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Rare Dylan Lyric Draft Surfaces
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Executive Summary
A rare working draft of Bob Dylan's I'm Not There surfaced in an Allen Ginsberg book and is set to auction for up to 40,000 pounds.
- Omega Auctions listed a working draft lyric page for Bob Dylan's I'm Not There
- The page was found inside a first-edition paperback of Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat
- The book had belonged to Sally Grossman, Albert Grossman's wife and a Dylan close friend
- Omega Auctions said the page likely stayed in the book since Ginsberg gifted it in 1969
- The volume later passed through the Sally Grossman estate and was sold to a US book dealer in 2021
- I'm Not There was written and recorded in 1967 with The Band
- The song was officially released only in 2007 on the film soundtrack
Quick Facts
- What: A rare working lyric draft for I'm Not There
- Where: Found inside Allen Ginsbergs Ankor Wat paperback
- Why: It offers a rare early Dylan songwriting artifact
- Who: Omega Auctions and Bob Dylan collectors
- When: Discovered before an April auction
Coverage Timeline: 3 Days
Featured Article
Omega Auctions will auction April 21 a typewritten Dylan lyric draft page found in Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat, tied to Basement Tapes material for I'm Not There.
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Omega Auctions listed a rare I’m Not There working-lyrics draft discovered in Allen Ginsberg’s Ankor Wat, traced to Sally Grossman, for an estimated £20,000 to £40,000.
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Omega Auctions will auction a typewritten draft of Bob Dylan's I'm Not There, linked to the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions, found in Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat.
Omega Auctions will sell a first edition Allen Ginsberg poetry book found to contain Dylan's Basement Tapes-era draft amendments for I'm Not There on April 21.
Omega Auctions will auction a rare working lyric draft page for Bob Dylan's I60m Not There discovered in Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat owned by Sally Grossman, estimated for April 2025.
Omega Auctions announced a rare lyric draft for Bob Dylan's I'm Not There found in Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat, expected to sell for up to 40,000 pounds.
Omega Auctions will auction a newly discovered handwritten working lyric draft for Bob Dylan's I'm Not There, found in Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat owned by Sally Grossman.
Omega Auctions will auction a 1967-era working draft of Bob Dylan's I'm Not There found inside Allen Ginsberg's Angkor Wat, discovered by a bookseller and estimated at $26,400 to $52,800.
During April auction preparations, Omega Auctions reports a torn lyric draft for Bob Dylan's I'm Not There found in an Allen Ginsberg Ankor Wat paperback owned by Sally Grossman.
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Omega Auctions will sell on April 21 draft lyrics for Bob Dylan’s I’m Not There found in Allen Ginsberg’s Ankor Wat, with provenance tied to 1969 gifting.
Omega Auctions will sell an Allen Ginsberg Ankor Wat copy containing a typed Basement Tapes draft of Dylan's Im Not There on April 21, estimated at 20000 to 40000 pounds.
Omega Auctions will auction a first-edition Ankor Wat poetry book with hidden Basement Tapes draft lyrics for Dylan song Im Not There on April 21, with estimates up to 40000 pounds.
Omega Auctions will auction an Ankor Wat first edition containing Basement Tapes draft lyrics for Dylan song I am Not There on April 21, estimating 20,000 to 40,000 pounds.
Omega Auctions offered a rare working lyric draft page for Dylan's I'm Not There in a sale estimated at 20000 to 40000 pounds after discovery in Allen Ginsberg's Ankor Wat.