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This is a page of items formerly included in the main list which were sold legally at the time in their own countries, but which have been challenged by contributors. I have therefore moved them here to this page. As the number of "grey" Dylan releases is very large indeed, I am only looking for new entries to this list that contain material that would otherwise qualify for the main list, namely performances that are not available on a currently-released Dylan CD in the USA. I have only used an R- number where the performance on the questionable item is officially released elsewhere, performances exclusive to these questionable items now have their own Q- numbers. For Questionable video releases, see here.
Revised 13 January, 2012.
1960s
"Blowin' In The Wind"/"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" - 7" mono single sleeve, Columbia 4-42856 (USA), 1963:
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Peter Denzler has a sleeve
for the 1963 US single, Columbia 4-42856, that was unauthorised by Columbia
and post-dates the single. The front photo is from 1965 and shows Bob with
an electric guitar! For
the single itself, see
Mono 7" Singles &
EPs 1962-64. It actually came in a generic Columbia sleeve, see
7" Single Sleeves. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Ian Woodward for further information about this item. |
 Columbia 4-42856 (USA) - unauthorised sleeve, rear scan by Peter Denzler |
"Percy's Song" - audiodisc 12" mono acetate, Columbia (USA), 1964?:
 Picture from eBay |
Q-0001 Percy's Song - mono version of performance
released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 in 1991, out-take from
The Times They Are A-Changin’, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York,
23 Oct 1963 This acetate with a Columbia Recording Studios, New York, generic label is in a buff "audiodisc" sleeve and has two versions of the song at 7:40 and 7:00. I haven't allocated them separate "Q" numbers because of its doubtful provenance. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for information that this acetate may well be a fake from an Italian source. |
 Picture from eBay |
"Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie" - audiodisc 12" mono acetate, Columbia (USA), 1964?:
 Picture from eBay |
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie - live Town Hall, New York, 12 Apr 1963
(mono version), possibly same as from first version of cancelled Columbia
album Bob Dylan In
Concert,
1964,
now released in stereo in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 This acetate with a Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN, generic label is in a buff "audiodisc" sleeve. It's unusual that the Nashville studios would be used to produce a Dylan acetate since Bob had no association with those studios before 1966. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for information that this acetate may well be a fake from an Italian source. |
 Picture from eBay |
"Long John" - 12" mono acetate, Columbia (USA), 1964?:
 Picture from eBay |
Q-0003 Long John (traditional)
- from the "Minnesota Hotel
Tape", Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, otherwise unreleased Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for information that this acetate may well be a fake from the same Italian source - it uses what appears to be a generic label from Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN. Again, it's unusual that the Nashville studios would be used to produce a Dylan acetate since Bob had no association with those studios before 1966. |
 Picture from eBay |
"Cocaine" - 12" mono acetate, Columbia (USA), 1964?:
 Picture from eBay |
Cocaine - possibly R-0705,
live, Gaslight Club, New York, Oct 1962, now released on Bob Dylan Live At The Gaslight 1962,
Starbucks/Hear Music/Sony Music Custom Marketing Group (USA),
2005 Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for finding this on eBay and to Hans Seegers for information that this acetate may well be a fake from the same Italian source - it again uses what appears to be a generic label from Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN. |
 Picture from eBay |
"Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" - 12" stereo acetate, Columbia (USA), 1965:
 Scan by Gerhard Schinzel |
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
- possibly R-0513, stereo version,
still unreleased The performance available on Masterpieces (1978) and Biograph (1985, remastered CD reissue 1997) and the 2001 Essential Bob Dylan/Ultimate Bob Dylan compilations is from the original single and still in mono. Thanks to Gerhard Schinzel for the scan and to Hans Seegers for information that this acetate may well be a fake from the same Italian source - it again uses what appears to be a generic label from Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN. |
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - stereo vinyl LP, CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan), Sep 1965 onwards:
 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second release - for detail of first, see below) |
These records were legal in Taiwan at the time of release,
but were produced without authorisation from Columbia. They had very flimsy
covers, which had to be protected inside plastic to survive. There are
several front sleeve variations. The first has the Columbia
STEREO "360° SOUND" logo in a box with
arrows in the top left corner, subsequent releases have "STEREO" and arrows
only. There can also be a single arrow on the right edge above Bob's
shoulder, which can be clear or shaded yellow (not shown). For front sleeve
details see below. The first release of this album had the record on green vinyl, others were on black vinyl. There are at least four label variants with differing type faces and text sizes. Only on the first variant is the album title in English. On the third variant Bob's name is given as "BOD DYIAH"! Matrix numbers for all releases are "XSM-75528/29-1E" (stamped), "J-101-A/B SM 111/1111" (written). Jules Normington gives the release dates as: first variant - Sep 1965, second variant - Mar 1968, third variant - Nov 1969, fourth variant - Jul 1970. CSJ was a label based in Taichung, central Taiwan. For the official release, see International Album Releases. Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ulf Gyllenspetz and Jules Normington for information, scans and photos. |
 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - front photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz (second release variant with arrow on right edge) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first variant - green vinyl) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second release - detail) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first release - detail with different Chinese text) |
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 CSJRecords CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (fourth variant) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second release) |
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"Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"/"Highway 61 Revisited" - 7" mono single sleeve, Columbia 4-43477 (USA), 1966:
 Columbia 4-43477 (USA) - unissued sleeve design, front scan by Peter Denzler |
Peter Denzler has a sleeve
for the US single, Columbia 4-43477, that was not actually used, and may be
a fake. For this single itself, see 1966 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?.
This time the photos are contemporary. Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information about this item. |
 Columbia 4-43477 (USA) - unissued sleeve design, rear scan by Peter Denzler |
"B. Dylan" - Emidisc 12" mono acetate, CBS? (UK)
1967(?):
"Emidisc" was EMI's brand of blank acetate which could be used by anyone
in the recording industry - exactly like a CD-R today - and the name does not mean this
recording was produced by
EMI itself. I
have other 1960s acetates pressed using Emidisc blanks.
 Label scan by Hans Seegers |
Side 1:
I Was Young When I Left Home (traditional)
Q-0001-2 Percy's Song - mono version of performance released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 in 1991, out-take from The Times They Are A-Changin’, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 23 Oct 1963 Q-0002 In The Evening (Leroy Carr) - from the "Minnesota Hotel Tape", Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, otherwise unreleased Q-0003-2 Long John (traditional) - from the "Minnesota Hotel Tape", Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, otherwise unreleased |
Side 2:
Mixed Up Confusion - A-side, original mono version (R-0007, see 1962)
Q-0004 I'll Keep It With Mine - mono version of Biograph track
Talkin' John Birch Society Blues - mono studio version from the original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, (R-0018M, see 1963)
Who Killed Davey Moore? - live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (mono), also surfaced in 1980 in a stereo version on unreleased Columbia acetates (R-0388, see 1980)
Q-0005 Eternal Circle - mono version of track from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3
Gamblin' Willie's Dead Man's Hand [Rambling Gambling Willie] - mono version of track from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, also from the original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (R-0550, see 1963)
All these songs were then unreleased in the UK. I'll Keep It With Mine was covered in the UK by Fairport Convention, on their 1968 Island album What We Did On Our Holidays. Percy's Song was also covered by Fairport Convention on their 1969 Island album Unhalfbricking.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan.
"Positively Bob Dylan" - Columbia Studios Nashville 12" mono and stereo test pressings, Columbia (USA) 1967(?):
 Picture from Mike Hobo's "Positively Bob Dylan" web-site |
These 12" "test pressings" have generic labels from
Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN, and
come in Columbia USA inner sleeves. The same material in mono and stereo on
each single-sided disc is: Crawl Out Your Window; It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry; She's Got Everything She Needs [She Belongs To Me]; Love Minus Zero No Limit; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue; All Right Mama; Talkin' Hard Times New York Blues [Hard Times In New York Town]; Stealin'. |
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Two of these tracks are of interest:
R-0582 That's All Right, Mama (Arthur Crudup) - unreleased Freewheelin' out-take, from a 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in Jun 1984
Q-0024 Stealin' (Will Shade) - from the "Minnesota Hotel Tape",
Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, otherwise unreleased
This track has never been recorded in a Columbia studio.
The comments on the label are: "Note: Mr. Hammond not interested in releasing this material until it's reworked or polished. Too raw. Vocalist showing some promise. Sound crew and/or engineers call New York for clearance before reviewing this material. John Hammond property." These appear to be about a Bob Dylan audition, probably from 1961. The first five tracks on the discs are from 1965, when John Hammond was no longer producing Bob (he produced only Bob Dylan and The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan). All the material dates before Bob did any recording in Nashville, so I include these discs are questionable, as the other discs with Columbia Nashville labels above.
Thanks to Ian Woodward for information about this item, details of which can
be found here
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" - Rubber/plastic musical postcards (no catalogue number) (Poland), late 1960s:
 Front of postcard 1, scan by Hans Seegers |
These unauthorised postcards are made of a rubbery plastic with the
information embossed (therefore hard to read in the scans). Both play Rainy
Day Women #12 & 35 from Blonde On Blonde and the first one also plays
The Pied Piper by Crispin St. Peters. The reverse of the postcard has
lines to write an address and a space for a message. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 Detail of front of postcard 1 with enhanced contrast, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Front of postcard 2, scan by Hans Seegers |
"Mr. Tambourine Man - Greatest Hits" - Set of six laminated musical postcards (no catalogue number) (Poland), late 1960s:
 Outside of wrapper, scan by Hans Seegers |
This set of six musical postcards is more conventional. There are six
cards, three of each design - each plays a different Dylan song. Postcards
1-3 play Blowin' In The Wind; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right and Mr.
Tambourine Man. Postcards 4-6 play The Times They Are A-Changin'; It Ain't
Me, Babe and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue. The reverse of each postcard has
lines to write an address and a space for a message. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 Front of postcards 1-3, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Reverse of postcards 1-3, scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Front of postcards 4-6, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Reverse of postcards 4-6, scan by Hans Seegers |
"I Want You" - Laminated musical postcards (no catalogue number) (Poland), late 1960s:
 Front of postcard 1, scan by Hans Seegers |
These unauthorised musical postcards are also more conventional. Both
play I Want You from Blonde On Blonde. The reverse of the postcard
has lines to write an address and a space for a message. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 Reverse of postcard 1, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Front of postcard 2, scan by Hans Seegers |
1970s
Various Artists - untitled compilation EP, Top 4 EX-4340 (Iran), 1970?:
This EP was legal in Iran at the time of release, but there
is no association with Columbia. Whatever their legality, these Iranian releases are extremely rare
and sell for very high prices.
 Top 4 EX-4340 (Iran) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
The A-side has Without Love by Tom Jones (1969)and A Place In The Sun by Englebert Humperdinck (1967). The B-side has Lay, Lady, Lay by Bob from Nashville Skyline (1969) and Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary (1969). Matrix numbers: A-side - 4340A TP754, B-side - 4340B TP754. This EP is also available in multi-coloured vinyl. |
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 Top 4 EX-4340 (Iran) - A-side scan from Ronald Born (multi-coloured vinyl) |
Thanks to Ronald Born and Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Various Artists - untitled compilation EPs, Royal RT 598/RT 616 (Iran),
1970/1980s?:
These EPs were legal in Iran at the time of release, but there is no
association with Columbia. These Iranian releases are extremely rare and sell
for very high prices.
 Royal RT 598 (Iran) - front scan from eBay |
Hans Seegers dates RT 616 from the 1980s although all the tracks are 1970 or before. Manuel Garcia Jara thinks it's probably a 1980s reissue of an earlier EP. The record sleeve has the number RT 616 but the B-side record label has the number RT 598. Manuel has a copy of RT 598 which has a completely different front sleeve featuring Zager and Evans and A-side, but the same B-side. The RT 598 front sleeve is actually from a 1969 single by Zager and Evans with the Royal logo on a yellow sticker. The B-side of the single, Little Kids, is not on the Iranian EP! He has also found a copy of RT 598 on eBay with a blue sleeve that omits the Little Kids text but has the tracklist on the rear. |
 Royal RT 598 (Iran) - rear scan from eBay |
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 Royal RT 598 (Iran) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (alternate version, blank) |
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 Royal RT 616 (Iran) - front scan by Hans Seegers (rear is blank) |
 Royal RT 616 (Iran) - front scan by Hans Seegers (alternate version, lighter) |
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 Royal RT 616 (Iran) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (includes Dylan, numbered RT 598!) |
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 Royal RT 598 (Iran) - B-side scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (same B-side as RT 616, includes Dylan) |
The RT 598 A-side has Make Me An Island by Joe Dolan (1969) and In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans (1969). The B-side has In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley (1969) and Lay, Lady, Lay by Bob from Nashville Skyline (1969).
The RT 616 A-side has Thank You by Sly and The Family Stone (1969) plus I Can't Help Falling In Love With You by Andy Williams (1970, also covered by Bob). The B-side again has In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley (1969) and Lay, Lady, Lay by Bob from Nashville Skyline (1969).
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Features Their Smash Hit Vol. VIII" - compilation EP,
TK+ Records TK-344 (Thailand), 1970:
This EP was legal in Thailand at the time of release, but there
is no association with Columbia. Again, whatever their legality, these releases are extremely rare
and sell for very high prices.
 TK+ Records TK-344 (Thailand) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
The A-side has See Ruby Fall by Johnny Cash (1969) plus Tonight
I'll Be Staying Here With You by Bob from Nashville Skyline (1969). The B-side has
I Guess The Lord Must be In New York City by Harry Nilsson (1969) and
Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary (1969). Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans. |
 TK+ Records TK-344 (Thailand) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
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 TK+ Records TK-344 (Thailand) - B-side scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (no Dylan) |
"Bob Dylan Vol. 3" - stereo vinyl LPs, CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - red vinyl disc scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (third variant - second is similar) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |
Again, these records were legal in Taiwan at the time of release, but were produced without authorisation from Columbia. They had very flimsy covers open on three sides, which had to be protected inside plastic to survive. This album is a copy of the Japanese CBS YS-611-C release, which is actually Bob's first album with a new title (the first two volumes released by CBS in Japan had been compilations). The record exists in several sleeve and label variants, and was originally released on red vinyl. For the official release, see International Album Releases.
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'" - stereo vinyl LP, CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
Yet again, this record was legal in Taiwan at the time of
release, but was produced without authorisation from Columbia.
The sleeve is of thin paper inside a plastic outer sleeve. This copy has writing on the plastic
outer sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1 - :XSM 117278-1C (stamped) J8-7-A (written), Side 2- XSM 117278-1K (stamped) J-8-7-B(written). Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. For the official release, see International Album Releases. |
 CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich |
"Self Portrait" - 2LP vinyl set, First Records FL-1941/1942 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 First Records FL-1941/1942 (Taiwan) - front scan by Gerald Mantel |
This release is again from Taiwan, where it was legal to purchase, although
not legal to export (Columbia had no pressing plant in Taiwan). The set
has a jacket for both records made of flimsy paper encased in plastic, not
a gatefold sleeve. The catalogue number on the sleeve is FL-1942, but the
records themselves are FL-1941-A/B/C/D.
Thanks to Gerald Mantel for information about this item and the scans, and to Hans Seegers for further information. This set also appears as World Record SLW-1778 with the false claim that Jimi Hendrix plays guitar on the album! For the official release, see International Album Releases. |
 First Records FL-1941/1942 (Taiwan) - Side 2 label scan by Gerald Mantel |
"New Morning" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan), early 1970s:
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album came in a very flimsy paper sleeve that had to be protected
in a plastic wallet. It was legal in Taiwan at the time but not authorised
by Columbia. For the official release, see International Album Releases. Thanks to Wouter de Wit for information and to Hans Seegers for scans. |
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II" - 2LP vinyl set, PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - front scan by Allan Burger |
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 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Allan Burger |
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Allan Burger |
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 3 scan by Allan Burger |
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 4 scan by Allan Burger |
This release is again from Taiwan, where it was legal to purchase, although not legal to export (Columbia had no pressing plant in Taiwan). The set has a jacket for both records made of flimsy paper encased in plastic, not a gatefold sleeve. The sleeve has been scanned in monochrome, because it is otherwise almost unviewable.
For the official release, see International Album Releases.
Thanks to Allan Burger for information and scans.
"I Want You" - Laminated musical postcard (no catalogue number) (Poland), mid 1970s:
 Front of postcard, scan by Hans Seegers |
This 1970s unauthorised musical postcard again plays I Want You from
Blonde On Blonde. The reverse of the postcard has lines to write an
address and a space for a message. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 Reverse of postcard, scan by Hans Seegers |
"Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Original Soundtrack" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan), 1973:
 First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
This release is again from Taiwan, where it was legal to purchase,
although not legal to export (Columbia had no pressing plant in Taiwan). The
front sleeve has a unique picture using the film poster design. The rear
sleeve looks like a reduced photocopy of the official rear sleeve. Thanks to Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff for information and scans. |
 First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
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 First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
Various Artists - "Angie" - compilation EP, 4 Track Records M-180 (Thailand), 1973:
This EP was legal in Thailand at the time of release, but there
is no association with Columbia. Again, whatever their legality, these releases are extremely
collectable.
 4 Track Records M-180 (Thailand) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
The A-side has Just You And Me by Chicago plus Jimmy Loves
Mary-Anne by Looking Glass. The B-side has Angie by The Rolling
Stones and Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob from Pat Garrett & Billy The
Kid (1973). Thanks to Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans. |
 4 Track Records M-180 (Thailand) - rear scan by Manuel Garcia Jara |
 4 Track Records M-180 (Thailand) - A-side scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (no Dylan) |
 4 Track Records M-180 (Thailand) - B-side scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (includes Dylan) |
Various Artists - "Unnamed EP" - 7" stereo EP, Royal Records MTR-635 (Thailand), 1973:
 Royal Records MTR-635 (Thailand) - front scan by Dag Braathen |
Lily Of The West
(Traditional, arranged E. Davies/J. Peterson) - New Morning out-take, recorded Columbia Studios, New York,
3 Jun 1970, released on the 1973 Dylan album (R-0097, see 1973) Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scans. |
 Royal Records MTR-635 (Thailand) - rear scan by Dag Braathen |
 Royal Records MTR-635 (Thailand) - A-side with R-0097, scan by Dag Braathen |
"I Can't Help Falling In Love" - 7" single, Yegrin D-5 (South Korea), 1973:
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Can't Help Falling In Love (Peretti/Creatore/Donna Weiss) - from the 1973 Columbia album Dylan, (R-0100, see 1973) More details of this item required, especially the B-side. |
Bob Dylan/The Band - "Before The Flood Part 2" - stereo cassette release, record company? RC 2825 (Poland), 1974?:
 Picture from eBay |
Thanks to Wiebke Dittmer for notifying me of this cassette for sale on eBay, the second part of a two cassette set. Thanks also to Hans Seegers for information it's a pirate release from Poland, so it's listed here. |
Various Artists - "Unnamed EP" - 7" stereo EP, Mak Records PN. 127 (Thailand), 1974:
 Mak Records PN. 127 (Thailand) - front scan by Xavier Cunillera |
This unauthorised Thai EP has a picture of Bob on the front but doesn't
contain a Dylan track! The five tracks on the EP are from 1973 and 1974. Thanks to Xavier Cunillera for information and scan. |
"Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 2" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL-S 1329 (Taiwan), 1975:
 First Records FL-S 1329 (Taiwan) - front scan by Raoul Verolleman |
This is the first record of Blonde On Blonde and is a pirate copy of the
1966 Japanese CBS album Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 5
(see International Album Releases).
"Bob Dylan" is mis-spelled as "Bob Oylan" on
the front sleeve, although not on the record labels. There was no Columbia pressing plant
in Taiwan at that time. Thanks to Raoul Verolleman for information and scans. |
 First Records FL-S 1329 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Raoul Verolleman |
 First Records FL-S 1329 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Raoul Verolleman |
"New Gold Disc" - cassette compilation, IMD-831 (Taiwan), 1975 onwards:
 IMD-831 (Taiwan) - cassette inlay scan by Nol Grint |
This pirated cassette is an illegal release of the 1975 CBS/Sony Japan
compilation, see
International Compilations (Dylan-only) 1970s. Thanks to Nol Grint for information and scans. |
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"The Best Of Bob Dylan" - stereo cassette release, Footprint S-3102A (Saudi Arabia), 1978:
 Footprint S-3102A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette inlay scan by Dag Braathen |
This unauthorised cassette release uses the front design of
Masterpieces but has a unique tracklist: Side 1: Mr. Tambourine Man; Just Like A Woman; Knockin' On Heaven's Door; I Shall Be Released; You Ain't Goin' Nowhere; If Not For You; I'll Be Your Baby Tonight. Side 2: Blowin' In The Wind; Like A Rolling Stone; Lay, Lady, Lay; Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; The Times They Are A-Changin'; I Want You; Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You. Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scans. |
 Footprint S-3102A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Dag Braathen |
 Footprint S-3102A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Dag Braathen |
"Slow Train Coming" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey), (1979?):
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - front photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
These releases were legal in Turkey at the time of release,
but were produced without authorisation from Columbia. Thanks to Paul Prince and Hans Seegers for information and photos. |
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 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - detail of rear, photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
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 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - front photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - rear photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia), 1979:
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - front scan by Nol Grint |
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - outside of insert, scan by Nol Grint |
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Nol Grint |
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Nol Grint |
This cassette release is almost certainly unauthorised. The country of origin is not identified, although it actually comes from Saudi Arabia. The record company is Footprint although the name is also not identified, with just a logo of two bare feet! The track listing on the right of the insert has been taken from an 8-track cartridge release! The cassette is light grey with white labels.
Thanks to Nol Grint and Dag Braathen for information and scans.
1980s
"Hurricane" - Laminated musical postcard (no catalogue number) (Poland), 1980s:
 Front of postcard, scan by Hans Seegers |
This 1980s unauthorised musical postcard plays Hurricane from Desire.
The reverse of the postcard has lines to write an address and a space for a
message. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl picture disc, Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada), 1980s?:
 Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
This interesting item is said to be a picture disc edition of the
Columbia Canada release. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs
have ever been released by Columbia worldwide. These albums were made in
Germany or Italy. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item. |
"Bringing It All Back Home" - stereo vinyl picture disc, Columbia KCS 9128 (Canada); Discos CBS 137490 (Brazil), 1980s?:
 Columbia KCS 9128 (Canada) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
This again is said to be a picture disc edition of the
Columbia Canada release, shown here in a clear plastic sleeve. The second
example is said to be Brazilian. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs
have ever been released by Columbia or CBS worldwide. These albums were made in
Germany or Italy. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item. |
 Columbia KCS 9128 (Canada) - rear scan from an Internet record dealer |
 Discos CBS 137490 (Brazil) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl picture disc, Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada), 1980s?:
 Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
This again is said to be a picture disc edition of the Columbia Canada
release. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs have ever been
released by Columbia worldwide. These albums were made in Germany or Italy. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item. |
"Blood On The Tracks" - cassette release, IBM Records 8579 (Egypt), 1980s:
 IBM Records 8579 (Egypt) - cassette insert scan by Jason Draper |
This cassette release was legal
in Egypt, but not in the West. It contains Maggie's Farm and One Too Many
Mornings, the first two tracks from Hard Rain, at the end of Side 1
and Side 2 respectively. Jason Draper's contact in Egypt says: "None of Dylan's records were pressed on vinyl here because CBS/Columbia were blacklisted in all of the Middle East! This tape would be considered as an illegal or pirate release in the West, but here it's a normal thing, because there was NO control on copyrights. When cassettes surfaced a lot in the early 70s, 100s of unknown local labels stormed the market with cheap prices and medium quality tapes. This Bob Dylan tape is an early 80s release is a medium quality Asian product on the "IBM" label. The Hard Rain tracks were added on at the end of the sides to make up the space." Thanks to Jason Draper for information and scans. |
 IBM Records 8579 (Egypt) - cassette Side 1 scan by Jason Draper |
 IBM Records 8579 (Egypt) - cassette Side 2 scan by Jason Draper |
"Knocked Out Loaded" - stereo cassette release, Contessa PC 1595 (Indonesia), 1986:
 Contessa PC 1595 (Indonesia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unofficial cassette release contains the eight tracks from
Knocked Out Loaded plus four tracks from Empire Burlesque and
Band Of The Hand from the 1986 MCA film
soundtrack album (R-0182, see 1986). It
comes in a plastic wallet of the kind used then for cassette computer games
and the cassette is actually a blank from Maxell. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scan. |
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Various - "Like A Rolling Stone: 16 Original Superhits Of The 60s" - compilation LP, Duchesse Records 352004 (West Germany), 1988; compilation CD, Duchesse Records CD 352004 (West Germany), 1988:
 Duchesse Records 352004 (West Germany) - LP front scan by Raoul Verolleman |
This album has four tracks each by four artists, including Bob, who
provides the title track. It was almost certainly unauthorised by Columbia. Thanks to Raoul Verolleman and Dr. Walter Roedl for information and scans. |
 Duchesse Records 352004 (West Germany) - LP rear scan by Raoul Verolleman |
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 Duchesse Records CD 352004 (West Germany) - CD scan by Dr. Walter Roedl |
Various - "Love Is All Around... Vol. 1" - compilation CD, Kanold (no catalogue number) (West Germany), 1988-89:
 Front scan by Manfred Endtner |
This "Flower Power" compilation was manufactured by German sweet (candy)
makers Kanold. It contains two songs by Bob - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
and The Times They Are A-Changin'. It also includes Mr. Tambourine Man by
The Byrds, Blowin' In The Wind by Stevie Wonder and House Of The Risin' Sun
by The Animals. Hans Seegers is sure this release was unauthorised by
Columbia. Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information and scan. |
 Outside scan by Manfred Endtner |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - unauthorised gold vinyl release, CBS 62572 (NL), late 1980s:
 CBS 62572 (NL) - unauthorised gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince |
Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unauthorised release originating from Italy and was not released by CBS Holland. I've included it here to help other collectors. |
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"Infidels" - unauthorised gold vinyl release, CBS 460727 1 (NL), late 1980s:
 CBS 460727 1 (NL) unauthorised gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince |
Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unauthorised release originating from Italy and was not released by CBS Holland. I've included it here to help other collectors. There must be more of these! |
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"Super Disco Hits Vol. 27" [Various Artists] - unauthorised cassette compilation, Starling S177 (Poland), 1989:
 Starling S177 (Poland) - cassette insert scan by Artur Jarosinski |
The Dylan track included on this unauthorised Polish cassette
compilation is Mr. Tambourine Man from Bringing It All Back Home, here called "Mr. Tambourine Man 89". Thanks to Artur Jarosinski for information and scan. |
1990s
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Grammy (no catalogue number) (Russia), 1990s:
 Front insert scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Reverse of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Detail of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
 CD scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Detail of CD, scan by Keith Schweiger |
This release is probably pirated, since it has no record company name or catalogue number. There is a number "JPCD 2000532" in the centre of the CD itself. The front insert is a single card. The rear insert has a gramophone logo and an email address: "grammy@ranet.ru".
Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.
"Desire" - fake promo vinyl album, CBS 86003 (Israel), circa 1990:
 CBS 86003 (Israel) - fake promo sleeve front, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
This apparent promo album with the UK catalogue number has a unique
monochrome sleeve with text in Hebrew on the front promoting the track
Hurricane. On the rear sleeve are illustrated four earlier Dylan albums, with more
text in Hebrew. The record has orange 1960s-style CBS labels. In fact the
record is genuine but the sleeve is a fake, produced in Germany in the
1990s. Promo copies issued by CBS in Israel were just the regular albums
with promo stickers. See International Album Releases
for examples of promo copies with stickers of Bob Dylan and Another
Side Of Bob Dylan. This sleeve has been
confirmed as a fake to Israeli collectors by CBS in Tel Aviv. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. |
 CBS 86003 (Israel) - fake promo sleeve rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 CBS 86003 (Israel) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (genuine) |
"Bob Dylan" - CD release, Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia), 1990s:
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - front scan by Keith Schweiger |
This release, on the amusingly named Landy Star Music label,
is almost certainly unauthorised, even though it does say "©
1961 by Bob Dylan" on the rear insert. The inside and reverse of the front
insert have the original liner notes in English. Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans. |
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - detail of front, scan by Keith Schweiger |
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 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
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 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - detail of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger |
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo vinyl LP releases, АнТроп (Anfon) C 90 31847/П 91 00007 (St. Petersburg, Russia), 1991, 1993:
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1991 release) |
АнТроп (Anfon or Antrop) was a record company run by Andrei Tropillo. This album is the only Dylan vinyl LP release in Russia, and the front sleeve was redrawn for some reason - perhaps to make the pickaxe look less like a cross. Man Gave Names To All The Animals is omitted, so the album has four tracks per side. |
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 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Front of US CD release for comparison |
The 1991 album was released with three different labels, all shown above. The third one has the flags of the new Russian republic, which came into existence in 1991. Herman Lubenski of Belarus tells me these labels actually denoted vinyl quality, the red was best, white/brown was worst , and the white/blue was medium quality, but see the comments from Manuel Garcia Jara below. The 1993 album belonging to Lars M. Banke has a fourth label variant in white, and the Side 1 label has the text "Riga, 1993" showing it was made in Latvia.
For official releases, see International Album Releases.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Traveling Wilburys - "Traveling Wilburys Volume One" - vinyl LP releases, АнТроп П91 00223/Anfon P91 00223 (Russia), 1991:
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
These very collectable records with a unique sleeve are unofficial, so are listed
here. АнТроп (Anfon or Antrop) was a record company run by Andrei Tropillo.
The first two record labels have the flags of the new Russian republic,
which came into existence in 1991. The sleeve and the record labels are dated 1991, but Alex Ivanov says it was not in fact released until 1993. As can be seen there are several rear sleeve variations, brown, grey and dark grey. Manuel Garcia Jara has a copy with alternate record labels, bought in Lithuania. These labels do not have the Russian flag. Manuel says the records with the labels without the Russian flag were sold in former republics of the Soviet Union such as the Baltic States, and the Russian flag was removed for political reasons. This copy has a dark grey rear sleeve. |
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 2) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - rear scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
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 P91 00223 (Russia) - detail of rear, scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - rear scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 2) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (variant 3) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Manuel Garcia Jara (variant 3) |
This company also released Bob's Slow Train Coming, again see this page.
Thanks to Alex Ivanov and Manuel Garcia Jara for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan 1" - CD included with issue 62 of "Il Dizionario Del Rock", Armando Curcio Editore (Italy), 1991:
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Two editions of this "Dictionary of Rock" magazine series have companion CDs with otherwise unreleased Dylan material. These CDs were almost certainly issued without authorisation from Columbia, but were legal under Italian copyright law at the time! |
 CD insert scan by " Branca" (Carlo) |
 Magazine #62 front page scan by "Branca" (Carlo) |
Live at the Newport Folk Festival, 25 Jul 1965 - R-0300, R-0301, Q-0008 with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, R-0303, R-0304 solo acoustic:
Maggie's Farm - this performance also appeared in Murray Lerner's 1967 film Festival, (R-0300, see VHS & DVD 1960s, now released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home, Sep 2005
Like A Rolling Stone - now released on The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, Oct 2007 (R-0301, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4)
Q-0008 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry, otherwise unreleased
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (solo acoustic) - now released on The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, Oct 2007 (R-0303, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4)
Mr. Tambourine Man (solo acoustic) - this performance also appeared in Murray Lerner's 1967 film Festival, (R-0304, see VHS & DVD 1960s)
Video of these performances (but not It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry) now appears on the 2007 US Columbia/Legacy DVD The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4.
The four tracks below are listed as being "Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, May, 1966 with The Hawks" but I strongly suspect they're part of the frequently wrongly-attributed Manchester Free Trade Hall concert. Confirmation required!
Q-0009 I Don't Believe You
Q-0010 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Rev Gary Davies, arr. Eric von Schmidt)
Q-0011 One Too Many Mornings
Q-0012 Ballad Of A Thin Man
Thanks to "Branca" (Carlo) for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan 2" - CD included with issue of "Il Dizionario del Rock", Armando Curcio Editore, Italy, 1992:
The tracks below are described as "Live In London 1965" and are from a BBC TV broadcast recorded on 1 Jun 1965.
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Various Artists - "Cambio 16 Presenta: Años 60 - Vol. 11 - Folk [Cambio 16 Presents: 60 Years - Vol. 11 - Folk]" - CD included with issue of "Cambio 16", Promo Way 11 (Spain), 17 May 1993:
 Promo Way 11 (Spain) - front insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
Q-0020 Baby, Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams) - from the "Minnesota Hotel Tape", Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961 |
 Promo Way 11 (Spain) - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 Promo Way 11 (Spain) - rear insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 Promo Way 11 (Spain) - reverse of front insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 Promo Way 11 (Spain) - CD scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
This CD was legal in Spain at the time of issue, but the release was almost certainly not authorised by Columbia. This performance has not been officially released by Columbia, although other performances from this set have been. For example, see the Japanese live compilation Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances, 2001.
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans.
"A Rare Batch Of Little White Wonder" - compilation CD: Imagem 1101 (Brazil), 1993(?); compilation cassette Minstrel MC8 05 (Australia), 1993(?):
 Imagem 1101 (Brazil) - front (my copy) |
This compilation has a mixture of released and unreleased tracks. The
Australian cassette release has track 11 to 19 of the CD plus Farewell
Angelina. Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scan. |
 Imagem 1101 (Brazil) - rear insert (my copy) |
 Minstrel MC8 05 (Australia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
The Grateful Dead - "The Dead Play Dylan", Red Robin
(Germany), ROB 1033, 1994:
Two songs from Dylan and the Dead not on the Columbia album - I am not
sure of the exact legal status of this album, but it was listed in a collectors'
magazine that does not normally include bootlegs.
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Q-0021 The Wicked Messenger (Bob sings
vocals) Q-0022 The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob
sings vocals) Thanks to Ole Lien for information. |
Bob Dylan/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Bob Dylan & The Heartbreakers: New South Wales" - CD release, Stayed Tuned (Unknown), (no catalogue number), 1990s:
 Front scan by Alex Ivanov |
This CD of unknown origin contains performances recorded with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in Sydney, Australia, 24-25 Feb 1986, officially released on the US HBO TV broadcast video Hard To Handle (see VHS & DVD 1980s) and the 3LP Westwood One US radio station set Superstar Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts (see 1986). |
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 Inside of front insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
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 CD scan by Alex Ivanov |
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Tracklisting:
R-0172 In The Garden - 24 Feb 1986 (Hard To
Handle)
R-0173 Just Like A Woman - 24 Feb 1986 (Hard To Handle)
R-0174 Like A Rolling Stone - 25 Feb 1986 (Hard To Handle)
R-0177 Lenny Bruce - 25 Feb 1986 (Hard To Handle)
R-0178 When The Night Comes Falling From The
Sky - 24 Feb 1986 (Hard To Handle)
R-0179 Ballad Of A Thin Man - 24 Feb 1986 (Hard To Handle)
R-0180 I'll Remember You - 24 Feb 1986 (Hard To Handle)
R-0181 Knockin' On Heaven's Door - 25 Feb 1986 (Superstar
Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts)
R-0183 Positively 4th Street - 24 Feb 1986 (Superstar
Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts)
R-0185 Masters Of War - 24 Feb 1986 (Superstar Concert
Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts)
R-0186 I Forgot More
Than You'll Ever Know (Cecil A. Null) - 24 Feb 1986 (Superstar
Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts)
R-0187 Blowin' In The Wind - 25 Feb 1986 (Superstar
Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts)
R-0188 That Lucky Old
Sun (Haven Gillespie-Beasley Smith) - 24 Feb 1986 (Superstar
Concert Series: The Ultimate Radio Concerts)
Thanks to Alex Ivanov for information and scans.
Various Artists - Grandes De La Música: Mitos Del Rock [Great Figures Of Music: Myths of Rock] - CD included with issue of "Diário de Noticias [News Diary]", (catalogue number?) (Spain), 1995:
 Logo of "Diário de Noticias" from their web-site |
R-0768 California - early version of
Outlaw Blues from Bringing It All Back Home with different lyrics (which appear in
"Writings and Drawings" under this title, also
on bobdylan.com
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Studios, New York, 13 Jan 1965This was previously listed as Q-0023 but has now been allocated an R-number since it was legally released on the CBS TV soundtrack album NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack Vol. 2 in Nov 2009. "Diário de Noticias [News Diary]" is a newspaper from the Navarre area of Spain. This CD was legal in Spain at the time of issue, but the release was almost certainly not authorised by Columbia. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information. Scans of the magazine and CD artwork required! |
"Time Out Of Mind" - stereo cassette release, Music World 3119 (Russia), 1997:
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
This cassette was released without authorisation from
Columbia by Music World, a Russian pirate label active in the 1990s. The
licensing information on the inside of the cassette insert is false. The
cassette itself is clear with white text, there are no paper labels. Thanks to Alex Ivanov for information and scans. |
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 Music World 3119 (Russia) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - detail of inside of cassette insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - detail of cassette Side 1, scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Alex Ivanov |
"Bob Dylan's Chronicles", Pop Magazyn Muzyczny 12/13, SelleS (Poland), 1998:
"Golden Rock Classics" 2CD set, Club Eve CECD 60-2/61-2 (Poland), 1998:
 Club Eve CECD 60-2/61-2 (Poland) - front (my copy) |
This Polish record club set is again unusual in that most of CD2 is
taken up with the full album of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid!
Apart from this and Forever Young, the entire selection is from the 1960s,
all regular album tracks. The CD graphics are nice in that they're replica
LPs, complete with track divisions!
Thanks to Artur Jarosinski for this item. |
 Club Eve CECD 60-2/61-2 (Poland) - front insert unfolded |
 Club Eve CECD 60-2/61-2 (Poland) - CD1 |
"Time Out Of Mind" - vinyl 2LP set, Columbia COL 486936 1 (Holland for Europe), 1998:
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for finding this copy on eBay with the records in transparent blue vinyl. It is almost certainly unauthorised by Columbia. Carl Torstensson has a copy with the records pressed in mottled blue vinyl. Unfortunately Hans Seegers says these are again fakes made in Germany without authorisation from Columbia. Thanks to Wiebke for finding copies on eBay with "old gold" mottled vinyl and green vinyl. Again these are fakes.
2000s
"Blood On The Tracks" - CD release, Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan), 2000:
 Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan) - front scan by Stuart Taylor |
This Taiwanese unofficial release is in a CD single jewel case, with a
folded card insert. Thanks to Stuart Taylor for information and scans. |
 Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan) - unfolded front insert, scan by Stuart Taylor |
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 Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan) - CD scan by Stuart Taylor |
"The Best Of Bob Dylan" - CD compilation, No Record Company (no catalogue number) (Russia), 2000s:
This release was found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux in Belgium, but was actually manufactured in Russia. The front insert is only a single folded card, not a booklet, with plain white on the reverse. The CD tray is black, not clear - the reverse of the rear insert is also blank. There is no catalogue number, no record company name on the inserts, and no barcode. The CD itself looks more official, although "Entertainment" is spelled "Entertaiment". On the rear insert Blowin' In The Wind is given as "Blowin' The Wind" while Jokerman is spelled "Jockerman" - Bob's photo is also much darker. As can also be seen, the text on the inserts is slightly compressed.
For the official releases of this album, see 1997.
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans and to Hans Seegers for further information.
"Bob Dylan" - CD compilation, Music History/Halahup Records HAL 549 (Russia), 2000s:
 Music History/Halahup Records HAL 549 (Russia) - front scan by Alex Ivanov |
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Halahup Records were a pirate record company based in St. Petersburg, Russia, although the rear insert of this release claims falsely that the company was based in Germany and was part of Sony Music. The latest track in this compilation is Things Have Changed from the 2000 Wonder Boys soundtrack, once a rarity but now included on The Essential Bob Dylan, also 2000.
Thanks to Alex Ivanov for information and scans.
Cruzados - " Unreleased Early Recordings" - privately produced
CD (no catalogue number) (USA), Feb 2000:
Although this CD is not an "official" CD in the sense that it was
not issued by a record company, it is arguably also not a bootleg as some have
reported. The CD was privately produced by the band themselves
and can only be obtained from the Cruzados' official web-site
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Cruzados (then the Plugz), 1984 (edited version, 4:40) A re-recorded version of this song without Bob was released on the first Cruzados album just called Cruzados (Arista, 1985). The Cruzados were previously known as the Plugz, and accompanied Bob on the NBC TV show "Late Nite With David Letterman" in New York on 22 Mar 1984 for three songs: Don't Start Me Talkin' (the Sonny Boy Williamson blues number), Jokerman and Licence To Kill. A three track EP called Bob Dylan & The Plugz circulated after that, and this EP is definitely a bootleg! R-0473, a longer version of R-0452 (5:42), was included on a cast-iron official release, the BMG Germany 2CD compilation May Your Song Always Be Sung: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol. 3, see 2003. This version, timed at 4:39, appears in the 2005 film Camp Burlesque (see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3) and its 2007 US Bird Song Records soundtrack album, see 2007. |
"Fonosfera" magazine, Issue 12, Poland, Dec 2000:
 Magazine front scan by Artur Jarosinski |
The CD included with this magazine contains hits from 1965, and includes the
album version of Like A Rolling Stone (track 18).
Thanks to Artur Jarosinski for information and scans. |
 CD scan by Artur Jarosinski |
"Bringing It All Back Home" - mono CD release, Sony CD-116 (Hong Kong), 2001(?):
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This Hong Kong edition, which claims to be digitally mastered, is in a CD single jewel case,
with a folded insert. The insert says confusingly "Produced
by John Hammond" and also "Produced by Tom Wilon" (Tom Wilson
was the actual producer.) It's unlikely it's a genuine Sony release.
Thanks to Anthony Perry for information and scans. Also thanks to Roger Ford for the information that the mono mix on this CD is not true mono, but a mono reduction from a stereo source, and to Hans Seegers for the information that it is from Hong Kong, not mainland China as first listed. Also see CD-183 below. |
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"Love And Theft" - HDCD release, Sony CD-183 (Hong Kong), 2002:
This item is of questionable legality. It's
advertised as being from "mainland China", where there is no Columbia
pressing plant. Like CD-116 above, it's probably from Hong Kong.
"Just Like A Woman" - compilation CD, Falcon (catalogue number?) (Germany), 1 Sep 2003:
 Picture from amazon.co.uk |
This compilation of 1960s tracks is definitely unauthorised. |
Various Artists - "Band Of The Hand OST" - Regular and Special Edition CDs, no label or catalogue number (Sweden), 2004:
 "Regular Edition" - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty,
lyrics on
bobdylan.com
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of the soundtrack album and singles,
R-0182, see
1986.This CD edition was produced by a "Soundtrack Fanclub" in Scandinavia. There are two versions - one is a 10-track "professional" CD-R and was sold in the USA and Canada as an "import from Europe". It has no date, label or catalogue number. It has a black CD tray and the front insert is a single card. The second is a "Special Edition" with what looks like a black CD-R and is released by "Torn Within Soundtracks Inc.". This release has seven bonus tracks, it comes in a clear CD tray, and the front insert is a folded card. Jean-Pol Hiernaux says the quality of the Dylan track on both of these is much better than on vinyl releases and does not appear to be pirated from an LP. Thanks to Hans Seegers for initial information and to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for further information and scans. |
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 "Special Edition" - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - front insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - reverse of front insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - rear scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - rear scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - CD scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - front insert unfolded, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - inside of front insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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"Live And Studio" - compilation CD, Ouver Entertainment 0708853-2 (Brazil), 2006(?):
 Ouver Entertainment 0708853-2 (Brazil) - front scan by Colm Redmond |
This unauthorised
compilation contains a mixture of songs from Studs Terkel's Wax Museum,
Radio WFMT, Chicago, IL, 26 Apr 1963, with added electric accompaniment, plus
songs from an as yet unidentified 1966 performance.
Studs Terkel performances: A Hard Rain's Gonna
Fall; Bob Dylan's Dream; Boots Of Spanish Leather; John Brown; Blowin' In
The Wind; Farewell (mistitled as "Farewell Angelina")'; Who Killed Davey
Moore? 1966 performances: Visions Of Johanna; 4th Time Around; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue; Desolation Row; Just Like A Woman; Mr Tambourine Man; Baby, Let Me Follow You Down. Thanks to Colm Redmond for information and scans. |
"Transmissions" - Enhanced CD and book set, Storming Music Company SMC 2520 (UK), 2007/"Live On Air" - compilation CD, Northworld (catalogue number?) (UK), 22 Feb 2010:
 Storming Music Company SMC 2520 (UK) - picture from eil.com |
This unauthorised enhanced CD housed in a 74-page hardback book contains
13 audio and two video performances from TV and radio broadcasts between
1963 and 2002. For more information see
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by Northworld as a regular CD without the book as Live On Air in
2010.Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information about this item. |
 Picture from amazon.co.uk (2010 release) |
"Re-Transmissions" - Enhanced CD and book set, Storming Music Company SMC 2642 (UK), 3 Mar 2008:
 Storming Music Company SMC 2642 (UK) - picture from eil.com |
This unauthorised enhanced CD with a 72-page book contains 12 audio performances from TV and radio broadcasts between 1979 and 1995, and two video performances, one of which is Mr. Tambourine Man with the Byrds from the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert, Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, 24 Feb 1990 (R-0217, see 1990). Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux and Sergio Magnacca for information about this item. |
 Storming Music Company SMC 2642 (UK) - picture from amazon.co.uk |
"Tribute To Dylan [The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration]" - 2CD set release, Immortal/Zoom/101 Distribution (catalogue number?) (Europe), 6 Jan 2009:
 Picture from amazon.co.uk |
This release is certainly unauthorised by Columbia, so is listed here.
For the official release, see International Album Releases. Thanks to Bill Hester for information. |
2010s
"Folksinger's Choice" - CD release, Left Field Media LFMCD 501 (UK), 28 Jun 2010; 2LP release: Left Field Media (catalogue number?) (UK), 23 Jan 2012:
 Left Field Media LFMCD 501 (UK) - picture from "Isis" web-site (CD release) |
This release is legal in the UK because it features a live radio
broadcast originating from the USA or Canada. It consists of 11 songs, three
of them newly-written Dylan originals, performed by Bob during an interview with
Cynthia Gooding for the "Folksinger's Choice" WBAI radio programme,
recorded 13 Jan 1962, in New York City, broadcast 11 Mar 1962. (These dates are
speculative, some say the programme was never actually broadcast.) The interview is notorious for the outrageous lies Bob tells to the admiring Cynthia about his early life! |
 Picture from spincds.com (2LP release) |
R-0900 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (Hank
Williams/Jimmie Davis)
R-0901 Fixin’ To Die (Bukka White)
R-0902 Smokestack Lightning (Howlin' Wolf [McKinley
Morganfield])
R-0903 Hard Travelin’ (Woody Guthrie)
R-0904 The Death Of Emmett Till (Bob Dylan)
R-0905 Standing On The Highway (Bob Dylan)
R-0516-2 Roll On, John (Traditional)
R-0906 Stealin’, Stealin’ (Will Shade)
R-0907 Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad (Traditional)
Q-0025 Baby Please Don’t Go (Big Joe Williams)
Q-0026 Hard Times In New York Town (Bob Dylan)
One of these has been officially released before:
R-0516 Roll On John (Traditional) - released on CD on the Smithsonian Folkways album There Is No Eye: Music For Photographs, Nov 2001, accompanying a book of photographs "There Is No Eye" by John Cohen (of the New Lost City Ramblers), see 2001
R-0900 - R-0907 were later officially released on the Pacifica Archives CD-R Bob Dylan And Cynthia Gooding, Mar 2011. The version of Baby, Please Don't Go on the Pacifica Archives release (R-0908) is cut, and Hard Times In New York Town is missing from that disc.
Thanks to Tim Dunn, Derek Barker of "Isis" magazine and Harold
Lepidus for information - the CD can be
bought from "Isis" here
. Thanks to Benoit Narinx of Belgium
for the catalogue number.
"Live On Air" - enhanced CD release, Southworld/Intergroove (catalogue number?) (Germany), 27 Aug 2010:
 Front picture from amazon.de |
This enhanced CD with bonus video appears to be legal in Germany, and is probably a re-release of the 2007 UK Transmissions enhanced CD above as it also contains 15 tracks. |
 Rear picture from amazon.de |
1. Blowin In The Wind (TV show acoustic
live)
2. Man Of Constant Sorrow (TV show acoustic live)
3. With God On Our Side (TV show acoustic live)
4. Hurricane (Live TV show)
5. Simple Twist Of Fate (Live TV show)
6. Oh Sister (Live TV show)
7. Jokerman (Live TV show)
8. Maggie’s Farm (Live / Farm Aid Illinois 1985 with Tom Petty & Willie Nelson)
9. All Along The Watchtower (Live)
10. My Back Pages (Live / NY 1992 with Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young,
Eric Clapton & George Harrison)
11. Knockin’ On Heaven's Door (Live NY 1992 with friends)
12. Highway 61 Revisited (Live)
13. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 (Live Woodstock 1994)
14. Girl From The North Country (With Johnny Cash)
15. Forever Young (With Bruce Springsteen)
Bob Dylan/Donovan - "1+1" - Barca Discos EP 6018 (Argentina), 2010:
 Barca Discos EP 6018 (Argentina) - front scan by John-Willy Bakke |
This unauthorised CD is legal in Argentina. Tracks 1-12 are by Bob and
are selected from Another Side Of Bob Dylan and Bringing It All
Back Home. Tracks 13-22 are by Donovan. The same 12 Dylan tracks are
available on a separate album, Barca Discos XL 9011. Thanks to John-Willy Bakke for information and scans. |
 Barca Discos EP 6018 (Argentina) - rear scan by John-Willy Bakke |
 Barca Discos XL 9011 (Argentina) - picture from Barca Discos web-site |
"Studs Terkel's Wax Museum" - CD release, Left Field Media LFMCD504 (UK), 28 Mar 2011; 2LP release: Let Them Eat Vinyl (catalogue number?) (UK), Jan 2012:
 Left Field Media LFMCD504 (UK) - front of slipcase (my copy) |
Like Folksinger's Choice above, this release is legal in the UK because it features a live radio
broadcast originating from the USA or Canada. It consists of seven songs,
all Dylan originals, performed by Bob during an interview with
Studs Terkel for his "Wax Museum" WFMT radio programme,
recorded 26 Apr 1963, in Chicago, IL. The CD comes in a standard jewel case
inside a card slipcase. Tracklist: Farewell; A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall; Bob Dylan's Dream; Boots Of Spanish Leather; John Brown; Who Killed Davey Moore?; Blowin' In The Wind. This is the first recorded performance of Boots Of Spanish Leather. These tracks with superimposed electric backing appeared briefly on iTunes in Dec 2005 as Live Folk Masters: Blowin' In The Wind and Live Folk Masters: Visions Of Johannah, see Online Performances (Other). |
 Left Field Media LFMCD504 (UK) - rear of slipcase |
"On The Crest Of The Airwaves" - 4CD set in book-style digipak, Music Melon MMLTDBOX12 (UK), 28 Mar 2011:
 Music Melon MMLTDBOX12 (UK) - picture from Music Melon web-site |
Like the other releases above, this release is legal in the UK because
it features live radio broadcasts originating from the USA or Canada. This
set includes the full 1962 "Folksinger's Choice" interview with Cynthia
Gooding (see above) on CD1, and other radio broadcasts between 1963-66 on CDs 2-4. It
doesn't include the Studs Terkel show above. Thanks to Allan Johansen for information. |
 Music Melon MMLTDBOX12 (UK) - picture from Music Melon web-site |
"Performance" - CD release, Northworld (catalogue number?) (UK), 13 Jun 2011:
 Front picture from amazon.co.uk |
This unauthorised CD contains a mixture of live performances from TV
broadcasts. Dag Braathen thinks the origins are: Saturday Night Live, 20 Oct 1979; Farm Aid, 22 Sep 1985; Newport Folk Festival, 25 Jul 1965; Grammy Awards, 20 Feb 1991; Bobfest, 16 Oct 1992; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 2 Sep 1995. Thanks to Keith from Scotland and Dag Braathen for information. |
 Rear picture from amazon.co.uk |
Traveling Wilburys - "Wil-berry Jam" - CD release, Forever Music TWPR-30240 (Japan?), 2011:
 Forever Music TWPR-30240 (Japan?) - front with obi, scan by Tjeerd Timmerman |
Thanks to Tjeerd Timmerman for scans of what is almost certainly a
pirated 2011 CD release using a photo of the genuine Traveling Wilburys Wil-berry
jam! This is probably really from Eastern Europe. The tracks on the CD are: Runaway (R-0210, 1990), Handle With Care (extended version) (R-0197, 1988), End Of the Line (extended version) (R-0198, 1989), New Blue Moon (instrumental) (R-0211, 1990), Nobody's Child (R-0206, 1990), Like A Ship (R-0781, 2007), Maxine (R-0782, 2007) and Runaway (remix) (R-0783, 2007). |
 Forever Music TWPR-30240 (Japan?) - rear with obi, scan by Tjeerd Timmerman |
"Life And Life Only: Radio & TV 1961-1965" - CD release, Left Field Media LFMCD517 (UK), 5 Dec 2011:
 Left Field Media LFMCD517 (UK) - front of slipcase (my copy) |
This unauthorised CD contains a mixture of live performances from radio and TV broadcasts, The tracklisting below includes three officially available rarities. The CD comes in a standard jewel case inside a card slipcase. |
 Left Field Media LFMCD517 (UK) - rear of slipcase |
Introduction [Riverside Church]
Handsome Molly [Riverside Church]
Omie Wise [Riverside Church]
Po' Lazarus [Riverside Church]
Mean Old Southern Railroad [Riverside Church]
Acne [Riverside Church] (R-0324 Live with Ramblin' Jack Elliott, recorded at the Riverside Church, New York, on 29 Jul 1961 for the WRVR radio programme "Saturday Of Folk Music" and broadcast the same day, from the 2000 Vanguard soundtrack album The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, see 2000)
Sally Gal [Oscar Brand Folk Festival]
Girl I Left Behind [Oscar Brand Folk Festival]
Oscar Brand Intro [Oscar Brand Show]
Girl From The North Country [Oscar Brand Show] (R-0316 Recorded at WNBC Studios, New York, in Mar 1963 for the Oscar Brand radio show, from the Warner Bros. radio station disc The World Of Folk Music (Starring Oscar Brand), see 1963)
Only A Hobo [Oscar Brand Show] (R-0317 Recorded as R-0316, see 1963)
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll [Steven Allen Show]
Les Crane Introduction [Les Crane Show]
It's All Over Now Baby Blue [Les Crane Show]
Les Crane Interview [Les Crane Show]
It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding [Les Crane Show]
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - fake test pressing, Columbia CL 1986 (mono) (USA), Dec 2011:
 Record and sleeve photo from eBay |
This at first convincing "test pressing" with the withdrawn tracks for
auction on eBay from an Italian seller is actually a fake. The information
sheet glued to the white card sleeve is nothing like a Columbia US
information sheet of the time, and labels like these were not used for test
pressings. Thanks to Renaud Depierreux for information about this item, and to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca, Arie de Reus and Hans Seegers for confirming it's a fake. |
 White card sleeve with glued information sheet, photo from eBay |
|
 Side 2 photo from eBay |
"Carnegie Chapter Hall 1961" - CD release, BDA Records BCACD 102 (UK), Feb 2012:
 BDA Records BCACD 102 (UK) - picture from "Isis" web-site |
This historic show, Bob's first "proper" New York concert, was recorded at the Carnegie Chapter Hall, New York, 4 Nov 1961. The Chapter Hall was a small auditorium in the Carnegie Hall building. Other sources list the concert as being from the "Carnegie Recital Hall" and that would seem to have been its proper name at the time. Looking at the Wikipedia entry for Carnegie Hall, it's now called the "Weill Recital Hall" and seats 268. Izzy Young promoted the concert, and hoped to sell 250 tickets, but in the end only around 50 people attended, many of them with complimentary tickets handed out by Izzy! |
Tracklisting (missing performances in italics):
Bob performed 22 songs at this concert, of which fifteen are in circulation. One of the available performances, Woody Guthrie’s This Land Is Your Land, has been officially released on No Direction Home - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7, and is not included on this CD.
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- from the "Minnesota Hotel
Tape", Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, now officially released on a bonus
disc with the limited edition of "Love
And Theft", Sep 2001 (R-0514, see 
