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Dylan Signature any idea of value?

Hi there,

Hope I might be able to get some advice.

I am interested to find out what this Album with Bob Dylan's signature would be valued at in todays prices?

Just to provide some provenance I actually worked at Columbia Records in Sydney (CBS) from 1985 til the early 90's and obtained this album while I was working there.

I was head of the promotions team.

Bob Dylan toured Australia in February 1986 and signed a number of copies on this tour while Bob was in Sydney.

Ive had the album ever since.

The vinyl incidentally has never been anywhere near a turntable so it's unplayed!

Anyway, I am very interested to get any feedback or comments after reading particularly on this site that a genuine Dylan signature on an album is a rarity.

Cheers.

Tags: Album, Bob, Dylan, Signed

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Permalink Reply by ParkersBand on October 16, 2019 at 4:08am

Hey Jim,

Now thats a good question and one Im not 100% sure I can answer.

I can say however that I feel that the signed copy I have of Biography is really authentic in the sense that the album was released in 1985 and Bob signed it around the time it was released as opposed to Bob to signing a 60's cover in 1995 - you know what I mean?

Cheers.

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Permalink Reply by Jim on October 16, 2019 at 9:22am

Yes, a vintage signed LP would be best. But, and this could be open for anyone to respond, If you had all of his LP's in front of you and Bob said, I will sign only 1 for you. Which one would you choose?

Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 16, 2019 at 11:39am

Have you seen the final price of the latest Dylan signed LP from RR Auction, which also came from Jeff Rosen?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 16, 2019 at 12:11pm

No...just looked. It sold for $19,656. It's "Blood on the Tracks," which makes a big difference.

I would choose ParkersBand's over that one any day. His was signed when the album came out, and it's a far superior signature, size, and placement.

ParkersBand, to give you an idea of how the auction works, RR charges a 25% commission to the buyer, and typically a 15% commission to the consignor. So if this sold for $19,656 with the 25% buyer's premium, it hammered for about $15,750. That would net the consignor about $13,387 if he paid their typical 15% seller's commission.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 16, 2019 at 12:17pm

Nate has a signed “Blood on the Tracks”, but it isn’t quite as nice as the one from RR.

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Permalink Reply by ParkersBand on October 16, 2019 at 3:00pm

Is there a link to this sale available?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 16, 2019 at 3:44pm

https://www.rrauction.com/

You have to have an account to see the images in the Past Auctions database.

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Permalink Reply by ParkersBand on October 16, 2019 at 3:49pm

No worries.

Thanks for letting me know.

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Permalink Reply by ParkersBand on October 16, 2019 at 3:01pm

Thanks Steve.

Great to know how the auction process works.

What are your thoughts about selling on eBay for a fixed price?

Rather than letting an auction company handle the sale?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 16, 2019 at 4:10pm

ParkersBand,

I would not put it on eBay. It could work against you, and you won't need to in order to find a good buyer. There are dealers and auction houses with reputations for getting top Dylan prices.

The right auction can sometimes get you prices that could net you more after commissions than you could get yourself.