Bob Dylan has re-recorded his 1963 classic ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ for an upcoming auction facilitated by Christie’s.The re-recording – which will be available on a one-of-one Ionic Original format disc – marks the first time in 60 years that Dylan has re-recorded the song, which was written in 1962 and released as part of the album ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’.
It will be auctioned off in London on July 7.Per a Pitchfork report, the re-recording will go for an estimated bid between £600,000 and £1,000,000. ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ will also mark the debut of the Ionic Original format.First announced in April by producer T Bone Burnett, the Ionic Original format is “lacquer painted onto an aluminum disc, with a spiral etched into it by music.
This painting, however, has the additional quality of containing that music, which can be heard by putting a stylus into the spiral and spinning it”.Burnett has touted the new high fidelity format as “the pinnacle of recorded sound.
It is archival quality. It is future-proof. It is one of one.”‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ is reportedly the first of multiple tracks that Bob Dylan is re-recording for the format.Bob Dylan will soon set off on a West Coast tour of the United States on May 28 that will see him perform across North America until June 17.
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