T Bone Burnett
Bob Dylan to Auction New, One of a Kind ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Recording
A day after his 81st birthday, Bob Dylan has re-recorded his 1962 classic “Blowin’ in the Wind” with longtime collaborator T-Bone Burnett and will auction the only copy of it July 7 in London through Christie’s’ “The Exceptional Sale” event. The catch is that “Blowin’ in the Wind” has been immortalized on a new form of recording medium developed by Burnett’s NeoFidelity Inc. called Ionic Original, which is playable on existing turntables. According to a release, Ionic Originals leverage “advances in nanotechnology, material sciences and materials to develop a new physical audio format in which purpose-engineered coatings and underlying composite polymers are applied to a traditional acetate substrate specifically designed for the superior reproduction and preservation of analog sound.” The...
