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    What is more simple to do than gather all Bob Dylan's songs lyrics in a single book, complete at the date of publication? Actually, it was not so easy. WRITINGS AND DRAWINGS BY BOB DYLAN did it, but stopped in 1971... then there was a huge 15 years gap till the mid 80s.

    From projects to cancellations, here are the official publications.

    Through the years and so far, books presenting translations of Dylan lyrics were published in Albanian, Arabic, Basque, BulgarianChinese, Czech, DanishDutch, FinnishFarsi, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, RomanianSerbian, SlovenianSpanish, Swedish and Turkish...

    Starting late 1960s and especially during the 1970s, many editions of Bob Dylan's lyrics were produced by bootleggers: you can see them here.

LYRICS 1962-1985:

my back pages lyrics 1962 1985 flyer 1
MY BACK PAGES, UK,  flyer
my back pages lyrics 1962 1985 flyer 2
Same, other flyer

lyrics 1962-1985 proof Bob Dylan book
USA, uncorrected proof copy of the 1st (unrevised) edition of the book; the cover is powder blue with publisher's information label taped on. Label states: "Tentative Publication Date: October 28, 1985 Tentative Price 21.95 paper on boards."
lyrics 1962-1985 alfred a knopf usa hardback Bob Dylan book
USA, INCLUDES ALL OF WRITINGS AND DRAWINGS PLUS 120 NEW WRITINGS, Alfred A.Knopf 1985, 528 pages hardback. ISBN-10: 0394542789 ISBN-13: 978-0394542782


lyrics 1962-1985 jonathan cape uk Bob Dylan book
UK, Jonathan Cape 1987, 528 pages hardback. ISBN 0-224-024876
Promo documents of this edition can be seen here.



lyrics 1962-1985 jonathan cape uk paperback Bob Dylan book
UK, Jonathan Cape Ltd 1987, paperback. ISBN 0-224-02858 8

Lyrics 1988
Paladin/Grafton, 1988, 719 pages, softcover, ISBN 0-586-08647-1
lyrics 1962-1985 jonathan cape uk paperback Bob Dylan book Grafton/Harper Collins
Grafton/Harper Collins, 1993, 719 pages, softcover, ISBN 0-586-08647-1

THE CANCELLED EDITIONS: "Any Day Now, I Shall Be Released..."


Lyrics cancelled
LYRICS 1962-1996 (pre publication cover) after being delayed for a long time, was finally cancelled. This is the first of three cancelled publications of this book
bob dylan lyrics 1962-1999 LYRICS 1962-1999, Jonathan Cape Ltd 2006, paperback, 544 pages. ISBN 978-0224051163. This only exists as a card book cover slick – promo mock up – for a UK edition of LYRICS that was never published. This book was scheduled for publication on December 31, 2001 then cancelled (it got so far as being advertised on Amazon.co.uk). The back cover states £15.00 and gives an ISBN. A new edition was scheduled for December 2019 Lyrics cancelled again
LYRICS 1962-2001 (pre-publication cover), cancelled








LYRICS 1962-2001:

lyrics 1962-2001 2004 hardcover Bob Dylan book
USA, Simon & Schuster (Trade Division) 2004, hardcover with dust jacket, 624 pages ISBN 0-7432-2827-8
lyrics 1962-2001 UK Simon & Schuster 2006 hardcover Bob Dylan book
UK, Simon & Schuster 2006, London, hardcover with dustjacket, 610 pages. ISBN 0-7432-3944-X
lyrics 1962-2001 UK Simon & Schuster 2006 softcover Bob Dylan book
UK, Simon & Schuster 2006, London, softcover, 610 pages. ISBN 0-7432-3101-5

lyrics Reclam Philipp bob dylan book in German
LYRICS, Reclam Philipp June 2008, softcover, 155 pages.This is a German book; 45 songs in English language with a small comment in German by Heinrich Detering.
ISBN 9783150197417
lyrics Reclam Philipp bob dylan book in German alternate cover
same, alternate cover
'Fremdsprachentexte' means 'Foreign language texts'




THE LYRICS. SINCE 1962:


the lyrics since 1962 schuster 2014 Bob Dylan book        the lyrics since 1962 schuster 2014 Bob Dylan book with transparent sleeve
UK, Simon & Schuster Ltd., November 2014, hardback with transparent sleeve, 960 pages. Edited by Christopher Ricks, Lisa Nemrow and Julie Nemrow. 'SINCE 1962' appears on the front cover in very small letters under the laurel wreath.
ISBN 978-1-4711-3709-9. The Big Dylan Book: 7 kg, this is not the one to read in bed!...

the lyrics since 1962 schuster 2014 Bob Dylan slipcase        the lyrics since 1962 schuster 2014 Bob Dylan slipcase
   A limited edition of 50 copies only, in a slipcase, signed by Bob Dylan, could by ordered by telephone through Simon & Schuster's: the cost was $5000 (plus taxes of course). It came with a letter of authenticity. (Collection Mani Endtner)

the lyrics 1961 2012 simon schuster 2016 us Bob Dylan book
USA, Simon & Schuster November 2016, hardback, 768 pages. Same as above, much cheaper edition. ISBN 978145164876


the lyrics 1961 2012 simon schuster 2016 uk Bob Dylan book
UK, ISBN 9781471152443-1






the lyrics 1962-2012 gyldendal 2016 Bob Dylan book
Denmark, THE LYRICS 1961-2012 - TEKSTERNE, Gyldendal 2016, 679 pages, hardcover with dustjacket. This is a Danish book (also listed on the Danish page), but the lyrics are in English only. ISBN 978-87-02-23406-0
Dylan book in Swedish
SÅNGTEXTER - 1962-2001, Bokforlaget Prisma 2004, Stockholm, Sweden. Hardcover with dustjacket, 618 pages. This is a Swedish book (also listed on the Swedish page), but the lyrics are in English only.
ISBN 9789151842011

sangtexter 1961-2012 Dylan book in Swedish
SÅNGTEXTER 1961-2012, Norstedts 2016, 682 pages, foreword by Fredrik Virtanen (11 pages). Sweden. Hardcover with dustjacket, mention of the Nobel Prize. This is a Swedish book (also listed on the Swedish page), but the lyrics are in English only
ISBN 978-91-1-307943-1

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