SFAG - 1989

All 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! Promotional Items (Albums and Singles) are now here. All Honourable Mentions are now here.

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!

Titles in red are not available on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com

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(these are the ones that count as obscurities rather than as rarities)

Various Artists "Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music)" - promo LP , Columbia CAS 1689 (USA)/promo cassette, Columbia FCT 45026 (USA), 1989; commercial CD releases: Columbia CK 45026 (USA)/CBS 463487 2 (NL), 1989:

Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ian Woodward, Ger Hemel and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.

Steve Goodman - "The Original Steve Goodman", CD compilation, Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA), 1989; cassette compilation: Buddah Records/Special Music SMC-4923 (USA), 1989:

Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA) - front picture from www.discogs.com	This budget set has only eight tracks and is not the same as The Essential... Steve Goodman, which was a 20-track 2LP set, or The City Of New Orleans, which was a 23-track set - for both see 1976.	Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA) - reverse of front insert, picture from www.discogs.com	Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA) - inside page of front insert, picture from www.discogs.com	Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA) - inside page of front insert, picture from www.discogs.com	Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA) - rear insert, picture from www.discogs.com
Buddah Records/Special Music SMC-4923 (USA) - front of cassette insert, scan by Manuel García Jara	Buddah Records/Special Music SMC-4923 (USA) - cassette Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes R-0093)		Buddah Records/Special Music SMC-4923 (USA) - cassette Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan)		Buddah Records/Special Music SCD-4923 (USA) - CD picture from www.discogs.com (includes R-0093)

R-0093-6 Somebody's Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)

- Bob plays piano under the name of "Robert Milkwood Thomas" and provides harmony vocals
This song was recorded in Sep 1972 and was the title track of Steve's Dec 1972 Buddah album (see 1972), which was itself re-released by Buddah on CD, July 1999. Bob's contribution is credited openly in the inside of the front insert.

Steve Goodman - "City Of New Orleans", CD compilation, Buddah/Pair Records PCD-2-1233 (USA), 1989:

R-0093-7 Somebody's Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)

- Bob plays piano under the name of "Robert Milkwood Thomas" and provides harmony vocals - from the Dec 1972 album of the same name (see 1972)

This set has 19 tracks and, although they both contain R-0093, is not the same as the 1976 2LP set called The City Of New Orleans, which was a 23-track set, see 1976

Various Artists "Rarities: Show #053" - US Radio Station disc, Radio Today #053-003 (USA), 29 May - 3 Jun 1989:

Harry Belafonte - "Harry Belafonte" - CD compilations, BMG Ariola 295 037-201(West Germany); Castle Communications PCD 10156 (Australia), 1989:

R-0001-9 Midnight Special (Huddie Ledbetter "Lead Belly")

- Bob plays harmonica on the title track of Harry Belafonte's 1962 The Midnight Special album (stereo version)
For details of the original album, see 1962.

These two CD releases have the same front design and tracklist. The German CD was released by BMG Ariola in the "Ariola Express" series. The Australian CD was released by Castle Communications in the "Premium Masters" series.

"Everything Is Broken" - 3" and 5" CD and 12" vinyl European singles: CBS 655358 6 (UK 12")/CBS 655358 8 (UK Limited Edition 12" with sticker and free print), CBS 655358 2 (UK CD single in card sleeve), CBS 655358 3 (Austria 3" CD single), 23 Oct 1989/Cassette: Columbia 38T 73062 (USA), Oct 1989:
This single was only issued in the USA as a cassette single (Columbia 38T 73062, see below). For pictures of two 7" test pressings of Everything Is Broken from CBS UK and France, plus a Spanish single-sided promo 7" single, see US & International Stereo Singles & EPs 1987-89. For the commercial 7" single, which has Death Is Not The End from Down In The Groove as the B-side, also see US & International Stereo Singles & EPs 1987-89.

R-0205 Dead Man, Dead Man - live version from Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA. 10 Nov 1981

Thanks to Rob van Estrik for information: "The complete 1981 New Orleans concert was recorded and remixed by Daniel Lanois. This track is taken from that remix."

This live performance is also on the B-side of a 1989 Japanese cassette single (scan required), on the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's Collection # 3 (see 1993), and on the 2001 Japanese live compilation Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances (see 2001)

The UK and Dutch 12" single has I Want You live from Dylan And The Dead as the third track. The UK single has a blue sleeve, while the Dutch single has a black sleeve. The right-hand pictures show the A- and B-sides of the original 12" UK acetate, stock labels with handwritten song titles. R-0205 is not shown as live (see comments below).

The vinyl singles themselves have red labels with the white CBS logo. The Dutch single label identifies the source of R-0205, but the UK label does not.

There was also a UK "Limited Edition" 12" single (CBS 655358 8) with free numbered print and sticker on cover. The labels of the record were still 655358 6.

"Everything Is Broken" - 3" and 5" CD European singles: BS 655358 2 (UK CD single in card sleeve), CBS 655358 3 Europe 3" CD single), 23 Oct 1989:

The 3" card sleeve is the only CD sleeve that actually identifies the performance of Dead Man, Dead Man - "Recorded live in New Orleans, November 10, 1981"! The 3" CD (right) is red, while the 5" CD is silver.

Thanks to David Plentus, Hans Seegers and Brian Clarke for information and scans. The UK 12" single, UK 5" CD single and Austrian 3" CD single are my copies.

"Everything Is Broken" - stereo cassette single: Columbia 38T 73062 (USA), Oct 1989:
This single was only issued in the USA as a cassette.

It uses the same cover design as a US promo CD single with just the title track, see US & International Stereo Singles & EPs 1987-89. The cassette is light grey with black text, there are no paper labels.

"Up Close: Bob Dylan" - 2 radio broadcast CDs, MediaAmerica Up Close #89-23 (USA), broadcast 31 Oct 1989:

Various Artists - "The Live Show" - radio station CD, Radio Today/ABC Radio Networks show #72 (USA), broadcast 20-26 Nov 1989:

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CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single front (my copy)	CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single rear	CBS 655358 8 (UK) - numbered print with Limited Edition 12" single, scan by Hans Seegers		CBS 655358 6 (UK) - acetate of 12" single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (UK) - acetate of 12" single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers
CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single rear with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single, detail of rear with promo sticker, scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single, detail of rear with catalogue number	CBS 655358 8 (UK) - Limited Edition 12" single, rear scan by Hans Seegers (detail with new catalogue number sticker)	CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single, A-side	CBS 655358 6 (UK) - 12" single, B-side with R-0205
CBS 655358 8 (UK) - Limited Edition 12" single with sticker, front scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 8 (UK) - Limited Edition 12" single, rear scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (NL) - 12" single, front scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (NL) - 12" single, front scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (NL) - 12" single, A-side scan by Hans Seegers	CBS 655358 6 (NL) - 12" single, B-side scan by Hans Seegers

Up Close #89-23 (USA) - CD scan by Hans Seegers	R-0336-2 Tweeter And The Monkey Man - from The Travelling Wilburys Vol. 1 (for more Travelling Wilburys rarities for 1989 see here) R-0205-2 Dead Man, Dead Man - live version from Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 10 Nov 1981, B-side of 1989 Columbia single (see above) Later released on the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's Collection # 3 (see 1993) and now also available on the 2001 Japanese live compilation Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances (see 2001) R-0427 Interview segments with Bob The interview segments with Bob come from an interview with Dan Neer which was recorded in October 1989, probably at the WNEW-FM radio station in New York (the program was produced by Neer Perfect Productions for MediaAmerica). The full list of songs is: Disc 1: Everything Is Broken; Political World; What Was It You Wanted?; Blowin' In The Wind; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Tweeter And The Monkey Man (R-0336); Like A Rolling Stone; Rainy Day Women #12 & 25; Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again; Positively 4th St. Disc 2: I Want You (from Dylan & The Dead); Silvio; Knockin' On Heaven's Door; Lay, Lady, Lay; Gotta Serve Somebody; Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?); Dead Man, Dead Man (R-0205); Man In The Long Black Coat; Where Teardrops Fall; Most Of The Time. The primary purpose of the broadcast is to showcase Oh Mercy, and there are also interviews with Daniel Lanois, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jerry García, Bob Weir, Mark Knopfler, etc. Thanks to Ole Lien, John Gaylor and Hans Seegers for all the information about these radio show CDs.	Up Close #89-23 (USA) - Cue sheet page 1, photocopy by Ole Lien
Up Close - front generic sleeve scan by Hans Seegers
		Up Close #89-23 (USA) - Cue sheet page 2, photocopy by Ole Lien
Up Close - Rear generic sleeve scan by Hans Seegers

"Searching For A Gem"

Bob Dylan's Officially Released Rarities and Obscurities

Audio: 1989