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Treasure trove of Bob Dylan acetates uncovered in New York house clearance Treasure trove of Bob Dylan acetates uncovered in New York house clearance
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Will summer 2013 become known to Bob Dylan fans as "the summer of incredibly valulable Dylan rarities?" Last week saw the sale of Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone lyric manuscript for $2.045m (£1.19m). And now a record collector has made what he calls "one of the great finds in a lifetime of looking. 149 unknown Bob Dylan Will summer 2014 become known to Bob Dylan fans as "the summer of incredibly valulable Dylan rarities?" Last week saw the sale of Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone lyric manuscript for $2.045m (£1.19m). And now a record collector has made what he calls "one of the great finds in a lifetime of looking. 149 unknown Bob Dylan
acetate records, discs that Dylan himself used during the making of Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait and New Morning."acetate records, discs that Dylan himself used during the making of Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait and New Morning."
Some of the acetates are already for sale, though you won't have to pay a million quid for them. The most expensive item on sale at the moment is a pair of one-sided discs that make up an alternate sequence for Nashville Skyline, which is listed for $7,000 (£4,000).Some of the acetates are already for sale, though you won't have to pay a million quid for them. The most expensive item on sale at the moment is a pair of one-sided discs that make up an alternate sequence for Nashville Skyline, which is listed for $7,000 (£4,000).
The acetates were uncovered during the sale of the estate of a woman who had lived at 124 West Houston Street in New York's Greenwich Village, an address at which Dylan had rented space in the late 1960s and early 70s. While sorting the woman's possessions, her brother discovered two boxes labelled "Old Records", with labels bearing Dylan's name, and contacted record collector Jeff Gold.The acetates were uncovered during the sale of the estate of a woman who had lived at 124 West Houston Street in New York's Greenwich Village, an address at which Dylan had rented space in the late 1960s and early 70s. While sorting the woman's possessions, her brother discovered two boxes labelled "Old Records", with labels bearing Dylan's name, and contacted record collector Jeff Gold.
Gold writes:Gold writes:
When I opened the boxes and took a quick look at the contents, I was When I opened the boxes and took a quick look at the contents, I was
blown away. They were indeed all by Dylan, all were in excellent blown away. They were indeed all by Dylan, all were in excellent
condition and many had handwritten notes on the sleeves. They all condition and many had handwritten notes on the sleeves. They all
dated from the sessions for Dylan’s albums Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait and New Morning, aboutdated from the sessions for Dylan’s albums Nashville Skyline, Self Portrait and New Morning, about
equally split between 10-inch discs with a single song and 12-inch discs with equally split between 10-inch discs with a single song and 12-inch discs with
multiple songs. Though I couldn’t listen to them on-site, I knew this multiple songs. Though I couldn’t listen to them on-site, I knew this
was a major discovery, and made an offer for the collection more than was a major discovery, and made an offer for the collection more than
double what I had expected to pay.double what I had expected to pay.
The acetates contained "unreleased versions of songs, in some cases with different overdubs, The acetates contained "unreleased versions of songs, in some cases with different overdubs,
sometimes without any overdubs, many with different mixes, different sometimes without any overdubs, many with different mixes, different
edits and, in a few cases, completely unreleased and unknown versions". Outtakes on the acetates included full-band covers of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire and Folsom Prison Blues.edits and, in a few cases, completely unreleased and unknown versions". Outtakes on the acetates included full-band covers of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire and Folsom Prison Blues.