The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue
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This page is part of a list of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and no longer in the former yearly Promo sections. For releases of this album in Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
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Revised 29 March, 2024.
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US release (2CD set), Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047, 26 Nov 2002. All photographs were taken by Ken Regan. For the Limited Edition releases with a bonus DVD, see 2002. For CD single releases see International Singles: All Formats 2000-09. |
Tracklist
| Track No | Title | Where Recorded | When Recorded | Length | Comments |
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| 1 | Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You | Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | 04/12/1975 | 00:03:35 | |
| 2 | It Ain't Me, Babe | Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA | 20/11/1975 | 00:05:25 | Originally released on the promo EP 4 Songs From Renaldo & Clara and Japanese 2001 album Bob Dylan Live 1961-2001: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances, now also released on the 14CD boxed set The Rolling Thunder Revue: The Live 1975 Recordings, 2019 |
| 3 | A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall | Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | 04/12/1975 | 00:05:16 | Featured in film Renaldo & Clara |
| 4 | The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:05:25 | Evening show |
| 5 | Romance In Durango | Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA | 20/11/1975 | 00:05:22 | |
| 6 | Isis | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA* | 21/11/1975 | 00:05:11 | Evening show |
| 7 | Mr. Tambourine Man | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:05:27 | Afternoon show |
| 8 | Simple Twist Of Fate | Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA | 20/11/1975 | 00:04:26 | |
| 9 | Blowin’ In The Wind | Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA | 20/11/1975 | 00:02:41 | Duet with Joan Baez |
| 10 | Mama, You Been On My Mind | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:03:03 | Evening show, duet with Joan Baez |
| 11 | I Shall Be Released | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:44 | Afternoon show, duet with Joan Baez |
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| 1 | It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue | Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | 04/12/1975 | 00:04:31 | |
| 2 | Love Minus Zero/No Limit | Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | 04/12/1975 | 00:03:16 | |
| 3 | Tangled Up In Blue | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:41 | Evening show, from Renaldo & Clara |
| 4 | The Water Is Wide | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:05:16 | Evening show |
| 5 | It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:03:12 | Evening show, from Renaldo & Clara |
| 6 | Oh, Sister | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:04 | Evening show |
| 7 | Hurricane | Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA | 19/11/1975 | 00:08:15 | |
| 8 | One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:06 | Evening show |
| 9 | Sara | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:37 | Afternoon show (miscredited on CD rear insert) |
| 10 | Just Like A Woman | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:31 | Evening show |
| 11 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door | Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA | 20/11/1975 | 00:04:20 | Duet with Roger McGuinn |
| 1 | Tangled Up In Blue | Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA | 21/11/1975 | 00:04:33 | On bonus DVD - video. Evening show, from Renaldo & Clara |
| 2 | Isis | Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | 04/12/1975 | 00:04:10 | On bonus DVD - video. From Renaldo & Clara, edited performance from Biograph |
| 3 | Isis | Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada | 04/12/1975 | 00:05:21 | On bonus DVD - audio only. From Renaldo & Clara, B-side of Jokerman single, Apr 1984, also on Biograph 1985 - here in Dolby 5.1 sound |
This set officially releases one rarity:
R-0137 It Ain't Me, Babe
- live with the
Rolling Thunder Revue, Harvard
Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 20 Nov 1975
This performance was originally released on the 1978 US Columbia promo 12" EP 4 Songs From "Renaldo & Clara" (see 1978). Don Handy considers that the performance on this album is different from the performance from the EP 4 Songs From "Renaldo & Clara", which he suggests actually comes from The Forum, Montreal, Canada, 4 Dec 1975. Both Glen Dundas and Olof Björner confirm the 20 Nov 1975 date on the EP, not 4 Dec 1975
Note the track information on the rear CD insert is incorrect. For Disc One, Track 7 is listed twice, first "at Boston Music Hall (First Show), 11/21/75" (21 Nov 1975) and secondly it says "Track 7 recorded at Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, 11/19/1975" (19 Nov 1975). However, information for Track 7 is missing from the info for Disc Two. The answer is that the first attribution for Track 7 for Disc One is correct but the second attribution for Track 7 belongs to Disc Two - Hurricane is indeed from Worcester!
Georg Thoma points out that Track 9 (Blowin' In The Wind) and Track 10 (Mama, You Been On My Mind) on CD1, both duets with Joan Baez, were originally listed in reverse order on bobdylan.com. However, the recording dates of Cambridge, MA, 20 Nov 1975, and Boston, MA, 21 Nov 1975 (evening show), were not changed on the final insert. Georg claims Joan Baez's spoken intro to Mama, You Been On My Mind is definitely from Cambridge, not Boston, while Blowin' In The Wind is definitely from Boston.
There is a third mistake in the track information: in the booklet notes to Live 75, Larry "Ratso" Sloman says Sara is from the afternoon show at Boston, 21 Nov 1975, witnessed by Sara Dylan, and is one of three songs from that performance. However, on the rear insert of the CD set it gives Sara as being from the evening show (the other two afternoon performances are listed). bobdylan.com also listed Sara as from the evening show, but may only have been copying the CD information rather than the booklet. Thanks to Les Kokay for comparing the two performances and deducing that Sara is in fact from the afternoon performance - Larry's notes are right!
Les says: "After multiple listenings and comparison with the
various audience/PA tapes I've finally decided that Sara is not
from the evening show but from the afternoon show. The versions are very
close, however, I did notice that on the evening show Dylan has a slight
stumble over the opening:
"I laid on the dune, I looked at the sky"
Bob sings "I laid on the be.une, I looked at the sky"
It's almost as if he was going to sing 'beach', but changed it to
'dune'.
For the afternoon he sings it perfectly, so I'm concluding the Bootleg
Series version is afternoon."
I've also been informed that there are differences in the instrumental accompaniment between the afternoon and evening performances, especially at the end of the song, and these prove the released version is definitely from the afternoon. Ian Woodward also interprets Larry Sloman's booklet notes to mean that either Hard Rain or The Water Is Wide is from Cambridge, instead of Montreal and Boston (evening) respectively as listed on the rear of the album. I'd be grateful for confirmation of the sound sources!
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for information that Isis (CD1, track 6) is actually a splice of an intro from Rochester, NY, 17 Nov 1975 (evening show?) with the remainder of the track from the Boston evening show as listed. He says Isis from the Boston afternoon and evening shows on bootlegs kicks off with single-beat drumming, but the official 2002 version of Isis has a double-beat intro. In "Beatleg" magazine, Japan, Feb 2003, Daisuke Ozawa concluded the intro was from a Rochester show (although possibly Cambridge), comparing all bootlegs available at the time. This performance is also CD10, track 6, on The Rolling Thunder Revue: The Live 1975 Recordings, 2019, but I have not yet compared them. Hermann Rechberger says Isis from the Rochester afternoon show has an incomplete start, so the intro could be from the evening show.
All these tracks are now also released (in re-mastered form) on the 14CD boxed set The Rolling Thunder Revue: The Live 1975 Recordings, 2019.
Vinyl and Tape Releases
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - promo 2 cassette set, SME Records SICP 296-7 (Japan), 11 Dec 2002:
 SME Records SICP 296-7 (Japan) - outside of unfolded wallet, scan by Wil Gielen |
These two promo cassettes are housed in a soft plastic wallet with an
insert. The outside of the opened wallet shows the front of the insert and
the A-sides of the cassettes. The inside of the wallet shows the reverse of
the insert with the tracklisting and the B-sides of the cassettes. As far as
I know this set was never released commercially on cassette in any country. Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
 SME Records SICP 296-7 (Japan) - inside of unfolded wallet, scan by Wil Gielen |
"The Bootleg Series
Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 3LP boxed
sets,
Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy
C2K 87047-1 (USA), 7 Nov 2003:
C2K 87047-1-Q is the 200gm vinyl version ($100) and C2K 87047-1-R
is the 140gm vinyl version ($60).
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This luxury boxed set available on both 140gm and 200gm vinyl contains a 72 page 12" x 12" booklet, reproductions of original Rolling Thunder Revue handbills, posters and tickets, plus a bonus 7" blue vinyl single containing the live versions of Tangled Up In Blue and Isis. For full information, see 2002. Keith Venturoni adds: "The only difference between the 140 gram and the 200 gram issue of Classics Live 1975 is the sticker on the outside of the box. From the outside the catalogue number is the same. The 200 gram release is a limited edition but not numbered!" |
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Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - box front from Classic Records web-site |
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 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1-R (USA) - box front sticker scan by Hans Seegers (140gm) |
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 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - LP1 front scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - LP1 rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - included Rolling Thunder Revue handbill, picture from Classic Records web-site |
 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
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 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - LP3 rear scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - Side 5 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
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 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - bonus 7" single sleeve, front scan by Franck Faugere |
 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - bonus 7" single sleeve, rear scan by Franck Faugere |
 Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047-1 (USA) - bonus 7" single A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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Classic Records/Columbia/Legacy
C2K 87047-1(-Q)
(USA) - detail of box
rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel and Franck Faugere for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 3LP sets, Columbia/Legacy 19075930761 (USA)/ Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe), 7 Jun 2019:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - front of slipcase with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that this 3LP set was reissued on vinyl in Europe on 7 Jun 2019. The set now comes in a slipcase instead of a box, with a 64-page 12" booklet, but without the handbills, posters and tickets, or indeed the 7" single. The front of the slipcase is now the same as the CD releases, while the booklet front has the same design as the 2003 box front. The inner sleeves for the three LPs have completely different designs from those of the 2003 3LP set. Several sources say this set has been completely remixed/remastered, newly compiled from the same tracks on the 2019 14CD set The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings (digital instead of analogue). However, the included download card (which seems to be in US copies only) points to the digital versions of the 2002 set! |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - detail of rear of slipcase, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - rear of slipcase, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - booklet front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - booklet rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - LP1 front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - LP1 rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - LP2 front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - LP2 rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - Side 3 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - Side 4 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - LP3 front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - LP3 rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - Side 5 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075930761 (Europe) - Side 6 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin, Derek Davies and Gerd Rundel for information and pictures.
CD Releases (Limited Edition - 2CD+DVD)
"The Bootleg Series
Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" Limited Edition with
Bonus DVD - 2CD set + DVD, Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047
(USA/Canada), 26 Nov 2002:
This Limited Edition with bonus DVD was only available
for a short period. For more information
about the rarities on the bonus DVD, see 2002. For the
2CD set releases, see below.
Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA):
Columbia/Legacy
C2K 87047 (USA) -
detail of rear insert, scan by Gerd Rundel
Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada):
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - front of slipcase with yellow Limited Edition sticker, scan by Jack from Canada |
The Canadian Limited Edition has a different front sticker than the US release. The inserts were made in Canada. The bonus DVD in this Canadian release was made in the USA. The CDs were made in Canada. |
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 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - yellow Limited Edition sticker, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear insert scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - front of Limited Edition booklet, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear of Limited Edition booklet, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - detail of outside of front insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - inside of front insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - page 54 of Limited Edition booklet, scan by Jack from Canada |
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 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada |
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 Columbia/Legacy CSD 59299 (Canada) - rear of Bonus DVD sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada (NTSC) |
 Columbia/Legacy CSD 59299 (Canada) - detail of rear of Bonus DVD sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada (no promo text) |
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Columbia/Legacy
C2K 87047 (Canada) - detail of rear insert, scan by
Gerd Rundel
Thanks to Jack from Canada, Hervé from France and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" Limited Edition with Bonus DVD - 2CD set + DVD, Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe), 26 Nov 2002:
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - front of slipcase with yellow Limited Edition sticker (my copy) |
This set again comes in an outer slipcase containing the 2CD set in a jewel case, the Bonus DVD and a Limited Edition Booklet. |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - front sticker |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - front of slipcase with sticker (flattened with top and spine) |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - rear of slipcase |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - rear of slipcase (flattened with bottom) |
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 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - detail of spine of slipcase |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - page 54 of Limited Edition booklet |
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 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - detail of CD1 |
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 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - rear of Bonus DVD card sleeve (PAL) |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - detail of rear of Bonus DVD card sleeve (no promo text) |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - Bonus DVD |
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 Columbia/Legacy 510140 3 (Europe) - Bonus DVD, Bob singing Isis (audio only) |
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Peter van der Kerk informs me that when he bought his copy of the Limited Edition in an independent record shop in Holland, he received free copies of the promotional CD singles Live & Rare (see 2001) and Live & Rare 2 (see 2002)! I haven't heard of this anywhere else, so it may be a promotion from that shop only.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" Limited Edition with Bonus DVD - 2CD set + DVD, Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia), 9 Dec 2002:
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front of slipcase with clear sticker, scan by Jack from Canada |
The Australian limited edition has a clear front sticker advertising 22 previously unreleased tracks and the bonus DVD. Both the Australian CDs and the bonus DVD have the same number, Columbia 5101403000. The text on the front of the slipcase of the Australian release appears to be a darker orange than the US or UK releases. As expected, the set comes with the 56-page booklet and the bonus DVD comes in a card sleeve. | ||||
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front sticker scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - rear of slipcase scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front of CD in jewel case, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front of booklet scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - rear of booklet scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front of Bonus DVD card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - rear of Bonus DVD card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - Bonus DVD scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada |
Columbia/Legacy 5101403000
(Australia) - spine of slipcase scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy 5101403000
(Australia) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jack from Canada
Thanks to Darren Tucker and Jack from Canada for information and scans. Thanks also to Hervé from France for a photo of a promo of the Australian Limited Edition which is the same as the commercial release above.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" Limited Edition with Bonus DVD - promo 2CD set + DVD, SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan), 11 Dec 2002:
 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - front of slipcase with obi and information sticker, scan by Wil Gielen |
This set comes in a slipcase with a side obi and
information sticker. The slipcase has a yellow promo sticker on the bottom.
There are two booklets, a 56-page booklet in English and a 60-page booklet
in English and Japanese. The obi has price
¥3,990 and two dates: "02-12-11" is the Japanese release date and
"02-11-26" is the original release date. Each of the CDs and the DVD has the
text "SAMPLE ONLY" in red in the clear centre. Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson and Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - front information sticker scan by Wil Gielen |
 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - obi scan by Wil Gielen |
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 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - front of slipcase, scan by Wil Gielen |
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 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - front insert scan by Wil Gielen |
 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - front of booklet 1, scan by Wil Gielen |
 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - front of booklet 2, scan by Wil Gielen |
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 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Wil Gielen |
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 SME Records SICP 293-5 (Japan) - rear of DVD sleeve, scan by Wil Gielen |
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 SME Records SICP 293 (Japan) - promo CD1 scan by Wil Gielen |
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 SME Records SICP 294 (Japan) - promo CD2 scan by Wil Gielen |
 SME Records SICP 294 (Japan) - detail of promo CD2, scan by Wil Gielen |
 SME Records SICP 295 (Japan) - promo DVD scan by Wil Gielen |
 SME Records SICP 295 (Japan) - detail of promo DVD, scan by Wil Gielen |
CD Releases (Standard Edition - 2CD)
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - promo 2CD sets, Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA), Nov 2002:
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, photo found by Sam Plessers |
Two US promo versions of this album
exist (as far as I known neither included the bonus DVD). The first promo was sent out by the record company in early November. The discs were blank, except for wording "Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series 5, Disc One/Two. The CDs came in clear plastic wallets, with printed inserts. There was no artwork. The discs were CD-Rs, created by Sterling Sounds with numbers P 2024060470502 and P 2024081650502. |
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 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, photo found by Sam Plessers |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, photo by Hervé from France |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, insert for CD-R1 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, CD-R1 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, insert for CD-R2 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
 Sterling Sounds US test pressings, CD-R2 scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson |
A second promo (not shown) was sent out just before the release date with the complete commercial packaging as below and a white sticker in the upper right corner, with a blue border and blue text: FOR PROMOTION ONLY/ Ownership Reserved By Sony. Sale Is Unlawful/ ORAW 34 S.
Thanks to Tim Dunn, Hervé from France, Sam Plessers and Sonny Boy McFitzson for information and pictures.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada), 26 Nov 2002:
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Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada) - front of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA - bottom)/Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe - top), photo by Neil Burling |
Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada) - sticker from front of slipcase of Standard Edition, scan by Jack from Canada |
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 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - front of jewel case, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - rear of jewel case, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (USA/Canada) - front of booklet, scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada |
 Columbia/Legacy C2K 87047 (Canada) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada |
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The printing is of much better quality for the US release than for the European release (shown below), and the booklet is thicker because the paper quality is better! This is illustrated in the photo by Neil Burling showing the differences in thickness of the respective spines.
Thanks to Jack from Canada for scans of the Canadian release. The slipcase, booklet and sleeve are made in the USA, the two audio discs and the jewel case inserts were made in Canada. It therefore has the thicker US booklet. The bonus DVD in the Canadian Limited Edition was also made in the USA (see 2002).
"The Bootleg Series
Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD-R/2CD promo
sets,
Columbia/Legacy
SAMPCD 12244 2
(UK/Europe), Nov 2002:
Variants 1 and 2 are promo CD-R "acetate" sets.
Variant 1 (CD-R):
 Insert for CD1, scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1) |
 CD1 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1) |
 Insert for CD2, scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1) |
 CD2 scan by Gerd Rundel (variant 1) |
Variant 1 is from Sony Music Studios, London, and comes in plastic wallets, each with a folded insert, blank on the inside. The discs have no catalogue numbers.
Variant 2 (CD-R):
Thanks to Wiebke Dittmer for finding on eBay a set in plastic wallets with these promo inserts and discs with a UK promo sticker on the outside of the wallet.
Variant 3 (CD):
 Columbia/Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (Europe) - slipcase front scan by Franck Faugere (variant 3) |
Variant 3 is in a card slipcase containing the two CDs (not CD-Rs this time) in card sleeves. The artwork on the CD card sleeves is a monochrome version of the commercial release. Hanns Peter Bushoff of BMG Germany adds: "I have a CD-R version of unknown origin with custom-printed discs distributed by “MMX Distribution” (no other artwork or covers) and the (European) Columbia/Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2, which in my case has “real” silver CDs with custom-printed “labels” (declaring the discs as promo copies). This later one comes in two monochrome (cardboard) art sleeves that are housed in another (cardboard) sleeve with the original colour cover that we know from the stock copy of this album." The set as described and illustrated here is a genuine Columbia promo with CDs made in Austria. However, some CD-R "promos" for auction on eBay may not be genuine - the artwork is not as shown, but seems to be photocopied from the commercial release, and the CDs have fade out/fade in gaps between the tracks. Franck Faugere says there are track length differences between these CDs and the commercial CDs - these are merely caused by the breaks between the songs not being in exactly the same places! | ||||
 Columbia/Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (Europe) - slipcase rear scan by Franck Faugere (variant 3) |
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 Columbia/Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (Europe) - CD1 scan by Franck Faugere (variant 3) |
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 Columbia/Legacy SAMPCD 12244 2 (Europe) - CD2 scan by Franck Faugere (variant 3) |
Ian Woodward has a UK promo set where the discs, which are the same as the commercial release, have the title "Rolling Thunder" Revised. They are dated "10/8/2002" (8 Oct 2002), but this implies there was an earlier promo with a different track selection! This would be very collectable indeed as the replaced tracks would be rarities. (This may only be the track length differences noted above, however.)
Thanks to Peter Good and Hervé from France for information about these promos and to Franck Faugere and Gerd Rundel for scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe), 26 Nov 2002:
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - front of slipcase with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel |
This set, in a slimline 2CD jewel case, is the same as the US release apart from the catalogue number, although the front does not have a yellow border as the US release above. It comes in a card slipcase with a yellow front sticker and a 56-page booklet. For details of the errors in the track listing, see above. |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - front sticker scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - rear of slipcase, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - detail of rear of slipcase, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - detail of rear of slipcase, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101402000 (Europe) - detail of outside of front insert |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - rear insert |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - detail of rear insert (incorrect track list) |
 Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - detail of rear insert |
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 Columbia/Legacy 5101402000 (Europe) - front of booklet |
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 Columbia/Legacy 5101402000 (Europe) - detail of rear of booklet |
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Columbia/Legacy 510140 2 (Europe) - detail of CD1 |
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Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697732902 (Europe), Nov 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697732902 (Europe) - front scan by Arie de Reus |
This "budget" release made in Austria has only the two audio CDs in a slimline 2CD jewel case. There is no slipcase. It is dated 2010 and the CDs and inserts have the "Sony Music" logo. |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88697732902 (Europe) - rear insert scan by Arie de Reus |
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Thanks to Arie de Reus for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, SME Records SICP 296-7 (Japan), 26 Nov 2002:
 SME Records SICP 296-7 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Gerd Rundel |
This Japanese 2CD release has a unique booklet.
More scans of this release required! For the Limited Edition with
the bonus DVD, SICP 293-5, see above. Thanks to Hervé from France and Gerd Rundel for information and pictures. |
 SME Records SICP 296-7 (Japan) - photo by Hervé from France |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - sample promo CD-R, Sony Music Studios (no catalogue number) (Australia), Nov 2002:
 Disc in paper sleeve, photo from eBay |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding this on eBay. The single CD-R from Sony Music Studios, Sydney, has eight tracks from the 2CD set: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall; Mr. Tambourine Man; Blowin' In The Wind; I Shall be Released; Tangled Up In Blue; Hurricane; Just Like A Woman and Knockin' On Heaven's Door. It comes in a white paper sleeve with the track information pasted on the back, plus "DYLAN" and "FROM THE DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM". As these CD-Rs are easy to fake, its authenticity cannot be guaranteed. |
 Disc and paper sleeve, photo from eBay |
 Rear of paper sleeve, photo from eBay |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD-R promo set, Columbia/Legacy (no catalogue number) (Australia), Nov 2002:
 Promo CDs photo by Hervé from France |
This set came in clear plastic sleeves with no artwork.
Thanks to Hervé from France for information and photo. |
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia), 9 Dec 2002:
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Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - front of slipcase |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - CD1 scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia/Legacy 5101403000 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Stuart Moore |
This standard release is essentially the same as the US and European releases.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075963462 (Australia), 2010:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075963462 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075963462 (Australia) - rear of front booklet scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075963462 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075963462 (Australia) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Stuart Moore |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 19075963462 (Australia) - CD2 scan by Stuart Moore |
The 2010 Australian "budget" release with a new catalogue number has only the two audio CDs in a slimline 2CD jewel case. There is no slipcase. The set was distributed in Australia by Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd, stated on the rear insert and the discs. It is dated "2010" as well as "2002" and the CDs and inserts have the "Sony Music" logo. The new booklet has a different layout and is 28 pages as opposed to 54 pages including cover on the original Australian one. All the written words are still there but half the photos are missing. The number is now 19075963462 copyright is now 2010 Sony Music Entertainment as well as 2002.
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music (no catalogue number) (Italy), 2002:
 Front photo by Jan Damgaard |
This release made in Austria was released in conjunction with the Italian magazine "L'Espresso" and Radio Capital. It was not be sold except with a magazine. It has only the two audio CDs in a slimline 2CD jewel case with a single folded front insert. |
 Rear insert photo by Jan Damgaard |
 Reverse of rear insert photo by Jan Damgaard |
 CD1 photo by Jan Damgaard |
 CD2 photo by Jan Damgaard |
 Outside of unfolded front insert, photo by Jan Damgaard |
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There is no slipcase or booklet and the CDs and inserts have no catalogue numbers. It is dated 2002. Both the reverse of the rear insert and the rear insert have spelling mistakes including three song title errors like "Hurricane" spelled "Harricane"!
Thanks to Jan Damgaard for information and photos.
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