Audio: International Album Releases - Various Artist Compilations 2002-03

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

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

US & International Singles & EPs

This is just the regular album track - not an exclusive Grammy rehearsal performance as wrongly reported in the Dylan fanzine "Series Of Dreams", issue 90. Not only was the album released before the Grammy rehearsals took place, but also Bob rehearsed only Cry A While, the song he performed live on the show.

For a US Columbia promo CD single with a radio edit of Honest With Me, released to coincide with the Grammy Awards, see 2002.

Thanks to Kenneth Robson for information and scans.

UTV Records 504 785-2 (USA) - rear insert scan by Kenneth Robson

UTV Records 504 785-2 (USA) - front insert unfolded, scan by Kenneth Robson

UTV Records 504 785-2 (USA) - inside of front insert unfolded, scan by Kenneth Robson

Information from Éamonn Ó Catháin.

R-0299 Things Have Changed from The Wonder Boys soundtrack, lyrics on bobdylan.com

Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about this album and to Hans Seegers for scans.

Thanks to Dr. Kevin Jones for information about this set. Also thanks to Tim Dunn for the information that, even though it's available in the USA, it is a UK release, from Union Square Music, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex (near London) .

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this set. For record company information, see Beyond Mississippi above. Thanks for Hans Seegers for scans.

For a 2003 Spanish promo CD single with Like A Rolling Stone advertising this set, see Promotional Singles 2000s.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. The copy shown is still sealed.

The album title is in silver, and sadly here just looks dark grey!

Thanks to Fred Muller and Hans Seegers for information and scans.

On the rear of the inside booklet there is a photo where you can see Pierre Lescure on the left. He was the producer of the show and became later the manager of the French private channel "canal +". Then he became number two of the sadly famous company "Vivendi" which bought Universal.

The man with the black glasses is Philippe Manoeuvre, he is the chief editor of "Rock & Folk" a French magazine.

On the second CD you can find Jokerman from Bob. I think it's the regular version but remastered."

Sony Music Media 500748 2 (France) - inside booklet scan by Franck Faugere

This boxed set was released to coincide with the PBS TV series "Freedom: A History of US". The Columbia/Legacy Records press release of 22 Nov 2002 says:

"Freedom: Songs From The Heart of America is a new 3CD box set which will be the musical companion to the upcoming TV series "Freedom: A History of US," which premieres on PBS in January 2003. Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings have mined their rich archive of recordings to prepare a unique, collectible box set that features music which addresses the struggle for freedom in America. The 3CD, 67-song package arrives in stores December 10, 2002.

Freedom: Songs From The Heart of America will feature a combination of songs that appear in the "Freedom" PBS series plus additional songs inspired by the narrative of the series. Included are tracks covering virtually every important historical event in American history -- from the Revolutionary War through the challenges we face in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. The selection of blues, folk, country, jazz, folk, gospel and rock songs are performed by such artists as Louis Armstrong, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Woody & Arlo Guthrie, Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, Leadbelly, Keb' Mo', Willie Nelson, Pete Seeger, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & The Family Stone, Nina Simone, Kate Smith, Bruce Springsteen, and many more. In addition, the package will include a booklet featuring rare photos and historical essays."

Bob's contribution is The Times They Are A-Changin'. There is also a live cover of Chimes Of Freedom by Bruce Springsteen. A single CD from the set was later released which also contained both songs.

Thanks to Freddy Ordoñez Araque for pointing out this set and to Tim Dunn for the catalogue number. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans of the single CD,

Thanks to Artur Jarosinski for information and scans.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

La Musica di Panorama CD 1302PA (Italy) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Bob didn't appear on the Vol. 1 album. Other artists included are Sting, Eric Clapton, REM, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow, Rod Stewart and Elton John. As eight out of the sixteen tracks on this album are previously unreleased, it would have been a great opportunity also to have included one of the fine performances from Bob's MTV sessions on 17 and 18 Nov 1984 that weren't released on the 1995 album! Oh, well...

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan. This album, which was TV-advertised in the UK, is apparently sourced from Germany.

The two previous sets, Acoustic 1 and Acoustic 2, did not contain Dylan songs. For the associated 2004 set Best Of Acoustic, with Just Like A Woman, see the appropriate page in this International Compilations list (links at top and bottom of this page).

Information from Éamonn Ó Catháin, further information and scans from Hans Seegers.

Echo/V2 Records ECV 23 (UK) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

Echo/V2 Records ECV 23 (UK) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

It also contains a duet with Bob and Pete Seeger, and a cover of a Dylan song by Joan Baez.

Thanks to Franck Faugere for information and scan.

Bob's contribution is Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, the album version from Freewheelin'.

Other artists selected by Sheryl Crow are The Band live with the Staples Singers, Carole King, Aretha Franklin, Emmylou Harris, Ryan Adams, Willie Nelson, James Taylor and Rod Stewart.

Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about this release and to Jack from Canada for the CD scan (the copy shown is still sealed)

Bob's contribution is The Times They Are A-Changin', the album version.

Other artists selected by Johnny Cash are Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Mahalia Jackson, Roberta Flack and Linda Ronstadt.

Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about these releases. Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of his copy, bought at an HMV store in Canada - the digipak is made in the USA, the CD in Canada.

Other artists included are Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, Leroy Carr, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and Joe Williams.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans (the copy shown is still sealed).

The set is in a slimline 2CD jewel case inside a card slipcase. The rear insert is identical to the rear of the slipcase. The folded front insert has a tear-off postcard with a competition to win one of five guitars if you answer three questions correctly. The first is with which artist did Bob have "une relation amoureuse" - Joan Baez, Janis Joplin or Carly Simon?

EMI Music France 7243 584 424 2 7 (France) - sticker from front of shrink-wrap

EMI Music France 7243 584 424 2 7 (France) - guitar competition entry form

Bob's contribution is Just Like A Woman from Blonde On Blonde. Also on the CD is the cover of Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds.

There is no catalogue number on the sleeve or the CD itself. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for the information that the Legends CD was also given away in Ireland with the newspaper "Ireland On Sunday" on 5 Oct 2003.

Bob's contribution is Highway 61 Revisited, the stereo album track, on CD4.

Thanks to Dave Plentus for finding this item and to Jack from Canada for scans.

Bob's contribution is Maggie’s Farm from Bringing It All Back Home. Information from the Hip-O Records web-site implies it's a live version, but it's actually the studio version. For the "Godfathers And Sons" DVD, which does include a live version of Maggie's Farm, part of the performance from Newport, 1965, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 2.

Thanks to Dave Plentus for finding this item, to Tim Dunn for additional information, to Hans Seegers for scans of his sealed copy and to Jack from Canada for the CD scan.

Hip-O Records B 0000627-02 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Nol Grint and Tim Dunn for information about this release.

For the film release, see Video and DVD: Films with Dylan Album Tracks.

Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for scans. The copy shown is still sealed - the sticker doesn't mention Bob.

This benefit album in aid of the environmental charity Earthjustice is described as "a soulful collection of hard-to-find tracks", Bob's contribution is Watching The River Flow, the Jun 1971 single included on Greatest Hits Vol. 2/More Greatest Hits. For more information about Earthjustice, see their web-site .

Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about this release and to Hans Seegers for scans of the promo release, which came in a monochrome card sleeve, and the commercial release (the copy shown is still in the shrink-wrap).

Higher Octave 70876 18094 2 (USA) - front of card sleeve of promo release, scan by Hans Seegers

Higher Octave 70876 18094 2 (USA) - rear of card sleeve of promo release, scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about this release and to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for the scans. The promo CD-R came in a slimline single CD jewel case without inserts. For the 6DVD boxed set of the mini-series see VHS & DVD: Films with Dylan Album Tracks 2000s.

Other artists include Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello and Van Morrison as well as contemporary British artists such as David Gray, Dido and Macy Gray.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Sony Music TV/BBC WSMCD 155 (UK) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

For more information, see 

RS500 SA-CD Sampler - rear sleeve scan by John Pruski

This is one of a series of "Essential" collections using the same artwork style marketed by Columbia, including Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand:

• For releases of The Essential Bob Dylan see 2000 (USA/Japan), 2001 (UK/Germany/France) and 2003 (Holland).
• For The Essential Johnny Cash, which contains Girl Of The North Country, the 1969 duet with Bob, see International Compilations: Other Artists' Albums with Dylan Tracks.

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this release and the set! Thanks also to Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that the compilation has been reissued in a revised 2007 version that has no Dylan contribution.

Columbia 5147732 (Ireland) - outside of front insert

Columbia 5147732 (Ireland) - inside of front insert

Thanks to Guðni Már Henningsson for information about this album. For more information about Skifan, see their web-site . Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans.

Skifan PCD 0305 (Iceland) - front insert scan by Hans Seegers

Skifan PCD 0305 (Iceland) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers

Skifan PCD 0305 (Iceland) - booklet excerpt scan by Hans Seegers

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans.

Thanks to Alexandre Froemming for finding the Argentinean album on eBay and to Hans Seegers for scans of the Dutch and Argentinean albums, which have totally different artwork. The Dutch release was made for the British, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Dutch markets.

Amen to that!

Bob's contribution to this compilation is Hurricane from Desire. The Dutch release has an 8-page booklet while the Argentinean release just has a four panel insert.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

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