"Searching For A Gem"

Bob Dylan's Officially Released Rarities and Obscurities

Rarities Alphabetical Listing by Song Title: P-S

A-E F-J K-O P-S T-Z

Picture from the Highway 61 Interactive CD-ROM (see 1995) showing Bob's 1988 award for his performance of Woody Guthrie's Pretty Boy Floyd (see 1988)

This is the fourth part of a list of songs in the Searching For A Gem pages. Titles in red are not included on a currently available Columbia Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com ). Dates are of first release.

(Indefinite and definite articles at the beginning of song titles are ignored, so A COUPLE MORE YEARS is listed under "C" and THE BALLAD OF HOLLIS BROWN is listed under "B", for example.)

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Revised: 07 January, 2024

Pancho And Lefty (Townes Van Zandt)

R-0490 Duet with Willie Nelson, from the Columbia House VHS video Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O - An All-Star Birthday Celebration, 1993, see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 1

BDC104 Live, Bonnaroo 2004 Music Festival, Manchester, TN, 11 Jun 2004, from bobdylan.com, Jun 2004, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

R-0465 Acetate of 1963 Witmark demo (different from version released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3), offered for sale by auction, Dec 1992, see 1992, now released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964, 2010

R-0458 Bob sings backup vocals on this cover version by The Broadside Singers from the 1964 Folkways album Broadside Ballads Vol. 3: The Broadside Singers, (see 1964), now also available on The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988, Smithsonian Folkways Records, 2000

Patty's Gone To Laredo

R-2009 Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 21 Oct 1975, from the 1978 movie Renaldo & Clara (see VHS & DVD 1970s) and The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

Pecos Blues

Peggy Day [Nashville Skyline, 1969]
The Nashville Skyline version is Take 3. Take 1 was released in Nov 2019 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969.

R-2138 Take 2, Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 14 Feb 1969 (1:16), on Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 2CD release 50th Anniversary Collection 1969, 2019

R-1025 Recorded live with The Band at the Isle Of Wight Festival, 31 Aug 1969, from CD3 of the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), Aug 2013

People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)

R-0136 Studio recording, New York, October 1975, from the 1978 Columbia promo 12" single 4 Songs From "Renaldo & Clara" (see 1978), also released on the 1993 Japanese promo CD Mr. D's Collection # 3 (see 1993)

Percy's Song [Biograph, 1985]

Q-0001 Mono version of Biograph track, out-take from The Times They Are A-Changin’, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 23 Oct 1963, on a UK Emidisc test pressing from the late 1960s, see Questionable Releases

R-1030 Percy's Song - take 1, recorded Columbia Studios, New York, 23 Oct 1963, from the Columbia/Legacy Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013
This "new" alternate take is listed as Take 1, 23 Oct 1963 (CO79682). However, on Biograph Percy's Song is also listed as being from 23 Oct, and Michael Krogsgaard in "Bob Dylan's Recording Sessions", understandably identifies take 1 from 23 Oct as the Biograph take. However, if this is right, it can't be! There was only one other complete take of Percy's Song, on 24 Oct 1963 (CO79682, take 3), which must actually be the version on Biograph (as identified by Clinton Heylin, it turns out correctly).

R-0374 [Incorrectly titled as Turn Turn Turn] - live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), from the first version of the cancelled 1964 Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert (see 1964), also surfaced in 1980 on unreleased Columbia acetates (see 1980), and again on bobdylan.com (correctly titled), Jan 1998 (see Online Performances (bobdylan.com) )

R-0374M [Again incorrectly titled as Turn Turn Turn] - live Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (mono version), from first version of cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert, 1964

R-0795 [Again incorrectly titled as Turn Turn Turn] - live Carnegie Hall,  New York, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), from second version of the cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert (see 1964). This edit has no intro as on the first version of Bob Dylan In Concert (R-0374), but has lots of audience coughing that is not on the first edit.

R-0795M [Again incorrectly titled as Turn Turn Turn] - live Carnegie Hall,  New York, 26 Oct 1963 (mono version), from second version of cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert, 1964 (different edit from R-0374M)

R-1084 Live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013 (same as R-0374 without spoken intro and also without audience coughing)

Phantom Engineer [Highway 61 Revisited, 1965]

See It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

Play, Lady, Play

R-0733  Actually two unnamed instrumentals played during the episode of the US ABC TV show "Dharma & Greg" with this title first broadcast 12 Oct 1999, see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 2

Please Mr. Sandman (Huey P. Meaux)

R-0641 Bob plays guitar for Doug Sahm, recorded Oct 1972 at the Doug Sahm & Band sessions, finally released in 2003 on the Rhino Handmade 2CD compilation The Genuine Texas Groover, see 2003

Please, Mrs. Henry [The Basement Tapes, 1975]

R-2351 Alternate mix on Pye UK acetate of the officially released track from The Basement Tapes, recorded at Big Pink, West Saugerties, NY, Jul-Oct 1967, see 1968

R-1218 Original Garth Hudson mix of the officially released track from The Basement Tapes, recorded at Big Pink, West Saugerties, NY, Jul-Oct 1967, from promo Columbia/Legacy US reel-to-reel tape release The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes, Oct 2014

Pledge My Head To Heaven (Keith Green)

R-0160 Bob plays harmonica for Keith Green on a remixed version of R-0153, released on his posthumous album I Only Want To See You There, Sparrow Records, 1983

R-1413 Rehearsal (3/08/1966), from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1414 Take 2 (3/08/1966) False start, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-0052 Columbia 7" single edit, 1966

Poison Love (Elmer Laird)

R-0638 Bob plays guitar for Doug Sahm on the 1973 Atlantic album Doug Sahm & Band (see 1973), uncredited until 2003

Poor House (Traveling Wilburys)

R-0343 From Traveling Wilburys Volume Three, Wilbury Records (Warner Brothers), 1990 (Wilburys)

Poor Lazarus (Traditional)

BDC70 From the "Minnesota Hotel Tape", Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, released on bobdylan.com in Sep 2001, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Positively 4th St. [Single, 1965, then Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967]

This version is now included in stereo on the 2012 remastered Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (US release), replacing the single version which is now to be found on CD only on 1985's Biograph (it's also on the non-US release The Best Of Bob Dylan Vol. 2, see 2000). Thanks to Carsten Baumann and David Goldsmith for confirmation. The stereo version has ceased to be a rarity, and has been moved to the new Released Rarities page! The mono version below remains a rarity.

R-0049M Alternate mono mix (4:12), longer than standard single version (3:56), from US Witmark tape, see 1965
The version on the 2010 release The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings is only 3:51, see The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings (2010). This is Take 12 from 29 Jul 1965, see below.

R-0698 Mono version with countdown, exclusively on Columbia US acetate, 1965

R-1273 Take 6 (7/29/1965) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1274 Take 7 (7/29/1965) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1275 Take 8 (7/29/1965) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1276 Take 10 (7/29/1965) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1635 Live, Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, CT, 30 Oct 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1644 Live, Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 4 Dec 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1655 Video excerpt of live performance from Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY, 5 Feb 1966, on the DVD No Direction Home: A Film by Martin Scorsese, Paramount Pictures, 3 Oct 2005, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 3, now on the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1867 Live with The Hawks, Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, 6 Feb 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1670 Live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016, also on the Columbia/Legacy Australia 2LP set Live In Sydney 1966, Dec 2016

R-0183 Recorded live with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, from the Westwood One Radio Broadcast Superstars In Concert, 1986

Positively Van Gogh [The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, 2015]

R-1445 Version 1 - Denver, Colorado Hotel Room (3/12/1966), from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1446 Version 2 - Denver, Colorado Hotel Room (3/12/1966), from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1447 Version 3 - Denver, Colorado Hotel Room (3/12/1966), from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

Precious Angel [Slow Train Coming, 1979]

R-0363 Edit (4:12) on Columbia single, 1979

R-0663 Exclusive edit (3:38) on CBS West German promo album Danke '79, also 1979

R-2202 Live, Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, 28 Nov 1979, from Columbia/Legacy US limited edition 2CD set Live In San Diego November 28, 1979, 2017

Pressing On [Saved, 1980]

R-2214 Live, Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, 28 Nov 1979, from Columbia/Legacy US limited edition 2CD set Live In San Diego November 28, 1979, 2017

Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie)

Pretty Peggy-O (Traditional) [Bob Dylan, 1962]

R-1056 Live, Town Hall, New York, 12 Apr 1963, from the Columbia/Legacy Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013

Property Of Jesus [Shot Of Love, 1981]

R-1238A First part of song split over two programs on US Columbia 8-track release of Shot Of Love, 1981
R-1238B Second part of song split over two programs on US Columbia 8-track release of Shot Of Love, 1981

Purple Heather (Traditional) [Wild Mountain Thyme]

R-0803 recorded in hotel room, Savoy Hotel, London, England, 29 Apr 1965, from the bonus DVD with the Docurama "1965 Tour Deluxe Edition" of Don't Look Back, 2007, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4

Queen Jane Approximately [Highway 61 Revisited, 1965]

R-1298 Take 1 (8/02/1965) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1299 Take 3 (8/02/1965) False start, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1300 Take 4 (8/02/1965) False start, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1301 Take 6 (8/02/1965) Complete, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-0588 Recorded live from the Supper Club, New York, late show, 17 Nov 1993, from the Highway 61 Interactive CD-ROM, Columbia/Graphix Zone, 1995

Quit Your Lowdown Ways [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-0987 Recorded live at the Finjan Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2 Jul 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-0287 Witmark demo version from 1963 Columbia/Sound Makers US promo mono 12" LP, different from the Freewheelin' out-take released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, see 1963, now released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964, 2010

R-0051 Columbia/CBS 7" single edit (2:26, album version is 4:38), stereo version, 1966

R-0051M Columbia/CBS 7" single edit (2:26, album version is 4:38), mono version, 1966

R-0656 Shorter edit (2:06) than R-0051 (2:26), from CBS UK stereo release of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967

R-0656M Shorter edit (2:06) than R-0051 (2:26), from CBS UK mono release of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967

R-0893 Longer edit (2:58) than R-0051 (2:26), from CBS France stereo/mono release of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, 1967

R-1028 Recorded live with The Band at the Isle Of Wight Festival, 31 Aug 1969, from CD3 of the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), Aug 2013

R-2287 Take 1 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-0431 Recorded live at Woodstock, 1994 - from the MediaAmerica radio stations discs Woodstock '94: The Best Of The Rest, 1994

Rake And Ramblin' Boy (Traditional)

R-1984 Incomplete, Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 19 Oct 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

Ramblin' Down Through The World (Traditional, arr. Bob Dylan)

R-1046 Recorded live Town Hall, New York, 12 Apr 1963, from the Columbia/Legacy Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013

Rambling Gambling Willie [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-0939 First out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 24 Apr 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012 (take 1), see 2012

R-0940 Second out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 24 Apr 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012 (take 3) see 2012

R-0550 [as Gamblin' Willie's Dead Man's Hand] Mono version of track from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, from the original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (see 1963), recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 24 Apr 1962 (take 4), also on a UK Emidisc test pressing from the late 1960s (Q-0035, see Questionable Releases), and a 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in Nov 1983

Ramblin’ On My Mind (Robert Johnson)

R-0991 Recorded live at the Finjan Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2 Jul 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

Rank Strangers To Me (Albert E. Brumley) [Down In The Groove, 1988]

BDC37 Live, Rome, Italy, 5 Jul 1998, from bobdylan.com, Oct 1998, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Rattled (Traveling Wilburys)

R-0330 From Traveling Wilburys Volume One, Wilbury Records (Warner Brothers), 1988 (Wilburys)

A Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache (Lillian May/Willie Bea Thompson)

R-0470 Cover of the 1950s Sun hit recorded by Warren Smith, from the Sun Records tribute album Good Rockin' Tonight, London-Sire (USA), Oct 2001, see 2001

Red River Shore [The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006]

R-0770  Unreleased version #2, out-take from Time Out of Mind, released on the 3CD Limited Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, Oct 2008 (alternate version #1 is on the regular 2CD Edition)

Red Wing Reform School [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

See The Walls Of Red Wing

Remember Me (When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming) (Scott Wiseman)

R-0810 Recorded in hotel room, Savoy Hotel, London, England, 4 May 1965, from the bonus DVD with the Docurama "1965 Tour Deluxe Edition" of Don't Look Back, 2007, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4

Restless Farewell [The Times They Are A-Changin', 1964]

R-1125 Live, Quest TV show, CBC TV, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1 Feb 1964, from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014, see 2014

R-1158 Live, Royal Festival Hall, London, 17 May 1964, from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014, see 2014

Return To Me [Ritorna A Me] (Danny Di Minno/Carmen Lombardo)

R-0464 CD stereo version from regular release of The Sopranos - Peppers & Eggs: Music From The HBO Original Series TV series soundtrack album, Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax, USA, 2001

R-0696 SA-CD stereo version from the Super Audio CD (SA-CD) release of The Sopranos - Peppers & Eggs: Music From The HBO Original Series TV series soundtrack album, Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax, USA, 2001

Ring Of Fire (June Carter/Merle Kilgore) [The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969, 2019]

R-2161 Takes 2 & 3 with Johnny Cash, Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 18 Feb 1969 (2:44), on Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 2CD release 50th Anniversary Collection 1969, 2019
Take 1 with Johnny Cash was released in 2019 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969

R-1107 Unreleased out-take from Self Portrait, from the "West Houston Street Acetates", 2014, now released in 2019 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 - Travelin' Thru 1967-1969

R-2170 Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 3 May 1969 (2:33), on Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 2CD release 50th Anniversary Collection 1969, 2019

R-0247 From the 1996 Feeling Minnesota Atlantic soundtrack album, recorded specially for the album, see 1996

Ring Them Bells [Oh Mercy, 1989]

R-0768 Alternate version (3:18) of track from Oh Mercy on the 3CD Limited Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, Oct 2008 (also on bonus 7" stereo vinyl single)

BDC71 Live, Supper Club, New York City, 16 Nov 1993, early show, from bobdylan.com, Sep 2001, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

BDC67 Live, Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ, 13 Nov 1999, from bobdylan.com, Mar 2000, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Rise (Bob Dylan/Gabrielle/F. Unger-Hamilton/Ollie Dagois)

R-0359 A looped sample from the start of the version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door from the Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid soundtrack is used throughout the album version of this song, Go-Beat Records, 2000

Rising Sun (Hufsteter/Larriva/Marsico/Quintana)

R-0452 Bob plays harmonica for the Cruzados, Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1983 (4:40), from the privately-produced album released in 2000, Cruzados - Unreleased Early Recordings, see 2000
The 5:42 track that appears on the BMG German album May Your Song Always Be Sung: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol. 3, see 2003, is still R-0452, with the addition after a pause of some spoken words from Bob from 1965.

Rita May (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy)

R-0130 Desire out-take, recorded Jul 1975, B-side of 1976 single Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again from the Hard Rain album (also released in France as the A-side), see 1976 and 1977

R-0481 Faded version of R-0130 on the 2CD set release of 1978 Australian Masterpieces compilation, see 1978

R-1986 Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 19 Oct 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

Road Weary

R-0850 Previously unreleased composition from the 2010 feature film My Own Love Song, see VHS & DVD 2010s

Robbie Robert's Lament

R-0853 Previously unreleased composition from the 2010 feature film My Own Love Song, see VHS & DVD 2010s

Rock Me Mama

Rocks And Gravel [Solid Road] (Brownie McGhee/Leroy Carr)

R-0942 First out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 25 Apr 1962 (take 3), previously uncirculating, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-0986 Recorded live at the Finjan Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2 Jul 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-0702 Live, Gaslight Café, New York, 15 Oct 1962, from Bob Dylan Live At The Gaslight 1962, Starbucks/Hear Music/Sony Music Custom Marketing Group (USA), 2005

R-0017 Studio version (stereo) recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 Nov 1962 (take 1), from the 1963 Columbia test pressing and promotional copies of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, see 1963, not released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-0017M Studio version (mono) recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 Nov 1962 (take 1), from the 1963 Columbia test pressing and promotional copies of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, see 1963

R-0964 Second out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 Nov 1962 (take 2), previously uncirculating, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-1095 Studio version (stereo) from the Columbia test pressing and promotional copies of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, 1963, recorded Columbia Recording Studios, New York, 1 Nov 1962 (CO 76986 take 1, R-0017), overdubbed by T-Bone Burnett/Ben Tanner, on True Detective Season 1, HBO Home Entertainment Blu-ray and DVD releases, Jun 2014, see VHS & DVD 2010s

Roll On John (Traditional)

R-0516 Performed by Bob during an interview with Cynthia Gooding for the "Folksinger's Choice" WBAI radio programme, recorded Jan 1962, in New York City, and released on the Smithsonian Folkways album There Is No Eye: Music For Photographs, Nov 2001, accompanying a book of photographs "There Is No Eye" by John Cohen (of the New Lost City Ramblers), see 2001

Romance In Durango (Bob Dylan/Jacques Levy) [Desire, 1976]

R-0125 Version with vocal mistake at the end of verse three from the Quadraphonic release of Desire, 1976

R-0519 Faded version (5:44) without segue into Black Diamond Bay on 7" vinyl single, B-side of One More Cup Of Coffee, CBS/Sony Japan, 1976

R-2243 Unfaded version (5:50) without segue into Black Diamond Bay on CBS Sugar Italy 8-track release of Desire, 1976, also (in significantly better quality) on a Mobile Fidelity heavyweight vinyl 2LP 45RPM release of Desire, 2013

R-1239A Primera Parte - first part of song split over two programs on CBS Spain 8-track release of Desire, 1976
R-1239B Segunda Parte - second part of song split over two programs on CBS Spain 8-track release of Desire, 1976

R-1985 Incomplete, Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 19 Oct 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2028 Live, Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, 18 Nov 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2059 Live, Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 21 Nov 1975 (afternoon), from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2073 Live, Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 21 Nov 1975 (evening), from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

The Roving Blade (Traditional)

See Newry Highwayman

R-0271 Live, El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, 17 Dec 1997, from the European Columbia Love Sick singles, also on a bonus disc included with the Australian tour limited edition of Time Out Of Mind, both 1998

R-0210 Bonus track on 1990 12" and CD Traveling Wilburys She's My Baby (R-0338) singles, see 1990 (Wilburys)

R-0783 Revised version of R-0210 released on Rhino boxed set The Traveling Wilburys Collection, 2007 (Wilburys)

Running
Running was thought to possibly be the 1956 country song Running Away by Floyd Tillman - it's now revealed to be a previously unreleased song by Bob (although apparently it is based on the Tillman song)! It was recorded for Self Portrait but not used, then planned to appear on the 1973 Dylan album, but finally dropped. It also didn't make The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) in 2013!

R-2166 Out-take from Self Portrait, recorded at Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN, 26 Apr 1969 (2:27), on Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music Europe 2CD release 50th Anniversary Collection 1969, 2019

Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands [Blonde On Blonde, 1966]

R-1398 Take 2 (2/16/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1399 Take 3 (2/16/1966) Complete, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-0523 Album version (take 4 from 16 Feb 1966) with shortened instrumental break on US Columbia 8-track version of Blonde On Blonde, see 1974

R-1451 Denver, Colorado Hotel Room (3/12/1966), from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-2013 Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, Oct 1975, from the 1978 movie Renaldo & Clara (see VHS & DVD 1970s)

Sally Free And Easy (Cyril Tawney)

R-1031 Unreleased out-take from The Times They Are A-Changin', medley with That's All Right, Mama (Arthur Crudup), recorded Columbia Studios, New York, 23 Oct 1963 (take 1), from the Columbia/Legacy Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013

Sally Gal (Woody Guthrie) [The Bootleg Series Vol. 7, 2005]

R-1907 Recorded live for the Oscar Brand Folk Festival, WYNC Radio, New York, 29 Oct 1961, from Bakhålls Litterära Ljud Vol. 1 [The Ambush's Literary Sounds Vol. 1], Sweden, 2008

R-0938 Otherwise unreleased out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 24 Apr 1962 (take 2)
This was released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD-R set The 50th Anniversary Collection in Dec 2012. The performance released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home, Sep 2005, was take 1, up till then previously uncirculating

R-0580 Out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 24 Apr 1962 (take 3), from a 1962 Columbia acetate that surfaced in May 1982
This was released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD-R set The 50th Anniversary Collection in Dec 2012

R-0943 Previously circulating but unreleased out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 25 Apr 1962 (take 4), released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-0944 Previously uncirculating out-take from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 25 Apr 1962 (take 5), released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

To summarise: take 1 was released in 2005 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home, Sep 2005, but had been up till then previously uncirculating; takes 2 to 5 were released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD-R set The 50th Anniversary Collection in Dec 2012. Of these, take 2 had been previously uncirculating; take 3 surfaced on a Columbia acetate in 1982, but was otherwise unreleased; take 4 circulated amongst Dylan collectors but was otherwise unreleased; take 5 had also been previously uncirculating.

R-0994 Recorded live at the Carnegie Hall Hootenanny, New York, 22 Sep 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

Sammy's Song (David Bromberg)

Samson And Delilah (Traditional, arr. Rev. Gary Davies)

BDC102 Live, Bonnaroo 2004 Music Festival, Manchester, TN, 11 Jun 2004, from bobdylan.com, Jun 2004, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Sara [Desire, 1976]

R-0920 Excerpt on the CBS Italy 8-track stereo tape cartridge release of Desire, 1976

R-2038 Live, Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA, 18 Nov 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2052 Live, Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, 20 Nov 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2078 Live, Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 21 Nov 1975 (evening), from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2095 Live, Forum de Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 4 Dec 1975, from the 1978 movie Renaldo & Clara (see VHS & DVD 1970s) and The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

Sarah Jane (Traditional) [Dylan, 1973]

R-2297 Version 1 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 Jun 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2299 Version 2 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 Jun 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

Saved [Saved, 1980]

R-2209 Live, Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, 28 Nov 1979, from Columbia/Legacy US limited edition 2CD set Live In San Diego November 28, 1979, 2017

R-2354A Part I - first part of song on Columbia US 8-track tape cartridge release of Saved album, 1980
R-2354B Conclusion - second part of song on Columbia US 8-track tape cartridge release of Saved album, 1980

Saving Grace [Saved, 1980]

R-2208 Live, Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, 28 Nov 1979, from Columbia/Legacy US limited edition 2CD set Live In San Diego November 28, 1979, 2017

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson) [Bob Dylan, 1962]

R-0976 Recorded at the home of Eve and Mac McKenzie, New York, Fall 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-0999 Recorded live at the Gaslight Café, New York, 15 Oct 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

Seeing The Real You At Last [Empire Burlesque, 1985]

R-0744 Remastered version of 1985 track from Empire Burlesque on US Columbia Barnes & Noble exclusive Dylan-compilation CD Blues, 2006

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) [Street-Legal, 1978]

R-0278 Live, Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, Italy, 6 Jul 1998, from bobdylan.com, Aug 1998 (BDC31, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com) ), and also on the Japanese CD single Not Dark Yet/Dylan Alive Vol. 2, 1999

September On Jessore Road (Allen Ginsberg/Bob Dylan)

R-0225 Bob plays piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitars on this 1:17 excerpt of a track recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971 from a flexi disc given away with "Sing Out!" magazine in 1972 (see 1972)

R-0235 Bob plays piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitars on this alternate take to R-0225 recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971 from Allen Ginsberg's 1994 Rhino Word Beat boxed set Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993 (see 1994). This 10:34 version is edited with a version recorded by Allen Ginsberg in 1983 with the Mondriaan String Quartet without Bob!

R-1650 Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ on this alternate 14:34 take, recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971, from Allen Ginsberg's Omnivore Records 3CD boxed set The Last Word On "First Blues", 2016

Series Of Dreams [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-0203 Columbia 7" single edit of version on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 (4:49 - second verse missing), 1991

R-0204 Alternate take (5:52) on 1991 Columbia promo single with second verse present, but several lyric differences from the versions on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 and Greatest Hits Vol. 3, see 1991
The alternate take from CD2 of  The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, 2008, is 6:27 and different from R-0204.

R-0212 Edit at 5:37 (the US track is 5:52) on the UK CD version of The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991

R-0676 Columbia promo video version (4:22) of track from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991, also appeared on a Brazilian DVD in 2004, see Questionable Video)

R-1982 Different edit of version from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 with slow fade-in (5:49) on Columbia Canada promo CD Radio Sampler Vol. 26, 1991

Seven Curses (Traditional) [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-1054 Live, Town Hall, New York, 12 Apr 1963, from the Columbia/Legacy Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013, and also released on Bob Dylan Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances From The Copyright Collection, 2018

R-0376 [As Old Riley] Live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), from the first version of the cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert (see 1964), also on bobdylan.com, Feb 1998 (see Online Performances (bobdylan.com) )

R-0376M [As Old Riley] Live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (mono version), from first version of cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert, 1964

R-0794 [As Old Riley] Live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (stereo version), from second version of the cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert (see 1964). This edit has a slightly longer intro than on the first version of Bob Dylan In Concert (R-0376) and ends with applause (the other edit stops abruptly)

R-0794M [As Old Riley] Live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 26 Oct 1963 (mono version), from second version of cancelled Columbia album Bob Dylan In Concert, 1964 (different edit from R-0376)

Seven Days [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-0652 Special Rider demo, recorded at the 1976 "Hard Rain" tour rehearsals, Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Clearwater, FL, 17 Apr 1976, from Columbia/CBS US/UK acetates, 1981

7 Deadly Sins (Traveling Wilburys)

R-0342 From Traveling Wilburys Volume Three, Wilbury Records (Warner Brothers), 1990 (Wilburys)

Shake, Rattle & Roll (Charles Calhoun)

R-0433 With Keith Richards, recorded live in Seville, Spain, 17 Oct 1991, from the Global Satellite Network radio station discs Guitar Legends In Concert, broadcast Mar 1992, see 1992

Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotten)

BDC38 Live, The Roxy, Atlanta, GA, 1 Dec 1997, from bobdylan.com, Nov 1998, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

She Belongs To Me [Bringing It All Back Home, 1965]

R-1519 Live, Town Hall, Birmingham, England, 5 May 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1533 Live, correctly dated as City Hall, Newcastle, 6 May 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1545 Live, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, 7 May 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1550 Live, Savoy Hotel, London, England, 8 May 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-0814 Live, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 9 May 1965, from the bonus DVD with the Docurama "1965 Tour Deluxe Edition" of Don't Look Back, 2007, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4

R-1572 Live, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 10 May 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015, and also released on Bob Dylan Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances From The Copyright Collection, 2018

R-1584 Recorded live from a BBC TV broadcast recorded 1 Jun 1965, from a 1992 Italian CD Bob Dylan 2 accompanying an issue of Il Dizionario del Rock (The Dictionary of Rock) - a series of magazines in the early 1990s, Q-0016, see Questionable Releases, now officially released on the 208 track download set 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1603 Live, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, 3 Sep 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1622 Live, Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, CT, 30 Oct 1965, from 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 4 Dec 2015

R-1852 Live, Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY, 5 Feb 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1861 Live, Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, 6 Feb 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1869 Live, Island Gardens, Hempstead, NY, 26 Feb 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1882 Live, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, 19 Apr 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1656 Incomplete live performance, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016, also on the Columbia/Legacy Australia 2LP set Live In Sydney 1966, Dec 2016

R-1671 Incomplete live performance, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, 20 Apr 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1894 Live, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 29 Apr 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1681 Live, KB-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1688 Live, Adelphi Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 5 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1702 Live, ABC Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 6 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1717 Live, Colston Hall, Bristol, 10 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1738 Live, Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, 12 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1762 Live, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 15 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1777 Live, Gaumont Theatre, Sheffield, 16 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1801 Live, ABC Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1814 Incomplete live recording, Odeon Theatre, Newcastle, 21 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1828 Live, Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, 24 May 1966, from the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-0407 Live, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 26 May 1966, from The Gelston Acetates, a set of Columbia acetates which surfaced in 1986, now released on The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert, Columbia/Legacy, Dec 2016

R-0412 Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 27 May 1966, from The Gelston Acetates, a set of Columbia acetates which surfaced in 1986, now also on the Columbia/Legacy USA/Europe 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, Nov 2016

R-1989 Incomplete, Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 19 Oct 1975, from the 1978 movie Renaldo & Clara (see VHS & DVD 1970s) and The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-2000 Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 21 Oct 1975, from the 1978 movie Renaldo & Clara (see VHS & DVD 1970s) and The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

She's Funny That Way (Neil Moret/Richard Whiting)

R-1917 Recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1960, re-recorded by Bob in a "regendered" version as He's Funny That Way, for Columbia/Legacy download EP Universal Love - Wedding Songs Reimagined, 2018

She's My Baby (Traveling Wilburys)

R-0338 From Traveling Wilburys Volume Three, Wilbury Records (Warner Brothers), 1990 (Wilburys)

She's No Good (Jesse Fuller) [Bob Dylan, 1962]

See You're No Good

She's Your Lover Now [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-1336 Take 2 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1337 Take 3 (1/21/1966) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1338 Take 4 (1/21/1966) Incomplete, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1339 Take 5 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1340 Take 7 (1/21/1966) False start, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1341 Take 8 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1342 Take 9 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1343 Takes 10-11 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1344 Take 12 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1345 Take 13 (1/21/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1346 Take 14 (1/21/1966) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1347 Rehearsal (1/21/1966) from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

Shelter From The Storm [Blood On The Tracks, 1975]

Released take (Take 4, 5:02) was recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 17 Sep 1974. Take 2 – with bass (4:39), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 17 Sep 1974, was released on the single CD version of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, 2018

R-0250 Take 1 – with bass and piano (6:03), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 17 Sep 1974. Alternate version with extra verse, out-take from the Blood On The Tracks sessions, 1974, from the Epic Soundtrax Jerry Maguire: Music From The Motion Picture film soundtrack album, see 1996 and VHS & DVD 1990s Part 2. Now also released on the limited 6CD Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018
Apparently R-0250 was mixed to make the piano accompaniment barely audible - it is much more prominent on the 2018 released version of the same take.

R-1956 Take 3 – with bass (2:23), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 17 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

BDC28  Live, Roseland, New York City, 19 Oct 1994, from bobdylan.com, Jun 1998, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Shooting Star [Oh Mercy, 1989]

R-0320 Oh Mercy version remastered, from the Wonder Boys Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax, 2000  - now superseded by the hybrid SA-CD release

BDC110 Live, Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, 26 Apr 2005, from bobdylan.com, May 2005, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Shot Of Love [Shot Of Love, 1981]

R-0644 Shot Of Love (Reprise) - 1:55 faded version on US Columbia 8-track cassette of Shot Of Love, 1981

R-0562 Excerpt from live performance recorded at Avignon, France, 25 Jul 1981, in John Hammond: From Bessie Smith To Bruce Springsteen, CBS/Sony VHS/laserdisc (USA/UK/Japan), 1990, see VHS & DVD 1990s Part 1

Sidewalks, Fences And Walls (Maurice Gimbel/Jerry Williams Jr.)

R-0777 Out-take from Down In The Groove, recorded Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, 5 Mar 1987, from cassette tape which surfaced in 2007 (first version)

R-0778 Out-take from Down In The Groove, recorded Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, 5 Mar 1987, from cassette tape which surfaced in 2007 (second version)

R-0779 Out-take from Down In The Groove, recorded Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, 5 Mar 1987, from cassette tape which surfaced in 2007 (third version)

R-0780 Out-take from Down In The Groove, recorded Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, 5 Mar 1987, from cassette tape which surfaced in 2007 (fourth version, edited)

Sierra's Theme [Shadow Kingdom, 2021]

R-2355 Previously unreleased instrumental (2:07) from Shadow Kingdom, online broadcast 18 Jul 2021, recorded Los Angeles, CA, May 2021, see VHS & DVD 2020s
The version released on the 2023 CD/2LP audio release is 4:23, so R-2355 remains a rarity.

Sign Language

Sign On The Cross [The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Raw, 2014]

R-0932 Excerpt from song with The Band, recorded at Big Pink, West Saugerties, NY, Jul-Oct 1967, from DVD Bob Dylan & The Band - Down In The Flood: Associations And Collaborations, Sexy Intellectual (UK), 2012, see VHS & DVD 2010s, full version now released on the 2014 regular 2CD release The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Raw

Sign On The Window [New Morning, 1970]

R-1110 Album track from New Morning with extra 7 secs of intro, from the "West Houston Street Acetates", 2014

R-2264 Take 2 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2265 Takes 3-5 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2290 Take 1 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2291 Take 2 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2292 Take 3 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2298 Alternate take recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 Jun 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-2313 Stereo mix recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 5 Jun 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020
Steve Perrin points out this is a remix of take 3 from 1 May 1970 (R-2292)

Silver Moon (Barry Goldberg/[Robert?] Hunter)

Silvio (Bob Dylan/Robert Hunter) [Down In The Groove, 1988]

BDC49 Live, Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, 30 Jan 1999, from bobdylan.com, May 1999, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Simple Twist of Fate [Blood On The Tracks, 1975]

Released take, Take 3 Remake - with bass (4:22), was recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 19 Sep 1974. Take 1 – solo (4:41), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 16 Sep 1974, was released on the single CD version of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, 2018

R-1924 Take 2 – solo (5:05), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 16 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

R-1929 Take 1A – with band (4:58), recorded at A&R Recording Recording Studios, New York, 16 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

R-1930 Take 2A – with band (1:24), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 16 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

R-1931 Take 3A – with band (4:22), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 16 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

R-1973 Take 2, Remake – with bass (4:51), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 19 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

R-2246 Variant version of released take on A&R Recording Studios New York "9/25/74" acetate of Blood On The Tracks, see 1974

R-2101 Mahjong Parlor, Falmouth, MA,28 Oct 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

R-0621 Recorded live from the soundtrack of the film Masked And Anonymous, recorded Stage 6, Ray-Art Studios, Canoga Park, CA, 18 Jul 2002 - see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 2
This was a mistake - Bob's character is called Jack Fate and his band is called Simple Twist of Fate!

R-2369 Exclusive "Ionic Originals" 2021 performance with Bob and T-Bone Burnett, 2022

Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard)

BDC103 Live, Bonnaroo 2004 Music Festival, Manchester, TN, 11 Jun 2004, from bobdylan.com, Jun 2004, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence [The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, 1991]

R-0395 [As Over The Cliff] - alternate mix from the one released on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, surfaced in 1980 on unreleased Columbia acetates, see 1980
I originally listed this as an alternate longer take to the one released on The Bootleg Series Vols.1-3, but Roger Ford informs me that this is actually the same take, just a slightly different mix with the piano more upfront, and not faded at the end (Take 3 from 15 Jun 1965).

R-1259 Take 1 (6/15/1965) Rehearsal and breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1260 Takes 4-5 (6/15/1965) False starts, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1261 Take 6 (6/15/1965) Complete, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

Sitting On Top Of The World (Walter Jacobs/Lonnie Chatman) [Good As I Been To You, 1992]

Slow Train [Slow Train Coming, 1979]

R-0456 Edited version (4:15) on Columbia 7" promo and commercial US/Canada singles (album version is 5:57), 1980

R-2203 Live, Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, 28 Nov 1979, from Columbia/Legacy US limited edition 2CD set Live In San Diego November 28, 1979, 2017

Smokestack Lightning (Howlin' Wolf [Chester Burnett])

R-0902 Performed by Bob during an interview with Cynthia Gooding for the "Folksinger's Choice" WBAI radio programme, recorded 11 Mar 1962, in New York City, and released on the Pacifica Archives CD-R Bob Dylan And Cynthia Gooding, 2011

Snow Falling

R-0848 Previously unreleased composition from the 2010 feature film My Own Love Song, see VHS & DVD 2010s

Someday Baby [Modern Times, 2006]

R-0741 Edited version of track (3:03) from Modern Times on European Columbia promo CD, 2006

Solid Rock [Saved, 1980]

R-2207 Live, Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, 28 Nov 1979, from Columbia/Legacy US limited edition 2CD set Live In San Diego November 28, 1979, 2017

Somebody Touched Me (Traditional)

R-0466  Live, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, 24 Sep 2000, from Bob Dylan Live: Thirty-Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances, SME Records (Sony Music Entertainment), Japan, Feb 2001, see 2001

Somebody's Else's Troubles (Steve Goodman)

R-0093M Bob plays piano and provides harmony vocals on mono version of R-0093, released on US 7" promo singles only, see 1972

Something (George Harrison)

BDC90 Live, Madison Square Garden, New York City, 13 Nov 2002, from bobdylan.com, Nov 2002, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

Something There Is About You [Planet Waves (Bob Dylan/The Band), 1974]

R-0684 Radio edit (3:05) of album track from Planet Waves (4:46) on A-side of Asylum radio station promo 7" single, 1974

R-0684M Mono version of radio edit (3:05) of album track from Planet Waves (4:46) on B-side of Asylum radio station promo 7" single, 1974

Song To Woody [Bob Dylan, 1962]

R-0315 Bob Dylan album version talked over by Bob on promo LP for Woody Guthrie/Lead Belly tribute Folkways: A Vision Shared, Columbia, 1989

R-0419 Recorded with George Harrison during the New Morning sessions at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from The Gelston Acetates, a set of Columbia acetates which surfaced in 1986

R-2270 Take 1 - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 1 May 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020 (remixed/remastered version of R-0419)

BDC65 Live, Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ, 13 Nov 1999, from bobdylan.com, Mar 2000, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

R-0444 Live, previously unreleased, from Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA, 16 Mar 2000, from the European Things Have Changed CD single, 2000

Spanish Harlem Incident [Another Side Of Bob Dylan, 1964]

R-1162 Take 3, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, NY, 9 Jun 1964 (Another Side Of Bob Dylan sessions), from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014 (wrongly dated 4 Jun 1964), see 2014 (the released take was take 5)

R-1163 Take 4, recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, NY, 9 Jun 1964 (Another Side Of Bob Dylan sessions), from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014 (wrongly dated 4 Jun 1964), see 2014

Recorded live from New York Philharmonic Hall, 31 Oct 1964, available from the Apple iTunes Online Music Store, May 2003 , see Online Performances (Other), now released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 - Live 1964 (2004)

Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (Charles Badger Clark/Billy Simon) [Dylan, 1973]/[The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), 2013]

(This song, which is based on a poem called "The Border Affair" by Charles Badger Clark, set to music by Billy Simon (and others), is wrongly credited to Traditional on bobdylan.com and many Columbia releases, some of which even credit it to Bob Dylan, see 1971)

R-0096 Band version not authorised by Bob - Self Portrait out-take recorded at Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN, 24 Apr 1969, from the 1973 Columbia album Dylan, also known as (A Fool Such As I), see 1973

R-2250 Take 1 (solo with piano) - recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, 3 Mar 1970, from the Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 3CD set 50th Anniversary Collection 1970, 2020

R-0072M Mono version of R-0072, B-side of Columbia/CBS international Watching The River Flow 7" singles, see 1971

R-1951 Take 1 – with bass and piano (4:56), recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, 17 Sep 1974, from the 6CD Limited Deluxe Edition of The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 - More Blood, More Tracks, Nov 2018

R-1994 Studio Instrumental Rentals (S.I.R.) Rehearsals, New York, NY, 19 Oct 1975, from The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, 2019

The Spirit Of Rock And Roll (Brian Wilson)

R-0549 Bob duets with Brian on this 1991 track for a projected Warner Bros album Sweet Insanity that was never released, although promo copies were produced, see 1991

Spring (Merrily Welcome) (Allen Ginsberg)

R-1649 Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ, recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971, from Allen Ginsberg's Omnivore Records 3CD boxed set The Last Word On "First Blues", 2016

Stand By Me (Elmo Glick/Ben E. King)

R-0923 Live, Bob plays guitar with the Rock Hall Jam Band supporting Ben E. King, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Grand Ballroom, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, 20 Jan 1988, on US Time-Life 9DVD set The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live, 2009, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4

Standing In The Doorway [Time Out Of Mind, 1997]

R-0634 Standing In The Doorway - radio edit (4:19) on Columbia Norway promo CD-R test pressing, 1997

BDC77 Live, Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan, Japan, 6 Mar 2001, from bobdylan.com, Oct 2001, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com)

R-0657 "Live" from "Jack Fate" and his band, recorded at Stage 6, Ray-Art Studios, Canoga Park, CA, 18 Jul 2002, bonus track only available on the DVD release of Masked And Anonymous, 2004, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 2

Standing On The Highway [The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 - The Witmark Demos 1962-1964, 2010]

R-0905 Performed by Bob during an interview with Cynthia Gooding for the "Folksinger's Choice" WBAI radio programme, recorded 11 Mar 1962, in New York City, and released on the Pacifica Archives CD-R Bob Dylan And Cynthia Gooding, 2011

Stealin' (Traditional arranged Memphis Jug Band/Will Shade)

R-0906 Performed by Bob during an interview with Cynthia Gooding for the "Folksinger's Choice" WBAI radio programme, recorded 11 Mar 1962, in New York City, and released on the Pacifica Archives CD-R Bob Dylan And Cynthia Gooding, 2011

R-0983 Recorded live at the Finjan Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2 Jul 1962, released on the Sony Music Europe 4CD set The 50th Anniversary Collection, Dec 2012

R-1044 Live from "The Banjo Tape", recorded Gerde's Folk City, New York, 8 Feb 1963, from the Columbia/Legacy Europe 6LP limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection 1963, Dec 2013

R-0567 Recorded with the Grateful Dead during rehearsals at Club Front, San Rafael, CA, 9 Jun 1987, previously unreleased, from The Grateful Dead Hour #705, radio station CD for broadcast during week of 25 Mar 2002, see 2002

Stoned On the Mountain

R-1139 Take 1, recorded at Eric von Schmidt's House, 532 Beach Road, Siesta Key, Sarasota, FL, May 1964, from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014, see 2014

R-1140 Take 2, recorded at Eric von Schmidt's House, 532 Beach Road, Siesta Key, Sarasota, FL, May 1964, from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014, see 2014

Stormy Weather Cowboy (Barry Goldberg)

R-0106 Bob contributes back-up vocals for Barry Goldberg on his self-titled Atco album, see 1974, recorded at Muscle Shoals Studio, Sheffield, AL, Aug 1973

The Story Of East Orange, New Jersey

R-0280 Monologue from the "Minnesota Hotel Tape", recorded at Bonnie Beecher's apartment, Minneapolis, MN, 22 Dec 1961, from Sad Eyed Radio Of The Lowlands, US demo radio show LP, see 1970

Street Rock (Kurtis Blow/Bill Black/Tashim)

R-0189 Bob contributes "rap" vocals to this track from Kurtis Blow's 1986 Mercury album Kingdom Blow, see 1986

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again [Blonde On Blonde, 1966]

R-1400 Take 1 (2/17/1966) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1401 Takes 2-3 (2/17/1966) Rehearsal, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1402 Take 4 (2/17/1966) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1403 Take 4 (mis-slate) (2/17/1966) False start, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-0730 Edited version (5:08) of alternate take from The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home (5:44 - take 5 from 17 Feb 1966) on Columbia/Legacy US radio station CD No Direction Home: Bootleg Volume 7 - Exclusive Radio Sampler, 2005

R-1404 Takes 6-8 (2/17/1966) False starts, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1405 Take 9 (2/17/1966) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1406 Take 10 (2/17/1966) False start, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-1407 Takes 11-12 (2/17/1966) Breakdown, from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 6 Nov 2015

R-0528 Last three verses (2:29) from Blonde On Blonde version (take 15 from 17 Feb 1966), on Al Kooper promo CD What Do All These Recording Artists Have In Common???, Columbia/Legacy (USA), 2001

R-2193A Part 1 – first part of live version from Columbia US 8-track stereo release of Hard Rain, 1976
R-2193B Conclusion – second part of live version from Columbia US 8-track stereo release of Hard Rain, 1976

R-0129 A-side of Columbia 1976 single - second 3:35 edit of live version from the Hard Rain album (Italian version), 1976

Subterranean Homesick Blues [Bringing It All Back Home, 1965]

R-0882 Subterranean Homesick Blues (Beginning) - first half of song from Bringing It All Back Home on 1973 CBS Holland 8-track release of UK 1967 Greatest Hits album, see 1967

R-0883 Subterranean Homesick Blues (Conclusion) - second half of song from Bringing It All Back Home on 1973 CBS Holland 8-track release of UK 1967 Greatest Hits album, see 1967

R-0816 Alternate version of cue card video, London, England, 8/9 May 1965, from the bonus DVD with the Docurama "1965 Tour Deluxe Edition" of Don't Look Back, 2007, see VHS & DVD 2000s Part 4

R-0889 Subterranean Homesick Blues - track from Bringing It All Back Home remixed by the Ting Tings, A-side of US Columbia single, 2011

Sun City (Miami Steve Van Zandt)

See (Ain't Gonna Play) Sun City

Susie Q (Dale Hawkins/Stan Lewis/Eleanor Broadwater)

R-1135 Recorded at Eric von Schmidt's House, 532 Beach Road, Siesta Key, Sarasota, FL, May 1964, from the 9LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music set The 50th Anniversary Collection 1964, 8 Dec 2014, see 2014

Sweeping The Floor

R-0842 Previously unreleased composition from the 2010 feature film My Own Love Song, see VHS & DVD 2010s

Sweet Amarillo (Donna Terry Weiss)

Swing And Turn Jubilee (Traditional)

R-0004 Bob plays harmonica for Carolyn Hester on her self-titled 1962 Columbia album, see 1962 (stereo version)
This track also appeared on a 1989 Columbia promo compilation LP Folk Classics (Roots Of American Folk Music) (see 1989) and the Bear Family Germany 2CD compilation Dear Companion, see 1995

R-0004M Mono version of R-0004, see 1962
This track also appeared on the UK compilation All-Star Hootenanny, Nov 1964 (see 1964)

Swingin'

R-0856 Previously unreleased composition from the 2010 feature film My Own Love Song, see VHS & DVD 2010s

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