This is part of a list by release date of international (now including the USA, which was once listed separately) promo and commercially-released stereo 7" and 12" singles and EPs for 1977 that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only performances which are available on officially released Dylan albums. Nevertheless, their interest value or scarcity means they're worth listing here - as far as I know many are not included on any other Internet site. Special thanks to Hans Seegers for many of these items! Stereo promo versions of commercially released singles that were formerly listed in the Promotional Items sections of the yearly pages are now listed here. Singles released in this time period exclusively for promotional purposes are now here also. I would also like to include cassette singles here, but I don't have any, and none have been notified to me so far.
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.
"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"/"Rita May" - 7" singles, S CBS 48659 (UK)/CBS 4859 (Spain), Jan 1977:
S CBS 4859 (UK) - front of all commercial singles, scan by Hans Seegers |
Because these single an edit of the A-side of the live album track from Hard Rain, and a non-album B-side, full details are in 1977. |
S CBS 4859 (UK) - alternate commercial singles front, scan by Michel Pomarede (purple colour) |
CBS 4859 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Michel Pomarede for information and scans.
"Bob Dylan In Concerto" - 7" EP given away with issue of "Gong" magazine, Gong 5A/6B (Italy), Mar 1977:
Gong 5A/6B (Italy) - front scan by Mauro |
Because this EP contains four live rarities, full details are in
1977. Thanks to Mauro for information and scan. |
"Romance In Durango"/"Sara" - 7" stereo single, CBS 4989 (Spain), 1977:
CBS 4989 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This single is unique in that it's the only worldwide appearance of Sara
on a 7" release. Although Romance In Durango segues into Black Diamond Bay
on Side 2 of Desire, this 5:50 stand-alone version is 6 seconds
longer than R-0519 from a Japanese 7" single as the B-side of One More Cup
of Coffee, see 1976. I'm therefore classifying it as a separate rarity, see 1977. This unfaded version previously appeared on a CBS Sugar Italy 8-track tape cartridge release of Desire, see 1976. |
CBS 4989 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
CBS 4989 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to Francisco Lima for information about this single and to Hans Seegers and Keith Venturoni for further information and scans.
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