Which Dylan record might fetch a mill before it leaves the auction stand? The answer my friends is Blowin ‘In The Wind
- A one-off recording of Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ is going up for auction
- It was recorded last year by Grammy award winner T Bone Burnett in one take
- The record is up for an estimated £1 million, being sold by Christie’s in London
A one-off recording created last year of Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ is being put up for auction for an estimated £1 million.
Originally written in 1962, the new version features a full band which played alongside Dylan as he sang, and is the first new studio recording of the song since its original release.
The one-off Dylan record was recorded by Grammy award winner T Bone Burnett in just one take, and features the new track.
A one-off recording created last year of Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’’ is being put up for auction for an estimated £1 million
‘It felt holy,’ he told the BBC. ‘It always feels holy for me, playing with Bob.’
The record, which is the only one of its kind, is being viewed as the ‘equivalent of an oil painting’, Burnett said.
‘I don’t know what an original recording of Bob Dylan singing one of the most important songs of the last century is [worth] today, but I know it’s not $0.001 divided by 5 billion, which is the reality that musicians face now,’ he added.
It has an estimated sale price between £600,000 and £1 million, but this may be on the conservative side.
The original protest song ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ featured on Dylan’s 1963 album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
The record (pictured) has an estimated sale price between £600,000 and £1 million, but this may be on the conservative side
Peter Klarnet, Christie’s senior specialist in Americana, said nothing of its kind has been sold before, with the closes example the Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, by the Wu-Tang Clan, when a single CD copy was created in 2015.
While it was sold for an undisclosed sum to hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, it was resold for a reported $4 million by the US Department of Justice when Shkreli was convicted of fraud.
The Dylan record is made from an aluminium disk with a protective lacquer made from a combination of sapphire and quartz.
It uses the same technology as test pressings, also known as acetates, which musicians often say sound better than vinyl.
Originally written and released in 1962, the new version features a full band which played alongside Dylan as he sang. Pictured, Bob Dylan recording his first album in 1961
However they have a shorter lifespan, as the needle pushing into the grooves melts the usual lacquer.
The new type of record, known as Ionic Original, was developed using Space Station technology, removing enough friction to stop the acetate degrading.
It can be played on a normal turntable and was described as the ‘pinnacle of sound’ by Burnett.
The auction will be held at Christie’s in London and the record is available to listen to on a £30,000 record player until it goes up for sale.
The record is available to listen to on a £30,000 record player at Christie’s in London until it goes up for sale
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