When the same model Patek Philippe was auctioned in November 2012, it drew a closing bid of $136,000. The watch – which sold for $179,000, nearly double its $80,000 estimate – was one of the few items on the block that didn’t need the benefit of Starr’s ownership to increase its value: As Bloomberg reported, Starr’s Patek Philippe wristwatch was incredibly rare, one of only 586 made, attracting watch enthusiasts more so than Beatles fanatics. Starr’s A Hard Day’s Night suit was also sold for $50,000.Īnother item that generated a lot of interest on the auction block was a 1971 18-karat yellow gold “Moonphase” Patek Philippe wristwatch.

Other Starr instruments sold at auction include a drum kit from the “Hello Goodbye” video ($112,000), a Rickenbacker guitar gifted to the drummer from Lennon ($910,000, also purchased by Irsay) and a Starr-owned Hofner bass ($22,500). The Colts owner and rock memorabilia enthusiasts previously purchased high-profile instruments like Bob Dylan’s 1965 Newport Folk Festival guitar, John Lennon’s 1966 “Paperback Writer” Gretsch guitar and Les Paul’s “Black Beauty.” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay purchased the drum kit, which hadn’t been seen in public for over 50 years. The kit was used by Starr in more than 200 performances between May of 1963 and February of 1964 and later employed by Paul McCartney during the recording of his 1970 solo album McCartney. Starr’s 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl three-piece drum kit, used in the recording of “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You” and other classics from that era, sold for $2.2 million Friday. “We didn’t think, ‘We’ll keep it for 50 years and it will be in pristine condition.’ Whoever gets it, it will have my fingerprints on it.” The copies of The White Album were numbered in sequence, ensuring that whoever purchased Starr’s copy would have the first printing produced of the album. “We used to play the vinyl in those days,” Starr previously told Rolling Stone of his copy of the band’s classic 1968 LP. Starr’s White Album carried a pre- auction estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, a number that was easily shattered during bidding. August 26, 1968Īpple Corps releases its first product, five singles including the Beatles single Hey Jude with Revolution, which becomes the biggest hit for the group.Ringo Starr‘s personal copy of the Beatles‘ The White Album, numbered No.0000001, sold for a world record $790,000 Saturday at the Julien’s Live auction of instruments and items from Starr and wife Barbara Bach’s estate. Mixing lasted until August 8th with the mono mix completed at Abbey Road Studios. They found another studio, Trident Studios, in London with newer 8-track facilities, and so a re-make of Hey Jude started on July 31st. Up till this time the Beatles used the four track studios at Abbey Road. The first tracks of Hey Jude, takes 1 - 6, were recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and the following day takes 7 - 23. The feature-length animated film Yellow Submarine premieres at the Pavilion in London.

Ringo records the closing song, Good Night, for the 'White Album', a John Lennon composition for his five year old son, Julian. The 'White Album' is released as a double set on November 22, 1968. Recording of The Beatles, better known as the 'White Album', begins with the song This Is Some Friendly, the working title for the song Don't Pass Me By, written by Ringo. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is named album of the year at the Grammies - Best Contemporary Album, Best Engineered Record, and Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts. The Starrs return to England within a fortnight. Ringo and Maureen Starr, Paul McCartney and Jane Asher, Mia Farrow, and Donovan join them 3 days later. George and Patti Harrison, and John and Cynthia Lennon fly to India for 2 months of transcendental meditation study with Mahareshi Mahesh Yogi. Ringo Starr filmography In addition to the Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Let It Be (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as Candy (1968), The Magic Christian (1969, alongside Peter Sellers ), Blindman (1971), Son of Dracula (1974) and Caveman (1981).

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