are A-Changin', for full details see 1980. Thanks to Peter Schoefboeck for information about a picture disc version sold on eBay for $1000! Hans Seegers was concerned it was a fake, but I'm assured by Scott Neumann of Recordweb Communications that both the black vinyl and picture discs were created at the Pitman plant and the copy sold came from a Pitman employee. |
CBS P 15663 (USA) - picture disc Side 1 photo from eBay |
Various Artists - "The Greatest Hits On Record" - promo compilation vinyl LP, CBS SAMPLER 18 (Australia), 1980:
Various Artists - "Wings Of Sound" - compilation vinyl LP, K-Tel TU 2730 (USA), 1980:
Bob's contribution on Side 2 of this album was Gotta Serve Somebody from Slow Train Coming. The record has mid-brown/pale brown/orange K-Tel labels. Ronald Born has found two copies with the same sleeve but different label designs. Variant 2 has the same text layout as Variant 1 but adds copyright details for each song. Variant 3 has a different text layout and no copyright details.
Thanks to Kenneth Robson and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Αξέχαστες Επιτυχίες 60-70 [Unforgettable Hits 60s-70s]" - compilation vinyl LP, CBS 53967 (Greece), 1980:
CBS 53967 (Greece)
- detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara ("MANUFACTURED IN GREECE FOR
DISKI CBS AEBE")
The sleeve was printed in Greece. The rear sleeve has details of six CBS Greece albums including Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, the Greek release with the twelve song UK tracklist. The song titles and artists names are listed in English. The record was also made in Greece and has orange/yellow CBS labels with the song titles and artists names in English also.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Where The Buffalo Roam" - film soundtrack
vinyl LP, Backstreet/MCA-5126 (USA/New Zealand); Backstreet/MCA 202.450 (NL); MCA 202.450 (Brazil), 1980:
For the film release, see
VHS & DVD: Films with Dylan Album
Tracks 1980s.
Backstreet/MCA-5126 (USA):
Backstreet/MCA 202.450 (NL):
The Dutch release was made by Ariola Benelux BV, Haarlem, Holland.
Backstreet/MCA-5126 (New Zealand):
Thanks to Izidio Agostinho Filho for information about the Brazilian release (not shown) and to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson, Bill Hester and Ronald Born for scans.
Various Artists - "The Rock Years: Portrait Of An Era" - radio station demo LP, Westwood One (USA), end 1980:
1981
Various Artists - "The Rock Years: Portrait Of An Era" - radio station LPs, Westwood One (USA), 1981:
The show also included interviews with Paul Rothchild, Henry Pilts, Joan Baez and John Hammond.
Side 2 - no Dylan
Hour 6 - The Rock Year 1966:
Side 1, segments 1 & 2 - all songs from Blonde On Blonde in full: Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again; I Want You; Rainy Day Women #23 & 35; Just Like A Woman; Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine).
The show also included an interview with Rick Danko
Side 2 - no Dylan
Hour 13 - The Rock Year 1969:
Side 1 - Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline.
Hour 29 - The Rock Year 1974:
Side 1, segment 2 - Rainy Day Women #23 & 35 (live with the Band from Before The Flood); Like A Rolling Stone (live with the Band from Before The Flood). There were no interviews on this radio show.
Side 1, segment 1 and Side 2 - no Dylan.
Because these excerpts are unique and not released on commercial/promo records, they are no longer listed with R-numbers.
These LPs come in plain white sleeves. For a Westwood One demo LP advertising this series, see above.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Kenneth Robson for information and scans.
Various Artists - "25 Years Of Rock: Parts 11 & 12" - radio station LP, BBC CN 3792/S (UK), 1981:
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Special Dream" - compilation vinyl LP, Discos CBS 20.187 (Argentina), 1981:
Various Artists - "Superstars" - compilation vinyl LP, Discos CBS 400001 (Brazil), 1981:
Bob Dylan - "Shot Of Love"/Art Garfunkel - "Scissors Cut" - radio station LP, American Forces Radio & Television Service RL 38-1/P-20159-60 (USA), 1981:
For 1970s albums in the same series, see International Albums (Various Artists Compilations) 1970s. For an AFRTS single LP release of The Concert For Bangladesh by George Harrison and Friends, see 1972. For an AFRTS single LP release of Bob Dylan At Budokan, see the appropriate page of International Album Releases (Regular).
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Various Artists - "CBS FM Gold" - promo 12" 2LP set, CBS SAMPLER 51 (Australia), 1981:
Various Artists - "Danke '81" - promo 12" LP, CBS (no catalogue number) (West Germany), Dec 1981:
Danke '81 (West Germany) - front scan from LP CD.de web-site |
This promo compilation contains an edit of Heart Of Mine from Shot Of Love. As this is a rarity, full details are in 1981. The equivalent 1980 album, Danke '80, has no Dylan content, see . |
1982
Various Artists - "Greatest Hits" - compilation vinyl LP, CBS-Pepita SLPXL 17698 (Hungary), 1982:
CBS-Pepita SLPXL 17698 (Hungary) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This rare 1982 Hungarian Pepita release is actually a
re-release of the 1972 West German CBS release Das
Waren Hits II [These Were Hits II]. Full details are therefore in
International
Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 1970s. For a
Hungarian Pepita single
with Changing Of The Guards/New Pony from Street-Legal with an edit
of the A-side, see 1978. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
CBS-Pepita SLPXL 17698 (Hungary) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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CBS-Pepita SLPXL 17698 (Hungary) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob) |
Various Artists - The Continuous
History Of Rock 'N' Roll - 2 radio station discs, show #58, "Rolling Stone"
magazine (USA), broadcast 8-12 Nov 1982:
These discs comprise show #58 "The Producers: Al Kooper". The
host was Gary Bridges from "Rolling Stone"
magazine.
"Rolling Stone" show #58, yellow sticker on front sleeve - scan by Hans
Seegers
Side 1: Like A Rolling Stone complete plus an interview with Al Kooper about how he became organ player on Highway 61 Revisited; Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (0:15 excerpt), plus an interview with Al Kooper about his part on Blonde on Blonde.
Sides 2-3: no Dylan.
Side 4: Like A Rolling Stone 2 x 0:15 excerpts plus a second interview with Al Kooper about Highway 61 Revisited.
Because these excerpts are unique and not released on commercial/promo records, they are no longer listed with R-numbers.
These LPs come in a plain white cover with a yellow sticker and plain white sleeves.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
1983
Various Artists - "CBS Records Compact Disc Demonstration" - promo CD releases, CBS Records ASK 1734 (USA), 1983, re-released 1985:
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember" - 4 radio station LPs, United Stations Programming show #??? (USA), 1 Apr 1983:
Various Artists - "Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember" - 4 radio station LPs, United Stations Programming show #??? (USA), 13 May 1983:
Various Artists - "Soundtrack Of The 60s" - radio station LP, Watermark/ABC Radio Enterprises Cycle #832 program 12 of 13 (USA), 18 Jun 1983:
Watermark/ABC Radio Enterprises Cycle #832 program 12 - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Bob's contribution to this show is I Want
You to be found on side 1B. The song occurs during an interview with Elliot
Mintz. Just before I Want You Mintz states: "The Beatles represented the
heart of Rock and Roll, the Rolling Stones represented the sexuality of Rock
and Roll, and Bob Dylan represented the brain of Rock and Roll". For The Bob Dylan Bootleg Tapes, a 1991 radio interview with Bob by Elliot Mintz about The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, see Interviews with Bob. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
Watermark/ABC Radio Enterprises Cycle #832 program 12 - Side 1A scan by Hans Seegers (no Dylan) |
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Watermark/ABC Radio Enterprises Cycle #832 program 12 - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "CBS Records Compact Disc Demonstration" - promo compilation CD: CBS Records ASK 1734 (USA), 1983:
Various Artists - "Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember" - 4 radio station LPs, United Stations Programming show #??? (USA), 23 Sep 1983:
Various Artists - "Clube Dos Namorados [Club Of Lovers]" - compilation vinyl LP, Columbia 421.043 (Brazil), 1983:
Various Artists - "Dec In-Store Album" - promo compilation vinyl LP, CBS/Epic XPR 1255 (UK), Dec 1983:
1984
Various Artists - "Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember" - 4 radio station LPs, United Stations Programming show #??? (USA), 6 Jan 1984:
Various Artists - "1984 Most Hits" - promo compilation vinyl LP, CBS SAMPLER 84 (Australia), 1984:
CBS SAMPLER 84 (Australia) - detail of rear, photo by Gary McCarthy
There is a gold promo stamp on the rear sleeve and the record has white CBS promo labels.
Thanks to Gary McCarthy for information and photos.
Various Artists - "Número Uno" - stereo 2LP compilation, CBS S 88656 (Spain), 1984:
CBS
S 88656
(Spain) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel
García Jara
This 2LP set in a gatefold sleeve was released by CBS Spain in early 1984. It includes a selection of tracks taken from successful CBS albums released in 1983, mostly from Spanish or Latin American artists, including Jokerman from Infidels on Side 4. The outer sleeve has all lettering in relief, but impossible to scan.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Número Uno" - stereo 2 cassette compilation, CBS 40-88656 (Spain), 1984:
CBS
40-88656
(Spain) - spine of cassette box, scan by Manuel García Jara
The cassette version of the double album comes beautifully packed in a one-piece box. The credits and tracklist are on the reverse of the box front, but again impossible to scan. The tapes do not have inserts, and are black with orange lettering in relief, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Bob Dylan/Carlos Santana - "Dylan + Santana En España [Dylan &
Santana In Spain]" - promo vinyl LP, CBS (no catalogue number) (Spain), Jun 1984:
This record has only two artists, but is included here because it includes
tracks by an artist other than Bob Dylan. It has no catalogue number, but was released in a numbered edition
(the album illustrated is #218).
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 6:36 1978 Street-Legal version which can also be found on 1994's Greatest Hits Vol. 3, 2007's 3CD set Dylan, and the remastered Street-Legal album in 2013's The Complete Album Collection Vol. One, not the 7:06 version from the 1999 remastered release of Street-Legal); Man Gave Names To All The Animals; Union Sundown.
The Santana tracks took up Side 2 of the album.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Lend An Ear To The Sounds Of Success" - promo compilation vinyl LP, CBS Special Products CM 001 (Australia), 1984:
This was a promotional record in a gatefold sleeve selling the virtues of tailor made compilation albums for marketing, premium offers and sales promotions. It was available as both stereo vinyl LP and cassette. It has "Promotional Only Not For Sale" printed on the rear sleeve as well as a faint pink stamp saying:
NOT FOR SALE
SAMPLE RECORD
Bob's contribution is Sweetheart Like You from Infidels. Other artists include Men At Work, Billy Joel and Julio Iglesias. The record comes in the CBS Special Products inner sleeve shown.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Greatest Rock And Pop Classics" - compilation vinyl 2LP set, K-Tel CN 0371 (NL), 1984:
K-Tel CN 0371 (NL) - picture by Wim van der Mark |
Bob's contribution was Hurricane from Desire. Thanks to Wim van der Mark for information and scan. |
Various Artists - "Remember The 70s Vol. 5" - compilation vinyl 2LP set, Arcade ADEH 159 (NL), 1984:
Arcade ADEH 159 (NL) - picture by Wim van der Mark |
Bob's contribution was Wigwam from Self Portrait (a big single
hit in Holland). Thanks to Wim van der Mark for information and scan. |
Various Artists - "Rockin' The USA" - compilation vinyl 2LP set, CBS/WEA USA 001 (Australia), 1984:
Various Artists - "Llena Tu Cabeza De Rock '84 [Fill Your Head With Rock '84]" - compilation vinyl LP, Discos CBS 20.482 (Argentina); CBS 114-1731 (Colombia); CBS DTL-27502 (Dominican Republic); CBS TVCLS 123 (Mexico); CBS SE 8659 (Peru); Discos CBS/Variety 350.377 (Uruguay); CBS CS-10-475 (Venezuela), 1984:
The Dylan contribution to these Latin American albums was Neighbourhood Bully from Infidels, track 3 on Side 2. Almost every country has translated this song title into Spanish differently!
Discos CBS 20.482 (Argentina):
CBS 114-1731 (Colombia):
This release was made in Colombia by Discos CBS S.A. The song titles on the rear sleeve are in English. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels. Neighbourhood Bully is translated as "El Vecindario De Bully" on the Side 2 record label only.
CBS DTL-27502 (Dominican Republic):
CBS DTL-27502 (Dominican Republic) - front photo from www.discogs.com |
At present I only have a scans of the front sleeve and record labels of this album. The song titles are not translated. Rear scan required! Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Manuel García Jara for finding the album on www.discogs.com. |
CBS DTL-27502 (Dominican Republic) - Side 1 photo from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
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CBS TVCLS 123 (Mexico):
CBS SE 8659 (Peru):
CBS SE 8659 (Peru) - front scan by Hans Seegers (with song titles) |
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CBS SE 8659 (Peru) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
This release was made in Peru and has song titles in English on the front sleeve. The song titles on the rear sleeve are in English. The record has orange CBS labels with song titles in English and Spanish. Neighbourhood Bully is translated as "El Matón Del Vecindario" on the Side 2 record label only.
Discos CBS/Variety 350.377 (Uruguay):
CBS CS-10-475 (Venezuela):
This release was made in Venezuela. The front sleeve has no CBS logo and no song titles. The song titles on the rear sleeve are in English. The record has orange/yellow CBS labels with song titles in English and Spanish. Neighbourhood Bully is translated as "Vecindario Estupendo" on the Side 2 record label only.
Various Artists - "Encha Sua Cabeça De Rock [Fill Your Head With Rock]" - compilation vinyl LP, Discos CBS 138.586 (Brazil), 1984:
1985
Various Artists - "Music Is My Life Vol. 1" - stereo vinyl compilation LP, CBS 24064 (NL), 1985; compilation CD, CBS 450516 2 (NL), 1987:
Various Artists - "Music Is My Life Vol. 2" - stereo vinyl compilation 2LP set: CBS 450 300 1 (NL), 1986; compilation CD, CBS 450517 2 (NL), 1987:
CBS 450517 2 (NL) - CD front scan by Hans Seegers |
Although it has German text on the front, this was again a Dutch release, with the artwork printed in Holland. The 1986 2LP set has 23 tracks while the 1987 CD compilation has 15 tracks. |
CBS 450517 2 (NL) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (made in Japan( |
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CBS 450 300 1 (NL) - LP front picture from www.discogs.com |
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CBS 450 300 1 (NL) - LP Side 1 picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
CBS 450 300 1 (NL) - LP Side 2 picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
CBS 450 300 1 (NL) - LP Side 3 picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
CBS 450 300 1 (NL) - LP Side 4 picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan) |
Bob's contribution this time on the 1987 CD compilation but not on the 1986 2LP compilation was It's All Over Now, Baby Blue from Bringing It All Back Home (track 6). A Billy Joel song is also new to the CD compilation. The 2LP compilation is shown for information. The 1987 CD was again made in Japan. This compilation was exported to West Germany, France and the UK.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World" - charity album stereo vinyl LP, stereo cassette and CD releases: Columbia/CBS (various catalogue numbers) (Worldwide), Mar 1985:
Because the title track including Bob is a rarity, full details are in
1985. Two examples of the releases are shown
here. Thanks to Kenneth Robson and Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
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Various Artists - "Nice Price" - promo compilation LP, CBS AS 2130 (USA), 1985:
CBS AS 2130 (USA) - Side 1 picture from www.collectorsfrenzy.com |
This 1985 US 12" compilation is unusually on the CBS label and was produced to be played in record stores to promote the Columbia "Nice Price" range of reissue albums, each only $3.99. It comes in a plain black sleeve stamped "FOR PROMOTION ONLY" (not shown). Each side of this album runs for about 20 minutes with an announcer saying that we are playing a game called "Nice Price Pursuit" - he then plays tracks from "Nice Price" albums and you have to guess the artists. The labels are not printed as Sides 1 or 2, but Side 1 shown includes the upside down triangle in a black circle symbol added to US Columbia records and tapes from 1985 onwards (the first Dylan album to have this symbol on first release was Biograph). This side includes Knockin' On Heavens Door from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, plus two tracks from Paul McCartney and Wings, Chicago, Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, The Byrds and Willie Nelson. The other side has The Times They Are A-Changin' from the album of the same name plus James Taylor, Loggins and Messina, Earth Wind and Fire, Simon and Garfunkel and Paul McCartney and Wings among others. |
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information.
Various Artists - "Hitwave 85" - promo compilation cassette, CBS SAMP MC 1017 (NL), Summer 1985:
Also shown is a a copy of Empire Burlesque where the front sleeve has two stickers, one promoting three tracks from the album, and one promoting the CBS "Hitwave 85" campaign with the same artwork as this promo cassette.
Thanks to Dag Braathen and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Summer Sounds At A Price To Make You Smile" - promo compilation LP, Epic/CBS XPR 1279 (UK), Summer 1985:
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Stoke Up Your Stereo" - promo compilation stereo vinyl LP, CBS SAMPLER 97 (Australia), 1985:
CBS SAMPLER 97 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
This promo-only compilation contains a Dylan rarity, a 3:35 edit of
Tight Connection To My Heart from Empire Burlesque (full album
version is 5:20), so full details are in 1985. Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scan. |
Various Artists - "Immortal Rock Collection Highlights" - promo compilation CD, CBS/Sony XADP 90001 (Japan), 1985:
Various Artists - "Big Hit On CBS/Sony - Summer 1985" - promo compilation LP, CBS/Sony XAAP 90077 (Japan), Summer 1985:
Various Artists (Artists United Against Apartheid) - "Sun City" - stereo vinyl LPs: Manhattan ST 53019 (USA), Manhattan MTL 1001 (UK), Manhattan 1C 064-2404671 (NL), Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-91149 (Japan), EMI 108371 (Argentina), Nov 1985:
Manhattan 1C 064-2404671 (NL) - LP front scan by Olav Langum |
Because the title track including Bob is a rarity, full details are in
1985. Thanks to Olav Langum and Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
Toshiba-EMI/Manhattan MHS-91149 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
Bob Dylan/Joan Baez/Pete Seeger - "We Shall Overcome" - compilation stereo cassette, Amiga 0 55 928 (East Germany), mid 1980s:
1986
"Various Artists" - "10 Kronia CBS [10 Years CBS]" - promo 2LP set, CBS SAMP LP 1057 (Greece), 1986:
Various Artists - "Band Of The Hand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - vinyl film soundtrack LP, MCA-6167 (USA)/MCA 6167-1 (Australia), 1986:
MCA-6167 (USA) - front scan by Olav Langum |
Bob contributes the title track together with The Heartbreakers. As this
is a rarity, full details are in
1986. Thanks to Olav Langum for information and scan. |
Various Artists - "Dick Bartley's Solid Gold Scrapbook: Birthdays & Anniversaries" - 5 radio station LPs, United Stations, show presented by Dick Bartley (USA), 19-25 Jul 1986:
Various Artists - "Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember" - 4 radio station LPs, United Stations Programming show #241 (USA), 19-21 Sep 1986:
Various Artists - "Dick Bartley's Solid Gold Scrapbook: Birthdays & Anniversaries" - 5 radio station LPs, United Stations, show presented by Dick Bartley (USA), 20-26 Sep 1986:
Various Artists - "That's Love" - 3 radio station LPs, Westwood One show TL-86-42 (USA), 18-19 Oct 1986:
Various Artists - "Dick Bartley's Solid Gold Scrapbook: Folk Rock" - 5 radio station LPs, United Stations, show presented by Dick Bartley (USA), 20-26 Dec 1986:
For earlier and later entries in this list, see the links below:
Other International Albums and Compilations are now here:
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