Various Artists – Positively 4th Street – 30 Great Versions
A song written by Bob Dylan, it was first recorded by him in July 1965 during the sessions for his “Highway 61 Revisited” LP, but it was not included in the album. It was kept to be released in September 1965 as the follow-up single to “Like A Rolling Stone”. It went to the Top Ten in the USA, in Canada, in the UK and also charted in many other countries.
Some early copies of the "Positively 4th Street" single were mis-pressed, with an outtake version of "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" (a song that Dylan would release as his next single) appearing on the A-side in place of "Positively 4th Street".
Uncommonly, all the participating musicians were listed on the labels of the 45 rpm single (both sides, the B side being “From A Buick 6”) (see artwork).
The song later first appeared on an LP on “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits” in March 1967.
Disc 1
1. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street (3:53)
2. The Byrds - Positively 4th Street (3:09)
3. Spirit - Positively 4th Street (3:49)
4. Sue Foley - Positively 4th Street (4:38)
5. Johnny Rivers - Positively 4th Street (5:00)
6. Speedy Keen - Positively 4th Street (4:10)
7. Bryan Ferry - Positively 4th Street (3:44)
8. Paul Westerberg - Positively 4th Street (4:09)
9. Lucinda Williams - Positively 4th Street (5:02)
10. Simply Red - Positively 4th Street (4:33)
11. Junior Campbell - Positively 4th Street (4:05)
12. Jimmy LaFave - Positively 4th Street) (3:51)
13. Bill Camplin - Positively 4th Street (6:44)
14. The Rock Army - Positively 4th Street (4:22)
15. The Stereophonics - Positively 4th Street (3:48)
Disc 2
1. The Beatles - Positively 4th Street (1:02)
2. Violent Femmes - Positively 4th Street (2:58)
3. The Jerry Garcia Band - Positively 4th Street (10:28)
4. The Beat Farmers - Positively 4th Street (4:03)
5. Antiseen - Positively 4th Street (3:32)
6. Gus Black - Positively 4th Street (4:32)
7. Chris Squire & Steve Howe (Yes) - Positively 4th Street (3:46)
8. Living Voices - Positively 4th Street (4:29)
9. Terry Melcher - Medley - Halls Of Justice + Positively 4th Street + Like A Rolling Stone (3:47)
10. Casandra Lange - Positively 4th Street (4:59)
11. Deb Callahan - Positively 4th Street (4:23)
12. Phil Ochs - Positively 4th Street (0:31)
13. X - Positively 4th Street (4:16)
14. Michael Angelo - Positively 4th Street (4:01)
15. Bob Dylan and The Hawks - Positively 4th Street (live in Sydney 1966) (4:43)
Artwork Included (front, back)
