Friday Music is no stranger to releasing the works of Ringo Starr here, therefore we are very pleased to announce the first time a 180 Gram audiophile vinyl release of the Ringo Starr classic “Ringo The 4th.”

The recording sessions began on 5 February 1977 at Los Angeles’ Cherokee Studios, where parts of Ringo’s Rotogravure had been recorded. They later moved to Atlantic Studios in New York, where the bulk of the album was completed. Happy Anniversary: Ringo Starr, Ringo the 4th". Rhino Entertainment. 30 September 2015 . Retrieved 15 February 2019. Somehow, Richy always ended up in Liverpool’s top group. From the Cadillacs, he was recruited by Alan Caldwell to join his group, the Raving Texans, having auditioned in March 1959. After a couple of name changes, they settled on Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Their love for cowboy filmsinspired each of them to assume a western alias.AlanCaldwell becameRoryStorm; Johnny Byrne took the name Johnny Guitar after the 1954 film ofthat name; Charles O’Brien, who was now on lead guitar, became Ty Brian after the star of the BroncoTV series; Wally Eymond,the group’s bass player, was given the name LouWalters and, as we know,Richy Starkey became Ringo Starr.They said he was quiet, didn’t seem to fit in and looked unhappy behind his drums. He also had a different haircutthan the other three Beatles. Pete Best, you say? No, Ringo Starr. The album was not a commercial success, and peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard 200. It failed to chart in the UK, but reached 19 in Australia, and 35 in Canada. Journalist Peter Palmiere states in his front cover story on Starr for DISCoveries magazine in January 2003 that "The music critics and the record buying public took the album as a joke for Ringo's voice was not suitable for the disco flavored music on Ringo the 4th". [ citation needed] Palmiere went on to claim that Ringo the 4th destroyed Starr's career and that he never commercially recovered from it. [ citation needed] Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. pp.184, 185. ISBN 978-0-7535-0843-5.

RSDBF '22 Special Release: Ringo Starr - Ringo The 4th (Translucent Orange) , retrieved 30 November 2022 Ringo The 4th and Ringo’s Rotogravure were first released on compact disc in the US on 16 August 1992.

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Starr’s portrait was shot with a Hasselblad camera using fine grain, Ilford FP3 film. Ron Larson enhanced the print by colouring Starr’s eyes. a b c d Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p.190. ISBN 978-0-7535-0843-5. a b c d e f g h i j k l Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970–2001 (reprinted.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6. Unreleased songs from the sessions included ‘Love Please’, ‘Wild Shining Stars’, ‘By Your Side’, ‘Birmingham’, and ‘This Party’, as well as private recordings with the working titles ‘Nancy, Ringo, Vini and Friends’ and ‘Duet – Nancy and Ringo’. Cover artwork The album was a failure upon its release, both commercially and critically. Never touching the UK charts, the album managed to make it to No. 162 in the US. [1] The "Drowning in the Sea of Love" single, originally planned as the first US single, [3] was released in the US on 18 October. [nb 4] [1] [2] Shortly thereafter, Atlantic dropped Starr from their roster. In the UK, Polydor fulfilled its three-album contractual requirement by following up with a children's album, Scouse the Mouse (1977) [1] which featured Starr, in the lead role, performing around half of the material. [7]