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.
If you have any entries to add to the list or additions/corrections to existing entries, please let me know! Please note I cannot value your Dylan rarities - see the Mission page for reasons why. Contact the dealers on my Trading page for assistance!
Revised: 16 September, 2024.
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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:
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.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Jackie de Shannon - "Jackie" - mono 7" EP, Liberty LEP 2233 (UK), Aug 1963:
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):
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:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Village Stompers - "Washington Square" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Epic 5-26078 (USA), 1963:
The Village Stompers - "Green Green"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - stereo 7" single, Epic LL 6016 (Japan), 1963:
The Village Stompers - "The Village Stompers Vol. II" - mono 7" EP, Epic EX 7503 (Australia), 1963:
Bob Harter - "The Bob Harter Songbag" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Liberty LST-7330/SE-100 (USA), 1963:
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:
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):
Les & Larry Elgart - "Big Band Hootenanny" - stereo 7" jukebox singles, Columbia JS7-83/S7 31943 (USA), 1963 (two variants):
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:
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:
The Chad Mitchell Trio - "The Chad Mitchell Trio" - stereo 7" EP, Kapp KP-4172 (Japan), 1963:
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:
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:
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:
"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):
"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):
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:
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:
"Blowin' In The Wind"/"House Of The Risin' Sun" - 7" mono single release, Columbia/Festival LL-3122 (Japan), 1963:
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):
"The Girl With The Golden Eyes" - 12" stereo vinyl release, Ember STNR 5034 (UK), 1966; 7" stereo EP, Ember STEP 1353 (UK), 1966:
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:
"La Voix Du Silence [The Sounds Of Silence]"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono single, Columbia/Festival LL-2177 F (Japan), 1968:
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:
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:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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 |
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.
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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 45/120 (Sweden), 7" mono singles, 1963:
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:
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(?):
1964
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.
Living Guitars - "Folk-Dixie Jamboree" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, RCA Camden CLP-801 (USA), 1964:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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.
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 1980:
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-saide 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:
"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:
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:
Marlene Dietrich - "Idole" - CD release: Polyphon 816 942-2 (West Germany), 1988:
Marlene Dietrich - "The Essential Marlene Dietrich" - CD release: EMI CDP 7 96450 2 (UK), 1991:
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:
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.
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:
Stereo releases: EMI/Pathé 2 C006-11.057 (France), 1978 (twice); EMI/Pathé 2 C008-72.694 (France), 1983:
Stereo release: Odeon OP-4093 (Japan), 1964:
Mono releases: Odeón MSOD 8482 (Chile), 1964; Pathé 45-PT 4059 (Turkey), 1964:
Mono releases: Pathé/Capitol 77.540 (Canada), 1965; Capitol 72256 (Canada), late 1960s to mid 1970s:
Mono releases: EMI/Pathé 45AQ 1300 (Italy), 1965 (two releases, three variants):
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:
Mono release: EMI Odeon 71-3099 (Brazil), 1965:
Mono release: EMI-Odeón EPOM 1025 (Mexico), 1966:
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:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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):
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:
Percy Faith and his Orchestra - "Percy Faith And His Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes" - promo mono 7" EP, CBS BG 225028 (Australia), 1964:
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:
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:
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:
Queta & Teo - "Queta & Teo Canten Surf [Queta & Teo Sing Surf]" - 7" mono EP, Edigsa CM-78 (Spain), 1964:
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:
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:
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:
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(?):
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:
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Various Artists - "Crossbow" - 7" mono EP, Crossbow XB.010 (UK), 1964:
1965
The Mad Hatters - "I Need Love"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - 7" mono single, Ascot 2197 (USA), 1965:
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:
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:
"Surf Folklore U.S.A. Vol. 12" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise RVEP 60.066 (France), 1965:
"Trini Lopez" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise/Hispavox HRE 297-20 (Spain),
1965, re-released 1967:
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):
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:
"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:
"Folk" - 7" mono EP,
Capitol
(no catalogue number) (Singapore/Hong Kong), 1965:
"Trini Lopez Vol. IV: Folk" - 7"
mono EP, Reprise/Gamma Records GX 07-165 (Mexico), 1965:
"Folklorico" - 7"
mono EPs, Reprise/Music-Hall 60.111 (Argentina), 1965
(twice), re-released 1967:
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:
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:
Columbia ESRF 1498 (France), 1965:
Pathé 77.500 (Canada), 1965:
Columbia CH 3053 (NL), 1965:
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:
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:
Odeon 71-3118 (Brazil), 1965:
Odeon Pops DTOA/E 3496 (Argentina), 1966
EMI/Pathé 2C-008-72493 (France/Portugal), 1982:
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:
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:
Monique Gerard - "Monique Gerard" - 7" mono EP, Soder SOD 20512 (France), 1965:
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:
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:
Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Gilles De Moulins [The Little Singers Of Saint Giles Of Moulins] - "Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Gilles De Moulin" - 7" mono EP, (No Record Company) 67 173 (France), 1965:
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:
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:
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:
L'Orage [The Storm] - "L'Orage" - mono 7" EP, Orage Records OR 01 (France), (date?):
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas - "Six Folk Hits" - 7" mono EP, Columbia SEG 8468 (UK), 1965:
Steve Alaimo - "Music From The ABC TV Show 'Where The Action Is'" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, ABC Paramount ABCS 531 (USA), 1965:
Steve Alaimo - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"Lady Of The House" - mono 7" single, ABC Paramount 45-10712 (USA), 1965:
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:
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:
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk" - stereo 7" jukebox EP, Imperial Records LP-4-2293 (USA), 1965:
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:
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers" - mono 7" EP, Liberty Records 33LEP-4044 (Argentina), 1965:
Johnny Rivers - "Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk" - stereo 7" EP, TK Records TK-73 (Thailand), 1970s:
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" single, Imperial Records JET-1625 (Japan), 1965:
Cher - "Chér" - stereo 7" EP, Liberty Records LP-4212 (Japan), 1965:
Los Pekenikes - "Los Pekenikes" - 7" mono EPs, Hispavox HH 17-312 (Spain); Barclay 27 534 M (France), 1965:
Y Meillion [Clover] - "Caneuon Modern [Modern Songs]" - 7" mono EP releases, Wren Records WRE 1005 (UK), 1965 (three variants), re-released late 1960s:
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:
Franck Pourcel - "Franck Pourcel Y Su Orquesta [Franck Pourcel And His Orchestra]" - mono 7" EP, Odeón MTOA/E 6638 (Argentina), 1965:
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.
Bárbara y Dick - "Bárbara y Dick" - mono 7" EP, Vik 3ZE-3574 (Argentina), 1965:
Matt Collins - "Matt Collins" - mono 7" EP, Jugoton EPY-3391 (Yugoslavia), 1965 (three variants):
Thanks to Manuel García Jara for information and scans.
The Ryles & Dallas - "The Ryles & Dallas" - mono 7" EP, Riviera 231.125 (France), Nov 1965:
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:
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:
The Sheffields - "Fool Minus A Heart"/"Blowin' In The Wind" - mono 7" single, Fenton 2118 (USA), 1965:
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:
Bobby Bare - "Lemon Tree + 3" - stereo 7" EP, Victor SCP-1187 (Japan), 1965:
The Canadian Sweethearts - "We're Gonna Stand Up On The Mountain" - mono 7" EP, Festival FX-11,023 (Australia), 1965:
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:
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:
Pinocchio James - "Blowin' In The Wind"/"If I Had A Hammer" - promo mono 7" single, Glad-Hamp Records GH 2015 (USA), 1965:
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:
Les Vagabonds - "Les Vagabonds Chantent [The Vagabonds Sing]" - 3-track mono EP - (no record company) (no catalogue number) (France), mid-1960s:
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:
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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