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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 12 March, 2010.
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. |
"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.
1970s
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - stereo vinyl LP, CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 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 cover 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 cover
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). For the official release, see International Album Releases. Information, scans and photos from Hans Seegers and Ulf Gyllenspetz. |
 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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"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.
This copy has writing on the plastic 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 cover 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 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.
"Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Original Soundtrack" - stereo 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 - "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 (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. |
"Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 2" - 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 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 cover, although not on the record labels. This album may have
been released under licence from Columbia as there was no pressing plant
in Taiwan at that time, or it may be a pirate release.
Information and scans from Raoul Verolleman. |
 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. |
 IMD-831 (Taiwan) - cassette Side 1 scan by Nol Grint |
1980s
"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 |
Various - "Like A Rolling Stone: 16 Original Superhits Of The 60s" - compilation LP, Duchesse Records (catalogue number?) (West Germany), 1988:
 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 for information and scans. |
 Rear scan by Raoul Verolleman |
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, here called "Mr. Tambourine Man 89". Thanks to Artur Jarosinski for information and scan. |
1990s
"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) |
"Slow Train Coming" - vinyl album, АнТроп (Anfon) C 90 31847/P 91 00007 (St. Petersburg, Russia), 1991:
 Anfon C 90 31847/P 91 00007 (Russia) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Front of US CD release for comparison |
This album is the only Dylan vinyl LP release in Russia, and the front cover 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. The album was released with three different labels, all shown below. 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. АнТроп (Anfon or Antrop) was a record company run by Andrei Tropillo.
For the official release, see International Album Releases.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for scans and information.
Traveling Wilburys - "Traveling Wilburys Volume One" - vinyl album, АнТроп П91 00223/Anfon P91 00223 (Russia), 1991:
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Alex Ivanov |
This very collectable record with a unique sleeve is again unofficial.
The record has the third label style above. Thanks to Alex Ivanov for information and scans. |
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - rear scan by Alex Ivanov |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Alex Ivanov |
"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.
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. |
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! |
"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 |
2000s
"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.
"Bringing It All Back Home" - mono CD, Sony CD-116 (Hong Kong), 2000?:
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
| R-0452 Rising Sun (Hufsteter/Larriva/Marsico/Quintana) - Bob plays harmonica for the
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 |
"Love And Theft" - HDCD, Sony CD-183 (China), 2002:
This item is of questionable legality. It's
advertised as being from "mainland China", where there is no Columbia
pressing plant.
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
 For the original MCA release
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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"Transmissions" - Enhanced CD and book set, Storming Music Company SMC 2520 (UK), 2007:
 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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Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information about this item. |
"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 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. |
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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 
