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Searching For A Gem: Recent Updates

	30 Aug 2010: News has come in from "Isis" magazine that a previously unreleased recording of Bob's performance from Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 10 May 1963 has been found in the Ralph Gleason archives, and will be released as a bonus disc with sales of The Bootleg Series Volume 9 – The Witmark Demos or Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings from one selected retailer per country. In the USA this will be amazon.com. The tracks are listed on the News page. "Isis" also reports that a single CD of mono recordings will also be released, extracted from the eight album mono set Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings. For more details of this ongoing story, see .

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"By popular demand", here's a list of the latest Bob Dylan Rarity Updates made to the site. If you have any items to add to the site, please contact me here. Please make sure the subject of your message includes the word "Dylan"- this will ensure it's not put in the trash by my Spam filter. This is absolutely vital - incoming Spam is up to 13,300 messages per day, and I'm sure some of your valuable messages have been missed! Please retry if your message was rejected or if you haven't received a reply.

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Revised: 01 September, 2010

Recent Updates

"I haven't known peace and quiet for so long I can't remember what it's like."
Bob Dylan, "Idiot Wind", 1974

"News" and "Updates" are now two separate pages - for "News", see here.

All page changes are made with the aim of keeping pages below 50Kb if possible. The main Rarities List is now in individual year pages, which now contain only the main Rarities List. Access the yearly pages by going to the appropriate decade (Part 1 - the 1960s, etc.). The site has been split internally into decade folders. Most of this should be invisible to visitors, but several pages that previously covered more than one decade have now been split. The Rarities header page for each decade now contains links to the other audio pages for that decade. To remove some confusion I have stopped using separate R-numbers for mono and stereo rarities - a mono version now has the same R-number as the stereo version with an "M" suffix, e.g. the mono version of "R-0001" is "R-0001M". This has released several R-numbers which have now been reused.

Mono 7" Singles & EPs (up to 1976) have their own pages in International Mono Releases. "International Mono Releases" now has a page per official album plus several more for compilation albums - it also has multiple pages for mono 7" Singles and EPs.

"International Stereo Releases" is split into "Regular Albums" (again with one page per album), "Compilations" (in multiple sections) and "International Stereo Singles". All stereo promo album releases including Radio Station Albums have now been moved to the appropriate album page in International Albums (Regular). Similarly, all stereo promo singles have now been moved to the appropriate singles pages of International Singles. This has removed many cross-references between those pages and the former Promo albums and singles pages. Singles are now in a single multi-part chronological list with the former "US Stereo Singles", "International Stereo EPs & CD Singles" and "Promotional Singles" pages combined. All cross-references remaining have been updated, but if I've missed any, please let me know. For links see below.

"VHS & DVD" is split into multiple pages by decade. All Honourable Mentions are here. Traveling Wilburys rarities are here.

[VHS & DVD] [International Mono Releases] [International Stereo Releases]

In answer to queries about making the pages "printer-friendly", the volatility of the site means I strongly discourage people from printing out these pages. Any printed page would soon be out-of-date! For proof of this, just see below. Also, because of the regular page restructuring that seems to be required as the site expands, if you link to the site, it's best to link to the Home Page only.

This website occasionally uses special symbols such as "è" ("P" in a circle = "Published") and "s" (upside down triangle used in record matrix numbers). They belong to a font called “Webdings” that you should have on your PC as part of Windows. If you can't see the symbols, you can download Webdings here:

This list by date covers the last three months, and only includes additions, not changes or corrections to existing entries:

Rarities Updates:		Other Updates:
31 Aug 2010:		31 Aug 2010:
Dowm In The Groove - CBS Studios New York promo stereo cassette of 1988 album with two rarities added to 1987		Hard Rain - rare CBS/Sony Singapore/Malaysia stereo vinyl release of 1976 live album jointly made by EMI Singapore and EMI Malaysia added to International Albums (Regular)
30 Aug 2010:		30 Aug 2010:
We Are The World [USA for Africa] - Happinet Japan 2009 charity DVD of 1985 documentary with Bob contributing to the title track added to VHS & DVD 1980s	We Are The World [USA for Africa] - Happinet Japan 2010 charity 2DVD set of 1985 documentary originally released in 2005 with Bob contributing to the title track added to VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3	Man Gave Names To All The Animals - Sterling book illustrated by Jim Arnosky with CD single with track from Slow Train Coming added to International Singles All Formats (2010s)
30 Aug 2010:		28 Aug 2010:
Midnight Special [Harry Belafonte] - Victor Japan 1963 stereo vinyl release of 1962 album with Bob playing harmonica on the title track added to 1962	Roger McGuinn [Roger McGuinn] - Edsel UK 1988 stereo vinyl release of 1973 album with Bob playing harmonica on I'm So Restless added to 1973	Next Stop Is Vietnam: The War On Record 1961-2008 [Various Artists] - Bear Family Germany boxed 13CD compilation with Masters Of War from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2010
22 Aug 2010:		24 Aug 2010:	27 Aug 2010:	28 Aug 2010:
Natural Born Killers [Various Artists] - 1996 MCA Victor Japan CD release of 1994 Nothing/Interscope film soundtrack album with Bob performing You Belong To Me added to 1994		Blonde On Blonde - Columbia US 1994 single gold CD release of 1966 double album added to International Albums (Regular)	True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series - Volume 2 [Various Artists] - Elektra Australia TV series soundtrack compilation with Beyond Here Lies Nothing from Together Through Life added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2010	Bringing It All Back Home - Columbia US 1990s CD release of 1965 imported into Japan added to International Albums (Regular)	Hit's A Sony Music Express 9 September 2008 Vol. 67 [Various Artists] - Sony Music Japan promo compilation CD with Dreamin' Of You from The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006 added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2008
18 Aug 2010:		20 Aug 2010:		21 Aug 2010:
Step Right Up! [Various Artists] - compilation CD selected by Tom Waits for UK "Mojo" magazine with version of I Was Young When I Left Home from The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home added to 2010	My Own Love Song - TF1 Video France DVD release of feature film with Dylan soundtrack added to VHS & DVD 2010s	Slow Train Coming - rare CBS/Sony Singapore/Malaysia stereo vinyl release of 1979 album jointly made by EMI Singapore and EMI Malaysia added to International Albums (Regular)	Slow Train Coming - rare CBS/Sony Philippines stereo vinyl release of 1979 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - CBS/Sony Philippines 1976 and 1980s stereo vinyl releases of 1967 album manufactured by Blackgold Record Corporation added to International Albums (Regular)	The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 - Sony Music Studios UK 2CD-R promo release of 2002 set added to International Albums (Regular)
18 Aug 2010:		16 Aug 2010:
We Are The World [USA for Africa] - Columbia New Zealand charity stereo vinyl LP with Bob contributing to the title track added to 1985	Natural Born Killers [Various Artists] - two releases of Nothing/Interscope Australia film soundtrack CD with Bob performing You Belong To Me added to 1994	Blonde On Blonde - Columbia US 1990s single CD release of 1966 double album imported into Japan added to International Albums (Regular)	Nashville Skyline - Columbia US 1990s CD release of 1969 album imported into Japan added to International Albums (Regular)	Modern Times - Sony Music/Columbia India CD release of 2006 album added to International Albums (Regular)
		13 Aug 2010:	14 Aug 2010:		15 Aug 2010:
		Knocked Out Loaded - very rare Columbia/CBS Dominican Republic stereo vinyl release of 1986 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Street-Legal - rare CBS Costa Rica stereo vinyl release of 1978 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Slow Train Coming - rare CBS Costa Rica stereo vinyl release of 1979 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Under The Red Sky - 1990 CBS UK test pressing added to International Albums (Regular)
11 Aug 2010:		11 Aug 2010:		13 Aug 2010:
Bob Dylan - Columbia US promo mono vinyl release of 1965 album with front stickers added to Mono Album Releases	Bringing It All Back Home - CBS Philippines mono vinyl release of 1965 album added to Mono Album Releases	Nashville Skyline - CBS France stereo/mono vinyl release of 1969 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Desire - CBS UK original stereo vinyl release of 1976 album with sticker promoting "Hurricane" added to International Albums (Regular)	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - Columbia Canada 1972 stereo vinyl release of 1967 album with Columbia logos obscured added to International Albums (Regular)	Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid - Columbia Canada original stereo vinyl release of 1973 film soundtrack album with Columbia logos obscured added to International Albums (Regular)
8 Aug 2010:	10 Aug 2010:	8 Aug 2010:
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?/Highway 61 Revisited - CBS New Zealand 7" mono single with alternate label design added to 1966	The Best Of Bob Dylan - Columbia UK compilation CD release with German language sticker and Shelter From The Storm alternate version from 1996 Jerry Maguire: Music From The Motion Picture film soundtrack album added to 1997	Bringing It All Back Home - 1990s Columbia US stereo cassette release of 1965 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Infidels/Highway 61 Revisited - CBS 2CD set made in Austria for Australia added to International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 1990s	Acoustic Love [Various Artists] - WSM Records UK 2CD compilation with Love Minus Zero/No Limit from Bringing It All Back Home added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2005
6 Aug 2010:	7 Aug 2010:	7 Aug 2010:
The Last Waltz [The Band & Guests] - Warner Bros New Zealand 3LP set with Bob performing five songs live with The Band added to 1978	Another Side Of Bob Dylan - CBS New Zealand mono vinyl release of 1964 album added to Mono Album Releases	Music From Big Pink [the Band] - 1968 Capitol Australia stereo vinyl LP with three covers of then unreleased Dylan Basement Tapes songs added to Honourable Mentions	Music From Big Pink [the Band] - 1968 Capitol New Zealand stereo vinyl LP with three covers of then unreleased Dylan Basement Tapes songs and Dylan painting on sleeve added to Honourable Mentions	Bob Dylan At Budokan - official 1978 Japanese tour book sold at Budokan shows signed by Bob added to International Albums (Regular)	Heroes: Original Soundtrack [Various Artists] - Warner Music Australia film series soundtrack CD with The Man In The Long Black Coat from Oh Mercy added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2008
5 Aug 2010:	6 Aug 2010:	3 Aug 2010:	4 Aug 2010:	5 Aug 2010:
The Times They Are A'Changin' - CBS UK mono vinyl release of 1964 album manufactured by Philips/Fontana added to Mono Album Releases	It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Columbia US 10" acetate with alternate take of track from Bringing It All Back Home released in 2005 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home added to Mono Singles & EPs 1965	The Essential Country [Various Artists] - Sony Music Australia compilation 2CD set with Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2005	Desire - Columbia US 1990s CD release of 1976 album imported into Japan added to International Albums (Regular)	Blonde On Blonde - Columbia/Sony Music Hong Kong 2009 single CD release of 1966 double album added to International Albums (Regular)	Singers And Songwriters: The Originals [Various Artists] - Time-Life Europe compilation 2CD set with It Ain't Me, Babe from Another Side Of Bob Dylan added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2002
30 Jul 2010:	31 Jul 2010:	30 Jul 2010:	31 Jul 2010:		2 Aug 2010:
The Concert For Bangladesh [George Harrison & Friends] - Apple US acetate of sides 5 & 6 from 3LP boxed set with five live Dylan rarities added to 1972	Bringing It All Back Home - CBS New Zealand mono vinyl release of 1965 album added to Mono Album Releases	4Play - 1987 Columbia Canada stereo cassette EP with four tracks from 1960s albums added to International 7" Singles & EPs (1980s) Part 3	Highway 61 Revisited - CBS New Zealand 1969 stereo vinyl release of 1965 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Columbia Records Hall Of Fame Vol. VIII: 1967-1968-1969 [Various Artists] - Columbia US 1969 stereo vinyl promo LP with Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 1960s	John Wesley Harding - Columbia Canada original stereo vinyl release of 1968 album added to International Albums (Regular)
22 Jul 2010:		26 Jul 2010:
The Times They Are A'Changin' - 1978 CBS Italy mono vinyl release of 1964 album added to Mono Album Releases	Sony Custom Mix web-site 2003 US CD-R with ten rarities added to Online Performances (Other)	Self Portrait - CBS Philippines original stereo vinyl 2LP release of 1970 double album added to International Albums (Regular)
21 Jul 2010:		21 Jul 2010:
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - Nova Music/Sony Music 2010 Romania CD release in digipak of 1967 UK compilation with rarity added to 1967	The Bob Dylan Scrapbook 1956-1966 - 2005 Japanese edition with interview CD added to Interviews with Bob	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - CBS Greece 1973 stereo vinyl release of 1966 Dutch compilation added to International Compilations (Dylan-Only) 1960s	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - Columbia Greece 1990s stereo vinyl release of 1967 US compilation with UK front sleeve added to International Albums (Regular)	Warner Brothers Pioneer General Listening Sampler [Various Artists] - Warner Bros Pioneer Japan 1974 stereo vinyl promo LP with Going Going Gone by Bob Dylan and The Band from Planet Waves added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 1970s	Original Album Classics - Sony Music Europe 2010 3CD set with Empire Burlesque (1985), Down In The Groove (1988) and Under The Red Sky (1990) added to International Album Releases (Multi-Packs) 2010s
16 Jul 2010:		16 Jul 2010:		18 Jul 2010:	19 Jul 2010:
Nashville Skyline - 1970 CBS Mexico mono vinyl release of 1969 album added to Mono Album Releases		Nashville Skyline - 1970 CBS Mexico stereo vinyl release of 1969 album added to International Albums (Regular)	Lend An Ear To The Sounds Of Success [Various Artists] - CBS Special Products Australia 1984 stereo vinyl promo LP with Sweetheart Like You from Infidels added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 1980s Part 1	Sound Environment [Various Artists] - Shock Records Australia charity compilation 2CD set with Every Grain Of Sand from Shot Of Love added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2005	Nashville Skyline - original CBS New Zealand stereo vinyl release of 1969 album added to International Albums (Regular)
15 Jul 2010:		6 Jul 2010:			8 Jul 2010:
Crackdown 2 - Ruffian Games US video game for Microsoft XBox 360 with remix of Masters Of War from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan added to 2010	Revival [Rhythms Del Mundo] - Clash Music UK CD release with new version of A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan featuring Bob added to 2010	Away We Go: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Various Artists] - Zero Summer Records US film soundtrack CD with Meet Me In The Morning from Blood On The Tracks added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2009	Away We Go [Various Artists] - Focus Features US DVD film release with Meet Me In The Morning from Blood On The Tracks added to VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2000s Part 2.	Hit's A Sony [Various Artists] - Sony Music Japan promo compilation CD with Must be Santa from Christmas In The Heart added to International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2009	Bringing It All Back Home - US CBS stereo vinyl release of 1965 album for export added to International Albums (Regular)

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