Rules for
items to be included on the
DYLAN COVER
ALBUMS
website.
WELCOME I. FORMATS II. VOCAL III. TRANSLATIONS IV. INSTRUMENTALS V. SHARED VI. NEAR-MISSES VII. VARIOUS
ARTISTS VIII. E.P.'s
(Extended-Plays) Welcome
to DYLAN COVER
ALBUMS. The intent of this website
is to catalog albums
(and
EP's) by other artists performing the songs and music of BOB
DYLAN. The albums are arranged in
various categories
as outlined in the rules below. An alphabetical list of all
albums included
on the site is provided on the INDEX
page. Also available is a SONG
LIST arranged by title of all the tracks on
albums featured
within the site. I make no claims that the
information here
is complete, but try to add any new discographical information as it
becomes
known.
NOTE:This
website is NOT intended as a complete
list of Dylan covers,
for that you should visit Olof Bjorner's IT
AIN'T ME, BABE website I
a. Long-playing record albums
(LPs). b. Album length CDs. For the
purposes of this
site, CDs are defined as factory-pressed "silver" CDs. c. E.P.s (Extended-Plays) as
defined in the E.P.
section. d. CD-Rs that have a printed or
labeled disc
and printed inserts, and are intended for public distribution. For the
purposes of this site, CD-Rs are defined as recordable CDs (with a
blue/green
tinted recorded side,) whether mass-produced or
privately-produced. e. Cassettes (or other tape
formats) are included
only if no other format was available, and only if they were officially
released. [Example: Dinnyés
József & Band Of Memory Ezt
Nem Fújta El A Szél] f. NOT included are singles or
maxi-singles,
except when defined as an E.P. (Rule
VIII) or
Title-Track
II
a. The album consists entirely
of Dylan compositions,
with vocals, and in English. b. All tracks are performed by
one artist, either
solo or as a group. c. The album may have a few
non-Dylan tracks
if Dylan is mentioned in the title. [Example:
Steve Gibbons The Dylan
Project]
(If the non-Dylan tracks are by another writer also mentioned in the
title
– see SHARED section.) d. In some cases albums are
included even if
they contain one or two non-Dylan songs, especially if they are somehow
Dylan related (about him or a traditional song associated with him.)
Also,
one non-Dylan track is forgiven if the album is intended as a Dylan
tribute.
[Example:
Insol]
III
a. Albums with Dylan songs
translated into other
languages that qualify under the same rules as the VOCAL section. b. All translated albums are
listed in the TRANSLATIONS
section, even if they only qualify for the SHARED,
NEAR-MISSES,
E.P.s
or VARIOUS ARTISTS
sections. [Example:
various Bob Dylan
Revisitado] c. No judgement is made
regarding the relation
of the translation to the original English lyrics, i.e. if Dylan is
credited
as writer or co-writer, it is considered a Dylan cover. [Example:
Oddvar Torsheim Tur-Retur
Blues]
IV
a. Albums with Dylan songs
performed as instrumentals
that qualify under the same rules as the VOCAL section. b. All instrumental albums are
listed in the
INSTRUMENTAL section, even if they only qualify as SHARED, NEAR-MISSES,
E.P.s or VARIOUS ARTISTS [Example:
Glen Campbell Mr.12
String Guitar] c. Albums that contain both
VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL
tracks are considered VOCAL albums. If the album is obviously intended
as an instrumental album and contains minimal vocals, it is listed as
an
INSTRUMENTAL album. [Example:
John Schroeder Dylan
Vibrations] d. Karaoke and sing-a-long
items are NOT included. e. Instructional items of any
kind are NOT included.
V
a. Albums that mention Dylan in
the title, or sub-title,
in addition to one or more other songwriters. “And
others” is acceptable.
[Example: Richie Havens Sings
Beatles
& Dylan] b. At least TWO of the tracks
must be Dylan covers.
VI
a. Albums that do not qualify
in the regular sections,
but contain enough Dylan covers to deserve mention. Albums must satisfy
one of these other rules: b. At least 50% of the tracks
are Dylan covers.
[Example:
The Silkie You've Got To
Hide Your Love
Away] c. There are 10 or more Dylan
covers, regardless
of the percent of total. [Example:
Jimmy LaFave Trail] d. The album title is a Dylan
title, or derived
from one, and the album contains at least 3 Dylan covers.
[Examples: Peter Paul & Mary In
The Wind; The Surfaris It
Ain't Me, Babe] e. The album is somehow related
to another included
album. [Example:
Flatt &
Scruggs Nashville Airplane] f. A compilation with
a sub-section titled
as a Dylan-covers section. [Example:
Joan Baez Satisfied
Mind] g. An executive decision to
include it despite
failing a thru f. [Example:
The
Crust Brothers Marquee
Mark]
VII
a. Rules for the VOCAL section
apply. b. Album is performed by more
than one artist. c. Album may be recorded
specifically as a tribute
album, or be a compilation of previously recorded tracks.
VIII
a. For this section, E.P.'s (Extended-Plays) are defined as
more than
a 2-track single, and less than a full album, including mini-albums of
less than 25 minutes playing time. b. All formats are allowed:
CD3 (3-inch CD)
CD5 or CD-S or CD-EP (5-inch CD)
7” vinyl; 33-1/3 or 45 RPM
10” vinyl; 33-1/3 or 45 RPM
12” vinyl; 33-1/3 or 45 RPM
c. E.P.'s with at least 3 Dylan
covers (multiple
versions of the same song are allowed.) d. E.P.'s that mention Dylan in
their title,
even with only one Dylan cover. [Example:
Portable
Flower Factory] e. 2-track 45s with a unique
title that mentions
Dylan. [Example:
Peter
Paul & Mary Cantano Bob
Dylan]
