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the very best of bob dylan

columbia sweden released a special 2 disc edition when dylan got the polar prize —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.208.215.216 (talk) 11:15, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Playlist

Why no mention of Sony / Legacy Record's compilation series: "Playlist: The Very Best Of Bob Dylan 60s / 70s / 80s"? Johnwulfsohn (talk) 18:50, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to "Hard Rain" 1976 just after Desire...? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.216.108.34 (talk) 09:46, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"hard rain" is a live album not studio album

singles: B-sides?

Does someone have this information? Shouldn't it be included in the chart? Village Explainer (talk) 15:52, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dylan Revisited

A record label (I don't know which one) released a 5CD box set called Dylan Revisited: All Time Best that was released in Japan only. Why is there no mention of it here? LucilleBall (talk) 15:09, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A record label (I don't know which one) - if it is a regular it must have been Columbia/Sony, as it is Dylan's label since the beginning.

Why is there no mention of it here? - Any important reason why it should be listed here? There are 138 regular and 177 unofficial compilations on Discogs. In total 315. Impossible, unnecessary and not worth it to list them all here. (BTW: the track listing is an yawning old heap of ever and ever again compiled songs. A typical Sony marketing BS) with best wishes from VINCENZO1492 17:25, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Upcoming releases in The Bootleg Series

Has anyone heard whether Bob Dylan will release a Bootleg Series 13 or 14 within the next year or two? If so, under Bootleg Series, Vol. 12, one should add a section for Volume 13 and put the release date, and the chart positions as "to be announced". LucilleBall (talk) 5:49, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Is this Wikipedia - The Free PR Source? Wait until the stuff is released and don't spend your (and our) time on rumours. Maybe even Sony will still speculate about releases or release dates. I am bit surprised about your questions (this & the one before). Both intend to add something which is usually not added neither to an encyclopedia nor WP, which is still an encyclopedia (I guess). You are long enough a WP user to know how it works here. If I would act with guesses about your intentions like you do it with alleged information I could spread rumours that your Dylan fandom is a bit to strong to do proper work on articles about him or that you are paid by Sony. I guess you would say about both that I am wrong, or? with best wishes from VINCENZO1492 04:41, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The other Greatest Hits Volume III

There was a release known as Greatest Hits Volume III (not Volume 3) of which I own a CD copy which is distinctly different from the Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 released in 1994. The track listing is as follows:

Positively 4th Street
One Too Many Mornings
Pledging My Time
She Belongs to Me
My Back Pages
All I Really Want to Do
House of the Rising Sun
Corina, Corina
Man of Constant Sorrow
I Shall Be Free
Tombstone Blues
4th Time Around

I'm trying to discern if it bears mentioning at Wikipedia, either as an article or as a listing on this page. Here is the entry at Discogs, this is the copy I own. You can see the cover art is basically the same as the first Greatest Hits album from 1967. That site claims it is a Dutch release. This similar listing claims it as a 1989 Australian release. This one here, with the same track listing and different cover art, lists it as an Australian release as well. Here is a German release. It looks from all versions to be an official CBS Records release, but outside of the US. Oddly enough, Allmusic doesn't list it at all. Does anyone have any further information on this release, and could such information be used to add an entry to this list, or perhaps to even build an article on it? Thanks! --Jayron 32 19:42, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

By the by, there's also an old talk page post at Talk:Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 asking about it as well. --Jayron 32 19:43, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Dylan album and The Basement Tapes are compilations

Hello fellow Wikipedia editors. The 1973 Dylan album and The Basement Tapes are both compilations, and I have moved them into that category and out of studio albums proper. The 1973 LP of outtakes from the Self Portrait and New Morning sessions was assembled by Columbia Records without Dylan's input or approval, while the Basement Tapes was compiled by Robbie Robertson of Dylan tracks that were eight years old and tracks by The Band that were seven years old (in some cases less) with overdubs added in 1975.

There are those who will disagree with this, but I refer you to the discographies for both The Rolling Stones and The Who. The Stones' 1967 American Flowers album, consisting of session outtakes and some material that had been released in the UK but not the US, although marketed as a new Stones studio album at the time is properly listed in that band's compilation section of its discography. Similarly, the 1968 American Who album Magic Bus was released without the input or approval of the group, and even though it contains some tracks previously unavailable in the US and was marketed as a new Who LP at the time, is properly listed as a compilation. Also, although Odds & Sods from 1974 contained mostly unreleased material new to the international market and was approved by the band, it was compiled by Who bassist John Entwistle of tracks encompassing the band's entire recorded history to date and is also properly listed under the compilation section of the discography rather than the studio album section. So it is also for these two Dylan albums; they are compilations, and should not be inaccurately listed among Dylan's studio albums proper. PJtP (talk) 21:33, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The album 'Dylan' 1973, should appear in the list of studio albums. To quote the wikipedia entry for that album: ″The Dylan album has caused some dispute between fans; regarding whether the release is deemed a studio album or compilation. Its category was clarified when it was included in the Complete Album Collection boxset, which only featured studio and concert albums, aside from the boxset exclusive, Side Tracks.″ and for the same reason, The Basement Tapes album should appear here. If you disagree then you must edit the 'Dylan 1973' article to avoid conflicting information between articles. Dalaidunc (talk) 14:46, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So Wikipedia is the source? Actually, the passage cited has no source. Anyway, by its own rules, Wikipedia can't be used as a source for anything. As for Columbia's packaging of the "complete" boxset settling the argument, so the same folks who slapped this hodgepodge together get to tell us what it is? Really? For a reliable source, see Michael Gray's Bob Dylan Encyclopedia (page 194): "Unlucky 13th album — though it barely counts, since Dylan didn't intend its compilation or release. Essentially a malicious record company response to Dylan’s signing with a new label...a deliberate release of the worst tracks they could find in their vaults..." An even more reliable way to settle the dispute, then, would be to call Bob and ask him what he thinks. Of course, that would be original research, but it's a sure bet he wouldn't claim this travesty as one of his own. And following PJtP's points about the Stones and Who, neither should we.Allreet (talk) 19:01, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree about Dylan being a compilation. Only an artist can compile songs from multiple sessions and call it a cohesive statement, after they leave a label then it's most certainly a compilation. I wouldn't agree about The Basement Tapes, Dylan was back with Columbia by that point, and the new work was done by his collaborators on the project anyway. But in short, I definitely vote for Dylan as a compilation.YouCanDoBetter (talk) 09:52, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Blonde on Blonde Release Date is 16 May 1966, not 20 June 1966

All official sources state that the release date for Blonde on Blonde is 16 May 1966. Why does the list have an unsourced date of 20 June 1966.I'm immediately changing it to the offical date. Abebenjoe (talk) 03:43, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Abebenjoe: No so about "all official sources". Many authors dispute Columbia's "official" release date, most notably, Clinton Heylin and Michael Gray. Of course, the majority of authors use May 16 since Columbia is generally as reliable as sources get, but if you read up on the issue, it becomes clear that the "official date" was a fiction. For some of the details and to discuss this further, please see Blonde on Blonde's Talk page. Thanks. Allreet (talk) 16:39, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Dylan April 1962

The first album was released in April 1962.

Many sources are wrong on that.

See Cash Box April 7 1962

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https://twitter.com/dagbraathen/status/1505159768901664768/photo/2

If anyone knows how to edit to Wikipedia standards...

Htrowsle (talk) 21:34, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Documentary appearances

Would anyone object to trimming this down to just the documentaries where Dylan participated as interviewee? I just think it's a little extreme/tedious to open the door to every film involving Dylan archive footage.