The expert: Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien’s Auctions. The memorabilia will be moving shortly to Los Angeles, but a whole lot more paraphernalia will be heading this way in February when Beatles Fest comes to town. What you see: A Ludwig oyster black pearl three-piece drum kit that Ringo Starr played on stage and television with the Beatles in the early 1960s.Estimated at 300,000 to 500,000, it sold at Julien’s for 2.1 million a world auction record for any drum kit. entrance, also includes a new model of George Harrison’s Signature Duo Jet Guitar, which the Quiet Beatle used on “Please Please Me” and appears on the cover of his 1987 album, Cloud Nine, as well as a John Lennon electric model. Add to Favorites Ringo Starrs drum kit - Short Sleeve T-Shirt Unisex 5 out of 5 stars (1.4k) 26.00. The display, inside a Plexiglas case in the men’s department next to Magnolia Bakery at the Third Ave. Original illustration - Ringo Starrs Drum Kit as used for The Beatles 1965 Shea Stadium Concert by George Morgan 5 out of 5 stars (1.4k) 175.60. Kelly explained what it is like, as a drummer, and especially one who has played in a Beatles tribute band, to recreate Ringo’s drum patterns. Among the artifacts was Ringo’s 1963 Jazz Festival.

The shop’s owner, Ivor Arbiter, designed the Beatles’ drop-T logo on the bass drum head so Ringo could also retain the Ludwig logo, demonstrating proof of its American provenance. They included Ringo’s Sullivan kit and his maple kit, which was used on the Let It Be and Abbey Road albums.

In honor of that event, as well as the release of new Beatles merchandise, Bloomingdale’s is displaying Ringo Starr’s Shea Stadium drum kit, consisting of the Ludwig 22-inch bass Richard Starkey played at Shea on Augfloor and rack toms from the Fab Four’s 19 tours, which stopped at the home of the Mets on Auga Jazz Festival snare drum from Ringo’s second Oyster Black Pearl kit, used by Paul McCartney on Macca’s solo debut and various early Wings tunes and purchased at Manny’s Music Store on Februand Ringo’s original bass drum travel case. The problem is Ringo is a left handed drummer playing a right handed kit, said Phil, and as a result his drum fills are counter-intuitive and difficult to reproduce exactly. The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, seeking his first American drum set, purchased this Ludwig kit from London’s Drum City music store in 1963. Ringo Starr’s drums are on view at Bloomingdale’s, along with George Harrison and John Lennon guitars (photo by twi-ny/mdr)įifty years ago this February, four mop-topped Liverpudlians landed in New York City and changed the world when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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