BOB DYLAN JUKEBOX STRIPS
Jukeboxes are partially automated music-playing devices, usually a coin-operated machine, that plays a patron's selection from self-contained media: a 7" single in the 1960s-1990s. The classic jukebox had buttons, with letters and numbers on them, which, when one of each group entered after each other, were used to select a specific record.
They were installed in the bars and cafés, allowing patrons to play their own musical choices.
Apart from the main device, wallboxes, fixed on the walls, were an important and profitable part of any jukebox installation. Serving as a remote control, they enabled to select tunes from a table or booth.
In 1950 the Seeburg Corporation introduced an all 45 rpm vinyl record jukebox. The records inside the jukebox were most of the time not commercial copies, but specific pressings, sometimes featuring two different artists on one single.
![wurlitzer with strips](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/wurlitze-with-strips.jpg)
![wurlitzer inside with strips](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/wurlitzer-inside.jpg)
Wurlitzer Zodiac 3500 (1971), with its songs strips, and internal workings of the jukebox.
The JUKE BOX STRIPS, made of thick paper, show the name of the artist and song: they were slipped into notches to be easily replaced when the record inside the jukebox was changed. There were jukebox strips in the main device and on each wallbox on the walls.
They are now rare and quite collectible items.
Most of the scans below come from searchingforagem.com, the invaluable mine of information for Bob Dylan officially released material. Visit for full details on the jukebox singles.
Thank you to Jürgen Wasser for the great scans from his collection, and for the idea of this page.
![juke box strip midnight special belafonte](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-belafonte-midnight.jpg)
USA, March 1962, The Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte), Seeburg
![juke box strip bringing it all back home](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-bringing-ep.jpg)
![juke box strip bringing it all back home detail](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-box-little-ep-and-miniature.jpg)
'Little LP' juke box strip and mini picture
1965, USA, 'Bringing it All Back Home, Stereo Little LP', Columbia.
A double page of 20 jukebox strips and six mini pictures of the front sleeve of the album was attached on the cover of this 'Special Coin Operator Release', made available to juke box operators only.
(information searchingforagem.com)
![juke box strip subterranean the times France 1965](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/SHBFrback.jpg)
May 1965, France, CBS. The strip was part of the back cover of the pic-sleeve single CBS 1904,
and had to be cut off from it.
In the USA, there were two major printers of Jukebox Strips: Star Title Co., Inc., in Pittsburg, PA, and Sterling Title Strip Co., Inc., in Newark, N.J; The record distributors bough them in bulk to the printers, and they came with the records.
Star Title's producion had a star before and after the artist's name, most of their strips being orange and black. Sterling Strips generally had arrows pointing inward to the artist's name, and used different colours according to the music style: green for Country Music, blue for Rhythm & Blues, orange for Easy Listening, red for Pop/Rock and lavender for Oldies.
Today, printing softwares allow to make your own home made Jukebox strips, and many brand new ones are sold on the Internet: they are not presented here. The items below are all vintage, 1960s-1990s. [0624]
![juke box strip like a rolling stone usa 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lars-us-2.jpg)
![juke box strip like a rolling stone usa 2 variant](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-like-gates-alternate.jpg)
July 1965, USA, Star Title, variants #1 and #2
![juke box strip lard gates set](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-like-gates-tm-hit.jpg)
July 1965, USA, Hit, Sterling Title Strip, variant #3
![juke box strip from a buick 6 set](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-box-from-a-buick-6-positively-4th-street.jpg)
September 1965, USA, Star Title
![juke box strip like a rolling stone I & II France 1965](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/LARSFrBack.jpg)
October 1965, France. The strip was part of the back cover
of the pic-sleeve single CBS 1962, and had to be cut off from it.
![juke box strip like a rolling stone italy 1965](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lars-1965.jpg)
12 November 1965, Italy, Juke Box Service
![juke box strip rainy day woman set](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-rainy-day-set.jpg)
22 March 1966, USA, Hit, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip like a rolling stone italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lars-italy.jpg)
September 1966, Italy, Juke Box Service
![juke box strip lay lady lay usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lay-peggy-usa.jpg)
1st July 1969, USA, Sterling Title Strip Columbia 4-44926
![juke box strip tonight I'll be staying here variant 1](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lay-lady-us-2.jpg)
1st July 1969, USA, Star Title, Columbia 44926
Thank you to Jürgen Wasser [0624]
![juke box strip tonight I'll be staying here variant 1](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/france-lay-peggy.jpg)
1969, France, C.O.G.E.D.E.P. [0624]
![juke box strip tonight I'll be staying here variant 1](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tonight-2.jpg)
19 November 1969, USA, Star Title
Thank you to Jürgen Wasser [0624]
![juke box strip tonight I'll be staying here with you variant](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tonight-i-ll-be-staying.jpg)
19 November 1969, USA, Sterling Title Strip, variant purple #1
![juke box strip tonight I'll be staying here with you variant 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tonight-i-ll-be-staying-alternate.jpg)
19 November 1969, USA, Sterling Title Strip, variant purple #2
![juke box strip wigwam italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-wigwam-italy.jpg)
1970, Italy, with mispelled Wigwam
![juke box strip copper kettle](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-copper-kettle.jpg)
6 July 1970, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip watching the riverflow 1](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-watching-the-river-flow.jpg)
June 1971, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip watching the river flow 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-watching.jpg)
June 1971, USA, Star Title
![juke box strip watching-italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-watching-italy.jpg)
9 September 1971, Italy, 'Servizio Juke Box'
![juke box strip george jackson](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-george-jackson.jpg)
1971, Italy, 'Servizio Juke Box'
![juke box strip george jackson usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-george-jackson-us.jpg)
12 November 1971, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip a fool such as I #2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-a-fool-such-as-I-2.jpg)
1973, USA, Star Title
![juke box strip a fool such as I #3](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-a-fool-such-as-I-3.jpg)
1973, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip a fool such as I](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-a-fool-such-as-I.jpg)
1973, USA, Sterling Title Strip 'Hit Pop'.
![juke box strip just like a woman hall of fame usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-just-like-a-woman-h-o-f.jpg)
25 April 1973, USA, Hit Oldy, "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip knocking on heaven's door 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-knockin-2.jpg)
September 1973, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip knocking on heaven's door 3](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-knockin-3.jpg)
September 1973, USA, Hit Pop, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip knocking on heaven's door 4](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-knockin-4.jpg)
September 1973, USA, Star Title
![juke box strip knocking on heaven's door italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/knockin-servizio-juke-box.jpg)
1973, Italy, 'Servizio Juke Box'
![juke box strip lay lady lay](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lay-lady-1973.jpg)
1973, USA, All Time Hits, Sterling Title Strip (?)
![juke box strip lay lady lay 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lay-lady-1973-2.jpg)
1973, USA Hit Oldy, "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip positively hit oldy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-positively-hit-oldy.jpg)
1973, USA Hit Oldy "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip rainy day hit oldy alternate](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-rainy-hit-oldy-alternate.jpg)
1973, USA, Hit Oldy, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip rainy day hit oldy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-rainy-hit-oldy.jpg)
1973, USA, Hit Oldy "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip knocking on heaven's door hit oldy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-knockin-hit-oldy.jpg)
1974, USA, Hit Oldy, "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip on a night like this](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-on-a-night-like.jpg)
1974, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip on a night like this variant](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-on-a-night-like-this.jpg)
1974, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip on a night like this variant](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-on-a-night-like-this-typed.jpg)
1974, USA
![juke box strip on a night like this -graham nash](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-on-a-night-like-this-graham-nash.jpg)
1974, Italy, 'Tuttosole'
![juke box strip on a night like this -graham nash](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-on-a-night-like-this-graham-nash-2.jpg)
1974, Italy, sapar [0624]
![juke box strip tangled up in blue](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tangled-us.jpg)
February 1975, USA, Star Title Strip
![juke box strip hurricane 1 & 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-hurricane-1-2.jpg)
November 1975, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip hurricane 1 & 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-hurricane-1-2-type.jpg)
November 1975, USA [0624]
![juke box strip hurricane italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-hurricane-italy.jpg)
January 1976, Italy
![juke box strip mozambique](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-mozambique.jpg)
February 1976, USA, Sterling Title Strip set
![juke box strip stuck inside of mobile hit oldy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-stuch-inside-of-mobile-set.jpg)
November 1976, USA, Star Title
![juke box stuck inside of mobile hit oldy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-stuch-inside-of-mobile-rita.jpg)
November 1976, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip hurricane hit oldy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-hurricane-hit-oldy.jpg)
November 1976, USA, Hit Oldy, "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip tangled up in blue hall of fame](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tangled-up-h-o-f.jpg)
1976, USA, "Hall Of Fame", Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip baby stop crying](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-baby-stop-crying-us.jpg)
31 July 1978, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip changing of the guard](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-changing-italy.jpg)
December 1978, Italy, Festival Albar 78, Bob Dylan / Ana Y Johnny
![juke box strip changing of the guard](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-changing-italy-2.jpg)
December 1978, Italy, Festival Albar 78, Bob Dylan / The Sunshine Band
![juke box strip man gave names france](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-animals-trouble-in-mind.jpg)
1979, France, France Disques
![juke box strip man gave names italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-man-gave-names-italy.jpg)
1979, Italy (CIAO 2001)
![juke box strip gotta serve somebody usa variant 2](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-you-gotta-serve-somebody.jpg)
August 1979, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip gotta serve somebody usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-gotta-serve-trouble.jpg)
August 1979, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip gotta serve somebody usa variant](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-gotta-serve.jpg)
August 1979, USA, Star Title
![juke box strip slow train coming usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-slow-train-03-80.jpg)
March 1980, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip saved -zappa italy](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-saved-zappa.jpg)
September 1980, Italy (CIAO 2001)
![juke box strip heart of mine usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-heart-of-mine-sterling-title.jpg)
September 1981, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip heart of mine holland](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-heart-of-mine.jpg)
1981, France, France Disques
![juke box strip sweetheart like this usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-sweetheart-usa.jpg)
1983, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip I and I usa](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-i-and-i.jpg)
November 1983, CBS 'The Family Of Music'.
The B side actually plays Isis,
live from the movie RENALDO & CLARA
![juke box strip jokerman](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-jokerman.jpg)
1st June 1984, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box tight connection to my hear - we-d better talk this over](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tight-connection-a-4933.jpg)
1985, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box emotionally yours](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-emotionally-yours-5697.jpg)
1985, USA, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip tight-connection to my heart variant](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tight-connection-disco-estate.jpg)
1985, Italy, Saint-Vincent, Disco Estate '85
![juke box strip we are the world malaysia](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-we-are-the-world.jpg)
1985, Malaysia
![juke box strip lay lady lay I threw it all away](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-lay-lady-lay-late-80-s.jpg)
1980s (late), USA, Hit Oldy, Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip unbelievable](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-unbelievable.jpg)
October 1990, Italy. Unbelievable actually plays Born In Time!
![juke box strip sh's my baby](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-she-s-my-baby.jpg)
October 1990, Italy
![juke box strip tangled up in blue classic hit](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-tangled-up-classic.jpg)
1997, USA, 'Classic Hit', Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip like a rolling stone usa 1997](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-like-a-rolling-1997.jpg)
1997, USA, 'Classic Hit', Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip positively classic hit](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-positively-classic.jpg)
1997, USA, 'Classic Hit', Sterling Title Strip
![juke box strip knocking on heaven's door classic hit](../../../largeimages/odds/juke-box/juke-knockin-classic-hit.jpg)
1997, USA, 'Classic Hit', Sterling Title Strip