The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Bob Dylan & Friends]
This page is part of a list of original releases by release date of international commercially-released regular stereo Dylan albums. They do not contain rarities or obscurities and are not eligible for the Searching For A Gem list. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo releases of regular albums are now listed here and no longer in the former yearly Promo sections. For releases of this album in CBS/Columbia multi-packs, see International Album Releases (Regular) - Multi-Packs. |
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Revised 07 January, 2024.
US release (2CDs/cassettes), Columbia C2K 53230 (CD)/C2TK 53230 (MC), 24 Aug 1993 This was in the "old-style" double-width jewel case. A 3LP vinyl version was released in Europe only. For VHS and laserdisc releases of the concert, see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 1. Bob's solo performance of Song To Woody was omitted from the album. Deluxe Edition (2CD set), Columbia/Legacy 88843034102 (USA), 4 Mar 2014 The 2014 “Deluxe Edition” features updated artwork, remastered audio, and two previously unreleased bonus tracks from rehearsals (Eric Clapton’s Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right, and I Believe In You by Sinead O’Connor). Bob's solo performance of Song To Woody is still omitted from the album. For DVD releases of the concert, again see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 1. |
30th Anniversary Concert Celebration T-shirt, photo from Gabriel Sola Berrozpe |
All performances recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, 16 Oct 1992.
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for finding this Les Paul gold guitar autographed at BobFest by all the participants including Bob. It was sold at auction in May 2021 for £27,750 ($39,323). |
Vinyl and tape releases:
LP1, Side 1 - Like A Rolling Stone (John Mellencamp); Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (John Mellencamp);
Introduction by Kris Kristofferson; Blowin' In The Wind (Stevie
Wonder); Foot of Pride (Lou Reed); Masters Of War (Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready).
LP1, Side 2 - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Tracy Chapman); It Ain't Me, Babe
(June Carter Cash & Johnny Cash); What Was It You Wanted? (Willie Nelson); I'll
Be Your Baby Tonight (Kris Kristofferson).
LP2, Side 1 - Highway 61 Revisited
(Johnny Winter); Seven Days (Ron Wood); Just Like A Woman (Ritchie Havens); When
The Ship Comes In (The Clancy Brothers & Robbie O'Connell with special guest
Tommy Makem); You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rosanne Cash &
Shawn Colvin).
LP2, Side 2 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Neil
Young); All Along The Watchtower (Neil Young); I Shall be Released (Chrissie Hynde); Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Eric Clapton).
LP3, Side 1 -
Emotionally Yours (The O'Jays); When I Paint My Masterpiece (The Band);
Absolutely Sweet Marie (George Harrison); License To Kill (Tom Petty & The
Heartbreakers); Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers).
LP3, Side 2 - Mr. Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn); It's All Right Ma, I'm Only
Bleeding (Bob Dylan); My Back Pages (Bob Dylan with Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty,
Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison); Knockin' On Heaven's Door
(Ensemble); Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan).
CD releases:
Disc 1: Like A Rolling Stone (John Mellencamp); Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (John Mellencamp); Introduction by Kris Kristofferson; Blowin' In The Wind (Stevie Wonder); Foot of Pride (Lou Reed); Masters Of War (Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready); The Times They Are A-Changin' (Tracy Chapman); It Ain't Me, Babe (June Carter Cash & Johnny Cash); What Was It You Wanted? (Willie Nelson); I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Kris Kristofferson); Highway 61 Revisited (Johnny Winter); Seven Days (Ron Wood); Just Like A Woman (Ritchie Havens); When The Ship Comes In (The Clancy Brothers & Robbie O'Connell with special guest Tommy Makem); You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rosanne Cash & Shawn Colvin). 2014 Bonus Track: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - rehearsal (Eric Clapton).
Disc 2: Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Neil Young); All Along The Watchtower (Neil Young); I Shall be Released (Chrissie Hynde); Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Eric Clapton); Emotionally Yours (The O'Jays); When I Paint My Masterpiece (The Band); Absolutely Sweet Marie (George Harrison); License To Kill (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers); Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers); Mr. Tambourine Man (Roger McGuinn); It's All Right Ma, I'm Only Bleeding (Bob Dylan); My Back Pages (Bob Dylan with Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison); Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Ensemble); Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan). 2014 Bonus Track: I Believe In You - rehearsal (Sinead O’Connor).
Thanks to Fred Muller for pointing out that Girl From The North Country is listed as "Girl Of The North Country" in all instances on the 1993 packaging. This was corrected on the 2014 packaging.
Vinyl and Tape Releases (1993 Release)
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - promo 2 cassette set, Columbia A2C 53230/ACC 57266-67 (USA), commercial 2 cassette set, Columbia C2T 53230/CT 57266-67 (USA), Aug 1993:
Columbia A2C 53230/ACC 57266-67 (USA) - promo release:
Columbia C2T 53230/CT 57266-67 (USA) - commercial
release:
Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Steven Fant for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2 cassette set, Columbia C2T-53230 (Canada), Aug 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 3LP vinyl set, Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe), Aug 1993:
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
This Columbia 3LP set was manufactured in Holland for Europe-wide release (except Spain, which had a separate CBS/Sony release, see below). It has a single wide outer sleeve into which all three records fit. The records have red Columbia labels and were made in Holland. They have picture inner sleeves with detailed credits on one side and a different full sleeve photo on the other side. Gerd Rundel's copy has a sticker on the rear sleeve over the barcode with a new number "7464-53230-1". As "53230" is the American catalogue number it's possible this set was intended to be exported to the USA. Gerd's records have stamped matrix numbers: Side A - 01 474000 20 1A1, Side B - 01 474000 20 1B1, Side C - 01 474000 20 1C1, Side D - 01 474000 20 1D1, Side E - 01 474000 20 1E1, Side F - 01 474000 20 1F1.
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - detail of rear with Greek sticker, photo by Carl Torstensson |
Carl Torstensson has a copy that was exported to Greece with a Greek
sticker on the rear sleeve. The text translates as "Free Sample N. 1642/86".
Hans Seegers thinks this copy was one of several distributed to radio
stations by Columbia Greece. This dark green folder with two photos and a postcard advertising the My Back Pages single (see International Singles 1990s) was included with copies of the Dutch 3LP set exported to the USA. The rear of the folder is plain green. Thanks to Anthony Perry, Gerd Rundel and Carl Torstensson for information and pictures. |
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - US folder front scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - US photo scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - front of US postcard, scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia CSK 5323 (USA) - front insert (my copy) |
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - US folder front with photos and postcard, photo by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - US photo scan by Gerd Rundel |
Columbia 474000 1 (NL for Europe) - rear of US postcard, scan by Gerd Rundel |
"The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2 cassette set, Columbia 474000 4 (NL), Aug 1993:
This copy was actually bought in Australia, but the cassettes clearly say "Made in Holland". There doesn't appear to be any country of origin on the inserts, which have the same design and artwork as those of the USA and Canadian cassette releases above. The cassettes are black with white text, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Stuart Moore and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 3LP vinyl set, CBS/Sony COL 474000 1 (Spain), Aug 1993:
CBS/Sony COL 474000 1 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
This set on the CBS/Sony label was manufactured in Spain - the sleeve was printed by Offset ALG S.A., Madrid, and the records were manufactured by Technodisco S.A., also Madrid. On the inner sleeve for record 1 of Gerd Rundel's copy the front photo has a brownish tinge not present on the equivalent Dutch inner sleeve. The records have red CBS/Sony labels with stamped matrix numbers: Side 1- COL-474000-1-A, Side 2- COL-474000-1-B, Side 3- COL-474000-1-C, Side 4- COL-474000-1-D, Side 5 - COL-474000-1-E, Side 6- COL-474000-1-F.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
"The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2 cassette set, CBS/Sony 474000 4 (Spain), Aug 1993:
This release came on two separate cassette with long multi-folded inserts - the insert for cassette 2 is longer than that for cassette 1. The cassettes are transparent smoked grey with white text printed directly on them. there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2 cassette set, Sony Music/Megastar 123601 (Saudi Arabia), 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 3LP promo and commercial vinyl sets, Columbia 1880.330-1-2/1-474000 (Brazil), Aug 1993:
"The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - promo 2 cassette set, Columbia 474000 4 (Australia), Aug 1993:
This promo set comes in a double cassette box with special red Sony Music Australia promo inserts. The cassettes are transparent grey with white text, with a striped appearance found on other Australian cassettes. They seem to be from a standard commercial release, although Stuart's commercial copy bought in Australia was actually made in Holland (see above) and has quite different cassettes.
Columbia 474000 4 (Australia) - spine scan by Stuart Moore
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
"The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - promo 2 cassette set, Columbia/Sony Music 620.224/5 (Argentina), 1993:
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
Vinyl and Tape Releases (2014 Release)
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 4LP vinyl boxed set, Columbia 8718469535422/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 1000 (NL for Europe), 12 May 2014:
Columbia/Legacy 8718469535422/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 1000 (NL for Europe) -
detail of rear of box, scan by Gerd Rundel
Columbia/Legacy 8718469535422/Music On Vinyl MOVLP 1000 (NL for Europe) -
detail of rear of booklet, scan by Gerd Rundel
This new “Deluxe Edition” features updated artwork, remastered audio, and two previously unreleased bonus tracks from rehearsals (Clapton’s Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right, and I Believe In You by Sinead O’Connor). Sinead O’Connor was booed during the concert, stopped her performance of I Believe In You, and sang a few bars of Bob Marley's War before leaving the stage.
The release still omits the following songs from the concert: From A Buick 6 - G.E. Smith; Lay Lady Lay (instrumental) - G.E. Smith; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - John Hammond (all pre-broadcast); Wanted Man - George Thorogood; I Want You - Sophie B. Hawkins; If Not For You - George Harrison; Love Music Zero/No Limit - Eric Clapton (included on the video releases), Song To Woody - Bob Dylan (included in the TV broadcast).
The box front has a gold “Music On Vinyl” sticker. There is a colour 12” 8-page booklet and each LP is in a picture inner sleeve. The records of the copy shown have handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - 98597 1A, MOVLP 1000, Side 2 - 98597 1B, MOVLP 1000, Side 3 - 98597 1C, MOVLP 1000, Side 4 - 98597 1D, MOVLP 1000, Side 5 - 98597 1E, MOVLP 1000, Side 6 - 98597 1F, MOVLP 1000, Side 7 - 98597 1G, MOVLP 1000, Side 8 - 98597 1H, MOVLP 1000.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
CD and MD (MiniDisc) Releases (1993 Release)
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set release, Columbia C2K 53230 (USA), 24 Aug 1993:
Thanks to Jack from Canada and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set release, Columbia House CC2K 53230 (Canada), 24 Aug 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set release, Columbia 474000 2 (Austria for Europe), Aug 1993, re-released approx 2000:
Columbia 474000 2 (Austria for Europe), Aug 1993:
Columbia 474000 2 (Austria for Europe), approx 2000:
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Anssi Sallmén and Billy Bolley for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set release, CBS/Sony 474000 2 (Spain), 15 Sep 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set release, Sony Records SRCS 6793~4 (Japan), 15 Sep 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2 MiniDisc release, Sony SRYS-1047/8 (Japan), 30 Sep 1995:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set, Columbia 474000 2 (Australia/New Zealand), 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set, Columbia 474000 2 (Australia for Taiwan), 1993:
It also has two stickers with Chinese characters on the front of the booklet and Chinese characters printed on the CDs. The CDs have the title mistake The 30th Anniversary Collection Celebration as above! Thanks to Stuart Moore for spotting that the CDs have the code "IFPI Z100" in the clear centres. "Z100" is the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's code for the Zibo Yong Bao Electric Co. Ltd., Zibo City, Shangdong Province, China. These CDs were therefore made in mainland China, not Australia.
Thanks to Wiebke Dittmer for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" - 2CD set release, Columbia 752.255-6/2-474000 (Brazil), 1993:
Bob Dylan & Friends - "Tribute To Dylan [The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration]" - 2CD set release, Immortal/Zoom/101 Distribution (catalogue number?) (Europe), 6 Jan 2009:
Picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
This release is certainly unauthorised by Columbia, so is listed in
Questionable Releases. Thanks to Bill Hester for information. |
CD Releases (Deluxe Edition 2014 Release)
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 2CD-R set/2DVD-R promo set, Columbia/Legacy (no catalogue number) (USA), 14/22 Jan 2014:
The US promo four disc set includes 2 CD-Rs and 2 DVD-Rs, each disc housed in its own plastic wallet. CD-R1 has a front insert (blank on the reverse) and both CD-R1 and CD-R2 have rear inserts with the track listing. Both CD-Rs are dated "01/14/14" (14 Jan 2014) while the two DVD-Rs are dated "01/22/14" (22 Jan 2014). The discs and both rear inserts have code numbers which have been blacked out. This copy of the US promo set comes with a three page promo letter from LD Communications, one of the UK's leading Music and Entertainment PR Agencies based in London. Therefore it looks like this US promo release was also distributed in the UK.
Thanks to Hervé from France for the photo of a Columbia US promo three disc set with two CD-Rs plus a single DVD-R of the concert. The discs and promo literature come in clear plastic wallets.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert
Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 88843034102 (USA), 4
Mar 2014:
The 2014 DVD and Blu-ray Deluxe Edition releases of the concert are also
listed in
VHS
& DVD 1990s Part 1.
Columbia/Legacy 88843034102 (USA):
Columbia/Legacy 88843034102 (USA) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jack from Canada
(US info and FBI Anti-Piracy logo)
The new “Deluxe Edition” features updated artwork, remastered audio, and two previously unreleased bonus tracks from rehearsals (Eric Clapton’s Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right, and I Believe In You by Sinead O’Connor). Sinead O’Connor was booed during the concert, stopped her performance of I Believe In You, and sang a few bars of Bob Marley's War before leaving the stage.
The release still omits the following songs from the concert: From A Buick 6 - G.E. Smith; Lay Lady Lay (instrumental) - G.E. Smith; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - John Hammond (all pre-broadcast); Wanted Man - George Thorogood; I Want You - Sophie B. Hawkins; If Not For You - George Harrison; Love Music Zero/No Limit - Eric Clapton (included on the video releases), Song To Woody - Bob Dylan (included in the TV broadcast).
The front insert is a 20-page stapled booklet, only the outside is shown. There is also a double-sided flyer advertising The Complete Album Collection Vol. 1.
Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88843034102 (Europe), 3 Mar 2014:
Columbia/Legacy 88843034102 (Europe) - detail of rear insert
(European/Polish info and new Sony Music logo)
The European release is virtually identical to the American release. The rear insert and CDs have the new Sony Music logo. The discs were made in Austria. Inexplicably my copy bought in the UK is a product of Sony Music Entertainment Poland!
Thanks to Hervé from France and Gerd Rundel for information.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 2CD set, Sony Music SICP 30550-1 (Japan), 26 Mar 2014:
Sony Music SICP 30550-1 (Japan) - detail of rear insert,
scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
Sony Music SICP 30550-1 (Japan) - open end of sealed
set, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
The Sony Music Japan release is on Blu-spec CD2 discs. Unusually, this release comes in a double-width CD jewel case inside a slipcase with a wrap-around obi with price ¥3,600. As well as the regular booklet there is a 60-page Japanese language booklet which has translations of Bill Franagan and David Wild's notes, along with the official lyrics and translations, Heckel Sugano's detailed notes from the "Bobfest" press release and Jun Miura's brief travel report to "Bobfest".
Thanks to "Sonny Boy McFitzson" for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88843034102 (Australia), 3 Mar 2014:
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Bob Dylan & Friends - "The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition)" - 2CD set, Columbia/Legacy 88843034102 (Brazil), 2014:
This 2CD set was made in Brazil and has a front sticker in Portuguese.
Thanks to Alexandre Froemming for information and scans.
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