"Searching For A Gem"
Bob Dylan's Officially
Released
Rarities and Obscurities
Audio: 1972 - "The Concert
For Bangladesh" (George Harrison & Friends)
All the songs listed in the Official
Rarities section are cross-referenced by song title in these
alphabetical pages.
A-E
F-J
K-O
P-S
T-Z
Signed copy of the US 3LP boxed set
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Because of the length of the 1972 page, this sub-page contains all the
entries for this release, both the original 1972 3LP releases, tape releases,
and the 1991 CD releases of the original album. For details of original VHS video and DVD releases of the feature film, omitting Mr. Tambourine
Man (R-0078) but with an excerpt of If Not For You from the rehearsal (R-0484), see VHS & DVD 1970s. For the remastered CD version with a bonus track, see
2005, for the 2005 expanded DVD release see
VHS &
DVD 2000s Part 3. (The 2000s releases warrant separate entries as they have new material.)
If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to
existing entries, please let me know!
Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities -
see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the
dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised:
16 September, 2024
Titles in red are not available
on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com
)
Key to symbols used:
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Performances currently available on commercial CD are marked by
(these are the ones that count as obscurities
rather than as rarities)
Vinyl and Tape Releases
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For
Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA), Jan 1972:
Manuel García Jara dates the release
as Dec 1971, but it does not appear to have been widely available until the New
Year. The two concert performances in New York City in Aug 1971 were
organised by George Harrison to raise international awareness and fund relief
efforts for refugees from Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) and the Bangladesh
Liberation War. All profits from the sale of albums and videos go to the George
Harrison Fund for UNICEF.
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - signed
copy, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This is an Apple album and it should have been made and distributed
worldwide by EMI/Capitol but there were some legal problems with Columbia
Records due to Bob's inclusion. Finally, this set was manufactured and
distributed in vinyl format only by EMI/Capitol just in the USA; US tapes
and all the other worldwide releases were made and distributed by
Columbia/CBS. For this reason, reissues of this album were released by
EMI/Capitol in the USA (SAAB 12248) and by Epic (part of Sony) in Europe (EPC
468835-1 below). However, US copies were also exported to many other countries. |
Apple C006 04888 (France) - front picture from
www.cdandlp.com |
A&M 12 067 AT (West Germany) -
front picture from www.45cat.com |
No singles were released from the concert in 1972, but
George Harrison had already released a studio version of the song Bangla
Desh performed as the concert's finale. Joan Baez was not at the concert, but released her own Song Of Bangladesh
7" stereo single (right), see Honourable Mentions.
All Dylan tracks were recorded live with George Harrison, Leon Russell and
Ringo Starr, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1 Aug 1971 (evening show). The
full evening show programme is:
Side 1: George Harrison Introduction; Bangla Dhun
(Ravi Shankar)
Side 2: Wah-Wah (George Harrison); My Sweet Lord (George
Harrison); Awaiting On You All (George Harrison); That's The Way
God Planned It (Billy Preston)
Side 3: It Don't Come Easy (Ringo Starr); Beware Of Darkness
(George Harrison); Band Introduction; While My Guitar Gently Weeps (George
Harrison)
Side 4: Jumping Jack Flash (Jagger/Richards); Youngblood
(Jerry Lieber/Mike Stoller); Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison)
(All George Harrison/Band)
Side 5: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall; It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A
Train To Cry; Blowin' In The Wind; Mr. Tambourine Man; Just Like A Woman (All
Bob Dylan/Band)
Side 6: Something (George Harrison); Bangla Desh (George
Harrison).
R-0075 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
This performance also appeared on a 1983 compilation from Columbia Brazil, The
Legend, see 1983.
R-0076 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A
Train To Cry
This performance also appeared on a 1995 Westwood One radio station broadcast
about Dylan and the Beatles,
see 1995.
R-0077 Blowin' In The Wind
This performance also appeared on an Epic promo CD single for The Concert For
Bangladesh,
see 1991.
R-0078 Mr. Tambourine Man
This performance also appeared in a 1981 US radio broadcast
Guitar - A Rock Episode: The Guitars Of Bob Dylan (see
1981), and on a 1990 US radio broadcast in Radio Today/ABC Radio Networks
series "The Live Show" (see 1990).
R-0079 Just Like A Woman
This acetate contains
the following rarities:
R-2173 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - recorded live at the Concert for
Bangladesh with George Harrison, Leon Russell and Ringo Starr, Madison
Square Garden, New York, 1 Aug 1971 (afternoon show)
R-2174 Blowin' In The Wind - from the Concert for
Bangladesh, 1971 (afternoon show)
R-2175 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A
Train To Cry - from the Concert for Bangladesh, 1971
(afternoon show)
R-0722 Love Minus Zero/No Limit -
recorded live at the Concert for Bangladesh with George
Harrison, Leon Russell and Ringo Starr, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1 Aug
1971 (afternoon show), bonus track on remixed Epic 2CD release, see
2005
R-2176 Just Like A Woman - from the Concert for
Bangladesh, 1971 (afternoon show)
Because this acetate was discovered in 2020, there is
also an entry
there.
The officially released 3LP set comes in a 12"
orange-brown box with a separate lid and bottom tray, and comes with a full-sized 64-page booklet with many
pictures of Bob, some of which were used for the cover of Bob Dylan's
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 in Nov 1971, see
International Albums
(Regular).
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) -
framed second
copy of album signed by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
and Eric Clapton - photo by Fritz Fensham
|
Unfortunately for
collectors, individual country releases are almost identical and there is no way
to distinguish one from another: most of them have the same cloth-covered card
box, the same 64-page booklet and the same record labels without a country of release.
|
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) -
certificate of authenticity of signed album - photo by Fritz Fensham |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - front of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain orange-brown) |
Apple Records US acetate of Sides 5 and 6, front sleeve picture found on eBay by
Gerd Rundel |
Apple Records US acetate of Sides 5 and 6, detail of front sleeve, picture found
on eBay by Gerd Rundel |
1971 US Apple acetate - Side 5 with Bob's set, picture found on eBay by Gerd
Rundel |
1971 US Apple acetate - Side 6, picture found on eBay by Gerd Rundel
|
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA)
- printer's sheet with all six commercial labels, scan by Steven Fant |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - Side 1 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - Side 3 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - Side 4 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - Side 5 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2 - includes Bob) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - Side 6 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (USA) - spine of box,
scan by Manuel García Jara
The US release is noticeable
because of the arrangement of record sides!
In all worldwide releases the Dylan set is always on Side 5. The US
version has been made for auto-changer record players: Record 1 has Sides 1
and 6; Record 2 has Sides 2 and 5, and Record 3 has sides 3 and 4. (Some
worldwide Asylum 2LP copies of Before The Flood and all 2LP copies of
The Basement Tapes were also made for auto-changers, with Record 1
having Sides 1 and 4, and Record 2 having Sides 2 and 3). Therefore the
Dylan set is on Side 2 of Record 2 of the US set (this distribution is also
present in several countries such as Australia below). My UK copy has the regular distribution
of sides:
Record 1 has Sides 1 and 2, Record 2 has Sides 3 and 4, and Record 3 has
Sides 5 and 6, so the Dylan set is on Side 1 of Record 3. However, I am now
told this is very rare, and most European copies have the auto-changer
arrangement of sides.
|
An auto-changer turntable playing a two record set - Side 1 is playing,
when it finishes Side 2 will drop down and start playing automatically, then
you turn the records over together and play Sides 3 and 4! |
Thanks to
Gerd Rundel for finding an Apple US acetate on eBay. This is sides 5 and 6 and
comes in a card sleeve with a label from Sterling Labs, New York. The record has
green/white Apple labels with a mixture of typed and handwritten text. Steven
Fant has a very rare uncut label sheet with all six US record labels measuring
12½"
x 8½".
US copies were exported to many countries and because there is no country of
release anywhere on box, booklet or labels, it has created much confusion for
collectors: copies bought in different countries (Italy, Yugoslavia, Venezuela, Singapore,
India) are all identical (even the matrix numbers); all of them are US copies,
not individual country releases. Note that high-priced copies sold on eBay
purporting to come from countries like India are not local releases, they are
only US copies imported to and sold there and have no special collectable value.
There is a genuine Indian release made by EMI, but it is very difficult to find.
Manuel García Jara has genuine copies of the original Apple
release (not
exported US albums) made in the following countries: USA, Mexico (two different
boxes), Brazil, Argentina (two different releases, one is a boxed set; the other
comes in a
threefold sleeve), Uruguay (threefold sleeve), South Africa, UK, Holland, Spain
(two different), Israel (two different) and Philippines (two different). He also
has Japanese and Canadian releases but they have something in common: the boxes
and booklet were printed there but the records themselves were made in the USA
(in contrast to the UK, where the box was printed in the UK, but the records
were made in England.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For
Bangladesh" - radio broadcast stereo LP release, AFRTS RL
28-2/P-13053-4 (USA),
1972:
Thanks to Bruce Mulle for information and photos.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" -
reel-to-reel 4-track tape release: Apple ZRX 31230 (USA), 1972:
Apple ZRX 31230 (USA) -
spine of tape box, scan by Steven Fant
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" -
2 x 8-track cartridge set: Apple ZA 31231/2 (USA), 1972:
Apple ZA 31231/2 (USA)
- front of box unfolded, scan by Steven Fant |
This set of two 8-track tape cartridges comes in an orange
card box, shown flattened. The cartridges themselves are of orange plastic
with white paper labels. Programs 2 and 3 of
Cartridge 2 contain an exclusive occurrence of R-0075 spilt between them:
R-0075A A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
(Part I) - recorded live at the Concert for
Bangladesh with George Harrison, Leon Russell and Ringo Starr, Madison
Square Garden, New York, 1 Aug 1971 (evening show) (Start of R-0075)
R-0075B A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
(Part II) - recorded live at the Concert for
Bangladesh with George Harrison, Leon Russell and Ringo Starr, Madison
Square Garden, New York, 1 Aug 1971 (evening show) (Conclusion of R-0075) |
Apple ZA 31231 (USA) -
top of Tape 1, scan by Steven Fant |
Apple ZA 31231/2 (USA)
- rear of box unfolded, scan by Steven Fant |
Apple ZA 31231/2 (USA)
- ends of tapes, scan by Steven Fant |
Apple ZA 31231 (USA) -
reverse of Tape 1, scan by Steven Fant |
Apple ZA 31232 (USA) -
top of Tape 2, scan by Steven Fant |
Apple ZA 31232 (USA) -
reverse of Tape 2, scan by Steven Fant |
Thanks to Steven Fant and André Wilbers for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" -
2 x compact cassette set: Apple ZTX 31230 (USA), 1972:
The cassettes
are exactly the same as those in the Spanish two cassette set listed
below. They are numbered "ZT 31231" and "ZT 31232" and have the catalogue
numbers printed on the top of the cassettes.
Thanks to Steven Fant
and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For
Bangladesh" - 2LP set, Capitol/EMI SABB-12248 (USA), 1982:
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - front photo by Arie de Reus |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - rear photo by Arie de Reus |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - front scan by Arie de Reus (second copy with hole punched through
sleeve at top right) |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - detail of front, scan by Arie de Reus |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - rear scan by Arie de Reus (second copy with hole punched through sleeve
at top left) |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - detail of rear, scan by Arie de Reus |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Arie de Reus |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - Side 1 scan by Arie de Reus (no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - Side 2 scan by Arie de Reus (no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - Side 3 scan by Arie de Reus (includes R-0075) |
Capitol/EMI SABB-12248
(USA) - Side 4 scan by Arie de Reus (includes R-0076 - R-0079) |
Keith Venturoni explains: "Did you know that Capitol printed up a 2LP set of the Concert for Bangladesh in 1982? If you time out the 3
record set it runs around 94 minutes, so it would fit on two discs. However, they
could never get all the legal mess sorted out with regard to money so it was never
released. However, the story I read was that a record store had an order for 300
standing, and they would call from time to time inquiring on the status of the
order. Most of the time they got the standard answer that the record was not
released yet. One time they got a hold of a guy that noticed the records were in
the warehouse, and sent the order out. The story is that Capitol then destroyed
the rest. I've got a copy - the cover looks pretty much the same, it is just in
the traditional 2 record set gatefold cover. One difference with regard to the
Dylan material is that it is split between side 3 and 4 with one song on side 3
and the rest on 4, as opposed to all being on side 5 with the 3 record set."
Thanks to Arie de Reus for the photos of his two sealed copies. His copies are
both marked to show they're not to be sold - the first example is cut and the
second example has a hole punched through the sleeve. Arie has now opened the
second copy and scans of the inside of the gatefold sleeve and the record labels
are shown. Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for finding a copy on eBay sold by
Robert Paris that is not a promo. This was accompanied by a story of how he
persuaded Capitol to sell him 212 2LP copies which had not been marked as promos
and have now sold out.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 2 x
compact cassette set: Columbia/Apple C2T 48616 (USA), 1991:
Columbia/Apple C2T 48616 (USA) - end scan by
Steven Fant (top)
Columbia/Apple C2T 48616 (USA) - end scan by
Steven Fant (bottom)
Columbia/Apple C2T 48616 (USA) - spine scan
by Steven Fant (same both sides)
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara, Gerd Rundel, Fritz Fensham, Stuart Moore, Bill Hester, Steven Fant
and Fred Muller for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For
Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada), Jan 1972:
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) -
front of box, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Like in Japan below, the three records of this set were
imported from USA but the box itself was made in Canada. This box has a lighter
orange colour with "Litho In Canada") printed on the spine. The
booklet may have been printed in Canada but has no country of origin. The
records are exactly the same as the US records (with the same side arrangement)
but are shown for completion.
Lutz Haertlein has an unusual copy bought around 1978 in
West Germany. The records were made the the UK as below, the booklet was printed
in the USA (stated on page 63), but the box was made in Canada and has "LITHO IN
CANADA" as shown on right printed inside the top flap of the lid.
|
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - detail
of spine of box, scan by Manuel García Jara
("Litho in Canada") |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - Side 1 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - Side 3 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - Side 4 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - Side 5 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2 - includes Bob) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) - Side 6 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2 - no Dylan) |
Capitol/EMI STCX 3385 (Canada) -
spine of box, scan by Manuel García Jara
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (UK), Jan 1972:
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - front of boxed set (my copy) - rear is plain
orange-brown
|
The packaging of the UK and Dutch boxed sets appears to me to be identical. There were in fact
only four European releases of this set, in the UK, Holland, Spain and Greece
(but see Manuel's comments for the Greek release below). The orange-brown box
was printed in the USA, and there is a circular stamp with "PRINTED IN U.S.A."
inside the lid. UK copies had the same
64-page booklet as the US release, printed in the USA (as stated on page 63). The records of my UK copy
are arranged in "non auto-changer" style - Record 1 has Sides 1 and 2, etc., so
Bob's set is Side 1 on Record 3. The records come in thick brown plain card
sleeves. |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - inside lid of boxed set, photo by
Denis Shabes ("PRINTED IN U.S.A.") |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - front of booklet from boxed set (my copy) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - rear of booklet from boxed set (my copy) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - inside page of booklet with Bob (my copy) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - Side 1 (my copy - Record 1, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - Side 2 (my copy - Record 1, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - Side 3 (my copy - Record 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - Side 4 (my copy - Record 2, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - Side 5 (my copy - Record 3, Side 1, with Bob's set ) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - detail of Side 5 ("MADE IN ENGLAND" |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - detail of Side 5 (no copyright organisations listed) |
Apple STCX 3385 (UK) - Side 6 (my copy - Record 3, Side 2, no Dylan) |
The records of my copy have matrix numbers:
Side 1 - STCX 1 3385 2 (12 o’clock, stamped), “1” (3 o’clock, stamped), “C” (9
o’clock, stamped)
Side 2 - STCX 2 3385 2 (12 o’clock, stamped), “2” (3 o’clock, stamped),
“PORKY” (6 o’clock, handwritten), “D” (9 o’clock, stamped)
Side 3 - STCX 3 3385 2 (12 o’clock, stamped), “1”, “7” (3 o’clock,
handwritten), “PECKO” (6 o’clock, handwritten), “A” (9 o’clock, stamped)
Side 4 - STCX 4 3385 3 (12 o’clock, stamped), “4” (3 o’clock, stamped), “PORKY
M” (9 o’clock, handwritten), “A” (9 o’clock, stamped)
Side 5 - STCX 5 3385 1 (12 o’clock, stamped), “1”, “1” (possibly "7") (3
o’clock, stamped), “D” (9 o’clock, stamped),
Side 6 - STCX 6 3385 3 (12 o’clock, stamped), “2” (3 o’clock, handwritten),
“A” (9 o’clock, stamped)
Sides 3 and 5 have two numbers at 3 o’clock, one above the other.
I understand from Denis Shabes of PNP Records that my copy is in
fact very rare - most UK records came in "auto-changer" style with Sides 1 and 6
on Record 1, Sides 2 and 5 on Record 2, and Sides 3 and 4 on Record 3! However,
Lars M. Banke's UK copy has the same record sides order as mine. The insides of
the top and bottom of my box are the same orange brown as the outsides, but
Denis Shabes says that later boxes had white insides, still with the circular
stamp with "PRINTED IN U.S.A." inside the lid as shown above left.
Lutz Haertlein has an unusual copy bought around 1978 in
West Germany. The records were made the the UK as here, the booklet was printed
in the USA (stated on page 63), but the box was made in Canada and has the
"LITHO IN CANADA" text on the spine as shown above.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (NL), Jan 1972:
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - front of box, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The packaging of the Dutch set looks identical to the
packaging of my UK set, but the records were made in Holland. Dutch copies were
exported to the rest of Europe. The sides have the same non auto-changer
ordering as my UK copy, with Sides 1 and 2 on Record 1, etc. |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - front of booklet from boxed set |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - rear of booklet from boxed set, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - Side 5 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1 -
includes Bob's set) |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - detail of Side 5, scan by Manuel García Jara ("MADE IN
HOLLAND" |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - detail of Side 5, scan by Manuel García Jara ("STEMRA",
etc. - compare with Spanish release below) |
Apple STCX 3385 (NL) - Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2 -
no Dylan) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh"
Deutscher Schallplattenclub [German Record Club] edition - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385/28 156-8 (NL for West Germany), Jan 1972:
Apple STCX 3385/28 156-8 (NL for West Germany) - spine of box
with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh"
- 3LP set: Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL), 1991:
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - front scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
As in the rest of the
world, this set was out of print in Holland for a long time. It was reissued
in Holland in 1991 by Epic Records, part of Sony Music, under the
royalties deal between Columbia and EMI, whose Apple label released the
original 1972 vinyl and tape sets (and also
in Spain, see below). Epic Records had always been part of CBS and records of
this company were made and distributed by CBS. It has a wide single sleeve that
reproduces the artwork of the booklet, not the original brown/orange box like in
the US reissue. The rear sleeve has the tracklist. Surprisingly, the set
includes a CD-sized booklet (see my copy of Epic 468835 2 below), not the
original 12" booklet.
|
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - rear scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - detail of rear, scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - booklet front scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - booklet rear scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - detail of
booklet rear, scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - Side 1 scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release, no Dylan) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - detail of Side
1, scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - detail of Side
1, scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - Side 2 scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release, no Dylan) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - Side 3 scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release, no Dylan) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - Side 4 scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release, no Dylan) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - Side 5 scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release, includes Bob's set) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - Side 6 scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release, no Dylan) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (NL) - detail of rear, scan
by Gerd Rundel (1991 release - compare with Spanish 1991 release below)
The Dutch Epic 1991 set
is
very similar to the Spain release below but the record labels have a different
text layout. The rear sleeve of this copy has a sticker with “CB|233” below the
barcode at top right, but the original printed “CB|253” can be seen under the
sticker. The rear of the CD-sized booklet has a different catalogue number on
the bottom (“01-468835-10” instead of "468835-1"). A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall is mistitled "A Hard
Rain's Gonna Fall" on the rear sleeve and on the Side 5 record label.
However, unlike on the Epic 1991 Spanish release below, Jumpin' Jack Flash is correctly credited to "M.
Jagger" on the Side 4 record label.
The records of
this copy have stamped matrix numbers: Side 1 - 01 468835 20 1A1, Side 2 - 01
468835 20 1B1, Side 3 - 01 468835 20 1C1, Side 4 - 01 468835 20 1D1, Side 5 - 01
468835 20 1E1, Side 6 - 01 468835 20 1F1.
Thanks to Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (Spain), Jan 1972, re-released 1973; Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain), 1991:
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain), 1972 (first release):
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - box front scan
by Manuel García Jara |
This is the first Spanish release of
this set. Outside the USA the rights to manufacture and distribute this album were
owned by
of CBS. In Spain this set was made in the COFASA pressing plant for CBS, as
were many Dylan albums of the period 1971-72. |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1972
release - made
by "COFASA") |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara
(compare with Dutch release above) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2 -
no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 5 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1 -
includes Bob's set) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2 -
no Dylan) |
This first Spanish release is the most
common:
it was a hit in Spain (#3 on 6 Mar 1972). The Spanish box is wider than any other in the
world (see scans below). It includes the usual booklet and khaki inner sleeves. The Spanish labels
are based on the Dutch labels and list the same copyright organisations as
above, but
not the Spanish "SGAE". The English copyright text in the circumference is
identical to that of the Dutch labels, but has in addition "Fabricado
en España por COFASA - Madrid" and "Permiso Num. 7053" (this is the licence
number given
by the Spanish Government to CBS; this number is the same for all CBS releases
and
all Spanish Dylan albums made by CBS have this same number). The Spanish record
labels also have the "Depósito Legal" number, this time exclusive to each
release, to the right of the centre hole. Like the other two European
releases,
the records of this Spanish set have the regular arrangement: Record 1 (Sides 1
& 2), Record 2 (Sides 3 & 4) and Record 3 (Sides 5 & 6). The Dylan set is on
side 1 of Record 3.
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - spine scan by
Manuel García Jara
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - comparison of
Bangladesh spines, scan by Manuel García Jara (Spanish set is at bottom and wider than any other worldwide
release, the others are - top to bottom - Mexico, USA, Canada and Argentina)
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain),
1973 (second release):
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1 -
no Dylan) (1973 release) |
This album was a hit in Spain and, although it was very
expensive, all copies were sold out and this set was unavailable in Spanish
record shops by late 1972. For this reason, CBS manufactured additional
copies of this album in early 1973. The quantity of copies was limited and this
second release is rare. This time they were made in the brand new pressing
plant of CBS itself in Alcorcón, near to Madrid. The record labels are essentially
identical to those of the first release made by COFASA, apart from the new text
in the circumference: "FABRICADO EN ESPAÑA POR CBS S.A. - MADRID" instead of "FABRICADO EN ESPAÑA
POR COFASA - MADRID". |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2 -
no Dylan) (1973 release) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1 -
no Dylan) (1973 release) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2 -
no Dylan) (1973 release) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1973
release - made
by "CBS") |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 5 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1 -
includes Bob's set) (1973 release) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Spain) - Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2 -
no Dylan) (1973 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain), 1991 (third release):
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - front scan
by Manuel García Jara (1991 release) |
As in the rest of the
world, this set was out of print in Spain for a long time. It was reissued
in Spain in 1991 by Epic Records, part of Sony Music, under the
royalties deal between Columbia and EMI, whose Apple label released the
original 1972 vinyl and tape sets. Epic
Records had always been part of CBS and records of this company were made
and distributed by CBS. Like the CBS records at this time, this set was made
in Spain by Tecnodisco, Madrid, printed by Offset, ALG and distributed by
CBS' commercial agents: this is one of a few very rare copies made
exclusively for commercial agents (the gold promo stamp on the rear sleeve
is that of CBS, not of Epic). Apart from this stamp, commercial copies are
identical to the copy shown. It has a wide single sleeve that reproduces the
artwork of the booklet, not the original brown/orange box like in the US
reissue. The rear sleeve has the tracklist. Surprisingly, the set includes a
CD-sized booklet (see my copy of Epic 468835 2 below), not the original 12"
booklet. It's not the exactly the same booklet as in the 1991 Epic 2CD
release below because it has the LP catalogue number on the rear (see detail
scan). Jumpin' Jack Flash is wrongly credited to "M. Hagger"
on the Side 4 record label; A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall is mistitled "A Hard
Rain's Gonna Fall" on the rear sleeve and on the Side 5 record label. |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - rear with
promo stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - rear promo
stamp scan by Manuel García Jara (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - detail of
Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - outside of
CD-sized booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - detail of
rear of booklet, scan by Manuel García Jara (1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - Side 1 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan, 1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - Side 2 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan, 1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - Side 3 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan, 1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - Side 4 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan, 1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - Side 5 scan
by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob's set, 1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - Side 6 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan, 1991 release) |
Epic EPC 468835 1 (Spain) - detail of rear,
scan by Manuel García Jara (1991 release)
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" -
2 x compact cassette set: Apple ZTX 31231-2 (Spain/USA), 1973:
This set was sold in Spain in 1973 in a very limited
quantity of copies.
Before the opening of its own pressing plant in
early 1973, CBS vinyl records were manufactured by COFASA and tapes by
Bias, a small company from Barcelona. This company made limited cassette
editions of a few Dylan album (e.g. Greatest Hits or New Morning)
but CBS didn't release any more tapes until 1974 because cassette players were at
the time very scarce in Spanish homes.
This set was released in 1973 when CBS had its
own pressing plant; however the tapes themselves were imported from the USA
(note they are identical to those of the first US cassette, even with the
catalogue number stamped at bottom of both tapes). The inserts are also the same
as for the US release, but they were printed in Spain as stated in the inside,
by Gráficas Dauco, and are dated 1973. However the most collectable element of
this set is the plastic wallet with the "Discos CBS" logo exclusively made for
this release, instead of the usual card sleeve used in other countries. There
was no coupon to obtain the booklet: it was given away to buyers at the moment
of purchase. This set was sold through a few stores only (El Corte Inglés or
Galerías Preciados) to satisfy the demand of some customers.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (Greece), 1972:
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (Israel), 1972:
Apple STCX
3385 (Israel) - box spine scan by
Manuel García Jara
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - promo LP:
CBS/Sony Lite 91035 (Japan), Jan 1972; commercial 3LP set: CBS/Sony SOPB 55055-57 (Japan), Jan 1972;
CBS/Sony SOPZ 76-78 (Japan), 1975; CBS/Sony 63AP 1292-94 (Japan), 1978:
CBS/Sony Lite
91035 (Japan) - sleeve with information stamps (promo release) |
CBS/Sony Lite
91035 (Japan) - Side 1 (promo release) |
CBS/Sony SOPB 55055-7 (Japan, 1972) - box front with obi, scan by Sam Plessers |
CBS/Sony SOPB 55055-7 (Japan, 1972) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (promo
release) |
CBS/Sony SOPB 55055-7 (Japan, 1972) - detail of Side 1, scan by Wil
Gielen (promo release) |
CBS/Sony SOPB 55055-7 (Japan, 1972) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen
(commercial release) |
CBS/Sony SOPB 55055-7 (Japan, 1972) - detail of obi, scan by Sam Plessers |
CBS/Sony SOPZ 76-78 (Japan, 1975) - box front with obi, scan by Wil
Gielen |
CBS/Sony SOPZ 76-78 (Japan, 1975) - detail of spine of box, scan by Wil
Gielen |
CBS/Sony SOPZ 76-78 (Japan, 1975) - detail of obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
CBS/Sony SOPZ 76-78 (Japan, 1975) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen (commercial
release) |
CBS/Sony 63AP 1292-4 (Japan, 1978) - box front with obi, scan by Wil
Gielen |
CBS/Sony 63AP 1292-4 (Japan, 1978) - Side 1 scan by Wil Gielen
(commercial release) |
CBS/Sony 63AP 1292-4 (Japan, 1978) - detail of spine of box, scan by
Wil Gielen |
CBS/Sony 63AP 1292-4 (Japan, 1978) - Side 5 photo by Marc Kuszel
(commercial release) |
CBS/Sony 63AP 1292-4 (Japan, 1978) - detail of Side 5 with matrix number,
photo by Marc Kuszel
(commercial release) |
There was a single LP Japanese promo DJ release of this album, CBS/Sony Lite
91035, in
a white sleeve with two black/white information stamps and an
insert.
Thanks to Bryan Waller for providing the following information from a Japanese
auction web-site, as well as the pictures. Bryan's translation of the seller's
information is: "A 1972 production, a charity concert held at
George Harrison's appeal, on August 1, 1971, at New York's Madison Square
Garden, was recorded. "The Concert for Bangla Desh" (LITE 91035) 14-song
promotion LP (SPECIAL DJ COPY). It is the most important part of a 3-record set
compiled in one. George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Leon
Russell, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar and others appear. "My Sweet
Lord", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something",
"Bangladesh", and others - 14 songs are included. The title and participating
artists' names are stamped on the white cover."
The 1972 set had a silver obi with black, white and blue
text and price ¥5,000 (scan of detail below, hard to read). The record
matrix numbers of the copy shown are:
Side 1 - PB 55055 A1 1A6 STCX-1,
Side 2 - PB 55055 B1 1A4 STCX-2,
Side 3 - PB 55056 A1 1A5 STCX-3,
Side 4 - PB 55056 B1 1A3 STCX-4,
Side 5 - PB 55057 A1 1A18 STCX-5,
Side 6 - PB 55057 B1 1A1 STCX-6.
The 1975 set had the same silver obi with black, white and
blue text and price ¥6,300 (scan of detail below). The record matrix numbers
of the copy shown are:
Side 1 - SOPZ-76A1 STCX-1 1A8,
Side 2 - SOPZ-76 B1 STCX-2 1A9,
Side 3 - SOPZ-77A1 STCX-3 1A5,
Side 4 - SOPZ-77B1 STCX-4 1A7,
Side 5 - SOPZ-78A2 STCX-5 1B3,
Side 6 - SOPZ-78B1 STCX-6 1B5.
The 1978 set had a red/white obi with black and white text
in the "Rock Best 100" series with price ¥6,300. The record matrix numbers
of the copy shown are:
Side 1 - 63AP-1292 A1 STCX-1 1A3,
Side 2 - 63AP-1292 B1 STCX-2 1A3,
Side 3 - 63AP-1293 A2 STCX-3 1A5,
Side 4 - 63AP-1293 B3 STCX-4 1A5,
Side 5 - 63AP-1294 A1 STCX-5 1A5,
Side 6 - 63AP-1294 B2 STCX-6 1A6.
The three commercial sets were marketed by CBS/Sony in Japan but the records
themselves have the Apple STX 3385 catalogue number. All three sets
included the US 64-page booklet as shown above plus an 8-page booklet in English and
Japanese. The brown boxes look the same as for the US release but have "TOKYO JAPAN"
printed on the spine (see above).
Thanks to Wil Gielen, Sam Plessers and
Marc Kuszel for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (Australia/New Zealand), Jan 1972:
Apple STCX 3385 (Australia) - front of boxed set with price sticker, scan by
Stuart Moore |
Stuart
Moore has two records of an Apple Australia radio station promo set with white labels and plain
white sleeves. The record labels have only the partial title
"Bangladesh" and the record side number written in blue ballpoint pen.
On this copy the labels are stamped with the logo of DB Music!, a Melbourne,
Victoria, radio station now known as Mix 101. Side 5 (shown) with Bob's set is
on the back of Side 2, while sides 3 and 4 are on the second record. The record
with Sides 1 and 6 is missing. (As explained above for the US release, the three records had their playing sides in
this order so they could be played continuously on a record player with an
auto-changer.) Stuart also has the regular 3LP box with the 64-page booklet. The
box front has a white circular sticker with "SPECIAL PRICE $17.00".
Bill Hester's New Zealand copy has the Australian box and booklet but the
records were manufactured in New Zealand.
Thanks to Stuart Moore
and Bill Hester for information and scans. |
Apple STCX 3385 (New Zealand) - Side 5 with Bob's set, scan by
Bill Hester |
Apple STCX 3385 (Australia) - price sticker on front of boxed set, scan by
Stuart Moore |
Australian promo set - Side 5 with Bob's set, scan by Stuart Moore |
Apple STCX 3385 (Australia) - Side 5 with Bob's set, scan by Stuart Moore |
Apple STCX 3385 (Australia) - detail of Side 5, scan by Stuart Moore |
Apple STCX 3385 (New Zealand) - detail of Side 5, scan by Bill Hester |
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set: Apple STCX
3385 (South Africa), Jan 1972:
Apple STCX 3385-7 (South Africa) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The South African
release is one of few with noticeable differences from the rest worldwide:
each record is individually numbered (STCX 3385-6-7), the record labels and
rear sleeve have the text "SOLE DISTRIBUTORS GRAMOPHONE RECORD COMPANY, LTD"
(part of EMI) and the rear sleeve also has the Interpak logo. The most
noticeable point about this release is that this 3LP set was released in a
special sleeve instead of the usual cloth-covered card box. This is a single
wide sleeve that opens at top and bottom with tuck-in flaps as illustrated.
It includes the usual booklet as above. |
Apple STCX 3385-7 (South Africa) - rear with flaps, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385-7 (South Africa) - detail of rear, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385-7 (South Africa) - front with opened top flap, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (South Africa) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (South Africa) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (South Africa) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (South Africa) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3386 (South Africa) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3386 (South Africa) - detail of Side 3, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3386 (South Africa) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3387 (South Africa) - Side 5 with Bob's set, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3387 (South Africa) - detail of Side 5, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3387 (South Africa) - Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385-7 (South Africa) - spine of sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara
Thanks to Fred Muller for
pointing out that Ravi Shankar and the other Indian musicians are credited
with playing on Side 2 as well as Side 1, although they don't play on any of
the Side 2 tracks.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" -
stereo vinyl 3LP release:
Apple STCX.3385 (India), 1972:
Apple STCX.3385 (India)
- front of box, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Despite the fact
that most copies in India were imported from the USA, there was a very hard to
find genuine Indian release, which was made by the Gramophone Company of India
Ltd., part of EMI. The box is a significantly lighter orange than that of other
worldwide releases, and the text on the spine is very badly aligned as shown,
with the catalogue number only partly visible. The set has the same 12" booklet.
The records have
the US arrangement of sides: Record 1 (Sides 1 and 6), Record 2 (Sides 2 and 5)
and Record 3 (Sides 3 and 4). Unlike the records of some other releases, they
are all numbered "STCX.3385". |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side
1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side
1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side
1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara
(GRAMOPHONE CO. OF INDIA LTD.") |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side
2, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - Side 5 with Bob's set, scan by Manuel García Jara
(Record 2, Side 2) |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side
2, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX.3385 (India) - spine scan by Manuel García Jara
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "El Concierto Para Bangladesh
[The Concert For Bangladesh]" - 3LP set:
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico), 1972 (twice):
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico), 1972 (first release):
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - front of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara (first release) |
This set was released twice in Mexico in
1972. This is the first release and it is extremely rare. This set was made
in the USA and exported to Mexico. The box itself, with the
English title on the front and the spine, and the booklet are identical
to those of the US release. The records have US matrix numbers, so must have
been made in the USA, but the record labels were printed in Mexico. These
labels have the same typeface as for the US labels with titles in English,
but the album title is the Spanish title El Concierto Para
Bangla Desh instead of the
original English title.
But there is a great surprise: these records, made in
the USA, have the US arrangement of sides: Record 1 (Sides 1 and 6), Record
2 (Sides 2 and 5) and Record 3 (Sides 3 and 4). However, the records were
labelled as if they had the regular arrangement of sides, so all sides but
Side 1 are mislabelled! The Dylan set is on Side 2 of Record 2 but this side
has the Side 4 label, while the label listing the Dylan set actually is
on Side 1 of Record 3 (Side 3). |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara
(first release, actually plays Side 1 as expected, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (first release, actually plays Side 6, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 3 scan by
Manuel García Jara (first release, actually plays Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 4 scan by
Manuel García Jara (first release, actually plays Side 5, Bob's set) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 5 scan by
Manuel García Jara (first release, lists Bob's set but actually plays Side
3, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 6 scan by
Manuel García Jara (first release, actually plays Side 4, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico), 1972 (second release):
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - front of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara (second release) |
This set was quickly reissued
in 1972 to solve the mistake
with mislabelled copies of the first release. It is very different from the previous
release and this time it was made in Mexico. The box has now the Spanish title on
the front
and on the spine (note "Bangla Desh" is two words), and it is unique in having the
artists' names printed on the front. It doesn't include the usual booklet but,
as in
the Brazilian release below, there is an insert with tracklist and credits
glued to the inside of the box front (impossible to be scanned) but not on the
inside
of the rear.
|
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - detail of front of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara (second release) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 1
(Record 1, Side 1) scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 2
(Record 2, Side 1) scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 3
(Record 3, Side 1) scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 4
(Record 3, Side 2) scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 5
(Record 2, Side 2) scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, includes Bob's set) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - Side 6
(Record 1, Side 2) scan by Manuel García Jara
(second release, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - detail of front of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara (second release)
Apple STCX 3385 (Mexico) - spine of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara (second release)
The records were also made
in Mexico (the matrix numbers are different from those of the US release) and they
have picture labels with the album title and tracklist translated into Spanish.
The records again have the US arrangement of sides but this time they were
correctly labelled.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set:
Apple/CBS 137759/61 (Brazil), 1972:
Apple/CBS 137759/61 (Brazil) - front of
box, scan by Manuel García Jara |
As in the rest of the world apart from the USA, this Brazilian set was
distributed by CBS but it was made by RCA Electrónica Ltda. because at the
time CBS had no pressing plant in Brazil. |
Apple/CBS 137759 (Brazil) - detail of
Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 137759 (Brazil) - detail of
Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 137759 (Brazil) - Side 1 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple/CBS 137759 (Brazil) - Side 2 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple/CBS 137760 (Brazil) - Side 3 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple/CBS 137760 (Brazil) - Side 4 scan
by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple/CBS 137761 (Brazil)
- Side 5 with Bob' set, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 137761 (Brazil)
- Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Apple/CBS 137759/61 (Brazil) - box spine
scan by Manuel García Jara
This set was one of the first stereo albums released by CBS in Brazil. Like
the Argentinean release, the box is made in one piece: the front
and back are linked by the spine, not two separate pieces. The box has the usual
design but has a different catalogue number printed on the spine. This release
doesn't include the booklet but the tracklist (in English) and credits (in
Portuguese) are printed on two inserts glued to the backs of the front and the
rear of the box (not scanned). The records have the regular arrangement of
sides. Each record is individually numbered. The labels have "CBS Masterworks",
"Apple" and "Fab. por RCA Electronica Ltda".
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "El Concierto Para Bangla
Desh
[The Concert For Bangladesh]" - 3LP set:
Apple 119.539/40/41 (Argentina), 1972:
Apple 119.539/40/41 (Argentina) - front
of box, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This is the first of two Argentinean versions of this set.
Like the Brazilian release, the top and bottom of the box are hinged by the
spine, not separate. The box is the usual brown colour, but there is a white
printed sheet glued on front with the album title in Spanish: the country
name is "Bangla Desh", not "Bangladesh" as for other releases. (In Spanish
the name of the country known then as East Pakistan was first "Bengala
[Bengal]" as on the Side 6 record label, and then "Bangla Desh",
written as two words. There is also another piece of white paper glued on
the spine with the Spanish album title and catalogue number. This set
doesn't include the usual booklet but there is a four-page insert in Spanish
only. The records have the regular arrangement of sides (Record 1 = Sides 1
and 2, etc.), so Bob's set (Side 5) is Side 1 of Record 3. Each record is individually numbered as
"119.539", "119.540" and "119.541". The record labels have song
titles in Spanish and English, and (unusually for Argentina) the Spanish
translations are correct.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
|
Apple 119.539 (Argentina) - Side 1 scan
by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 119.539/40/41 (Argentina) -
outside of unfolded insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple 119.539/40/41 (Argentina) - inside
of unfolded insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple 119.539 (Argentina) - Side 2 scan
by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple 119.540 (Argentina)
- Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 119.539 (Argentina) - detail of
Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (compare with Apple 12.315
below) |
Apple 119.540 (Argentina)
- Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple 119.541 (Argentina)
- Side 5 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1, includes
Bob's set) |
Apple 119.541 (Argentina)
- Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple 119.539/40/41 (Argentina) - box spine
scan by Manuel García Jara
George Harrison & Friends - "El Concierto Para Bangla
Desh
[The Concert For Bangladesh]" - 3LP set:
Apple 12.315 (Argentina), 1972:
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- front with stereo information, scan by Manuel García Jara
(variant 2) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- detail of front with stereo information, scan by Manuel García Jara
(variant 2) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant
1) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (both
variants) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- inside of gatefold sleeve 1 (between records 1 and 2), scan by Manuel García Jara
(both variants) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- inside of gatefold sleeve 2 (between records 2 and 3), scan by Manuel García Jara
(both variants) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- detail of Side 1, scan by Manuel García Jara (compare with Apple
119.539 above) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- Side 5 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2, includes
Bob's set) |
Apple 12.315
(Argentina)
- Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2, no Dylan) |
This is the other
Argentinean release of this album with a different catalogue number. It is
very different from the one released as a boxed set. It has a triple
gatefold sleeve, with the three panels joined at the spine, so that there
are two inside gatefolds, not three folded panels in a line like other
tri-fold sleeves. The outside gatefold sleeve has the same design as the
regular booklet. The front has the album title translated into Spanish
(there is a variant of this release with Stereo information printed on the
front, also shown).
The two inner gatefold
sleeves reproduce the design of the four page insert from the first release
above. The inner gatefold #1 includes a monochrome map of the area and text in
Spanish (pages 1 and 2 of the insert). Inner gatefold #2 has the musician
credits and more Spanish text (pages 4 and 3 of the insert). It's noticeable
that on the left hand side of gatefold #2 the disc catalogue numbers are still
given as "119.539", "119.540" and "119.541" (the catalogue numbers of the first
release discs as on page 4 of the above insert) even though these three numbers
appear nowhere else in the package.
The record labels are very
different from those above: there is no text in the circumference, musicians' credits
are added for each
track and there is a different copyright organisation ("COMAR"). However, the tracklist text
has the same typeface and translations. This time the records have the US
arrangement of sides: Record #1 (Sides 1 and 6), Record #2 (Sides 2 and 5) and Record #3
(Sides 3 and 4), so Bob's set (Side 5) is Side 2 of Record 2. All three records have catalogue number "12.315".
Manuel says: "This
release always has been a mystery to me: "Argentina" is not on labels or on the
sleeve; I know the Argentinean copyright organisation "SADAIC", I don't know
anything about "COMAR"(*); my Argentinean friends don't know which
release was
previous. Surely this release was released in 1972 because the Uruguayan release
has the same artwork (and my copy has "1972" written on rear) but it's possible that
both Argentinean versions were not released simultaneously: why were two releases,
very different from one another, published at the same time?".
*“COMAR”
[Corporación Musical Argentina] is the “Argentinean Musical
Corporation”. It was established in
1936.
However, T. J. Jenkins spoke with a person who owns this
gatefold version and he says it was the initial release in Argentina. He said
that the box set version came later and was a mid-seventies reissue of the
album. He said he purchased the album in Argentina before the box set version
was released there. Confirmation required!
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara and T. J. Jenkins for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "El Concierto Para Bangla
Desh
[The Concert For Bangladesh]" -
promo two stereo cassette set:
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93 (Argentina), 1991:
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - front of outer box, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Like the 1991 US
cassette release above, the 1991 Argentinean cassette release came from
Columbia/Sony Music, under licence from Apple Records. The Apple logo is on the
rear of the box. |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - front of flattened outer box, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - rear of flattened outer box with Apple logo, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - rear of cassettes, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992
(Argentina) - detail of Side 1 of cassette with "Sony Music", scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - fronts of cassettes, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992
(Argentina) - outside of insert for cassette 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992
(Argentina) - inside of insert for cassette 1, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992
(Argentina) - Side 1 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (cassette 1, Side 1, no
Dylan) |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992
(Argentina) - Side 2 with promo overprinting, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
(cassette 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - front of information insert, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.993
(Argentina) - outside of insert for cassette 2, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
|
Columbia/Sony Music 580.993
(Argentina) - Side 1 scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (cassette 2, Side 1,
includes R-0075) |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.993
(Argentina) - Side 2 with promo overprinting, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
(cassette 2, Side 2, includes R-0076 - R-0079) |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - rear of information insert, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - spines of cassettes, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
Columbia/Sony Music 580.992/93
(Argentina) - bottom of cassettes showing "Sony Music" leader tape, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay
The set comes as two separate cassettes, each with its own
insert, inside a card outer box. The information insert is
separate from the
cassettes inside the card box.
On Side 2 of each of
the cassettes there is
almost illegible promo
text
overprinted that says "CASSETTE PARA DEMOSTRACION - VENTA PROHIBIDA" ["CASSETTE
FOR DEMONSTRATION - PROHIBITED SALE"]. The rest of the set has no indications
it's a promo. The cassettes have "Sony Music" impressed on both sides and also
printed on the leader tapes.
Thanks to
Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "El Concierto Para Bangla
Desh
[The Concert For Bangladesh]" - 3LP set:
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay), 1972:
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- front of gatefold sleeve with stereo information, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This
is the very rare version of this set released in Uruguay. It was made in
Uruguay by Sondor S.A. for Apple/CBS. It has the same catalogue number as
the second Argentinean release above and the same US arrangement of sides.
The sleeve is virtually identical to that to the second Argentinean release
with a triple gatefold sleeve, with the three panels joined by the spine,
but there are some differences:
1 - The outer gatefold
also has the album title in Spanish, but there is Stereo information printed
on front (the same as the second Argentinean release above). The most
obvious difference is the position of the slogan "Disco es cultura": in the
Uruguayan release it is printed at bottom left and above the line, while in
the Argentinean sleeve it is printed at bottom right and below the line
(note also the slight difference "Disco es cultura!" on the
Argentinean sleeve). Apart from these details, this copy has the name of a
previous owner and a date (16 Aug 1972) and also a sticker of a radio
station "CX8 - Radio Sarandi/Montevideo/Discoteca" |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- detail of front of gatefold sleeve with stereo information, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- detail of rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- inside of gatefold sleeve (between records 1 and 2), scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- inside of gatefold sleeve (between records 2 and 3), scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- detail of Side 5, scan by Manuel García Jara |
Apple 12.315
(Uruguay)
- Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Uruguay)
- Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Uruguay)
- Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Uruguay)
- Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple 12.315
(Uruguay)
- Side 5 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2, includes
Bob's set) |
Apple 12.315
(Uruguay)
- Side 6 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple/CBS 12.315 (Uruguay)
- detail of inside of gatefold sleeve (between records 2 and 3), scan by Manuel García Jara
(equivalent information is missing on the Peruvian release below)
2 - The first inside
gatefold sleeve 1 (between records 1 and 2) has a variation of the brown colour
and the panel on the right has about 3cms of white colour on its left, not
present in the Argentinean release.
3 - The second inside
gatefold sleeve 2 (between records 2 and 3) is the most important. The left
panel has the tracklist and credits but it does not have "Disco 1/2/3" and the
Argentinean catalogue numbers of the box release are missing. The right panel has important text, printed vertically, with information about CBS, the
usual manufacturer of CBS in Uruguay (Sondor S.A.) and the printer (As - Rincón
387).
4 - The record labels
have a different typeface with very dark colours, the song titles have the same
translations as on the Argentinean labels, and they include the "AGADU" logo (Asociación
General de Autores del Uruguay).
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "El Concierto Para Bangla
Desh
[The Concert For Bangladesh]" - 3LP set:
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru), 1972:
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- front of gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
This set with a new catalogue number was sold in
Peru, although there is no country of release anywhere on the sleeve or on
the record labels. Like the second Argentinean and the Uruguayan releases
above, it comes in a
a triple gatefold sleeve, with the three panels joined by the spine. |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- detail of front of gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara (compare with Argentinean and Uruguayan front details above) |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- Side 1 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- inside of gatefold sleeve (between records 1 and 2), scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- inside of gatefold sleeve (between records 2 and 3), scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- Side 3 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- detail of Side 1, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- Side 4 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- Side 5 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2, includes Bob's set) |
Apple S.E. 8313 (Peru)
- Side 6 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2, no Dylan) |
The artwork, including the Spanish title on the front, is
essentially identical to that of the second Argentinean release, with some
slight differences:
- The outer gatefold sleeve is fully laminated
- The front has just "Estéreo" and not the Stereo
information as above
- The catalogue number is missing from the spine and
from the second inner gatefold.
The records have the US arrangement of sides: each record
is numbered "Disco nº 1/2/3" and each side as "Lado-1/2", so it's easy to see
this arrangement: e.g. "Disco nº1 Lado-6". Except for Side 1 (with a similar
typeface to the Argentinean release), the other sides have very different
typefaces, even though the translations into Spanish are the same as for the
Argentinean release (including the strange translation of While My Guitar
Gently Weeps as "Guitarra, vas a llorar [Guitar, You Are Going To
Cry]". "COMAR" (Comercio Argentino) is listed as the copyright association
for some tracks.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" - 3LP set:
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela), 1972:
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - front of
gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Some copies sold in
Venezuela in 1972 were imported from the USA. However, Venezuela had its own
releases of this set, one released in 1972, another in 1979 and again in
1983. This is the first release. Like in other countries, except USA, this
set was made in Venezuela by CBS/Columbia C.A. for Apple Records. It has a
gatefold sleeve, not the usual brown box, made of excellent cardboard. Like
in Uruguay and in Argentina, the front of this sleeve is identical to the
booklet, but, unlike in these countries, the album title is in English.
The rear of the gatefold
sleeve is
unique in having a monochrome image, the same as front, not the design of rear
of the original booklet. Again the album title and tracklist are in English
only. The rear has the usual Apple catalogue number but also CBS/Columbia information
printed inside a circle, not a sticker or a stamp, showing the price (P.V. P. Bs.
84 = Precio de Venta al Público: 84 Bolívares). There is also a shop
sticker with a handwritten lower price: 59.99 Bolívares. At the bottom
of the rear sleeve is text in Spanish: "Producido por..." and "Hecho en Venezuela por..." in addition to a
small CBS logo. The year of release is shown as 1972.
|
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - detail of
rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - detail of
rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - outside of
gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - inside of
gatefold sleeve, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - detail of
Side 1, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - Side 1 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - Side 3 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 1, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - Side 4 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 3, Side 2, no Dylan) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - Side 5 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side 2, includes Bob's set) |
Apple STCX 3385 (Venezuela) - Side 6 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side 2, no Dylan) |
The inner gatefold sleeve is
plain white and the right-hand panel has a cut-out centre to display the record
label. The left-hand panel has a pocket to hold one record while the right-hand
panel
has two pockets for the other records, and there is not enough space for the booklet
(the usual worldwide booklet included in this release) that must be kept inside
the gatefold sleeve. The picture labels (not
paper labels) are virtually identical to those of the US release, except for the
detail "Hecho en Venezuela" printed at the bottom. Although the tracklist on
rear shows the regular arrangement of sides, this set has the US arrangement:
Record 1 (sides 1 and 6), Record 2 (sides 2 and 5) and Record 3 (sides 3 and 4), so
the Dylan set is on side 2 of Record 2.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends -
"The Concert For Bangladesh. Vol. 1" - single
stereo LP release, CBS CS-10.343 (Venezuela), 1979:
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- front scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- detail of front, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- detail of front, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- rear scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- Side 1 scan by
Manuel García Jara (correct! - no Dylan) |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- detail of Side 1, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS
CS-10.343 (Venezuela)
- Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (Side 6 tracks listed and played - no Dylan) |
This album, released
worldwide as a 3LP set, had a second release in Venezuela (and possibly in Colombia
also) as three separate volumes: Vols. 1,
2 and 3, sold separately! This
1979 reissue
was again made by CBS/Columbia C.A. but this time there is no mention
of
Apple anywhere: the sleeves have only CBS logos and the records have the usual CBS
orange/yellow labels (this is the only worldwide release with these labels).
The sleeves are again made
of excellent cardboard and they are similar to the first release with the design
of the booklet on front and the same design on the rear in monochrome, both
with the album title in English. Each record has
individual catalogue numbers: CS-10.343 (Vol. 1), CS-10.344 (Vol. 2) and CS-10.345 (Vol. 3).
The front of Vol. 1 has
the CBS logo and catalogue number at top right and
the text "Volumen I" printed at top left, but
there is also a yellow sticker with the text "Vol. 1"!
The rear sleeve again
has the CBS logo
and catalogue number at top right, and like the first release, there is also a price
("P.V.P. Bs 55 = Precio de Venta al Público: 55 Bolívares") recommended by CBS and
printed inside a circle. There is small Spanish text: "Producido por...", "Disponible en
cinta...", "Hecho en Venezuela..." and the printer name: "Imprime Litomizpa".
What makes
this release so bizarre is that the sleeves were printed by Litozimpa according
the regular arrangement of sides (Record 1 with Sides 1 and 2, Record 2 with
Sides 3 and 4, and Record 3 with Sides 5 and 6) and each album has its tracklist
printed on the rear of the sleeve. However, the records were pressed by CBS with the US
arrangement of sides! This means the tracklist of the sleeves and the tracklist of
the record labels are
different. In the case of Vol. 1
Side 1 is correct on both the sleeve and the label, but the rear sleeve says: "Side 2: 1-
Wah-Wah; 2 - My Sweet Lord..." but Side 2 has the tracks of
Side 6 (1 -
Something and 2 - Bangladesh) on the labels and the record. The tracks of Side 2
as printed on the rear sleeve, are actually on Vol. 3
(you'd expect it to be on Vol. 2,
but see below)!
Because the albums were sold separately, anyone turning over the record
expecting to hear My Sweet Lord would have been very disappointed! A previous owner
made
some corrections, writing on labels "Vol. 1" on Side 1 and "Vol. 3" on
Side 2. Neither side of this record has any Dylan involvement.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends -
"The Concert For Bangladesh. Vol. 2" - single
stereo LP release, CBS CS-10.344 (Venezuela), 1979:
For this reason the
tracklists on the rear sleeve and on the record labels are identical, but not
the catalogue numbers!
The
catalogue number
on the front and rear sleeves is CS-10.344 (Vol. 1
was CS-10.343 so Vol. 2 must
be CS-10.344) but this volume, according to the US arrangement of sides, is
Record 3 and for this reason the catalogue number on the record labels is
CS-10.345 as if it were Vol. 3.
There is a mistake on Side 2: Here Comes the Sun is shown as "Here
Comes The Sum". Neither side of the record has any Dylan involvement.
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends -
"The Concert For Bangladesh. Vol. 3" - single
stereo LP release, CBS CS-10.345 (Venezuela), 1979:
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- front scan by
Manuel García Jara |
This is Vol. 3
with the individual catalogue number CS-10.345 on front and on rear. Again "Volumen
III" is printed on front and "Vol. 3" this
time in a green sticker.
This third volume is the strangest!
The rear
sleeve has the tracklist of regular Sides 5 (with the Dylan set) and 6.
According to the US arrangement of sides, this should be Record 3 with
tracks 3 and 4 , but it's actually Record 2 with Sides 2 and 5! The rear sleeve
states that side 1 is the Dylan set but, because
of the US arrangement, the Dylan set is actually on Side 2. The rear sleeve also says
that Side 2 includes Something and Bangladesh (actually on
Side 2 of Vol. 1)
but Side 2 is the Dylan set, while Side 1 includes the regular Side 2 (Wah-Wah,
My Sweet Lord, etc.), listed as Side 2 of Vol. 1.
(Note the correction with pen on the record labels).
|
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- detail of front, scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- detail of front, scan by
Manuel García Jara (CS-10.345) |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- rear scan by
Manuel García Jara |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- detail of rear, scan by
Manuel García Jara (CS-10.345) |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- Side 1 scan by
Manuel García Jara (CS-10.344
- Side 1 tracks listed and played - no Dylan) |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- detail of Side 1, scan by
Manuel García Jara (CS-10.344) |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- Side 2 scan by
Manuel García Jara (CS-10.344
- Side 5 tracks listed and played -
includes Bob's set) |
CBS CS-10.345
(Venezuela)
- detail of Side 2, scan by
Manuel García Jara (CS-10.344) |
The catalogue number is
the logical one for the third volume CS-10.345
(on the sleeve), but with the US arrangement it is
actually Record 2, so the catalogue number on the record labels is CS-10.344!
Thanks to
Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" -
stereo cassette release:
Perina 38022 (Indonesia), 1970s:
CD Releases
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For
Bangladesh" - 2CD sets, Capitol CDP-7-93265-2 (USA/Canada); Epic EPC 468835 2
(Austria
for Europe); Epic
CDKNIC 048 (South Africa),
1991:
This set, the first release of this album on CD, comes in a double-width CD jewel case.
It has a 36-page booklet.
Apple CDP-7-93265-2 (USA/Canada):
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for
Europe):
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) - front insert (my copy)
|
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) -
outside of booklet |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) -
detail of rear of booklet |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) - rear insert |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) -
inside page of booklet |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe)
- CD1 (no Dylan) |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) -
inside pages of booklet |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe) -
inside pages of booklet |
Epic EPC 468835 2 (Austria for Europe)
- CD2 (includes Bob |
The Epic European 2CD set, bought by me in the UK, was
made in Austria. It again has a 36-page booklet.
Surprisingly a "reissue" of the 2CD Epic set 468835 2
(as above) was released in New Zealand (although manufactured in Austria) in
early 2002. It appears to be identical in every way with the 1991 release shown
here. Thanks to Bill Hester for this information.
Epic CDKNIC 048 (South Africa):
Epic CDKNIC 048 (South
Africa) - back page of front insert booklet, scan by Bill Hester |
Thanks also to Bill Hester for scans of the South
African release, which also has a 36-page booklet and was marketed in South
Africa by Gallo Record Company. The CDs were also manufactured in South Africa.
|
Epic CDKNIC 048 (South
Africa) - rear insert scan by Bill Hester |
Epic CDKNIC 048 (South
Africa) - CD1 scan by Bill Hester (no Dylan) |
Epic CDKNIC 048 (South
Africa) - CD2 scan by Bill Hester (includes Bob's set) |
The remastered version with a bonus track that was being planned by George Harrison
was
expected to be released on Parlophone in the UK and Capitol in the USA in late
2002, but did not appear until Sep 2005 - see 2005. (That release warrants a separate entry as it has new material.)
George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For
Bangladesh" - promo 2CD set, Epic/Sony Records ESCA 5470-1 (Japan),
25 Oct 1991:
This set also comes in a double-width CD jewel case.
Sonny Boy McFitzson's copy has a questionnaire postcard
relating specifically to ESCA 5470-1.
Wil Gielen's copy shown is a promo with a promo sticker
on the rear insert and handwritten Japanese characters indicating a promo in the
clear centres of both discs.
Thanks to Wil Gielen and Sonny Boy McFitzson for
information and scans.
For the remastered CD version with a bonus track, see
2005, for the 2005 expanded DVD release see
VHS &
DVD 2000s Part 3. (The 2000s releases warrant separate entries as they have new material.)
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