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Dylan Sells New Blowin' in the Wind
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Executive Summary
Dylan's new Ionic Original recording of Blowin' in the Wind sold at Christie's, spotlighting Burnett's scarce analog format and rights debate.
- Bob Dylan rerecorded Blowin in the Wind as an Ionic Original with T Bone Burnett producing
- The one-off 10-inch acetate was cut from sessions in Los Angeles and overdubs in Nashville
- Listening reports described a sparse arrangement with electric guitar, mandolin, bass, and violin
- Observers said Dylan's vocal was clear, careful, and more wistful than the 1963 version
- The record sold at Christie's London for 1,482,000 pounds after auction estimates of 600,000 to 1 million pounds
- Access to the recording was tightly limited, with private playbacks in London, New York, and Los Angeles
- Rights for any wider release depend on the buyer plus Sony Music and Universal Music Publishing
Quick Facts
- What: A one-of-one Ionic Original of Blowin in the Wind
- Where: Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, auctioned in London
- Why: To create a scarce analog release and test a new music format
- Who: Bob Dylan, T Bone Burnett, Christie s and session musicians
- When: Recorded in 2022 and sold on July 7, 2022
Coverage Timeline: 52 Days
Featured Article
On 2022-07-08 Bob Dylan's newly recorded single-copy Ionic Original of 'Blowin' in the Wind' was sold at Christie's in London for £1.5m.
Additional Articles
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In 2022 at Christie's in London, Percy Song attended a private playback of Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind Ionic Original and documented its performance and production.
In 2022 at The Power Station in New York, Christie’s previewed Bob Dylan’s Ionic Original recording of 'Blowin' in the Wind', produced by T-Bone Burnett.
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Bob Dylan's new recording of Blowin' in the Wind will be auctioned by Christie’s in London on July 7, 2022.
On Thursday, Christie's in London will auction a one-off Ionic Original disc of Bob Dylan's 2021 studio recording of Blowin' in the Wind, produced with T Bone Burnett.
Dylan's one-off Ionic Original recording of Blowin' In the Wind is scheduled for auction at Christie's on July 7.
On Thursday at Christie's in London, a newly recorded Ionic Original disc of Bob Dylan singing "Blowin' in the Wind" sold for 1,482,000 pounds.
In 2022, T Bone Burnett described to Variety a one-of-a-kind Ionic Original disc of Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind to be auctioned at Christie's London, challenging music commodification.
Christie's will auction a one-of-a-kind Ionic Original disc of Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind, produced by T Bone Burnett, on July 7, 2022 in London.
T Bone Burnett produced a one-of-a-kind Ionic Original recording of Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind, which Christie's will auction on July 7 in London.
Bob Dylan's newly recorded one-of-one ionic original disc of Blowin' In the Wind is being auctioned at Christie19s in London after a public playback in 2024-2025.
The article reports that a one-of-one Dylan recording will be auctioned at Christie's in New York.
In 2022, T-Bone Burnett used a New York event to unveil Bob Dylan's Ionic Original Blowin' in the Wind recording and technology.
Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind recording will be auctioned by Christie's in London on July 7.
Bob Dylan's newly recorded Blowin' in the Wind, produced by T Bone Burnett, will be auctioned as a single Ionic Original disc at Christie's London on July 7.
In 2022 Christie's offers a single Ionic Original acetate disc of Bob Dylan's 2021 re-recording of Blowin' in the Wind, recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville.
Christie's will offer a single-copy Dylan recording of Blowin' in the Wind as an Ionic Original in June and July in Los Angeles, New York, and London.
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Christie's London auctioned Bob Dylan's one-off Ionic Original Blowin' in the Wind for 1769508 after a brief bidding.
Bob Dylan's new Blowin' in the Wind recording, produced by T Bone Burnett using Ionic Original, goes to auction at Christie's in London on July 7.
Dylan's new Blowin' in the Wind Ionic Original disc sold at Christie's Exceptional Sale in London for £1,482,000.
On 2022-07-07, Christie’s London will auction Dylan’s one-off Ionic Original of Blowin’ in the Wind, produced by T Bone Burnett.
Dylan's one-of-a-kind 2021 studio recording of Blowin' in the Wind will be auctioned in London on Thursday at Christie's.
Christie's in England sold a 2021 acetate recording of Dylan's Freewheelin' classic for 1,769,508 dollars.