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The guitar that Bob Dylan famously plugged in at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival will be sold at Christie’s in New York on December 6. The sunburst Fender Stratocaster is expected to sell for around $500,000.

Bob Dylan accidentally left the guitar on a private plane that was being flown by Vic Quinto in the 1960s, and it has been in the possession of Quinto’s family ever since. Quinto’s daughter, Dawn Paterson, asserts that Dylan’s management company never responded to her father’s questions of what to do with the guitar.

After confirming the authenticity of the guitar on the PBS show “History Detectives” last year, Paterson ended a legal dispute with Dylan earlier this year which allowed her to sell the guitar and the lyric sheets that were found in the case. The five handwritten and typed sheets include fragments of lyrics that would later feature in songs including “Absolutely Sweet Marie” and “In the Darkness of Your Room”. The lyric sheets are expected to sell for $3,000 to $5,0000.

Further information on the sale is available at Christie’s website

Last week saw the release of the 47-disc “Bob Dylan – The Complete Albums Collection Vol 1” and standard and deluxe “Best of” collections.

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Amnesty International has released a six-DVD box set of material from its Human Rights concerts of 1986-1998, featuring performances by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, U2, Lou Reed, Sting, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, and many more.

The set features nearly 17 hours of content, comprising over 12 hours of footage from four concerts, and close to five hours of bonus content.

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A Keith Moon biopic will be the first project developed under a new collaboration by Exclusive Media and Da Vinci Media Ventures.

The drummer’s bandmate, Roger Daltrey, is also on board for the project, and has said:

“The Keith Moon project is one close to my heart so I am excited to reinvigorate it.”

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Elvis Presley became the first artist to achieve 50 Top Ten hits on the UK albums chart when “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs” debuted at number seven yesterday.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for November include:

• “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs” in standard and deluxe editions (4 Nov – UK release)
• David Bowie’s 2 CD/DVD “The Next Day – Extra” (5 Nov)
• “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Miami Pop Festival” album on CD and vinyl, + “Hear My Train A Comin'” on DVD and Blu-ray (5 Nov)
• the 47-CD “Bob Dylan – The Complete Album Collection Vol 1” (5 Nov)
• “The Beatles: On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2” and reissue of Vol 1 (11 Nov)
• “The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live” in multiple editions (11 Nov)
• The Who’s “Tommy” reissue in multiple editions (11 Nov)
• “Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival” on DVD and Blu-ray (19 Nov)
• Cliff Richard’s “Still Reelin’ and A-Rockin’ – Live at Sydney Opera House” on DVD and Blu-ray, and his new album “The Fabulous Rock ‘N’ Roll Songbook” (19 Nov US, 11 Nov UK)
• “Sinatra Duets – 20th Anniversary” in deluxe and super deluxe editions (19 Nov).