Audio: International Album Releases - Various Artist Compilations 1999

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!

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This is a separate multi-year list by release date of commercially-released Various Artist stereo compilation albums released in 1999 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. Promo-only Various Artist compilation albums with Dylan tracks and Radio Station Albums are included here also. Other International Compilations are now here:

International Albums: Regular Albums from Round the World - Index

International Compilations: Other Dylan-only Compilations from Round the World

International Compilations: Dylan Album Tracks on Other Artist's Albums

US & International Singles & EPs

Revised 06 June, 2010.

For previous entries and later in this list, see the links above.

Various Artists - "Sing America" - promo compilation CD, Warner Bros 2-47245 AB (USA), Apr 1999; commercial compilation CD, Warner Bros 9 47245 2 (USA), May 1999:

Warner Bros 9 47245 2 (USA) - front scan by Wim van der Mark

Warner Bros 2- 47245 AB (USA) - front of promo card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

Warner Bros 2- 47245 AB (USA) - rear of promo card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

Warner Bros 2- 47245 AB (USA) - promo CD scan by Hans Seegers

Warner Bros 9 47245 2 (USA) - front of sealed copy with charity sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

Warner Bros 9 47245 2 (USA) - rear of sealed copy, scan by Hans Seegers

Bob's contribution to this compilation was Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The promo CD came in a thin card sleeve, the commercial CD in a standard jewel case. The copy of the commercial CD shown is still sealed. This charity CD was sold to benefit the "Save America's Treasures" endowment at the National Trust for Historic Preservation "to preserve the nation's glorious heritage, monuments, parks, archives and landmarks".

Thanks to Wim van der Mark and Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Various Artists - "3FM Hard To Find Classics Vol. 1" - 2CD set, BR Music BS 8202-2 (NL), 1999:
This 2CD set in an "old-style" double width 2CD jewel case was also released in Belgium (supplied from Holland) under the alternate title of Pop Classics 5 with the same catalogue number.

BR Music BS 8202-2 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Wim Vuijck says: "In Holland Dylan's best selling record was a single (vinyl, of course) release of Wigwam (still people are thinking that he is best known for his lyrics......). Anyway, lately Wigwam was released on a (sort of) greatest hits CD called Hard To Find. It is a compilation of songs by various artists, the compilation was made by 'Radio 3 FM' disc jockeys. Radio 3 FM is a nationwide (in Holland that's not so special!) pop/rock radio station. Indeed, this CD is hard to find, my local CD store is telling me all the time they ordered a copy but it never shows up. Nevertheless, since Dylan songs are not usually released on compilation CDs and greatest hits CDs, and since Wigwam is not the most wanted Dylan song for this kind of CDs, I thought you might like to know... Wim"

Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. Hans is of the opinion that this compilation was not in fact that hard to find!

BR Music BS 8202-2 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

BR Music BS 8202-2 (NL) - CD1 scan by Hans Seegers

BR Music BS 8202-2 (NL) - detail from insert, scan by Hans Seegers

BR Music BS 8202-2 (Belgium) - front scan by Hans Seegers

BR Music BS 8202-2 (Belgium) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

BR Music BS 8202-2 (Belgium) - CD1 scan by Hans Seegers

Various Artists - "Rock Songs" - 2CD set, MacDonalds/Sony Music Media SMM 986131 2 (Germany), 1999:

MacDonalds/Sony Music Media SMM 986131 2 (Germany) - outside scan by Manfred Endtner

This 2CD set was one of three given away by MacDonalds in Germany in 1999. The two others were Pop Songs and Love Songs, which to my knowledge did not feature Bob. Bob's contribution was Subterranean Homesick Blues, the regular album version.

Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information and scans.

MacDonalds/Sony Music Media SMM 986131 2 (Germany) - inside scan by Manfred Endtner

Various Artists - "Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975" - compilation 2CD set, Columbia J2K 65791 (USA), 1999:

Columbia J2K 65791 (USA) - picture from Wim van der Mark

Bob's contribution to this 2CD set was Like A Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited.

Thanks to Wim van der Mark for information and picture.

Various Artists - "The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999" - sampler CD (no catalogue number), "Oxford American" magazine (Oxford, MS, USA), Jul 1999:

Front cover scan by Kenneth Robson

Liner notes scan by Kenneth Robson

Article about Bob in Mississippi in 1962, scan by Kenneth Robson

Front of card sleeve, scan by Harvey Bojarsky

Rear of card sleeve, scan by Harvey Bojarsky

CD scan by Kenneth Robson

This sampler CD in a card sleeve included with the magazine's Annual Music Issue includes, appropriately, Bob singing Oxford Town from the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

For details of the 2001 release which includes Bob's 1998 duet with Ralph Stanley on The Lonesome River, see 2001. The Lonesome River was released in Oct 2008 on CD2 of The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, see here. This means R-0266 has ceased to be a rarity and the Oxford American 2001 sampler has been moved to the 2001 page of this list.

Thanks to Harvey Bojarsky and Kenneth Robson for information and scans.

Various Artists: "Rare Rock Tracks" - promo CD compilation, Columbia/Epic/Legacy JSK 42604 (USA), Sep 1999:

Columbia/Epic/Legacy JSK 42604 (USA) (my copy)

All 11 tracks on this compilation were previously unreleased on US albums. Because the album contains a live version of Cold Irons Bound, full details are in 1999.

Various Artists - "La Légende Country: Tout L'Âme De L'Ouest Americain" - compilation 2CD set, Sony Music (catalogue number?) (France), 1999:

Front insert

Bob's contribution is Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline on CD1.

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information.

Rear insert

Various Artists - "Hear It Now: The Sound Of The Sixties" - compilation CD, Columbia Legacy CK 65906 (USA), 1999:

Columbia Legacy CK 65906 (USA) - front scan by Wim van der Mark

This is a companion CD to the documentary CD set I Can Hear It Now: The Sixties, which mainly features voice recordings, although it has excerpts from songs, including The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob. For details, see 1970.

Bob's contribution to this album is Subterranean Homesick Blues from Bringing It All Back Home.

Thanks to Wim van der Mark and Jack from Canada for information and scans.

Columbia Legacy CK 65906 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia Legacy CK 65906/BMG Club D-128755 (USA) - front scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia Legacy CK 65906 (USA) - booklet page featuring Bob, scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia Legacy CK 65906/BMG Club D-128755 (USA) - rear scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia Legacy CK 65906/BMG Club D-128755 (USA) - detail of rear with BMG Club info, scan by Jack from Canada

Columbia Legacy CK 65906/BMG Club D-128755 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada

Various Artists - "Best Of Rock" - compilation 2CD set, Double Power/Sony Music Media SMM 496655-2 (Germany), 1999:

Double Power/Sony SMM 496655-2 (Germany) - picture from Wim van der Mark

Bob's contributions to this 2CD compilation are Love Sick from Time Out Of Mind and Subterranean Homesick Blues from Bringing It All Back Home.

Thanks to Wim van der Mark for information and picture.

Various Artists - "The Best Sports Songs In The World... Ever" - compilation 2CD set, Virgin/EMI/Radio Sport 07243 5247722 7 (New Zealand), 1999:

Virgin/EMI/Radio Sport 07243 5247722 7 (New Zealand) - front picture from Wim van der Mark

Bob's contribution to this 2CD compilation was Hurricane from Desire on CD2.

Thanks to Wim van der Mark and Bill Hester for information and pictures.

Virgin/EMI/Radio Sport 07243 5247722 7 (New Zealand) - rear insert scan by Bill Hester

Virgin/EMI/Radio Sport 07243 5247722 7 (New Zealand) - CD2 scan by Bill Hester

Various Artists: "The Ultimate Grammy Box" - promo and commercial 4CD compilation, Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA), 1999:

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - book front, scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Bob's contribution to this 4CD promo set also released commercially was Cold Irons Bound from Time Out Of Mind on CD2. The promo set was in a double-width jewel case, the commercial 4CD set came in book format with the artwork in colour, a leaflet and differently designed discs.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - reverse of front insert, scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - book rear, scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - booklet page featuring Bob, scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers (promo release)

Columbia/Legacy C4K 69783 (USA) - CD2 scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release)

Various Artists: "Selections From The 26CD Series 'Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack For A Century'" - promo 2CD compilation, Sony Music (no catalogue number) (USA), Oct 1999:

SoundtrackUSPromoFront.jpg (24875 bytes)

Front scan by Hans Seegers

This 2CD promo sampler comes in a double card sleeve inside a plastic wallet. Bob's contribution is Like A Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited on CD2. This mammoth 26CD set includes four other Dylan tracks, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

SoundtrackUSPromoOutside.jpg (55930 bytes)

Outside of double card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

CD2 scan by Hans Seegers

Various Artists: "Soundtrack For A Century Sampler" - promo compilation CD, Sony Music (no catalogue number) (Republic of China/Taiwan), Oct 1999:

SoundtrackTaiwanPromoFront.jpg (29997 bytes)

Front of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

This promo sampler from Sony Taiwan comes in a thick card sleeve with a generic Sony inner sleeve. Bob's contribution is Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. This mammoth 26CD set includes four other Dylan tracks, see below.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

SoundtrackTaiwanPromoBack.jpg (24569 bytes)

Rear of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

SoundtrackTaiwanPromoCD1.jpg (24776 bytes)

CD scan by Hans Seegers

Various Artists - "Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack For A Century" - 26CD boxed set, Sony Music 65750 (USA), 12 Oct 1999:

Sony Music 65750 (USA) - box front picture from allmusic.com

Bob's contribution is Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues from Bringing It All Back Home, Like A Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited, Knockin' On Heaven's Door from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid and Love Sick from Time Out of Mind. It also has Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds, This mammoth 26CD set includes the Folk, Gospel And Blues set listed immediately below. For a Japanese release of another 2CD set, Rock: The Train Kept On Rollin, see International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2000.

For two promotional samplers from this set, see above.

Thanks to Freddy Freddy Ordoñez Araque for pointing out this set and to Hans Seegers for further information.

Various Artists - "Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" - compilation 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 68504 (USA), 12 Oct 1999:

Columbia/Legacy 68504 (USA) - picture from allmusic.com

Bob's contribution is Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. This 45-track 2CD set is taken from the 26 CD set listed immediately above, which includes four other Dylan tracks. Twelve 2CD themed sets were released separately and one 2CD set was exclusive to the boxed set. For a Japanese release of another 2CD set, Rock: The Train Kept On Rollin, see International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2000.

Thanks to Freddy Freddy Ordoñez Araque for pointing out this set.

Various Artists - "The All Time Greatest Movie Songs Volume One" - compilation 2CD set, Columbia 493330 2 (Australia), 1999:

Columbia 493330 2 (Australia) - front scan by Bill Hester

This compilation contains Knockin' On Heaven's Door from the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid on CD1, for the film see VHS & DVD 1970s.

Columbia 493330 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Bill Hester

Columbia 493330 2 (Australia) - CD1 scan by Hans Seegers (includes Dylan)

Columbia 493330 2 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Bill Hester (no Dylan)

For a Sony Music TV UK 2CD set titled The All Time Greatest Movie Songs Volume Two, see below. For a Columbia Australia 2CD set and a Sony Music Norway single CD with the same title but different track lists and a different Dylan track, see the 2000 page of this Various Artist Compilations list (links above and below).

Thanks to Bill Hester and Hans Seeger for information and scans.

Various Artists - "The All Time Greatest Movie Songs Volume Two" - compilation 2CD set, Sony Music TV (catalogue number?) (UK), 1 Nov 1999:

Picture from amazon.co.uk

This compilation also contains Knockin' On Heaven's Door from the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid on CD2, see VHS & DVD 1970s. Unlike the Australian set above, the first UK All Time Greatest Movie Songs compilation contained no Dylan.

For a Columbia Australia 2CD set and a Sony Music Norway single CD with the same title but different track lists and a different Dylan track, see the 2000 page of this Various Artist Compilations list (links above and below).

Thanks to Bill Hester for finding this set.

Various Artists - "The Sopranos: Music From The HBO Original Series" - promo and commercial TV series soundtrack CD, Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA), 14 Dec 1999; Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax 497403 2 (Austria for Europe); Sony Music Soundtrax 479460 2 (Australia), 19 Nov 1999:

Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - scan by Hans Seegers	This album contains Gotta Serve Somebody, the regular album track from Slow Train Coming. Amazingly, the track wasn't actually used until episode 24 in Season 2, broadcast 26 Mar 2000! The US promo release comes in a jewel case with a front insert only.	Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - unfolded front insert scan by Hans Seegers		Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - promo front insert scan by Hans Seegers
Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - commercial release with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers	Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers	Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - promo CD scan by Hans Seegers	Play-Tone/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 63911 (USA) - commercial CD scan by Hans Seegers
Sony Music Soundtrax 479460 2 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore	Sony Music Soundtrax 479460 2 (Australia) - unfolded front insert scan by Stuart Moore	Sony Music Soundtrax 479460 2 (Australia) - detail from booklet, scan by Stuart Moore	Sony Music Soundtrax 479460 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore	Sony Music Soundtrax 479460 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Stuart Moore

Thanks to Bill Hester for details of the Australian release and to Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for information and scans. The Australian release is titled The Sopranos: Music From The HBO/Network #9 Original Series because Network #9 was the TV channel on which the series was shown in Australia.

For the 2000 Season 2 VHS/DVD release, see VHS & DVD: Films with Dylan Album Tracks.

The third Sopranos soundtrack album includes Return To Me, an exclusive cover by Bob Dylan, see 2001.

Various Artists: "Wex On Wax: A Tribute To Jerry Wexler" - promo CD compilation, Warner Bros/Rhino A 2064 3 PRO (USA), Dec 1999:

Warner Bros/Rhino A 2064 3 PRO (USA) - scan by Hans Seegers

This album contains Gotta Serve Somebody from Slow Train Coming and the 1972 track (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone by Doug Sahm and Band on which Bob plays guitar, organ and provides backup vocals. Because this is a rarity, full details are in 1999.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.

Various Artists - "Greatest Hits Of The Millennium: 60s Vol. 2" - compilation 3CD set, BMG 74321 673342 (NL), Dec 1999: