Audio: International Album Releases - Various Artist Compilations 2009

This is a separate multi-year list by release date of commercially-released Various Artist stereo compilation albums released in 2009 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 are now included in this list. 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

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! 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 19 July, 2010.

For earlier entries in this list, see the links above.

Various Artists - "Let Freedom Sing: The Music Of The Civil Rights Movement" - compilation 3CD set, Time-Life/Sony Music LS420024295Z (USA), Jan 2009:

Time-Life/Sony Music LS420024295Z (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Bob's contribution to this 3CD set is Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan on CD1.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Time-Life/Sony Music LS420024295Z (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Various Artists - "NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack" - compilation 2CD set, CBS CBSR 022 (USA), 10 Feb 2009:

CBS CBSR 022 (USA) - picture from amazon.com

This 2CD compilation of music from this TV series about the US Navy Criminal Investigation Service starring Mark Harmon includes Things Have Changed from the 2000 Wonder Boys soundtrack on CD1. This is now no longer a rarity since it is included in The Essential Bob Dylan (2000) on the bobdylan.com albums page. CD1 also includes No Matter What by Bob's son Jakob Dylan.

This Dylan song was used in Episode 13 of Season 4, "Sharif Returns", broadcast in the USA on 23 Jan 2007. For the 2007 6DVD release see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2000s Part 2.

For NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack Vol. 2, released in Nov 2009 with a rare Dylan track, see below

Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and Hans Seegers for scans.

CBS CBSR 022 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers

CBS CBSR 022 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers

Various Artists - "Watchmen: Music From The Motion Picture" - film soundtrack CD, Reprise/Warner Bros 516751-2 (USA), 3 Mar 2009; Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan), 25 Mar 2009:

Reprise/Warner Bros 516751-2 (USA) - picture from amazon.com	This film soundtrack album includes The Times They Are A-Changin', Jimi Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtower from John Wesley Harding and a cover of Desolation Row from Highway 61 Revisited by My Chemical Romance. It also includes Nina Simone's version of Berthold Brecht's Pirate Jenny, thought to be an inspiration for When The Ship Comes In. The film "Watchmen" is adapted from the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, and directed by Zack Snyder. The Times They Are A-Changin' is played in full over the opening credits and Desolation Row is played during the closing credits. For DVD releases see VHS & DVD: Films With Dylan Album Tracks 2000s Part 2. The graphic novel, originally published in 1985-86 as a series of comic books, has chapter headings and quotes from the lyrics of Desolation Row and All Along The Watchtower. There is also a companion album with the original movie score by Tyler Bates - this has no Dylan content.			Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - detail of promo obi, scan by Wil Gielen
Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - promo CD scan by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - detail of promo CD, scan by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - promo CD-R scan by Wil Gielen	Film score album - picture from amazon.com (no Dylan)
Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - promo obi scan by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - promo CD-R front by Wil Gielen	Warner Sunrise/Reprise WPCR-13349 (Japan) - promo CD-R front insert unfolded, scan by Wil Gielen (reverse is blank)		"Watchmen" comic book, picture from amazon.com	Preliminary DVD picture from amazon.co.uk
	Thanks to Wil Gielen for scans of two Japanese promos. The first is a CD-R in a regular jewel case with a folded front insert, black on the inside, there is no rear insert. The second is a promo copy of the regular release with a promo stamp on the obi and the text "SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE" in the centre of the CD itself. The front insert is a 12-page folded insert and there is a second 20-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese.

Various Artists - "Watchmen: Music From The Motion Picture" - promo film soundtrack CD, Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina), Mar 2009:

Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers	The copy shown is a promo, with a sticker "DISCO PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA SU VENDA" [Promotional Disc Sale Prohibited] on the CD itself. The English language front sticker promotes the cover of Desolation Row from Highway 61 Revisited by My Chemical Romance. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.			Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - front sticker scan by Hans Seegers
Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Hans Seegers	Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers	Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)	Reprise/Warner Bros 2-516751/9362-49809-1 2 (Argentina) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy)

Various Artists - "Feel The Difference Of The Blu-spec CD: Rock Selection" - compilation 2CD set, Sony Music SICP 20048-9 (Japan), 4 Mar 2009:

Sony Music SICP 20048-9 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers	A Blu-spec CD is an audio-only disc which is presumably intended to be Sony's new high quality audio format (it's not actually a Blu-ray disc as previously reported or as stated on the sticker, although it is made with Blu-ray technology). Blu-spec discs are currently available only in Japan. This 2CD compilation promoting the format has the same material on each disc: CD1 is a Blu-spec disc, CD2 is a standard disc.	Sony Music SICP 20024 (Japan) - 2008 Blu-spec release, front with obi scan by Wil Gielen	Sony Music SICP 20048-9 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Music SICP 20048-9 (Japan) - obi scan by Hans Seegers
Sony Music SICP 20048 (Japan) - CD1 scan by Hans Seegers (Blu-spec disc)	Sony Music SICP 20048-9 (Japan) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Hans Seegers	Sony Music SICP 20049 (Japan) - CD1 scan by Hans Seegers (standard disc)	Sony Music MHCP-372 (Japan) - 2004 CD release, picture from eil.com

Both discs contain Like A Rolling Stone from Highway 61 Revisited - on CD1 this is the Blu-spec version released in Japan on 24 Dec 2008 (Sony Music SICP 20024). On CD2 it is the version from the last CD release from 18 Aug 2004 (Sony Music MHCP-372). The obi has budget price ¥1,500 (¥1,429 before tax), release date "09-3-4" (4 Mar 2009) and withdrawal date "09-9-3" (3 Sep 2009). For the second 2CD comparison compilation in this series released in Jul 2009, see below.

Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and to Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen for scans.

Various Artists - "Abril 2009" - promo compilation, Sony Music PCD 640 (Argentina), Apr 2009:

Sony Music PCD 640 (Argentina) - front scan by Hans Seegers

Bob's contribution to the promo compilation CD in a fold-out card sleeve is Beyond Here Lies Nothing from Together Through Life.

Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.

Sony Music PCD 640 (Argentina) - outside of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers

Sony Music PCD 640 (Argentina) - CD scan by Hans Seegers

Various Artists - "101 Pirate Radio Hits" - compilation 4CD set, EMI (catalogue number?) (UK), 6 Apr 2009:

Picture from amazon.co.uk

This 4CD set of records played by the UK's several pirate radio ships during the 1960s contains Subterranean Homesick Blues from Bringing It All Back Home on CD2, which also contains Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds.

Thanks to Stuart Moore for finding this set.

Various Artists - "Room Service DeLuxe: The Ultimate Soundtrack for the Seriously Hip" - compilation 2CD set, Huh! Records huh 119 (New Zealand)/Liberation Records LMCD0022 (Australia), 24 Apr 2009:

Huh! Records huh 119 (New Zealand)/Liberation Records LMCD0022 (Australia) - front scan by Bill Hester

This 2CD "Best Of" the Australia/New Zealand Room Service series compiled by Simon Grigg and Peter Urlich includes Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline as track 7 on CD2.

Huh! Records huh 119 (New Zealand)/Liberation Records LMCD0022 (Australia) - rear of front insert, scan by Bill Hester

Huh! Records huh 119 (New Zealand)/Liberation Records LMCD0022 (Australia) - inside page scan by Bill Hester

Huh! Records huh 119 (New Zealand)/Liberation Records LMCD0022 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Bill Hester

Huh! Records huh 119 (New Zealand)/Liberation Records LMCD0022 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Bill Hester

Lay, Lady, Lay originally appeared on the (very rare) Australian release of Room Service 3 in 2003 (see the 2003 page of this Various Artists Compilations list). The Dylan track didn't appear on the New Zealand release of Room Service 3.

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans.

Various Artists - "Dylan Mania, Une Collection Obsessionelle De Béatrice Ardisson" - compilation CD, Naïve NS 91579 (France), 5 May 2009:

Naïve NS 91579 (France) - picture from amazon.fr

This French collection of Dylan covers compiled by musician/composer Béatrice Ardisson contains a Dylan track called "Apothecary" (also listed in some sources as "Animals, Birds And Cigarettes") which is Bob's rap outside the pet shop from the 2005 Martin Scorsese No Direction Home documentary (see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3). As this is a Dylan rarity, full details are in 2009.

The download and CD versions differ in that three tracks are available for download only, whereas several tracks such as A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall by Bryan Ferry are on the CD version only! The same record company has released a series of Béatrice Ardisson "Mania" compilations including Bowie Mania.

Thanks to John-Willy Bakke and David Plentus for information.

Bowie Mania (Naïve Records, France, 2007) - picture from amazon.fr

Various Artists - "Away We Go: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack " - film soundtrack CD, Zero Summer Records 0 6700 30859 2 2 (USA), 23 Jun 2009:

Picture from Stuart Moore

The soundtrack of this film directed by Sam Mendes starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph mostly consists of songs by Scottish singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch, but it also includes Meet Me In The Morning from Blood On The Tracks, and songs by George Harrison, The Stranglers and The Velvet Underground. For the 2009 US DVD and Blu-ray releases see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2000s Part 2.

Thanks to Stuart Moore and Tim Dunn for information and to Stuart Moore for the picture.

Alternate picture from amazon.com

US DVD release, picture from amazon.com

Various Artists - "Eddie's Mix Tape #18: The Rock, The Roll & So Much More..." - promo compilation 2CD set, Bug Music/Windswept (no catalogue number) (USA), Jul 2009:

Front of front insert (Hans Seegers' copy)

Bug Music is Willie Dixon's music publisher, and Bob's contribution to this 2CD promo compilation in a slimline 2CD jewel case compiled by Eddie Gomez is My Wife's Home Town from Together Through Life, here credited to Willie Dixon.

Reverse of front insert (Hans Seegers' copy) (track listing for CD1)

Rear insert (Hans Seegers' copy) (track listing for CD2)

CD1 (Hans Seegers' copy) (no Dylan)

CD2 (Hans Seegers' copy) (includes Dylan)

Thanks to Tim Dunn for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for the loan of the set.

Various Artists - "Feel The Difference Of The Blu-spec CD: Rock Selection 2" - compilation 2CD set, Sony Music SICP 20158-9 (Japan), 22 Jul 2009:

Sony Music SICP 20158-9 (Japan) - front of sealed copy, scan by Wil Gielen

For the first 2CD comparison compilation in this series released in Mar 2009, see above. This 2CD compilation promoting the format has the same material on each disc: CD1 is a Blu-spec disc, CD2 is a standard disc. Both discs contain Tangled Up In Blue from Blood On The Tracks - on CD1 this is the Blu-spec version released in Japan on 21 Jan 2009 (Sony Music SICP 20041). On CD2 it is the version from the last CD release from 23 Sep 2004 (Sony Music MHCP-377). The obi has budget price ¥1,500 (¥1,429 before tax), release date "09-7-22" (22 Jul 2009) and withdrawal date "10-1-21" (21 Jan 2010).

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

Sony Music SICP 20158-9 (Japan) - rear of sealed copy, scan by Wil Gielen

Various Artists - "COLLECTORAMA #2: Folk - Tour Du Monde D'Austin Á Stockholm [Folk - World Tour From Austin To Stockholm]" - 2CD compilation produced in association with magazine "Inrockuptibles", FNAC 2630033507887 (France), Oct 2009:

FNAC 2630033507887 (France) - front of box, scan by Franck Faugere

This 2CD set in a 30cm (12") box was released by the French record store chain FNAC in association with the French rock magazine "Inrockuptibles".

Bob's contribution is Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan as Track 1 of CD1. Bob is on the front of the box along with Cat Power.

FNAC 2630033507887 (France) - rear of box, scan by Franck Faugere

FNAC 2630033507887 (France) - front of book, scan by Franck Faugere

FNAC 2630033507887 (France) - CD1 scan by Franck Faugere (includes Dylan)

FNAC 2630033507887 (France) - CD2 scan by Franck Faugere (no Dylan)

As well as the two CDs, the box contains a 50-page book in French about the history of folk music with Woody Guthrie on the cover plus a wallet with five photos by Henry Diltz, who was a member of the Modern Folk Quartet and later a photographer who covered the Monterey and Woodstock festivals and took the cover photo for the Doors album Morrison Hotel. The pictures (not shown) are of Neil Young, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Graham Nash with Joni Mitchell, and David Crosby. The first COLLECTORAMA compilation was "ELECTRO" and this second collection will be followed by "SOUL/FUNK" at the end of 2009 and "NEW WAVE" in 2010.

Thanks to Franck Faugere for information and scans.

Various Artists - "Big Rock Biggest Gigs Biggest Songs Live" - compilation 2CD set, Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand), 2009:


Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester	Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand) - rear insert scan by Bill Hester	Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand) - inside page of booklet with CD2 track list, scan by Bill Hester	Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand) - detail of rear insert, scan by Bill Hester	Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand) - CD2 scan by Bill Hester	Sony Music 88697579272 (New Zealand) - detail of CD2, scan by Bill Hester

This 2CD set is exclusive to New Zealand. Bob's contribution on CD2 is A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, live with the Rolling Thunder Revue from the Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 4 Dec 1975, from The Bootleg Series Vol.5 - Live 1975.

Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans.

Various Artists - "Alternative Sampler Vol. 12" - promo compilation CD, Sony Music ALT 12 (Poland), 2009:

Sony Music ALT 12 (Poland) - photo from ebay.pl

Bob's contribution to this Sony Music Polish 16-track promo compilation is Beyond Here Lies Nothin' from Together Through Life.

Thanks to Szymon Struzyna for information.

Various Artists - "NCIS: The Official TV Series Soundtrack Vol. 2" - TV series soundtrack CD, CBS CBSR 029 (USA), 3 Nov 2009:

CBS CBSR029 (USA) - front with sticker (my copy)

Because this album contains a rarity, California, an early version of Outlaw Blues from Bringing It All Back Home with different lyrics, full details are in 2009.

This out-take was originally released on Grandes De La Música: Mitos Del Rock [Great Figures Of Music: Myths of Rock], a compilation CD given away in 1995 with an issue of "Diário de Noticias [News Diary]", a Spanish newspaper. For more details see Questionable Releases. The performance on this official album has been professionally remixed and remastered. The song was included in the episode of NCIS broadcast by CBS in the USA on 3 Nov 2009 (Season 7, episode 6 "Outlaws and In-laws") - details of any DVD release will be added when available. The remaining tracks from this soundtrack album will be placed in NCIS episodes throughout the current season, which ends in May 2010.

For the first compilation in this series from Feb 2009 with Things Have Changed from the Wonder Boys film soundtrack and The Essential Bob Dylan, see above.

Thanks to Harold Lepidus, Rick Petreycik, Bob Stacy, Roger Stewart, David Plentus and Paul S. Levine for information about this item.

Various Artists - "Hit's A Sony Dec.2009" - promo compilation CD, Sony Music SDCI 80879 (Japan), Dec 2009:

Sony Music SDCI 80879 (Japan) - front scan by Wil Gielen

This promo compilation contains Must Be Santa from Christmas In The Heart. The cover features Leona Lewis and Alicia Keys. The front insert is an 8-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese. There is no obi.

For other volumes in this series with Dylan rarities, see 2001, 2006 and 2007. For 2000s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 2000s. For 1990s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 1990s.

Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.

Sony Music SDCI 80879 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen

Sony Music SDCI 80879 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen

Various Artists - "The People Speak" - TV documentary soundtrack CD, Hip-O Records/Verve B0013762-02 (USA), 8 Dec 2009:

Hip-O Records/Verve B0013762-02 (USA) - front with sticker (my copy)

Bob performs Do Re Mi by Woody Guthrie, a new recording for this compilation. Because this is a rarity, full details are in 2009.

Other artists include Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder performing Masters Of War, Pink, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal and Rich Robinson performing Only A Pawn In Their Game.

Picture from amazon.com

Bob performed two Woody Guthrie songs, Vigilante Man and Do Re Mi, for inclusion in a documentary film project called "The People Speak" to be broadcast on the History Channel in the USA on 13 Dec 2009. The documentary was inspired by two books: "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn (1980, revised edition 2003) and "Voices of A People's History of the United States", edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove (2004). Apparently only Do Re Mi is included in the broadcast, but Vigilante Man may be included in one of a number of supplementary videos which will be made available online. Amazon lists a DVD of “The People Speak” to be released by A&E Home Video on 26 Jan 2010 - more information will be added when available.

For earlier and later entries in this list, see the links below: