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.
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: 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)
Harry Belafonte - "36 All-Time Greatest
Hits" - 3CD compilation, RCA DRC3-1322 (USA), 1996:
This budget CD set is still available.
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This 3CD set came in a old-style
double-width jewel case. Bob's contribution is on CD3.
R-0001-14 Midnight Special
(Huddie Ledbetter - "Leadbelly") For details of the original album, see 1962. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 RCA DRC3-1322 (USA) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers |
 RCA DRC3-1322 (USA) - CD3 scan by Hans Seegers |
Carlene Carter - "Hindsight 20/20"- compilation CD, Giant Records 9 24655-2 (USA)/Giant Records CD 24655 (Canada)/Giant Records 74321 36012 2 (Europe), 1996:
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R-0218-2 Trust Yourself -
Bob contributes backing vocals, recorded at Huh Studios, Los Angeles,
CA, Jan 1993 This song first appeared on a CD single Sweet Meant To Be distributed with the 1993 album Little Love Letters in 1993 (see 1993) and later on the 1997 BMG Various Artists compilations What's New Vol. 16.and May Your Song Always Be Sung (see 1997) Thanks to Hans Seegers, Olav Langum and Jack from Canada for scans. |
 Giant Records 9 24655-2 (USA) - front sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Giant Records 74321 36012 2 (Europe) - rear scan by Olav Langum |
Gerry Goffin - "Back Room Blood" - Genes GCD 4132 (USA), Apr 1996:
Bob provides vocals and guitar to
two co-compositions recorded in Los Angeles, CA, in late 1994
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 Genes GCD 4132 (USA) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0248 Tragedy Of The
Trade (Bob Dylan/Gerry Goffin/Barry Goldberg)
R-0249 Time To End This
Masquerade (Bob Dylan/Gerry Goffin)
(Bob also contributed to It's Not The Spotlight (R-0107), the composition by Gerry Goffin and Barry Goldberg that appeared on Barry's 1974 self-titled album, see 1974)
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Rolling Stone Presents New Voices Vol. 5" - CD+ with "Rolling Stone" magazine (Germany), Apr 1996:
 New Voices Vol. 5 (Germany) - front of card sleeve, scan by Manfred Endtner |
R-0560-3 Dylan content in multi-media section of enhanced CD (not
separately listed)
Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information about this magazine CD, the Windows-format multi-media section of which contains 29 sec of Series Of Dreams (video), 24 sec of Dignity (audio), 31 sec of Knockin' On Heaven's Door (audio), 9 sec of Political World (audio) and 9 sec of You Wanna Ramble (audio), as well as a Dylan discography and biography. This material also appeared on a Columbia US sampler enhanced CD, see 1995, where there are more screenshots. |
 New Voices Vol. 5 (Germany) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Manfred Endtner |
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Selected screenshots from the CD-ROM by Manfred Endtner, showing the Dylan biography, discography, lyrics and photo gallery:
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Various Artists - "BBC Classic Tracks - Politics" - radio station CD, Westwood One Program # 96-20 (USA), to be broadcast in the week of 13 May 1996:
 Westwood One Program # 96-20 (USA) - cue sheet scan by Hans Seegers |
This radio station CD in a paper sleeve has five daily programs to be broadcast in a week, and comes with cue sheets. Artists/songs are: Jackson Browne - I Am a Patriot, Alice Cooper - Elected, Crosby Stills & Nash - For What It's Worth, Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Masters of War, and Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart. All songs are live versions. R-0185-3 Masters Of War - live with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Sydney, Australia, 24 Feb 1986, from the Westwood One Radio Broadcast Superstars In Concert, 1986 Thanks to Anthony Pignataro for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. |
 Westwood One Program # 96-20 (USA) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "Music From The Motion Picture 'Feeling Minnesota'" - film soundtrack
album, Atlantic
82865-2 (USA), 20 Aug 1996/Atlantic
7567-82865-2 (Austria for Europe)/Atlantic
7567828652 (Australia), Sep 1996;
Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan), 25 Mar 1997:
For the 1999 DVD release of this film starring Keanu Reeves and Cameron
Diaz see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 2.
 Atlantic 82865-2 (USA) - front insert (my copy) |
R-0247 Ring Of Fire
(June Carter/Merle Kilgore) - this version
was recorded specially for the film soundtrack in Los Angeles, CA, Jan 1996 Bob recorded this song twice before in Nashville, TN, in 1969 - firstly with Johnny Cash during the Nashville Skyline sessions, and secondly on his own during the Self Portrait sessions. Both versions are still unreleased. The front insert is a single sheet folded into four parts. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Austrian release - it is almost identical to the US release shown. |
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 Atlantic 82865-2 (USA) - rear insert |
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 Atlantic 82865-2 (USA) - CD |
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 Atlantic 7567828652 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
 Atlantic 7567828652 (Australia) - reverse of folded front insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
 Atlantic 7567828652 (Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore |
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 Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen |
 Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan) - rear insert with promo stamp, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan) - detail of rear insert, scan by Wil Gielen |
 Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
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 Atlantic/East West Japan AMCY-2124 (Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
Thanks to Stuart Moore for scans of the Australian release. The CD has no text, this must be because of a printing fault. Thanks to Wil Gielen for scans of the 1997 Japanese release which has a blue and white obi with price ¥2,400. The obi is dated "97-3-25" (25 Mar 1997). The withdrawal date is "99-3-24" (24 Mar 1999). The copy shown is a promo, with a numbered promo sticker on the rear insert and the text "SAMPLE" in the clear centre of the CD itself. | |||
Various Artists - "The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame" - 2CD set, Columbia C2K 67477 (USA/Canada), 17 Sep 1996
 Columbia C2K 67477 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
This 2CD set came in a
old-style double-width jewel case. There was a 24-page booklet. R-0244 All Along The Watchtower
This track is on CD2. Bob also performed Highway 61 Revisited and duetted with Bruce Springsteen on Forever Young, but these performances have not been officially released. A video of this concert is included in the 2009 Time-Life US 9DVD set The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live, but Bob's performances are not included. For this, which does contain two 1988 performances in which Bob participates, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Jack from Canada for information and scans. |
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 Columbia C2K 67477 (USA) - front sticker scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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 Columbia C2K 67477 (USA) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia C2K 67477 (USA) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia C2K 67477 (Canada) - front scan by Jack |
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 Columbia C2K 67477 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Jack |
 Columbia C2K 67477 (Canada) - CD2 scan by Jack |
Various Artists - "The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame" -
2CD set, Columbia 483793 2
(France/NL); Columbia 481673 2 (Australia), Sep 1996:
The European release was made in
Austria for the French and Dutch markets.
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 Columbia 483793 2 (France/NL) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia 481673 2 (Australia) - booklet front scan by Stuart Moore |
These releases were again in double-width 2CD jewel cases with a 24-page
booklet. Thanks to Harold Lepidus for finding the 9DVD Time-Life 2009 set The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live. This includes this 1995 concert although not Bob's performances, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4 as two Dylan performances from 1988 are included. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
 Columbia 481673 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia 481673 2 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Stuart Moore |
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Various Artists - "The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame" - 2CD set, Sony Records SRCS 7893-4 (Japan), 21 Oct 1996:
 Sony Records SRCS 7893-4 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
The Japanese release came in a double-width jewel case with a
black and white obi
with black, white and yellow text with price ¥3,500 (¥3,398 before tax). The
release date is "96-10-21" (21 Oct 1996), the original US release date is shown as "96-9-17" (17
Sep 1996) and the withdrawal date is "98-10-20" (20 Oct 1998). There
is a 24-page stapled booklet in English and there is
also a 40-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese. The copy shown is a
promo with a numbered promo sticker on the rear insert and the text "SAMPLE" in the
clear centre of the CDs themselves. Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
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 Sony Records SRCS 7893-4 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen |
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 Sony Records SRCS 7893-4 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen (promo copy) |
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Various Artists - "Jerry Maguire: Music From The Motion
Picture"- film soundtrack CD, Epic Soundtrax EK 67910
(7644-67910-2) (USA), 10 Dec 1996/Epic Soundtrax EPC 486981 2 (Europe), Dec 1996:
For releases of the Jerry Maguire film on VHS and
DVD, see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 2.
 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910 (USA) - front insert (my copy) |
R-0250 Shelter From The Storm - alternate version with extra
verse , out-take from the Blood On The Tracks sessions, 1974 This version of the song also appears on the non-USA Columbia The Best Of Bob Dylan compilations, see 1997. The front insert is a single sheet folded into four parts. Thanks to Gil Lamont for the sticker and rear insert scans. |
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 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910 (USA) - front sticker, scan by Gil Lamont |
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 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910 (USA) - rear insert scan by Gil Lamont |
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 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910 (USA) - CD |
 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910/BMG Club D-121832 (USA) - front scan by Jack from Canada |
 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910/BMG Club D-121832 (USA) - rear scan by Jack from Canada |
 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910/BMG Club D-121832 (USA) - detail from rear with BMG Club info, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910/BMG Club D-121832 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
 Epic Soundtrax EK 67910 (Canada) - front scan by Jack from Canada |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the European
release, manufactured in Austria, plus scans. The artwork is identical to the US
release apart from the catalogue number, but the CD has a silver instead
of coloured background. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the US BMG Club release and the Canadian CD. |
 Epic Soundtrax EPC 486981 2 (Europe) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
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Various Artists - "Jerry Maguire: Music From The Motion Picture"- film soundtrack CD, Epic Soundtrax ESCA 6700 (Japan), 21 Apr 1997:
 Epic Soundtrax ESCA 6700 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans of the Japanese 1997 release. It has a red-brown obi with black and white text with price ¥2,345 (¥2,223 before tax) and release date "97-4-21" (21 Apr 1997). The original US release date is shown as "96-12-10" (10 Dec 1996) and the withdrawal date as "99-4-20" (20 Apr 1999). The album has the same 8-page folded front insert in English and there is also a 16-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese. |
 Epic Soundtrax ESCA 6700 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen |
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 Epic Soundtrax ESCA 6700 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen |
Promotional/Regular Items for 1996
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Stereo promo items for 1996 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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