A-E
F-J
K-O
P-S
T-ZAll the songs listed in the Official
Rarities section are cross-referenced by song title in these
alphabetical pages.
A-E
F-J
K-O
P-S
T-Z
This yearly page now contains only the main Rarities List (this year excluding Hurricane items - 1976 items with the split versions of Hurricane are now here). Mono 7" Singles & EPs (up to 1976) are now here, and Promotional Items (Albums and Singles) are now here. All Honourable Mentions are now here.
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Because of
the length of this page, full details of all entries for Eric Clapton's 1976 RSO
album "No Reason To Cry" with Bob
performing on his otherwise unreleased co-composition Sign
Language are now here.
Full details of all entries for Bette Midler's 1976 Atlantic
album "Songs For The New Depression" with Bob
performing on Bette's version of Buckets Of Rain from "Blood On The Tracks" are now here.
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If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised: 19 March, 2024
Titles in red are not available
on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com
)
Key to symbols used:
Links to other World Wide Web pages -
Links to email addresses - 
Performances currently available on commercial CD are marked by
(these are the ones that count as obscurities
rather than as rarities)
Bette Midler - "Songs For The New Depression" - album, LP
releases: Atlantic SD 18155 (USA), 8 Jan 1976; Atlantic K 50212 (UK); Atlantic W
50212 (Italy); Atlantic SD 18155 (Australia), 1 Jan 1976;
Atlantic/Warner-Pioneer P-10098A (Japan), 1976; Atlantic 3-17-404-044 (Brazil),
1976; Atlantic/Hispavox S 90.191 (Spain), 1979; cassette release: Atlantic MSA
18155 (Australia), 1 Jan 1976:
This entry is almost certainly
incomplete, there must be more cassette releases!
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Atlantic SD 18155 (USA) - LP front scan by Ronald Born |
Full details of all entries for Bette Midler's 1976 Atlantic album "Songs For The New Depression" with Bob performing on Bette's version of Buckets Of Rain from "Blood On The Tracks" are now here. R-0123 Buckets Of Rain
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 Atlantic ATL 50 212 (West Germany) - LP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Atlantic SD 18155 (Australia) - LP front scan by Stuart Moore |
 Atlantic MSA 18155 (Australia) - cassette front scan by Stuart Moore |
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 Atlantic/Hispavox S 90.191 (Spain) - LP front scan by Manuel García Jara (1979 release) |
R-0123 also appeared on a 1976 WEA Germany Various Artists promo compilation Schrittmacher 1976/II (see below), the 1978 Atlantic US/UK LP The Best of Bette (see 1978), an associated UK single (also see 1978), on the Débutante DeLuxe UK Various Artists compilation And The Times They Were A-Changin’ (see 1998) and on the Columbia Australia Various Artists compilation Doin' Dylan 2 (see 2002).
Bob Dylan and The Band performing On A Night Like This from Planet Waves (then on Asylum, part of the same group as Atlantic) appeared on a 1974 Japanese promo 7" with In The Mood from Bette Midler on the other side (see US & International 7" Stereo Singles & EPs 1974). Bette Midler also appears as part of the ensemble USA For Africa on the charity single We Are The World, see 1985.
Thanks to Ronald Born, Kenneth Robson, Manuel García Jara and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Bette Midler - "Songs For The New Depression" - album, CD releases: Atlantic 82784-2 (USA), 1997; BMG Music Club D-111653 (USA), 1997; Atlantic 7567-82784-2 (Germany for Europe), 1997; "Original Album Series" 5CD release: Rhino/Warner 8122797547 (Australia/Europe), 14 Oct 2011:
 Atlantic 82784-2 (USA) - 1997 CD front (my copy) |
 Friday Music/Atlantic FRM-18155 (USA) - picture from www.amazon.com (2014 release) |
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 Atlantic AMCY-114 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers (1990 release) |
 Atlantic AMCY-4069 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (1998 release) |
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The front insert of the 1997 US CD is a single sheet folded into four parts along the centre.
The Original Album Series 5CD boxed set containing Bette's first five albums was released in Australia in 2011 but was manufactured in Europe. The CDs are in card sleeves reproducing the original album artwork.
Thanks to Stanislav Tomik, Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Schrittmacher 1976/II [Pacemaker 1976/II]" - promo compilation album, WEA 1003 (West Germany), 1976:
 WEA 1003 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born |
 WEA 1003 (West Germany) - detail of front, scan by Ronald Born |
 WEA 1003 (West Germany) - rear scan by Ronald Born |
 WEA 1003 (West Germany) - detail of rear, scan by Ronald Born |
 WEA 1003 (West Germany) - Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (no Dylan) |
 WEA 1003 (West Germany) - Side 2 scan by Ronald Born (includes R-0123) |
WEA
1003 (West Germany) - detail of rear, scan by Ronald Born
R-0123-2 Buckets Of Rain
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Bob shares vocals on this track from her 1976 Atlantic album Songs For The
New Depression, recorded at Secret Sound Studios, New York, Oct 1975, see
above.
This West German promo LP includes Buckets Of Rain by Bette Midler from the German release ATL 50 212-Z (not yet shown here) on Side 2. Midler is misspelled "Middler" on the Side 2 record label, but is correct on the rear sleeve.
Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans.
"Desire" - Quadraphonic vinyl releases, Columbia PCQ 33893
(USA)/CBS Q 86003 (NL/Spain)/CBS SQP 234778 (Australia/New Zealand), Jan 1976:
For full details of these quadraphonic
releases see the Desire
page in International Album Releases
(Regular).
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This album was created using the Columbia "SQ" quadraphonic system and has mistakes in Joey and Romance In Durango as listed below. Another lesser difference is that in One More Cup Of Coffee there is apparently an intrusive scraping sound just before the third verse, again something that was edited out of the regular stereo release. |
 CBS Q 86003 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers ("Quadraphonic" at bottom centre) |
 CBS Q 86003 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (gold border, "Quadraphonic" at top centre) |
 CBS SQP 234778 (Australia) - front photo by Peter Lindberg ("Quadraphonic" at lower left) |
 CBS SBPQ 234778 (New Zealand) - front scan by Manuel García Jara ("Quadraphonic" sticker on Stereo sleeve) |
R-0124 Joey (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy) - at the end of verse three there is a vocal mistake - "to the boss I say he said" - this must have been edited out on the regular release
R-0125 Romance In Durango (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy) - again at the end of verse three there is a vocal mistake - "In the face of God will appear" - this too must have been edited out on the regular release. It's also reported there is an outstandingly bad trumpet track that was also removed from the regular stereo release!
Rob van Estrik says: "The entire album was drastically remixed by Don DeVito from the master session tapes for quadraphonic replay. The resulting LP sounds entirely different from the regular release and is consequently one of the most collectable Dylan albums. Contrary to what was stated in Isis #50, the CD version of the album is NOT the Quadraphonic remix." This is confirmed by Les Kokay, who has sent me a detailed analysis of the differences between the current CD version and the Quadraphonic mix.
My copy of Columbia PCQ 33893 has the same rear sleeve and inner sleeve as the regular Columbia US stereo release.
The very rare Dutch release has a similar rear sleeve to the regular release and the same inner sleeve. The Spanish release has a distinctive gold border, and extra printing on the right centre of the front sleeve "NO. UNO EN USA" [#1 IN USA]. The rear sleeve has the song titles in Spanish and English with pictures of six other quadraphonic releases including Nashville Skyline. Matrix numbers: QAL/P BL 33893-1A. The labels translate the album title as "Deseo" and also have the song titles in Spanish and English.
Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the Australian release and Peter Lindberg for photos. This release is in a gatefold sleeve with a laminated front sleeve and buff quadraphonic SQ labels. It is dated 1975 (the copyright year).
Thanks to Hans Seegers for the information that the very rare New Zealand quadraphonic release had the same catalogue number, CBS SBPQ 234778, but had a different sleeve and labels. Unlike in other countries, the New Zealand quadraphonic release of this album has the standard stereo sleeve. The sleeve is fully laminated, with a white sticker on the front including information about quadraphonic sound; there is another sticker on the rear covering the stereo logo and catalogue number, with a new catalogue number and price code. It includes an insert, not an inner sleeve. The record labels are very different from those of the New Zealand stereo release.
There must be other international quad releases to list here! None of them were ever reissued as far as I know.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Olav Langum, Bill Hester, Peter Lindberg, Rob van Estrik and Manuel García Jara for information and pictures.
"Desire" - stereo 8-track cartridge releases, Columbia PCA
33893 (USA/Canada)/CBS 42-86003
(UK), Jan 1976:
These rare releases have a changed
playing order with Joey split over two Programs of the cartridge.
 Columbia PCA 33893 (USA) - front of slipcase, scan by Manuel García Jara |
R-0797A Joey (Part 1) - first
of two parts of split track on Program 2 of stereo 8-track cartridge release The playing order is:
The US release comes in a black slipcase and has a dark grey cartridge with two paper labels. The Canadian release has an orange cartridge which comes in a black slipcase. Hans Seegers' UK copy has a black tape cartridge inside a black card slipcase. The cartridge has a single fold-over paper label. Manuel García Jara's UK copy has a white plastic cartridge with the same single fold-over paper label and no card slipcase. |
 Columbia PCA 33893 (USA) - rear of slipcase, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Columbia PCA 33893 (USA) - front of tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 CBS 42-86003 (UK) - underside of tape cartridge, scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 Columbia PCA 33893 (Canada) - front of slipcase, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The underside of the Canadian tape cartridge is blank. |
 Columbia PCA 33893 (Canada) - front of tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 CBS 42-86003 (UK) - front of tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant) |
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 CBS 42-86003 (UK) - underside of tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant) |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Desire" - 8-track stereo cartridge release, CBS Sugar 42-86003 (Italy), Jan 1976:
 CBS 42-86003 (Italy) - front of 8-track tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This release has a light brown cartridge with an orange paper label. It
has a different playing order from the US and UK 8-track stereo cartridge
releases above, and includes a rarity - an excerpt of Sara repeated on
Program 4. R-0920 Sara (frammento) -
excerpt The playing order is:
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 CBS 42-86003 (Italy) - reverse of 8-track tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Because Romance In Durango and Black Diamond Bay are inexplicably reversed, they do not segue into one another - Romance In Durango and Black Diamond Bay are both therefore unfaded.
R-2242 Romance In Durango - unfaded version
without segue into Black Diamond Bay
The unfaded version of Romance In Durango
also appeared as a 5:50 stand-alone version on a CBS Spain stereo 7" single, see
1977.
R-2243 Black Diamond Bay - unfaded version without segue from Romance In Durango
These two tracks also appeared separately (in significantly better quality) on a Mobile Fidelity heavyweight vinyl 2LP 45RPM release of Desire, 2013 (Romance In Durango is on Side 3 and Black Diamond Bay is on Side 4).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Keith Venturoni for information and scans.
"Desire" - 8-track stereo cartridge release, CBS 42-86003 (Spain), Jan 1976:
 CBS 42-86003 (Spain) - front of tape cartridge with gold safety shield, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This very rare Spanish cartridge tape is one of only four Dylan 8-track cartridges released there (Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Nashville Skyline, both by CBS, and Planet Waves by Asylum/Hispavox were the other three). This item still has the original golden safety shield across the tape opening (these cartridges were released wrapped in cellophane with this shield but not in slipcases). |
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 CBS 42-86003 (Spain) - reverse of tape cartridge with gold safety shield, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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The cartridge was made for CBS Spain by an unusual company, BOCSA, and the labels were printed by Gráficas Dauco (the usual printing company for CBS tapes). It must have been released in early 1976 because the CBS address is still Calle Princesa, 1. This was when the first Spanish copies of the album came to the stores without the text "Nº 1 en USA" printed on the front (like the front of this cartridge). The album title has been translated as Deseo on the cartridge end. The song titles are in Spanish and in English. Romance In Durango is split between Program 3 and Program 4.
Tracklisting:
Program 1: áHurricane]; Sara
Program 2: Isis; Mozambique; Oh, Hermana [Oh, Sister]
Program 3: Joey; Romance En Durango (Primera Parte) [Romance In Durango] (First Part)
Program 4: Romance En Durango (Segunda Parte) [Romance In Durango] (Second Part); Bahia Del Diamante Negro [Black Diamond Bay]; Una Taza Mas De Cafe [One More Cup Of Coffee].
R-1239A Romance In Durango (Primera Parte) - first
part of song split over two
Programs
(3:00)
R-1939A Romance In Durango (Secunda Parte) -
second part of song split over two Programs
(2:50)
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Desire" - 8-track stereo tape release, CBS TC 4778 (Australia), Jan 1976:
 CBS TC 4778 (Australia) - top of tape cartridge, scan by Stuart Moore |
Tracklisting (same as US and other releases above):
Joey is split between Program 2 and Program 3. |
 CBS TC 4778 (Australia) - reverse of tape cartridge, scan by Stuart Moore |
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R-0797A Joey (Part 1) - first of two parts
of split track on Program 2
R-0797B Joey (Conclusion) - second of two parts of
split track on Program 3
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"Hurricane (Part I)"/"Hurricane" - promo and commercial 7" CBS singles, Jan 1976:
 S CBS 3878 (UK) - promo A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0441) |
Because these singles have the song from Desire split over the A-
and B-sides, full details are here. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Kenneth Robson for the scans. |
 S CBS 3878JB (UK) - front scan by Kenneth Robson |
 CBS 3878 (Italy) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 3878 (Portugal) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 45-7568 (Mexico) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
"Mozambique" - stereo/mono 7" promo single, Columbia 3-10298 (USA), 17 Feb 1976:
 Columbia 3-10298 (USA 7" promo single) - mono side scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0455 Mozambique (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy) - mono version on B-side of 7" promo
single This unique promo single had the stereo album version from Desire on the other side, see US & International 7" Stereo Singles & EPs 1976. The side shown here will have been a mono reduction, since no mono version of the Desire album was released. For a West German stereo 7" promo single and UK and Spanish commercial releases of Mozambique with Oh Sister on the B-side, also see US & International 7" Stereo Singles & EPs 1976. As far as I'm aware there was no US commercial single release. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scan. |
Various Artists - "Hitparade International" - stereo cassette release, Evelon 71002 (Italy), 1976:
 Evelon 71002 (Italy) - front of cassette insert, scan by Dag Braathen |
This cassette release with Hurricane from Desire (edit, fades out after 3:40) on Side 2 appears to be unauthorised so it's listed in Questionable Releases, although it has the "SIAE" stamp of the Italian copyright organisation. Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scans. |
 Evelon 71002 (Italy) - unfolded cassette insert, scan by Dag Braathen |
 Evelon 71002 (Italy) - detail of rear of cassette insert, scan by Dag Braathen |
 Evelon 71002 (Italy) - cassette Side 2 scan by Dag Braathen |
Various Artists - "Popular 'Best 101' Vol. 1" - promo compilation LP, CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan), 1976:
 CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan) - front scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
R-0734 Dylan Selection 1 -
five
minutes of excerpts from the album versions of Hurricane (1:40), Tangled Up In Blue
(1:01), Like A Rolling Stone (1:25) and
Blowin' In The Wind (1:02) Each song is faded out, with a five second gap before the next song starts. The track promotes the current Japanes releases of the four Dylan albums from which the excerpts are taken. |
 CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan) - rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
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 CBS/Sony YAPC 77 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (R-0734 is track 4) |
The text is all in Japanese - the Dylan selection is track 4 on Side 2. For two Japanese promo CD compilations with similar selections, see 1987.
Thanks to Hanns Peter Bushoff for information and scans and to Hans Seegers for further information.
Various Artists - "Exitos De Ayer Vol. VII [Hits Of Yesterday Vol. VII]" - compilation stereo LP, CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela), 1976:
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- front scan by Hans Seegers |
This very rare LP from Venezuela features a Dylan rarity:
R-0084-8 George Jackson
- "Big Band" version from 1971 single (see 1971),
lyrics on bobdylan.com
here For Exitos De Ayer Vol. IV [Hits Of Yesterday Vol. IV] and Exitos De Ayer Vol. V [Hits Of Yesterday Vol. V] from 1973 with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 1970s. |
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 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS CS-10.210 (Venezuela)- detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Don Nix - "Gone Too Long" - stereo vinyl LP release, Cream Records CR-1001 (USA), May 1976:
 Cream Records CR-1001 (USA) - test pressing front sheet, picture from eBay |
Thanks to Arie de Reus for information about the auction on eBay of a test pressing of Don Nix's 1976 album Gone Too Long which is claimed in an attached handwritten note by publicist Don Graham to include guest artists Leon Russell, George Harrison, John Mayall, Duck Dunn and Bob Dylan. Bob's involvement is not documented by Dundas, Krogsgaard or Heylin, so I haven't allocated this any R-numbers for now. |
 Cream Records CR-1001 (USA) - test pressing Side 1, picture from eBay |
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 Cream Records CR-1001 (USA) - commercial release front, picture from www.discogs.com |
Various Artists - "U.S.
Story" - 2LP set (mono/stereo), Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8
(France), 1976:
This 2LP set is an attractive gatefold sleeve with a "mural" type
design. Kenneth Robson has a copy in a
plastic wallet with printed text commemorating the bicentennial of the USA
(1776-1976).
 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Bob appears as "Blind Boy Grunt" on Record 2, "La Contestation: L'Autre Amerique [The Confrontation: The Other America]". R-0026 is part of the topic "Les noirs et la guerre [Black Men and the War]" and R-0027 is part of the topic "L'homme et la ville [Man and the City]": R-0026-3 John Brown
R-0027-3 Only A Hobo
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 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - front scan in wallet by Kenneth Robson |
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 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - booklet page scan by Kenneth Robson with lyrics of R-0026 |
 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - booklet page scan by Kenneth Robson with lyrics of R-0027 |
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 Le Chant Du Monde/Folkways FWX 50107/8 (France) - Disc 2 Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers with R-0026 |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Hans Seegers for information and scans.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - "The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott" - 2LP set: Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA), 1976; single CD releases: Vanguard VCD-89/90 (USA), 1998; Vanguard/Ace Records VCD-89/90 (UK), 1998:
 Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA) - front scan by Jack from Canada (original 2LP set) |
R-0019-2 Will The
Circle Be Unbroken (traditional)  -
recorded Jun 1963, Bob plays harmonica, recorded New York, late
1963/early 1964, from the 1964 Vanguard album Jack
Elliott, see 1964Here Bob is uncredited, his original pseudonym of "Tedham Porterhouse" is not repeated! This double album was released on a single CD as a Vanguard "Twofer" in the USA and UK in 1998 (not 1994 as previously listed). 22 of the 23 tracks on this double album including R-0019 were also released as a single CD called Jack Elliott Plus Live in Japan by Vanguard/King Records in 1990. |
 Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA) - rear scan by Kenneth Robson (original 2LP set) |
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 Vanguard VCD-89/90 (USA) - front scan by Jack from Canada (1998 single CD reissue) |
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 Vanguard VSD-89/90 (USA) - Side 1 with R-0019, scan by Kenneth Robson (original 2LP set) |
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 Vanguard/Ace Records VCD-89/90 (UK) - front scan by Jack from Canada (1998 single CD reissue) |
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 Vanguard/Ace Records VCD-89/90 (UK) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada (1998 single CD reissue) |
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 Vanguard/Ace Records VCD-89/90 (UK) - CD scan by Jack from Canada (1998 single CD reissue) |
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R-0019 is now readily available on CD on the Vanguard Jack Elliott compilation albums Jack Elliott Plus Live (1990), Best Of The Vanguard Years (2000) and Vanguard Visionaries: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2007), and also on the various artists compilation Vanguard Sessions: Folk Hits (1998).
Thanks to Peter Gilmer for the information and to Jack from Canada for further information and scans.
Steve Goodman - "The
Essential... Steve Goodman" - vinyl 2LP set, Buddah BDS 5665-2 (USA/Canada),
1976; Buddah BDC 68005 (USA), 1986; 8-track tape cartridge GRT/Buddah 8320-5665
H (USA), 1976; CD releases: Kama Sutra 5665 (USA), 1992; Unidisc 5665 (USA), 16 Feb 1999:
This album uses the same front and rear sleeve design and inside gatefold sleeve as the
2LP version of
City Of New Orleans
below, but has a shorter different
tracklist. Record 1 (10 tracks) excludes three songs of his debut album
Steve Goodman, but it does include the single
Election Year Rag, not present on
City Of New Orleans. Record 2 (again 10 tracks) excludes one track of the original
Somebody Else's Troubles (City Of New Orleans
has the whole album on Record 2).
R-0093-3 Somebody's
Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)
- Bob plays piano and provides harmony vocals - from the
1972 album of the same name (see 1972)
R-0111M-2 Election Year
Rag (Steve Goodman)
- Bob again appears as "Robert
Milkwood Thomas", playing piano and providing harmony vocals (mono version)
This
track was recorded at the Somebody Else's
Troubles sessions, Sep 1972, and released as a 7" mono single
in the USA in Oct 1972 (see 1972). It was also included as a
bonus track on the 1990 Sequel UK reissue of the Somebody Else's Troubles
album, and is now included as a bonus track on the remastered Buddha CD Steve
Goodman, July 1999, see 1999. The
1999 remastered Buddha version of Somebody Else's
Troubles doesn't include it, so is listed in
1972
with the original album.
Buddah BDS 5665-2 (USA), 1976 (promo and commercial releases):
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - front of gatefold sleeve with hole punched at top right, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
The copy found at www.musicstack.com has a sticker advertising Election Year Rag. Manuel García Jara's promo copy has a hole punched through both sides of the gatefold sleeve at front top right/rear top left. The record labels have "PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE" printed to the right of the centre hole. The records of Kenneth Robson's commercial copy have the same labels as the promo copy without the promo text, so must be the first commercial release. The records of Hans Seegers' commercial copy have a completely different label design with text in a different typeface, so must be later. |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - outside of gatefold sleeve with holes punched, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
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 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of front of gatefold sleeve with hole punched, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial releases) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - inside of unfolded gatefold sleeve, scan by Kenneth Robson (promo and commercial releases) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve with hole punched, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
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 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release, includes R-0111) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release, no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release, includes R-0093) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release, no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Kenneth Robson (first commercial release, includes R-0111) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Kenneth Robson (first commercial release - same layout as promo release) |
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 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - inner sleeve front scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - inner sleeve rear scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (second commercial release, includes R-0111) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of Side 1, scan by Hans Seegers (second commercial release) |
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Buddah
Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve,
scan by
Manuel García Jara
(promo and commercial releases)
Buddah
Records BDS 5665-2 (USA) - spine of gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara
(promo and commercial releases)
GRT/Buddah 8320-5665 H (USA), 1976 (8-track tape cartridge):
 GRT/Buddah 8320-5665 H (USA) - front of 8-track tape cartridge slipcase, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The 1976 8-track cartridge release in a dark blue card slipcase has all 20
tracks on a single cartridge, five per programme. The cartridge is blue and was
made for Buddah Records by the GRT (General Recorded Tape) Corporation of
Sunnyvale, CA. The catalogue number is given as "8320-5665 H" on the fronts of
the slipcase and tape cartridge, but the end of the tape cartridge shows it as
two separate numbers: "GRT 8320" on the left and "Buddah 5665 H" on the right. Scans of the 1986 2LP re-release required. |
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 GRT/Buddah 8320-5665 H (USA) - front of 8-track tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara (reverse is plain blue) |
GRT/Buddah 8320-5665 H
(USA) - end of 8-track tape cartridge, scan by Manuel García Jara
Buddah BDS 5665-2 (Canada), 1976:
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - front of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Canadian release of this double album was made by Quality Records of Canada on behalf of Buddah Records and has a gatefold sleeve similar to that of the US release except for the details shown. The text "2 RECORD SET" printed at top left of the front and rear of the US set is now "DISQUES 2 RECORDS" in French and English. The inner gatefold sleeve has also the catalogue number printed at top right, missing from the inside of the US sleeves. The record labels are pink with the price "0,99$" stamped in blue on Sides 1 and 4. |
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 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - detail of inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (with catalogue number, missing from US releases) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - detail of outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - detail of Side 1 with price stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - Side 1 with price stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara (includes R-0111) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes R-0093) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - Side 4 with price stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Buddah
Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan
by
Manuel García Jara
Buddah
Records BDS 5665-2 (Canada) - spine of gatefold sleeve, scan
by
Manuel García Jara
CD releases: Kama Sutra 5665 (USA), 1992; Buddah BDK2-5665 (Canada), 1992; Unidisc 5665 (USA), 16 Feb 1999:
 Picture from www.amazon.com (Buddah 19 track CD release) |
The two LP 20-track set including both Dylan rarities (the City Of New Orleans set below just includes R-0093) was released on CD in at least three versions, one on two CDs with 24 tracks (Kama Sutra 5665, 1992), one of a single CD with 20 tracks (Unidisc 5665, 1999) and another from Buddah on a single CD with just 19 tracks (more details required!). All of these items included the two tracks above, but none are now in print. The 1989 compilation The Original Steve Goodman is a different set, see 1989. |
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson, Larry Crum and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Steve Goodman - "City Of New Orleans"
- vinyl 2LP set,
Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany), 1976; Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West
Germany), 1977-78:
Although
Bob appeared on Steve Goodman's 1972
album Somebody Else's Troubles (see
1972) under the pseudonym of "Robert Milkwood Thomas" (one of Dylan Thomas'
best-known works is his verse play "Under Milk Wood"), on this album his
presence is not just acknowledged but highlighted on the front sleeve "With Bob
Dylan, Maria Muldaur & David Bromberg".
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 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - front sticker scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born (1976 release) |
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 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - rear scan by Ronald Born (1976 release) |
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 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release, no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release) |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release - "Metronome Records") |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release, no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) - Side 3 with R-0093, scan by Ronald Born (1976 release) |
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 Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West Germany) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (1977-78 release, no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West Germany) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1977-78 release) |
 Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West Germany) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1977-78 release - "TELDEC") |
 Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West Germany) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (1977-78 release, no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West Germany) - Side 3 with R-0093, scan by Manuel García Jara (1977-78 release, no Dylan) |
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Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany) -
detail of rear, scan by Ronald Born (original 1976 release made by Metronome Records GmbH,
Hamburg))
Buddah Records 6.28428-1 (West Germany)
- detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara (1977-78 release made by TELDEC, Hamburg)
Buddah Records 87.001-2 (West Germany)
- detail of inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (both
releases, liner notes from
The Essential... Steve Goodman)
R-0093-3 Somebody's
Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)
- Bob plays piano and provides harmony vocals - from the
1972 album of the same name (see 1972)
This 2LP set uses the same cover as The Essential... Steve Goodman above but has a different track selection with 23 tracks. The inside of the gatefold sleeve is identical and even has the title The Essential... Steve Goodman in the liner notes!
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for pointing out that this set is a combination rather than a compilation because the first record is actually Steve Goodman's first self-titled album from 1971 with no Dylan content but with the sides reversed so that City Of New Orleans, track 1 of Side 2 of the original album, is now track 1 of Side 1. The second record of this set is Steve Goodman's 1972 album Somebody Else's Troubles track for track. Steve Goodman only recorded these two albums for Buddah, plus the single Election Year Rag, not included here but which is on The Essential... Steve Goodman Buddah US 2LP set above.
Ronald Born's copy is the first release made by Metronome Records GmbH, Hamburg, as was the West German Election Year Rag/City Of New Orleans single, see below. The 1977-78 West German set was made for Buddha Records by TELDEC - TELEFUNKEN -DECCA Schallplatten GmbH, also Hamburg. From the 1960s until 1972 (or, possibly, 1973) the catalogue of Buddah Records was manufactured and distributed in West Germany by Deutsche Grammophon, part of Philips/PolyGram; from 1973 until 1976 by Metronome GmbH, part of the Swedish label Metronome Records; in late 1976 Philips/PolyGram bought the German branch of Metronome (the rest of the company was bought by WEA) and the catalogue of Buddah Records was again manufactured and distributed by Philips, this time through its subsidiary TELDEC (Telefunken/Decca). From its foundation in 1967, Buddah Records used a "kaleidoscope" design of labels and the icon was a silhouette of six-armed Shiva. This design was used in USA until mid 1972 in singles and until Dec 1972 in albums, when a new design was used with maroon labels and a fat Buddha (the correct spelling) as logo. However, in Europe (except in UK, where Buddah records had black labels) the new design was not used until 1977 (as the TELDEC release here).
 Buddah Records BDS 5096 (USA, 1971) - front and Side 1, photo from eBay (original 1971 release) |
 Buddah Records BDS 5096 (USA, 1971) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (re-release from after Dec 1972) |
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 BGO Records BGOCD 1077 (UK, 2012) - "2 on 1" CD release, picture from www.bgo-records.com |
The 1989 compilation with the same name City Of New Orleans is a different set, see 1989. For yet another compilation called The Original Steve Goodman, also see 1989. The 2012 BGO Records UK "2 on 1" CD Steve Goodman/Somebody Else's Troubles has exactly the 23 same tracks as this 2LP set!
Thanks to Ole Lien and Larry Crum for information and to Ronald Born and Manuel García Jara for further information and scans.
Steve Goodman - "City Of New Orleans" - vinyl 2LP set, Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia), 1977-78:
 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Yugoslav release was made for Buddha
Records by Helidon Records of Ljubljana (now Slovenia). ("Helidon"
means "swallow" in Classical Greek and the Helidon logo is a swallow.) The
sleeve is similar to that of the 1977-78 German TELDEC release and it even has
the original TELDEC "Made in
Germany" information at the bottom of the rear sleeve but there is also Yugoslav
copyright text printed vertically on the right hand side of the rear sleeve. The
record labels have the same design as the 1977-78 German TELDEC release
shown above. they come in plastic inner sleeves with the Helidon swallow logo printed
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 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes R-0093) |
 Helidon/Buddah Records 6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Helidon/Buddah Records
6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (original German info made by TELDEC, Hamburg)
Helidon/Buddah Records
6.28428 (Yugoslavia) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (Yugoslav info)
Steve Goodman - "Idolos 12 [Idols 12]" - promo and commercial vinyl 2LP sets, Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain), 1979:
 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial releases) |
In Spain the Columbia record label was part of EMI from the 1960s until the mid 1970s, after which it was part of Polydor (formerly Philips), there was no connection with CBS Records. In the period 1977-1979 Columbia Spain, on behalf of several companies of the Polydor group (Decca, Charisma, Mercury, Buddah, etc.), released a great series called "Ídolos [Idols]", double albums that compiled first recordings (previously unreleased in Spain) of well known artists like Genesis, Small Faces, The Rolling Stones or Melanie. For this reason, the inclusion of Steve Goodman in this series was a surprise, because he was not a well known artist in Spain, and no other record by Steve Goodman was released in Spain before or after this album. Although the original title does not appear on the sleeve or on the record labels, this is the same 2LP set released in Germany and in Yugoslavia with the title City Of New Orleans, but actually consisting of Goodman's two Buddah albums. This set has a wide single sleeve. The front has a distinctive top right hand corner in red with the title and number of the series, repeated in black on the rear sleeve. The front also has the text "2 lps", printed at bottom right, not a sticker. The rear sleeve of the commercial copy has a sticker of a Spanish record shop, the tracklist in English and notes in Spanish ("Bob Dylan que hace voces y toca el piano en Somebody Else's Troubles"). The sleeve was printed by Polydor's usual printer Gráficas FOCO. The commercial records have the usual Buddah purple label design. | ||||
 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial releases) |
 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial releases) |
 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - rear with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - detail of rear sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
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 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial releases) |
 Buddah Records C 7849 (Spain) - promo Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records C 7849 (Spain) - detail of promo Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Buddah Records C 7849 (Spain) - promo Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records C 7850 (Spain) - promo Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes R-0093) |
 Buddah Records C 7850 (Spain) - promo Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records C 7849/50 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial releases) |
 Buddah Records C 7849 (Spain) - commercial Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records C 7849 (Spain) - detail of commercial Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Buddah Records C 7849 (Spain) - commercial Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Buddah Records C 7850 (Spain) - commercial Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes R-0093) |
 Buddah Records C 7850 (Spain) - commercial Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
The rare promotional set is more common than the commercial release! Steve Goodman was a complete unknown in Spain and Columbia made several hundred copies of this album to promote the commercial record. However it had not the expected success and only was released a limited quantity of copies of the commercial release. Both the promo and commercial records were made by COFASA (COFASA was the manufacturer of CBS albums in the period 1971-1972, but from the mid 1970s was owned by Polydor Spain).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Steve Goodman - "Election Year Rag"/"City
Of New Orleans" - 7"
stereo single, Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany), 1976:
This single was manufactured in West Germany by Metronome Records, GmbH,
Hamburg, on behalf of Buddah Records. The B-side is taken from the West German
City Of New Orleans 2LP set, see above, the first release of which was
also made by Metronome Records. The A-side was not on that set.
 Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - front scan by Ronald Born |
 Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - detail of A-side, scan by Ronald Born |
 Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Buddah Records 37.004 (West Germany) - detail of front, scan by Ronald Born
R-0111-2 Election Year
Rag (Steve Goodman)
- Bob plays piano and provides harmony vocals (stereo
version*), A-side of single
See 1972 for other occurrences of this performance.
Bob appeared originally as "Robert Milkwood Thomas", but is here credited openly as Bob Dylan. The B-side of this 7" single is City Of New Orleans (no Bob participation).
*Larry Crum queries whether Election Year Rag on this single is really in stereo (although it says "Stereo" on both record labels), in which case this would be a further occurrence of R-0111M (the mono version). He says "Even though the label says stereo, Election Year Rag is definitely in mono (I listened to it on headphones). City Of New Orleans is in stereo. So, as far as I know, the stereo version of Election Year Rag is only available on the 1976 mono/stereo promo single and the 1999 Steve Goodman CD."
Thanks to Ronald Born and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Natural Sound" - vinyl 2LP set, Double R Records 1001 (USA), 1976; stereo 8-track tape cartridge: Double R Records 8T 1001 (USA), 1976:
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 Double R Records 1001 (USA) - LP rear photo by Terry Harvey |
 Double R Records 1001 (USA) - LP Side 1 photo by Terry Harvey (includes R-0020, R-0022 and R-0311) |
 Double R Records 8T 1001 (USA) - 8-track tape cartridge, slipcase front photo from eBay |
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 Double R Records 1001 (USA) - LP Side 2 photo by Terry Harvey (includes R-0607) |
 Double R Records 1001 (USA) - LP Side 3 photo by Terry Harvey (no Dylan) |
 Double R Records 1001 (USA) - LP Side 4 photo by Terry Harvey (no Dylan) |
 Double R Records 8T 1001 (USA) - 8-track tape cartridge end photo from eBay |
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R-0020-5 Ye Playboys
And Playgirls - with Pete Seeger, recorded live at the "Topical Songs"
workshop on 28 Jul 1963 (stereo version), from the 1964
album Newport Broadsides (Topical Songs) (see 1964),
now also on the Vanguard Sessions: Folk Duets CD (see 1998),
lyrics on bobdylan.com
here.
This song has always been thought to have been recorded at the afternoon
workshop on 27 Jul 1963, but sources such as Glen Dundas and Derek Barker
(in Appendix 1 to his 2008 Chrome Dreams book "The Songs He Didn't Write:
Bob Dylan Under The Influence") now think it took place on the following
day.
R-0311-4 With God On Our Side
- with Joan Baez (stereo version), from the
Vanguard album Newport Broadside (Topical Songs), see
1964
This performance is now known to have been recorded during the morning
workshop on 27 Jul 1963 and is not the performance from Joan's set at the
evening concert on 28 Jul 1963 (R-0021), and also not the performance from
the afternoon workshop on 26 Jul 1963 as originally stated here. The real
R-0021 was not actually released until 2005 - for video footage of this performance see
both the
2005 US Columbia/Legacy DVD No Direction Home - Bob Dylan (see
VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3) and 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 performance released in 1997 on the Joan Baez Live At
Newport CD is from 1964 (R-0253, see 1997). The
performance from the Newport Broadsides (Topical Songs) album (see
1964) has been renumbered R-0311. Thanks to Larry Crum and Bob Stacy for
information.
R-0022-8 Blowin' In The Wind
- recorded live at the
Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, 26 Jul 1963, from the Vanguard album Evening
Concerts At Newport Vol. 1,
see 1964 (stereo version)
R-0607-3 This Land is Your Land [as This Land is My Land] (Woody Guthrie) - with Pete Seeger and ensemble, recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, 28 Jul 1963, from The Newport Folk Festival - 1963: The Evening Concerts Vol. 2, see 1964 (stereo version)
Tim Dunn has found a still-sealed single 8-track tape cartridge release on eBay.
Thanks to Bob Stacy, David Plentus, Tim Dunn and Terry Harvey for information and pictures.
Eric Clapton - "No Reason To Cry" - stereo vinyl LP
and tape releases: RSO (various catalogue numbers) (worldwide), 1976-1978;
CD releases: Polydor/RSO (various catalogue numbers) (worldwide), 1987-2001:
As well as
Bob, guest artists on this album include Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and
Richard Manuel of The Band and Ronnie Wood.
Because of the length of this 1976 page, full details of all entries for Eric
Clapton's 1976 RSO album No Reason To Cry with Bob
performing on his otherwise unreleased co-composition Sign
Language are now here.
LP releases:
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 RSO 2394 172 (Israel) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 RSO/Phonogram 2394172 (Argentina) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 RSO 2394 172 (Brazil) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 RSO 2394 172 (Uruguay) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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R-0122 Sign Language
- Bob duets with Eric Clapton on this version of his otherwise unreleased song, recorded
at Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA, late March, 1976
The lyrics of this song on bobdylan.com are
here. In an interview with Roger Gibbons in May 1987 published in the UK
Dylan fanzine "The Telegraph", Eric claimed to have co-written
this song, providing the chords while Bob provided the words. Eric is
not, however, listed on the copyright record or on the song credits on
this album.
Only the US and Canadian releases have blue sleeves. The 1979 Czech Supraphon Eric Clapton LP release is in fact this album, and not a separate compilation. It is now listed here also.
8-Track and Cassette Tape releases:
 RSO 8T-1-3004 (USA) - front of 8-track tape cartridge, photo from www.discogs.com |
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CD releases:
 RSO 31453 1824-2 (USA, 1987)- front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Polydor/RSO 1987 US and Japanese CD releases are the first I have so far. The Dutch Polydor 1996 remastered release is still on sale. |
 Polydor/RSO P20W 22018 (Japan, 1987)- CD front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor/RSO P33W 25006 (Japan, 1989) - CD front with obi, picture found by Wil Gielen |
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 Polydor POCP-2278 (Japan, 1995) - CD front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor POCP-9122 (Japan, 2000) - front of card sleeve with obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor UICY-9161 (Japan, 2001) - front of card sleeve with obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
 RSO 813 582-2 Y-1 (West Germany, 1987) - CD front scan by Hans Seegers |
 Polydor 813 582-2 Y-1 (Germany, 1992) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Polydor 531 824-2 (NL, 1996) - CD front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
Other releases:
 Polyfar 8214881 (Brazil) - front scan by Ronald Born (1984) |
Sign Language was also released on the 1984 unique to Brazil Polyfar 2LP compilation O Rock De Eric Clapton, see 1984; on Eric's 6LP/4CD boxed set Crossroads, released in 1988 (LP), 1990 (CD), see 1988; on the Dino Records Australia compilation CD Double Impact, see 1992; and also on the Columbia Australia 2CD compilation Doin' Dylan 2, see 2002. |
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 Columbia 5042182000 (Australia) - front (2002) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Hans Seegers, Dag Braathen, Jean-Pol Hiernaux, Tom Willems, Kenneth Robson, Ronald Born and Wim van der Mark for information and scans.
"One More Cup Of Coffee"/"Romance In Durango" - 7" stereo test pressing plus promo and commercial singles, CBS/Sony 06SP 1 (Japan), Apr 1976:
 CBS/Sony 06SP 1 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
R-0519 Romance In Durango (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy) - slightly shorter version (5:44) on B-side of 7" vinyl single, fades out before the point at which the segue into Black Diamond Bay occurs on the Desire album (album version is 5:50) |
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The rear sleeve has the lyrics in English and Japanese of One More Cup Of Coffee, but not Romance In Durango. The A-side is the regular Desire album version. Romance In Durango has also appeared as a 5:50 stand-alone version on a CBS Spain stereo 7" single, see International 7" Singles & EPs 1977.
This faded version (length confirmed at 5:44) now also appears in the 2012 Oliver Stone film Savages about drug dealers in the USA and Mexico and also on the Varèse Sarabande Records US soundtrack album, so is listed in 2012. For the film itself, see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2010s (because versions of Dylan tracks that appear in films are almost always faded or talked-over, the film appearance cannot be classified as R-0519).
Thanks to Keith Venturoni, Manfred Endtner and Larry Crum for the information and to Hans Seegers, Kenneth Robson and Stefan Haras for scans.
Bob Dylan/The Rolling Thunder Revue - "Hard Rain" - stereo 8-track tape cartridge releases, Columbia PCA 34349 (USA/Canada)/CBS 42-86016 (UK)/42 CBS 86016 (Italy), 1976:
 Columbia PCA 34349 (USA) - front of slipcase, photo from www.discogs.com |
The US 8-track release had a black cartridge and came in a black slipcase with front and rear cut-outs. The Canadian 8-track release had a red cartridge and the slipcase of the copy shown is missing. The UK 8-track release had a white cartridge and came in a black slipcase. The Italian 8-track release had a buff cartridge with an orange label. The copy shown came without a slipcase. |
 Columbia PCA 34349 (Canada) - top of tape cartridge, photo from www.discogs.com |
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 42 CBS 86016 (Italy) - top of tape cartridge, photo from www.discogs.com |
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again is split between programs 1 and 2, while I Threw It All Away is split between programs 3 and 4. As the tracks are faded out and faded in, these are classed as rarities here.
R-2193A Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Part 1) – first part of album track
R-2193B Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Conclusion) – second part of album track
R-2195A I Threw It All Away (Part
1) – first part of album track
R-2195B I Threw It All Away
(Conclusion) – second part of album track
Thanks to André Wilbers for information and scans.
"Mr. D's Collection # 2" - promo stereo 7" EP, CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan), late 1976:
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This EP was given away to Japanese fans in exchange for tokens collected from
seventeen CBS/Sony Dylan albums, and has four songs that originally appeared on the limited
edition LP Mr. D's Collection #1. Paradoxically, it commands a higher
price to collectors than the LP! It came with a folded insert. The LP was previously listed for 1976 also. However, Hans Seegers and Wil Gielen have confirmed it is definitely from 1974, so Mr. D's Collection #1 is now listed there. This EP was not released at the same time, but two years later. As can be seen, the rear of the picture sleeve features a 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue photograph. The front picture was originally used for the 1966 Dutch release of an album called Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits but with a non-standard tracklist see International Album Releases (Dylan-only Compilations). |
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - front of insert scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - Page 2 of insert scan by Stefan Haras |
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - Page 3 of insert scan by Stefan Haras |
 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - rear of insert scan by Stefan Haras |
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 CBS/Sony YBPB 3 (Japan) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? and R-0084) |
R-0145-2 Mixed Up Confusion - out-take from The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan,
originally recorded at Columbia Studios, New York,
1 Nov 1962 (take 10),
then overdubbed with different backing, probably on 8 Dec 1964,
not 1962 US
Columbia 7" single
mono version
See 1974 for comments about the version on Mr. D's Collection # 1, and
see 1962 for details of the various circulating versions of
this song. This
mono mix of the
overdubbed
take also appears on the 1978 Japanese and Australian 3LP set Masterpieces (see
1978),
and in a
slightly shorter stereo mix on the original 1985 issue of Biograph (R-0748, see
1985). Many thanks to Les Kokay for all
his information about these alternate takes, and for permission to reproduce his
findings and to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for further information.
The
original 1962 un-dubbed version of this take
(see also R-0576/R-0577/R-0578, Nov
1983) has now
been released, along with six other takes of Mixed Up Confusion, on the Sony
Music Europe 4CD-R set The 50th Anniversary
Collection in Dec
2012.
R-0054-5 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues- live at
Liverpool, May 1966 (5:36), B-side of I Want You single (see 1966)
This live version, never released on a regular Columbia album, is also on the Japanese promo LP Mr. D's Collection #1 (see
1974). the 1978 Australian 3LP set Masterpieces
(see 1978),
the Japanese Mr. D's Collection #3
promo CD (see 1993),
the Japanese Dylan Ga Rock
promo 2CD set (see 1993
and 2010) and the
Capitol/EMI boxed set The Band: A Musical History (see
2005). Sadly, it does not appear on the B-side
of a withdrawn CBS Spanish EP (see 1972),
because the record was mispressed with It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train
To Cry from Highway 61 Revisited instead! This track
is now one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple
iTunes Bob Dylan
Collection, see Online Performances
(Other), and is also on
the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set
The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov
2016.
All versions are still in mono as originally recorded.
Fred Muller says the version
on the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set
The 1966 Live Recordings
is not only longer at 6:51, but slightly clipped at the beginning when compared with the versions on Masterpieces and The Band: A Musical History.
This is confirmed by Peter Coulthard and Roger Ford, who say that the first two
bars of the performance on the 1966 mono single and subsequent releases of
R-0054 up to 2016 including this one were spliced in from the performance of
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues from the ABC Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 6
May 1966! This means that track 8 on CD14 of
The 1966 Live Recordings
is not the same as R-0054, and now has a new R-number, R-1906.
R-0084-9 George Jackson
- "Big Band" version,
see 1971,
lyrics on bobdylan.com
here
For other appearances of R-0084 on LP and CD compilations, also see 1971.
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?: I am now positively informed that the version of Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? in this set is in mono, and not the stereo version R-0513 unavailable on commercial CD until 2015. The version available as on Masterpieces (1978) and Biograph (1985, remastered CD reissue 1997) and the 2000/2001 Essential Bob Dylan/Ultimate Bob Dylan compilations is also from the original single and still in mono! The stereo version can only be found on a CBS stereo acetate (see 1965), the CBS Spanish 7" EP and single with Positively 4th Street (see 1972) had it in a mispressed version, not stereo as previously reported. The single version released in Nov 2015 on the 18CD Collector's Edition of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 (CD10, track 12) is in stereo and has been remixed from the original tapes. R-0513 will still remain a rarity, because of the limited availability of this massive set.
| Release Year |
Title |
LPs |
Catalogue Number |
Token Number |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 268 | #1 |
| 1976 | The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 269 | #2 |
| 1976 | The Times They Are A-Changin’ | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 270 | #3 |
| 1976 | Another Side Of Bob Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 271 | #4 |
| 1976 | Bringing It All Back Home | 1 | CBS/Sony25AP 272 | #5 |
| 1976 | Highway 61 Revisited | 1 | CBS/Sony25AP 273 | #6 |
| 1976 | Blonde On Blonde | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 274-275 | #7 |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP276 | #8 |
| 1976 | John Wesley Harding | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 277 | #9 |
| 1976 | Nashville Skyline | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 278 | #10 |
| 1976 | Self Portrait | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 279-28 | #11 |
| 1976 | New Morning | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 281 | #12 |
| 1976 | Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 282-283 | #13 |
| 1976 | Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 284 | #14 |
| 1976 | Dylan | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 285 | #15 |
| 1976 | Blood On The Tracks | 1 | CBS/Sony 25AP 286 | #16 |
| 1976 |
The Basement Tapes | 2 | CBS/Sony 40AP 287-288 | #17 |
 CBS/Sony 25AP 268 (Japan) - detail of obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 1) |
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 CBS/Sony 25AP 272 (Japan) - detail of obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 5) |
 CBS/Sony 25AP 273 (Japan) - detail of obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 6) |
 CBS/Sony 25AP 276 (Japan) - detail of obi, scan by Hans Seegers (token 8) |
Examples of the tokens are shown above. The Japanese text says "When you send five tokens to the record company you will receive a "17 cm special compact LP" with four non-album Dylan tracks. Send the tokens or the obis from 5 LPs, plus ¥ 350 for postage, to the address below." (17cm = 7"). Thanks to Wil Gielen for information that all the qualifying obis are dated "52-12-31" (This is 31 Dec 1977 as 1977 was Showa Era Year 52 in the Japanese calendar). This date was in fact the closure date for the offer, so Wil believes the EP was released much earlier, perhaps as early as 1976.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Wil Gielen and Stefan Haras for information and scans.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita
May" - 7"
promo and commercial stereo singles, Columbia 3-10454 (USA/Canada), Nov 1976:
Information on the different edits of Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The
Memphis Blues Again from Stefan:
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (first label variant) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (first label variant - "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credit on right) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (first label variant - "and Bob Dylan" at bottom) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (first label variant - "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credit on three lines on right) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant - "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credit on right) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant - "Bob Dylan" at bottom) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (second label variant - "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credit on two lines on right) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" rubber stamp) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant - "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credit missing from right) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" rubber stamp) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant - "and Bob Dylan" at bottom) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of promo single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (third label variant - "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credit missing from right) |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - still sealed copy in display packaging, scan by Gerard Germano |
Hans Seegers has two copies of the first US commercial single, the A-sides are the same, but one of them (illustrated) has "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" stamped on one line on the B-side. Gerard Germano's sealed copy comes in with a blue/white display card with Rita May as the A-side and the B-side wrongly shown as "Stuck Inside Of Memphis With A Memphis Blues Again". The record label design is the first commercial variant (see below). The rear of the display card is blank. Manuel García Jara has a second copy, bought at Peach Records, New York City, in 1976. This copy has a display card which is identical on both sides. The record is displayed the same was as Gerard's, with Rita May visible, and the label variant is the same. R-0128
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (first edit): A-side - 3:35 edit of
live version from the
Hard Rain album (6:06): "This starts with a pretty rough cut, then gives us
the two first verses ("Ragman" and "Shakespeare"), omits the "Mona" verse,
continues with the "Grandpa" verse, a shortened guitar solo, the "Ruthie"
verse, and the album version ending with applause faded out." |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - display card scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - detail of display packaging with typo, scan by Gerard Germano |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - first commercial single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers (label design as third promo variant) |
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 Columbia 3-10454 (USA) - second commercial single B-side (R-0130), scan by Hans Seegers (fourth label variant, publisher's credit missing, "Bob Dylan" at bottom |
 Columbia 3-10454 (Canada) - commercial single A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers |
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R-0130
Rita May (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy)
: B-side - Desire out-take, recorded Jul 1975,
lyrics on bobdylan.com
here
The 1977 UK CBS single had R-0130 as the
A-side on the record (but not on the sleeve) and a 1976 French CBS single
was issued with the sides reversed, see below.
R-0130 is also on PRG 52, an Italian promo compilation (see 1977), the 1978 Japanese/Australian compilation Masterpieces (see 1978), and on two limited edition Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3 and Dylan Ga Rock (for both, see 1993). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan Collection, also see Online Performances (Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan Ga Rock (see 2010)
Four label variants of the US promo single are shown:
White labels with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credits printed on the right above and below the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito" on first line under "Taken from the Columbia Lp: "HARD RAIN" PC 34349" and "and Bob Dylan" on the second line.
White labels with "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credits printed on the right above and below the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito and" on the first line and just "Bob Dylan" on the second line.
White labels without "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" and publisher's credits on the right above and below the catalogue number, but rubber-stamped "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" on two lines on both sides, also with "Produced by Don DeVito" on first line under "Taken from the Columbia Lp: "HARD RAIN" PC 34349" and "and Bob Dylan" on the second line (as variant 1).
Commercial labels (first variant as below) rubber-stamped with "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" on one line on the B-side only (A-side same as the first commercial single)
Two label variants of the US commercial single are shown:
Regular labels without publisher's credits printed on the right below the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito" on first line under "Taken from the Columbia Lp: "HARD RAIN" PC 34349" and "and Bob Dylan" on the second line (layout as the third promo variant).
Regular labels without publisher's credits printed on the right below the catalogue number, and "Produced by Don DeVito and" on the first line under the song title and composer credits and just "Bob Dylan" on the second line (a fourth label variant).
Thanks
to Hans Seegers for detailed information and scans.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita
May" - 7" singles, CBS 4859 (NL/Portugal/Greece); CBS S 4859 (West Germany),
Nov 1976; CBS 4859 (Italy), Dec 1976:
CBS 4859 is unusual in that there are two different edits of the A-side,
and also because the A and B-sides were
switched in France (see below)!
Information on the different edits from Stefan: For details of the Jan 1977 UK and Spanish releases of this
single,
see 1977.
 CBS 4859 (NL)/CBS S 4859 (West Germany) - front scan by Yan Friis |
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 CBS 4859 (Portugal) - a unique photo, front scan by Hans Seegers |
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Thanks to Manuel García Jara for finding a fake Portuguese promo single on eBay. The record is probably genuine but the sleeve and promo sticker are fake.
Italy - also CBS 4859:
 CBS 4859 (Italy) - front of sleeve (my copy) |
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R-0129
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The
Memphis Blues Again (second edit): A-side - 3:35 edit of live version from the
Hard Rain album (6:06): "This starts with a quick
fade-in, gives us four out of the six verses we get on the album
(1 - 4; "Ragman", "Shakespeare', "Mona",
and "Grandpa"), and fades out during the guitar solo."
Thanks to Sam C. Visser for confirming that only the Italian single had
this edit. The Italian single came in three minor sleeve variations: the
first (my copy) has the bottom text on the rear sleeve printed on
the fold-over flap; the second has the text printed above the rear
fold-over flap. The third variation (not shown) is without fold-over
flaps. The record of Sergio Mariano Romay's copy has stamped matrix
numbers: Side 1 - CI 4859-1N
22 12 76, Side 2 - CI 4859-2N 22 12 76. "22 12 76" (22 Dec 1976)
will be the mastering date, as usual in Italian matrix numbers.
 CBS 4859 (Italy) - front of jukebox sleeve with cut-out, scan by François Guillez |
François Guillez has a jukebox copy with the centre of the sleeve cut out. The sleeve looks as if it is a third variant without fold-over flaps. The record is the same as mine. |
 CBS 4859 (Italy) - rear of jukebox sleeve with cut-out, scan by François Guillez (third variant without fold-over flaps) |
West Germany - CBS S 4859; Holland, Portugal, Greece and Italy - CBS 4859:
R-0130-2 Rita May
(Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy)
: B-side of all singles - Desire out-take, recorded
Jul 1975,
lyrics on bobdylan.com
here
The 1977 UK CBS single had R-0130 as the A-side on the record
(but not on the sleeve) while a 1976 French version of CBS 4859 was issued with the sides reversed, see
below.
R-0130 is also on PRG 52, an Italian promo compilation (see 1977), the 1978 Japanese/Australian compilation Masterpieces, (see 1978) and on three limited edition Japanese CD releases, Mr. D's Collection #3, (see 1993) and Dylan Ga Rock (see 1993 and 2010). R-0130 appeared on the Sony Music Bob Dylan Custom Mix CD web-site, Apr 2003, see Online Performances (Other). It was also one of the 42 rarities included for download with the Aug 2006 Apple iTunes Bob Dylan Collection, also see Online Performances (Other). It is now also released on the 2010 version of Dylan Ga Rock (see 2010)
A cover of Rita May by Jerry Lee Lewis can be found on the 1989 UK 2LP 32-track compilation The Songs Of Bob Dylan (Start Records STDL 20). In addition, this set contains four still unreleased Dylan songs, but all four of them are only on the vinyl and cassette releases, not the CD release (which was trimmed down to a single CD)!
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Yan Friis for information and scans. Thanks to Giuseppe Gazerro for the information that a promo copy of this single with Rita May was given away on the front of an issue of the Italian magazine "Music" - this was one of the sleeve variants of the standard single with a label from the magazine.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita May" - 7" singles, Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia), Nov 1976 (two variants):
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (both variants) |
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 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (first variant, R-0128) |
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (both variants, R-0130) |
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
 Suzy Records/CBS 4859 (Yugoslavia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (second variant, R-0128) |
This single was manufactured in Yugoslavia by Jugoton of Zagreb (now Croatia) and distributed for CBS by Suzy Records, also of Zagreb. It has two rear sleeves and two A-side label variants. The first rear sleeve is a generic Suzy design with nine no Dylan single sleeves, the second has the same design as the West German and Dutch sleeves above with the Suzy logo at top right. The first A-side variant has "STEREO" on the left of the centre hole, while the B-side and the second A-side variant have "STEREO" on the right. There doesn't seem to be a B-side label with the same design as the first A-side.
Thanks to Francisco Lima for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita May" - 7" stereo singles, CBS/Sony 06SP 126 (Japan), Nov 1976:
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"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita May" - 7" stereo single, CBS BA 222268 (Australia), Nov 1976:
 CBS BA 222268 Australia) - A-side (R-0128), scan by Hans Seegers |
The Australian release did not have a picture sleeve.
The record was made in Australia and had orange/yellow CBS labels. Unlike
the New Zealand release below, Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues
Again is the A- side as shown by the large "A" to the left of the centre
hole. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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"Atorado En Mobile Con El Blues De Memphis Otra Vez [Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again]"/"Rita Way [Rita May]" - 7" stereo single, CBS 7818 (Mexico), 1976:
 CBS 7818 (Mexico) - A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (R-0128) |
The Mexican release again did not have a picture
sleeve. The record was made in Mexico and had plain orange CBS labels. The
A-side song title is translated into Spanish. There is a spelling mistake in the B-side song
title, Rita May is misspelled as "Rita
Way". Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
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 CBS 7818 (Mexico) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (R-130) |
"Rita May"/"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" - 7" singles, CBS 4859 (France), Nov 1976:
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The CBS 4859 single was also released in France with Rita May
as the A-side (in three sleeve variants), and also with Stuck Inside Of Mobile
With The Memphis Blues Again (first edit) as the A-side! The records are all the same
and all have Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again as the A-side (matrix number CBS-4859-A, handwritten) and
Rita May (matrix number CBS-4859-B, handwritten) as the B-side!
R-0130-3 Rita May
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 CBS 4859 (France) - front scan by Stefan Haras (variant 4 - Stuck Inside as A-side) |
 CBS 4859 (France) - rear scan by Stefan Haras (Stuck Inside variant) |
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The three Rita May front sleeve variants are:
The fourth front sleeve variant is the same as the West German and Dutch singles listed above.
CBS 4859 (France) - rear scan by Stefan Haras (Rita May variants 1 and
2 - text centred)
CBS 4859 (France) - rear scan by Stefan Haras (Rita May variant 3 -
text indented from left)
CBS 4859 (France) - rear scan by Stefan Haras (Stuck Inside variant - text left
aligned)
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay, Hans Seegers and Stefan Haras for information and scans.
"Rita May"/"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" - 7" single, CBS BA 461735 (New Zealand), 1976:
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The New Zealand single did not have a picture
sleeve. The record was made in New Zealand and had orange/yellow CBS
labels. The Rita May side is labelled "SIDE
ONE" to the right of the centre hole and the Stuck Inside Of Mobile With
The Memphis Blues Again side is labelled "SIDE TWO". Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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Various Artists - "Unnamed EP" - stereo 7" EP release, CashBox CB 085 (Thailand), 1976:
 CashBox CB 085 (Thailand) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This EP release with a Dylan rarity on the B-side is unauthorised
so it's listed in Questionable Releases.
R-0130-4 Rita May
(Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy)
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R-0128-3 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again: B-side - 3:35 edit of live version from the Hard Rain album (6:06)
The rear sleeves of the French singles are as varied as the fronts, the differences being in the positioning of the bottom copyright text, which can be centred, left aligned or indented from left. The French single also exists as a misprint with the B-side blank.
Thanks to Bill Hester for information about the New Zealand release, CBS BA 461735, which also has Rita May as the A-side. The UK single has Rita May as the A-side of the record, but the sleeve shows Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again as the A-side (see 1977).
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stefan Haras for information and scans.
Various Artists - "CBS6: Nuestros Exitos Del Año [CBS6: Our Hits Of The Year]" - stereo vinyl LP release, CBS S 81712 (Spain), Dec 1976; stereo cassette release, CBS 40-81712 (Spain), Dec 1976:
CBS S 81712 (Spain) - stereo LP releases:
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (1976 release with Dylan - both sleeves) |
 First compilation in the Discos CBS Spain series, scan by Manuel García Jara (1971 release without Dylan) |
 Second compilation in the Discos CBS Spain series, scan by Manuel García Jara (1972 release without Dylan) |
 Third compilation in the Discos CBS Spain series, scan by Manuel García Jara (1973 release without Dylan) |
 Fourth compilation in the Discos CBS Spain series, scan by Manuel García Jara (1974 release without Dylan) |
 Fifth compilation in the Discos CBS Spain series, scan by Manuel García Jara (1975 release without Dylan) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of front, scan by Manuel García Jara (both sleeves) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - rear scan by Ger Hemel (first sleeve - printed by Offset ALG) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (both sleeves) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (both sleeves - Bob's photo from Desire) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Ger Hemel (first sleeve - printed by Offset ALG) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (second sleeve - printed by INDUGRAF) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Ger Hemel (first sleeve - larger "CBS 6", artists and song titles in continuous lines, left and right aligned) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (second sleeve - smaller "CBS 6", artists and song titles on separate lines, centred) |
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 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (variant 1A - includes R-0126) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (second sleeve - printed by INDUGRAF) |
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 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara (second sleeve - pictures at centre top and bottom right reversed!) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel (variant 1A - no Dylan) |
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 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - Side 1 with radio station sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1B - includes R-0126) |
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 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Ger Hemel (variant 1A - "ESTEREO" with arrows left of centre hole, "33⅓" on same line, "April Music" on top line below "SGAE" on right) |
 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1B - no Dylan) |
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 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (variant 2 - includes R-0126) |
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 CBS S 81712 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Ger Hemel (variant 2 - different text layout left and right of centre hole: no arrows under "ESTEREO", "33⅓" on separate line, "April Music" on second line below "SGAE" on right, third song title layout) |
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CBS S 81712 (Spain) -
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Ger Hemel (first sleeve -
second sleeve has the same text)
This compilation was released by Discos CBS, Madrid, Spain, in Dec 1976. It was #6 in a series of annual Spanish CBS "Our Hits Of The Year" compilations. The previous five are shown for interest, but have no Dylan content. Side 1 of this 1976 compilation contains Hurricane from Desire, the Part I edit found on 1975-76 Columbia/CBS 7" singles:
R-0126-7 Hurricane (Part I) (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy): A-side of
single (3:45) with swear-word not bleeped
For original 1975-76 Columbia/CBS singles with this song split over the A- and
B-sides, see here. This rarity
was also included on a 1979 CBS Spain 3LP/3 cassette set, CBS 10º Aniversario. 10 Años de Éxitos [CBS
10th Anniversary. 10 Years of Hits], see 1979.
The album occurs with two sleeve variants. The first sleeve was printed in Spain by Offset ALG, Madrid-20, the second sleeve was printed by Indugraf, Alcorcón, Madrid. Discos CBS Spain changed printers at the end of 1976, so the first copies of the album had a sleeve printed by Offset ALG, and late copies had a revised sleeve printed by the new company. The Discos CBS address is "Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16" (their address from Mar 1976 until Nov 1980). The second rear sleeve has a completely different text layout of song titles and artists' names at the top and the second line of the bottom text appears to be missing. It also has two reversed pictures on the first and third rows as shown.
The record came with three label variants. All variants of the record have orange/yellow CBS labels. Side 1 of the variant 1B copy shown has a radio station sticker.
The first label variant (1A) has the song titles on 8 lines (Side 1) and 10 lines (Side 2).
The second label variant (1B - Manuel's copy) has the song titles on 9 lines (Side 1) and 11 lines (Side 2) but arranged differently from variant 2.
The third label variant (2) again has the song titles on 9 lines (Side 1) and 11 lines (Side 2) but arranged differently from variant 1B. The text layout both to the left and right of the centre hole is different from variants 1A and 1B as shown in the detail scans, most noticeably with the arrows below "ESTEREO" missing on the left.
CBS 40-81712 (Spain) - stereo cassette release:
 CBS 40-81712 (Spain) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
 CBS 40-81712 (Spain) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
 CBS 40-81712 (Spain) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (includes R-0126) |
 CBS 40-81712 (Spain) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel (no Dylan) |
The equivalent cassette release has a single folded insert, printed in Spain by Indugraf. The Discos CBS address is again "Avenida del Generalísimo 25, Madrid-16". The cassette is off-white with orange CBS paper labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ger Hemel for information and scans.
Mono Singles & EPs for 1976
These are now here: Mono 7" Singles & EPs 1970-76. This was the last year in which Dylan Mono Singles were released. There were no mono Dylan LPs released in 1976.
Promotional/Regular Items for 1976
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Hard Rain (1976) |
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