It is the totemic song that helped to forge the legend of Bob Dylan at the outset his career.

And now the singer-songwriter has recorded Blowin’ In The Wind once again - but for a special one-off disc that will cost up to £1million.

Just a single copy will be produced of what is only his second studio recording of one of his most famous songs.

The Jewish-American star last year cut the new version of the song he wrote in 1962.

The recording session was produced by multiple Grammy Award-winner T Bone Burnett.

The disc will be auctioned at Christie’s in London on 7 July for an estimated price of between £600,000 and £1million.

Potential bidders will be able to hear the recording in advance by appointment, in Los Angeles on 8 June, New York on 15 June, and in London from 2 July until the day of the auction.

This year marks 60 years since Dylan, 81 began recording.

He first performed Blowin’ In The Wind on the stage of seminal music venue Gerde’s Folk City in Greenwich Village in April 1962.

Dylan recorded the song in July that year for his second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, released in 1963.

The new recording uses Mr Burnett’s patented Iconic Original audio technology.

The producer said: “Sixty years after Bob first wrote and recorded Blowin’ In The Wind, he is giving us a new recording of his song; one that is both deeply relevant for our times and resonant with decades of the artist’s life and experience.

“We’re grateful to Christie’s for their belief in the Ionic Original and for presenting Bob’s masterful recording to the world in a unique and meaningful way.”

In a press statement ahead of the auction, Christie’s said: “A first in music history: this opportunity to acquire a new recording of Bob Dylan’s seminal song is a landmark moment,” adding it “presents a unique opportunity for international collectors, music fans, historians, aficionados and audiophiles”.