This is a page of albums and singles that look like official Dylan albums but are actually from sources other than Columbia or other official record companies. For other Questionable releases, see here. For Questionable video releases, see here. Some of these entries are of items listed on eBay. Because of the very large number of Dylan fakes on eBay, I have now discontinued using eBay as a source. For the official releases of these albums, see International Album Releases, except where noted.
Revised 07 January, 2024.
Bob Dylan (1962)
"Bob Dylan Vol. 3" - stereo vinyl LPs, CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - red vinyl disc scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (first variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers (third variant - second is similar) |
 CSJ Records CSJ-216 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (third variant) |
These records were legal in Taiwan at the time of release, but were produced without authorisation from Columbia. They had very flimsy covers open on three sides, which had to be protected inside plastic to survive. This album is a copy of the 1966 Japanese CBS YS-611-C release, which is actually Bob's first album from 1962 with a new title (the first two volumes released by CBS in Japan had been compilations), and the tracks re-ordered. The record exists in several sleeve and label variants, and was originally released on red vinyl.
Taiwan, formerly Formosa, calls itself the "Republic of China", mainland China is the "People's Republic of China".
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl LP, Tai Shen Records KT-3046 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 Tai Shen Records KT-3046 (Taiwan) - front scan by Michel Pomarede |
Like the albums above, this release of Bob's first album was legal in Taiwan at the time of release, but was produced without
authorisation from Columbia. Simon Blokker's copy comes in a plain black
sleeve with centre cut-outs to show the labels, not the picture sleeve
shown. Thanks to Michel Pomarede and Simon Blokker for information and scans. |
 Tai Shen Records KT-3046 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
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 Tai Shen Records KT-3046 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Simon Blokker |
"Bob Dylan" - CD release, Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia), 1990s:
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - front scan by Keith Schweiger |
This release, on the amusingly named Landy Star Music label,
is almost certainly unauthorised, even though it does say "©
1961 by Bob Dylan" on the rear insert. The inside and reverse of the front
insert have the original liner notes in English. Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans. |
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - detail of front, scan by Keith Schweiger |
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 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
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 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - detail of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Landy Star Music LS-3367 (Russia) - CD scan by Keith Schweiger |
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised download release with extra tracks, iTunes (Germany), Dec 2012:
 Picture from iTunes Germany showing a pirated version of Bob Dylan with extra tracks including R-0002, R-0003 and R-0004, screenshot by Dag Braathen |
Thanks to Dag Braathen for the screenshot from iTunes Germany in Dec 2012 showing a unauthorised version of Bob Dylan with four extra tracks from Carolyn Hester's 1962 self-titled Columbia album, three of which have Bob on harmonica (Los Bibilicos is included but does not include Bob). See 1962 for the official Carolyn Hester album. See Online Recordings (Other) for releases of this album under different names on iTunes UK, Jan 2013. |
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"Bob Dylan Debut Album" - unauthorised CD releases, Various Record Labels (catalogue numbers?) (UK), 14 Jan 2013:
 Hallmark 050457 126025 (UK) - picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
Thanks to Bill Hester and Paul S. Levine for information about these EU releases of Bob's first album, presumably "legal" because of copyright expiry in the EU after fifty years. See Online Recordings (Other) for releases of this album under different names on iTunes UK, Jan 2013. |
 Marmot Records release - picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
 CGH Ventures release - picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
 Hoodoo Records 263447 (UK) - front picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
 Hoodoo Records 263447 (UK) - rear picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
The Hoodoo Records release has twelve bonus tracks from other unreleased 1961-62 recordings. The CGH Ventures release is also available as an iTunes download, see below.
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised downloads, iTunes (UK), Jan 2013:
 Picture from iTunes UK |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about these three releases, presumably "legal" because of copyright expiry in the EU after fifty years. The Debut Album (CGH Ventures Inc.) is Bob's album plus six live tracks, Seeds Of Greatness (Top Town Records) is just Bob's first album, House Of The Risin' Sun (White Station) consists of alternate tracks from Bob's first album and Joan Baez's first album, starting and finishing with the title track. |
 Picture from iTunes UK |
 Picture from iTunes UK |
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised 2CD stereo and mono release, Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe), Jan 2013:
 Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe) - front of slipcase, picture from www.ginza.se |
Thanks to Anders Lindh for information about this 2CD release, presumably "legal" because of copyright expiry in the EU after fifty years. As well as stereo and mono versions of the album, it includes two bonus tracks. According to Derek Barker of "Isis" magazine, Not Now Music informed him they were both sides of the original Mixed Up Confusion/Corrina, Corrina mono 7" single (R-0007 and R-0008, see 1962). However, this is completely wrong - Mixed Up Confusion is the alternate take from the original release of Biograph (R-0748, see 1985) and Corrina, Corrina is an unfaded version (2:53 instead of 2:44) of the version from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan with a final drum roll from drummer Herb Lovelle! This is a completely new rarity. There is also a 2LP vinyl release, but it does not include the two bonus tracks. |
 Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe) - outside of unfolded front insert (my copy) |
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 Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe) - rear insert (rear of slipcase is the same) |
 Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe) - reverse of rear insert |
 Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe) - CD1 (mono) |
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 Not Now Music NOT2CD480 (NL for Europe) - inside of unfolded front insert |
R-0748-2 Mixed Up Confusion - stereo mix of the overdubbed alternate take of 1962 single A-side (2:22), from original release of Biograph, see 1985, recorded Columbia Recording Studios, New York, 1 Nov 1962 (take 10) and overdubbed with different backing, probably on 8 Dec 1964
R-0955
Corrina, Corrina (traditional) - extended version of mono track
with band from The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan with final drum roll (2:53 instead of 2:44), recorded
at Columbia Studios, New York, 26 Oct 1962 (take 6)
Thanks to Anders Lindh, Peter Coulthard and Keith Venturoni for pointing out
that R-0955 is exactly the same as the track from The Original Mono
Recordings including fade out, then there are about eight second of silence
followed by the final drum roll. As this counts as a rarity, full details
are in 2013.
 Not Now Music NOT2CD501 (NL for Europe) - front scan from Les Kokay |
These two bonus tracks are also on the Not Now Music release Voices Of A Generation, another 2CD set which includes Bob's first album and Joan Baez's first album. Thanks to Chevy West for pointing out that the drum roll mentioned above also occurs at the end of the last track on the Baez CD so may be just something that Now Not Music add to the end of all their CDs. |
Thanks to Anders Lindh, Roger Ford and Derek Barker for information and to Les Kokay for the scan. Special thanks to Anders for the album!
"House Of The Risin' Sun" - 2CD set, Movieplay Gold (catalogue number?) (UK), 11 Feb 2013; LP release: Vinyl Passion Direct Metal Master (catalogue number?) (UK), 11 Feb 2013:
 Picture from www.amazon.co.uk (2CD release) |
Thanks to Paul S. Levine for information about this 39 track 2CD release
of Bob's first album plus other tracks from 1961-62, again presumably
allowed because of copyright expiry in the EU after fifty years. Thanks to James Hannigan for finding a 14 track LP from this set that has just Bob's first album plus his first single, Mixed Up Confusion (see 1962). |
 Picture from elusivedisc.com (LP release) |
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised stereo 180gm vinyl release, DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia), 2013:
 DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia) - front of gatefold sleeve with sticker (my copy) |
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this unauthorised Russian vinyl release in a gatefold sleeve of Bob's first album with five extra tracks: Side 1 - The Walls Of Red Wing; The Times They Are A-Changin', Side 2 - Walkin' Down The Line; Only A Hobo; When The Ship Comes In. Unusually it uses the original artwork and liner notes, unlike the releases above and below. |
 DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia) - front sticker |
 DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia) - rear of gatefold sleeve |
 DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia) - Side 1 |
 DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia) - Side 2 |
 DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia) - inside of gatefold sleeve |
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 DOL Records DOLCD0515-2 (Russia) - CD2 scan by Billy Bolley (2019) |
DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia)
- detail of rear with 2013 date
DOL Records DOL973HG (Russia)
- spine of gatefold sleeve
This album with the same bonus tracks was reissued in 2019 on CD as part of a 5CD set from DOL Records called Timeless Classic Albums, see Questionable Releases.
Thanks to Billy Bolley for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised stereo vinyl release, Not Now Music NOTLP001X (NL for Europe), 19 Apr 2014:
 Not Now Music NOTLP001X (NL for Europe) - LP front picture from www.recordstoreday.co.uk |
This unauthorised release on transparent red vinyl
for Record Store Day 2014 included a "promo 7" stereo single" with Mixed Up
Confusion/Corrina, Corrina. The single has catalogue number NOT7001 and
comes in a plain white sleeve. For comments on these extra tracks see the Jan
2013 entry above. Thanks to Michel Pomarede for information and scans. |
 Not Now Music NOTLP001X (NL for Europe) - LP rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
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 Not Now Music NOT7001 (NL for Europe) - 7" "promo" single B-side in sleeve, scan by Michel Pomarede |
"Bob Dylan And The New Folk Movement" - unauthorised CD release: Delta Music 26694 (UK), 7 Jan 2013; unauthorised 2LP stereo vinyl release: Delta Music N 79 001 (Germany), 7 Jan 2013:
 Delta Music 26694 (UK) - CD front picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
This unofficial 25-track CD from Delta Leisure Group, Dartford, Kent, is being sold by www.amazon.co.uk at a budget price of £4.15 (€4.90). It is again legal because of copyright expiry in the EU after fifty years, and has Bob's first album as the first thirteen tracks plus a compilation of twelve tracks by Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Bob Gibson and Dave van Ronk. There is also a 2LP stereo 180gm vinyl version of this set from Delta made in Germany with Bob's first album on the first disc and the bonus tracks on the second disc. | |||
 Delta Music N 79 001 (Germany) - LP front picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
 Delta Music N 79 001 (Germany) - LP rear picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
 Delta Music 26694 (UK) - outside of CD front insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
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 Delta Music 26694 (UK) - CD photocopy by Paul Shenton |
Thanks to John Willy Bakke, Bill Hester, Hans Seegers, Paul Shenton and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information.
"Carolyn Hester Introduces Bob Dylan" - 2CD set, Jasmine Records JASCD 259 (UK), 12 Apr 2013:
 Jasmine Records JASCD 259 (UK mono/stereo, 2013) - front (my copy |
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 Tradition Records TLP-1043 (USA mono) - front (my copy, 1961, no Dylan) |
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 Columbia CL 1779 (USA mono), the very first Dylan mono album released in 1962 - front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to John Willy Bakke for information about this 2CD set from Jasmine Records in the UK, presumably legal because all the albums included are now out of copyright. CD1 contains Carolyn's first album, Scarlet Ribbons from 1957 on the Coral label, produced in her home state of Texas by Norman Petty, producer of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, together with Carolyn's 1961 self-titled album on Tradition Records, both in mono. CD2 contains Carolyn's second self-titled album on Columbia in 1962 with Bob on harmonica (see 1962) plus Bob's first album and what really is his first single, in mono, not as the entries immediately above. As the album is described as stereo/mono, I assume the albums on CD2 are in stereo. The main photo on the front of this 2CD set is from the UK CBS release of Carolyn's 1962 album, but I've also shown the US front for completeness.
Thanks to Thomas Fattoruso and Paul Shenton for information.
Various Artists - "I Was Young When I Left Home" - 2CD set, Influence Records (catalogue number?) (Europe), 3 Jun 2013:
 Picture from www.amazon.fr |
Thanks to John Willy Bakke for information about this 2CD set is Vol. 2 in the "Influence Collection". Vol. 1 was Elvis Presley and Vol. 3 is Johnny Cash. It contains 24 tracks by Bob on CD1 with his first album and tracks from the Minnesota Tapes, plus 26 tracks by other artists on CD2 of songs which influenced Bob, either original versions of songs he's covered or songs that inspired Dylan compositions. |
"Constructing The Legend" - unauthorised CD release, BDA Records BDACD 106 (UK), 5 Aug 2013:
 BDA Records BDACD 106 (UK) - picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
This public domain album is of interest because it has 26 tracks, pairing each of the
13 songs from Bob's first album, now out of copyright, with the original
performance or, for the two Dylan originals, a song that inspired it. For
example, You're No Good is paired with Jesse Fuller's version and See That
My Grave Is Kept Clean is paired with Blind Lemon Jefferson's version.
Talkin' New York is paired with John Greenway's Talking Subway and
Song To Woody is paired with Woody Guthrie's 1913 Massacre (which
uses the same tune). Thanks to Paul S. Levine for information. |
"Through It All Came... Dylan" - unauthorised download release with extra track, iTunes (UK), Nov 2013:
 Picture from iTunes UK |
This unauthorised release of Bob's first album includes
Midnight
Special by Harry Belafonte
with Bob on harmonica as a bonus track (for releases of the original
Belafonte RCA Victor album see 1962). Thanks to Ian Woodward for information. |
"Fire Within" - unauthorised MP3 album, Don't U Records (no catalogue number) (USA), 2 May 2014:
 Picture from www.amazon.com |
Thanks to Tim Dunn for information about this 24 track download-only album that includes Bob's first album and tracks from "The Minnesota Tapes". |
"Song To Woody" - unauthorised CD release, VLMedia VLCD 1370 (Finland), 2014:
 VLMedia VLCD 1370 (Finland) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unauthorised public domain release of Bob's
first album has the thirteen tracks reordered, with Song To Woody as track
1. Although there are copies of European Dylan releases with Finnish
stickers, as far as I know this is the only official or unofficial
release of a Bob Dylan album in Finland. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans. |
 VLMedia VLCD 1370 (Finland) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
 VLMedia VLCD 1370 (Finland) - CD scan by Lars M. Banke |
Pete Seeger/Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan - "American Folk Legends" - 3CD set, Not Now Music (catalogue number?) (NL for Europe), 25 Jun 2014:
 Picture from www.amazon.com |
Thanks to Freddy Ordóñez Araque
for information about
this unofficial 3CD set with 18 Dylan tracks that are now in public domain
including all of Bob's first album. Track listing: CD1: 1. Turn! Turn! Turn! - Pete Seeger 2. Pastures Of Plenty - Woody Guthrie 3. House Of The Risin' Sun - Bob Dylan 4. If I Had A Hammer - Pete Seeger 5. Take A Whiff On Me - Woody Guthrie 6. Mixed-Up Confusion - Bob Dylan 7. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Pete Seeger 8. Wreck Of The Old '97 - Woody Guthrie 9. Pretty Peggy O - Bob Dylan 10. Yankee Doodle - Pete Seeger 11. I Ride An Old Paint - Woody Guthrie 12. Fixin' To Die - Bob Dylan 13. The False Knight Upon The Road - Pete Seeger 14. Tom Joad (Part 2) - Woody Guthrie 15. Talkin' New York - Bob Dylan 16. Frankie And Johnny - Pete Seeger 17. I Ain't Got No Home - Woody Guthrie 18. You're No Good - Bob Dylan 19. Casey Jones - Pete Seeger 20. Goodnight Little Arlo - Woody Guthrie |
CD2 1. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie 2. Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan 3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Pete Seeger 4. Blowin' Down This Road - Woody Guthrie 5. Man Of Constant Sorrow - Bob Dylan 6. Living In The Country - Pete Seeger 7. Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie 8. Freight Train Blues - Bob Dylan 9. Delia's Gone - Pete Seeger 10. Sinking Of The Reuben James - Woody Guthrie 11. Corrina, Corrina - Bob Dylan 12. Jesse James - Pete Seeger 13. Cumberland Gap - Woody Guthrie 14. Highway 51 - Bob Dylan 15. Empty Pocket Blues - Pete Seeger 16. Little Black Train - Woody Guthrie 17. The Girl I Left Behind - Bob Dylan 18. John Hardy - Pete Seeger 19. Ramblin' Round Your City - Woody Guthrie 20. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Bob Dylan
CD3 1. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down - Bob Dylan 2. Wabash Cannonball - Pete Seeger 3. Tom Joad (Part 1) - Woody Guthrie 4. Song To Woody - Bob Dylan 5. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream - Pete Seeger 6. Dust Bowl Blues - Woody Guthrie 7. In My Time Of Dyin' - Bob Dylan 8. Pretty Polly - Pete Seeger 9. John Henry - Woody Guthrie 10. Gospel Plow - Bob Dylan 11. Pittsburgh Town - Pete Seeger 12. Hard Ain't It Hard - Woody Guthrie 13. 1913 Massacre - Bob Dylan 14. Sixty Per Cent - Pete Seeger 15. Dust Pneumonia Blues - Woody Guthrie 16. In The Pines - Bob Dylan 17. We Shall Overcome - Pete Seeger 18. The Great Dust Storm - Woody Guthrie 19. Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues- Bob Dylan 20. So Long, It's Been Good To Know You - Pete Seeger
"pablO" - 2CD set, BDFOLK BDR 149 (France), 18 Nov 2014:
 BDFOLK BDR 149 (France) - front of book (my copy) |
 BDFOLK BDR 149 (France) - rear of book |
 BDFOLK BDR 149 (France) - header pages of book |
 BDFOLK BDR 149 (France) - inside rear cover with CDs |
 Picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
 Picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
Thanks to John Willy Bakke for information about this unaithorised 2CD set in a book-style folder created by Philippe Manoeuvre and François Kahn with illustrations by "pablO". "pablO" is an artist, a painter and cartoonist who publishes comic books on composers/artists accompanied by CDs. He has previously published similar editions on Serge Gainsbourg and Mozart. This book includes two CDs with Bob's first and second albums plus bonus tracks.
CD1: Bob Dylan plus: Mixed Up Confusion; Introduction; Poor Lazarus; Mean Old Southern Railroad (last three tracks recorded at the Riverside Church, New York, 29 Jul 1961, for the WRVR radio programme "Saturday Of Folk Music").
CD2: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan plus bonus tracks (see below)
Various Artists - "American Folk - Milestones Of Legends" - 10CD boxed set, The Intense Media/Documents 600364 (Germany), 3 Feb 2017:
 Intense Media/Documents 600364 (Germany) - front of box, scan by Peter Oudejans |
This boxed set of 20 original albums on 10 CDs contains the whole of the 1962 Bob Dylan album on CD1. Other artists include Joan Baez, Burl Ives and The Kingston Trio. This is unauthorised and included because the copyright in the EU had expired. The ten CDs are in card sleeves inside an outer box. CD1 also contains Peter Paul And Mary. |
 Intense Media/Documents 600364 (Germany) - rear of box, scan by Peter Oudejans |
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 Intense Media/Documents 600364 (Germany) - rear of card sleeve for CD1, scan by Peter Oudejans |
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised picture disc, Real Gone Music RGMLP001 (UK), 2017:
 Real Gone Music RGMLP001 (UK) - picture from www.eil.com (picture disc) |
This attractive but unauthorised picture disc of
Bob's first album from Real Gone Music comes in a limited edition of 750. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about a version of the Real Gone Music release in a regular sleeve with a different front photo to be released on 10 Mar 2017. |
 Real Gone Music RGMLP001 (UK) - picture from www.amazon.co.uk (regular disc) |
"Songs To Woody" - unauthorised stereo vinyl 2LP release, Le Chante Du Monde 742918.19 (France), 2 Oct 2018:
 Le Chante Du Monde 742918.19 (Europe) - front scan from www.amazon.com |
This unauthorised 2LP set from French record label Le Chante Du Monde (probably not the same company as the one that issued Vanguard releases in France in the1970s) mixes all the tracks from Bob Dylan with other tracks from the early 1960s. |
 Le Chante Du Monde 742918.19 (Europe) - rear scan from www.amazon.com |
Side 1: You're No Good*; Fixin' To Die*; He Was A Friend Of Mine; House Of The Risin' Sun*; Talkin' New York*; Song To Woody*
Side 2: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down*; In My Time Of Dying*; Man On The Street; Man Of Constant Sorrow*; Pretty Peggy-O*; See That My Grave Is Kept Clean*; Gospel Plow*
Side 3: Highway 51*; Freight Train Blues*; House Carpenter; Sally Girl; The Girl I Left Behind; Stealin' Stealin'
Side 4: In The Evening; It's Hard To Be Blind; Hard Times In New York Town; I Was Young When I Left Home; Ramblin' Round
*Songs from Bob Dylan.
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised stereo vinyl release, Glamourama Records 660150 (Europe), 1 Feb 2019:
 Glamourama Records 660150 (Europe) - front picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
Just like the 2014 Not Now Music release above, this unauthorised stereo vinyl release contains a bonus 7" yellow vinyl single of Mixed Up Confusion/Corrina, Corrina, this time in a replica of the 1968 European single sleeve. Details of the official CBS single with this picture sleeve released in 1968 in Holland, France, Italy and Scandinavia are in 1962. |
 Glamourama Records 660150 (Europe) - front picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information.
"Collection Jean-Marie Périer Bob Dylan" - unauthorised stereo vinyl release, Wagram Music 3385136 (France), 18 Sep 2020:
 Wagram Music 3385136 (France) - front scan by Michel Pomarede |
This unauthorised stereo vinyl release is the 1962
Bob Dylan album with an anachronistic cover photo by French
photographer Jean-Marie Périer, part of a collection of ten albums. Other
artists include Johnny Hallyday, Silvie Vartan, Richard Anthony, Petula
Clark and Chuck Berry, all with cover photos by Jean-Marie Périer. The FNAC
description says:
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 Wagram Music 3385136 (France) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
 Wagram Music 3385136 (France) - Side 1 scan by Michel Pomarede |
The single versions of Corrina, Corrina and Mixed Up Confusion (see 1962) have been added to Side 2, both credited to "Robert Dylan". I have checked with Tim Dunn and Ian Woodward and there are no official uses of “Robert Dylan” in any Dylan copyrights or on any legal releases.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"Essential Works: 1961-1962" - unauthorised stereo vinyl 2LP release, Diggers Factory (no catalogue number) (France), Apr 2021:
 Front picture from Diggers Factory web-site |
This unofficial 2LP release from French label Diggers Factory is a limited edition of 2000 copies and has Bob's first album as Record 1. The tracks on Record 2, also all now public domain, are listed below. This is part of an unofficial series of "Essential Works" album and other artists include Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. |
 Rear picture from Diggers Factory web-site |
 Side 1 picture from Diggers Factory web-site |
Record 2 tracklisting:
Side 1: Mixed-Up Confusion (single); Introduction; Poor Lazarus; Mean Old Southern Railroad (last three tracks recorded at the Riverside Church, New York, 29 Jul 1961, for the WRVR radio programme "Saturday Of Folk Music"); Fixin’ To Die.
Side 2: Smokestack Lightning; Hard Travellin'; The Death of Emmett Till; Standing On The Highway; Baby Please Don't Go (Fixin' To Die on Side 1 and all of Side 2 from the "Folksinger's Choice" radio programme hosted by Cynthia Gooding, WBAI-FM, New York, Jan or Mar 1962).
Thanks to François Guillez for information.
"Bob Dylan" - unauthorised stereo vinyl LP release, Vinyl Story/Diggers Factory (no catalogue number) (France), Dec 2022:
 Front picture from Diggers Factory web-site |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information about this unauthorised LP with a book created by Philippe Manoeuvre and François Kahn with illustrations by "pablO", like the 2014 2CD release above. This release includes Bob's first albums plus bonus track Mixed Up Confusion on Side 2. |
 Rear picture from Diggers Factory web-site |
 Side 1 picture from Diggers Factory web-site |
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - stereo vinyl picture disc, Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada), 1980s?:
 Columbia KCS 8786 (Canada) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
This interesting item is said to be a picture disc edition of the
Columbia Canada release. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs
have ever been released by Columbia worldwide. These albums were made in
Germany or Italy. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item. |
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - CD release, Grammy (no catalogue number) (Russia), 1990s:
 Front insert scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Reverse of front insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Rear insert scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Detail of rear insert, scan by Keith Schweiger |
 CD scan by Keith Schweiger |
 Detail of CD, scan by Keith Schweiger |
This release is probably pirated, since it has no record company name or catalogue number. There is a number "JPCD 2000532" in the centre of the CD itself. The front insert is a single card. The rear insert has a gramophone logo and an email address: "[email protected]".
Thanks to Keith Schweiger for information and scans.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" - fake test pressing, Columbia CL 1986 (mono) (USA), Dec 2011:
 Record and sleeve photo from eBay |
This at first convincing "test pressing" with the withdrawn tracks for
auction on eBay from an Italian seller is actually a fake. The information
sheet glued to the white card sleeve is nothing like a Columbia US
information sheet of the time, and labels like these were not used for test
pressings. Thanks to Renaud Depierreux for information about this item, and to Jeff Gold of Record Mecca, Arie de Reus and Hans Seegers for confirming it's a fake. |
 White card sleeve with glued information sheet, photo from eBay |
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 Side 2 photo from eBay |
"Pablo" - 2CD set, BDFOLK BDR 149 (France), 18 Nov 2014:
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BDFOLK BDR 149 (France) - front of book (my copy) |
Thanks to John Willy Bakke for information about this 2CD set in a book-style folder. Pablo is an artist, a painter and cartoonist who publishes comic books on composers/artists accompanied by CDs. He has previously published similar editions on Serge Gainsbourg and Mozart. This book includes two CDs with Bob's first and second albums plus bonus tracks. CD1: Bob Dylan plus bonus tracks (see above) CD2: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan plus: Fixin' To Die (R-0901); Smokestack Lightning (R-0902); Hard Travellin' (R-0903); The Death Of Emmett Till (R-0904); Standing On The Highway (R-0905); Baby Please Don't Go (R-0908) (bonus tracks from the "Folksinger's Choice" radio programme hosted by Cynthia Gooding, WBAI-FM, New York, Jan or Mar 1962, released on the Pacifica Archives CD-R Bob Dylan And Cynthia Gooding, Mar 2011. |
"Bob Dylan" - mono vinyl LP, Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040, (German Democratic Republic/East Germany), Jan 1967, copied 2015:
 Amiga Phonoclub 8 40 040 (East Germany) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This mono album is claimed to be the rarest Bob Dylan album in the world, rarer even than the withdrawn first pressing of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (see 1963 and above)! |
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Its contents are actually the regular commercial release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, with German "socialist" sleeve notes, released as a very limited edition by an East German record club, and printed at the Amiga pressing plant in East Berlin, under licence from CBS Records. The record has orange "Phonoclub" labels. The front photo is a 1965 shot by Jerry Schatzberg.
Thanks to Michel Pomarede for news that copies of this album in both red and black vinyl are being sold on eBay and other outlets. My information is that these are unofficial reproductions, so are not recommended unless you are keen to own such a copy for its novelty value.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - stereo vinyl LP releases, CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan), Sep 1965 onwards:
 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (first release) |
These records were legal in Taiwan at the time of release, but were produced without authorisation from Columbia. They had very flimsy covers, which had to be protected inside plastic to survive. There are several front sleeve variations. The first has the Columbia STEREO "360° SOUND" logo in a box with arrows in the top left corner, subsequent releases have "STEREO" and arrows only. There can also be a single arrow on the right edge above Bob's shoulder, which can be clear or shaded yellow (not shown). For front sleeve details see below. The first release of this album had the record on green vinyl, others were on black vinyl. There are at least four label variants with differing type faces and text sizes. Only on the first variant is the album title in English. On the third variant Bob's name is given as "BOD DYIAH"! |
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CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (second release variant 1) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - front photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz (second release variant 2 with arrow on right edge) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (second release variant 1) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - rear photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz (second release variant 2) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (second variant - orange vinyl) |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers (fourth variant - black vinyl) |
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Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (first release)
CSJ
Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) -
detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (second release variant 1
with different Chinese text)
CSJ
Records CSJ-101 (Taiwan) -
detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (second release variant 2
with slightly different Chinese text from variant 1)
Jules Normington gives the release dates as: first variant - Sep 1965, second variant - Mar 1968, third variant - Nov 1969, fourth variant - Jul 1970. CSJ was a label based in Taichung, central Taiwan.
The records of all Hans Seeger's copies have matrix numbers: Side 1 - "XSM-75528-1E" (stamped), "J-101-A SM 111" (handwritten), Side 2 - "XSM-75529-1E" (stamped), "J-101-B SM 1111" (handwritten).
Ger Hemel's copy has a second release front sleeve and second release variant 1 rear sleeve. The record is made of orange vinyl. The Side 1 record label is the same as Hans' second variant but the Side 2 label is different from the other Side 2s shown. The record has matrix numbers: Side 1 - "XSM-75528-1E" (stamped), "J-101-A " (handwritten) plus four Taiwanese/Chinese characters, Side 2 - "XSM-75529-1E" (stamped), "J-101-B " (handwritten) plus the same four Taiwanese/Chinese characters.
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Ulf Gyllenspetz, Jules Normington and Ger Hemel for information and pictures.
"Bob Dylan!/Vol. 1" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL 1328 (Taiwan), 1975 (two variants):
 First Records FL 1328 (Taiwan) - front scan by Ulf Gyllenspetz (copy 1 - "BOB OYLAN" mistake) |
 First Records FL 1328 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede (both copies) |
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 CBS YS-641-C (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers (official release) |
This unauthorised release, with the exclusive anachronistic sleeve of the Jul 1966 CBS Japan release Bob Dylan!/Vol. 4, is the regular 1964 The Times They Are A-Changin' album! These albums have flimsy paper sleeves inside a clear plastic wallet. There are two sleeve and record label variants. "Bob Dylan" is mis-spelled as "Bob Oylan" on the first front sleeve with a yellow border, although not on the red record labels. The second copy has a corrected front sleeve with a green border and a record pressed in clear orange vinyl with yellow labels, again correct.
For Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 2, First Records FL 1329, the first record of Blonde On Blonde, see below.
Thanks to Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" - stereo 8-track cartridge release, Jellco Productions (no catalogue number) (USA), early 1970s:
 Top of tape cartridge, photo from eBay |
This
8-track tape cartridge found on eBay was one of a range released by Jellco
Productions of Huntington, WV, in the 1970s. Several are illustrated online,
and they all have this minimal packaging without artwork. I understand they
were sold in bins at truck stops. Despite the fact they say “All Statutory
Royalties Paid”, were these cartridges legal? Thanks to André Wilbers for information. |
Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
"Bringing It All Back Home" - stereo/mono(?) vinyl release, Euju Records 3004 (Taiwan), 1960s; Sun Shine Record SS-176 (Taiwan), 20 Nov 1967:
 Euju Records 3004 (Taiwan) - front picture found by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
 Euju Records 3004 (Taiwan) - Side 2 picture found by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
 Sun Shine Record SS-176 (Taiwan) - front scan by Ger Hemel |
 Sun Shine Record SS-176 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Ger Hemel |
 Sun Shine Record SS-176 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
 Sun Shine Record SS-176 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
This unauthorised releases have flimsy paper sleeves encased in thin plastic wallets. The first record has red/white Euju labels which don't say whether it's stereo or mono.
The Sun Shine Record disc is made of orange vinyl and has black labels with some misprints including the album title! It has a date code of "56.11.20" (20 Nov 1967 - add "1911" to the year number).
Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz and Ger Hemel for information and pictures.
"Bringing It All Back Home" - stereo vinyl picture disc, Columbia KCS 9128 (Canada); Discos CBS 137490 (Brazil), 1980s?:
 Columbia KCS 9128 (Canada) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
This again is said to be a picture disc edition of the
Columbia Canada release, shown here in a clear plastic sleeve. The second
example is said to be Brazilian. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs
have ever been released by Columbia or CBS worldwide. These albums were made in
Germany or Italy. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item. |
 Columbia KCS 9128 (Canada) - rear scan from an Internet record dealer |
 Discos CBS 137490 (Brazil) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
"Bringing It All Back Home" - mono CD release, Sony CD-116 (Hong Kong), 2001(?):
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This Hong Kong edition, which claims to be digitally mastered, is in a CD single jewel case,
with a folded insert. The insert says confusingly "Produced
by John Hammond" and also "Produced by Tom Wilon" (Tom Wilson
was the actual producer.) It's unlikely it's a genuine Sony release.
Thanks to Anthony Perry for information and scans. Also thanks to Roger Ford for the information that the mono mix on this CD is not true mono, but a mono reduction from a stereo source, and to Hans Seegers for the information that it is from Hong Kong, not mainland China as first listed. Also see CD-183 below. |
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Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl LP, Eun Ha Su Record Company EU 21 (South Korea), 1960s?:
 Eun Ha Su Record Company EU 21 (South Korea) - front scan by Michel Pomarede |
This South Korea pirate copy of the 1965 album from
the Eun Ha Su Record Company comes in a thin paper sleeve printed in one
colour only. Like A Rolling Stone is advertised on the front. The record has
plain labels with black printed text. Thanks to Michel Pomarede for information and scans. |
 Eun Ha Su Record Company EU 21 (South Korea) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
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 Eun Ha Su Record Company EU 21 (South Korea) - Side 2 scan by Michel Pomarede |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo cassette release, AB Records 308 (Country?), 1970s?:
 AB Records 308 (Country?) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This unauthorised cassette release has no country
of origin on the insert or the cassette labels. The cassette is black with
blue/white labels with black text. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
 AB Records 308 (Country?) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 AB Records 308 (Country?) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - mono red vinyl disc, Columbia CL 2389 (USA), 1980s?:
 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - front sleeve and fake red vinyl disc, photo from MercadoLibre (Argentina) |
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information about this copy of "Columbia CL 2389" with a red vinyl disc. Sadly, it is not a genuine Columbia US release. Augie Krater thinks these eBay albums are pirated from the 2010 mono remasters. The sleeve and labels are the same as those of the variant 2 copy above. Lars M. Banke has copies with red and white vinyl, and there is a pink vinyl version on Discogs. The handwritten matrix numbers on both of Lars' copies shown are: Side 1 - “Highway 61 Revisited 1”, Side 2 - “Highway 61 Revisited 2”, which means the discs have been pressed unofficially. |
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 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - front scan by Lars M. Banke (sleeve with fake red and white vinyl discs) |
 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (sleeve with fake red and white vinyl discs) |
 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (fake red vinyl disc) |
 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (fake red vinyl disc) |
 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (fake white vinyl disc) |
 "Columbia CL 2389 (USA)" - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (fake white vinyl disc) |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - stereo vinyl picture disc, Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada), 1980s?:
 Columbia KCS 9189 (Canada) - front scan from an Internet record dealer |
This again is said to be a picture disc edition of the Columbia Canada
release. However, as far as I know, no Dylan picture discs have ever been
released by Columbia worldwide. These albums were made in Germany or Italy. Thanks to Ed Ricardo for finding this item. |
"Highway 61 Revisited" - unauthorised gold vinyl release, CBS 62572 (NL), late 1980s:
 CBS 62572 (NL) - unauthorised gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince |
Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unauthorised release originating from Italy and was not released by CBS Holland. I've included it here to help other collectors. |
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"Highway 61 Revisited (Deluxe Version)" - unauthorised download release with extra tracks, iTunes (France), Oct 2014:
 Screenshot from iTunes France |
Thanks to Jacques Colinet for information about this release of Highway 61 Revisited (Deluxe Version) on iTunes France with the released album and seven alternate takes (see screenshot). Thanks to Bob Meyer for noticing that all the alternate tracks are in fact officially released on albums of The Bootleg Series, but as Bob does not want his classic albums to be released with bonus tracks, I think this iTunes compilation is unofficial. |
Blonde On Blonde (1966)
"Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 2" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL 1329 (Taiwan), 1975 (three variants):
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First Records FL 1329 (Taiwan) - front scan by Raoul Verolleman (copy 1) |
This is the first record of Blonde On Blonde and these are pirate copies of the 1966 Japanese CBS album Rainy Day Women 12 & 35: Bob Dylan/Vol. 5 (see International Album Releases). |
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 CBS YS-672-C (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (official release) |
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 First Records FL 1329 (Taiwan) - front scan by Ger Hemel (copy 3) |
 First Records FL 1329 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Ger Hemel (copy 3) |
 First Records FL 1329 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (copy 3 - black vinyl) |
 First Records FL 1329 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel (copy 3 - black vinyl) |
The sleeves are made of very flimsy paper. "Bob Dylan" is mis-spelled as "Bob Oylan" on the first front sleeve, although not on the red record labels. Jeff Hunt's copy has a pink front sleeve without the spelling mistake. The second record is made of orange vinyl with blue labels. The third record comes with a pink front sleeve without the spelling mistake and different text placement. The rear sleeve has different Chinese text at the bottom. The record has blue labels and is of black vinyl.There was no Columbia pressing plant in Taiwan at that time.
For Bob Dylan!/Vol. 1, First Records FL 1328, actually The Times They Are A-Changin', see above.
Thanks to Raoul Verolleman, Jeff Hunt and Ger Hemel for information and scans.
"Blonde On Blonde" - stereo cassette release, Scorpio 94045 (Indonesia), 1970s:
 Scorpio 94045 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert with extra side flaps, photocopy by Paul Shenton (reverse is blank) |
This unofficial release is probably from Indonesia
and is of unusual construction. It has a regular cassette case, but instead
of being inserted into the case, the "insert" has an extra flap on either
side. It is put inside a clear plastic sleeve, folded round the outside of
the cassette case, and then held in place by four sticky pads on the reverse
attached to the case. The cassette is a standard black C90 with black Scorpio labels without text. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
 Scorpio 94045 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 Scorpio 94045 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
"Blonde On Blonde" - mono CD release, Columbia C2L 41/LP 5110 (USA), 2005:
 Millennium Masters Collection - front insert of pirate release, scan by Joe Boden |
Thanks to Joe Boden for pictures of a 2005 CD release which purports to be one of a series called "The Millennium Masters Collection". This looks official, but actually isn't. It has the Columbia mono catalogue number "C2L 41" on the CD itself, and also the catalogue number "LP 5110" on the front insert - my guess therefore is that it is a very convincing pirate CD copy of the official 2002 Sundazed mono 2LP release. |
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"Blonde On Blonde" - mono CD release, CBS M 66012 (Europe?), 2005:
 CBS M 66012 (Europe?) - front of digipak photo by Senne Willems (pirated release) |
Several people have also emailed me and provided pictures of what
purports to be a CD promo in a digipak of the mono version of Blonde On Blonde
released in Germany, being sold on a Japanese online auction site. The
digipak uses the artwork of the Dutch Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
and Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2 releases, see
International
Albums (Dylan-Only Compilations) 1960s. Roger Ford
tells me it's also been described on eBay as being from Sweden. This
item has the CBS logo on the digipak and the CD itself, with a catalogue
number of M 66012 (the same number as the UK mono release). However,
it's not a genuine CBS release, but a pirate copy of what sounds like "a
very worn copy of the US mono mix" according to Roger. It's shown
here for information purposes only. Thanks to Senne Willems for information and photos. |
 CBS M 66012 (Europe?) - rear of digipak photo by Senne Willems (pirated release) |
 CBS M 66012 (Europe?) - CD photo by Senne Willems (pirated release) |
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2 (NL, 1967)
 IMD-7470 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert (both variants, my copy - reverse is blank) |
 IMD-7470 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 (variant 1) |
 IMD-7470 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 (variant 1) |
 IMD-7470 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton (variant 2) |
 IMD-7470 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton (variant 2) |
These Saudi Arabian cassette releases of the 1966 Dutch compilation are unauthorised. The catalogue number is higher than that of the IMD release of the 1980 album Saved, so I date this as early 1980s. Absolutely Sweet Marie is misspelled as "Mary" on both the cassette insert (twice) and the Side 2 label, as on the official release. My cassette is grey with white paper labels.
Paul Shenton's later copy has the same insert as mine, but a different cassette in light grey with text printed directly on to it, there are no paper labels. The cassette has "JAPAN" impressed at the top on both sides.
For the official release, see International Album Releases (Dylan-Only Compilations) 1960s.
Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1967)
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'" - stereo vinyl LP, CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan), 1970s:
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CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
Yet again, this record was legal in Taiwan at the time of
release, but was produced without authorisation from Columbia.
The sleeve is of thin paper inside a plastic outer sleeve. This copy has writing on the plastic
outer sleeve. Matrix numbers: Side 1 - XSM 117278-1C (stamped) J8-7-A (handwritten), Side 2 - XSM 117278-1K (stamped) J-8-7-B (handwritten). Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. |
 CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 CSJ Records CSJ-817 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich |
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'" - stereo vinyl LP, Yung Feng LF-8049 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 Yung Feng LF-8049 (Taiwan) - front scan by Michel Pomarede |
Yet again, this record was legal in Taiwan at the
time of release, but was produced without authorisation from Columbia. Thanks to Michel Pomarede for information and scans. |
 Yung Feng LF-8049 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - stereo compact cassette, Mag Music MM-0034 (Poland), 1970s:
 Mag Music MM-0034 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert (reverse is blank) |
This unauthorised cassette has the UK front picture but the US tracklist
with Side 1 of the record on Side 2 of the cassette and vice-versa. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for the loan of the cassette. |
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 PMT A 179 (Poland) - front of jewel case with "PMT" sticker |
This unauthorised cassette release with the front picture from the 1967
official Columbia US Greatest Hits album has tracks from the 1960s
and 1970s up to Changing Of The Guard (misspelled as "Changing On The Gard")
from Street-Legal, 1978. The cassette has "A 179" rubber stamped on
Side 2 only, there is only the pre-printed PMT label on Side 1. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for the loan of the cassette. |
 PMT A 179 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert |
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"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - stereo compact cassette, Takt Music 1636 (Poland), 1990s:
 Takt Music 1636 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Janusz Weselski |
This unofficial Polish cassette uses
the UK front image but has the ten-song US track list, albeit reordered. It
comes from a label which used
to release pirated tapes in Poland, starting from 1990 as "Tact". In 1991
they changed their name to "Takt Music". The money earned from those
releases helped to open a major pressing plant (CDs, DVDs & tapes), also
named "Takt", but with a slightly different logo. Thanks to Janusz Weselski for information and scans. |
 Takt Music 1636 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Janusz Weselski |
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - stereo compilation cassette, Poker 942 (Poland), 1990s:
 Poker 942 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert |
This unauthorised cassette from Poland has a
completely new design and tracklist including Lay, Lady, Lay and If Not For
You. The front has a picture of a CD titled Blowin' In The Wind with
catalogue number Craig OB-1044. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 Poker 942 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert |
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John Wesley Harding (1968)
"John Wesley Harding" - stereo vinyl LPs, Song Jwu Record SAL 7048 (Taiwan), 15 Jun 1968; First Records FL-1656 (Taiwan), 1970s (two variants):
 Song Jwu Record SAL 7048 (Taiwan) - front photo by Pete Jones |
 Song Jwu Record SAL 7048 (Taiwan) - detail of front, photo by Pete Jones |
 Song Jwu Record SAL 7048 (Taiwan) - rear photo by Pete Jones |
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 Song Jwu Record SAL 7048 (Taiwan) - Side 1 photo by Pete Jones |
 Song Jwu Record SAL 7048 (Taiwan) - Side 2 photo by Pete Jones |
 First Records FL-1656 (Taiwan) - front scan by Ronald Born (both variants) |
 First Records FL-1656 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Ronald Born (both variants) |
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 First Records FL-1656 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Ronald Born (variant 1) |
 First Records FL-1656 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (variant 2) |
 First Records FL-1656 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel (variant 2) |
These releases are again from Taiwan, where they were legal to purchase, although not legal to export (Columbia had no pressing plant in Taiwan). These records have sleeves made of flimsy paper encased in thin plastic. The sound quality is reportedly very poor. The Song Jwu Record album has a date code of "57.6.15" on the labels (15 Jun 1968 - add "1911" to the year number). Ronald Born's copy of FL-1656 has red record labels while Ger Hemel's copy comes in the same sleeve but has blue record labels.
Thanks to Ronald Born, Pete Jones and Ger Hemel for information and pictures.
Nashville Skyline (1969)
"Nashville Skyline" - promo stereo vinyl LP - CBS 92 214 (West Germany), 1969:
 CBS 92 214 (West Germany) - Side 1 photo from eBay (white label promo) |
This record with confusing white CBS West Germany
promo labels comes in a plain white sleeve. You would expect a promo copy to
have the regular "63 601" catalogue number, but it has number "92 214" as
the record club editions released in association with S R International.
However the expected text "CLUB-SONDERAUFLAGE/Club-Sonderauflage [CLUB SPECIAL EDITION]" to the
left of the centre hole is missing. Also the "GEMA" logo of the German
copyright organisation is not in a box, as on the labels of the two
commercial label variants on the right. However, the labels of Gerd Rundel's
German promo copy of Self Portrait also have "GEMA" without a box,
although those of his promo copy of New Morning do have "GEMA" in a
box. I am therefore classifying this record as Questionable for the time
being. Thanks to Stuart Taylor and Gerd Rundel and Ronald Born for information |
 CBS 92 214 (West Germany) - Side 2 photo from eBay (white label promo) |
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 S R International/CBS 92 214 (West Germany) - Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (variant 2 - "Club-Sonderauflage") |
"Nashville Skyline" - stereo vinyl LP release - Li Ming Records LM-2313 (Taiwan), 25 Oct 1969:
 Li Ming Records LM-2313 (Taiwan) - front scan by Ger Hemel |
This unofficial record has a sleeve made of flimsy paper encased in thin plastic. It has blue labels with Peggy Day misprinted on Side 1. |
 Li Ming Records LM-2313 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Ger Hemel |
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 Li Ming Records LM-2313 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
Below the song titles on the record labels is a date code of "58.10.25" (25 Oct 1969 - add "1911" to the year number).
Thanks to Raoul Verolleman, Jeff Hunt and Ger Hemel for information and scans.
Self Portrait (1970)
"Self Portrait" - 2LP vinyl sets, First Records FL-1941/1942 (Taiwan); World Record SLW-1778/79 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 First Records FL-1941/1942 (Taiwan) - front scan by Gerald Mantel |
This release is again from Taiwan, where it was legal to purchase, although not legal to export. The set has a sleeve for both records made of flimsy paper encased in thin plastic, not a gatefold sleeve. |
 First Records FL-1941/1942 (Taiwan) - rear (my copy) |
 First Records FL-1941 (Taiwan) - Side 1 |
 First Records FL-1941 (Taiwan) - Side 2 |
 First Records FL-1941 (Taiwan) - Side 3 |
 World Record SLW-1778/79 (Taiwan) - front photo by Simon Blokker |
 World Record SLW-1778/79 (Taiwan) - rear photo by Simon Blokker |
 World Record SLW-1778 (Taiwan) - Side 1 photo by Simon Blokker |
 World Record SLW-1778 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara |
 World Record SLW-1779 (Taiwan) - Side 3 photo by Simon Blokker |
 First Records FL-1941 (Taiwan) - Side 4 |
The catalogue number on the sleeve is FL-1942, but the records themselves have red labels and catalogue numbers: Side 1 - FL-1941-A, Side 2 - FL-1941-B, Side 3 - FL-1941-C, Side 4 - FL-1941-D.
This set also appears as World Record SLW-1778/79 with the false claim that Jimi Hendrix plays guitar on the album! It has a completely different sleeve design, not actually a sleeve but two sheets of flimsy paper inside a plastic sleeve. The records have black labels and matrix numbers: Side 1 - 1778A: XSM 153504-1J YMS 70/0048 SLW 1778A, Side 2 - 1778B: XSM 153505-1M YMS 70/0048 SLW 1778B, Side 3 - 1779A: XSM 153506-1L YMS 70/0049 SLW 1779A, Side 4 (not shown) - 1779B: XSM 153507-1K YMS 70/0049 SLW 1779B. Pete Jones has a version of the World Record album with a different catalogue number - SLW-1683/84 - scans required.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and to Gerald Mantel, Simon Blokker and Manuel García Jara for further information and pictures.
New Morning (1970)
"New Morning" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan), early 1970s:
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album came in a very flimsy paper sleeve that had to be protected
in a plastic wallet. It was legal in Taiwan at the time but not authorised
by Columbia. Thanks to Wouter de Wit for information and to Hans Seegers for scans. |
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
 First Records FL-2021 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II" - 2LP vinyl set, PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - front scan by Allan Burger |
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 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Allan Burger |
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Allan Burger |
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 3 scan by Allan Burger |
 PRC Records PRC-5220 (Taiwan) - Side 4 scan by Allan Burger |
This release is again from Taiwan, where it was legal to purchase, although not legal to export (Columbia had no pressing plant in Taiwan). The set has a sleeve for both records made of flimsy paper encased in plastic, not a gatefold sleeve. The sleeve has been scanned in monochrome, because it is otherwise almost unviewable. The records have blue/white PRC Records labels.
Thanks to Allan Burger for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II" - 2LP vinyl set, Academy Records HD 62 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 Academy Records HD 62 (Taiwan) - front picture found by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
This second unauthorised release again has a flimsy
paper monochrome sleeve for both records. The record has black/white Academy
labels. Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and pictures. |
 Academy Records HD 62 (Taiwan) - Side 3 picture found by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
"More Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - stereo vinyl release, Sprint Records 67239 (Turkey), late 1970s:
 Sprint Records 67239 (Turkey) - front scan by Michel Pomarede |
From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s a lot of Dylan records were officially released in Turkey in tape format. But only three Dylan vinyl LP records were genuine: Planet Waves, Before The Flood (both made by Melodi Plak for Warner Bros under licence from Warner Bros Germany) and Desire, made by Plaksan for CBS. Some other records were released in Turkey in the late 1970s but they are not official releases: Slow Train Coming made by Max, and More Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits as a single album, made by Sprint (an Italian company with branches in Turkey and Spain, specialising in Italian artists, and in legal but not official records of international artists). |
 Sprint Records 67239 (Turkey) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
 Sprint Records S 109 (Italy) - 7" single scan by Manuel García Jara (Dylan cover) |
Also shown is a single released by Sprint with a Bob Dylan cover, Ballata Indiana [Wigwam].
Thanks to Michel Pomarede and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. I" - stereo cassette release, IMD-6011 (Saudi Arabia), late 1970s; "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II" - stereo cassette release, IMD-6012 (Saudi Arabia), late 1970s:
 IMD-6011 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
The first of these cassettes has the title Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol.
I on the insert and the cassette sides but is actually Record 1 of the 1971 double album Bob Dylan's Greatest
Hits Vol. II. It has the correct picture on the front. The second cassette has the title Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II on the insert and the cassette sides and is Record 2 of the 1971 double album. It has the picture from the rear of the official gatefold sleeve on the front. |
 IMD-6012 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
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 IMD-6011 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
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 IMD-6012 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 IMD-6012 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
The cassettes are both light grey with white IMD paper labels. They both have "JAPAN" impressed at the top on both sides but these releases are not Japanese.
Thanks to Ger Hemel and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert For Bangladesh (1972)
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - stereo 3LP set, First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan), 1972:
 First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan) - front photo from www.discogs.com |
 First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan) - inside photo from www.discogs.com |
 First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan) - inside photo from www.discogs.com |
 First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan) - inside photo from www.discogs.com |
 First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan) - inside photo from www.discogs.com |
 First Records FL-2154-56 (Taiwan) - rear photo from www.discogs.com |
 First Records FL-2154 (Taiwan) - Side 1 photo from www.discogs.com (Record 1, Side 1) |
 First Records FL-2155 (Taiwan) - Side 2 photo from www.discogs.com (Record 2, Side 1) |
 First Records FL-2156 (Taiwan) - Side 3 photo from www.discogs.com (Record 3, Side 1) |
 First Records FL-2156 (Taiwan) - Side 4 photo from www.discogs.com (Record 3, Side 2) |
 First Records FL-2155 (Taiwan) - Side 5 photo from www.discogs.com (Record 2, Side 2) |
 First Records FL-2154 (Taiwan) - Side 6 photo from www.discogs.com (Record 1, Side 2) |
This unofficial 3LP set from First Records, Taiwan comes in three separate 12" sleeves joined at the spine. The record sides are arranged for auto-change record players, with Sides 1 and 6 on Record 1 (FL-2154), Sides 2 and 5 on Record 2 (FL-2155) and Sides 3 and 4 on Record 3 (FL-2156). For the original Apple vinyl boxed set release, see 1972.
All Dylan tracks were recorded live with George Harrison, Leon Russell and Ringo Starr, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1 Aug 1971 (evening show):
R-0075 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
R-0076 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A
Train To Cry
R-0077 Blowin' In The Wind
R-0078 Mr. Tambourine Man
R-0079 Just Like A Woman
Thanks to Simon Blokker for information.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - stereo cassette release: Perina 38022 (Indonesia), 1970s:
 Perina 38022 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ronald Born (inside is blank) |
This unofficial cassette release from Indonesia has
a selection of tracks from the 3LP set with R-0077 and R-0078 on Side 1. The
inside of the insert is plain white. The cassette has Perina labels but just
handwritten text. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Perina 38022 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ronald Born (includes R-0077 and R-0078) |
 Perina 38022 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ronald Born (no Dylan) |
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - stereo 2x8-track cartridge releases, (Record company?) (no catalogue numbers) (Country?), 1970s:
 Top of Vol. I tape cartridge, photo from eBay (first copy) |
These unidentified 8-track tape
cartridge releases were found on eBay. Neither have any artwork. The second
copy has the Vol. II cartridge only and the title is misspelled as
"The Concert For Bongla Desh Vol. II". Thanks to André Wilbers for information. |
 Top of Vol. II tape cartridge, photo from eBay (first copy) |
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 Top of Vol. II tape cartridge, photo from eBay (second copy) |
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Original Soundtrack (1973)
"Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Original Soundtrack" - stereo vinyl LP, First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan), 1973:
 First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
This release is again from Taiwan, where it was legal to purchase,
although not legal to export (Columbia had no pressing plant in Taiwan). The
front sleeve has a unique picture using the film poster design. The rear
sleeve looks like a reduced photocopy of the official rear sleeve. Thanks to Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff for information and scans. |
 First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
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 First Records FL-2392 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
"Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid: Original Soundtrack Recording" - "Caroche Jeans" stereo vinyl LP releases, CBS S 69042/CBS 32098 (Spain), 1984:
 CBS S 69042 (Spain) - front scan by Lars M. Banke ("Caroche Jeans" release) |
 CBS S 69042 (Spain) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke ("Caroche Jeans" release) |
 CBS S 69042 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke ("Caroche Jeans" release) |
 CBS S 69042 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke ("Caroche Jeans" release) |
 "Bob Dylan en España" by Francisco García which mentions this release |
 "Historia iconográfica" by Fernando Montañés and Mikel Barsa which omits this release |
Lars M. Banke has a copy of CBS S 69042 in an unauthorised sleeve that was given away to promote the Spanish Caroche brand of denim jeans. Because it was not official, full details are given here. Manuel García Jara has a copy in the same sleeve but where the record labels have the new catalogue number of CBS S 32098. The album is mentioned in Francisco García's "Bob Dylan en España: Mapas de carretera para el alma [Bob Dylan in Spain: Road Maps for the Soul]" book (Editorial Milenio, Lleida 2000) p. 197. “This is a very rare disc, since this is a disc used to promote the brand of denim CAROCHE. The front sleeve is maroon in colour, similar to the inner sleeve of Blood On The Tracks, and with the CAROCHE logo in the centre. The rear sleeve is white and has on the left side the credits that appeared in the original edition, but incomplete. The block of artistic credits with the dedication to Sam Peckinpah has disappeared, as well as the two blocks belonging to the credits of the film. In the centre of the rear sleeve there is a advertising text that relates the authenticity of the folk music and country of the disc with the pure essence of the Far West of the CAROCHE cowboy pants. In no place on the sleeve is it mentioned that this is a disc of Bob Dylan. The disc has no details different from the usual release.”
However, Manuel García Jara is sceptical about its status. He divides advertising-related releases into two categories:
"Official records. Authorised, made and printed directly by their respective record companies. The sleeves and/or labels were modified to show logos and slogans of the commercial companies. Those records are very collectable and some of them are very expensive. All those records, without exceptions, can be found in the excellent book "Historia iconográfica de la música en la publicidad" ("Iconographic History of Music in Publicity") by Fernando Montañés and Mikel Barsa (published by Fundación Autor, part of SGAE, 2006). Mikel Barsa is the biggest record dealer in Spain and the organizer of most important International Record Fairs here and in South America.
Unofficial records. Most of the time, owners of commercial companies bought genuine vinyl records from a record dealer and they designed and printed their own sleeves. Those "editions" were not authorised by record companies. The "Caroche Edition" of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid is well-known to Spanish Dylan collectors and even by collectors from other countries. It is an expensive album, too much expensive for an unofficial record! Caroche, based in Valencia, was a company that specialised in jeans clothes. In 1984 this company thought to give a record to their young customers and Pat Garrett was the best option, for the following reasons:
They bought a few hundred copies of the vinyl (both CBS S 69042 and CBS S 32098, with orange/yellow labels) and they designed a sleeve (the front has the Caroche logo over a dark background, similar to jeans clothes; the rear is white with the panel of tracklist and musician credits, but the credits of the movie are missing; there is also a text advertising the link between "good country music-good western movie-better blue jeans"). This unofficial release was not authorised by CBS and doesn't appear in the book of Fernando Montañés/Mikel Barsa. If this book had been published by a different company, the "Caroche Edtion" would have been included as in the book "Bob Dylan en España: Mapas de carreteras para el alma", because it is well known in Spain (if not infamous) and very collectable. However, "Historia iconográfica de la música en la publicidad" was published by Fundación Autor, part of SGAE, the Spanish copyright organisation and obviously an unofficial record, not authorised by the record company, couldn't be included in a book published by the SGAE.
 CBS EP 6107 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
In 1967, a company of Barcelona, Camisas Dalí (Dalí Shirts) bought EPs in stock from Discophon and they were given away to their customers: one of those records was the Spanish EP Like A Rolling Stone with a sleeve printed by Camisas Dalí, not the official sleeve. In 2004, when CBS/Sony no longer released vinyl records in Spain, a friend of mine, owner of a record shop in Salamanca, bought some hundred records without sleeves of different titles from a dealer: he received 200 copies of Desire with the CBS/Sony logo and he designed and printed its own sleeve: it was black; the front has the record-shop logo (Caronte Records) and the rear has artist, album title and the tracklist. All those copies were given away to customers and friends. Like the "Dalí Edition" of Like A Rolling Stone or the "Caronte Edition" of Desire, this "Caroche Edition" of Pat Garrett has no value to those who only collect official records." |
 CBS/Sony 32570 (Spain) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Dylan (1973)
"Dylan (Can't Help Falling In Love)" - stereo vinyl LP release: Life Studio 54 Life 306 (South Korea), 1973:
 Life Studio 54 Life 306 (South Korea) - front scan by Ger Hemel |
This unofficial release comes in a thin paper sleeve printed in one colour only. The album title on the record labels is "Bob Dylan (Can’t Help Falling In Love)", On the side 2 label the song titles of Mr. Bojangles and Spanish Is The Loving Tongue are misspelled Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 Life Studio 54 Life 306 (South Korea) - rear scan by Ger Hemel |
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 Life Studio 54 Life 306 (South Korea) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
"Dylan (A Fool Such As I)" - CD release, Howling Wolf Records 810006-1 (Europe?), 2010:
 Howling Wolf Records 810006-1 (Europe?) - front of digipak, scan by Billy Bolley |
This unauthorised CD release of the 1973 Dylan
album comes in a digipak and includes extra tracks from the Johnny Cash
session in Nashville in 1969 and one track with George Harrison in New York
in 1970. The official 1991 CD released in Holland and Japan had been long deleted and the album has not been released on CD since except as part of the 47CD boxed set The Complete Album Collection Vol. One in 2013. |
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 Howling Wolf Records 810006-1 (Europe?) - rear of digipak, scan by Billy Bolley |
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Thanks to Billy Bolley for information and scans.
Planet Waves [Bob Dylan/The Band] (1974)
Bob Dylan/The Band - "Planet Waves" - DVD-Audio copies of Asylum Quadraphonic LP and Quadraphonic 8-track tape cartridge: Unknown Record Companies CB026/0121 (Country?), 2000s (?):
 Unknown Record Company CB026 (Country?) - DVD-Audio front scan by T. J. Jenkins (first copy) |
These are unofficial DVD-R copies of
the 1974 Asylum Quadraphonic releases of the album, both in regular CD jewel
cases. The first copy uses the artwork of the US Quadraphonic 8-track tape
cartridge (Asylum 8Q-1003), the
second copy uses the artwork of the US Quadraphonic LP (Asylum
EQ-1003). Thanks to André Wilbers, T. J. Jenkins and Dag Braathen for information and scans. |
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 Unknown Record Company CB026 (Country?) - DVD-Audio rear insert scan by T. J. Jenkins (first copy) |
 Asylum 8Q-1003 (USA) - 8-track tape cartridge slipcase top scan by Hans Seegers |
 Unknown Record Company 0121 (Country?) - DVD-Audio outside of front insert, scan by Dag Braathen (second copy) |
 Unknown Record Company 0121 (Country?) - DVD-Audio outside of front insert, scan by Dag Braathen (second copy) |
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Bob Dylan/The Band - "Planet Waves"/"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" - stereo compact cassette, GMI 1021 (Singapore), 1974:
 GMI 1021 (Singapore) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
This unauthorised cassette has a crop of the US front picture but a very
strange tracklist
indeed! Side 1 has seven songs from Planet Waves, while Side 2
completes Planet Waves with three more songs followed by five songs
from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 GMI 1021 (Singapore) - cassette Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 GMI 1021 (Singapore) - cassette Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Bob Dylan/The Band - "Planet Waves"/"Blood On The Tracks" - stereo compact cassette, PRO GTR 23254 (country?), 1970s:
 PRO GTR 23254 (country?) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
This unauthorised cassette has the title Bob
Dylan's Greatest Hits but has no songs from that album. It has a crop of the
Planet Waves front picture and another very
strange tracklist. Side 1 has the same seven songs from Planet Waves
as the cassette above, while Side 2 has four songs from Blood On The
Tracks and completes Planet Waves with three more songs. Discogs.com lists the cassettes from this company PRO International Music Inc. as being from the USA, as stated on the inserts, but I doubt that. |
 PRO GTR 23254 (country?) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Gerd Rundel |
 PRO GTR 23254 (country?) - cassette Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
 PRO GTR 23254 (country?) - cassette Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Before The Flood [Bob Dylan/The Band] (1974)
Bob Dylan/The Band - "Before The Flood Part 2" - stereo cassette release, RC 2825 (Poland), late 1970s:
 RC 2825 (Poland) - picture from eBay |
Thanks to Wiebke Dittmer for notifying me of this cassette for sale on eBay, the second part of a two cassette set. Thanks also to Hans Seegers for information it's a pirate release from Poland, so it's listed here. |
Blood On The Tracks (1975)
"Blood On The Tracks" - stereo vinyl test pressing, Columbia Recording Studios S-19322 (USA), 8 Oct 1974:
 Columbia Recording Studios S-19322(?) (USA) vinyl test pressing - Side 1 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Although this supposed vinyl test pressing sold on
eBay for €650 in Feb 2020, Gerd Rundel, Derek Barker and Jeff Gold of Record Mecca
are sure it is a fake. It has Columbia Recording Studios, New York, labels
dated "10/8/74" (8 Oct 1974) with typewritten and handwritten text. Columbia had Studio E at 49 East 52nd Street from 1966 right through until 1994 so it was certainly operating when the test pressing was made. Nevertheless, Bob Dylan didn’t use that studio. He recorded at 779 7th Ave. That was Columbia’s old studio which was closed and which had been taken over by Phil Ramone as a private recording facility called A&R Recording Studios. |
 Columbia Recording Studios S-19322(?) (USA) vinyl test pressing - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel, Tim Norford and Derek Barker for information and scans.
"Blood On The Tracks" - stereo cassette release, Lord Records L-347 (Indonesia), 1970s(?):
 Lord Records L-347 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert with 7-Tease picture, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This pirated cassette release from Indonesia comes
on a C60 cassette and includes three tracks by Donovan from his 1974 Epic
album 7-Tease at the start of Side 2. (The front album picture is not
Blood On The Tracks but 7-Tease!) Several of the track titles
are incorrect or contain spelling mistakes. Thanks to Paul Shenton and John Richardson for information and photocopies. |
 Lord Records L-347 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 Lord Records L-347 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
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"Blood On The Tracks" - stereo cassette release, IBM Records 8579 (Egypt), 1980s:
 IBM Records 8579 (Egypt) - cassette insert scan by Jason Draper |
This cassette release was legal
in Egypt, but not in the West. It contains Maggie's Farm and One Too Many
Mornings, the first two tracks from Hard Rain, at the end of Side 1
and Side 2 respectively. Jason Draper's contact in Egypt says: "None of Dylan's records were pressed on vinyl here because CBS/Columbia were blacklisted in all of the Middle East! This tape would be considered as an illegal or pirate release in the West, but here it's a normal thing, because there was NO control on copyrights. When cassettes surfaced a lot in the early 1970s, 100s of unknown local labels stormed the market with cheap prices and medium quality tapes. This Bob Dylan tape is an early 1980s release is a medium quality Asian product on the "IBM" label. The Hard Rain tracks were added on at the end of the sides to make up the space." |
 IBM Records 8579 (Egypt) - cassette Side 1 scan by Jason Draper |
 IBM Records 8579 (Egypt) - cassette Side 2 scan by Jason Draper |
Thanks to Jason Draper for information and scans.
"Blood On The Tracks" - CD release, Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan), 2000:
 Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan) - front scan by Stuart Taylor |
This Taiwanese unofficial release is in a CD single jewel case, with a
folded card insert. Thanks to Stuart Taylor for information and scans. |
 Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan) - unfolded front insert, scan by Stuart Taylor |
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 Rock Music Records Company CD-936 (Taiwan) - CD scan by Stuart Taylor |
Alan Hoaksey has detail of another questionable release from Taiwan, Union TD 1510, believed to be on vinyl - more information required.
The Basement Tapes [Bob Dylan/The Band] (1975)
Bob Dylan/The Band - "The Basement Tapes" - stereo cassette release, Footprint S-118B (Saudi Arabia), 1975:
 Footprint S-118B (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, can by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
The unauthorised cassette release has 16 tracks: Side 1 and Side 2 of the original 24 track 2LP set plus four songs from Side 3. Two tracks from Side 3 and all of Side 4 from the 2LP set are missing. The part of the cassette insert that is folded inside has what looks like an 8-track programme. |
 Footprint S-118B (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
 Footprint S-118B (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
Side 1: Odds And Ends; Orange Juice Blues (The Band); Million Dollar Bash; Yazoo Street Scandal (The Band); Going To Acapulco; Katie's Been Gone (The Band); Too Much Of Nothing (from Side 3); Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread (from Side 3).
Side 2: Lo! And Behold; Bessie Smith (The Band); Clothes Line Saga; Apple Suckling Tree; Please Mrs. Henry; Tears Of Rage; Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) (from Side 3); Ruben Remus (The Band) (from Side 3).
Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans.
New Gold Disc (Japan, 1975)
"New Gold Disc" - cassette compilation, IMD-831 (Saudi Arabia), 1970s:
 IMD-831 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Tom Willems |
This pirated cassette from Saudi Arabia is an
unauthorised release of the 1975 CBS/Sony Japan
compilation, see
International Compilations (Dylan-only) 1970s. Thanks to Tom Willems for information and scans. |
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 CBS/Sony SOPO 59 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers |
"New Gold Disc" - cassette compilation, H.E.C. HEC 5151 (Abu Dhabi), 1970s:
 H.E.C. HEC 5151 (Abu Dhabi) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
This second pirated cassette from Abu Dhabi,
capital of the United Arab Emirates, is again an unauthorised release of the
1975 CBS/Sony Japan compilation. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
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Desire (1976)
"Desire" - stereo vinyl album, First Records FL-2698 (Taiwan), 1970s:
 First Records FL-2698 (Taiwan) - front scan by Simon Blokker |
This unofficial record comes in a very flimsy sleeve protected by an equally flimsy plastic wallet that is attached to the sleeve. The record matrix numbers are: Side 1 - (Korean character)-FL-2698A AL 33893-3B, Side 2 - (Korean character)-FL-2698B BL 33893-3D. |
 First Records FL-2698 (Taiwan) - detail of front, scan by Simon Blokker |
 First Records FL-2698 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Simon Blokker |
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 First Records FL-2698 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Simon Blokker |
Thanks to Simon Blokker for information and scans.
"Desire" - stereo cassette release, Doll 3010 (India), 1970s:
 Doll 3010 (India) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unofficial cassette release amusingly has
"original soundtrack recording" on the front of the insert! Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans. |
 Doll 3010 (India) - inside of cassette insert, partial scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Doll 3010 (India) - cassette Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Doll 3010 (India) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
"Desire" - stereo cassette release, GMI 2092 (Singapore), 1970s:
 GMI 2092 (Singapore) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
Isis is misspelled as "Is Is" on the insert and the
cassette Side 1 of this unofficial release from Singapore. Romance in
Durango has been moved to the end of Side 1 and Oh Sister to the end of Side
2. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 GMI 2092 (Singapore) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
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"Desire" - fake promo stereo vinyl album, CBS 86003 (Israel), circa 1990:
 CBS 86003 (Israel) - fake promo sleeve front, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
This apparent promo album with the UK catalogue number has a unique
monochrome sleeve with text in Hebrew on the front promoting the track
Hurricane. On the rear sleeve are illustrated four earlier Dylan albums, with more
text in Hebrew. The record has orange 1960s-style CBS labels. In fact the
record is genuine but the sleeve is a fake, produced in Germany in the
1990s. Promo copies issued by CBS in Israel were just the regular albums
with promo stickers. See International Album Releases
for examples of promo copies with stickers of Bob Dylan and Another
Side Of Bob Dylan. This sleeve was
confirmed as a fake to Israeli collectors by CBS Records in Tel Aviv. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Patrick Helfrich for information and scans. |
 CBS 86003 (Israel) - fake promo sleeve rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 CBS 86003 (Israel) - Side 2 scan by Patrick Helfrich (genuine) |
"Desire" - fake promo stereo vinyl album, CBS/Columbia SE-76003 (Peru), 2022:
 CBS/Columbia SE-76003 (Peru) - front plus Side 1, photo found by François Guillez |
 CBS/Columbia SE-76003 (Peru) - rear photo found by François Guillez |
 CBS/Columbia SE-76003 (Peru) - Side 1 with promo stamp, photo found by François Guillez |
 CBS/Columbia Peru - front of 1970s promo sleeve - scan by Manuel García Jara |
 CBS/Columbia Peru - rear of 1970s promo sleeve - scan by Manuel García Jara |
Desire was never released in Peru. François Guillez has found what purports to be a promo copy in a red/white sleeve. The record has stained white labels with an unreadable promo stamp on Side 1. It may be a genuine copy of Desire from some other country with a fake label but I am sure the sleeve is entirely fake.
Manuel García Jara says: "CBS Peru used the same promotional sleeve in the 1970s and 1980s. I've got Peruvian promo copies of Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), released in 1975, and Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen) from 1984 and the promo sleeve always remained the same. The front has a big CBS/Columbia logo and the text "PROMOCIONAL / PROHIBIDA SU VENTA" at bottom right, without any mention of artist or album title; the rear always is blank with the stamped text "PROMOCIÓN". The catalogue number SE-76003 (first European editions were CBS 86003) does not belong to Peruvian CBS albums. In the 1970s and 1980s the genuine catalogue number was "SE" plus a four-digit code (not a five-digit code), starting with "8.", My Peruvian copy of Wish You Were Here, released in 1975, is SE-8.385, Animals (Pink Floyd, 1978) is SE-8.398. Peruvian promo editions come with the commercial vinyl with stamped promo text, never a white label."
Hard Rain (1976)
"Hard Rain" – stereo vinyl LP
release, Li Ming
Records LM-2757 (Taiwan):
 Li Ming Records LM-2757 (Taiwan) - front scan by Ger Hemel |
Unlike most unofficial releases from Taiwan, this
record has a sleeve of normal quality card. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 Li Ming Records LM-2757 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Ger Hemel |
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 Li Ming Records LM-2757 (Taiwan) - Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
Grand Prix 20 (Japan, 1976)
"Grand Prix 20" - stereo vinyl LP, Hoo Ver Record HV-3109 (Taiwan), 1976:
 Hoo Ver Record HV - front scan by Ger Hemel |
This Dylan album is the 1976 CBS/Sony Japan-only
compilation Grand Prix 20, listed in International Album Releases (Dylan-Only Compilations) 1970s.
Unlike most unofficial releases from Taiwan, this record again has a sleeve of normal quality card. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 Hoo Ver Record HV - rear scan by Ger Hemel |
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 CBS/Sony 29AP 35 (Japan) - front with obi, scan from Esprit International |
Various Artists - "10 Greatest Folk Stars" - 10LP set, Golden Album SB-1033-1-10 (Taiwan), 1976:
 Golden Album SB-1033-1-10 (Taiwan) - front of box scan by Lars M. Banke |
This 10LP boxed set contains albums from folk artists
including Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel and Donovan. All the albums are in
plain sleeves, but there is an insert with details of all ten albums, plus a
32-page Chinese and English language booklet, not shown, which includes the
lyrics in English of the twenty songs on the Dylan album. The Dylan album is
again the 1976
CBS/Sony Japan-only compilation Grand Prix 20.
Twenty Bob Dylan albums had previously appeared in two Taiwanese Dylan-only
boxed sets, Golden Album Vol. 1 (SB-1029-1-10) and Golden Album
Vol. 2 (SB-1030-1-10). Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans. |
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 Golden Album SB-1030-1-10 (Taiwan) - front of box scan by Lars M. Banke, picture from eBay (Golden Album Vol. 2) |
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 Golden Album SB-1033-1-10 (Taiwan) - insert scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Golden Album SB-1033-1-10 (Taiwan) - detail of insert, scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Golden Album SB-1033-3 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
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Eric Clapton - No Reason To Cry (1976)
Eric Clapton - "No Reason To Cry" - stereo cassette release, IMD-6324 (Saudi Arabia), late 1970s:
 IMD-6324 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
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 Details of all official entries for Eric Clapton's 1976 RSO album "No Reason To Cry" with Bob performing on his otherwise unreleased co-composition Sign Language are in 1976. |
 IMD-6324 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton (includes R-0122) |
 IMD-6324 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton (no Dylan) |
The cassette is light grey with white IMD paper labels. It has "JAPAN" impressed at the top on both sides.
Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
Street-Legal (1978)
"Street-Legal" - stereo vinyl LP release, Sierra LP 1782 (Turkey), 1978:
 Sierra LP 1782 (Turkey) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This Turkish release by Sierra Records is unofficial. The record of this copy has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - LP 1782 A, Side 2 - LP 1782 B. |
 Sierra LP 1782 (Turkey) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Sierra LP 1782 (Turkey) - detail of rear, scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Sierra LP 1782 (Turkey) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Sierra LP 1782 (Turkey) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Street-Legal" - stereo cassette release, Sonny's Tape Gallery (no catalogue number) (Iran), 1978:
 Front of cassette insert, photo by William Henry Prince |
This unofficial tape copy from Sonny's Tape Gallery, Tehran, Iran, also
contains Romance In Durango and Mozambique from Desire on Side 2. It
almost certainly dates from before the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The
front picture reproduces the original Dutch album front complete with
blue and white sticker! Thanks to William Henry Prince for information and photos. |
 Rear of cassette insert, photo by William Henry Prince |
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 Cassette Side 1 photo by William Henry Prince |
"Street-Legal" - stereo cassette release, GS 2048 (Singapore), 1978:
 GS 2048 (Singapore) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This unofficial tape copy from Singapore has "DYLAN
STREET LEGAL" handwritten on the cassette sides. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
 GS 2048 (Singapore) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 GS 2048 (Singapore) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
"Street-Legal" - stereo compact cassette release, Contessa P-128 (Indonesia), 1978:
 Contessa P-128 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Dag Braathen |
This unofficial tape copy from Indonesia also
contains the live 1976 versions of Shelter From The Storm and Stuck Inside
Of Mobile with The Memphis Blues Again from Hard Rain on Side 2. The
front picture again reproduces the original Dutch album front complete
with blue and white sticker! Thanks to Dag Braathen for information and scan. |
"Street-Legal" - stereo cassette release, Footprint S 472-A (Saudi Arabia), 1978:
 Footprint S 472-A (Saudi Arabia) - front photo from Michael Bällstav |
This cassette release is almost certainly
unauthorised. The country of origin is not identified, although it actually
comes from Saudi Arabia. The record company is Footprint although the name
is also not identified, with just a logo of two bare feet! Thanks to Michael Bällstav for information. |
"Street-Legal" - stereo cassette release, IMD-6025 (Saudi Arabia), 1978:
 IMD-6025 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This unauthorised cassette release from Saudi
Arabia has a folded insert that is blank on the inside. The cassette is
light grey with generic IMD paper labels without album information. It has
"JAPAN" impressed at the top on both sides. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
 IMD-6025 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 IMD-6025 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
"Legal Para Circular [Street-Legal]" - "promo" stereo vinyl LP release, CBS CLS-5602 (Mexico), 1978:
 Discos CBS CLS-5602 (Mexico) - front photo by Frank Fritsching (fake promo sleeve) |
Frank Fritsching has what looks
like "promo" release with a different sleeve which is unfortunately not
genuine and similar is design to many other fake Mexican "promo" sleeves.
The rear sleeve has the logo of CBS/Sony, who have never operated in Mexico. The record labels have a promo stamp on Side 1 and a promo sticker on Side 2. Like the sleeve, Manuel García Jara thinks these are not genuine. The record is genuine and has handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - 0211-12946-1A, Side 2 - 0211-12947-1A |. |
 Discos CBS CLS-5602 (Mexico) - rear photo by Frank Fritsching (fake promo sleeve) |
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 Discos CBS CLS-5602 (Mexico) - Side 2 with promo sticker, scan by Frank Fritsching |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Frank Fritsching for information and pictures.
Bob Dylan At Budokan (1978)
"Bob Dylan At Budokan" - stereo vinyl 2LP set, "CBS/Sony 40AP 1100/01" (Italy), 1978:
 "CBS/Sony 40AP 1100/01" (Italy) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
 "CBS/Sony 40AP 1100/01" (Italy) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
 "CBS/Sony 40AP 1100" (Italy) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 "CBS/Sony 40AP 1100" (Italy) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 "CBS/Sony 40AP 1101" (Italy) - Side 3 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 "CBS/Sony 40AP 1101" (Italy) - Side 4 scan by Lars M. Banke |
Lars M. Banke has a copy of what looks like the Japanese release CBS/Sony 40AP 1100/01 but which is actually a very convincing counterfeit made in Italy. The records have what look like genuine CBS/Sony Japan labels, but have handwritten matrix numbers: Side 1 - "SIDE 1", Side 2 - "SIDE 2", Side 3 - "SIDE 3", Side 4 - "SIDE 4". The genuine Japanese records have stamped matrix numbers with the 40AP 1100/01 catalogue numbers. For full details of the official album, see International Album Releases (Regular Albums).
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan At Budokan Vol. 2" - stereo cassette releases, GMI 2790 (Singapore), 1978; IMD-6395 (Saudi Arabia), 1978:
 GMI 2790 (Singapore) - front of cassette insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
These unauthorised cassette releases contain the second part (Record 2) of the 1978 live album. Vol. 1 cassettes must also exist. Both cassettes use essentially the same front design with a crop of the official rear sleeve photo. The poorly made IMD tape has no leader at either end, so the beginnings and endings of both sides are clipped. |
 IMD-6395 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
 IMD-6395 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 IMD-6395 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
"Bob Dylan Live" - stereo cassette release, Team Records T-1517 (Indonesia), 1978:
 Team Records T-1517 (Indonesia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unauthorised cassette release contains a selection of tracks from Bob Dylan At Budokan. Again the artwork has a crop of the official rear sleeve photo. Side 1 contains tracks from Record 1, Side 2 contains tracks from Record 2, all in the official order. |
 Team Records T-1517 (Indonesia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (reverse is blank) |
 Team Records T-1517 (Indonesia) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Team Records T-1517 (Indonesia) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
Side 1: Mr. Tambourine Man; Shelter From The Storm; Love Minus Zero/No Limit; Ballad Of A Thin Man; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; I Shall Be Released; Is Your Love In Vain?
Side 2: Blowin' In The Wind; Just Like A Woman; Oh, Sister; Simple Twist Of Fate; All Along The Watchtower; All I Really Want To Do; Knockin' On Heaven's Door.
The cassette has generic Team Records labels without text.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan At Budokan Part 1" - stereo cassette release, RC 2938 (Poland), 1978:
 RC 2938 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This unauthorised cassette release from Poland has
a folded insert that is blank on the inside. The cassette is light grey with
white paper labels and has the album title as
Bob Dylan At Budokan Vol. 1. It has "JAPAN" impressed at the
top on both sides. Details of Part 2 required. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
 RC 2938 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 RC 2938 (Poland) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
Slow Train Coming (1979)
"Bob Dylan 3 [Slow Train Coming]" - stereo cassette release, Unknown Record Company (no catalogue number) (Greece), 1979:
 Outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
This unauthorised cassette release is titled "Bob
Dylan 3" and also has Greek text on the front. The cassette itself is just a
recorded-over blank C45 without any text. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
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"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, Jazz JAZZ-184 (Country?), 1979:
 Jazz JAZZ-184 (Country?) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
This unauthorised cassette release has a long
folded insert, blank on the inside. The cassette is grey with red and black text,
there are no paper labels. There is no country of origin indicated and I
cannot find out any information about the unofficial Jazz label online. Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
 Jazz JAZZ-184 (Country?) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 Jazz JAZZ-184 (Country?) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, MG Producent Records MG 2677-1270 (Poland), 1979:
 MG Producent Records MG 2677-1270 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
This unauthorised cassette release has the tracks
in a different order from that of the LP. The cassette is from MG Producent
Records but does not have any album-specific text. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 MG Producent Records MG 2677-1270 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
 MG Producent Records MG 2677-1270 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
 MG Producent Records MG 2677-1270 (Poland) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
"Slow Train Coming" - promo and commercial stereo vinyl albums, Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey), 1979(?):
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - front photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
These releases were legal in Turkey at the time of release,
but were produced without authorisation from Columbia. Thanks to Paul Prince and Hans Seegers for information and photos. |
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 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - detail of rear, photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
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 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - front photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - rear photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince (promo release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
 Nectar LP. 8001 (Turkey) - Side 2 photo by Paul Prince (commercial release) |
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia), 1979:
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - front scan by Tom Willems |
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - outside of insert, scan by Tom Willems |
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Tom Willems |
 Footprint S 900-A (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Tom Willems |
This cassette release is almost certainly unauthorised. The country of origin is not identified, although it actually comes from Saudi Arabia. The record company is again Footprint. The track listing on the right of the insert has been taken from an 8-track cartridge release! The cassette is light grey with white labels.
Thanks to Tom Willems and Dag Braathen for information and scans.
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, GMI 2873 (Singapore), 1979:
 GMI 2873 (Singapore) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This unauthorised cassette release from Singapore has a redrawn front picture. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scan. |
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, GS 2286 (Singapore), 1979:
 GS 2286 (Singapore) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This second unauthorised cassette release from Singapore also has a redrawn front picture on the insert, which is blank on the inside. The cassette was made in Singapore and has "Bob Dylan - Slow Train" handwritten on both sides. It has no leader tape at either end. For some reason tracks 1 and 2 on Side 2 are switched. |
 GS 2286 (Singapore) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 GS 2286 (Singapore) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures.
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo vinyl LP release, Li Ming Records LM-3004 (Taiwan), 1979:
 Li Ming Records LM-3004 (Taiwan) - front scan by Michel Pomarede |
This album has a monochrome sleeve of thin paper inside a clear polythene sleeve. The front sleeve looks like a photocopy of a US front sleeve complete with original information sticker. |
 Li Ming Records LM-3004 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Michel Pomarede |
 Li Ming Records LM-3004 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Michel Pomarede |
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 Columbia FC 36120 (USA) - inner sleeve front scan by Stuart Moore |
The rear sleeve is based on the front of the US inner sleeve.
Thanks to Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo cassette release, Concert CC 983 (Country?), 1980:
 Concert CC 983 (Country?) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (inside is blank) |
There is no country of origin on the insert or cassette of this unauthorised release. The cassette itself was made in Japan. |
 Concert CC 983 (Country?) - cassette Side 1 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
 Concert CC 983 (Country?) - detail of cassette Side 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
 Concert CC 983 (Country?) - cassette Side 2 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"Slow Train Coming" - stereo vinyl LP releases, АнТроп (Anfon) C 90 31847/П 91 00007 (Russia), 1991, re-released 1993:
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1991 release) |
АнТроп (Anfon or Antrop) was a record company based in St. Petersburg, Russia, run by Andrei Tropillo. This album is the only Dylan vinyl LP release in Russia, and the front sleeve was redrawn for some reason - perhaps to make the pickaxe look less like a cross. |
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 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - rear scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - detail of Side 1, scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Anfon C90 31847/П91 0007 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (1993 release) |
 Front of US CD release for comparison |
Man Gave Names To All The Animals is omitted, so the album has four tracks per side. Thanks to Ronald Born for pointing out that Precious Angel and Do Right To Me Baby are also reversed.
The 1991 album was released with three different labels, all shown above. The third one has the flags of the new Russian republic, which came into existence in 1991. Herman Lubenski of Belarus tells me these labels actually denoted vinyl quality, the red was best, white/brown was worst, and the white/blue was medium quality, but see the comments from Manuel García Jara below. The 1993 album belonging to Lars M. Banke has a fourth label variant in white, and the Side 1 label has the text "Riga, 1993" showing it was made in Latvia.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Saved (1980)
"Saved" - stereo cassette release, Trio Records T-1051 (Poland), 1980(?):
 Trio Records T-1051 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton (inside is blank) |
This pirated cassette release from Poland (or
possibly Russia or Ukraine) comes on a C60 cassette and includes four tracks by The
Grateful Dead from their 1980 Arista album Go To Heaven at the end of
Side 2. Thanks to Paul Shenton and John Richardson for information and photocopies. |
 Trio Records T-1051 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 Trio Records T-1051 (Poland) - cassette Side 2 photocopy by Paul Shenton |
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"Saved" - stereo cassette release, IMD-6797 (Saudi Arabia), 1980(?):
 IMD-6797 (Saudi Arabia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke (inside is blank) |
This Saudi Arabian cassette release of the 1980
album is probably unauthorised. The cassette is grey with white paper
labels. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans. |
 IMD-6797 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 IMD-6797 (Saudi Arabia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
"Saved" - stereo vinyl album, Max LP. 8013 (Turkey), 1981:
 Max LP. 8013 (Turkey) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This LP's legality is unclear - it was unauthorised by
CBS/Columbia, but was legal in Turkey at the time of release. It has black
"Max" labels with minimum information. Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for information and Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 Max LP. 8013 (Turkey) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Max LP. 8013 (Turkey) - Side 2 scan by Hans Seegers |
Shot Of Love (1981)
"Shot Of Love" - stereo vinyl LP release, Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan), 1981:
 Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This album with a monochrome sleeve is a copy of
the Japanese release CBS/Sony 25AP 2105, but the CBS/Sony information on the
rear sleeve has been obscured with a white panel. The record has white
labels, although it's not a promo. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
 Li Ming Records LM-3116 (Taiwan) - Side 1 scan by Hans Seegers |
Infidels (1983)
"Infidels" - unauthorised stereo cassette release, CS 5581 (Indonesia), 1983:
 CS 5581 (Indonesia) - cassette front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unofficial Indonesian cassette is the regular Infidels album. The cassette has CS labels with the album details and track titles. |
 CS 5581 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke (reverse is blank) |
 CS 5581 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 CS 5581 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Infidels" - unauthorised gold vinyl release, CBS 460727 1 (NL), late 1980s:
 CBS 460727 1 (NL) unauthorised gold vinyl release - Side 1 photo by Paul Prince |
Thanks to Paul Prince for photos of what appears to be a 1980s Dutch release on gold vinyl. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information that this is an unauthorised release originating from Italy and was not released by CBS Holland. I've included it here to help other collectors. There must be more of these! |
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Empire Burlesque (1985)
"Empire Burlesque" - stereo cassette release, CBS 86313 (Turkey), 1986:
 CBS 86313 (Turkey) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke |
This CBS stereo cassette release from Turkey may be unofficial, although it has CBS logos on the insert and the cassette sides and the correct catalogue number. It has a short insert and the cassette is transparent blue with silver labels. |
 CBS 86313 (Turkey) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke |
 CBS 86313 (Turkey) - cassette Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 CBS 86313 (Turkey) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Empire Burlesque" - unauthorised stereo cassette release, Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia), 1985 (two versions):
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - cassette front scan by Lars M. Banke (both copies) |
This unofficial Indonesian Empire Burlesque cassette includes three tracks from Infidels. The cassette comes in a white plastic case with a transparent outside pocket for the insert. This is supposedly a "Heatproof Safety Pack" and "Suitable for tropical hot countries"! There is no text on the Billboard cassette itself but there is a folded insert with the song lyrics. Ger Hemel's copy comes in a regular jewel case. The cassette insert and the folded lyrics insert are both slightly different from those of Lars' copy. The Billboard cassette is also different but again has no text. |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 in case, scan by Lars M. Banke (copy 1) |
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 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert in case, scan by Lars M. Banke (copy 1) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - outside of unfolded lyrics insert, scan by Lars M. Banke (copy 1) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke (copy 1) |
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 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (copy 2) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - sticker scan by Lars M. Banke (copy 1) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - inside of unfolded lyrics insert, scan by Lars M. Banke (copy 1) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel (copy 2) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - outside of unfolded lyrics insert, scan by Ger Hemel (copy 2) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - inside of unfolded lyrics insert, scan by Ger Hemel (copy 2) |
 Billboard BB 9814 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel (copy 2) |
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Thanks to Lars M. Banke and Ger Hemel for information and scans.
"Empire Burlesque" - unauthorised stereo cassette release, Team Records T 3721 (Indonesia), 1985:
 Team Records T 3721 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
 Team Records T 3721 (Indonesia) - inside pages of lyrics booklet, scan by Ger Hemel |
 Team Records T 3721 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 with sticker, scan by Ger Hemel |
 Team Records T 3721 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
This unofficial cassette release contains the ten tracks from Empire
Burlesque plus three tracks from Saved. The inside of the insert is
blank, but there is a booklet with song lyrics of Empire Burlesque songs
omitting the first three on Side 1. There are no lyrics of the Saved
tracks. The Team cassette has no text, but there is an Indonesian language
sticker on Side 1 with "PAJAK PENJUALAN [SALES TAX]".
Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans.
"Empire Burlesque" - unauthorised stereo cassette release, Glory 85-85 (Indonesia), 1985:
 Glory 85-85 (Indonesia) - cassette front scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Glory 85-85 (Indonesia) - cassette rear scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Glory 85-85 (Indonesia) - inside of unfolded cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Glory 85-85 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 Glory 85-85 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unofficial Indonesian Empire Burlesque cassette has just the regular album tracks. The cassette comes in a plastic case with a transparent outside pocket for the insert. The lyrics of three songs are on the inside of the insert. The cassette is black with silver text, there are no paper labels.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
Biograph (1985)
"Biograph" - unauthorised stereo cassette release, Bis Records 559 (Poland), 1985(?):
 Bis Records 559 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
This unauthorised cassette release uses the
Biograph front design and includes twelve songs from the 5LP boxed set
(probably taped from it!). Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 Bis Records 559 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
 Bis Records 559 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
 Bis Records 559 (Poland) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
USA for Africa - We Are The World (1985)
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "Nosotros Somos El Mundo [We Are The World]" - charity album promo stereo vinyl release: CBS or CBS/Sony CLS.5381 (Mexico), date?:
 CBS/Sony CLS.5381 (Mexico) - front picture from eBay |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for finding these fake Mexican promo LPs on eBay. As far as I know this album was not released in Mexico, even only as a promo, and certainly not on the CBS/Sony label. |
 CBS/Sony CLS.5381 (Mexico) - rear picture from eBay |
 CBS CLS.5381 (Mexico) - front and record, picture from eBay |
Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
"Knocked Out Loaded" - stereo cassette release, CBS 86326 (Turkey), 1986:
 CBS 86313 (Turkey) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Lars M. Banke (inside is blank) |
This CBS stereo cassette release from Turkey may be unofficial, although it has CBS logos on the insert and the cassette sides and the correct catalogue number. It has a short insert, blank on the inside, and the cassette is transparent blue with silver labels. |
 CBS 86326 (Turkey) - cassette Side 1 scan by Lars M. Banke |
 CBS 86326 (Turkey) - cassette Side 2 scan by Lars M. Banke |
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans.
"Knocked Out Loaded" - stereo cassette release, Contessa PC 1595 (Indonesia), 1986:
 Contessa PC 1595 (Indonesia) - front scan by Lars M. Banke |
This unofficial cassette release contains the eight tracks from
Knocked Out Loaded plus four tracks from Empire Burlesque and
Band Of The Hand from the 1986 MCA film
soundtrack album (R-0182, see 1986).
The cassette comes in a black plastic case with a
transparent outside pocket for the insert
and the cassette is actually a blank from Maxell. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for information and scans. |
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"Knocked Out Loaded" - stereo cassette release, Billboard BB 10.265 (Indonesia), 1986:
 Billboard BB 10.265 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
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 Billboard BB 10.265 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
| This unofficial cassette release contains the eight tracks from Knocked Out Loaded plus five tracks from Infidels. The cassette insert is blank on the inside. There is also a folded sheet with the Knocked Out Loaded song lyrics except Brownsville Girl. The Billboard cassette has no text, |
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 Billboard BB 10.265 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans.
"Knocked Out Loaded" - stereo cassette release, Team Records T 3851 (Indonesia), 1986:
 Team Records T 3851 (Indonesia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
This unofficial cassette release contains the eight tracks from Knocked Out Loaded plus six tracks from Saved. The cassette insert is blank on the inside. The Team cassette has no text, but Side 1 has an Indonesian language sticker with "LUNAS PPN [FULL VAT]". |
 Team Records T 3851 (Indonesia) - cassette Side 1 with sticker, scan by Ger Hemel |
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Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans.
Band Of The Hand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Various Artists] (1986)
Various Artists - "Band Of The Hand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" - Regular and Special Edition CDs, no label or catalogue number (Sweden), 2004:
 "Regular Edition" - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
Band Of The
Hand - with The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty, lyrics on bobdylan.com
here For the original MCA release of the soundtrack album and singles, R-0182, see 1986. This CD edition was produced by a "Soundtrack Fanclub" in Scandinavia. There are two versions - one is a 10-track "professional" CD-R and was sold in the USA and Canada as an "import from Europe". It has no date, label or catalogue number. It has a black CD tray and the front insert is a single card. The second is a "Special Edition" with what looks like a black CD-R and is released by "Torn Within Soundtracks Inc.". This release has seven bonus tracks, it comes in a clear CD tray, and the front insert is a folded card. Jean-Pol Hiernaux says the quality of the Dylan track on both of these is much better than on vinyl releases and does not appear to be pirated from an LP. Thanks to Hans Seegers for initial information and to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for further information and scans. |
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 "Special Edition" - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - front insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - reverse of front insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - rear scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - rear scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Regular Edition" - CD scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - reverse of rear insert (under clear CD tray), scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - front insert unfolded, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Special Edition" - inside of front insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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Oh Mercy (1989)
"Oh Mercy" - stereo cassette release, KS (no catalogue number) (Greece), 1989:
 Unfolded cassette insert (inside is blank) |
This cassette is unauthorised! The cassette is a
generic C60. Thanks to Lars M. Banke for the loan of the cassette to scan. He actually bought the cassette in Cyprus. |
 Cassette Side 1 (Side 2 is the same) |
"Oh Mercy" - stereo cassette release, Audio Master Records (catalogue number?) (India), 1990:
 Unfolded cassette insert (inside is blank) |
This cassette is again unauthorised! There may be a
catalogue number on the spine covered by a price sticker for 40 Rupees.
There is no catalogue number on the cassette itself. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 Cassette Side 1 (Side 2 is the same) |
Traveling Wilburys Volumes One and Three [Traveling Wilburys](1988/1990)
Traveling Wilburys - "Traveling Wilburys Volume One" - vinyl LP releases, АнТроп П91 00223/Anfon P91 00223 (Russia), 1991:
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
These very collectable records with a unique sleeve are unofficial, so are listed
here. АнТроп (Anfon or Antrop) was a record company run by Andrei Tropillo.
The first two record labels have the flags of the new Russian republic,
which came into existence in 1991. The sleeve and the record labels are dated 1991, but Alex Ivanov says it was not in fact released until 1993. As can be seen there are several rear sleeve variations, brown, grey and dark grey. Manuel García Jara has a copy with alternate record labels, bought in Lithuania. These labels do not have the Russian flag. Manuel says the records with the labels without the Russian flag were sold in former republics of the Soviet Union such as the Baltic States, and the Russian flag was removed for political reasons. This copy has a dark grey rear sleeve. |
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 2) |
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 P91 00223 (Russia) - detail of rear, scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 1) |
 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - rear scan by Alex Ivanov (variant 2) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3) |
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 Anfon P91 00223 (Russia) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3) |
This company also released Bob's Slow Train Coming, again see this page.
Thanks to Alex Ivanov and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Traveling Wilburys - "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1/Vol. 3" - CD release, CD-Mаксимальная [CD-Maximum] CDM 1197-37 (Russia), 23 Feb 1999:
 CD-Mаксимальная [CD-Maximum] CDM 1197-37 (Russia) - front photocopy by Paul Shenton |
This unofficial "2 on 1" CD release is dated
"23-02-1999" on the rear insert and also has "FOR SALE IN RUSSIA ONLY" on
the CD. It was not officially licensed from Warner Bros/Wilbury Records.
There are spelling mistakes on the outside and inside of the front insert
and also on the rear insert. For example "Light" is missing twice on
Heading For The Light, and
Cool Dry Place is shown twice as "Coll
Dry Place". Thanks to Paul Shenton for information and pictures. |
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 CD-Mаксимальная [CD-Maximum] CDM 1197-37 (Russia) - rear insert photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 CD-Mаксимальная [CD-Maximum] CDM 1197-37 (Russia) - outside of front insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 CD-Mаксимальная [CD-Maximum] CDM 1197-37 (Russia) - inside of front insert, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 CD-Mаксимальная [CD-Maximum] CDM 1197-37 (Russia) - CD photocopy by Paul Shenton |
"The Traveling Wilburys Collection" - CD/DVD releases, (Russia/Japan), 2003-2009:
 2005 unauthorised box - front scan by Alex Ivanov |
Alex Ivanov has two boxed sets produced in Russia that each contain two
CDs plus a DVD. They contain the material above plus other Wilburys
material, some still officially unreleased. As they are unauthorised I have
shown them for information only. Gerd Rundel has two unofficial CD releases from Japan, also shown for information. |
 2005 unauthorised box - rear scan by Alex Ivanov |
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 2009 unauthorised "live" CD - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 2009 unauthorised "live" CD - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
 2003 unauthorised 2CD set - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
 2003 unauthorised 2CD set - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
Under The Red Sky (1990)
"Under The Red Sky" - compact stereo cassette releases, Kaso 113 (Poland)/Original Tapes 168 (Poland)/Unidentified Label 389A (Poland)/Sawiton 139 (Poland), 1990:
 Kaso 113 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Dag Braathen |
All these cassettes are unauthorised! Thanks to Lars M. Banke for the loan of the cassettes to scan. Ronald Born's Sawiton 139 copy has the same insert as Lars' copy, but a different cassette tape. Dag Braathen's Kaso 113 copy has a generic cassette. Thanks to Dag Braathen and Ronald Born for further information and scans. |
 Unidentified Label 389A (Poland) - cassette insert (inside is blank) |
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 Original Tapes 168 (Poland) - cassette insert (inside is blank) |
 Original Tapes 168 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 |
 Original Tapes 168 (Poland) - cassette Side 2 |
 Unidentified Label 389A (Poland) - cassette Side 1 (Side 2 is the same) |
 Sawiton 139 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert |
 Sawiton 139 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert |
 Sawiton 139 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 (Side 2 is the same) |
 Sawiton 139 (Poland) - alternate cassette Side 1, scan by Ronald Born |
Good As I Been To You (1992)
"Good As I Been To You" - compact stereo cassette releases, Sawiton 517 (Poland)/Tango Music T-274 (Poland)/Regional NA-0362 (Poland), 1992:
 Sawiton 517 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert |
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 Sawiton 517 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 (Side 2 is similar) |
 Tango Music T-274 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert |
 Tango Music T-274 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert |
 Regional NA-0362 (Poland) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
 Regional NA-0362 (Poland) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel |
 Regional NA-0362 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
 Regional NA-0362 (Poland) - cassette Side 2 scan by Ger Hemel |
 Tango Music T-274 (Poland) - cassette Side 1 (Side 2 is similar) |
All these cassettes are unauthorised! The cassettes themselves have company logos, but do not have track listings. The Regional cassette release has only twelve tracks, Little Maggie is missing, and the tracks are reordered.
Thanks to Lars M. Banke for the loan of the Sawiton and Tango Music cassettes to scan. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans of the Regional cassette.
"Good As I Been To You" - compact stereo cassette release, MT1-085 (Country?), 1992:
 MT1-085 (Country?) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Ger Hemel (inside is blank) |
This unofficial cassette release has no country of
origin, but is possibly from a Far Eastern country like Thailand or
Indonesia. It has all thirteen tracks but they are reordered. Thanks to Ger Hemel for information and scans. |
 MT1-085 (Country?) - cassette Side 1 scan by Ger Hemel |
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World Gone Wrong (1993)
"World Gone Wrong" - coloured vinyl stereo vinyl LPs, Columbia 474857 1 (NL for Europe?), Dec 1993:
 Columbia 474857 1 (NL for Europe) - fake with white vinyl record, photo from eBay |
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Thanks to Hans Seegers for notifying me of this white vinyl copy of the Dutch Columbia 474857 1 sold on eBay. Unfortunately this is not a genuine Columbia release. Thanks to Ingo Friedrich for information about blue and green vinyl fakes on eBay. Both Carl Torstenssen and Franck Faugere also seem to have unofficial copies, although the records are in black vinyl. The sleeves are fair imitations of Columbia sleeves, although on noticeably thinner card and less well printed. Carl's album has the barcode at bottom right of the rear sleeve instead of top right, has several words misspelled in the liner notes, and the record has matrix numbers: Side 1 - D 91-A, Side 2 - D-91-B. Franck's record does not have matrix numbers.
The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Various Artists] (1993)
"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 here. Thanks to Bill Hester for information. |
MTV Unplugged (1995)
"MTV Unplugged" - faked promo 2LP set, Columbia C2 67000 (USA), 1995:
 Columbia C2 67000 (USA) - front scan by Gerd Rundel (faked "promo" release) |
Gerd Rundel has a "promo" 2LP set from eBay which is definitely faked. The front sticker is actually printed on, the small text on the rear sleeve is blurred, the labels look hand printed and are badly glued on. The matrix number on all four record labels to the left of the centre hole is "BL 67099" - it should be "AL 67099", "BL ...", "CL ...", etc. Arie de Reus bought one at a record fair and also says it is definitely a fake. Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Arie de Reus for information and scans. |
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 Columbia C2 67000 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (faked "promo" release) |
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 Columbia C2 67000 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Gerd Rundel (faked "promo" release) |
 Columbia C2 67000 (USA) - Side 3 scan by Gerd Rundel (faked "promo" release) |
 Columbia C2 67000 (USA) - Side 4 scan by Gerd Rundel (faked "promo" release) |
Columbia C2 67000 (USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (faked
"promo" release)
Time Out Of Mind (1997)
"Time Out Of Mind" - stereo cassette release, Music World 3119 (Russia), 1997:
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - outside of cassette insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
This cassette was released without authorisation from
Columbia by Music World, a Russian pirate label active in the 1990s. The
licensing information on the inside of the cassette insert is false. The
cassette itself is clear with white text, there are no paper labels. Thanks to Alex Ivanov for information and scans. |
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 Music World 3119 (Russia) - inside of cassette insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - detail of inside of cassette insert, scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - cassette Side 1 scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - detail of cassette Side 1, scan by Alex Ivanov |
 Music World 3119 (Russia) - cassette Side 2 scan by Alex Ivanov |
"Time Out Of Mind" - vinyl 2LP set, Columbia COL 486936 1 (Holland for Europe), 1998:
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for finding this copy on eBay with the records in transparent blue vinyl. It is almost certainly unauthorised by Columbia. Carl Torstensson has a copy with the records pressed in mottled blue vinyl. Unfortunately Hans Seegers says these are again fakes made in Germany without authorisation from Columbia. Thanks to Wiebke for finding copies on eBay with "old gold" mottled vinyl and green vinyl. Again these are fakes.
The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall Concert" (1998)
"Guitars Kissing & The Contemporary Fix" - 2CD set, Scorpio 51766A/E (Europe), 1996:
 Scorpio 51766A/E (Europe) - front (my copy) |
17 May 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the infamous "Judas!" concert by
Bob Dylan and The Hawks at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, for many years
available on bootleg albums as "The Royal Albert Hall" concert, apparently
because the master tapes were mistakenly labelled. In the mid-1990s this
concert appeared as a bootleg 2CD set called
Guitars Kissing & The Contemporary Fix (a chapter heading from "Tarantula"), supposedly
copied from a DAT master tape smuggled out by a Columbia employee enraged
because Bob rejected the album for release on the grounds it was "too
clean". Some still prefer this version to the official The
Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Live 1966: The "Royal
Albert Hall" Concert release on right, belatedly released on 12 Oct 1998. One track from this abandoned master, I Don't Believe You, was released in error on the recalled release of Biograph, see 1997. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue from this show was released on Biograph in 1985, so appears here and on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Bob Dylan Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert in remastered form. |
 Columbia C2K 65759 (USA) - slipcase front, scan by Jack from Canada |
The Best Of Bob Dylan (2000)
"The Best Of Bob Dylan" - CD compilation, No Record Company (no catalogue number) (Russia), 2000s:
 Columbia SONYTV28CD (UK) - front (my copy - shown for comparison) |
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 CD scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
This release was found by Jean-Pol Hiernaux in Belgium, but was actually manufactured in Russia. The front insert is only a single folded card, not a booklet, with plain white on the reverse. The CD tray is black, not clear - the reverse of the rear insert is also blank. There is no catalogue number, no record company name on the inserts, and no barcode. The CD itself looks more official, although "Entertainment" is spelled "Entertaiment". On the rear insert Blowin' In The Wind is given as "Blowin' The Wind" while Jokerman is spelled "Jockerman" - Bob's photo is also much darker. As can also be seen, the text on the inserts is slightly compressed.
For the official releases of this album, see 1997.
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans and to Hans Seegers
for further information.
"Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances" (Japan, 2001)
"Bob Dylan Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances"- unauthorised CD release, Fan Club Recordings CDLAS 137 (Italy), (date?):
 Fan Club Recordings CDLAS 137 (Italy) - unauthorised release front, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
Paul Shenton has a copy of this
Japan-only compilation from Italy which is obviously unauthorised. It has
two different photos on the reverse of the front insert and the rear insert.
Paul points out that a crop of the rear insert photo appears on page 7 of
the booklet for
The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964
(2010)
and was taken by Sig Goode at the Bitter End or Café Wha, New York, in 1961.
The genuine inserts and CD are shown for comparison. Thanks to Ian Woodward and Rod MacBeath for further information. |
 Fan Club Recordings CDLAS 137 (Italy) - CD of unauthorised release, photocopy by Paul Shenton |
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"Love And Theft" (2001)
"Love And Theft" - HDCD release, Sony Music CD-183 (Hong Kong), 2002:
This item is of questionable legality. It's
advertised as being from "mainland China", where there is no Columbia
pressing plant. Like CD-116 above, it's probably from Hong Kong.
 Sony Music CD-183 (Hong Kong) - front picture from eBay |
This "HDCD" contains the audio for the "Love And Theft" songs plus the songs in MP3 format for
Bob Dylan's Greatest
Hits and The Best Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2.
Thanks to Keith Venturoni for finding this item on eBay and to Hans Seegers for more information. |
 Sony Music CD-183 (Hong Kong) - rear picture from eBay |
Modern Times (2006)
"Modern Times" - promo CD-R, Sony BMG (no catalogue number) (Colombia), Aug 2006(?):
 CD-R found by Gerd Rundel |
This "mega
rare" promo CD-R purporting to be from Colombia is almost certainly a fake,
so is listed here. Modern Times is from 2006, yet this is dated 2002! Sony & BMG did not merge until 2004, two years after this date. ABKCO records are distributed by Universal, and Bob has never had links to that company. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding this on eBay. |
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The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs (2008)
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006" - 2CD set, No record company (no catalogue number) (Nepal), (date?):
 Front scan by Ronald Born |
 Outside of front insert, scan by Ronald Born |
 Rear scan by Ronald Born |
 CD1 scan by Ronald Born |
 CD2 scan by Ronald Born |
This pirated copy bought in Kathmandu, Nepal, uses an additional photo from the 2005 No Direction Home movie.
Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans.
Together Through Life (2009)
"Together Through Life" - CD release, Unidentified record label (catalogue number?) (China), 2009:
 Photo from eBay |
This Chinese release is almost certainly unauthorised. No other details
are available. Thanks to Wiebke Dittmer for finding this on eBay |
Christmas In The Heart (2009)
"Christmas In The Heart" - compilation 2CD set, DTS-1053/DTS-578 (China), end 2009:
 DTS-1053/DTS-578 (China) - front scan by Don Helling |
This unauthorised compilation 2CD set contains Christmas In The Heart
plus six extra tracks on CD1, with Together Through Life plus seven
extra tracks on CD2. Thanks to Don Helling for information and scans. |
 DTS-1053/DTS-578 (China) - rear scan by Don Helling |
The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings (2010)
"The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings" - promo compilation mono CD-R, Sony BMG (no catalogue number) (Argentina), 2010(?):
 CD-R and insert photo found by Gerd Rundel |
This "mega
rare" promo CD-R purporting to be from Argentina is almost certainly a fake,
so is listed here. This is dated 2005 and the album is from 2010, by which time Sony BMG had become Sony Music with a new logo. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding this on eBay. |
 Detail of insert, photo found by Gerd Rundel |
Bob Dylan In Concert: Brandeis University 1963 (2010)
"Bob Dylan In Concert: Brandeis University 1963" - mono picture discs, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music(?) BD 62510 (Europe?), 2011 (?):
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music(?) BD 62510 (Europe?) - LP front photocopy by Paul Shenton |
Dag Braathen and Paul Shenton have found pirate copies of this album with picture labels on white or blue vinyl. These are definitely not official Columbia releases. The rear sleeve uses the yellow and black design from the official CD releases, not the rear design from the official LP releases, which are completely different. It has vertical added text as shown at centre right listing two "bonus tracks", Only A Pawn In Their Game (R-0024) and Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (R-0561), recorded live at the March on Washington, 28 Aug 1963. |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music(?) BD 62510 (Europe?) - LP rear photocopy by Paul Shenton |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music(?) BD 62510 (Europe?) - detail of LP rear with "bonus tracks", photocopy by Paul Shenton |
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 Columbia/Legacy/Music on Vinyl MOVLP 286 (NL for Europe) - LP rear scan by Gerd Rundel (official release) |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music(?) BD 62510 (Europe?) - Side 1 photocopy by Paul Shenton (picture disc on blue vinyl) |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music(?) BD 62510 (Europe?) - Side 2 with "bonus tracks", photocopy by Paul Shenton (picture disc on blue vinyl) |
R-0024 has now been released on the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013. The title is correct on the rear sleeve but it's wrongly listed on the Side 2 label as "Only A Prawn In Their Game"!
Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (R-0561) was missing from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, but previously officially available on USA: Integration, a BBC radio station disc (UK), 1964. It's wrongly listed as "Keep Your Eyes On The Price" on the rear sleeve and on the Side 2 label.
Thanks to Dag Braathen, Paul Shenton, Gerd Rundel and Jeremy Mayle for information and pictures.
The 50th Anniversary Collection (2012)
 "Sony Music 88765460722" (Europe) - front insert scan by Billy Bolley (no barcode) |
The official 4CD-R set limited to 100 copies
was released in order to keep the European copyrights for the included
material out of the public domain. It contains 86 tracks from 1962 including
studio sessions tracks and live recordings, almost all officially
unreleased, including 24 tracks previously uncirculating. The official set comes in a sealed
cellophane wrapper in four separate CD sleeves. There is a single-sided
front insert in the CD-R1 sleeve and a folded single-sided insert in the
CD-R4 sleeve. There are also three stapled A4 photocopied pages with more
details of the tracks. This unofficial reproduction uses the genuine
catalogue number and comes in a jewel case with front and rear inserts.
There is no front barcode and the CD-Rs have catalogue numbers 60722-1 to
60722-4 on the right, missing from the genuine CD-Rs as shown. Thanks to Billy Bolley for information and scans. |
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 Sony Music 88765460722 (Europe) - front insert (my genuine copy - with barcode) |
 Sony Music 88765460722 (Europe) - listing insert 1 (my genuine copy) |
 Sony Music 88765460722 (Europe) - listing insert 2 (my genuine copy) |
 Sony Music 88765460722 (Europe) - CD-R1 (my genuine copy - no catalogue number on right) |
 "Sony Music 88765460722" (Europe) - rear scan by Billy Bolley (reproduction of listing inserts) |
 "Sony Music 88765460722" (Europe) - CD-Rs scan by Billy Bolley (include catalogue numbers on right) |
The 50th Anniversary Collection 1963 (2013)
"50th Anniversary Collection 1963" - 4CD set, "Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?), 2014:
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?) - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?) - rear scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?) - front insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?) - reverse of front insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?) - rear insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701" (Poland?) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701-1" (Poland?) - CD1 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701-1" (Poland?) - outside of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701-1" (Poland?) - inside pages 2-3 of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799702-1" (Poland?) - CD2 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701-3" (Poland?) - CD3 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701-1" (Poland?) - inside pages 4-5 of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799701-1" (Poland?) - inside pages 6-7 of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88883799704-1" (Poland?) - CD4 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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"Columbia/Legacy/Sony
Music 88883799701"
(Poland?) - spine scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux
"Columbia/Legacy/Sony
Music 88883799701"
(Poland?) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for scans of a 4CD set, purporting to be from Sony Music Poland, I have now determined this is not an official release. It comes in a double-width jewel case with clear CD trays plus an eight page booklet. The 4 CDs aren't CD-Rs and have matrix numbers 99701-1, 99701-2, 99701-3 and 99701-4. Jean-Pol says the sound is very good - the CDs don't sound as if they are copies from the 6LP vinyl boxed set, there isn't vinyl noise. The official 6LP set is listed in 2013.
Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans.
The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964 (2014)
"50th Anniversary Collection 1964" - 6CD set, "Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?), 2015:
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - front scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
Thanks again to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for scans of a 6CD set, purporting to be from Sony Music Germany I have now again determined this is not an official release. It comes in a double-width jewel case with clear CD trays plus an eight page booklet. The 6 CDs aren't CD-Rs and are numbered 88875040861JK10 to 88875040861JK15. They have matrix numbers VIDT.150305.001 to VIDT.150305.006. Jean-Pol again says the sound is very good - the CDs don't sound as if they are copies from the 9LP vinyl boxed set, there isn't vinyl noise. The official 9LP set is listed in 2014. Thanks to Jean-Pol Hiernaux for information and scans. |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - rear insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
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 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - front insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - outside of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - inside pages 2-3 of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - reverse of front insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - CD1 scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - inside pages 4-5 of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - inside pages 6-7 of booklet, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
 "Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 88875040861" (Germany?) - reverse of rear insert scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux |
"Columbia/Legacy/ Sony
Music 88875040861"
(Germany?) - spine scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux
"Columbia/Legacy/ Sony
Music 88875040861"
(Germany?) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jean-Pol Hiernaux
Shadows In The Night (2015)
"Shadows In The Night" - promo CD-R release, "Columbia" (no catalogue number) (Country?), Feb 2015:
 Picture from eBay |
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for finding this promo CD-R on eBay. I have confirmation from a Sony Music source that this CD-R has not been produced by any European Sony Music subsidiary, and is almost certainly "home made"! |
"Shadows In The Night" - unofficial CD release, (no record company/no catalogue number) (Nepal), (date?):
 Front scan by Ronald Born |
This pirated CD copy of the 2015 album was bought
in Kathmandu, Nepal. It has no record company or catalogue number. The
inserts are made of very thin paper. Bob is called "BOB DYLA" on the front
and the "N" of "IN" is also missing. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Rear insert scan by Ronald Born |
 CD scan by Ronald Born |
Fallen Angels (2016)
"Fallen Angels" - unofficial CD release, (no record company/no catalogue number) (Nepal), 2016:
 Front scan by Ronald Born |
This copy was bought in Kathmandu, Nepal, in Dec
2016 and looks "home-made"! It was however sealed when bought. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Rear insert scan by Ronald Born |
 CD scan by Ronald Born |
The 50th Anniversary Collection 1969 (2019)
"50th Anniversary Collection 1969", 2CD release: Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 190759965122 (Europe?), 2020:
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 190759965122 (Europe?) - front of card sleeve of pirated release, picture from Steve Hoffman Forum |
Thanks to Steve Perrin for information about a pirated "factory pressed" release of this very limited 2CD set in similar packaging to the genuine release. For the genuine set, see 2019. |
 Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 190759965122 (Europe?) - rear of card sleeve of pirated release, picture from Steve Hoffman Forum |
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