This is the fifth part of a separate multi-year list by release date of international (now including the USA, which was once listed separately) promo and commercially-released stereo 7" and 12" singles that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only 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 many are not included on any other Internet site. Special thanks to Hans Seegers for many of these items! Stereo promo versions of commercially released singles that were formerly listed in the Promotional Items sections of the yearly pages are now listed here. I would also like to include cassette singles here, but I don't have any, and none have been notified to me so far.
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
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Revised 11 March, 2010.
1987
"4 Play Bob Dylan" - 7" stereo EP, Columbia 4TS-22018 (Canada), 1987:
 Columbia 4TS-22018 (Canada) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
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 Australian "Four Play" EP by The Byrds |
This four-track "Greatest Hits" stereo 7" EP plays at 331/3 r.p.m. and includes Like A Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 from Blonde On Blonde, Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline and Knockin' On Heaven's Door from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid. All four tracks are the full album versions.
Thanks to Manual Garcia Jara for information and scans. Manuel has other EPs in this "4 Play" series from both Canada and Australia, and thinks there may be an Australian version of this Dylan EP, although Hans Seegers thinks not.
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door '73-'78" - 7" promo stereo EP, CBS PRO 415 (NL), Sep 1987:
 CBS PRO 415 (NL) - promo EP front sleeve scan by Hans Seegers |
This 1987 promo EP had three versions of Knockin' On Heaven's
Door: Side 1 had the original 1973 version from the Pat Garrett &
Billy The Kid soundtrack
Side 2 had two live versions of the song, track 1 from Before The Flood from 1974, and track 2 from Bob Dylan At Budokan from 1978. |
 CBS PRO 415 (NL) - promo EP rear sleeve scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS PRO 415 (NL) - promo EP side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
For other 7" singles containing this song see 1973, US & International 7" Singles & EPs 1973 and US & International 7" and 12" Singles & EPs 1979. Note previous single releases had the 1960s-early 1970s orange CBS labels, and the late 1970s-early 1980s red/yellow labels. This EP has the later red label with white CBS logo.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"The Usual" - 7" and 12" promo and commercial singles, CBS 651148 7 (7"), CBS 651148 6 (12") (UK/NL/Spain/Portugal), 5 Oct 1987:
 CBS 651148 7 (UK) - A-side of 10" acetate, scan by Arie de Reus |
For full details of these singles, the A-side of which was a rarity from the Hearts Of Fire soundtrack album, see 1987. |
 CBS 651148 6 (UK) - 12" single front, scan by Anthony Craig (promo and commercial releases) |
"Silvio" - 12" copper single master, Precision Lacquer/CBS Records (USA), 11 Dec 1987:
 Label scan by Arie de Reus |
There has been some speculation about Silvio being about the Cuban
singer Silvio Rodriguez, but Robert Hunter (who wrote the lyrics) says
not. This single-sided copper master plays the album track from Down In The Groove at 331/3 RPM and is dated "12/11/87". For a 1988 black vinyl promo single, see below. For the 1988 commercial 7" single with Driftin' Too Far From Shore as the B-side, see below. Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans. |
1988
"Silvio" - promo 12" single, Columbia CAS 02903 (USA), May 1988:
 Columbia CAS 02903 (USA) - single in sleeve (my copy) |
For a 1987 copper master of this track, see above. This single plays the album track from Down In The Groove on both sides.
It comes in a colourful generic card outer sleeve with a cut-out for the
label and a black sticker with white/red text. The promo information on
the sticker highlights the fact that Silvio is a Dylan/Grateful Dead
co-operation, with Robert Hunter (the Grateful Dead's lyricist) providing
the lyrics, and Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Brent Mydland from the Grateful
Dead playing on the track. (The Dylan And The Dead live album from
shows in Jul 1987 was eventually released in Jan 1989).
For the commercial 7" single with Driftin' Too Far From Shore as the B-side, see below. Information originally from Alan Hoaksey. |
 Columbia CAS 02903 (USA) - front sticker |
 Columbia CAS 02903 (USA) - record label (same both sides) |
"Silvio" - promo 7" single, Discos CBS PR-653204 (Mexico), May 1988:
 CBS PR-653204 (Mexico) - label scan (same both sides) |
This rare promo single plays the album track from Down In The Groove
on both sides. It comes in a generic plastic CBS sleeve, see 7" Single Sleeves. |
"Silvio"/"Driftin' Too Far From Shore" - 7" stereo single, Columbia 38-07970 (USA), Jun 1988:
This single is noteworthy because it is actually the last vinyl "current" commercial Bob Dylan single to be released in the USA. Apart from re-releases in the 1990s of the Columbia Hall Of Fame singles featuring songs from the 1960s and early 1970s, all other singles (vinyl or CD) released in the USA have been promo only. They were produced for the music industry only, or available to the public only as part of promotions for Dylan albums. For 1988 US and UK promos of this single, see above. For international stereo releases of this single, see below.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Silvio" - 10" and 12" single acetates, CBS no number (USA/UK), Jul 1988:
 US 10" acetate - A-side scan by Arie de Reus |
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 UK 12" acetate - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 UK 12" acetate - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 UK 12" acetate - Sleeve detail with CBS London recording studio address, scan by Hans Seegers |
A-side: Silvio from Down In The Groove
B-side: Driftin' Too Far From Shore from Knocked Out Loaded, When Did You Leave Heaven? from Down In The Groove (12" single only)
The 10" acetate for the 7" single has stock labels from the US company Precision Lacquer, with "CBS Records" and other information typewritten. The date is shown as "06/07/88" (6 Jul 1988). The length of Driftin' Too Far From Shore is given correctly as 3:38. The 12" acetate has stock labels from CBS's London Mastering Studios, with handwritten titles, and came in a plain black sleeve with the CBS London recording studios address (shown below). The length of Driftin' Too Far From Shore is given incorrectly as 3:10. For the UK commercial single, CBS 651406, see below. For a 1988 USA 12" promo single with Silvio alone, see above.
Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans of the 10" acetate and to Hans Seegers for information and scans of the 12" acetate.
"Silvio" - 7" & 12" singles, CBS 651406-7 (UK/NL)/CBS /651406-6 (UK/NL/Spain), Jul 1988:
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CBS 651406-7 (UK/NL/Spain) - 7" single, front scan by Kenneth Robson |
A-side: Silvio from Down In The Groove B-side: Driftin' Too Far From Shore from Knocked Out Loaded (12" only); When Did You Leave Heaven? from Down In The Groove (7" and 12") For an acetate of this single and for 1988 USA 12" and Spanish 7" promo singles with Silvio alone, see above. More scans required of 7" singles! All tracks are regular album versions. Thanks to Wim van der Mark for initial information, and to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson and Patrick Helfrich for scans. |
 CBS 651406-7 (UK) - 7" single, rear scan by Kenneth Robson |
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 CBS 651406-6 (UK) - 12" single front (my copy) |
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 CBS 651406-7 (UK) - 7" single, B-side scan by Kenneth Robson |
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 CBS 651406-7 (NL) - 7" single, B-side scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS 651406-6 (UK) - 12" single back |
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 CBS 651406-7 (Spain) - 7" single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Silvio" - promo 7" single, Discos CBS 651406 7 (Spain), Jul 1988:
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CBS 651406-7 (UK/NL/Spain) - 7" single, front scan by Kenneth Robson |
This one-sided single has yellow promo labels and a blank label on the B-side like the 1985 and 1986 Spanish promo singles above. For the equivalent commercial single with When Did You Leave Heaven? as the B-side, see below. This single comes in the regular sleeve with a promo stamp. |
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 CBS 651406-7 (Spain) - 7" promo single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers (blank) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Kenneth Robson for information and scans.
"Silvio"/"Driftin' Too Far From Shore" - 7" single, CBS 652845 (Australia), Jul 1988:
 CBS 652845 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This single came in both promo and commercial generic sleeves, see
7"
Single Sleeves. On the B-side the length is shown
incorrectly as 3:10, it's actually 3:38. This mistake was also on the US
single (see above), the UK 12" acetate (see above), and
several other worldwide releases. There is no album credit for the B-side. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 CBS 652845 (Australia) - B-side scan by Ronald Born |
1989
Bob Dylan/The Grateful Dead - "Slow Train" - promo CD single, Columbia CSK 1447 (USA), Jan 1989:
 Columbia CSK 1447 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This promo one-track CD single from Dylan And The Dead came in a
generic card sleeve with a sticker identifying the contents
Information and scans from Hans Seegers and Manfred Endtner. |
 Columbia CSK 1447 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia CSK 1447 (USA) - CD scan by Manfred Endtner |
Bob Dylan/The Grateful Dead - "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - promo 7" single, CBS ARI 2111 (Spain), Jan 1989:
 CBS ARI 2111 (Spain) - A-side scan by Dag Braathen |
This promo single-sided 7" single from Dylan And The Dead came in a
generic black CBS sleeve with yellow promo CBS labels. The label on the
B-side is blank. Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scans. |
 CBS ARI 2111 (Spain) - B-side scan by Dag Braathen |
 Sleeve scan by Dag Braathen |
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"/"Like A Rolling Stone" - 3" CD single in Columbia Hall Of Fame series, Columbia CSIG 000236 13K 68642/7464-68642-2 (USA), 1989:
 Columbia 13K 68642 (USA) - front scan by Christopher Dunn |
Thanks to Christopher Dunn for the information and scans - this item was
packaged in a green "long box" and is still in the shrink-wrap.
The long box front is shown on the left with the long box reverse on the
right. More information and pictures of 3" Bob Dylan CDs (all of which are very collectable) are required! For links to the other Columbia "Hall Of Fame" singles, see Columbia Hall Of Fame. This is as far as I know the only commercial Bob Dylan CD single that has been released in the USA! There have been many promo CD singles, and these are now listed on the appropriate 1990s and 2000s pages of this International Singles list. |
 Columbia 13K 68642 (USA) - rear scan by Christopher Dunn |
"Everything Is Broken" - test pressings, CBS (no catalogue number) (France), Oct 1989:
 First variant - label scan from eBay |
These are single-sided records with silver-grey labels in plain white sleeves. Thanks to Raoul Verolleman for finding the first variant on eBay France and to Hans Seegers and Dag Braathen for the other variants and for extra details. The single shown on the left is an unusual item for CBS France in that "TEST PRESSING" is in English. For commercial singles which included a rare live performance of Dead Man, Dead Man, see 1989. |
 Second variant - label scan by Hans Seegers |
 Third variant - label scan by Dag Braathen |
"Everything Is Broken"/"Death Is Not The End" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS 655358 7 (UK/NL/Australia), 23 Oct 1989:
 UK acetate A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
The A-side of the 7" single was from Oh Mercy and the B-side was from
Down In The Groove. The UK acetate has stock labels with handwritten
titles. The Dutch single was
exported to many mainland Europe countries, including Germany, France,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Scandinavia. A German
promotional letter is shown below. For CD and 12" singles with a rarity, see 1989. For 1989 promo singles with the title track alone alone, see above. The German promotional letter (right) is dated "16.9.89", over a month before the single was actually released. It's interesting in that it translates the A-side title as "Alles Kaputt" and wrongly gives the Daniel Lanois studio location for the Oh Mercy recordings as Memphis, TN (it was actually recorded in New Orleans, LA). |
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 CBS 655358 7 (Germany) -promotional letter scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 655358 7 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 655358 7 (UK) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 655358 7 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS 655358 7 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 655358 7 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
The Australian single shown on right came in promotional and commercial versions in standard CBS sleeves, see 7" Single Sleeves.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Everything Is Broken" - promo CD single, Columbia CSK 1814 (USA), Oct 1989:
 Columbia CSK 1814 (USA) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
This is a one-track CD in a standard CD jewel case with just the album version. For the US commercial cassette single which included a rare live performance of Dead Man, Dead Man (R-0205), see 1989. |
 Columbia CSK 1814 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia 38T 73062 (USA) - cassette single front scan by John Howells, see 1989 |
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for information and to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel and John Howells for scans.
"Everything Is Broken" - promo 7" single, Columbia 38-73062 (Canada), Oct 1989:
 Columbia 38-73062 (Canada) - A-side scan by Sam C. Visser |
This 7" promo single has the same track on both sides. The labels are
different, with text "SIDE 1" and "SIDE 2" even though the track is the same. For the special 1989 Canadian sleeve that housed this record, see 7" Single Sleeves. Thanks to Sam C. Visser for information and scans. |
 Columbia 38-73062 (Canada) - B-side scan by Sam C. Visser |
"Everything Is Broken" - promo 7" one-sided single, CBS ARIC 2261 (Spain), Oct 1989:
 CBS ARIC 2261 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This rare single has a unique picture sleeve with a
monochrome version of the Oh Mercy album sleeve. It has yellow CBS
promotional labels. The B-side is blank on both the playing surface and the
label. The commercial single sold in Spain with Death Is Not The End from Down In The Groove on the B-side was imported from Holland, there was no separate Spanish release. For the Dutch commercial single, see below. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS ARIC 2261 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS ARIC 2261 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (blank) |
"Everything Is Broken"/"Dead Man, Dead Man; I Want You" - 12" single acetate, CBS no number (UK), Oct 1989:
 CBS 655358 6 (UK) - acetate of 12" single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This second UK acetate has live versions of Dead Man, Dead Man and I
Want You on the B-side. Again, it has stock labels with handwritten titles.
Because the live version of Dead Man, Dead Man is a rarity, full details are
in 1989. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS 655358 6 (UK) - acetate of 12" single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Everything Is Broken" - CD and 12" European singles: CBS 655358 6 (UK 12")/CBS 655358 8 (UK Limited Edition 12" with sticker and free print), CBS 655358 2 (UK CD single in card sleeve), CBS 655358 3 (Austria 3" CD single), 23 Oct 1989/Cassette: Columbia 38T 73062 (USA), Oct 1989:
 CBS 655358 2 (UK) - 5" CD single card sleeve (my copy) |
These singles contain a rarity, a live version of Dead Man, Dead Man, so full details are in 1989. |
"Political World" - promo 7" one-sided single, CBS ARIC 2336 (Spain), late 1989:
 CBS ARIC 2336 (Spain) - A-side scan by Nol Grint |
This promo 7" single is also one-sided with the same blank B-side as
above. Unlike the previous single, it came in a generic CBS sleeve. For 1990
commercial singles in all formats with this as the A-side, see
International Stereo
Singles 1990s. Thanks to Nol Grint for information and scans. |
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