This is a separate multi-year list by release date of commercially-released Various Artist stereo compilation albums released in 2005 that have been referred to me but do not qualify for my Searching For A Gem list because they contain only Bob Dylan 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 some are not included on any other Internet site. Promo-only Various Artist compilation albums with Dylan tracks are now included in this list. Other International Albums and Compilations are now here:
There must be hundreds of these albums from round the world! 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.
For earlier and later entries in this list, see the links above.
Various Artists - "Original Seeds Vol. 2: Songs That Inspired Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds" - compilation CD, Rubber RUB 186 (UK), 17 Jan 2005:
Thanks to Bill Hester and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "A Brief History Of The 60s: We Want A Revolution" - compilation CD, Sony BMG 82876741152 (Canada), 2005:
Various Artists - "Claudio Cecchetto Presenta DJ Collection - Superstar 1]" - compilation CD, "Sorrisi E Canzoni TV [TV Smiles And Songs]" DJC 05 02 (Italy), Feb 2005:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell - Music That Matters To Her" - compilation CD, Starbucks/Hear Music/Rhino Special Products OPCD-7699 LMM-286 (USA), Feb 2005:
For 2003 albums chosen by Sheryl Crow and Johnny Cash including Dylan songs, see the 2003 page in this International Compilations list (links above and below). There is a companion Hear Music CD, Joni Mitchell: Songs Chosen By Her Friends & Fellow Musicians (OPCD-7700 LMM-288), for which Bob has written the liner notes.
Thanks to Hans Seegers for information about this release, to Tim Dunn for the album, and to Jack from Canada for the CD scan.
Various Artists - "Rock Hits: 50th Anniversary Of Rock 1955-2005" - compilation
promo and commercial 2CD sets, Universal UICY-4190/1 (Japan), 23 Feb 2005:
Most commentators would place the beginning of Rock 'n' Roll as earlier than
1955, in the late 1940s or early 1950s!
Various Artists - "Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004" - 2CD set, Sanctuary Records 06076-84736-2 (USA), 5 Apr 2005; Sanctuary/BMG Funhouse BVCM-47044/5 (Japan), 2005:
Sanctuary Records 06076-84736-2 (USA) - jewel case with sticker (my copy) |
This live 2CD set includes a live performance of Down Along The Cove
from the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, 11 Jun
2004. As this is a rarity, full details are in 2005. Four further live performances from this show were added to the bobdylan.com Performances page in Jun 2004, see Online Performances (bobdylan.com). Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scan. |
Sanctuary/BMG Funhouse BVCM-47044/5 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Jack from Canada |
Various Artists - "Is It Rolling, Bob? Dub Versions: Visions Of Jamaica" - compilation CD, RAS/Sanctuary Records 06076-89943-2 (USA); RAS/Sanctuary RZACD024 (UK), 19 Apr 2005:
RAS/Sanctuary Records 06076-89943-2 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
This is the separate release of the bonus "dub" disc originally given away with the RAS Records limited edition of Is It Rolling, Bob? in Aug 2004, see 2004. It contains a dub remix of I And I from Infidels by Doctor Dread. As this is a rarity, full details are in 2005. |
RAS/Sanctuary RZACD024 (UK) - front scan by Jack from Canada |
Thanks to David Plentus, Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Various Artists - "World's Best Dad - The Ultimate Gift For Dad" - compilation 2CD+DVD set, Sony BMG/Warner Music 82876705322 (UK), May 2005:
For "World's Best Dad" UK compilations from 2006 and 2007 see the relevant pages of this Various Artists Compilations list (links at top and bottom of page).
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Chroniques: Volume 1 [Chronicles: Volume 1]" - 2CD set, Sony Music Media SMM 520163-2 (France), 11 May 2005:
Sony Music Media SMM 520163-2 (France) - front with stickers (my copy) |
This 2CD set features 41 tracks by artists mentioned in Bob's book Chronicles: Volume 1 and is exclusive to France, released to tie in with the French translation. The notes in French inside the booklet are by British rock journalist Nick Kent. The description of each track in the booklet includes an excerpt from the French translation of Bob's book referring to it. The set includes I'll Fly Away by Carolyn Hester with Bob playing harmonica from her self-titled Columbia album, see 1962. As this is a rarity, full details are in 2005. The set also includes Dignity, the original 1989 piano demo (piano and vocal only), which first appeared on the bonus disc released with the book "Chronicles Volume One" in the USA, see 2004. This demo version of Dignity was released in Oct 2008 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006, see here. This means it is no longer a rarity. |
"Chronicles Volume One" - book cover (my copy) |
There are also five other tracks by Bob: Song To Woody from Bob Dylan;
Let Me Die In My Footsteps from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3;
Positively 4th Street, the single released on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits;
If Dogs Run Free from New Morning and Man In The Long Black Coat from
Oh Mercy. Other artists include Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank
Williams, Pete Seeger, Irma Thomas, Nina Simone and Johnny Cash. There are
seven Dylan covers, including Blowin In The Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary,
Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds, and the performance by Al Kooper of Went To
See The Gypsy included in his 2001 compilation Rare & Well Done
listed in Honourable Mentions.
Various Artists - "House Of Blues Radio Hour - Show # 05-20: Blues Brothers Tribute" - radio station CD, United Stations Radio Networks/House Of Blues 05-20 (USA), 14-15 May 2005:
United Stations Radio Networks/House Of Blues 05-20 (USA) - CD in white paper sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada |
This program includes a Dylan rarity, the live
version of Tombstone Blues first released on the Live '96 promo CD EP in 1997.
Full details are in
2005. The CD comes in a white paper sleeve with a front cut-out. |
United Stations Radio Networks/House Of Blues 05-20 (USA) - Cue sheet scan by Jack from Canada |
United Stations Radio Networks/House Of Blues 05-20 (USA) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Life Changing Music/Lots Of Songs Are 3 Minutes... Really Good Ones Are Timeless" - promo sampler CD, Sony BMG/Legacy (no catalogue number) (Canada), May 2005:
Various Artists - "The Ultimate Acoustic Songbook" - compilation 2CD set, Sony BMG/EMI/Virgin 82876704792 (UK), 20 May 2005:
Various Artists - "Live!
1 Pop - I Grandi Classici [The Great Classics]" - compilation CD,
Panorama
PAM 05111
(Italy), 2005; "Live!
3 Rock - I Grandi Miti [The Great Legends*]" - compilation CD,
Panorama
PAM 05123
(Italy), 2005; "Live!
7 Rock - A Cavallo Tra Due Generazioni [At The Turn Of Two Generations]" - compilation CD,
Panorama
PAM 05167
(Italy), 2005:
*"Miti" means both "myths" and
"legends". Bob is a legend but he's certainly not a myth!
Panorama PAM 05111 (Italy) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
"Panorama" is a weekly Italian news and current affairs magazine. These three CDs are part of a series called "La Musica di Panorama [The Music of Panorama]". The rear inserts have text "Edizione speciale riservata ai lettori di "Panorama" del numero di questa settimana [Special edition reserved for readers of this week's issue of "Panorama"]". The magazine themselves are missing but a recent issue is shown for information. |
Panorama PAM 05111 (Italy) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
Panorama PAM 05111 (Italy) - CD scan by Peter Oudejans |
"Panorama" magazine (Italy), 23 Feb 2022 - picture from www.newsstand.co.uk |
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Panorama PAM 05123 (Italy) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
Panorama PAM 05123 (Italy) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
Panorama PAM 05123 (Italy) - CD scan by Peter Oudejans |
Panorama PAM 05167 (Italy) - front scan by Peter Oudejans |
Panorama PAM 05167 (Italy) - rear insert scan by Peter Oudejans |
Panorama PAM 05167 (Italy) - CD scan by Peter Oudejans |
The three CDs of live performances have this Dylan content:
Live! 1 Pop - I Grandi Classici [The Great Classics]: Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan and The Band live from Before The Flood.
Live! 3 Rock - I Grandi Miti [The Great Legends]: Blowin' In The Wind live 1976 duet with Joan Baez - as this is a rarity, this CD is also listed in 2005. This CD also contains Chimes Of Freedom by The Byrds.
Live! 7 Rock - A Cavallo Tra Due Generazioni [At The Turn Of Two Generations]: Knockin' On Heaven's Door live from Bob Dylan At Budokan.
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Folk Years" - compilation 3CD set, Time-Life M18942G (USA), 2005:
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This set comes in a three-panel book-style digipak
and was originally released in 2002 as part of a Time-Life 8CD set called
The Folk Years: A Singer And Songwriter Collection.
Disc 1: The Folk Years - Boots Of Spanish
Leather from The Times
They Are A-Changin'; The Midnight Special
(R-0001) [Harry Belafonte]; Love Is Just A Four-Letter
Word [Joan Baez]; The Times They Are A-Changin' [The Byrds] As R-0001 is a rarity, full details are in 2002. This is an expanded version of a 2CD Time-Life set released in 2002, see the 2002 page of this Various Artist Compilations list. Thanks to Jack from Canada and Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
Time-Life 18857-P (USA) - front of box, scan by Hans Seegers (2002 8CD set) |
Various Artists - "The Best Album Tracks …Ever!" - compilation 3CD set, Virgin/EMI 00946 3 11258 2 9/VTDCD 714 (UK), 2005:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Putumayo Presents American Folk" - compilation CD, Putumayo World Music PUTU 240-2 (USA), 2005:
Putumayo World Music PUTU 240-2 (USA) - front scan by Hans Seegers |
As this compilation CD contains a Dylan rarity, full details are in
2005. Thanks to Hans Seegers for information and scans. |
Various Artists - "youTHink: Music For Positive Change" - compilation enhanced CD, esonic Inc. (no catalogue number) (USA), 2005:
Various Artists - "Die Hit - Giganten: Hugos Hits [The Hit - Giants: Hugo's Hits]" - compilation 2CD set, Sony BMG 82876699472 (Germany), 2005:
Gerd Rundel says: "Hugo Egon Balder is a German musician, television presenter, producer, actor and comedian. Balder was a founding member of the Krautrock band Birth Control in August, 1966. He was the drummer and left the band in 1968. He was host of various television shows, also from 2003-2009 on German TV channel "Sat.1" for the chart- and music show "Die Hit-Giganten"." At front top right is "38 Top Hits aus Hugos Plattenkiste [38 Top Hits from Hugo's Record Chest]". For other compilations in the German Die Hit - Giganten series with Dylan tracks, see the 2008 and 2011 pages of this Various Artists Compilations list.
Thanks to Peter Oudejans and Gerd Rundel for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Heart Of Country" - compilation 3CD set, Sony BMG 82876740228 (Denmark), 2005:
Various Artists - "Swinging Sixties!" - compilation 3CD set, Sony BMG 82876748392 (UK), 2005:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Very Best Of Legends" - compilation 3CD set, EMI 0946 349887 2 5 (Australia), 2005:
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Sound Environment" - compilation charity 2CD set, Shock Records WWFCD1 (Australia), 2005:
Various Artists - "Essential Sights & Sounds" - promo sampler CD + DVD, Columbia/Epic/Legacy 2SK 59546 (USA), 2005:
This is a two disc set with a CD and a DVD promoting Columbia's "The Essential Collection" series of compilations, as do the 2004 Essential Rock release shown on the 2004 page of this list. Bob's contribution is It's All Over Now, Baby Blue from Bringing it All Back Home and from The Essential Bob Dylan, which is one of the albums illustrated on the front insert (top row left). For releases of The Essential Bob Dylan see 2000 (USA/Japan), 2001 (UK/Germany/France) and 2003 (Holland). There is no Dylan content on the DVD. For other "Essential" compilations, also see below
Thanks to Tim Dunn for information and to Hans Seegers and Jack from Canada for scans.
Various Artists - "The Essential Music" - CD compilation, Sony Music Media SAMPCD148342 (NL), 2005:
Bob's contribution to this Dutch 14-track sampler CD promoting Columbia's "The Essential Collection" series of compilations is Blind Willie McTell from The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, and also from The Essential Bob Dylan, again illustrated on the front insert (top row left). For other "Essential" compilations, see above and below
Peter Pearson has a 2005 Dutch copy of The Essential Bob Dylan, catalogue number Sony Music Media 503133 1, that comes in a slipcase with The Essential Music as a bonus disc.
Thanks to Ger Hemel and Peter Pearson for information and pictures.
Various Artists - "The Essential Seventies: 1970-1975" - 2CD set, Sony BMG 82876747582 (Australia), 2005:
Bob's contribution on CD2 is Shelter From The Storm from Blood On The Tracks, and also from The Essential Bob Dylan. For other "Essential" compilations, see above and below.
For releases of The Essential Bob Dylan see 2000 (USA/Japan), 2001 (UK/Germany/France) and 2003 (Holland). For other "Essential" compilations, see above and below
Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Essential Country" - 2CD set, Sony BMG 82876747632 (Australia), 2005:
Sony BMG 82876747632 (Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
Bob's contribution on CD1 is Lay, Lady, Lay from
Nashville Skyline, and also from The Essential Bob Dylan.
For other "Essential" compilations, see above. For releases of The Essential Bob Dylan see 2000 (USA/Japan), 2001 (UK/Germany/France) and 2003 (Holland). For other "Essential" compilations, see above Thanks to Stuart Moore for information and scans. |
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Sony BMG 82876747632 (Australia) - inside page of front insert booklet, scan by Stuart Moore |
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Sony BMG 82876747632 (Australia) - CD1 scan by Stuart Moore |
Various Artists - "Commercial Sampler 01" - promo sampler CD+, Sony BMG COMMERCIAL SAMPLER 01 (Austria for Europe), 2005:
Bob's contribution is Blowin' In The Wind from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. This CD was made in Austria for distribution in Europe - the three contact telephone numbers on the inside of the front insert are from London. The black disc is a CD-ROM and as well as the 20 audio tracks has two videos and other material.
Thanks to Tim Dunn for finding this item and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
Various Artists - "Bέρα Στο Δεξί [Vera On The Right]" - TV series soundtrack 2CD set: Epic/Sony BMG EPC 520281 2 (Greece), 2005:
Thanks to Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Carl Barât of the Libertines: Under The Influence" - compilation CD, DMC UTICD007 (UK), 27 Jun 2005; Under The Influence (catalogue number?) (USA), 23 Aug 2005:
This compilations of songs which influenced Carl Barât of The Libertines includes Hurricane from Desire. Other artists include the Mamas and the Papas, David Bowie and the Small Faces, as well as several punk bands such as the Clash and the Jam. For a album in this series with tracks chosen by Bob Geldof with Visions of Johanna from Blonde On Blonde, see the 2004 Various Artists Compilations page (links above and below).
Thanks to Bill Hester for information and to Hans Seegers for further information and scans.
Various Artists - "NARM 2005 Sampler" - promo sampler 2CD set, Sony Music Label Group 2SK 17264 (USA), 10 Aug 2005:
Thanks to Tim Dunn and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
Various Artists - "The Classics: Can Blue Men Sing The Whites?" - radio station 2CD-R set, United Stations in Association with KMS Productions show 05-38 (USA), week of 12 Sep 2005:
Various Artists - "Acoustic Love" - 2CD set, WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK), 26 Sep 2005:
WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - front with sticker, picture from www.amazon.co.uk |
Another compilation in the "Acoustic" series. This time Bob's
contribution is Love Minus Zero/No Limit from Bringing It All Back Home
on CD1. For tAcoustic Love 2 and Acoustic Love Songs 2, see the 2006 page of this Various Artists Compilations list. Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information and to Stuart Moore for scans. |
WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - front scan by Stuart Moore |
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WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - rear with promo sticker over barcode, scan by Stuart Moore |
WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - rear insert scan by Stuart Moore |
WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - inside pages of booklet, scan by Stuart Moore |
WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - detail of inside page of booklet, scan by Stuart Moore |
WSM Records WSMCD227 (UK) - CD1 by Stuart Moore |
The Band - "A Musical History: Selections From The Box Set" - promo CD, Capitol 09463-32310-2-3 (USA), 26 Sep 2005:
Capitol 09463-32310-2-3 (USA) - picture of outside of digipak from Jan Hoiberg's Band web-site |
This 18-track US CD is a promo for The Band's boxed set A Musical
History. Bob's contributions are Can You Please Crawl Out Your
Window?, the mono 7" single version, and Forever Young from Planet
Waves (slow version). For the boxed set which contains four
rarities and four Dylan album tracks in addition to these performances, see
2005. Thanks to Tim Dunn and Jan Hoiberg for information. |
The Band - "A Musical History: Box Set Radio Special" - radio station CD-R, Capitol/EMI (no catalogue number) (USA), Sep 2005:
Rear insert scan by Jack from Canada |
This one-hour radio show promoting The Band's boxed set includes two
Dylan rarities, so full details are in 2005.
Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans. |
Various Artists - "10 Only For Radio - Ottobre 2005 [October 2005]" - promo compilation CD, Sony BMG 82876745762 (Italy) Oct 2005:
Various Artists - "The Classics: The Great American Rock Writers" - radio station 2CD-R set, United Stations in Association with KMS Productions show 05-41 (USA), week of 3 Oct 2005:
Various Artists - "Music From The Motion Picture 'North Country'" - film soundtrack album, Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 97777 (USA/Europe/New Zealand), 11 Oct 2005; Sony Music Soundtrax SICP 1021 (Japan), 25 Jan 2006:
Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 97777 (USA) - front of sealed copy with sticker (my copy) |
As these soundtrack CDs contain a unique Dylan rarity, full details are in
2005. Thanks to Gerd Rundel and Bill Hester for information and scans. |
Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 97777 (Europe) - front scan by Gerd Rundel |
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Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax CK 97777 (New Zealand) - front scan by Bill Hester |
Various Artists - "The Great American Baseball Box" - compilation 4CD set, Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA), 18 Oct 2005:
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - front of sealed box with sticker, scan by Hans Seegers |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - rear of sealed box, scan by Hans Seegers |
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Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - box front scan by Peter Oudejans |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - box rear scan by Peter Oudejans |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - CD1 scan by Peter Oudejans (includes Bob) |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - CD2 scan by Peter Oudejans (no Dylan) |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - CD3 scan by Peter Oudejans (no Dylan) |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - CD4 scan by Peter Oudejans (no Dylan) |
Shout! Factory D4K 31440 (USA) - box spine scan by Hans Seegers
Bob's contribution to this 4CD set of baseball-related songs and interviews, etc., is Catfish, the 1975 out-take from Desire released in 1991 on The Genuine Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3. The box has a soft front intended to appear like the opened out cover of a baseball. The rear of the sealed box has a wrap-around sheet like a Japanese obi under the shrink-wrap. Bob's contribution is on CD1, "The Music".
This track originally appeared on the 1998 baseball compilation CD Diamond Cuts, later renamed Diamond Cuts Vol. 1: Play Ball (see the 1998 page of this list, links above and below). There are now seven compilation CDs in the Diamond Cuts series, but only the first features Bob. For Theme Time Radio Hour With Bob Dylan: Baseball with Take Me Out To The Ball Game see 2006.
Thanks to Harold Lepidus, Hans Seegers and Peter Oudejans for information and scans.
For earlier and later entries in this list, see the links below.
Other International Albums and Compilations are now here:
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