As if we didn’t have enough Beatle or Beatle-related product between now and Christmas….
Now comes news that four coloured vinyl LPs from the Ringo Starr camp are due October 24.
They are his first four solo releases, beginning with his solo debut Sentimental Journey, produced by George Martin and originally released in 1970, now on custom “buttermilk yellow” vinyl:
Also from 1970 comes Beaucoups of Blues, back in print on custom “baby blue” vinyl and in a gatefold jacket. Recorded in Nashville and produced by the legendary slide player Pete Drake:
The great Ringo album is pressed on “molten lava” custom vinyl and comes with the original 24-page booklet included in a gatefold jacket. Looks good actually:
And last but not least, Ringo’s fourth studio album Goodnight Vienna. Like the Ringo album this is one of his best, once again collaborating with the greats: John Lennon, Elton John, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Robbie Robertson, Jesse Ed Davis, Nicky Hopkins, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voormann and Harry Nilsson. Produced by Richard Perry, the LP features the Lennon penned title track plus other standouts like ‘No-No Song’, ‘Only You (And You Alone)’ and ‘Occapella’. This one is pressed on “psychedelic waves” custom vinyl:
At the moment these appear to be only available vie Ringo’s official store and through official Universal Music stores (for example here’s the US Udiscover Music store). Not sure if they’ll get a wider release.
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Lots of great releases/re-releases. Thanks for your updates. FYI pedal steel player Pete Drake, who produced Ringo’s Beaucoups of Blues album, was never known as “Sneaky.” Pedal steel player Pete Kleinow (who played in the studio with John and Yoko and many others) was often referred to using the nickname “Sneaky.” They were both named “Pete” and both played pedal steel but Pete Drake was never known as “Sneaky.”
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Hi Brent, thank you for that correction! My mistake. Got the two Pete slide players totally mixed up! I’ll correct this in the text of the post now.
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