A-E
F-J
K-O
P-S
T-ZAll the songs listed in the Official
Rarities section are cross-referenced by song title in these
alphabetical pages.
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F-J
K-O
P-S
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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: 08 March, 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:
Links to other World Wide Web pages -
Links to email addresses - 
Links to bobdylan.com for song lyrics -
Performances currently available on commercial CD are marked by
(these are the ones that count as obscurities
rather than as rarities)
Carolyn Hester - "Carolyn Hester" - CD reissue of her 1962 self-titled
Columbia album with bonus tracks, CD: Columbia/Legacy CK 57310 (USA), Jan
1994; Cassette: Columbia/Legacy CT 57310 (USA), Jan 1994:
For the original US/UK and later Japanese LP releases see 1962.
For Dear Companion, a German Bear Family 2CD compilation containing all these five tracks, see
1995. The 1994 CD insert uses the original 1962 US cover
from the stereo LP release - the text in the bottom right-hand corner is "A
classic album reissue with unreleased bonus tracks".
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Bob plays harmonica on five tracks recorded Sep 1961. I'm informed by Rob van Estrik that the album has not only been remastered, but also remixed, so that Bob's harmonica contribution on R-0002/3/4 is now more prominent than on the original album. R-0002-6 I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley)
R-0222 I'll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley)
R-0003-2 Come Back, Baby (traditional) R-0223 Come Back, Baby (traditional)
R-0004-4 Swing And Turn
Jubilee (traditional) Thanks to Ian Woodward for information and to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Arie de Reus for further information and scans. Jack from Canada has a promo copy of this CD released to radio stations. It has a hole punched through the rear insert obscuring the barcode, and a sticker from MJI Broadcasting Inc. |
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 Columbia/ Legacy CK 57310 (USA) - promo copy rear scan by Jack from Canada |
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Stevie Nicks - "Street Angel" - Modern/Atlantic 92246-2 (USA), EMI/Modern CDEMC 3671 (8
28642 2) (UK), May 1994:
This was also released in Japan in 1996, EMI TOCP-8162 - scans
required, especially of obi.
 EMI/Modern CDEMC 3671 (UK) - (my copy) |
R-0228 Just Like A Woman
The CD for the UK release was made in Holland. The front insert is a 16-page booklet. Thanks to David Plentus for information and to Jack from Canada for scans. |
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 EMI/Modern CDEMC 3671 (UK) - inside page of booklet |
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Various Artists - "Bakhålls
Litterära Röster" (The
Ambush's Literary Voices), BAKCD 9403 (Sweden),
1994:
This was a compilation CD included with an issue of the literary
magazine "Bakhåll" (The Ambush),
but which was also sold separately in some record and book stores in Sweden. All
the other tracks on
the CD are of authors reading from their works -
they include Allen Ginsberg, Ezra Pound, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac and T. S.
Eliot.
 Bakhåll BAKCD 9403 (Sweden) - front insert |
R-0240 Wade In The
Water (traditional) - from the "Minnesota Hotel
Tape", recorded at Bonnie Beecher's apartment, Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961.
A short excerpt was also included in the Highway 61
Interactive CD-ROM, see 1995.
Now also available in full on the 2001 Japanese live compilation Bob
Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances,
see 2001
Thanks to Ole Lien for lending me this CD insert to scan and for providing information. |
 Bakhåll BAKCD 9403 (Sweden) - page from booklet showing Bob |
"Dignity "- "Greatest Hits Vol. 3" CD singles,
Columbia (USA/Europe), mid 1994:
(See 1995 for the Europe/Australia
Columbia MTV Unplugged Dignity singles.)
The two rare tracks listed below are included on the various singles illustrated:
R-0238 Dignity - radio edit of Greatest Hits Vol. 3 version (4:38) - Oh Mercy out-take remixed by Brendan O'Brien in 1994, album version is 6:00
R-0239 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (7:23) - live at the Great Music Experience with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen, Naira City, Japan, 22 May 1994 (this was a concert of Sony artists broadcast on Japanese TV)
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 Columbia CSK 6595 (USA) - picture CD |
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 Columbia 660942 1 (France) - rear of card sleeve |
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 Concert ticket for the Great Music Experience, Naira City, Japan, 22 May 1994 (the night R-0239 was recorded), scan by Wil Gielen |
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 XPCD 580 (UK) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS/Sony 660942 2 (Spain) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
Columbia CSK 6595 contains the Greatest Hits Vol. 3 Dignity in full and the radio edit (R-0238). It was released in the USA in a standard width jewel case as a picture CD and also as a gold CD-R "test pressing" (not shown).
Columbia 660942 1 was released in France in a card sleeve with the same design. It also contains the Greatest Hits Vol. 3 Dignity in full and the radio edit (R-0238).
Columbia 660942 2 was pressed in Austria and released in two versions. Both have the Greatest Hits Vol. 3 Dignity both in full and the radio edit (R-0238) plus A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (R-0239) and are in CD single slim jewel cases.
Version 1 was released in most European countries except Spain. This was not in a card sleeve as previously reported.
Version 2 was released in Spain only under the "CBS/Sony" imprint.
Columbia XPCD 580 was a promo CD released in the UK containing only R-0238, the Greatest Hits Vol. 3 Dignity radio edit (4:38), and which uses the photo from the album sleeve cover. John Fitzgerald informs me he has an un-numbered UK CD-R test pressing of R-0238 with a white label saying "Whitfield Recording Studios", with "Bob Dylan" and "Dignity" typewritten (not shown).
Shown here are a handbill for the Great Music Experience ("Aoniyoshi" in Japanese), Naira City, Japan, 20-22 May 1994, sponsored by Sanyo on behalf of UNESCO, the stub of a ticket for the night R-0239 was recorded, and the front of the concert programme for the three shows.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Stefan, Marc, Jack from Canada and Wil Gielen for information and scans.
Allen Ginsberg - "Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993" - 4CD boxed set, Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA), 6 Sep 1994:
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This set is in a box with a 64-page booklet. It has four CDs in jewel cases, each of which has a uniquely idiomatic Ginsberg title:
R-0224 is on CD 3 while R-0159, R-0235 and R-0226 are on CD4. |
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 Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA) - sticker from front of box, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA) - CD3 front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA) - CD3 scan by Hans Seegers |
 Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA) - CD4 front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA) - CD4 scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0224 A Dream
(William Blake-Allen Ginsberg) - recorded Nov 1971, Bob plays guitar and
contributes vocals to this poem by William Blake set to music
R-0159-2 Vomit Express (Allen
Ginsberg-Bob Dylan) - recorded Nov 1971, Bob plays guitar and
contributes vocals (Glen Dundas credits Bob as co-author, but the
set booklet doesn't)
First released on Allen Ginsberg's US John Hammond Records 2LP set First Blues,
see
1982.
R-0235 September On
Jessore Road (Allen Ginsberg-Bob Dylan) - recorded Nov 1971,
Bob plays piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitars
(again Glen Dundas credits Bob as co-author, but
the set booklet doesn't). Thanks to Larry Crum for determining that this track
is an alternate take from the excerpt of this song which appeared on a Sing Out!
magazine flexi-disc, see
1972.
R-0226 Airplane Blues (Allen
Ginsberg) -
recorded Feb 1982, Bob plays bass
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. The picture of Bob with Allen Ginsberg during the Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975 is by Ellie Dorfman, and first appeared on Allen Ginsberg's US John Hammond Records 2LP set First Blues, see 1982.
Bob Dylan
with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers/Various Artists - "Woodstock Blocks" -
5 radio broadcast CDs, Westwood One show 94-33 (USA),
broadcast 8-14 Aug 1994:
The Dylan contribution was recorded live in Sydney, Australia, 24 & 25 Feb 1986. For details of the
original Westwood One radio broadcast, see 1986. This
show with the same number also appears on 3 CDs as 25th Anniversary Woodstock
Special (scans required).
 Westwood One show 94-33, cue sheet and CDs photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
This broadcast was put out to cash in on the upcoming "Woodstock
'94" 25th Anniversary Festival, and features artists who appeared at
the original Woodstock such as Jimi Hendrix. Bob's contribution is on CD 3
of 5, and is from a completely different place and time! He didn't appear
at the original Woodstock, but he did appear at "Woodstock '94",
see below.
R-0185-2 Masters Of War - 24 Feb 1986 R-0174-4 Like A Rolling Stone - 25 Feb 1986 (also on the 1986 video Hard To Handle, see VHS & DVD 1980s) R-0187-2 Blowin' In The Wind - 25 Feb 1986 This set also contains You Ain't Going Nowhere with The Band from The Basement Tapes Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and photo and to Hans Seegers for further information. |
Various Artists - "Woodstock '94: The Radio Show" - radio stations discs
(4CD), MediaAmerica Inc/Neer Perfect Productiosn (no catalogue number) (USA), Aug 1994:
For the A&M Woodstock 94 album and singles, see below. For the Woodstock 94
VHS video release, see VHS
& DVD 1990s Part 1.
 Cue sheet, page 4 - scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0429 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry- recorded live at the "Woodstock '94" festival, Winston Farm, Saugerties, NY, 14 Aug 1994 This song is on disc 4, track 1 - information from Tim Dunn. These radio broadcast CDs and the ones below are very important to collectors, because they're the only way to own R-0429, R-0430 and R-0431 officially. Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. |
 CD4 - scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "Woodstock '94: The Best Of The Rest" - radio stations discs
(4CD),
MediaAmerica Inc/Neer Perfect Productions (catalogue number?) (USA), Aug 1994:
Recorded live at the "Woodstock '94 Festival", Winston Farm, Saugerties, NY, 14
Aug 1994. For the A&M Woodstock 94 album and singles, see below. For the Woodstock 94
VHS video release, see VHS
& DVD 1990s Part 1.
 Cue sheet, page 4 - scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0430 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right R-0229 Highway 61 [Highway 61 Revisited]
R-0431 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (As well as the radio show discs listed above notified to me by collectors, it's also reported that other songs from Bob's performance such as I Shall be Released, Jokerman, Just Like A Woman and All Along The Watchtower were broadcast on radio shows at the time - certainly MediaAmerica recorded the whole of Bob's performance.) |
 CD4 - scan by Hans Seegers |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "In The Hot Seat", Victor VICP-60646 (Japan), Sep 1994; Victory/Polygram 828 554-2 (Europe), 2000:
Various Artists - "Woodstock 94" - set of four CD
singles, A&M WOODSTO-2/WOODST2-2/WOODST3-2/WOODST4-2 (Spain),
Nov 1994:
For the A&M Woodstock 94 album and singles, see below. For the Woodstock 94
VHS video release, see VHS
& DVD 1990s Part 1.
Various Artists - "Woodstock 94" - 2CD set, A&M
31454-0289-2 (USA/Canada); A&M/BMG Club D-206315 (Canada); A&M 540 322-2
(Austria for Europe/Australia), Nov 1994; A&M POCM-1100/1 (Japan), 12 Nov 1994:
For the Woodstock 94 VHS video release, see
VHS
& DVD 1990s Part 1. For an unauthorised 2007 DVD containing Bob's
complete set, see Questionable Video.
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 A&M 540 322-2 (Europe) - inside of both inserts, scan by Hans Seegers |
 A&M 540 322-2 (Europe) - front of first booklet, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 A&M 540 322-2 (Europe) - booklet page with Bob, scan by Hans Seegers |
 A&M 540 322-2 (Europe) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
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 A&M 540 322-2 (Europe) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers |
 A&M 540 322-2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
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 A&M 540 322-2 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Stuart Moore |
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 A&M 31454-0289-2 (USA) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada (first release) |
 A&M 31454-0289-2 (USA) - rear scan with sticker by Jack from Canada (second release) |
 A&M 31454-0289-2 (USA) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada (second release) |
 A&M 31454-0289-2 (Canada) - CD2 scan by Jack |
 A&M POCM-1100/1 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers |
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 A&M/BMG Club D-206315 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Jack |
 A&M/BMG Club D-206315 (Canada) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jack |
 A&M/BMG Club D-206315 (Canada) - CD2 scan by Jack |
 A&M/BMG Club D-206315 (Canada) - detail of CD2, scan by Jack |
 A&M POCM-1100/1 (Japan) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
 A&M POCM-1100/1 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers |
 A&M POCM-1100/1 (Japan) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers |
 A&M 31454-0289-2 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack |
 A&M 31454-0289-2 (Canada) - detail of rear, scan by Jack |
R-0229-3 Highway 61 [Highway 61 Revisited]
- recorded live at the "Woodstock '94" festival, Winston Farm, Saugerties,
Saugerties, NY,
14 Aug 1994
For details of radio station and promo discs with this and more Dylan performances, see above.
All but the Australian release came in old-style double CD jewel cases, with two booklets, one 12-pages, the other 24-pages. The European release was made in Austria for distribution throughout Europe, and has clear trays, with the same inside picture on both inserts. Bob's contribution is on CD2. The Japanese release has solid colour trays, so there is no inside picture. It has a black/blue obi with orange and white text. The obi is dated "94-11-12" and has price ¥3,600. There were two US releases, the first had the discs imported from Austria. Jack from Canada's second release US copy has an amusing sticker on the back that says "Oops! 'Deja Vu' was really written by David Crosby." Stuart Moore's Australian release comes in a slimline 2CD jewel case, and both booklets and the CDs have "Made in Australia".
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Stuart Moore and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Natural Born Killers: A Soundtrack For An
Oliver Stone Film" - film
soundtrack CD, Nothing/Interscope
INTD-92460 (USA),
Nothing/Interscope
6544-92460-2 (Germany),
Dec 1994:
This album was also released on vinyl in the UK in 1999 by Simply Vinyl -
SVLP 118, scans required! For details of VHS and DVD releases of this Oliver Stone film, see
VHS
& DVD 1990s Part 1. Thanks to David Plentus for the US catalogue number
- scans of that release required. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the
Canadian release.
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The German release was distributed throughout Europe with the same front info sticker in English, except in France, where a French sticker was used. R-0231 You Belong To Me (Pee Wee King/Red Stewart/Chilton Price)
This was one of the songs listed as being on the hoax album Stormy Season, details of which circulated round the Internet in October 1996, see my Directory of Unreleased Dylan Songs, page S - Dylan fans hoped that a complete version would be released! You Belong To Me was previously a big hit for Patti Page (#1), Jo Stafford (#7) and Dean Martin (#12) in 1952. Many other artists have also recorded it. Harold Lepidus adds: "There was also a promo only "edited" version of the CD for in-store play (I believe) with generic packaging including the Dylan track. All potentially offensive material (i.e. Patti Smith's Rock & Roll Nigger) were removed. (The "offensive" dialogue over the end of the Dylan track remained. J)" The CD came in a standard jewel case with no rear insert and is edited to 1:06:16. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for information and scans. |
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 Nothing/Interscope 6544-92460-2 (Germany) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers |
 Nothing/Interscope 6544-92460-2 (Germany) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers |
 Nothing/Interscope PRCD 5895 (USA) - promo sampler CD photo by Harold Lepidus |
 Nothing/Interscope 6544-92460-2 (Germany) - front with French sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Nothing/Interscope INTD-92460 (Canada) - front scan by Jack |
 Nothing/Interscope INTD-92460 (Canada) - rear scan by Jack |
 Nothing/Interscope INTD-92460 (Canada) - CD scan by Jack |
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 Patti Page: The Mercury Years Vol. 1 (Uni/Mercury, 1991) with her #1 recording of You Belong To Me |
Various Artists - "Hit's A Sony December '94 Vol. 3" - promo compilation CD, Sony Music XDCS 93165 (Japan), Dec 1994:
 Sony Music XDCS 93165 (Japan) - front scan by Wil Gielen |
This promo compilation CD has a four
page front insert. The front picture is of Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam.
Bob's contribution is Dignity, the 1989 out-take from Oh Mercy
remixed by Brendan O'Brien, from the 1994 compilation Bob Dylan's
Greatest Hits Vol. 3, specifically the Japanese release, Sony Records SRCS
7531. However, it appears here as the 4:38 radio edit, not the full album
track at 6:00. R-0238-2 Dignity - radio edit of Greatest Hits Vol. 3 version (4:38) - Oh Mercy out-take remixed by Brendan O'Brien in 1994, album version is 6:00 See above for the USA/Europe Columbia Greatest Hits Vol. 3 Dignity singles, which also have this edit. Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
 Sony Music XDCS 93165 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen |
 Sony Music XDCS 93165 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen |
For 1990s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 1990s. For 2000s volumes in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 2000s. For 2000s albums in this series with Dylan rarities, see 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Promotional/Regular Items for 1994
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Stereo promo items for 1994 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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