This page contains items that aren't eligible for the main Searching For A Gem or International Stereo Releases lists because Bob does not personally perform on them, but are nevertheless of interest to Dylan collectors. This page contains details of covers of Blowin' In The Wind, in some cases with extremely fanciful translations of the title. In countries like France, Germany or Sweden Blowin' In The Wind was always translated, with rare exceptions, as "Écoute Dans Le Vent", "Die Antwort Weiss Ganz Allein Der Wind" or "Vinden Ger Svar". However, in Spanish-speaking countries this song was translated in many different ways. Although the most usual were "La Respuesta Está En El Viento [The Answer Is In The Wind]" or "Soplando En El Viento [Blowing In The Wind]", there were many others, some of them amazing, like "Saber Que Vendrás [To Know He Will Come]", "Saber Que Estárás [To Know You Will Stay]", "Quisiera Saber [I Would Like To Know]", "Solo El Tiempo Puede Contestarnos [Only Time Can Answer Us]" and even "Algo Flota En El Viento [Something Floats In The Wind]"!
Even though there are over 1000 cover versions of this song, I have no details of singles chart success. In the UK Blowin' In The Wind has only entered the singles chart twice, in 1963 for Peter, Paul and Mary (#13) and in 1966 for Stevie Wonder (#36).
Because of the great length of the original page, it has been divided in three parts, of which this is Part 1 (1963-65). Links to Parts 2 and 3 are below, along with a page devoted to the large number of releases by Peter, Paul & Mary containing Blowin' In The Wind:
For the main Honourable Mentions page, click the "Up" link, Honourable Mentions video items are now here. For details of the false rumour that Blowin' In The Wind was really written by Lorre Wyatt, see here.
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1963
| Because of the large numbers of releases by Peter, Paul and Mary containing Blowin' In The Wind, they have been moved here. |
Odetta - "Odetta Sings Folk Songs" - mono 7" EP, RCA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany), Aug 1963:
 RCA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Odetta was the first artist to release an entire album with Dylan covers (Odetta Sings Dylan, 1965). Also in 1965 Duane Eddy recorded Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan, all instrumental covers. The album Odetta Sings Dylan included ten covers, some of them were unreleased by Bob at the time (Baby, I'm In The Mood For You, Long Ago, Far Away, Long Time Gone, Walkin' Down The Line and Tomorrow Is A Long Time). Blowin' In The Wind wasn't originally included on this album. Her version first appeared on Odetta Sings Folk Songs (1963). Another unreleased Dylan track, Paths Of Victory, was recorded for the album Odetta Sings Of Many Things (1964). Blowin' In The Wind and Paths Of Victory were added as bonus tracks to Odetta Sings Dylan when the album was reissued in CD in 2000. |
 RCA Victor LPM-2643 (USA, mono) - 1963 LP with Blowin' In The Wind |
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 RCA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 RCA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany) - 7" EP A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
 CA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany) - 7" EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
 RCA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany) - 7" EP A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
 CA Victor EPA-2643 (West Germany) - 7" EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
 RCA Victor LSP 3324 (USA, stereo) - 1965 LP that did not include Blowin' In The Wind, but the 2000 CD release has it as a bonus track |
This West German EP includes four tracks from Odetta Sings Folk Songs including Blowin' In The Wind, the only Dylan song, track 1 on the B-side. It was released in both promotional and commercial versions. Both have the same sleeve and a generic Teldec inner sleeve, printed on one side only. The commercial EP has black labels with silver lettering, while the promotional record has white labels with black text and the promo text "Unverkäufliche Musterplatte". There are also some differences in the record labels: the promotional EP labels have a big RCA logo at centre top, but no "RCA VICTOR", and a single line of copyright text that goes all the way round the circumference; the commercial labels have "RCA VICTOR", a smaller RCA logo, and two lines of copyright text that goes only part way round the circumference.
 RCA 203330 (Australia) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial copies) |
This Australian promo EP has a different front design and a different selection of tracks. Blowin' In The Wind is the title of the EP and track 1 on the A-side. There are no promo indications on the EP sleeve, but the first A-side record label has promo text printed diagonally at top left. |
 RCA 203330 (Australia) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (promo and commercial copies) |
 RCA 203330 (Australia) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
 RCA 203330 (Australia) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
 RCA 203330 (Australia) - 7" EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy - no Dylan material) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Jackie de Shannon - "Jackie" - mono 7" EP, Liberty LEP 2233 (UK), Aug 1963:
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Liberty LEP 2233 (UK) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Time-Life TL SCC/20 (Holland for Europe/Australia/New Zealand) - front photo from eBay (includes Blowin' In The Wind by Jackie de Shannon) |
This was one of the first records ever recorded by another artist with Dylan tracks only (three Dylan-written songs plus Baby Let Me Follow You Down from Bob's first album). Her cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on the A-side and the other two Dylan songs are Don't Think Twice It's All Right and the unreleased Walkin' Down The Line. All four tracks are from her 1963 Liberty album Jackie de Shannon. Jackie de Shannon later released an album in 1965 called In The Wind, which also contained these four 1963 recordings. Her version of Blowin' In The Wind later appeared on a Time-Life 2CD compilation Sound Of The Sixties: Love And Peace in 2003, see International Album Releases (Various Artists Compilations) 2003.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Jackie de Shannon - "Blowin' In The Wind" - stereo 7" EP, Liberty LP-4188 (Japan), 1966 (two variants):
 Liberty LP-4188 (Japan) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Liberty LP-4188 (Japan) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - includes Dylan cover) |
 Liberty LP-4188 (Japan) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - no Dylan material) |
This Japanese 7" stereo EP came with a lyrics insert. Jackie's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is again track 1 on the A-side, but this EP has three different songs, including two of her own most famous compositions on the B-side (both covered by The Searchers in the UK).
The first variant is on red vinyl with black labels and white text. Her name is misspelled "JACKIE deSAHNNON" on the record labels! The second variant has white labels with red text. This time her name is spelled correctly as "JACKIE deSHANNON" on both sides.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Jackie de Shannon - "In The Wind" - stereo 7" EP, Imperial SJET-392 (Japan), 1966:
 Imperial SJET-392 (Japan) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Jackie's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is now track 1 on the
B-side of this Imperial 7" stereo EP taken this time from her 1965 album In The Wind.
The B-side also includes her cover of Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.
The photo from the 1964 EP is now reversed! Her cover of Walkin' Down The Line from the UK EP above was released as the A-side of a separate Japanese single, Imperial JET-1648, shown below left. |
 Imperial SJET-392 (Japan) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Imperial JET-1648 (Japan) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Imperial JET-1648 (Japan) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Imperial JET-1648 (Japan) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (Dylan cover) |
 Imperial JET-1648 (Japan) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
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 Imperial SJET-392 (Japan) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (two Dylan covers) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Village Stompers - "Washington Square" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Epic 5-26078 (USA), 1963:
 Epic 5-26078 (USA) - jukebox EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This stereo EP (or "Little LP") was intended for jukebox use only, and the folded thin
card sleeve
has ten removable jukebox strips on the back as well as three mini
reproductions of the album front. The stereo record has six tracks from their
stereo album. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind is
track 3 on the A-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Epic 5-26078 (USA) - unfolded jukebox EP front plus jukebox strips, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Epic 5-26078 (USA) - jukebox EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Village Stompers - "Green Green"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - stereo 7" single, Epic LL 6016 (Japan), 1963:
 Epic LL 6016 (Japan) - 7" single front of insert scan by Manuel García Jara |
This stereo 7" single comes in a generic Epic
Japan sleeve with a single-sided insert. Blowin' In The Wind is the B-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Epic LL 6016 (Japan) - 7" single rear of insert scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Epic LL 6016 (Japan) - 7" single B-side in generic Epic Japan sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Village Stompers - "The Village Stompers Vol. II" - mono 7" EP, Epic EX 7503 (Australia), 1963:
 Epic EX 7503 (Australia) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This rare mono EP from Australia has a negative image of the album front
on the front sleeve. The album is illustrated on the rear sleeve. Blowin' In
The Wind is track 1 on the A-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Epic EX 7503 (Australia) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Epic EX 7503 (Australia) - 7" mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Bob Harter - "The Bob Harter Songbag" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Liberty LST-7330/SE-100 (USA), 1963:
 Liberty LST-7330/SE-100 (USA) - jukebox EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
This stereo EP (or "Little LP") was again intended for jukebox use only, and comes in a plain white card sleeve with the front design pasted on. The generic Liberty 7" sleeve (see below) is missing. The outer sleeve also holds two sheets of six jukebox strips as well as six mini reproductions of the album front. In this case the mini album pictures are present but one complete sheet of jukebox strips is missing as well as two strips from the remaining sheet. |
 Liberty LST-7330/SE-100 (USA) - strip of six mini album pics, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Liberty LST-7330/SE-100 (USA) - jukebox EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The stereo record has six tracks from the stereo album. His cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side.
According to the album sleeve notes, Bob Harter started his musical career as an opera singer but finally he became a studio singer: his voice can be heard on other artists' records (e.g. Harry Belafonte) and on many TV jingles. This early cover of Blowin' In The Wind was originally included on his album The Bob Harter Songbag (Liberty LST-7330, USA stereo, 1963), an album of folk song covers. The front design of this EP is different from the album front (the mini pics have the front of the original album).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Spike Jones - "Washington Square" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Liberty LST-7338/SE-102 (USA), 1963:
 Liberty LST-7338/SE-102 (USA) - jukebox EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
This stereo EP (or "Little LP") was
again intended for jukebox use only, and comes in a plain white card sleeve
with the front design pasted on. The record is in a generic Liberty 7"
sleeve. The outer sleeve also holds two sheets of six jukebox strips as well as
six mini
reproductions of the album front. The stereo record has six tracks from their
stereo album. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind is
track 2 on the B-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Liberty LST-7338/SE-102 (USA) - jukebox EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Liberty LST-7338/SE-102 (USA) - jukebox strips scan by Manuel García Jara (one of two) |
 Liberty LST-7338/SE-102 (USA) - mini album pic scan by Manuel García Jara (one of six) |
 Liberty LST-7338/SE-102 (USA) - jukebox EP B-side in Liberty sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
George "Stardust" Green - "Holdin' On"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono singles, Mac-An Records MA-1001 (USA), 1963 (first release), Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA), 1963 (second release):
 Mac-An Records MA-1001 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
This single was originally released by Mac-An, an obscure label from Chicago, IL, in 1963 with golden labels, catalogue number MA-1001, in a plain white sleeve (this record company never had its own generic sleeve). For some reason this single must have been reissued quickly because there is a second release of the same single, now with the consecutive catalogue number MA-1002, the same tracklist but different green labels. This time it has a white sleeve that looks like homemade with green lettering. The rear sleeve is blank. Manuel also has a second copy of MA-1002 with a slightly different front sleeve and a different typeface for the song titles on the labels. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
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 Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
 Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Mac-An Records MA-1002 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - no Dylan material) |
Les & Larry Elgart - "Big Band Hootenanny" - stereo 7" jukebox singles, Columbia JS7-83/S7 31943 (USA), 1963 (two variants):
 Columbia JS7-83 (USA) - front of 7" envelope with flap, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Columbia JS7-83 (USA) - rear of 7" envelope, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
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 Columbia JS7-83 (USA) - rear of 7" envelope with flap, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Columbia CS 8912 (USA) - front of 12" stereo album, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia JS7-83 (USA) - jukebox strip scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Columbia JS7 83/S7 31943 (USA) - 7" stereo jukebox single A-side, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 - single #3) |
 Columbia JS7 83/S7 31943 (USA) - 7" stereo jukebox single sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia 7 8912 (USA) - "Little LP" A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Columbia 7 8912 (USA) - "Little LP" jukebox strip, scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material |
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 Columbia JS7 83/S7 31943 (USA) - 7" stereo jukebox single A-side, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - single #3) |
 Columbia JS7 83/S7 31943 (USA) - detail of 7" stereo jukebox single A-side, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 - single #3) |
 Columbia JS7 83/S7 31943 (USA) - detail of 7" stereo jukebox single A-side, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - single #3) |
 Columbia JS7 83/S7 31943 (USA) - 7" stereo jukebox single B-side, scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - single #3, no Dylan material) |
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This is one of a set of five 7" stereo jukebox singles in a envelope, containing ten tracks from the Columbia US stereo album Big Band Hootenanny (CS 8912) by Les and Larry Elgart. Their instrumental version of Blowin' In The Wind is the A-side of single #3. The variant 1 envelope had the stereo album artwork on the front, plus a fold-over flap, and black text on the rear. The variant 2 envelope is brown, with the text from the variant 1 rear on the front, and no text on the rear. The variant 2 singles have the same tracks as the variant 1 singles, but the black text is in a different typeface and is laid out slightly differently. The five singles come in the Columbia "STEREO SEVEN" sleeves as shown.
There was also a stereo jukebox EP ("Little LP") containing six tracks from the album (shown for completion), but it did not include Blowin' In The Wind.
 Columbia CL 2112 (USA) - front picture from www.discogs.com |
The mono album was Columbia CL 2112. Blowin' In The Wind is on Side 2. |
 Columbia CL 2112 (USA) - rear picture from www.discogs.com |
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 Columbia CL 2112 (USA) - Side 2 picture from www.discogs.com |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information and scans.
Jimmy, Wayne & Betty - "Blowin' In The Wind"/Wayne Harris - "Devil In Disguise" - mono 7" single, Hit Records 75 (USA), 1963:
 Hit Records 75 (USA) - 7" mono single A-side, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This record in the Hit Records US 39c budget
series of singles of covers by unknown artists has Blowin' In The Wind on
the A-side, and an Elvis Presley cover by a different artist on the B-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
Jerry Jackson - "Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" promo single, Kapp Records K-543 (USA), 1963:
 Kapp Records K-543 (USA) - A-side picture from www.discogs.com (B-side is the same) |
Jerry Jackson's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is on
both the A-side and the B-side of this promo record. This track was included
on a Jerry Jackson compilation CD called
Shrimp Boats A-Comin' There's Dancin' Tonight
released by Bear Family Records in Germany in
1990. Thanks to Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information. |
 Bear Family BCD 15481 (Germany, 1990) - CD front picture from www.discogs.com |
 Bear Family BCD 15481 (Germany, 1990) - CD rear insert picture from www.discogs.com |
The Staple Singers - "Wish I Had Answered"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" single, Riverside RF-4568 (USA), 1963:
 Riverside RF-4568 (USA) - single A-side picture from www.discogs.com (Dylan answer song) |
 Riverside RF-4568 (USA) - single B-side picture from www.discogs.com (Dylan cover) |
 Riverside RM 3524 (USA) - LP front picture from www.discogs.com |
 Riverside RM 3524 (USA) - LP rear picture from www.discogs.com |
 Riverside RM 3524 (USA) - LP Side 1 picture from www.discogs.com (Dylan cover and answer song) |
 Riverside RM 3524 (USA) - LP Side 2 picture from www.discogs.com |
The A-side of this 1963 is Wish I Had Answered, an "answer song" to Blowin' In The Wind by Roebuck Staples. The B-side is their cover of Bob's song. Both songs are on Side 1 of their 1963 Riverside mono album This Land, with Blowin' In The Wind followed by Wish I Had Answered.
Thanks to Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information.
Yoshio Kimoto - "Les Grands Chemins"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono single, King Records EB-7237 (Japan), 1963:
 King Records EB-7237 (Japan) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This B-side recording by a Japanese artist was one
of the first covers of Blowin' In The Wind to be released following the
popularity of the Peter, Paul and Mary cover. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 King Records EB-7237 (Japan) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 King Records EB-7237 (Japan) - A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (Dylan cover) |
The Chad Mitchell Trio - "The Chad Mitchell Trio" - stereo 7" EP, Kapp KP-4172 (Japan), 1963:
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Kapp KP-4172 (Japan) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind is
track 1 on the A-side. According to Wikipedia their cover was the first to
be recorded by any artist, but was delayed by the record company because the
lyrics contain the word "deaths"! Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Kapp KP-4172 (Japan) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Kapp KP-4172 (Japan) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Marie Laforêt - "Blowin In The Wind" - 7" mono EP and single releases, Festival (various catalogue numbers) (Worldwide), 1963 onwards:
"Marie Laforêt Chante Quatre Chansons De Folklore Américaine [Marie Laforêt Sings Four American Folk Songs]" - 7" mono EP releases, Festival ALB 5011 (France), 1963; Festival FX 45 1353 (France), 1963, re-released ca. 1967:
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This is the original 1963 French release of Blowin' In The Wind by French actress/singer Marie Laforêt on Festival Records, on an EP with Blowin' In The Wind, Flora (Lily Of The West), House Of The Risin' Sun and Banks Of The Ohio. All songs are sung in English, which is why the titles aren't translated. Two copies of this EP are shown, the first with the grey sleeve from Ronald Born is the original from 1963 which originally came inside a book, see below. |
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Festival FX 45 1353 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (separate release) |
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 Festival FX 45 1353 (France) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (separate release) |
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The EP with the attractive colour sleeve is a subsequent separate release. The record labels are similar apart from the different catalogue numbers, and both are undated. The very rare reissue released in France after 1967 has some differences from the earlier version: the front sleeve has lighter colours; the rear sleeve has a small sticker with the code "P4" above the Festival logo, a small promotional hole that doesn't affect the front, a cut-out edge, no fold-over flaps, and, although the printer is still "MSP", the printer text is different. The record labels look identical but the original release of 1963 has the copyright text written mostly in the upper half circumference (clockwise, starting at 8 and ending at 4), while this reissue copy has the copyright text hardly visible, but printed mostly in the lower half circumference (clockwise, starting at 2 and ending at 10)!
"Marie Laforêt Chante Quatre Chansons De Folklore Américaine [Marie Laforêt Sings Four American Folk Songs]" - 7" mono EP release, Festival FEP 1353 (Belgium), 1963, re-released 1964:
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 Festival FEP 1353 (Belgium) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1964 release) |
This separate release was also released in Belgium with the same catalogue number on the sleeve but another catalogue number, FEP 1353, on the record itself. It was originally released with a grey record label, and re-released in 1964 with a royal blue record label, which is very rare. The 1964 rear sleeve has a sticker from a record store in Liège.
"Marie Laforêt Chante Quatre Chansons De Folklore Américaine [Marie Laforêt Sings Four American Folk Songs]" - 7" mono EP release, Festival FX 45 1353 (France for Scandinavia), 1965:
 Festival FX 45 1353 (France for Scandinavia) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This rare version of Festival FX 45 1353 was bought in Sweden in Dec 1965. It was made in France to be exported to Scandinavian countries. The sleeve and record labels look identical to that of the original separate French release, but there is an important detail on the Side 1 record label: it now has the logos of "BIEM" and "NCB", the Scandinavian copyright association. There is a date "25 OCT. 1965" stamped on both labels. |
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"Marie Laforêt Chante Quatre Chansons De Folklore Américaine [Marie Laforêt Sings Four American Folk Songs]" - 7" mono EP releases, W&G E 2770 (Australia), 1963; Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar), 1963 (two variants):
 W&G E 2770 (Australia) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The very rare Australian release is the same as the French separate release, released by W&G Records (White & Gillespie). |
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"Marie Laforêt Chante Quatre Chansons De Folklore Américaine [Marie Laforêt Sings Four American Folk Songs]" - 7" mono EP releases, Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar), 1963 (two variants):
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The first rare release from Madagascar has a locally printed sleeve, but the record was imported from France. The sleeve was printed by Imprimerie Ralomalalarivelo in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The second rare release from Madagascar is exactly the opposite - the sleeve was printed in France, but the record was made in Madagascar! The labels have text "Fabriqué à Madagascar" printed to the right of the centre hole. |
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 Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1, made in France) |
 Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, printed in France) |
 Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, printed in France) |
 Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, made in Madagascar) |
 Festival FX 1353 (Madagascar) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, made in Madagascar, no Dylan material) |
Book + EP Set - Book: "La Conquête de l'Ouest [How The West Was Won]" edited by Gautier-Languereau, (France/Belgium), 1963; EP: "Marie Laforêt Chante Quatre Chansons De Folklore Américaine", Festival ALB 45 5011 (France), 1963/Festival FEP 1353, (Belgium), 1963:
 Book front with stickers (France/Belgium) - scan by Manuel García Jara |
In 1962 the Western movie "How The West Was Won" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer - USA), directed by John Ford and other directors, had a massive commercial success around the world; this success generated a big merchandising effort: this set published in 1963 in France and in Belgium was a good example. It is an official set edited by Gautier-Languereau in behalf of Cinerama-Metro Goldwyn Mayer. The book was released widely, but only a limited quantity of copies also included the EP performed by Marie Laforêt. These tracks were recorded appropriately in English exclusively for this set, but they were later released also on a separate EP (the one above with the image of Marie Laforêt). |
 Inside of book with EP (France) - scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Book rear (France/Belgium) - scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Festival ALB 45 5011 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (same as Ronald Born's above) |
 Festival FEP 1353 (Belgium) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Inside of book with EP (Belgium) - scan by Manuel García Jara |
This EP can be found only in this set and it was never released separately; it has a monochrome sleeve fixed to the inside of the book cover, although some sellers used to sell this EP by removing the sleeve from the book (as Ronald Born's copy above), the value of the book and EP together is much higher than the two items separately. The sleeve has a mistake: the catalogue number here is "ABL 45 5011", but the book and record label have "ALB 45 5011".
The large sized book has two small stickers on the front: one at bottom left with the text "Marie Laforet chante le folklore américain", and another at bottom right with the Festival logo and catalogue number (there are no stickers on books that don't include the EP). The French and Belgian sets have the same book, but the records have different catalogue numbers.
"Blowin' In The Wind"/"House Of The Risin' Sun" - 7" mono single release: Melody MGF 1045 (Greece), 1963:
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This Greek Melody 7" single from 1963 did not have a picture sleeve. |
 Melody MGF 1045 (Greece) - 7" single A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
"Blowin' In The Wind"/"House Of The Risin' Sun" - 7" mono single release, Columbia/Festival LL-3122 (Japan), 1963:
 Columbia/Festival LL-3122 (Japan) - 7" single insert front scan by Manuel García Jara |
As usual in Japanese singles, this single with Blowin' In The Wind by Marie Laforêt has an insert with the lyrics on rear while the record comes in a generic green/white Columbia inner sleeve. The B-side is her cover of House Of The Risin' Sun from Bob's first album. Both tracks are from the French Festival EP above. |
 Columbia/Festival LL-3122 (Japan) - 7" single insert rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia/Festival LL-3122 (Japan) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
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The record label is the EMI version of Columbia, at this time US Columbia Records were known as CBS in Japan as in Europe and other countries worldwide.
"Marie Laforêt" - 7" mono EP, Gamma/Festival GX 07-063 (Mexico), 1964 (two releases):
 Gamma/Festival GX 07-063 (Mexico) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
This Mexican EP has a different tracklist from those released in other countries, but it does include her cover of Blowin' In The Wind translated as "La respuesta está en el viento", even though it's sung in English. There were two variant of labels: light and dark blue, but the sleeve is identical for both variants. |
 Gamma/Festival GX 07-063 (Mexico) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
 Gamma/Festival GX 07-063 (Mexico) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Gamma/Festival GX 07-063 (Mexico) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
"The Girl With The Golden Eyes" - 12" stereo vinyl release, Ember STNR 5034 (UK), 1966; 7" stereo EP, Ember STEP 1353 (UK), 1966:
 Ember STEP 1353 (UK) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The first of Marie's records ever published in UK were a compilation LP and an EP from Ember Records in 1966, both with the same title, "The Girl With The Golden Eyes" taken from a film made by Marie in 1961, "La fille aux yeux d'or". |
 Ember STEP 1353 (UK) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Ember STEP 1353 (UK) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Ember STNR 5034 (UK stereo)/Ember NR 5034 (UK mono) - LP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 "La fille aux yeux d'or" - 1961 French film poster, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The UK compilation LP, (Ember Records NR 5034, mono, and STNR 5034, stereo) with a beautiful coloured sleeve, includes the four tracks released in 1963 on the French EP above. The stereo EP shown, originally released in France in mono in 1963, was released in the UK in 1966 not only with the identical tracklist, but also with the same catalogue number (1353). The EP front has a monochrome version of the album sleeve with the tracklist and a red Ember logo. The EP rear sleeve is also in monochrome. The record has red and yellow Ember labels. There does not appear to be a DVD release of the 1961 film under its French or English titles.
"Stade 1" - 7" mono EP, Select Mini-Micro/Festival SMM-733.006 (Canada), 1966:
 Mini-Micro/Festival SMM-733.006 (Canada) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Marie Laforêt's version of Blowin' In The Wind also turned up in Canada as track 3 on the B-side of this EP released in Montreal, in the French-speaking province of Quebec. For this reason all the information is in French. |
 Mini-Micro/Festival SMM-733.006 (Canada) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Mini-Micro/Festival SMM-733.006 (Canada) - 7" EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
"La Voix Du Silence [The Sounds Of Silence]"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono single, Columbia/Festival LL-2177 F (Japan), 1968:
 Columbia/Festival LL-2177 F (Japan) - 7" single insert front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Marie Laforêt's version of Blowin' In The Wind also turned up in Japan as the B-side of her version of Simon & Garfunkel's The Sounds Of Silence on a Columbia/Festival 7" single in 1968. |
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 Columbia/Festival LL-2177 F (Japan) - 7" single insert rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia/Festival LL-2177 F (Japan) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 US film poster, picture from imdb.com |
The single this time has a folded insert with a front still from the Dec 1967 film "The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, lyrics on the rear, and comes in a generic red/yellow Columbia sleeve. (Simon & Garfunkel provided the soundtrack for the film.) The A-side is sung in a French version but the B-side is in English.
"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono single-sided flexidisc, Boudkon 7961 (Russia), 2000:
 Boudkon 7961 (Russia) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This Russian flexidisc comes in a folded card sleeve with a picture of Bob, not Marie, and was available in several colours including transparent and green as shown. There was also a red disc. |
 Boudkon 7961 (Russia) - reverse with transparent flexidisc, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Boudkon 7961 (Russia) - transparent flexidisc scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Boudkon 7961 (Russia) - reverse with green flexidisc, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Boudkon 7961 (Russia) - green flexidisc scan by Manuel García Jara |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Desfile De Estrellas [Parade Of Stars]" - 7" mono EP, Hispavox/Festival LL-3122 (Spain), 1967:
 Hispavox/Festival LL-3122 (Spain) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Marie Laforêt's version of Blowin' In The Wind also turned up in Spain on a various artists EP. Her cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on the B-side, translated as "La Respuesta Está En El Viento [The Answer Is In The Wind]" as for several other Spanish releases. The other artists on the EP are Maurice Chevalier and Gigliola Cinquetti, Les Surfs and Les Fingers. The photo is a crop from the front of her French EP above. |
 Hispavox/Festival LL-3122 (Spain) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Hispavox/Festival LL-3122 (Spain) - 7" EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - front with stamps, scan by Bill Hester |
The Folkestone Three were New Zealanders
who moved to the UK in 1964 where they became the Harbour Lites. This record
was the first cover version of a Dylan song to be released in New Zealand by
New Zealand artists.
The record was made by Kiwi Records of Wellington, New Zealand - shown is a
radio station copy with a play card starting on 6 Oct 1963 and finishing in
May 1966. The rear sleeve is plain, but that of the first copy has an Allan's copyright stamp
and the radio station number "2605"
(Allan's were music publishers in
Australia for Bob Dylan records between 1965 and 1969). Manuel García Jara's
copy has no stamps on the sleeve and a different radio station stamp on the
A-side. Bob recorded Frankie And Johnny as Frankie And Albert on Good As
I Been To You in 1992. Thanks to Bill Hester and Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
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 Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - front without stamps, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - rear without stamps, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - A-side with different sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - rear with stamps, scan by Bill Hester |
 Kiwi Records SA-33 (New Zealand) - radio station play card, scan by Bill Hester |
 His Master's Voice 7EGS 288 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
This is believed to be the first cover of Blowin' In The Wind ever recorded by a Swedish artist with the Swedish lyrics by Tore Lagergren, translated as "Vinden Ger Svar [The Wind Gives The Answer]". Otto, Berndt & Beppo were a folk trio ("the Swedish version of The Kingston Trio", as stated on the rear sleeve of the EP). There are two different record labels for the EP, one blue and the other black. Their performance was also released in Sweden as the A-side of a 7" mono single with picture sleeve (HMV X 8641), with Minns Du Än? [Do You Remember?] on the B-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 His Master's Voice 7EGS 288 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
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 His Master's Voice X 8461 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 His Master's Voice 7EGS 288 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (first variant - includes Bob cover) |
 His Master's Voice 7EGS 288 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant - includes Bob cover) |
 His Master's Voice 7EGS 288 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant - no Dylan) |
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Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 release) |
Inger Jacobsen represented Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest in 1962. Her cover of Blowin' In The Wind is translated as
"Vinden Gir Svar [The Wind Gives The Answer]", with
Norwegian lyrics by Juul Hansen. On the first release sleeve the non-Dylan track Noen Venter På Dít Brev is shown as the A-side, even though Vinden Gir Svar was the A-side on the record itself. The record has dark green Columbia labels (at this time the use of the Columbia name outside North America was owned by EMI). The 1966 sleeve has a completely new design sleeve showing Vinden Gir Svar as the A-side. The record now has black Columbia labels. |
 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (1966 release) |
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 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 release) |
 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 release - Dylan cover) |
 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 release - no Dylan material) |
 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1966 release) |
 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1966 release - Dylan cover) |
 Columbia GN 1718 (Norway) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1966 release - no Dylan material) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 Swedisc SWEP 101 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This cover of Blowin' In The Wind was recorded in Sweden by Beverly and Josh White Jr., children of US bluesman Josh White. The 1963 Swedish EP was released in the UK with the same front sleeve by Realm, part of Oriole Records who made records for CBS and who were bought by CBS in Sep 1964 (the Realm label was continued by CBS into the early 1970s). Two tracks from the Swedish EP with Blowin' In The Wind as the A-side were released on Swedisc in 1963 with three sleeve variants and again on a different Swedish record label in 1966. |
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 Swedisc SWES 1074 (Sweden) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 variant 2) |
 Swedisc SWES 1074 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 variants 1 & 2) |
 Swedisc SWES 1074 (Sweden) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 variant 3) |
 Swedisc SWES 1074 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1963 variant 1) |
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 Interdisc IPS 1074 (Sweden) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1966) |
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 Realm REP 4003 (UK) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Dennis & Rogers - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Blue Water Line" - 7" mono promo single releases, GNP Crescendo GNP 300x (USA), 1963/Vocalion Pop V9214 (UK)/Nashville NS 811 (Sweden), 1963/Karim KCR 4007 (Italy), 1963:
 GNP Crescendo GNP 300x (USA) - 7" mono promo single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Dennis & Rogers were Johnny Dennis and Netta Rogers. GNP
stands for "Gene Norman Presents" - Gene Norman was the President of the US
record company, founded in 1954. For Dylan Jazz, a 1966 GNP Crescendo
album by the Gene Norman Group, see
Blowin' In The Wind Covers 1966-69. The US and UK promo singles are both dated 1963 and the US single has text "From Dennis & Rogers Sing Folk Hits Of The Sixties GNP Crescendo GNP #88". Albums such as the UK Vogue release pictured on right are dated as 1970 on some web-sites, but must be reissues. The Nashville Swedish single has its own picture sleeve showing the artists, and also promoting the GNP Crescendo album on the rear, although the copy shown actually has the UK Vocalion single inside! There was also a Swedish record with red vinyl as shown. There were two variants, both in the same sleeve. The difference is in the push-out centre - variant 2 has extra text "a CRECENDO recording ("CRESCENDO" is misspelled)". The Italian single was released by Karim Records of Milan. |
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 Karim KCR 4007 (Italy) - 7" mono single rear scan by Ronald Born |
 Karim KCR 4007 (Italy) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Ronald Born |
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 Vocalion Pop V9214 (UK) - 7" mono promo single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Vocalion Pop V9214 (UK) - 7" mono single, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Nashville NS 811 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Nashville NS 811 (Sweden) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 - Dylan cover) |
 Nashville NS 811 (Sweden) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 -no Dylan material) |
 Nashville NS 811 (Sweden) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - Dylan cover) |
 Nashville NS 811 (Sweden) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 -no Dylan material) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
 Metronome B 1584 (Denmark) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Metronome B 1584 (Denmark) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Metronome B 1584 (Denmark) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Columbia DB 7136 (UK) - 7" mono single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Metronome B 1584 (West Germany) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Metronome B 1584 (NL) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Metronome B 1584 (NL) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Metronome B 1584 (NL) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Metronome B 1584 (West Germany) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Metronome B 1584 (West Germany) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
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Nina and Frederik were Danish singer Nina Magdelena Møller and Dutch aristocrat Frederik, Baron van Pallandt. They were popular throughout Europe, as the number of EPs on the rear sleeve of their Spanish EP shows.
The Danish single has two variant front sleeves, with the top song titles reversed on the second variant.
The UK single did not have a picture sleeve, and was released by the Columbia that was part of EMI, not connected to CBS Records. The Danish and Dutch singles were released on the Swedish Metronome label. The West German single has a picture sleeve with identical artwork and catalogue number as the Dutch edition. However, this is a real "bag-type" sleeve that opens at the top, instead of the usual Dutch folded insert.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Nina & Frederick" - 7" mono EP, Belter 51.333 (Spain), 1964:
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The 1964 Spanish EP was released by Belter under licence from Metronome. "Dylan" is misspelled "Dyland" on the Spanish rear sleeve and B-side record label. |
 Belter 51.333 (Spain) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 Magenta 19.004 (Argentina) - front of mono EP scan by Manuel García Jara |
The A-side of this rare Argentinean single is Nina & Frederick's cover
of a famous song by legendary folk singer
Atahualpa Yupanqui, sung in Spanish. The B-side is their 1963 cover of
Blowin' In The Wind as above, titled in Spanish but sung in English. Thanks to Sergio Mariano Romay and Manuel García Jara for information and scanss. |
 Magenta 19.004 (Argentina) - rear of mono EP scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Magenta 19.004 (Argentina) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
 Philips ME-0147-TE (NL/Singapore) - front of mono EP scan by Manuel García Jara |
This folk group The Tarriers RN ("RN" means Royal Navy) are different from the US folk group The Tarriers, which originally included Hollywood actor Alan Arkin. They recorded this mono EP in Singapore when they were stationed there in the Royal Navy, and this appears to be their only commercial release. |
 Philips ME-0147-TE (NL/Singapore) - rear of mono EP scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Brunswick STA 8525 (UK, 1962, mono) - album by the US Tarriers (no Dylan material) |
This very rare mono EP was pressed in Holland but the sleeve was printed in Singapore to be sold there - as far as I know, it was never available in Holland or in any other country. There is a copy on www.popsike.com with a stamp on the rear sleeve from a record store in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia. The live album by the US group The Tarriers shown has no Dylan material, although it does include The Water Is Wide, performed by Bob in the early 1960s and during the Rolling Thunder Revue, but not recorded, and Mary Ann, included on 1973's deleted album, Dylan.
Thanks to for information and scans.
Karl-Erik "Cacka" Israelsson - "Cacka" - mono 7" EP, Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden), 1963; "Minnet Av Svarten [Memory Of Black]"/"Vinden Ger Svar [The Wind Gives The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)]" - mono 7" singles, Cupol 45/120 (Sweden), 1963:
Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden), 7" mono EPs, 1963:
 Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP front scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (both variants) |
Karl-Erik "Cacka" Israelsson was a Swedish Olympic
athlete who went on to appear in films and become a singer, composer and
lyricist. He died in 2013. His cover of Blowin' In The Wind has the Swedish
lyrics by Tore Lagergren, translated as "Vinden Ger Svar [The Wind
Gives The Answer]". The song appears on a Swedish EP, two versions of
which are shown, and also as the B-side of a Swedish single, three versions of
which are also shown. These EPs all have the same front sleeve, but the rear sleeves have different coloured rectangles. The first sleeve has records with both label designs, the second sleeve comes with a record with the green/white label design only. Three variants of the second label designs are shown, but the second may just have had the centre pushed out. The third variant again has a push-out centre, but is missing "III" to the right of the centre hole. |
 Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 - green) |
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 Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (variant 2 - red) |
 Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2A - push-out centre) |
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 Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2B - push-out centre, no Dylan material) |
 Cupol SEP 359 (Sweden) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2B - push-out centre) |
Cupol 45/120 (Sweden), 7" mono singles, 1963:
 Cupol 45/120 (Sweden) - 7" mono single front scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (variant 1) |
These singles have different sleeves, but the same tracks and catalogue number, and the records are identical apart from the centres (the second may again just have been pushed out). The rear of the second single is blank. The EP and singles are undated on the sleeve and record labels, but an online discography dates them as 1963. Manuel has a third single with the variant 1 front and rear sleeve with a handwritten date of "16/9-63" (16 Sep 1963) on the rear. The record in this sleeve is made of blue vinyl and has an open centre. |
 Cupol 45/120 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (variant 1) |
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 Cupol 45/120 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff (variant 2 - blank) |
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 Cupol 45/120 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 with date "16/9-63" at top right) |
 Cupol 45/120 (Sweden) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3 - open centre, blue vinyl, no Dylan material) |
 Cupol 45/120 (Sweden) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3 - open centre, blue vinyl, with Dylan cover) |
Thanks to Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Arthur Lyman Group - "Arthur Lyman - Greatest Hits" - mono 3LP compilation, Astor ASF-508 (Australia), 1963:
 Astor ASF-508 (Australia) - front picture from www.discogs.com |
This 3LP set from Australia contains an
instrumental version of Blowin' In the Wind on Side 5 (Side 1 of Record 3). Thanks to Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information. |
 Astor ASF-508 (Australia) - rear picture from www.discogs.com |
 Astor ASF-508 (Australia) - Side 1 picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan material) |
The Merrymen - "The Merrymen" - 7" mono single, Telco TW-3262 (Trinidad & Tobago), 1963:
 Telco TW-3262 (Trinidad & Tobago) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Ronald Born |
This very rare single is from Trinidad & Tobago.
Telco was
the record division of the Trinidad
& Tobago-based
West Indies Telephone and ELectric COmpany, and was one
of the major Calypso labels in the nation throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Blowin' In the Wind is on the B-side of the single and performed in a medley
with Don't Think Twice, It's All Right. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
Joey Lewis, His Guitar & Orchestra - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasa [I Don't Know What's Happening To Me]" - 7" mono single, JoeVan JV-006 (Trinidad & Tobago), 1963(?):
 JoeVan JV-006 (Trinidad & Tobago) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
This very rare single is again from Trinidad & Tobago,
as are other records on the JoeVan label. Blowin' In The Wind is an
instrumental cover in Latin-Caribbean style. Bob's name is wrongly shown as
"Bob Eylam"! The B-side is sung in Spanish. The record is undated but must be
from around 1963. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 JoeVan JV-006 (Trinidad & Tobago) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
1964
 Moonglow M 1009EP (Belgium) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Moonglow M 1009EP (Belgium) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Moonglow M 1009EP (Belgium) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Arcade EP/M 1009 (Belgium) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Arcade EP/M 1009 (Belgium) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Arcade EP/M 1009 (Belgium) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Dockx Brothers were a folk-rock band from Belgium who sang in Flemish, the Dutch dialect spoken in Belgium. This band recorded several 7" records for Moonglow Records, then a Belgium label and later established in the USA; in the late 1960s Moonglow was bought by Atlantic. Dave Plentus gave "1963" as the date of release of this EP because "1963" appears in the rear sleeve text, but this year is the date of a TV appearance by this band, not the date of release. Manuel thinks the EP was released later. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side, translated into Flemish as "Woorden In De Wind [Words In The Wind]".
This EP was also released in Belgium with the title "De Vaganten [The Vagrants]" with the same tracklist and a similar catalogue number by a different record company, Arcade Records. The rear sleeve of the Arcade EP is blank.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 RIC M1005 (USA) - LP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This album of Dylan covers by Linda Mason includes her version of
Blowin' In The Wind as track 5 on Side 1. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 RIC M1005 (USA) - LP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
Living Guitars - "Folk-Dixie Jamboree" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, RCA Camden CLP-801 (USA), 1964:
 RCA Camden CLP-801 (USA) - stereo jukebox front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
This stereo EP (or "Little LP") was intended for jukebox use only.
The LP artwork is pasted on to a white
card sleeve, plain on the reverse. There are five jukebox strips as well as three mini
monochrome reproductions of the album front. This stereo record has six tracks from their
stereo album. Their instrumental cover of Blowin' In The Wind is
track 3 on the B-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 RCA Camden CLP-801 (USA) - stereo jukebox A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
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 RCA Camden CLP-801 (USA) - stereo jukebox mini album pics scan by Manuel García Jara |
 RCA Camden CLP-801 (USA) - stereo jukebox B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
 Disques Benoît Zimmerman BZ 10100 (Switzerland) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This obscure cover of Blowin' In The Wind is very rare. The group Le Croque
Notes were from the French-speaking Swiss canton of Neuchâtel,
which is where the small record company of Disques
Benoît Zimmerman was based. Their version is sung in French as
"Écoute Dans Le Vent [Listen To The Wind]". This is the title for Blowin' In
The Wind used when the song was arranged and translated into French by Pierre
Dorsay primarily for Richard Anthony, the most important artist who covered the
song in French in 1965 (see below). Although the rear sleeve indicates that Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on the A-side, the sides on the record itself are reversed, and the Dylan song is actually track 1 on the B-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Disques Benoît Zimmerman BZ 10100 (Switzerland) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Disques Benoît Zimmerman BZ 10100 (Switzerland) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
 Philips 353.231 PF (Norway) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
His cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the
B-side of this single is translated as
"Vinden Gir Svar [The Wind Gives The Answer]", with
Norwegian lyrics by Juul Hansen. The front sleeve is signed by the artist. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Philips 353.231 PF (Norway) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Philips 353.231 PF (Norway) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (Dylan cover) |
 Belk's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
These extremely rare EPs were given away by Belk's,
a US department store and Leggett's, an associate store of Belk's, to their customers for a limited period of time. The cover
of Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side by the Blue Notes is an imitation of
the one made by Peter, Paul & Mary with similar harmonies. The song is
credited to "Bob Dyland" on both B-sides! The two EPs are exactly
the same except for the "Belk's" or "Leggett's" text on the front and rear
of the sleeve and at the top of the record labels. The three no Dylan tracks are by the Ziggy Hurwitz Orchestra - Look Young, Be Young is repeated on the B-side. |
 Belk's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Leggett's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Leggett's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Leggett's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Leggett's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (with Dylan cover) |
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 Belk's ZTSP 89669 (USA) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (with Dylan cover) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 (no record company) 4571 (Jamaica) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This mono 7" single from an unnamed record company has no country of origin
but is identified on the Internet as having been pressed in Jamaica,
certainly the music is Jamaican style. Blowin' In The Wind is the A-side,
although listed as the B-side on the rear sleeve. The front sleeve has a
photo of Addie Lee but isn't record-specific, and has a sticker with what
looks like a radio station catalogue number. Although the sleeve and record
are undated, there are some handwritten dates on the rear sleeve, the oldest
being "4/22/64" (22 Apr 1964). Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 (no record company) 4571 (Jamaica) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 (no record company) 4571 (Jamaica) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 TYR TRM 1004 (Australia) - picture from popsike.com |
The Idlers Five were a group from Melbourne, Australia, who were active
in the early/mid 1960s. This album contains Blowin' In
The Wind, and is believed to be the first cover of a Dylan song
by a Australian act. Thanks to Stuart Moore for information. |
 Capitol CP-4031 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
These 33⅓ RPM stereo EPs with the Kingston Trio's cover of Blowin' In The Wind were made by Toshiba Music Industries in Japan for Capitol Records. |
 Capitol CP-4031 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4031 (Japan) - front of insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4031 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4311 (Japan) - front of insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4311 (Japan) - front of 7" stereo 2EP set, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4311 (Japan) - outside of unfolded 7" gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4311 (Japan) - inside of unfolded 7" gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Capitol CP-4311 (Japan) - B-side of of 7" EP1, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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Capitol CP-4311 is a 2-EP set in a gatefold sleeve made of heavy cardboard. It was again made by Toshiba for Capitol Records, this time as part of their "Compact DeLuxe Best 8" series, which also included releases on Warner Bros like the 1965 Peter, Paul and Mary 2EP set above, and the eight tracks include the four tracks of Capitol CP-4031, but not in the same order. Both EPs are on red vinyl. There is again a 4-page insert with lyrics. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side of the first EP, this time with Tom Dooley as track 1.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 Capitol EAP.1-20688 (New Zealand) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Blowin' In The Wind
is track 2 on the B-side of this New Zealand EP.
The rear sleeve has a stamp from a record store in Devonport near Auckland.
The UK EP shown with the same title and front design has only the title
track in common with the New Zealand EP - the other three tracks are
different and there are no Dylan covers. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Capitol EAP.1-20688 (New Zealand) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Capitol EAP.1-20655 (UK) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Electrola E 22 612 (West Germany) - 7" test pressing A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The test pressing has a generic Electrola sleeve
with a metal
hook to make it easier to locate in a filing cabinet. The labels are
white. The A-side has the printed date "19. Nov. 1963". There is a
sticker with the company name and the reference. There is another
handwritten sticker glued to it with just "Dietrich". Side B is blank.
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 Electrola E 22 612 (West Germany) - 7" test pressing B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (blank) |
 Electrola E 22 612 (West Germany) - 7" test pressing A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Electrola E 22 612 (West Germany) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (the Dutch single also had this sleeve) |
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 Electrola E 22 612 (West Germany) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - "GEMA" only) |
 Electrola E 22 612 (West Germany) - 7" single A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
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 His Master's Voice EG 9407 (Denmark) - 7" single rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
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 His Master's Voice 45 EG 9407 (NL) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (in German sleeve, includes Bob cover) |
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 Мелодия (Melody) 33Д-14911 (USSR) - Side 1 scan by Vladimir Krutoshinskij (Marlene's Dylan cover is track 1) |
Marlene Dietrich sings the same version of Blowin' In The Wind with German lyrics by Hans Bradtke as for the 1963 German/Dutch releases by Peter Paul and Mary ( see here), and a German translation of Puff The Magic Dragon on the B-side.
The German Electrola label has the sub-title "Die Stimme seines Herrn [His Master's Voice]". Manuel García Jara has a copy in a generic Electrola "party" sleeve with a gold "Frohe Weihnachten [Merry Christmas]" sticker on the rear. This copy has the "BIEM" copyright organisation logo missing from the text to the left of the centre hole. This single was also released in Holland on the His Master's Voice label with a different catalogue number but in the German sleeve (Manuel has other Dutch Marlene Dietrich singles in German sleeves). It was also released in Denmark, again on the His Master's Voice label with the same catalogue number as the Dutch single, but with a different sleeve.
Thanks to Vladimir Krutoshinskij for details of a Various Artists 10" mono LP record from Riga, Latvia, (then part of the USSR) from 1964. The album is on the Мелодия (Melody) record label and is called Зарубежные Артисты Эстрады – Гости Москвы [Foreign Variety Artists - Guests of Moscow]. Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on Side 1 and the song title in Russian is "Ответ знает только ветер [The Only Answer Is The Wind]".
Thanks to Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Marlene Dietrich - "Die Antwort Weiß Ganz Allein Der Wind [Only The Wind Knows The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)]"/"Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind [Tell Me Where The Flowers Are (Where Have All The Flowers Gone?)]" - 7" mono single, Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany), 1964, re-released 1967, 1969, 1980:
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The B-side of the East German Amiga single
is the Pete Seeger song, again with German lyrics. The Jun 1964 Amiga promo
EP "Der Klingende Monatsschau [The Sounding Monthly Show]" includes excerpts of both her songs. This Amiga
single was re-released in 1967, 1969 and 1980. The 1967 front sleeve is the
same as the 1964 front except for a different Amiga logo at top right.
Manuel García Jara has a copy of the 1967 single still in the East German
record store bag with a dated receipt where the record labels are
the same as those of the 1964 single except for a missing "N" in the number
below "BIEM" to the left of the centre hole. Ronald Born's 1967 copy comes
in the same sleeve but the A-side record label just has a "1" below "BIEM". The 1969 single had
a new sleeve design but the same
record labels as Ronald's 1967 single.
The 1980 single had a third sleeve design and was released twice with two different labels, the first was wine red, and the second was blue. The Amiga East German release of the 1966 Dutch compilation Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits also has these two label styles, see International Album Releases (Dylan-Only Compilations) 1960s. |
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 Amiga Sp U 263 (East Germany) - Jun 1964 7" promo EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
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 Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1967 release) |
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 Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1967 release with "404 1763" below "BIEM" on left - no "N") |
 Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany) - receipt for 7" single, scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1967 release) |
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 Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany) - 7" single front scan by Ronald Born (1969 release) |
 Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany) - 7" single A-side scan by Ronald Born (second 1967 and 1969 releases with just "1" below "BIEM" on left) |
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 Amiga 4 40 032 (East Germany) - A-side scan by Ronald Born (second 1980 release) |
Thanks to Ronald Born and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
"Las Estrellas Cantan [The Stars Sing]" - promo 7" mono EP, RCA Victor (no catalogue number) (Spain), 1970:
 EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This extremely
rare Spanish EP of Marlene Dietrich contains her cover of
Blowin' In The Wind sung in German.
This EP was released by RCA and manufactured in the COFASA pressing
plant in
late 1970. This EP came with a special edition of the Spanish movie magazine "Fotogramas",
part of a series called "Las Estrellas Cantan [The Stars Sing]" and it was an
introductory gift for new subscribers. The record has white promo labels without
catalogue number and without composer credits. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 "Fotogramas" 1970 issue, picture from www.pinterest.com |
"Lili Marlene"/"Die Antwort Weiß Ganz Allein Der Wind [Only The Wind Knows The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)]" - 7" stereo single, EMI EMR 10761 (Japan), 1975:
 EMI EMR 10761 (Japan) - 7" single front scan by Ronald Born (variant 1) |
The same German version of Blowin' In The Wind is on the B-side of this 1975 Japanese stereo single, with the A-side also sung in German. |
 EMI EMR 10761 (Japan) - 7" single rear scan by Ronald Born (variant 1) |
 EMI EMR 10761 (Japan) - 7" single B-side scan by Ronald Born (both variants) |
 EMI EMR 10761 (Japan) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 EMI EMR 10761 (Japan) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
Manuel García Jara has a copy of the same record in a different sleeve, with a printed yellow star on the front, not a sticker. The Japanese text in the yellow star says “This is the original German-language record!!” The rear sleeve is completely different from that of Roland's copy.
Thanks to Ronald Born and Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Marlene Dietrich - "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono singles, HMV POP 1379 (UK)/HMV EA 4729 (Australia), 1965:
 HMV POP 1379 (UK) - 7" mono single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
In 1965 she recorded Where Have All The Flowers Gone? and Blowin'
In The Wind in English, accompanied by Burt Bacharach and his orchestra.
Shown are UK and Australian releases of the single, neither of which had
picture sleeves. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 HMV EA 4729 (Australia) - 7" mono single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Marlene Dietrich - "Idole" - CD release: Polyphon 816 942-2 (West Germany), 1988:
 Polyphon 816 942-2 (West Germany) - front scan by Jack from Canada |
Track 7 is Die Antwort Weiß Ganz Allein
Der Wind [Only The Wind Knows The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)] sung in
German, as the Electrola 1963 West German single above, etc. Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans. |
 Polyphon 816 942-2 (West Germany) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada |
 Polyphon 816 942-2 (West Germany) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
Marlene Dietrich - "The Essential Marlene Dietrich" - CD release: EMI CDP 7 96450 2 (UK), 1991:
 EMI CDP 7 96450 2 (UK) - front scan by Jack from Canada |
Track 18 is Blowin' In The Wind sung in
English, as the HMV 1965 UK single above. Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans. |
 EMI CDP 7 96450 2 (UK) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada |
 EMI CDP 7 96450 2 (UK) - CD scan by Jack from Canada |
Mary and the Moonlights - "Schau In Die Welt [Look Into The World]"/"Die Antwort Weiß Ganz Allein Der Wind [Only The Wind Knows The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)]" - 7" mono single, Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany), 1964:
 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - front (variants 1 & 2) |
Mary and the Moonlights were a Berlin-based group who enjoyed limited success in
1963-64. Mary sings the same version of Blowin' In The Wind with German lyrics
by Hans Bradtke as for the 1963-64 German/Dutch releases by Peter Paul and Mary
and Marlene Dietrich above. The same record came in four different sleeves: variants 1 and 2 had the same front sleeve, but the rear of variant 2 was the same as the front with the photo of Mary. Variant 3 had a white sleeve with the A-side title and a line drawing, with the rear blank. Variant 4 is the rarest and has the same front as Variant 3 plus German text in red lettering: "Der Reingewinn ist für die mildtätigen und gemeinnutzigen Verbände in Berlin bestimmt [The net profit is intended for charitable and non-profit organisations in Berlin]". This text is printed, not a sticker or a stamp, so it implies that this was a special edition. This time the rear sleeve is not blank, it has the same design as the front but with the hands drawing in reverse and the red text at bottom right instead of bottom left. Scans of variant 1 taken from an Internet blog by Andreas Michalke. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for further information and scans of variants 2-4. |
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 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - rear (variant 1) |
 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3, rear is blank) |
 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 4) |
 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 4) |
 Derby Records 45-1070 (West Germany) - B-side (all four variants) |
 Blossom Music UK sheet music scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Decca F.12007 (UK) - 7" mono single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Decca 457.049 M (France) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Decca 457.049 M (France) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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The UK single has Blowin' In The Wind on the A-side, together with House Of The Risin' Sun on the B-side. There were two record label variants. This single did not have a picture sleeve.
The French EP has her cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side, together with House Of The Risin' Sun.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 HMV 45-TJ 278 (Finland) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Ronald Born |
This 7" mono single was the first Dylan-related release in Finland.
Blowin' In The Wind is translated into Finnish by Pertti Reponen, a member
of the Finn Trio. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
Claude Ciari - "La Playa" - 7" mono and stereo singles and EPs, EMI/Pathé (various catalogue numbers) (Worldwide), 1964-1983:
Mono releases: EMI/Pathé 7 CT 5399 (France)/ EMI/Pathé 7 ECT 3227 (France), 1964:
 EMI/Pathé 7 ECT 3227 (France)- 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (1964 release) |
This instrumental version of Blowin' In The Wind by French artist Claude Ciari appeared on a mono EP in France and also as the B-side of a mono single without a picture sleeve in France. |
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 EMI/Pathé 7 ECT 3227 (France)- 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1964 release) |
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Stereo releases: EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France), 1978 (twice); EMI/Pathé 2 C008-72.694 (France), 1983:
 EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1978 release) |
The 7" single with La Playa as the A-side was reissued in stereo in 1978 as #11 of the series "Dance For Ever", with different artwork from the original 1964 release. There are two sleeve variants, the second is missing "Blowin' In The Wind" on the front and the rear sleeve has a unique French "languette" or index tab. The record is orange instead of red. This stereo single was reissued in 1983, again in the "Dance For Ever" series but this time as #17! The front sleeve of this reissue is similar to that of the original 1964 French EP front. This time the single had injection type labels. |
 EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1978 release) |
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 EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (second 1978 release) |
 EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France) - 7" single rear with "languette", scan by Manuel García Jara (second 1978 release) |
 EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (second 1978 release) |
 EMI/Pathé 2 C008-72.694 (France) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (1983 release) |
 MI/Pathé 2 C008-72.694 (France) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1983 release) |
 MI/Pathé 2 C008-72.694 (France) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1983 release) |
Stereo release: Odeon OP-4093 (Japan), 1964:
 Odeon OP-4093 (Japan) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side of this Japanese stereo 7" EP with red vinyl. |
 Odeon OP-4093 (Japan) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Odeon OP-4093 (Japan) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Mono releases: Odeón MSOD 8482 (Chile), 1964; Pathé 45-PT 4059 (Turkey), 1964:
 Odeón MSOD 8482 (Chile) - B-side scan by Ronald Born |
On the B-side of the Chilean single, Blowin' In The Wind has the unusual translated title of "Tocando El Viento [Playing The Wind]". |
 Pathé 45-PT 4059 (Turkey) - B-side scan by Ronald Born |
Mono releases: Pathé/Capitol 77.540 (Canada), 1965; Capitol 72256 (Canada), late 1960s to mid 1970s:
 Pathé/Capitol 77.540 (Canada) - 7" single B-side scan by Ronald Born (1965 release) |
In 1965 Capitol Records (the distributor of EMI in USA and Canada) had in Canada its own subsidiary of Pathé for records made by French artists or sung in French by Canadian artists. In the late 1960s, these kinds of records were made and distributed by Capitol itself. The second record is a late 1960s to mid 1970s reissue: this design of labels was used by Capitol for the first time in 1968 in the USA and later in Canada. |
 Pathé/Capitol 77.540 (Canada) - 7" single B-side in Pathé sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (1965 release) |
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 Capitol 72256 (Canada) - 7" single B-side from www.discogs.com (late 1960s reissue) |
Mono releases: EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy), 1965 (two releases, three variants):
 EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (first release) |
EPs released in Italy
were very scarce, so La Playa and Blowin' In The Wind were released
there as the A- and B-sides of a mono 7" single. The first release
comes in a regular picture sleeve and the record has red labels. This first
release is very rare. The single was re-released with a completely different front sleeve and a cut-out jukebox strip on the rear sleeve. There were two variants of the second release of this single, both with the same front sleeve. The record labels are different from that of the first release. The first second release rear sleeve has a pink/black EMI-Pathé logo at top right, and the artist name and track titles in pink, green and blue. The jukebox strip has the Pathé logo on a yellow background. The record has dark maroon labels. |
 EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (first release) |
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 EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (second release, both variants) |
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 EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (second release, variant 1) |
 EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (second release, variant 2) |
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 EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (first release) |
The other second release rear sleeve has a black and white EMI-Pathé logo at top right, and this time the artist name and Blowin' In The Wind are in pink, and La Playa is in black. There is a different cut-out on the open edge and the jukebox strip printed on the rear now has a picture of the artist instead of the Pathé logo. The record has black labels.
Mono release: EMI-Pathé 45 EMG 25.133 (Spain), 1965:
 EMI-Pathé 45 EMG 25.133 (Spain) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This 7" mono EP was released in Spain in 1965. |
 EMI-Pathé 45 EMG 25.133 (Spain) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI-Pathé 45 EMG 25.133 (Spain) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Mono release: EMI Odeon 71-3099 (Brazil), 1965:
 EMI Odeon 71-3099 (Brazil) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This Brazilian 7" single playing at 33⅓ RPM has the usual design of EMI sleeves: two separate panels wrapped around and joined at top, bottom and spine. It was made in Brazil by Industrias Elétricas e Musicais (Electrical and Musical Industries, EMI). The front sleeve is dated 1964, but the record is dated 1965, so may be a second release. |
 EMI Odeon 71-3099 (Brazil) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI Odeon 71-3099 (Brazil) - 7" single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Mono release: EMI-Odeón EPOM 1025 (Mexico), 1966:
 EMI-Odeón EPOM 1025 (Mexico) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This 7" mono EP was released in Mexico in 1966 by EMI-Odeón. |
 EMI-Odeón EPOM 1025 (Mexico) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI-Odeón EPOM 1025 (Mexico) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Conny Van Den Bos en (&) René Frank: - 7" mono single, "Wie Weet Waar Het Begint [Who Knows Where It begins (Blowin' In The Wind)]"/ "Poef! [Puff The Magic Dragon]", Philips JF 327 672 (NL), 1964:
 Philips JF 327 672 (NL) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
Conny van den Bos represented Holland in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest in Naples, Italy. Her cover of Blowin' In The Wind with René Frank is translated into Dutch as "Wie Weet Waar Het Begint (Who Knows Where It Begins)" with lyrics by Jan Van Alphen. Side B is "Poef!", a cover of Peter, Paul and Mary's Puff! The Magic Dragon. This single is sometimes wrongly dated on the Net as 1967, but the rear sleeve contains details of other 1964 Philips singles. There are two record label variants. |
 Philips JF 327 672 (NL) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
 Philips JF 327 672 (NL) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Philips JF 327 672 (NL) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Philips JF 327 672 (NL) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - no Dylan material) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
 Fontana 466 267 TE (Sweden) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This EP also includes Blowin'
In The Wind with Swedish lyrics by
Tore Lagergren, translated as "Vinden Ger Svar [The Wind Gives The Answer]",
track 2 on the B-side. Sharp eyed visitors will quickly spot that the "Ramblin'
Trio" were actually a quartet! Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Fontana 466 267 TE (Sweden) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Fontana 466 267 TE (Sweden) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Seekers - "Hide And Seekers" - budget LP releases, World Record Club TP 443 (UK, mono)/World Record Club STP 443 (UK, stereo), 1964; Various Artists - "The Best of Folk Songs" - SA-CD compilation, Warner Music 5054197080920 (Hong Kong), 2016:
 World Record Club TP 443 (UK, mono) - picture from www.discogs.com |
This budget 1964 album from World Record Club (part of EMI) includes a
cover of Blowin' In The Wind by the Australian folk group, credited to Bob Dylan and Bobby Richards (who
created the orchestral arrangement). I used to own a
mono copy of this, but it was stolen in May 1968, along with all my Dylan
albums. Thanks to Freddy Ordóñez Araque for scans of the Hong Kong 2016 SA-CD 16-track compilation The Best of Folk Songs including this Seekers cover. The album was made in the EU. |
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 World Record Club STP 443 (UK, stereo) - picture from www.discogs.com |
 Warner Music 5054197080920 (Hong Kong, 2016) - outside of front insert, scan by Freddy Ordóñez Araque |
 Warner Music 5054197080920 (Hong Kong, 2016) - inside of front insert, scan by Freddy Ordóñez Araque |
 Warner Music 5054197080920 (Hong Kong, 2016) - rear insert scan by Freddy Ordóñez Araque |
The Seekers - "Best 8" - two 7" stereo EP release, Odeon Records OP-4325/6 (Japan), 1968:
 Odeon Records OP-4325/6 (Japan) - front of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This set of two 7" stereo EPs in a gatefold sleeve with eight tracks has their 1964 cover of Blowin' In The Wind as track 1 on Side 1 (Side A of record 1). The price was ¥1,000. The records are individually numbered OP-4325 and OP-3246. |
 Odeon Records OP-4325/6 (Japan) - rear of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Odeon Records OP-4325 (Japan) - Side 1 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side A, includes Bob cover) |
 Odeon Records OP-4325 (Japan) - Side 2 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 1, Side B, no Dylan) |
 Odeon Records OP-4326 (Japan) - Side 3 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side A, no Dylan) |
 Odeon Records OP-4325/6 (Japan) - outside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Odeon Records OP-4325/6 (Japan) - inside of gatefold sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Odeon Records OP-4326 (Japan) - Side 4 scan by Manuel García Jara (Record 2, Side B, no Dylan) |
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Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Folkswingers - "12 String Guitar!" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, World Pacific/Liberty ST-4-1812 (USA), 1964:
 World Pacific/Liberty ST-4-1812 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
The sleeve of this jukebox EP is made of heavy cardboard with the front design pasted on and is blank on the rear. The front design includes the album front plus "Stereo Little LP" at the top; the artwork of the stereo album World Pacific/Liberty ST-1812 is reproduced exactly on the mini album pictures. |
 World Pacific/Liberty ST-4-1812 (USA) - sheet of mini album pictures, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 World Pacific/Liberty ST-4-1812 (USA) - sheet of jukebox strips, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 World Pacific/Liberty ST-4-1812 (USA) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 World Pacific/Liberty ST-4-1812 (USA) - EP A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The set also includes two complete strips of mini album pictures and jukebox strips. The record has "Stereo Little LP" in the centre and still has the original World Pacific inner sleeve. Blowin' In The Wind is track 3 on the A-side.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Sam Cooke - "Sam Cooke at The Copa" - two stereo 7" EPs, RCA Victor TLP 2970 (USA), Sep 1964:
 RCA Victor TLP 2970 (USA) - 2EP set front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
The album Sam Cooke at The Copa was recorded live at The Copacabana, New York City, on 8 Jul 1964 and it was originally released by RCA as stereo and mono albums (RCA Victor LSP/LPM 2970) in Sep 1964, only a few months before Sam Cooke died in Dec 1964. The album includes 11 tracks, but this double EP (or "Little LP") was also released with 9 of those 11 tracks, including Blowin' In The Wind (track 2 of the A-side of EP2). |
 RCA Victor TLP 2970 (USA) - 2EP set rear with window envelope, scan by Ronald Born |
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 RCA Victor TLP-B 2970 (USA) - A-side of EP2 in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
It has the same front as that of the original album, with a sleeve made of heavy cardboard with the front design pasted on, blank on the rear. The records inside have generic "Compact 33 Single RCA Victor" sleeves. Ronald Born's copy has an empty window envelope stuck to the rear sleeve, this is not an original feature, but was added by jukebox owners to store the jukebox strips.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Jamaica's Own Vagabonds - "Jamaica's Own Vagabonds" - 7" mono EP releases, Decca DFE 8588 (UK)/Decca SDGE 80882 (Spain), 1964:
 Decca DFE 8588 (UK) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Decca DFE 8588 (UK) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Decca DFE 8588 (UK) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Decca SDGE 80882 (Spain) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Decca SDGE 80882 (Spain) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Decca SDGE 80882 (Spain) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Vagabonds were a Jamaican band. In 1964 they moved to UK and they signed for Decca Records. This EP dates from 1964 and it includes a cover of Blowin' In The Wind.
The Spanish market was very strange and for some reason this EP was also released there and it is very rare. It was made by Discos Columbia S.A., San Sebastian (not Columbia Records in the USA/Canada or the Columbia label owned by EMI, but a third Columbia) for Decca Records, part of RCA. Like the Jan 1964 Spanish EP by Peter, Paul and Mary listed above, also made by RCA, the Spanish translation of Blowin' In The Wind is identical: "Soplando Al Viento". This translation is on the rear sleeve, although not on the Side B record label.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Fitz Major - "Blowing In The Wind" - 7" mono single, Golden Sound (no catalogue number) (Jamaica), 1964:
 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
This rare Jamaican single wrongly attributes
Blowin' In The Wind to Sam Cooke (misspelled Sam "Cook"). Thanks
to Ronald Born for information that Fitz Major sings different lyrics from the
Dylan version, e.g. "How many roads must black people walk down?".
However, these are not the lyrics sung by Sam Cooke above, who sings the Dylan
words. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
Percy Faith and his Orchestra - "Percy Faith And His Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Columbia 7-8908 (USA), 1964 (two variants):
 Columbia 7-8908 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (first variant) |
These stereo EPs (or "Little LPs") were intended for jukebox use only. The first EP variant is the same as the 1963 Village Stompers Epic "Little LP" above with a folded sleeve including ten jukebox strips and three colour mini reproductions of the EP cover. The record comes in a generic Columbia "STEREO 33 RPM" inner sleeve and has Columbia "STEREO SEVEN" blue/white labels with text "SPECIAL COIN OPERATOR RELEASE". It has six tracks from Percy's stereo album shown. His cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side of the EP. |
 Columbia 7-8908 (USA) - outside of unfolded EP sleeve with jukebox strips, scan by Manuel García Jara (first variant) |
 Columbia CS 8908 (USA) - LP front |
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 Columbia 7-8908 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant) |
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 Columbia 7-8908 (USA) - jukebox EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (second variant) |
 Columbia 7-8908 (USA) - jukebox EP inner sleeve scan by Manuel García Jara (first variant) |
 Columbia 7-8908 (USA) - jukebox EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (first variant) |
The second EP variant has a regular heavy card sleeve with a plain white rear. The front is not quite the same as the first EP variant and the album front, both of which list all the tracks. This time there are 16 jukebox strips (four sets of four like the one shown) and four separate monochrome mini illustrations of the EP cover like the one shown, all inside the sleeve with the record. The album title on the second variant jukebox strips is incorrect - "Great Folk Melodies" instead of "Great Folk Themes".
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for
information and scans.
Percy Faith and his Orchestra - "Percy Faith And His Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes" - stereo 7" EP, Columbia/CBS LSS 145-C (Japan), 1964:
 Columbia/CBS LSS 145-C (Japan) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This four track stereo EP came in the "Columbia Stereo Seven" series and
was also taken from the stereo LP Percy
Faith And His Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes. It was made in
Japan by Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.
Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side of
the EP. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Columbia/CBS LSS 145-C (Japan) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Columbia/CBS LSS 145-C (Japan) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
Percy Faith and his Orchestra - "Percy Faith And His Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes" - promo mono 7" EP, CBS BG 225028 (Australia), 1964:
 CBS BG 225028 (Australia) - mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
Blowin' In The Wind is now track 2 on the A-side of this promo Australian EP, also taken from the LP Percy Faith And His Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes.. It has promo stamps from "NRN 10" on the rear sleeve and both record labels. Stuart Moore says that NRN 10 is an Australian TV station in New South Wales that opened on 23 Jan 1965. |
 CBS BG 225028 (Australia) - mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
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 CBS BG 225028 (Australia) - mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy, no Dylan) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Stuart Moore for information and scans.
Johnny Tillotson - "Johnny Tillotson" - mono 7" EPs, MGM EP 788 (UK)/MGM 63.618 Médium (France), 1964:
 MGM EP 788 (UK) - mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 MGM EP 788 (UK) - mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 MGM EP 788 (UK) - mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 MGM 63.618 Médium (France) - mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 MGM 63.618 Médium (France) - mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 MGM 63.618 Médium (France) - mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
These two EPs have only two tracks in common - Blowin' In The Wind and Rhythm Of The Rain. Johnny's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side of the UK EP and track 2 on the A-side of the French EP.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Johnny Tillotson - "The Young Four Vol. 4" - stereo 7" EP, MGM LSS-178-M (Japan), 1964:
 MGM LSS-178-M (Japan) - stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This stereo Japanese EP with a new title has the same four tracks as the UK mono EP above, so Johnny's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is again track 2 on the B-side. |
 MGM LSS-178-M (Japan) - stereo EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 MGM LSS-178-M (Japan) - stereo EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Lena Horne - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"The Eagle And Me" - promo and commercial mono 7" singles, 20th Century-Fox Records 460 (USA); Stateside SS 344 (UK); 20th Century-Fox Records FOX 413 (Italy), 1964; "Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" EP, 20th Century-Fox Records TX-10,825 (Australia), 1964:
 20th Century-Fox Records 460 (USA) - 7" promo single A-side picture from www.musicstack.com |
Lena's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is the A-side of the US, UK and Italian singles and track 1 on the A-side of the Australian single. Bob is credited as "Bobby Dylan" on all the A-side record labels. The A-side of the Australian EP has the two tracks from the singles. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 20th Century-Fox Records 460 (USA) - 7" single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Stateside SS 344 (UK) - 7" promo single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Stateside SS 344 (UK) - 7" single in generic sleeve, A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 20th Century-Fox Records FOX 413 (Italy) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 20th Century-Fox Records FOX 413 (Italy) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 20th Century-Fox Records FOX 413 (Italy) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 20th Century-Fox Records TX-10,825 (Australia) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 20th Century-Fox Records TX-10,825 (Australia) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 20th Century-Fox Records TX-10,825 (Australia) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Lena Horne - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Tomorrow Mountain" - mono 7" single, Stateside HSSA 5037 (NL), 1964:
 Stateside HSSA 5037 (NL) - 7" single front scan by Ronald Born |
This Dutch 7" mono single pairs Lena's version of
Blowin' In The Wind with a different B-side. Bob is again credited as "Bobby
Dylan" on the A-side record label. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Stateside HSSA 5037 (NL) - 7" single rear scan by Ronald Born |
 Stateside HSSA 5037 (NL) - 7" single A-side scan by Ronald Born |
Queta & Teo - "Queta & Teo Canten Surf [Queta & Teo Sing Surf]" - 7" mono EP, Edigsa CM-78 (Spain), 1964:
 Edigsa CM-78 (Spain) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Queta & Teo were two Spanish children who sang in Mallorquí, a variant of
Catalan spoken in the Balearic Islands. Their Mallorquí cover of Blowin' In
The Wind (Peter, Paul and Mary's version, not Bob's, which was then
unreleased in Spain) is translated as "Només Ho Sap Es Vent [Only The Wind
Knows]". Bizarrely, title of this EP from small Barcelona-based record label
Edigsa is "Queta & Teo Canten Surf [Queta & Teo Sing Surf]"! The tracks
include "El
Martellet
[Little
Hammer]",
a cover of Pete Seeger's
If I Had A Hammer.
"Dylan" is misspelled "Dyland" on both the rear sleeve and the B-side record
label. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Edigsa CM-78 (Spain) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Edigsa CM-78 (Spain) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Harry Simeone Chorale - "Harry Simeone Chorale Interpréte 4 Succès Folksongs [Harry Simeone Chorale Perform 4 Successful Folk Songs]" - 7" mono EP, Mercury MEDIUM 126.190 MCE (France), 1964:
 Mercury MEDIUM 126.190 MCE (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This 7" mono EP contains Don't Think Twice, It's All Right on the A-side and Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side, both sung in English. |
 Mercury MEDIUM 126.190 MCE (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Mercury MEDIUM 126.190 MCE (France) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara with Don't Think Twice, It's All Right |
 Mercury MEDIUM 126.190 MCE (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara with Blowin' In The Wind |
 The Little Drummer Boy - the 1958-59 hit for the Harry Simeone Chorale in the USA and UK |
The song titles are translated into French as "N'y Pense Plus, Tout Est Bien" and "Écoute Dans Le Vent [Listen To The Wind]". This is the title for Blowin' In The Wind used when the song was arranged and translated into French by Pierre Dorsay for Richard Anthony, the most important artist who covered the song in French in 1965 (see below). The Harry Simeone Chorale is best known for The Little Drummer Boy, their 1958-59 hit in the USA and UK.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Harry Simeone Chorale - "Orquestra Y Coros de Harry Simeone" - 7" mono EP, Mercury 126.185 MCE (Spain), 1964:
 Mercury 126.185 MCE (Spain) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This Spanish EP has only Blowin' In The Wind on
the B-side in common with the French EP above. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Mercury 126.185 MCE (Spain) - EP rear with "languette" (index tab), scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Mercury 126.185 MCE (Spain) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Georges Jouvin & Dominique - "Georges Jouvin, Sa Trompette D'Or Et Dominique [Georges Jouvin, His Golden Trumpet And Dominque]" - 7" mono EP, La Voix De Son Maître [His Master's Voice] 7 EGF 709 (France), 1964:
 La Voix De Son Maître [His Master's Voice] 7 EGF 709 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
French
trumpeter Georges regularly collaborated with singer Dominique on albums,
singles and EPs during the early 1960s, although she does not sing on
Blowin' In The Wind, which is an instrumental. Blowin' In The Wind is translated into French as "Écoute Dans Le Vent [Listen To The Wind]". This is the title for Blowin' In The Wind used when the song was arranged and translated into French by Pierre Dorsay for Richard Anthony, the most important artist who covered the song in French in 1965 (see below). However, as Dorsay's lyrics aren't used the song is credited to "B. Dylan" only. |
 La Voix De Son Maître [His Master's Voice] 7 EGF 709 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 La Voix De Son Maître [His Master's Voice] 7 EGF 709 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
All the tracks have suggested dances (as did most of the songs performed by Georges Jouvin and Dominique on their other records of the time), and Blowin' In The Wind is described on the rear sleeve and on the B-side record label as "boléro twist"!
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Les Gais Lurons [The Jolly Kids] - "Les Gais Lurons" - 7" mono EP, Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval 1-7-3194 (France), 1964(?):
 Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval 1-7-3194 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval 1-7-3194 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval 1-7-3194 (France) - EP front of insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval 1-7-3194 (France) - EP rear of insert, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval 1-7-3194 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 "Gai-Luron" comic book (Belgium), picture from www.delcampe.net |
This rare mono EP by a children's choir called Les Gais Lurons [The Jolly Kids] was released by the Amicale Laïque de Sourdeval [Lay (or Secular) Association of Sourdeval]. Sourdeval is in the French region of Normandy. Thanks to Barbara Simpson for pointing out that "Gai-Luron" was the title of a series of comic books from Belgium written in French, featuring a cartoon dog.
Blowin' In The Wind is track 3 on the B-side. It is translated again into French as "Écoute Dans Le Vent [Listen To The Wind]", the title for Blowin' In The Wind used when the song was arranged and translated into French by Pierre Dorsay for Richard Anthony, the most important artist who covered the song in French in 1965 (see below). However, the French lyrics are not the same as Dorsay's and the translator is not credited.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Stan Getz/João Gilberto/Astrud Gilberto - "The Girl From Ipanema"/Stan Getz - "Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono singles, Verve VK 10323 (USA)/Verve VS 520 (UK)/Verve V 2057 (South Africa), 1964; MGM MCM-5396 (Australia), 1964; 7" mono single reissues, MGM Golden Circle MGC 5017 (Canada), 1973; Verve VK 126 (USA), 1974:
 Verve VK 10323 (USA) - 7" mono single A-side, picture from www.discogs.com (1964 release, no Dylan) |
The A-side of these singles is the worldwide hit from the 1964 Verve Latin jazz album Getz-Gilberto, featuring João Gilberto with vocals by his wife Astrud Gilberto. The instrumental version of Blowin' In The Wind by Stan Getz from his 1964 Verve album Reflections is the B-side of these mono 7" singles. |
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 MGM MCM-5396 (Australia) - 7" mono single A-side in generic sleeve, photo from eBay (1964 release, no Dylan) |
 MGM MCM-5396 (Australia) - 7" mono single B-side in generic sleeve, photo from eBay (1964 release) |
 Verve V 2057 (South Africa) - 7" mono single B-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (1964 release) |
 MGM Golden Circle MGC 5017 (Canada) - 7" mono single B-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (1973 release) |
 Verve VK 126 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (1974 release) |
 Verve SMV 1023 (USA, stereo) - 1964 album front picture from www.wikipedia.com |
Thanks to Stuart Moore for finding the Australian single on eBay. Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information and scans.
Stan Getz - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Sleeping Bee" - 7" mono single, Verve 58 117 (West Germany), 1965:
 Verve 58 117 (West Germany) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
An instrumental version of Blowin' In The Wind by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz is the A-side of this West German mono 7" single. This time both sides of the single are from his 1964 Verve album Reflections. |
 Verve 58 117 (West Germany) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Verve V-8554 (USA) - mono LP front picture from eBay. |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Crossbow" - 7" mono EP, Crossbow XB.010 (UK), 1964:
 Crossbow XB.010 (UK) - 7" mono EP A-side scan by Ronald Born |
This untitled EP did not have a picture sleeve, but came in a Crossbow
Records generic sleeve. The Foresters were a folk group from York. Their
cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side, tracks 1 and 3 were
covers by other artists. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Crossbow XB.010 (UK) - 7" mono EP A-side in Crossbow Records sleeve, scan by Ronald Born |
1965
The Mad Hatters - "I Need Love"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono single, Ascot 2197 (USA), 1965:
 Ascot 2197 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Mad Hatters were a garage rock band from Annapolis, MD. This was
their first single. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
Trini López - "The
Folk Album" - 12" mono/stereo vinyl LP, Reprise RS 6147 (USA,
stereo)/Reprise R-6147 (USA, mono), 1965; 7"
stereo jukebox EP, Reprise SR 6147 (USA), 1965; 7" mono singles and
EPs (various titles)
(various catalogue numbers) (Worldwide), 1965:
Trinidad "Trini" López
III
is a Hispanic American from the "Little Mexico" area of Dallas, TX. This 1965
folk album includes covers of two Dylan songs - Blowin' In The Wind and Don't
Think Twice, It's All Right. The various EPs with tracks from the album released
around the world use several different titles.
"The Folk Album" - 7" stereo jukebox EP, Reprise SR 6147 (USA), 1965:
 Reprise SR 6147 (USA) - jukebox EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
This stereo EP (or "Little LP") was intended for jukebox use, and is shown for completion only, as it doesn't actually contain Blowin' In The Wind. |
 Reprise SR 6147 (USA) - jukebox EP strips scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Reprise SR 6147 (USA) - jukebox EP mini album pics, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Reprise SR 6147 (USA) - jukebox EP B-side with Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Reprise RS 6147 (USA) - stereo LP front scan by Manuel García Jara (two Dylan covers) |
The EP has a white sleeve of thick card with the front design pasted on, the rear sleeve is plain white. It has three jukebox strips as well as a mini reproduction of the album front. The stereo record has six tracks from the stereo album. Although Blowin' In The Wind is on the album, it's missing from this EP. Trini's cover of Don't Think Twice, It's All Right is track 2 on the B-side.
"Trini's Folk Mood" - 7"
mono EPs, Reprise R 30043 (UK)/Reprise
ED 6147-5 (Australia), 1965:
 Reprise R 30043 (UK) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This 1965 UK mono EP distributed by Pye Records includes covers of both Dylan songs - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right on the A-side and Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side. The other tracks are This Train and We'll Sing In The Sunshine. The 1965 Australian mono EP was pressed in Australia by Astor, and has exactly the same front and rear sleeve and four tracks. | ||||
 Reprise ED 6147-5 (Australia) - 7" mono EP front scan by Ronald Born |
 Reprise ED 6147-5 (Australia) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 Reprise ED 6147-5 (Australia) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Ronald Born |
 Reprise R 30043 (UK) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Reprise R 30043 (UK) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
"Surf Folklore U.S.A. Vol. 12" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise RVEP 60.066 (France), 1965:
 Reprise RVEP 60.066 (France) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This 1965 French mono EP again includes covers of both Dylan songs - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right on the A-side and Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side. The other tracks are This Train and Greenback Dollar. It has the unique French "languette" or index tab on the rear sleeve. |
 Reprise RVEP 60.066 (France) - 7" mono EP rear with "languette", scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Reprise RVEP 60.066 (France) - 7" mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
 Reprise RVEP 60.066 (France) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
"Trini Lopez" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain),
1965, re-released 1967:
 Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (1965 release) |
 Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1965 release) |
 Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1965 release) |
 Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (1967 release) |
 Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1967 release) |
 Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1967 release) |
This untitled Spanish EP was released in Spain by Hispavox. This time it only contains Blowin' In The Wind, which is translated into Spanish as "La Respuesta Está En El Viento [The Answer Is In The Wind]" but is sung in English. The front sleeve is dark red and the rear sleeve has pictures of three Trini Lopez EPs. The record has salmon pink Reprise labels. The EP was reissued by Hispavox in Spain in 1967 with the identical tracklist and catalogue number but with several differences: the colour of the front sleeve is now purple; the rear sleeve has a different Hispavox address and now shows three EPs of Nancy Sinatra (one of these includes her cover of It Ain't Me Babe). There is a handwritten date on the rear of "Julio 67" [July 1967]. The record labels have the new brown/orange Reprise design.
"Trini Sings Peter, Paul & Mary Hits" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise FEP 11 (New Zealand), 1965
(two variants):
 Reprise FEP 11 (New Zealand) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
This 1965 New Zealand mono EP with another new title was released by La Gloria Records on behalf of Reprise. It again includes covers of both Dylan songs - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right on the A-side and Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side. |
 Reprise FEP 11 (New Zealand) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Reprise FEP 11 (New Zealand) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
 Reprise FEP 11 (New Zealand) - 7" mono A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover, both variants) |
 Reprise FEP 11 (New Zealand) - 7" mono B-side scan by Manuel García Jara includes Bob cover, (both variants) |
The other tracks are Puff The Magic Dragon and Lemon Tree, both recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary, hence the EP title. There were two colour variants of the front sleeve (orange and dark red), but the rear sleeve and record are the same.
"The Folk Album" - 7"
stereo EP, Reprise/Victor SJET-260 (Japan), 1965:
 Reprise/Victor SJET-260 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This stereo EP was the first released in Japan. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side. The other tracks are Lemon Tree, We'll Sing In The Sunshine, and Michael. It has a price of ¥450 on the rear of the sleeve. The record has salmon pink Reprise labels. |
 Reprise/Victor SJET-260 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Reprise/Victor SJET-260 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
"Golden
Folk Songs" - 7"
stereo EP, Reprise/Victor SJET-391 (Japan),
1968:
 Reprise/Victor SJET-391 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
"Golden Folk Songs" (SJET-391) was the second Japanese EP that included Blowin' In The Wind, now track 1 on the A-side. It has a standard sleeve with an increased price of ¥500 on the rear. This EP was dated 1968 by the late David Plentus on his Dylan Cover Albums web-site. SJET-493, a Tamla-Motown EP by Stevie Wonder in Blowin' In The Wind Covers 1966-69, also made by the Victor Company of Japan, is definitely 1968, and also priced at ¥500. The record again has salmon pink Reprise labels. |
 Reprise/Victor SJET-391 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Reprise/Victor SJET-391 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
"Golden Disk" - 7"
stereo EP, Reprise/Victor SWG-10 (Japan), 1968:
 Reprise/Victor SWG-10 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP front with obi, scan by Ronald Born |
SWG-10 was the third Trini Lopez EP released in Japan with Blowin' In The Wind, again track 2 on the A-side, and is definitely 1968. It has a gatefold sleeve and was released in the "Golden Compact" series. Curiously, the EP title is "Golden Disk" on front, "Golden Trini Lopez" on the inside and "Golden Folk Album" on the record labels! It has a further increased price of ¥600 on the obi and rear of the gatefold sleeve. The record again has salmon pink Reprise labels. |
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 Reprise/Victor SWG-10 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Reprise/Victor SWG-10 (Japan) - inside of gatefold sleeve of 7" stereo EP, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Reprise/Victor SWG-10 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
"Folk" - 7" mono EP,
Capitol
(no catalogue number) (Singapore/Hong Kong), 1965:
 7" mono EP front scan by Ronald Born |
This mono EP on the Capitol label again has Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side. There is no country of origin or catalogue number on the sleeve or record labels. The other three tracks are Lemon Tree, Puff The Magic Dragon and We'll Sing In The Sunshine. |
 7" mono EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 7" mono EP B-side scan by Ronald Born |
"Trini Lopez Vol. IV: Folk" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise/Gamma Records GX 07-165 (Mexico), 1965:
 Reprise/Gamma Records GX 07-165 (Mexico) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This mono EP has a similar front sleeve to that of the previous EP. It again has Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side. The title is again translated into Spanish as "La Respuesta Está En El Viento [The Answer Is In The Wind]" but it is sung in English. The other three tracks (sung in English but titles in Spanish) are Lemon Tree, Michael and We'll Sing In The Sunshine. |
 Reprise/Gamma Records GX 07-165 (Mexico) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
 Reprise/Gamma Records GX 07-165 (Mexico) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Hanns Peter Bushoff |
"Folklorico" - 7"
mono EPs, Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina), 1965
(twice), re-released 1967:
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1965 release) |
This EP was made
in Argentina by Sicamericana S.A.C.I.F.I. and released by Music-Hall
Records. It was released twice in Argentina in 1965,
and reissued in 1967. There are two front sleeve variants and three variants
of the rear sleeve and record labels. The first and rarest edition has a front sleeve with a blue panel with song titles in Spanish only. The rear sleeve is white, with two folded-over flaps. "MUSIC-HALL/60.111" is at rear reartop left, "33 RPM/DOBLE" at top right and "Vanguard S.R.L." is printed on the flap at bottom centre. The song titles are in Spanish only and have composer credits. There is information about other Music-Hall EPs, the lowest catalogue number is "60.064" and the highest is "60.089". The record has white and blue Music-Hall/Reprise labels. On the record labels the EP title is "TRINI LOPEZ FOLKLORICO", the song titles are again in Spanish only and the composer credits are inside brackets. |
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1965 release) |
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 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (second 1965 and 1967 releases) |
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (second 1965 release) |
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (second 1965 release) |
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (1967 release) |
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (1967 release) |
 Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1965 release) |
The second and most common release of the EP is also from 1965, was again made by Sicamericana S.A.C.I.F.I. for Music-Hall/Reprise. The front picture is a crop of the photo from the first release; it now has a higher green panel with song titles in Spanish. The rear sleeve is white, this time without flaps. Like the previous release, "MUSIC-HALL/60.111" is at rear top left and "33 RPM/DOBLE" at top right. "Vanguard S.R.L." is now printed at bottom left and "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA", not present on the first release rear sleeve, is printed at bottom right. The song titles are now in Spanish and in English and again have composer credits. Note the mistake: "Lado 2" has tracks 2 and 2, instead of 1 and 2. There is again information about other Music Hall EPs, this time the lowest catalogue number is "60.086" and the highest is "60.108"). The EP title is now "TRINI LOPEZ FOLKLORICO" plus "TRINI LOPEZ, Intérprete [performer]", the song titles are now in Spanish and English, the composer credits are again in brackets.
The rare 1967 EP was again made by Sicamericana S.A.C.I.F.I. for Music Hall/Reprise. The front sleeve is identical to that of the second 1965 release. The rear sleeve is white, without flaps but with a cut-out at the opening edge. Unlike the previous releases, "MUSIC-HALL - DOBLE/33 RPM" is now printed at rear top left and "REPRISE RECORDS/60.111" is at top right. As for the second 1965 release, "Vanguard S.R.L." is again printed again at bottom left and "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA" at bottom right, but there is now the address of Sicamericana, not present on the second release sleeve. The song titles are again in Spanish and in English but the composer credits are now missing. The mistake "Lado 2" with tracks 2 and 2 instead of 1 and 2 has now been corrected. There is again information about other Music Hall EPs, this time the lowest catalogue number is "60.274" and the highest is "60.287", confirming that this EP has been reissued two years later. The record now has now orange and brown Reprise labels, a new design used since late 66. The EP title is again "TRINI LOPEZ FOLKLORICO" plus "TRINI LOPEZ, Intérprete [performer]". The song titles are again in Spanish and in English; but now the composer credits are without brackets.
"The Folk Album" - 7" mono EP,
MTR Records MTR - 54 (Thailand), early 1970s:
 MTR Records MTR - 54 (Thailand) - 7" mono EP front scan by Ronald Born |
This unofficial Thai EP, titled "Trini's Folk Songs" on the rear sleeve, has six tracks from The Folk Album. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side. |
 MTR Records MTR - 54 (Thailand) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 MTR Records MTR - 54 (Thailand) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Ronald Born |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara, Dr. Hanns Peter Bushoff and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Richard Anthony - "Richard Anthony" - 7" mono EPs and singles, Columbia/His Master's Voice (various catalogue numbers) (Worldwide), 1965; Richard Anthony - "Felices Fiestas Les Desea Richard Anthony [Richard Anthony Wishes You Happy Holidays]" - 7" mono EP, Odeon Pops DTOA/E 3496 (Argentina), 1966; Richard Anthony - "12 Tubes" - 7" stereo EP, EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (France), 1982:
 Societé Internationale de Musique France sheet music scan by Manuel García Jara |
There were several covers of Blowin' In The Wind made by French artists (e.g. Marie Laforêt, sung in English) and released before but this cover is very important because it became the standard translation into French. The song was arranged and translated into French by Pierre Dorsay as "Écoute Dans Le Vent [Listen To The Wind]" for Richard Anthony, the most important artist who covered the song in French in 1965. The 1965 covers by Dany Claude and Les Trois Ménestrels, Fiona in 1966, also the 1974 cover by Chorale du Lycée Technique Féminin de Quimper below all use this translation, which was first performed by the Swiss group Les Croque Notes in 1964, see above. |
 Warner Bros France sheet music scan by Manuel García Jara |
Columbia ESRF 1498 (France), 1965:
 Columbia ESRF 1498 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This EP was released by the Columbia which was part of EMI (in France EMI was "Industries Musicales et Eléctriques Pathé Marconi"). Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on the B-side. |
 Columbia ESRF 1498 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia ESRF 1498 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Pathé 77.500 (Canada), 1965:
 Pathé 77.500 (Canada) - 7" single B-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This Canadian single released in Quebec, the French-speaking part of Canada, by Pathé had the Beatles song All My Loving, translated into French as Toi L'Ami, as the A-side. Écoute Dans Le Vent was the B-side. |
Columbia CH 3053 (NL), 1965:
 Columbia CH 3053 (NL) - 7" mono single front scan by Ronald Born |
This Dutch 7" mono single was again released by the Columbia which was part of EMI. |
 Columbia CH 3053 (NL) - 7" mono single rear scan by Ronald Born |
 Columbia CH 3053 (NL) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Ronald Born |
La Voz De Su Amo [His Master's Voice] 7 EPL 14.039 (Spain), 1965:
 La Voz De Su Amo [His Master's Voice] 7 EPL 14.039 (Spain) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This was the equivalent Spanish EP to the French release above with different artwork (taken from a different French EP of this artist) but with the identical tracklist and in the same order (Blowin' In The Wind is again track 1 on the B-side). Blowin' In The Wind is listed on the rear sleeve and on the B-side record label in three languages: English, French (Écouté Dans Le Vent) and the usual Spanish translation on EMI records: "El Susurro Del Viento [The Whisper Of The Wind]", later used in the Brimstone single of 1970 listed in Blowin' In The Wind Covers 1970s Onwards (it seems like each company had its own Spanish translation!). |
 La Voz De Su Amo [His Master's Voice] 7 EPL 14.039 (Spain) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 La Voz De Su Amo [His Master's Voice] 7 EPL 14.039 (Spain) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
In Spain there was a third Columbia, not part of US Columbia, and not part of UK EMI but part of RCA (even though the Spanish subsidiary used the "Magic Notes" logo). Therefore this EP was not released in Spain by EMI-Columbia for legal reasons, but through another EMI subsidiary: La Voz de su Amo [His Master's Voice]. The existence of the RCA Columbia in Spain was the reason that albums were issued in Spain in the 1990s using the CBS/Sony name instead of the Columbia name that had replaced CBS everywhere else.
Columbia SLEM 2168 (Portugal), 1965:
 Columbia SLEM 2168 (Portugal) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (both variants) |
A Richard Anthony EP was also released in Portugal by the Columbia that was part of EMI, with different artwork and with three of the four tracks from the French and Spanish EP releases, the new track being the title track Toi L'Ami. Blowin' In The Wind is now track 2 on the A-side. |
 Columbia SLEM 2168 (Portugal) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1 - "FABRICADO EM PORTUGAL...") |
 Columbia SLEM 2168 (Portugal) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2 - "Fabricado em Portugal...") |
 Columbia SLEM 2168 (Portugal) - EP A-side with promo stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia SLEM 2168 (Portugal) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
There are two rear sleeve variants, both with the same layout but different text fonts. Most noticeable is that on variant 1 the bottom text "FABRICADO EM PORTUGAL..." is all in upper case, while on variant 2 it is in upper and lower case, starting with "Fabricado em Portugal...". The A-sides of two copies are shown, the first has a promo stamp with text "OFERTA [OFFER]".
Columbia SCMQ 1771 (Italy), 1965:
 Columbia SCMQ 1771 (Italy) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
His cover of Blowin' In The Wind was also released as a single in Italy (where EPs were very scarce) again by Columbia, part of EMI. The sleeve has a usual feature for EMI releases with a strip printed on the rear sleeve to be cut out and used in a jukebox. The rear sleeve also includes the French lyrics of Blowin' In The Wind. |
 Columbia SCMQ 1771 (Italy) - 7" mono single rear with jukebox strip, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia SCMQ 1771 (Italy) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Odeon 71-3118 (Brazil), 1965:
 Odeon 71-3118 (Brazil) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Richard Anthony's cover of Blowin' In The Wind was also released on the B-side of a single in Brazil by Odeon, part of EMI. It has a type of sleeve that was usual for Brazilian singles of the time: the sleeve was made in two pieces wrapped in plastic and jointed in the spine. Although Blowin' In The Wind is sung in French, the title has been translated into Portuguese as "Escutando O Vento [Listening to the wind]". Both translations and the original English title appear on the B-side label. |
 Odeon 71-3118 (Brazil) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Odeon 71-3118 (Brazil) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Odeon Pops DTOA/E 3496 (Argentina), 1966
 Odeon Pops DTOA/E 3496 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This special Christmas four-track mono EP is titled Felices Fiestas Les Desea Richard Anthony [Richard Anthony Wishes You Happy Holidays]. Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on the B-side. The song titles are given in Spanish and English. Blowin' In The Wind is given the usual Spanish translation as "Soplando En El Viento" but the actual version sung is Pierre Dorsay's "Écouté Dans Le Vent" in French. |
 Odeon Pops DTOA/E 3496 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Odeon Pops DTOA/E 3496 (Argentina) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (France/Portugal), 1982:
 EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (Portugal) - EP front scan by Ronald Born |
 EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (Portugal) - EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (Portugal) - EP B-side scan by Ronald Born |
This cover was released again in France and Portugal as part of a medley ("pot-pourri" in French, recorded live, called "12 Tubes". Each side had six songs and the excerpt of Blowin' In The Wind is track 3 on the B-side. The French stereo EP had injection type record labels. The Portuguese stereo EP had a different rear sleeve and the record had maroon paper labels.
EMI/Pathé 1A 006-72493 (NL), 1982:
 EMI/Pathé 1A 006-72493 (NL) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Dutch release of this EP was again on the Pathé label with purple/light blue record labels. |
 EMI/Pathé 1A 006-72493 (NL) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 EMI/Pathé 1A 006-72493 (NL) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
The original cover was released as a single in Holland (1965) and as an EP in Argentina (1966) - scans to follow.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Dany Claude - "Dany Claude" - 7" mono EP, Disque Saphir LOP 5507 (France), 1965:
 Disque Saphir LOP 5507 (France) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Dany Claude's cover of Blowin' In
The Wind on the A-side of this 7" mono EP is the "standard" French
translation by Pierre Dorsay as "Écouté Dans Le Vent
[Listening In The Wind]", first released by Richard Anthony above. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Disque Saphir LOP 5507 (France) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Disque Saphir LOP 5507 (France) - 7" mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Monique Gerard - "Monique Gerard" - 7" mono EP, Soder SOD 20512 (France), 1965:
 Soder SOD 20512 (France) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Monique Gerard's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2
on the B-side of this mono EP. It has
the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écouté Dans Le
Vent"). Dorsay is
misspelled "Dorsay" on the rear sleeve and B-side record label.
The sleeve has a "languette" or index tab, with text printed on the rear,
common for French 7" sleeves at the time. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Soder SOD 20512 (France) - 7" mono EP rear with languette, scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Soder SOD 20512 (France) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
Les 3 Ménestrels [The Three Minstrels] - "Les 3 Ménestrels" - 7" mono EP, Fontana 460.892 ME (France), 1965; 7" mono single, Fontana 261.415 MF (France), 1965:
 Fontana 460.892 ME (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Les Trois Ménestrels (the Three Minstrels), were a successful trio based in Paris, consisting of Maria Sandrini (real name Ginette Jenevein, born in 1927), Raymond de Rycker (1929-1995) and Jean-Louis Fenoglio (1924-1976). They released many records from 1956 until 1976 when Jean-Louis was murdered by their manager, his partner. This 1965 EP was released by Fontana, part of the Philips group. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind has the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écouté Dans Le Vent"). This track is credited only to Pierre Dorsay on the rear sleeve but to Bob Dylal (sic) and Pierre Dorsay on the A-side record label. Blowin' In The Wind is mistitled "Blowin' In The Winding" on the A-side record label. Also shown is a signed rear sleeve, dedicated to a previous owner and signed by the artists (Maria and Raymond in black, and Jean-Louis in red). |
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 Fontana 460.892 ME (France) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (Blowin' credited to "Bob Dylal - Pierre Dorsay") |
 Fontana 460.892 ME (France) - alternate EP rear scan by Ronald Born (Blowin' credited to "Bob Dylal - Pierre Dorsay") |
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 Fontana 261.415 MF (France) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Ronald Born (Blowin' credited to "Pierre Dorsay") |
The copy owned by Ronald Born has the same front sleeve but there are differences on the rear sleeve and the A-side record label. The Dylan track is credited to "Bob Dylal - Pierre Dorsay" on the rear sleeve this time, and just to "Pierre Dorsay" on the A-side record label. This time the French title is not translated into English on the record label. Ronald also has a 7" mono single with Écouté Dans Le Vent as the A-side in a generic Fontana sleeve. The song is again credited to just "Pierre Dorsay" on the A-side record label, so it was probably released at the same time as the first EP variant. The B-side is Suliram, not on the EP.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Les Petits Chanteurs À La Croix De Bois [The Little Singers Of The Wooden Cross] - "Les Petits Chanteurs À La Croix De Bois" - 7" mono EP, EMI-Pathé EG 827 (France), 1965:
 EMI-Pathé EG 827 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Les Petits Chanteurs à
la Croix de Bois was a boys choir founded in Paris in 1907 and still active
today. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind has
the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écouté Dans Le
Vent"). Dorsay is
misspelled "Dorsay" on the rear sleeve and B-side record label. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 EMI-Pathé EG 827 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 EMI-Pathé EG 827 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Gilles De Moulins [The Little Singers Of Saint Giles De Moulins] - "Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Gilles De Moulin" - 7" mono EP, Private Release 67 173 (France), 1965:
 Private Release 67 173 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
Les Petits Chanteurs de
Saint-Gilles de Moulins is another French boys choir from Saint Giles de Moulins in central
France. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind
again has
the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écouté Dans Le
Vent"), although only Bob Dylan is credited on the rear sleeve and
record label. The record was privately
produced, so no record company is shown, although it has a catalogue number,
67 173. The tracks of this EP as listed on the rear sleeve are switched on
the record, so that Blowin' In The Wind
is listed as track 1 on the A-side, but is actually track 1 on the B-side.
There are two variants: variant 1 has an orange sleeve and light green
labels, variant 2 has a blue sleeve and dark blue labels.
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 Private Release 67173 (France) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
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 Private Release 67 173 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
 Private Release 67173 (France) - A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1, no Dylan material) |
 Private Release 67173 (France) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1, includes Dylan cover) |
 Private Release 67173 (France) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
 Private Release 67173 (France) - A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, no Dylan material) |
 Private Release 67173 (France) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, includes Dylan cover) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Les Petits Chanteurs Du Séminaire De Montbrisson [The Little Singers Of Montbrisson Seminary] - "Écoute Dans Le Vent" - 7" mono EP, Lameye Music 56.062 (France), mid-1960s:
 Lameye Music 56.062 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Les
Petits
Chanteurs du Séminaire de Montbrisson
is yet another French boys choir, again associated with the Roman Catholic Church.
This EP has no date of release, but the
rear notes mention the hit of the cover by Richard Anthony, so it must have
been released in the mid 1960s. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind
is track 1 on the B-side and again has
the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écoute Dans Le
Vent") even though it is credited
only to Dylan with the vocal arrangement credited to Maurice Duret. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Lameye Music 56.062 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Lameye Music 56.062 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Joseph Périgueux [The Little Singers Of Saint-Joseph Périgueux] - "Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Joseph Périgueux" - 7" mono EP, Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO FAN (France), mid-1960s:
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO FAN (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Joseph Périgueux is yet another French boys choir, again associated with the Roman Catholic Church. This EP has no date of release, but again must have been released in the mid 1960s. Their cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side and again has the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écoute Dans Le Vent") but is credited to Dorsay only, not Dylan. Curiously, this is a 7" record in a 10" sleeve. |
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO FAN (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO FAN (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Le Disque Du Jour 37: Edition Spéciale - Succes" - 7" mono EP, PBM EP 46 (France), 1965:
 PBM EP 46 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
PBM was a small French
record label that specialised in cheap records with hits of the moment
performed by unknown artists. This label published dozens of EPs in the
series "Le Disque Du Jour: Edition Spéciale -
Succes [Record of the Day:
Special Edition - Success)". This was #37 ("37" is printed on the front, not
a sticker). Blowin' In The Wind again has the
standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écouté Dans Le Vent")
and it was performed by Claude Regard. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 PBM EP 46 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 PBM EP 46 (France) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
L'Orage [The Storm] - "L'Orage" - mono 7" EP, Orage Records OR 01 (France), (date?):
 Orage Records OR 01 (France) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This privately produced EP has a sleeve
printed on what looks like the brown paper used for parcels! It is undated
but must date from around this time as it includes a cover of a 1964 Hugues
Aufray song. Blowin' In The Wind again has the standard French lyrics translated by Pierre Dorsay ("Écouté Dans Le Vent"). |
 Orage Records OR 01 (France) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Orage Records OR 01 (France) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas - "Six Folk Hits" - 7" mono EP, Columbia SEG 8468 (UK), 1965:
 Columbia SEG 8468 (UK) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The record label is the EMI version of
Columbia, at this time US Columbia Records were known as CBS in
Europe and other countries worldwide. This EP from British skiffle pioneer Chas
McDevitt with Shirley Douglas is titled "Six Folk Hits" on the front sleeve,
but "Six Big Folk Hits" on the rear sleeve and record labels. Blowin' In The
Wind is track 1 on the A-side. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Columbia SEG 8468 (UK) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Columbia SEG 8468 (UK) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Steve Alaimo - "Music From The ABC TV Show 'Where The Action Is'" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, ABC Paramount ABCS 531 (USA), 1965:
 ABC Paramount ABCS 531 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This is another stereo EP (or "Little LP") intended for jukebox use only.
This jukebox EP contains six tracks from the ABC Paramount LP
Music From The ABC TV Show "Where The Action Is".
Singer Steve Alaimo was the host of this TV show. The EP has the usual sleeve made of heavy cardboard with a pasted front design and a blank rear; it includes three sheets of plastic jukebox strips (four strips per sheet) and six mini-pics of the album front printed separately, not in a sheet. The record comes in a generic ABC Paramount singles sleeve. Steve's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 3 on the A-side of the EP. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
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Steve Alaimo - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Lady Of The House" - mono 7" single, ABC Paramount 45-10712 (USA), 1965:
 ABC Paramount 45-10712 (USA) - 7" mono single A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This single from Steve Alaimo has
his cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the A-side. The record did not have a
picture sleeve. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
The Golden Gate Strings - "The Bob Dylan Song Book Played By The Golden Gate Strings" - stereo 7" jukebox EPs, Epic 5-24158 (USA)/Epic 5-26158 (USA), 1965:
 Epic 5-24158 (USA) - stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (full LP tracklist) |
These are two more stereo EPs (or "Little LPs") intended for jukebox use only. Each of these jukebox EPs contains six tracks from the Epic LP The Bob Dylan Song Book Played By The Golden Gate Strings, with a different selection on each, although four tracks of the six are the same on both. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side of the first EP, and track 2 on the A-side of the second EP. The first copy is still sealed, with pages of mini album pictures and jukebox strips inside the shrink-wrap on the rear. The record label picture of the first EP is from eBay. It has a yellow Epic "STEREO LITTLE LP" label |
 Epic 5-24158 (USA) - stereo EP rear with mini album pictures and jukebox strips, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Epic 5-24158 (USA) - stereo EP A-side in generic sleeve, picture from eBay |
 Epic BN 26158 (USA stereo) - LP front picture from www.discogs.com |
 Epic 5-26158 (USA) - stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (six tracks only listed) |
 Epic 5-26158 (USA) - centre and right hand panels of stereo EP trifold sleeve scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Epic 5-26158 (USA) - stereo EP rear with mini album pictures and jukebox strips, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Epic 5-26158 (USA) - stereo EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Epic 5-26158 (USA) - stereo EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
The second EP has been opened, which shows it has a trifold sleeve with three panels: the right hand panel has the artwork and the centre and left hand panels each have 10 jukebox strips and three mini album pictures (only the centre and right panels are shown). Unlike the front of the first EP, the front of this sleeve shows only the six tracks included here instead of the tracklist of the full album. The record labels of the second EP are very different, this time with the orange Epic "STEREORAMA" design.
Epic 5-24158 track list:
A-side: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall; Mr. Tambourine Man; It Ain't Me, Babe
B-side: Tomorrow Is A Long Time; Blowin' In The Wind; With God On Our Side.
Epic 5-26158 track list:
A-side: Subterranean Homesick Blues; Blowin' In The Wind; A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
B-side: Mr. Tambourine Man; It Ain't Me, Babe; the Times They Are A-Changin'.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Golden Gate Strings - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"I Left My Heart In San Francisco - promotional and commercial 7" mono singles, Epic 5-9906 (Italy), 11 Oct 1965:
 Epic 5-9906 (Italy) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
 Epic 5-9906 (Italy) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
 Epic 5-9906 (Italy) - 7" single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
 Epic 5-9906 (Italy) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
 Epic 5-9906 (Italy) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
 Epic 5-9906 (Italy) - 7" single A-side with promo sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
These singles include the cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the A-side, from the album The Bob Dylan Song Book Played By The Golden Gate Strings and a no Dylan track on the B-side, taken from another album, A String Of Hits, also released in 1965. The record matrix numbers have "11-10-65" on both sides. The sleeve reproduces the front of both albums. Unfortunately the promo or jukebox single has an ugly cut-out centre on both sides. The label of the promo record has a sticker with the usual Italian text "DISCO CAMPIONE NON VENDIBILE [SAMPLE RECORD NOT FOR SALE]"
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Walter Jackson - "Welcome Home"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" single, Okeh 4-7219 (USA), 16 Apr 1965:
 Okeh 4-7219 (USA) - 7" single B-side in Okeh sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy) |
The copy shown is a white label promo. His
cover of Blowin' In The Wind is
on the B-side, Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Imperial Records LP-4-2293 (USA), 1965:
 Imperial Records LP-4-2293 (USA) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Imperial Records LP-4-2293 (USA) - jukebox strips scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Imperial Records LP-4-2293 (USA) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Imperial Records LP-4-2293 (USA) - EP A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This is yet another stereo EP (or "Little LP") intended for jukebox use only. This jukebox EP contains six tracks from the Imperial Records LP Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk. In the mid-1960s, folk-rock was a successful genre and everyone wanted to do their own "folk-rock" album. One of those was this album by Johnny Rivers. The album front has some titles printed on front, including Mr. Tambourine Man but not Blowin' In The Wind. However this "Little LP" includes both Dylan covers on the A-side. The EP has the usual sleeve made of heavy cardboard with a pasted front design and a blank rear; it includes a page of ten jukebox strips and six mini-pics of the album front printed separately. The record comes in a generic Imperial Record singles sleeve.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk" - stereo 7" EP, Imperial Records SJET-373 (Japan), 1965:
 Imperial Records SJET-373 (Japan) - EP front scan by Ronald Born |
This four-track stereo EP from Japan uses the same front picture and
title as the US EP. Johnny's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Imperial Records SJET-373 (Japan) - EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 Imperial Records SJET-373 (Japan) - EP A-side scan by Ronald Born |
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers" - mono 7" EP, Liberty Records 33LEP-4044 (Argentina), 1965:
 Liberty Records 33LEP-4044 (Argentina) - EP front scan by Ronald Born |
This four-track mono EP from Argentina has a different front picture and
track list from the US and Japanese EPs. Johnny's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side, translated as "Soplando En El Viento". Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Liberty Records 33LEP-4044 (Argentina) - EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 Liberty Records 33LEP-4044 (Argentina) - EP A-side scan by Ronald Born |
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk" - stereo 7" EP, TK Records TK-73 (Thailand), 1970s:
 TK Records TK-73 (Thailand) - EP front scan by Ronald Born |
This unofficial four-track stereo EP from Thailand uses the same front
picture as the US and Japanese EPs in monochrome, but has yet another
different track list. Johnny's cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side and his cover of Mr. Tambourine Man is on the A-side. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 TK Records TK-73 (Thailand) - EP rear scan by Ronald Born |
 TK Records TK-73 (Thailand) - EP B-side scan by Ronald Born |
Duane Eddy - "Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan" - mono LP releases, Colpix Records 494 (USA), 1965; Pye Golden Guinea GGL 0382 (UK), 1966; stereo LP releases: Colpix Records SCP 494 (USA), 1965; Colpix PCX S-222 (NL), 1965(?):
 Colpix Records 494 (USA) - mono LP front picture from www.discogs.com |
Despite its title this 12 track instrumental album only contains seven songs written by Bob, plus House Of The Risin' Sun, and four songs by other artists including Eve Of Destruction by P. F. Sloan. Blowin' In The Wind is track 4 on side 2. "Pye Golden Guinea" was a UK budget record label belonging to Philips (later PolyGram, now Universal). A guinea was 21 shillings or £1.05. |
 Colpix Records 494 (USA) - mono LP rear picture from www.discogs.com |
 Pye Golden Guinea GGL 0382 (UK) - mono LP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Pye Golden Guinea GGL 0382 (UK) - mono LP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Colpix Records PCX S-222 (NL) - stereo LP front picture from 45worlds.com |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Cher - "Where Do You Go/Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" promo and commercial singles, Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan), 1965:
 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single front scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
Her cover of Blowin' In The Wind is on the B-side of this
stereo single, made in Japan by the Victor Record Company for Imperial
Records. I think this single is mono (unusual for Japan), because the Johnny
Rivers Imperial Records stereo EP above has an "SJET" catalogue number.
The promo copy was previously owned by IBC, a Japanese broadcasting
company (written in Japanese '岩手放送'). On the handwritten sleeve there is
a
printed 'IBC' logo at bottom right. The
cardboard sleeve has handwritten titles and artist name in Japanese and
English. The rear is the standard sleeve with the stamped reference "AG2
7". The promo record has Imperial labels with stickers on the A-side
with the same reference plus Japanese text hiding the Imperial logo.
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 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single front scan by Manuel García Jara (promo release) |
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 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy with stamps) |
 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single insert scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial release) |
 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy, no Dylan material) |
 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (promo copy, Dylan cover) |
 Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan) - single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy, Dylan cover) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Cher - "Chér" - stereo 7" EP, Liberty Records LP-4212 (Japan), 1965:
 Liberty Records LP-4212 (Japan) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Her cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on the B-side
of this stereo EP with a lyrics insert in English, this time made in Japan
by Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd. for Liberty Records. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Liberty Records LP-4212 (Japan) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Liberty Records LP-4212 (Japan) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Los Pekenikes - "Los Pekenikes" - 7" mono EPs, Hispavox HH 17-312 (Spain); Barclay 27 534 M (France), 1965:
 Hispavox HH 17-312 (Spain) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Los Pekenikes were the opening band when The Beatles played in Madrid on 2 Jul 1965. Although they were mainly known for instrumentals, Blowin' In The Wind is a vocal version. The song has been translated as "Quisiera Saber... [I Would Like To Know...]", the same title as on the 1966 Warner Bros Peter, Paul and Mary EP listed above, also made by Hispavox, but this time it has (Castilian) Spanish lyrics by R. Morena. (The song had previously been released in Spain by Queta & Teo above sung in Mallorquí, not Castilian Spanish.) This EP was also released in France by Barclay. Ronald Born's copy is a test pressing dated "AVR 1965 [Apr 1965]", but there was also a commercial release. The commercial EP shown has a stamp of Radio Monte Carlo in Monaco on the rear sleeve, Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Hispavox HH 17-312 (Spain) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Barclay 27 534 M (France) - EP rear scan by Ronald Born (test pressing) |
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 Barclay 27 534 M (France) - EP rear with radio station stamp, scan by Manuel García Jara (commercial copy) |
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 Hispavox HH 17-312 (Spain) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Y Meillion [Clover] - "Caneuon Modern [Modern Songs]" - 7" mono EP releases, Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK), 1965 (three variants), re-released late 1960s:
 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (all releases - late 1960s reissue is not laminated) |
This rare 1965 Welsh language EP by young female singers Y Meillion [Clover] includes Siglo'n Y Gwynt [Blowin' In The Wind] on the A-side, with Welsh lyrics by Rhydwen Williams. The other songs on the A-side are Y Sipsiwn [The Gypsies] and Que Sera Sera. |
 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (first 1965 release with folded-over flaps) |
 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Welsh Dylan cover, first 1965 release) |
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 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP rear (second 1965 release with folded-over flaps - my copy) |
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 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material, second 1965 release) |
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 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Welsh Dylan cover, third 1965 release) |
 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (late 1960s reissue without flaps) |
 Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Welsh Dylan cover, late 1960s reissue) |
On the B-side are Ble'r Aeth Y Blodau? [Where Have All The Flowers Gone?] by Pete Seeger and Dominique. There are three releases of the EP with red record labels and a fourth release with dark blue record labels. The three releases of the EP in 1965 have a laminated front and two folded-over flaps on the rear.
For a 1968 Welsh version of Blowin' In The Wind by Hogiau'r Wyddfa [The Snowdon Lads] with the same translation by Rhydwen Williams, see Blowin' In The Wind Covers 1966-69.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Four Seasons - "The Four Seasons Sing Big Hits By Burt Bacharach, Hal David & Bob Dylan" - 12" mono/stereo vinyl LP releases, Philips PHS 200-193 (USA, stereo)/Philips PHM 200-193 (USA, mono)/Philips BLS 7647 (UK, stereo)/Philips BL 7647 (UK, mono), 1965:
 Philips PHM 200-193 (USA, mono)/Philips BL 7647 (UK, mono) - picture from Ed Ricardo |
This strange album from The Four Seasons had Burt Bacharach/Hal David
covers on Side 1, and Bob Dylan covers on Side 2. The Dylan songs are Queen
Jane Approximately; Mr. Tambourine Man; Like A Rolling Stone; Don't Think
Twice, It's All Right; All I Really Want To Do and Blowin' In The Wind.
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right was released as just "Don't Think Twice"
in Oct 1965 as the A-side of a mono 7" single by the anonymous group "The
Wonder Who?" - Philips 40324 (USA)/Philips BF 1440 (UK)! Thanks to Ed Ricardo for information and scan. |
 Philips 40324 (USA, mono) - 7" single promo A-side from www.45cat.com |
Franck Pourcel - "Franck Pourcel Y Su Orquesta [Franck Pourcel And His Orchestra]" - mono 7" EP, Odeón MTOA/E 6638 (Argentina), 1965:
 Odeón MTOA/E 6638 (Argentina) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Franck's
instrumental
cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the B-side, translated as "Soplando En El Viento". Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Odeón MTOA/E 6638 (Argentina) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Odeón MTOA/E 6638 (Argentina) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Various Artists -
"Les Grands Succes De Paris Nº 2 [The
Great Successes Of Paris Nº 2]" - mono 7" EP,
La Voce del Padrone 7EMQ 291
(Italy), 1965:
"La Voce del Padrone" is "His Master's Voice" (part of
EMI) in Italian. The record labels include the famous "Nipper" logo.
 La Voce del Padrone 7EMQ 291 (Italy) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Franck's instrumental cover of Blowin' In The Wind is again track 2 on the B-side, translated this time as "Écouté Dans Le Vent". Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 La Voce del Padrone 7EMQ 291 (Italy) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 La Voce del Padrone 7EMQ 291 (Italy) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
Bárbara y Dick - "Bárbara y Dick" - mono 7" EP, Vik 3ZE-3574 (Argentina), 1965:
 Vik 3ZE-3574 (Argentina) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
Another cover translated
into Spanish as "Soplando En El Viento". Bárbara (Bárbara Virginia Bourse)
and Dick (Fernando Sustaita) were a successful duo from Buenos Aires from
the mid 1960s until the early 1970s. This EP was released by Vik in the "Nueva
Generación [New Generation]" series. Vik was a subsidiary of RCA and also
the distributor of Vanguard Records - note "RCA" on the record labels and
Vanguard on the rear sleeve. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Vik 3ZE-3574 (Argentina) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Vik 3ZE-3574 (Argentina) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Matt Collins - "Matt Collins" - mono 7" EP, Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia), 1965 (three variants):
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (all variants) |
Matt Collins was the stage name of Yugoslav
singer Karlo Metikos, born in Zagreb in what is now Croatia in 1940. His
cover of Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side, translated into
Croatian as "Koliko Dugo [How Long]".
Jugoton were also based in Zagreb. All three variants have the same front sleeve. The second two variants have a slightly different rear sleeve with a "45" logo at top right, printed above the catalogue number). The labels of the second variant are again orange but with some differences: e.g. the text "Made in Yugoslavia" (below the BIEM logo) is missing here, and the text "Crveni Koralji" is in two lines, instead of one. The labels of the third variant are black. |
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1) |
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 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 1, includes Bob cover) |
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variants 2 and 3) |
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, includes Bob cover) |
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2, no Dylan) |
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3, includes Bob cover) |
 Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia) - EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 3, no Dylan) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Ryles & Dallas - "The Ryles & Dallas" - mono 7" EP, Riviera 231.125 (France), Nov 1965:
 Riviera 231.125 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
The Ryles were an English folk group from Rotherham in South
Yorkshire, Dallas was their female singer. Blowin' In The Wind is track 1 on
the A-side. The song is taken from the soundtrack
of a French film, "Le Gendarme à New
York", released in Nov 1965, and a French EP with music from the soundtrack
by Paul Mauriat and Raymond Lefèvre is Riviera 231.126 (the next catalogue
number). Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Riviera 231.125 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Riviera 231.126 (France) - EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
Peggy March and Benny Thomas - "Die Antwort Weiß Ganz Allein Der Wind [Only The Wind Knows The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)]/"Tausend Steine [A Thousand Stones]" - mono 7" promo and commercial singles, RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany), 1965:
 RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany) - 7" mono promo single front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is plain white) |
 RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany) - 7" mono promo single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
 RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany) - 7" mono commercial single front scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is the same) |
 RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany) -7" mono commercial single front with stamps, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany) -alternate 7" mono commercial single front, scan by Manuel García Jara (rear is the same) |
 RCA Victor 47-97149 (West Germany) - 7" mono commercial single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
This single includes a cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the A-side, with the same German lyrics by Hans Bradtke as for the 1963-64 German/Dutch releases by Peter Paul and Mary, Marlene Dietrich and Mary and the Moonlights above.
The promo sleeve is plain white on the rear, and the record has white promo labels with German text "Unverkäufliches Muster [Sample Not for Sale]". The first commercial sleeve is the same on both sides. Also shown is the front of another copy with the stamps of a Christian group (you can see a cross and the word "Christus" is still readable), together with a completely different commercial sleeve, again the same on both sides. Both commercial sleeves have the same record, which has black labels with silver text.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Lars Lönndahl - "Trumslagarpojken [The Little Drummer Boy]"/"Och Vinden Ger Svar [And The Wind Gives The Answer (Blowin' In The Wind)] - mono 7" single, RCA FAS 710 (Sweden), 1965:
 RCA FAS 710 (Sweden) - 7" mono single front scan by Manuel García Jara (all variants, variant 1 rear is the same) |
This Swedish single comes with three different rear sleeves: the first is the same as the front, the second is plain white, and the third is plain white with a red jukebox strip (without text). |
 RCA FAS 710 (Sweden) - 7" mono single rear scan by Manuel García Jara (variant 2) |
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 RCA FAS 710 (Sweden) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (with Dylan cover) |
Lars Lönndahl's cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side has Swedish lyrics by Tore Lagergren, translated as "Och Vinden Ger Svar [And The Wind Gives The Answer]", first recorded by Otto, Berndt and Beppo in 1963, see above. Some Internet web-sites also give the date of this single as 1963.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Gene Barge - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Chippie The Hippie From Mississippi" - mono 7" single, Checker 1201 (USA), 1965:
 Checker 1201 (USA) - 7" mono single A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This record by jazz saxophonist Gene Barge has
Blowin' In The Wind on the A-side, and a novelty song on the B-side. The
record did not have a picture sleeve. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
The Sheffields - "Fool Minus A Heart"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" single, Fenton 2118 (USA), 1965:
 Fenton 2118 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This rare record by US "bubble gum" group The
Sheffields has
an "up tempo" cover of Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side. The record did not
have a picture sleeve. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
Judita Čeřovská - "Jen Vítr To Ví A Mlčí Dál [Only The Wind Knows This And Is Silent Beyond (Blowin' In The Wind)]"/Yveta Simonová - "Nedá Si Říct [Not To Say]" - mono 7" single, Supraphon 013627 (Czechoslovakia), 1965:
 Supraphon 013627 (Czechoslovakia) - 7" mono single A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This 1965 Czech 7" mono
single comes in a Supraphon generic sleeve.
This was the first cover of
Blowin' In The Wind
in the Czech language, translated by Zdenec Barovec. This translation is
different from the version written by Ivo Fisher and recorded by Waldemar
Matuska in 1968, see
Blowin' In The Wind Covers 1966-69.
Side A has the Dylan cover sung by Judita Čeřovská; side B is a non Dylan
track performed by another female Singer, Yveta Simonová. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
LeRoy Holmes - "4 Grandes Éxitos [4 Big Hits]" - mono 7" EP, United Artists/Gamma 07-050 (Mexico), 1965:
 United Artists/Gamma 07-050 (Mexico) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This four track EP is by US bandleader LeRoy
Holmes with his orchestra and chorus. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the
B-side. The song title is translated into Spanish as "La Respuesta Está En El Viento
[The Answer Is In The Wind]" although it's actually sung in English. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 United Artists/Gamma 07-050 (Mexico) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 United Artists/Gamma 07-050 (Mexico) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Bobby Bare - "Lemon Tree + 3" - stereo 7" EP, Victor SCP-1187 (Japan), 1965:
 Victor SCP-1187 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This four track EP by Bobby Bare from his RCA Victor folk album
Constant Sorrow has Blowin' In The Wind as track 2 on the
B-side. As well as Blowin' In The Wind the full album includes traditional songs
Man Of Constant Sorrow and Delia's Gone recorded by Bob. Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Victor SCP-1187 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Victor SCP-1187 (Japan) - 7" stereo EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
The Canadian Sweethearts - "We're Gonna Stand Up On The Mountain" - mono 7" EP, Festival FX-11,023 (Australia), 1965:
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Festival FX-11,023 (Australia) - 7" mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This four track EP from Canadian duo Lucille Starr and Bob Regan has Blowin'
In The Wind as track 2 on the A-side. As well as Blowin' In The Wind the EP
includes This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
performed live by Bob with ensembles at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival (see
1964)
and at Carnegie Hall, New York in 1968 (see
1972). Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Festival FX-11,023 (Australia) - 7" mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Festival FX-11,023 (Australia) - 7" mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
Chorale du Lycée Technique Féminin de Quimper - "Santiano Chanté Par Les Collégiennes [Santiano Sung By The College Girls]", 6-track mono EP, Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France), 1965:
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France) - 7" EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This is an extremely
rare item in that it was again a private release. The sleeve is made of heavy
cardboard and the printed paper front is glued to it, the rear as shown is
blank. This EP includes six tracks sung "a capella" by students of the
Girls' Technical High School of Quimper, a small town in the French region
of Brittany. Four tracks are traditional tunes from different areas of
France, and the other two tracks were recent songs of the time: Santiano
was a hit in France in 1961 for Hugues Aufray and there is also a cover of
Blowin' In The Wind. This is the version arranged and translated into French by Pierre
Dorsay as "Écouté Dans Le Vent [Listening In The Wind]" for Richard
Anthony, the first artist who covered the song in French in 1965 above.
Almost all subsequent French versions use this translation. Ronald Born has a copy with handwriting in French on the rear "année 73-74 classe de 1ere B [Year 73-74 Class 1st B]", but a copy for sale on eBay has "65" handwritten on the rear sleeve. |
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 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France) - 7" EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France) - 7" EP rear with handwriting, scan by Ronald Born |
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France) - detail of 7" EP rear with handwriting, scan by Ronald Born |
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Le Kiosque d'Orphée LKO MAL (France) - 7" EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Ronald Born for information and scans.
Paul Mattei and his Orchestra - "Écoute Dans Le Vent [Listen To The Wind] (Blowin' In The Wind)" - mono 7" flexidisc, Disque Armor 126 (France), 1960s:
 Disque Armor 126 (France) - A-side scan by Ronald Born |
This single-sided 7" mono flexidisc has an instrumental version of Blowin'
In The Wind. Thanks to Ronald Born for information and scans. |
 Disque Armor 126 (France) - B-side scan by Ronald Born (no music) |
 Disque Armor 126 (France) - A-side in generic sleeve, scan by Ronald Born |
Pinocchio James - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"If I Had A Hammer" - promo mono 7" single, Glad-Hamp Records GH 2015 (USA), 1965:
 Glad-Hamp Records GH 2015 (USA) - 7" mono single A-side scan by Manuel García Jara |
Blowin In The Wind on the A-side of this promo
single is credited to "Robert Dylan" (a name he has never used
professionally)! Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 Glad-Hamp Records GH 2015 (USA) - 7" mono single B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
Blue Mood Four - "Lettuce And Tomatoes"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" single, Verve Folkways KF 5003 (USA), 1965:
 Verve Folkways KF 5003 (USA) - A-side picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan material) |
Blowin In The Wind is on the B-side of this
single. Thanks to Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information. |
 Verve Folkways KF 5003 (USA) - B-side picture from www.discogs.com |
The Dixie Drifter - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Soul Train" - mono 7" singles, Roulette R-4652 (USA), 1965; Hit-Ton/Roulette HT 300166 (West Germany), 1967:
 Roulette R-4652 (USA) - A-side picture from www.discogs.com |
 Roulette R-4652 (USA) - B-side picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan material) |
 Hit-Ton/Roulette HT 300166 (West Germany) - 7" single front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Hit-Ton/Roulette HT 300166 (West Germany) - 7" single rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 Roulette R 25314 (USA) - 7" LP front picture from eBay |
Blowin In The Wind is on the A-side of these singles. The Dixie Drifter was an alias adopted by New York-based DJ Enoch Gregory. His cover of Blowin' In The Wind comes from his Roulette album Tales Of The Dixie Drifter. It was released as a single by Roulette in the USA without a picture sleeve. This West German single was released by Hit-Ton Records (part of Deutsche Vogue) in association with Roulette. Dylan is misspelled as "Dylab" on the German A-side record label!
Thanks to Manuel García Jara and Vladimir Krutoshinskij for information and scans.
La Claire Fontaine de Digne - "Chansons d'Hier et d'Aujourd'hui [Songs From Yesterday And Today]" - 4-track mono EP, À Coeur Joie C. 48 (France), 1965:
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This privately produced EP
is undated, but celebrates the 20th anniversary of the founding of this
French children's choir in 1945. Blowin' In The Wind on the B-side is the
version arranged and translated into French by Pierre Dorsay as "Écouté Dans
Le Vent [Listening In The Wind]" for Richard Anthony, incorrectly credited
to "Bob Dylan - R. Anthony". Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans. |
 À Coeur Joie C. 48 (France) - EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
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 À Coeur Joie C. 48 (France) - EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Bob cover) |
Les Vagabonds - "Les Vagabonds Chantent [The Vagabonds Sing]" - 3-track mono EP - (no record company) (no catalogue number) (France), mid-1960s:
 Mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara |
This is another French cover, translated as "Écoute Dans le Vent", but without composer credits to Bob Dylan or Pierre Dorsay. There were two different French bands called Les Vagabonds: a rockabilly band from the 1980s, well-known in France, and this obscure folk band from the mid-1960s. Blowin' In The Wind is the only track on the A-side. |
 Mono EP rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Mono EP A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (Dylan cover) |
 Mono EP B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan) |
 Le Kiosque D'Orphée MS/THU (France) - mono EP front scan by Manuel García Jara (two more Dylan covers) |
They released also another obscure EP: Les Vagabonds Chantent Dylan Aufray [The Vagabonds Sing Dylan Aufray] (Le Kiosque D'Orphée MS/THU). According to the title, two tracks are tracks previously recorded by Hugues Aufray and two tracks are Dylan compositions: "Angélina" is a cover of Farewell Angelina and "A Quoi Ça Sert" is a cover of Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, performed in Peter, Paul & Mary style. For more details, see Honourable Mentions - Covers (Single Artists).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Koichi Funayama, Country Lads & Honey Nights - "Folk Song Hits 18" - two stereo 7" flexi-discs - Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan), mid-1960s:
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - front scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - rear scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - inside page scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - inside page scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - inside page scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - inside page scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - A-side in inner sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - A-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Dylan cover) |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - B-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - C-side scan by Manuel García Jara (includes Dylan cover) |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - D-side scan by Manuel García Jara (no Dylan material) |
 Sono Journal AS-12 (Japan) - D-side in inner sleeve, scan by Manuel García Jara |
This release of two red stereo 7" flexi discs comes with a 32-page booklet with lyrics, pictures and tablatures. There are 18 tracks over the two discs. Blowin' In The Wind is track 2 on the A-side (disc 1), Mr. Tambourine Man is track 5 on the C-side (A-side of disc 2).
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Because of the great length of the original page, it has been divided in three parts, of which this is Part 1. Parts 2 and 3 are below, along with a page devoted to the large number of releases by Peter, Paul & Mary containing Blowin' In The Wind:
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