Open gatefold sleeve of UK "Souvenir Edition" 7" single of Highway 61 Revisited from the Real Live album, 1984 (my copy)
Open gatefold sleeve of UK "Souvenir Edition" 7" single of Highway 61 Revisited from the
Real Live album, 1984 (my copy)
This is part of a separate multi-year list by release date of international (now including the USA, which was once listed separately) promo and commercially-released stereo 7" and 12" singles 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. 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.
1984
"Sweetheart Like You"/"License To Kill" - 7" single, CBS A4175 (NL/Norway), Jan 1984:
 CBS A4175 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Both sides of these single are the regular album versions from Infidels. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. Thanks to Olav Langum for the information that this single was also sold in Norway. |
 CBS A4175 (NL) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS A4175 (NL) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Jokerman"/"License To Kill" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 4055 (UK), Apr 1984:
 CBS A4055 (UK) - front scan by Kenneth Robson |
The promo singles have a 4:30 edit of the A-side (R-0161), for full
details see 1984. The B-side is the full length
version. Stefan Haras has a copy of the UK promo single that is
significantly different from mine in that almost all the black text elements
are differently placed. The commercial singles have the full album version from Infidels (6:12). The UK rear sleeve lists UK dates for the 1984 tour. The commercial record occurs in three variants: two have paper labels, and the third has orange/brown injection labels. The first variant with paper labels has only "BOB DYLAN" set vertically to the left of the centre hole, the second has extra text below the name. |
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 CBS A4055 (UK) - promo A-side with full-length version |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - alternate promo ADJ-side with radio edit R-0161, scan by Stefan Haras |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - alternate promo A-side with full-length version, scan by Stefan Haras |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - A-side scan by David Burgess (first variant with paper labels) |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - B-side scan by David Burgess (first variant with paper labels) |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - detail of rear, scan by Kenneth Robson (UK spelling - "LICENCE") |
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 CBS A4055 (UK) - B-side scan by Kenneth Robson (second variant with paper labels) |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - detail of B-side, scan by Kenneth Robson (US spelling - "LICENSE") |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - A-side scan by Kenneth Robson (third variant with injection labels) |
 CBS A4055 (UK) - B-side scan by Kenneth Robson (third variant with injection labels) |
Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay for spotting that License To Kill is spelled "LICENCE TO KILL" (UK spelling) on the rear of the UK sleeve but all the B-side record labels have "LICENSE TO KILL" (US spelling)
Thanks to David Burgess, Kenneth Robson
and Stefan Haras for information and scans.
"Jokerman"/"License To Kill" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 4055 (Spain), Apr 1984:
 CBS A4055 (Spain) - front of sleeve (my promo copy - commercial copy is the same) |
These two Spanish singles have the same front sleeve
but the rear sleeves and record labels are different. The promo single again has the 4:30 edit of the A-side (R-0161), for full details see 1984. The Jokerman radio edit song length on the Spanish single is misprinted as 4:00 but it is the 4:30 edit (I played it and timed it!). I can only assume that the intention was to use the 4:05 edit (R-0605), see below and full details of which can be found in 1984. |
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 CBS A4055 (Spain) - rear of commercial sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS A4055 (Spain) -commercial A-side with album track, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS A4055 (Spain) -commercial B-side, scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Jokerman"/"License To Kill" - promo and commercial 7" singles, CBS BA 223145 (Australia/New Zealand), 1984:
 CBS BA 223145 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
Both sides of this single are the album versions from Infidels. Jokerman
is 6:12. In Australia the promo version of this single had white CBS labels and the commercial single had orange/yellow CBS labels. In New Zealand promo releases were the commercial release with orange/yellow CBS labels and a promo sticker on the B-side. Thanks to Bill Hester for initial information about the New Zealand release. Thanks to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. For details of 1984 Jokerman promo and commercial singles with a 4:30 radio edit of the title track, see 1984. |
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 CBS BA 223145 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
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 CBS BA 223145 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
 CBS BA 223145 (New Zealand) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release - commercial single with promo sticker) |
 CBS BA 223145 (New Zealand) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
 CBS BA 223145 (New Zealand) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
"Jokerman"/"License To Kill" - 7" promo singles, CBS SSC 5581 (South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1984:
 CBS SSC 5581 (South Africa) - A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (R-0775) |
Both these singles were marketed and distributed by the Gramophone Record Co. (Pty.) Ltd., part of EMI, on behalf of CBS Records. They had generic sleeves and orange/yellow CBS labels. The very rare Zimbabwean record was issued after the country formerly known as Rhodesia had gained independence in 1980. |
 CBS SSC 5581 (South Africa) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 CBS SSC 5581 (Zimbabwe) - B-side scan by Tom Willems |
They have a different, unique, 5:09 edit of the A-side, for full details, see 1984. The B-side was the regular album track from Infidels.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Tom Willems and Jan Welter for information and scans.
"Jokerman"/"Isis (live)" - 10" acetate and 7" stereo promo and commercial singles, Columbia 38-04425 (USA), 1 Jun 1984:
 Columbia 38-04425 (USA) - promo single A-side scan by Stefan Haras (same both sides) |
These singles had a 4:05 edit on the A-side (R-0605), so full details can be found in
1984.
This single and the European singles below had the 1975 live version of Isis from
the 1978 promo EP 4 Songs From "Renaldo And Clara" as the
B-side (see 1978), also released on Biograph (see
1985)
and on the bonus DVD with the Limited Edition of
The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 - Bob Dylan Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue
(see 2002). Bruce Mulle's 10" Columbia US
acetate, dated 1983, has both sides of the 45RPM single. Thanks to Stefan Haras, Hans Seegers and Bruce Mulle for information and scans. |
 Columbia 38-04425 (USA) - demo single A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia 38-04425 (USA) - commercial single A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia ZSS 171660 (USA) - 10" acetate A-side scan by Bruce Mulle (4:07) |
"Jokerman"/"Isis (live)" - 7" stereo single, CBS A 4402 (NL/Italy), 1 Jun 1984:
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These singles had the US 4:05 edit of Jokerman (R-0605), so full details are in 1984. Sergio Mariano Romay's Italian promo copy has a "needle stamp" through the sleeve with the words "CAMPIONE GRATUITO [FREE SAMPLE]". Thanks to Yan Friis and Tom Willems for information and scans. |
 CBS A 4402 (Italy) - front scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (promo copy) |
 CBS A 4402 (Italy) - front scan by Tom Willems |
"Jokerman [Hombre Bromisto]"/"Neighbourhood Bully [Vecindaria Camorrista]" - 7" single, Discos CBS 10423 (Bolivia), 1984:
 Discos CBS 10423 (Bolivia) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
This very rare 33⅓ RPM single has
orange/yellow Discos CBS labels with catalogue number "SEP 10423". For details of 1984 Jokerman promo and commercial singles with a 4:30 radio edit of the title track, see 1984. |
 Discos CBS 10423 (Bolivia) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 Discos CBS 10423 (Bolivia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
For a 1971 Bolivian EP, see International 7" Singles & EPs 1971. For a 1975 Bolivian single with Hurricane from Desire, see 1976-76 Hurricane Singles. For a 1979 Bolivian 7" single with two tracks from Slow Train Coming, see International 7" & 12" Singles 1979.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Lay, Lady, Lay"/"I Threw It All Away" - 7" stereo singles in "Back Tracks" series, CBS A4595 (UK), 1984:
 CBS A4595 (UK) - A-side in "Back Tracks" sleeve (my copy, "Big Ben Music") |
This 1984 single was a re-release of a
1976 CBS UK single with the same tracks in the "Golden Decade 1967-76"
series (see
International Singles: 7"
Singles & EPs 1976). This time it had new catalogue number CBS A4595 and was part of the CBS "Back Tracks" series with unique black labels. There are two variants in the same sleeve, the first has the songs credited to "Big Ben Music Ltd." and the second has the songs credited to "Warner Brothers Music Ltd.". This was the only Dylan single in the series, although it also included Mr. Tambourine Man/All I Really Want To Do by The Byrds (CBS A4575). |
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 CBS A4595 (UK) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers ("Big Ben Music") |
 CBS A4595 (UK) - A-side scan by Dag Braathen ("Warner Brothers Music") |
 CBS A4595 (UK) - detail of A-side, scan by Dag Braathen ("Warner Brothers Music") |
 CBS A4595 (UK) - B-side scan by Dag Braathen ("Warner Brothers Music") |
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 "Back Tracks" sleeve rear scan by Hans Seegers |
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Dag Braathen and Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and scans.
"Highway 61 Revisited" - promo 12" single, Columbia AS 1975 (USA), Nov 1984:
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This item came in a plain black sleeve and had the
same track on both sides - the version from the Real Live album. Information from Alan Hoaksey. For a commercially-released "UK Tour Souvenir Edition" of this single with It Ain't Me, Babe from Real Live on the B-side, see below. |
 Columbia AS 1975 (USA) - A-side of promo 12" single in black sleeve, photo from eBay |
"Highway 61 Revisited"/"It Ain't Me, Babe" - 7" & 12" singles, UK Tour Souvenir Edition: CBS GA5020 (UK), regular promo and commercial 7" singles: CBS A5020 (UK/Spain), 1984:
CBS GA5020 (UK)/CBS A5020 (UK, two variants):
 CBS A5020 (UK) - front of regular 7" single, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
Both sides of this single are live versions from the Real Live album (illustrated on the back). The front/inside gatefold picture of the card sleeve of the UK Tour Souvenir Edition (GA5020) is from the rear of the Real Live album, while the inset front picture is from the Real Live inner sleeve. The regular 7" single (A5020) has a paper sleeve with a top opening. Thanks to Patrick Helfrich for scans of the regular UK 7" single with paper labels. This single is identical to mine apart from the catalogue numbers. François Guillez has a regular UK 7" single with "injection" labels - each side has an injected brown plastic ring into which the text and graphics have been cut to show the black vinyl underneath, there are no paper labels. |
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 CBS A5020 (UK) - A-side of regular 7" single, scan by François Guillez (injection labels) |
 CBS A5020 (UK) - B-side of regular 7" single, scan by François Guillez (injection labels) |
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 CBS GA5020 (UK) - B-side of 7" Tour Edition single |
Scans of the 12" UK single required!
CBS A5020 (Spain):
 CBS A5020 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases) |
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 CBS A5020 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
 CBS A5020 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release - blank) |
 CBS A5020 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
 CBS A5020 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans of the Spanish promo and commercial singles. The promo single came in the same sleeve as the commercial single, even though the B-side is blank.
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" stereo singles, Balkanton BTK 3802 (Bulgaria), 1984:
 Balkanton BTK 3802 - front scan by Hans Seegers (first release) |
This is the only Bob Dylan single released in Bulgaria, and was given away with the Bulgarian language edition of the lyrics book "Writings And Drawings". There were two releases in slightly different sleeves. The first release came with a folded poster, the re-release did not. The front of the second release picture sleeve has "BOB DYLAN" in Cyrillic characters in white, the rear of the sleeve is pink on both sleeves. The single is in the series "поети с китари [Poets with guitars]" as stated above "BOB DYLAN". The tracks are the normal stereo versions from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The record is the same for both releases and has stamped matrix numbers: A-side - "BTK 3802 A", B-side - "BTK 3802 B1". The record of Sergio Mariano Romay's first release copy also has "84" handwritten in the A-side vinyl. |
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 Balkanton BTK 3802 - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (first release - bottom right) |
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 Balkanton BTK 3802 - detail of front, scan by Hans Seegers (second release - top right) |
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 Balkanton BTK 3802 - rear of "Writing and Drawings" book, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (both releases) |
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 Balkanton BTK 3802 - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel (both releases) |
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 Balkanton BTK 3802 - B-side scan by Gerd Rundel (both releases) |
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Balkanton BTK 3802 - spine of "Writing and Drawings" book, scan by Sergio
Mariano Romay (both releases)
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Gerd Rundel, Manuel García Jara and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
1985
USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World"/Quincy
Jones - "Grace" - charity 7" singles, Columbia/CBS (Worldwide), Mar 1985:
For the We Are The World VHS release, see the
VHS & DVD
1980s page. For a 2DVD set released in 2005 with extra
material, see VHS &
DVD 2000s Part 3.
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As the A-side of these singles is a rarity, full details are in 1985. The A-side of the 12" singles is an extended version of the A-side of the 7" singles. |
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 CBS BA 12117 (Australia) - 12" single front scan by Stuart Moore |
 CBS/Sony 07SP-880 (Japan) - 7" single front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony 12AP 3021 (Japan) - 12" single front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen |
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 CBS(?) E 382 (Malaysia) - jukebox 7" single A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0164) |
 CBS US 1 (South Africa) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 CBS DEP 389 (Argentina) - 7" single A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS Discos CSR 1351 (Peru) - 7" single front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS 133-0105 (Ecuador) - 7" single A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?) (3:45)"/"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?) (5:20)" - promo 7" single, Columbia 38-04933 (USA), 24 May 1985:
 Columbia 38-04933 (USA) - front scan by "Dante" (promo and commercial releases) |
As this promo 7" single has an edit on the A-side of 3:45, full details are in 1985.
The B-side is the full-length album track of 5:20. The commercial single
below has
the full-length album track of 5:20 on the A-side and We Better Talk This
Over on the B-side. Thanks to Hans Seegers and "Dante" for information and scans. |
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 Columbia 38-04933 (USA) - promo A-side scan by Hans Seegers (R-0166) |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?) (3:45)"/"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?) (5:20)" - promo 12" single, CBS 51.092 (Brazil), Jun 1985:
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The Brazilian promo 12" single CBS 51.092 had the edited version on one side and the album version on the other just like the 7" promo single above. This record came in a plain black sleeve with the insert shown with a black/white photo of Bob. Both sides have "AMOSTRA INVENDÁVEL [SALE PROHIBITED]" printed diagonally. |
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 CBS 51.092 (Brazil) - promo 12" single B-side scan by Sergio Mariano Romay (album version) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This Over" - demonstration and commercial 7" singles, Columbia 38-04933 (USA/Canada), 24 May 1985:
 Columbia 38-04933 (USA/Canada) - front scan by Tom Willems (demonstration and commercial copies) |
The demonstration and commercial copies of the US single have the full-length album track of 5:20 on the A-side and We Better Talk This Over on the B-side. For a promo single with an edit of the A-side, see 1985 and above. Both demonstration copies shown have "DEMONSTRATION - NOT FOR SALE" stamped over the barcode on the B-side: on Tom Willems' copy it's upwards and on Stefan Haras' copy it's downwards. Michel Pomarede has found a copy on eBay with a jukebox strip. The Canadian commercial single has the edited A-side, so is listed in 1985. |
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 Columbia 38-04933 (USA) - B-side scan by Tom Willems (demonstration copy) |
 Columbia 38-04933 (USA) - detail of B-side, scan by Tom Willems (demonstration copy) |
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 Columbia 38-04933 (USA) - B-side scan by Stefan Haras (alternate demonstration copy) |
 Columbia 38-04933 (USA) - detail of B-side, scan by Stefan Haras (alternate demonstration copy) |
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 Columbia 38-04933 (Canada) - commercial single rear scan by Stefan Haras |
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 Columbia 38-04933 (Canada) - commercial single B-side scan by Stefan Haras |
Thanks to Tom Willems, Hans Seegers, Stefan Haras and Michel Pomarede for information and pictures.
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)" - promo 12" single, Columbia CAS 2086 (USA), 1985:
 Columbia CAS 2086 (USA) - 12" promo single (same both sides) (my copy) |
This item had the album track from Empire Burlesque on both sides.
It comes in a plain black sleeve with a gold embossed stamp shown on right
in the top right hand corner. For Columbia and CBS 7" promo/commercial
singles with an edit of this song as the A-side, see 1985. Information from Alan Hoaksey. |
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"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)" - acetate, CBS (no catalogue number) (UK), May 1985:
 CBS UK acetate A-side with radio edit (R-0166, 3:45), photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
As this acetate has an edit on the A-side, full details are in 1985.
The B-side is the full-length album track. Thanks to Ulf Gyllenspetz for photos. |
 CBS UK acetate B-side with album version (5:20), photo by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)" - 7" promo single, CBS A 6303 (UK), May 1985:
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This promo single is the same as the acetate above, with an edited
version of the track on one side and the full-length album version on the
other. The tracks are actually called "ADJ" (edited version) and "A" (full
version). Full details are in 1985.
For the commercial single with We Better Talk This Over on the B-side, see
below. Thanks to Kenneth Robson for information and scans. |
 CBS A 6303 (UK) - detail of promo "ADJ"-side, scan by Kenneth Robson |
 CBS A 6303 (UK) - promo A-side scan by Kenneth Robson (album version) |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This
Over" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 6303 (UK/NL/Italy), 24 May 1985:
For the Tight Connection video release on laserdisc, see the
VHS & DVD
1980s page.
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This single was previously on the 1985 page, because the A-side was reported to be a single edit. However, these commercial 7" singles do not contain a rarity because the song is 5:20, identical to the Empire Burlesque album track. For the singles that do have the 3:45 edited version, see 1985. The B-side of this single was We Better Talk This Over, the regular album track from 1978's Street-Legal (a strange choice, another track from Empire Burlesque would have been expected). |
 CBS A 6303 (UK) - detail of front (not present on Italian front) |
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 CBS A 6303 (NL) - front scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
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 CBS A 6303 (UK) - detail of A-side |
 CBS A 6303 (UK) - B-side |
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 CBS A 6303 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
 CBS A 6303 (NL) - A-side scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
 CBS A 6303 (NL) - detail of A-side, scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
 CBS A 6303 (NL) - B-side scan by Sergio Mariano Romay |
 CBS A 6303 (Italy) - front scan by Patrick Helfrich |
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 CBS A 6303 (Italy) - detail of rear, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS A 6303 (Italy) - A-side scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS A 6303 (Italy) - detail of A-side, scan by Patrick Helfrich |
 CBS A 6303 (Italy) - B-side scan by Patrick Helfrich |
CBS A 6303 (UK) - detail of rear
CBS A 6303 (NL) - detail of rear, scan by Sergio Mariano
Romay
Hans Seegers adds that the track length is actually 5:19 - only the South African single below shows it correctly!
Thanks to Hans Seegers, Patrick Helfrich and Sergio Mariano Romay for information and scans.
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)" - 7" promo single, CBS (no catalogue number) (Spain), 1985; "Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This Over" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 6303 (Spain), 1985:
 CBS A 6303 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies) |
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 CBS A 6303 (Spain) - rear promo stamp, scan by Hans Seegers |
 A-side scan by Stuart Moore (promo copy) |
 B-side scan by Stuart Moore (promo copy - blank) |
 Sleeve scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS A 6303 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies) |
 CBS A 6303 (Spain) - detail of A-side, scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies) |
 CBS A 6303 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial copies) |
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CBS A 6303 (Spain) - detail of rear, scan by Hans Seegers (promo and
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The one-sided promo single has the album track from Empire Burlesque (5:20) on the A-side. It has white promo labels and a blank label on the B-side. Stuart Moore's copy came in a black CBS sleeve, although Hans Seegers says the promo single was normally found in the commercial single sleeve with a promo stamp as shown. Hans' Spanish promo single came in the same sleeve as the commercial release with a promo stamp on the rear sleeve.
Thanks to Stuart Moore and Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This Over" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan), 24 May 1985:
 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
Promo copies of this single were available with different promo stamps
on the front of the sleeve. Han's Seegers' A-side record label has the Japanese characters for "Promo" rubberstamped on to a regular record with orange CBS/Sony labels, not the usual white promo labels. The B-side is the same as the regular commercial copy. Jim Siddy's copy has these characters printed (not stamped) on both sides. Thanks to Hans Seegers and Jim Siddy for information and scans. |
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 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - front picture from eil.com (promo copy 1) |
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 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo copy 3) |
 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - rear scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
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 BS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - A-side with printed promo characters, scan by Jim Siddy (second promo copy) |
 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - detail of A-side with printed promo characters, scan by Jim Siddy |
 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - detail of A-side, scan by Jim Siddy (all releases) |
 BS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - B-side with printed promo characters, scan by Jim Siddy (second promo copy) |
 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
 CBS/Sony 07SP 901 (Japan) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This Over" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS BA 3306 (Australia/New Zealand), Jun 1985:
 CBS BA 3306 (Australia) - front scan by Hans Seegers (promo and commercial releases) |
Because the A-side of these singles is a rarity, a 3:40 edit of the Empire Burlesque album track, full details are in 1985. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This Over" - 7" stereo single, CBS CS-10082 (Philippines), 1985:
 CBS CS-10082 (Philippines) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This incredibly rare single has orange/yellow CBS labels and was
manufactured in the Philippines for CBS by OctoArts International Inc.
Several Dylan albums were manufactured in the Philippines by Mareco Inc. and Blackgold
Records Corp, and the single comes in a generic dark blue/white sleeve made
by them on behalf of CBS/Sony Japan. The record looks as if it was sent out
as a promo from the black lettering in marker pen on both sides. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
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 CBS/Sony CS-10082 (Philippines) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony (Philippines) - detail of sleeve rear, scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony (Philippines) - sleeve front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony (Philippines) - sleeve rear scan by Hans Seegers |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This Over" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS 8669 (Mexico), 1985:
 CBS 8669 (Mexico) - A-side scan by Ronald Born |
This single did not have a picture sleeve. The titles are translated
into Spanish as "Circa De Mi Corazon (¿Ha Vista Alguien A Mi Amor?)"
and "Cambiemos De Tema". Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 CBS 8669 (Mexico) - detail of A-side, scan by Ronald Born |
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 CBS Mexico sleeve used for Tight Connection single, scan by Ronald Born |
"Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)"/"We Better Talk This
Over" - 7" single releases, CBS SSC 5838 (South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1985:
As far as I know, these singles did
not have picture sleeves.
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The South African release CBS SSC 5538 has the A-side timed
at 5:19. Scan of the B-side required! The very rare Zimbabwe single looks like a promo but is actually an official CBS commercial release. This cheaply-printed label style was also used for several Zimbabwe Dylan LPs. There are no track times, but this is again the full-length version of the song, not the 3:45 edit. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
 CBS SSC 5838 (Zimbabwe) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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Claudio Baglione - "La Vita E' Adesso"/Bob Dylan - "Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)" - promo 7" jukebox single, CBS JC 15151 (Italy), 1985:
 CBS JC 15151 (Italy), A-side (no Dylan) - scan by Manfred Endtner |
This single had the album track from Empire Burlesque (5:20) on the B-side. In the writer credits on the single label Bob's name is misspelled "B. Diylan"! Information and label scans from Manfred Endtner, jukebox strip scan from Hans Seegers. |
 CBS JC 15151 (Italy), B-side (Dylan) - scan by Manfred Endtner |
 CBS Italian generic jukebox single sleeve - picture from eBay |
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" - 12" promo single, Columbia CAS 2169 (USA), Nov 1985:
 Columbia CAS 2169 (USA) - label scan by Magnus Sjöberg |
This 12" promo has a 4:18 edited version of the song on both sides. Unlike the LP version, this version of the song has a "disco mix" intro and has been cut down to the verses 1, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10. For full details, see 1985. |
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky"/"Dark Eyes" - 12" single, CBS TA 6469 (UK), Nov 1985:
 CBS TA 6469 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Both tracks are the regular album versions. The 7" single has an edited version of the A-side, see 1985 for this and all other international singles with these two tracks. Thanks to David Burgess for information about this item, and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans. I previously stated that this 12" single was also released in Holland, but it can only have been sold there as an import. |
 CBS TA 6469 (UK) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS TA 6469 (UK) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" - 7" promo single, CBS (no catalogue number) (Spain), 1985:
 Front scan by Hans Seegers |
This rare 7" promo single has white CBS labels and is blank on the B-side (several Spanish 7" promos are like this). It has the same 4:18 edit as Columbia CAS 2169. For full details, see 1985. |
"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky"/"Dark Eyes" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A 6469 (UK/NL), CBS BA 3343 (Australia/New Zealand), Nov 1985:
 CBS A 6469 (UK) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
These singles have a 4:18 edit of the A-side and full details are therefore in 1985. The Australia/New Zealand singles did not have picture sleeves. |
CBS A 6469 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS BA 3343 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (promo release) |
 CBS BA 3343 (Australia) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers (commercial release) |
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Emotionally Yours" - promo 7" single, Columbia 38-05697 (USA), 1985:
 Columbia 38-05697 (USA) - scan by Magnus Sjöberg (first variant) |
This promo single has the same album track both sides. As can be seen,
there are two label variants with slightly different text layouts. The
commercial single with the same catalogue number had an edit of When The
Night Comes Falling From The Sky as the A-side - see 1985. For 1986 commercial singles with Emotionally Yours as the A-side and Clean Cut Kid as the B-side, see below. Information and scans from Magnus Sjöberg and Hans Seegers. |
 Columbia 38-05697 (USA) - scan by Hans Seegers (second variant) |
Emotionally Yours" - promo 12" single, Columbia CAS 2242 (USA), 1985:
 Columbia CAS 2242 (USA) - A-side scan by Ingo Friedrich |
This promo 12" single with the album track from Empire Burlesque
comes in a black card sleeve with a white paper inner sleeve. The black card
sleeve has a gold promo stamp in the top right hand corner. The record has
red Columbia labels with the logo in a ring - the same track is on both
sides. Thanks to Ingo Friedrich for information and scans. |
 Columbia CAS 2242 (USA) - B-side scan by Ingo Friedrich (same as A-side) |
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 Columbia CAS 2242 (USA) - detail of sleeve, scan by Ingo Friedrich |
"Emotionally Yours"/"When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky" - commercial 7" single, Columbia 38-05697 (USA), Nov 1985:
 Columbia 38-05697 (USA) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This 7" single has an edited
version of the B-side, for full details see
1985. Information and scan from Hans Seegers. |
1986
Voices Of America (Various Artists) - "Hands Across America"/USA For Africa (Various Artists) - "We Are The World" - 7" single, EMI America 006 20 1213 7 (NL), May 1986; EMI America 06 2012137 (Italy), May 1986; EMI America EYS-17634 (Japan), 4 Jun 1986:
 EMI America 006 20 1213 7 (NL) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
The B-side of these singles is a rarity, We Are The World by USA for Africa from 1985 above. Full details are in 1986. |
 EMI America 06 2012137 (Italy) - front scan by Dag Braathen |
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"Sampler" - promo-only 12" vinyl LP, CBS SAMP LP 1052 (NL), early 1986:
 CBS SAMP LP 1052 (NL) - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
This promo five-track sampler 12" record made in Holland plays at 45
rpm! It's really a 12" single, but I'm classifying it as an LP instead
because it has "LP" in the sleeve catalogue number. (The catalogue number is
"SAMP LP 1052" on the rear sleeve but only "SAMP 1052" on the record
labels.) Full details are in
International Album
Releases (Dylan-Only Compilations) 1980s. It has Abandoned Love; Caribbean Wind; Tangled Up In Blue; Lay Lady, Lay and Up To Me, all from Biograph (see 1985). Thanks to Alan Hoaksey and Gerd Rundel for information and scan. |
"Biograph" - promo 7" stereo EP, CBS ARI 2015 (Spain), 1986:
 CBS ARI 2015 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS ARI 2015 (Spain) - rear scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS ARI 2015 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
 CBS/Sony Spain inner sleeve front scan by Stefan Haras |
 CBS/Sony Spain inner sleeve rear scan by Stefan Haras |
A-side: Abandoned Love; Up To Me
B-side: Like A Rolling Stone; Blowin' In The Wind
The copy owned by Stefan Haras has a CBS/Sony Spain inner sleeve which cannot be contemporary - Discos CBS Spain did not use the CBS/Sony name until 1991. Evertwhere else in Europe changed from "CBS" to "Columbia" in 1991, but RCA still owned the Columbia name in Spain.
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Stefan Haras for scans.
"The Gelston Acetates" - 11 acetates brought on to the market by W. L. Gelston & Associates, Columbia (USA), 1986:
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As most of the tracks on these acetates were rarities, full details are in 1986. |
"Emotionally Yours" - promo 12" single, Columbia CAS 2242 (USA), Jan 1986:
 Columbia CAS 2242 (USA) - label photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz (other side is the same) |
This item had the album track from Empire Burlesque on both sides. It was in a plain sleeve. Information from Alan Hoaksey, photograph from Ulf Gyllenspetz. |
"Emotionally Yours"/"Clean Cut Kid" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS BA 3393 (Australia/New Zealand), 30 Jan 1986:
 CBS BA 3393 (Australia) - front of promo sleeve (my copy) |
The Australian white label promo (my copy) is a "Limited Edition Tour Single" for the Feb/Mar 1986 tour of Australia with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. The back of the sleeve shows the tour dates. This photo of Bob, taken by Ken Regan in 1984, has now been used for the front of The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 - Springtime In New York 1980-1985 (2021). |
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The B-side of the single is Clean Cut Kid, also from Empire Burlesque. Both tracks are the full-length album versions. The Australian commercial release and the New Zealand releases came without a picture sleeve. The New Zealand promo has a white sticker on the A-side.
Thanks to Bill Hester for the information on this last Dylan 7" single to be issued by CBS in New Zealand. (The only later releases were by the Travelling Wilburys on Warner Bros, released in New Zealand but manufactured in Australia.) Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"Band Of The Hand" - 7" and 12" promo singles, MCA-52811/MCA-23633 (USA), 1986:
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Bob contributes the title track together with The Heartbreakers. As this is a rarity, full details are in 1986. These singles have it on the B-side as well, while the commercial singles have a no Dylan track. |
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"Band Of The Hand" - 7" and 12" singles, MCA-52811/MCA-23633 (USA)/MCA (Europe, Japan, Australia/New Zealand), 1986:
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"Band Of The Hand"/"Jammin' Me" - radio station promo 12" single, CBS DJ 854 (Israel), 1986:
 MCA DJ 854 (Israel) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
Bob and The Heartbreakers perform the A-side, and Bob is rumoured to play on the B-side also. As these are rarities, full details are in 1986. |
"Got My Mind Made Up"/"Brownsville Girl" - promo 12" single, Columbia CAS 2443 (USA), Aug 1986:
 Columbia CAS 2443 (USA) - front photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
Both tracks are from Knocked Out Loaded. This is the only single outing for Brownsville Girl! It was never released as a commercial single. Information from Alan Hoaksey, photographs from Ulf Gyllenspetz. |
 Columbia CAS 2443 (USA) - rear photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
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 Columbia CAS 2443 (USA) - B-side photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
"Got My Mind Made Up" - 7" one-sided promo single, CBS ARI 2007 (Spain), 1986:
 CBS ARI 2007 (Spain) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
This one-sided single has white promo labels and a blank label on the B-side
like the 1985 Spanish promo single above. For the black sleeve that housed this single,
see 7" Single Sleeves. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for the information and Hans Seegers for the scans. |
 CBS ARI 2007 (Spain) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
"Got My Mind Made Up"/"They Killed Him" - 7" promo and commercial singles, CBS A7309 (NL/Italy), 1986/CBS BA 3471 (Australia), 1986:
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The Italian single was actually made in Holland and has a "needle stamp" through the sleeve with the words "CAMPIONE GRATUITO [FREE SAMPLE]". Both tracks are the regular album versions. Thanks to Manfred Endtner for information about and scans of the Italian promo single and to Hans Seegers for information about and scans of the Dutch commercial single. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about the Australian release, CBS BA 3471, which came in both promo and commercial generic sleeves, see 7" Single Sleeves. The A-side was mistitled as "I've Got My Mind Made Up". |
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 CBS A7309 (NL) - A-side scan by Hans Seegers |
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 CBS A7309 (Italy) - promo 7" single, front scan by Manfred Endtner |
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 CBS BA 3471 (Australia) - B-side scan by Hans Seegers |
Various Artists - "Supermix" - 12" promo single releases, Epic/CBS 52074 (Spain)/CBS 52.074 (Brazil), 1986:
 CBS 52.074 (Brazil) - front photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
This 4 track promo 12" single had Got My Mind Made Up from Knocked Out Loaded as the first
track on the B-side. Scans of the Spanish release required! The Brazilian release has Portuguese text "AMOSTRA INVENDÁVEL [SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE]" on the rear sleeve and the record labels. Thanks to Alan Hoaksey for information and to Ulf Gyllenspetz and Jim Siddy for pictures. |
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 CBS 52.074 (Brazil) - rear photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
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 CBS 52.074 (Brazil) - B-side with sticker, photograph by Ulf Gyllenspetz |
 CBS 52.074 (Brazil) - B-side without sticker, scan by Jim Siddy |
 CBS 52.074 (Brazil) - detail of B-side, scan by Jim Siddy |
"You Wanna Ramble" - promo 12" single, Columbia CAS 2492 (USA), 1986:
 Columbia CAS 2492 (USA) - label scan by Magnus Sjöberg (other side is the same) |
This item had the album track from Knocked Out Loaded on both sides. Information from Alan Hoaksey. Thanks to Magnus Sjöberg for the scan. |
"Quieres Aventurar [You Wanna Ramble]"/"Bajo Tu Hechizo [Under Your Spell]" - 7" single, CBS 7013146 (Costa Rica), 1986:
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This rarity is not only one of the very few CBS releases exclusive to Costa Rica, but also the only official 7" outing for You Wanna Ramble! Both tracks are the regular album versions. It was made in Costa Rica by Indica S.A. (Industria de Discos Centroamericano) and distributed throughout Central America. |
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 CBS/Indica Costa Rica sleeve scan by Hans Seegers |
Detail of CBS/Indica Costa Rica sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers
Hans Seegers also has a copy of this single with a blue promo stamp on the A-side.
This single came in a standard CBS sleeve for Costa Rica, see 7" Single Sleeves.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans.
"You Wanna Ramble"/"Under Your Spell" - 7" test pressing, CBS BD-IL 717 (Israel), 1986:
 CBS BD-IL 717 (Israel) - front and A-side picture from eBay |
This 7" single on clear vinyl in a yellow picture sleeve purports to be a test pressing from CBS Israel. However no test pressing was ever produced in clear vinyl and the picture sleeve does not even have the CBS logo. It is completely fake! |
 CBS BD-IL 717 (Israel) - rear and B-side picture from eBay |
Thanks to François Guillez for information.
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