This is a separate multi-year list by release date of commercially-released Various Artist stereo compilation albums released in 2008 that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only Bob Dylan performances which are available on officially released Dylan albums. 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-only Various Artist compilation albums with Dylan tracks are now included in this list. Other International Albums and Compilations are now here:
There must be hundreds of these albums from round the world! 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 07 January, 2024.
For earlier entries in this list, see the links above.
Various Artists - "Verano 08 1 [Summer 08 1]" - promo compilation CD, Sony BMG PCD 618 (Argentina), Jan 2008:
Sony BMG PCD 618 (Argentina) - front of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
In Argentina January is in Summer! Because this promo compilation CD contains a rarity, Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) - remix by Mark Ronson of track from Blonde On Blonde, full details are in 2008. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
Various Artists - "Bob Dylan: τα τραγούδια του [His Songs]" - compilation CD release, Sony BMG (no catalogue number) (Greece), Jan 2008:
Various Artists - "2008 Monthly Sampler January"/"2008 CD Sampler" - compilation CD releases, Sony BMG (no catalogue number) (Taiwan), Jan 2008:
These two promo compilation CDs from Sony BMG Taiwan are actually two different releases of the same 17 track compilation, one in a jewel case and one in a card sleeve with completely different artwork. They both contain Knockin' On Heaven's Door from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid as track 11.
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Take It Easy: 18 Laidback Classics" - compilation albums, Sony BMG/Warner Music/Rhino 5144267572 (Australia)/ Warner Music/Rhino 5144267572 (New Zealand), 11 Feb 2008:
This compilation was released by Sony BMG, Warner Music and Rhino in Australia but just by Warner Music and Rhino in New Zealand. Bob's contribution is Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline.
Sony BMG/Warner Music/Rhino 5144267572 (Australia)
- detail of rear insert, scan by Peter Oudejans
Warner Music/Rhino 5144267572 (New Zealand)
- detail of rear insert, scan by Hans Seegers
Thanks to Colin Hindson for information about this album and to Hans Seegers and Peter Oudejans for the scans.
Various Artists - "A Tribute To Johnny Cash" - compilation CD, Immortal Records IMA 104125 (Holland), 17 Feb 2008:
Immortal Records IMA 104125 (Holland) - front scan by John Willy Bakke |
Bob's contribution is Train Of Love (Johnny Cash) from
the 2002 Johnny Cash tribute compilation Kindred
Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash. Because this is a
rarity, full details are in 2008. Thanks to John W Bakke for information. |
Various Artists - "From The Coffeehouse" - compilation CD, Starbucks Entertainment/Rhino Custom Products OPCD-8175 CDS-148 (USA), 25 Mar 2008:
Hopes that it would be a track from the Starbucks exclusive album Bob Dylan Live At The Gaslight 1962 (see 2005) were unfounded.
Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about this album and to Hanns Peter Bushoff for scans.Various Artists - "60's Top 100" - compilation 4CD set, Sony BMG 88697102702 (NL), 2008:
Various Artists - "Heroes: Original Soundtrack" - soundtrack album for NBC TV series, Standard Edition in jewel case: NBC Records 70013 (USA), 5 May 2008; Rhino/NBC Records WPCR-12972 (Japan), 25 Jun 2008; Warner Music Australia 5144281742 (Australia), 2008; Special Deluxe Edition in digipak: NBC Records 70014 (USA), 2008:
Standard Edition: NBC Records 70013 (USA), 5 May 2008; Special Deluxe Edition: NBC Records 70014 (USA), 2008:
NBC Records 70014 (USA) - inside of digipak
unfolded, scan by Jack from Canada (Special Deluxe Edition)
This soundtrack album accompanying seasons one and two of this TV series includes Man In The Long Black Coat from Oh Mercy as well as David Bowie's song Heroes. However, the song was not actually used in any episode of the series! The Special Deluxe Edition comes in a digipak and has extra tracks.
Rhino/NBC Records WPCR-12972 (Japan), 25 Jun 2008:
Warner Music Australia 5144281742 (Australia), 2008:
Thanks to Harold Lepidus, Tim Dunn and Jack from Canada for information about this album and to Jack, Hans Seegers and Stuart Moore for scans.
Various Artists - "Memorable Popular Hits: L Ban 50 Golden Radio Days" - compilation 2CD set, Sony Music SICP 1846-47 (Japan), 25 Jun 2008:
Various Artists - "Die Hit - Giganten: FilmHits [The Hit - Giants: Film Hits" - compilation 2CD set, Sony BMG 88697172102 (Germany), 2008:
Sony BMG 88697172102 (Germany) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
Bob's contribution to this German 2CD compilation of tracks used in film soundtracks is The Man In Me from New Morning, as featured in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, on CD1. For the film see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 1990s. For other compilations in the German Die Hit - Giganten series with Dylan tracks, see the 2005 and 2011 pages of this Various Artists Compilations list. |
Sony BMG 88697172102 (Germany) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
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Sony BMG 88697172102 (Germany) - CD2 scan by Peter Oudejans (no Dylan) |
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Super Movie Hits - Die Schönsten Film-Songs [The Most Beautiful Film Songs]" - compilation 2CD set, Sony BMG/Kronen Zeitung 88697225942 (Austria), 2008:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Theater Van Het Sentiment. De Jaren 60, 70 & 80 [Theatre Of Sentiment. Years 60, 70 & 80]" - stereo vinyl LP, KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL), 26 Jun 2008:
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Bob's contribution to this 2008
vinyl-only compilation is Positively 4th Street, track 1 on side 1.
"Theater Van Het Sentiment" is a Dutch radio programme from the station KRO
(Katholieke Radio Omroep, Catholic Radio Broadcasting), released in
association with Sony BMG. This seems to be a companion release to three 4CD
sets released in the KRO "Theater Van Het Sentiment" series covering the
1960s, 1970s and 1980s, but surprisingly the 1960s set (KRO/Sony BMG
88697279202) does not include the Dylan track! Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
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KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob) |
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279202 (NL) - 1960s 4CD set without Dylan, picture from www.musiekweb.nl |
KRO/Sony BMG 88697279251 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara
Various Artists - "Remembering The Sixties: 1963" - compilation 3CD set, Reader's Digest RDCD5971-3 (UK), 2008:
Thanks to Jim Siddy and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Coodabeen Champions Present Underneath The Radar" - compilation CD, Australian Broadcasting Corporation/Universal Music 1777071 (Australia), 2008:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Story Songs" - compilation 3CD set, Virgin/EMI VTDCD 917 (UK), 2008:
Various Artists - "The Ultimate Collection: Seventies - 100 Hits" - compilation 5CD set, Union Square Music ULTIMBX003 (UK), 2008:
Various Artists - "60s Party Box" - compilation CD, Sony BMG/Tchibo 88697204332 (Germany), 2008:
Various Artists - "Sous Les Pavés, Le Jazz [Under The Cobblestones, Jazz]" - compilation 2CD set, Sony BMG 88697281682 (France), 2008:
Various Artists - "Greatest Ever Acoustic - The Definitive Collection" - compilation 3CD set, Union Square Music GTSTCD021 (UK), 2008:
The three CDs of the set come in three separate jewel cases inside an outer card slipcase.
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "For Sentimental Reasons: A Tribute To Lou Levy" - promo CD, Universal LOULEVYCD (USA), 2008:
The insert includes an excerpt from "Chronicles Vol. 1" and Bob is one of the names receiving "special thanks".
Thanks to Tim Dunn, TwyggMedia and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Anti-War Speech And Music" - CD-R and cassette releases, Pacifica Radio Archives BB 2439 (USA), 2008:
This radio show produced by Karen Spaulding is a
montage
without narration of speeches by John F. Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt, and
Will Rogers with songs by Bob Dylan and Country Joe and the Fish. It was
recorded at Merritt University, Oakland, CA, and broadcast by station KPFA,
Berkeley, CA on 15 Nov 1969. Bob's contribution is Tombstone Blues from
Highway 61 Revisited. Both CD-R and cassette have the same catalogue
number. Thanks to Tim Dunn for information. |
Various Artists - "Nice 60's - Best Music From The 60's" - compilation CD, Sony BMG 88697244032 (Germany), 2008:
Various Artists - "Candlelight Top 100" - compilation 5CD set, Sony BMG 88697341952 (NL), 2008:
Various Artists - This Is Us: Songs From Where You Live - CD compilation: Starbucks Entertainment NSPENT08PKG-00079/Rhino OPCD-8322 (USA), 2008:
This CD compilation in a three-panel digipak also has a stapled booklet. It includes Love Minus Zero/No Limit from Bringing It All Back Home plus George Harrison's cover of If Not For You.
Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Best Of Acoustic" - 2CD set, Shock Records CTX 428CD (Australia), 2008:
Bob's contribution is Most Of The Time from Oh Mercy on CD2.
Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Alternative Sampler Vol. 10" - promo compilation CD, Sony BMG ALT10 (Poland), 2008:
Sony BMG ALT10 (Poland) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
This Polish promo compilation contains Dreamin' Of You from The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, Oct 2008, the 3:38 edit of the album version (5:49). Because this is a rarity, details are also listed in 2008. For other Sony BMG/Sony Music releases in this series with Dylan tracks, see 2007 and the 2009 page of this Various Artists Compilations list. |
Sony BMG ALT10 (Poland) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
Sony BMG ALT10 (Poland) - CD scan by Peter Oudejans |
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Hit's A Sony Music Express 9 September 2008 Vol. 67" - promo compilation CD, Sony Music SDCI 80652 (Japan), Sep 2008:
As far as Wil Gielen knows, only SICP 1993-94 was actually released in Japan.
For the October release in this series, which contains the 3:34 edit of this track, see below and 2008. For other volumes in this series with Dylan rarities, see 2001, 2006 and 2007. For 2000s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 2000s. For 1990s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 1990s.
Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Ones To Watch - Sept" - promo CD, Sony BMG (no catalogue number) (Ireland), Sep 2008:
Front scan by Éamonn Ó Catháin |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that this set contains the 3:34 edit of Dreamin' Of You from The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006. As this is a rarity, full details are in 2008. |
Various Artists - "Singer" - compilation 2CD set, Sony BMG/Rhino 8869736992 (UK), Sep 2008:
Various Artists - "Der Baader Meinhof Komplex: Original Soundtrack" - film soundtrack CD, Warner Music Group/Constantin Music 5051865-0673-2-0 (Germany), 26 Sep 2008:
Warner Music Group Germany/Constantin Music 5051865-0673-2-0 (Germany) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
The soundtrack album of this film about the 1960s-70s West German urban terrorist gang includes Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. For the film itself, to be released on DVD in 2009, see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2000s Part 2. |
Warner Music Group Germany/Constantin Music 5051865-0673-2-0 (Germany) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
Warner Music Group Germany/Constantin Music 5051865-0673-2-0 (Germany) - CD scan by Peter Oudejans |
Thanks to John-Willy Bakke, Hans Seegers and Peter Oudejans for information.
Various Artists - "Hit's A Sony Music Express 10 October 2008 Vol. 68" - promo compilation CD, Sony Music SDCI 80679 (Japan), Oct 2008:
Sony Music SDCI 80679 (Japan) - front scan by Wil Gielen |
This promo compilation also contains Dreamin' Of You from The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale
Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, Oct 2008, the radio edit (3:34) of
this previously unreleased
1998 out-take from Time Out Of Mind. As this is a rarity, full
details are in 2008. Japanese promotional releases do
not normally have obis. For the September release in this series, see above. For other volumes in this series with Dylan rarities, see 2001, 2006 and 2007. For 2000s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 2000s. For 1990s promotional albums in this series with Dylan album tracks, see International Album Releases (Various Artist Compilations) 1990s. Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans. |
Various Artists - "Religulous: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - film soundtrack CD, Lionsgate Records LGM2-0020 (USA), 14 Oct 2008:
Lionsgate Records LGM2-0020 (USA) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
The soundtrack of this documentary film presented by Bill Maher includes Highway 61 Revisited from the album of the same name, which is also on the soundtrack album. |
Lionsgate Records LGM2-0020 (USA) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
Lionsgate Records LGM2-0020 (USA) - CD scan by Peter Oudejans |
US DVD release - picture from www.amazon.com |
UK DVD release - picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
Thanks to Fred Muller and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "W. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - soundtrack album for film released in USA 21 Oct 2008, Lionsgate Records LGM2-0021 (USA); Silver Screen Records SILCD1277 (UK), 14 Oct 2008:
Lionsgate Records LGM2-0021 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
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"Teaser" film poster from www.imdb.com |
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Silver Screen Records SILCD1277 (UK) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
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The soundtrack of this Oliver Stone film biography (pronounced "Dubya") of George W. Bush contains With God On Our Side from The Times They Are A-Changin'. For the film itself see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2000s Part 2.
Thanks to David Plentus, Hans Seegers and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Q The Album 2008" - compilation 2CD set, Q Magazine/Sony BMG 88697 405112 (UK), 27 Oct 2008:
Various Artists - "Sony Music On Air Vol. 18" - promo 2CD set, Sony Music 88697450012 (Portugal), Oct 2008:
Sony Music 88697450012 (Portugal) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Bob's contribution to this 2CD promo set is Dreamin' Of You from The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale
Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, Oct 2008, the radio edit (3:34) of
this previously unreleased 1998 out-take from Time Out Of Mind. As this is a rarity, full
details are in 2008. For Sony Music On Air Vol. 5 and Sony Music On Air Vol. 21 in this promo series with Dylan album tracks, see the 2006 and 2009 pages of this Various Artists Compilations list. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
Sony Music 88697450012 (Portugal) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
Various Artists - "Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film" - soundtrack album for 2008 film, Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA), 18 Nov 2008:
Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA) - picture from www.amazon.com |
The soundtrack of this documentary by Alex Gibney about the notorious "gonzo" journalist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson includes Mr. Tambourine Man from Bringing It All Back Home, and Maggie's Farm live at Newport 1965 from The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 - No Direction Home: The Soundtrack. |
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Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA) - front of slipcase with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada |
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Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada |
Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA) - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Jack from Canada |
Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA) - booklet page with Bob, scan by Jack from Canada |
Sony Legacy 88697 40481 2 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
Bob has quite an association with Hunter S. Thompson! For the DVD release of this film, see VHS & DVD (Films with Dylan Album Tracks) 2000s Part 2. Two films based on Hunter S. Thompson's books feature Dylan songs: 1980's Where The Buffalo Roam (see VHS & DVD: Films with Dylan Album Tracks - 1980s) and 1998's Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (VHS & DVD: Films with Dylan Album Tracks - 1990s).
For Breakfast With Hunter, a 2003 documentary by Wayne Ewing about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, also see VHS & DVD: Films with Dylan Album Tracks - 2000s Part 1.
For Hunter S. Thompson - Where Were You When The Fun Stopped?, an EMI UK compilation CD with Mr Tambourine Man from Bringing It All Back Home, see the 1999 page of this Various Artists Compilations list.
The CD comes in a slipcase with two booklets. Thanks to Jack from Canada and Tim Dunn for information and to Jack for scans.
Various Artists - "Rock Classics" - compilation 3CD set: Sony Music 88697545582 (UK), 2008:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Blu-spec CD Sampler" - promo 2CD set, Sony Music SDCS 80005-6 (Japan), Dec 2008:
Sony Music SDCS 80005-6 (Japan)
- detail of rear, scan by Wil Gielen
For earlier and later entries in this list, see the links below:
Other International Albums and Compilations are now here:
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