MINT SHRINK 1973 RINGO STARR + BEATLES + Marc Bolan +

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1973 BEATLES COLLECTIBLE WITH BIG BOOKLET          

IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP = MINT             

                         RINGO STARR

                            Germany - Apple Records (3413).

A BEAUTIFUL MINT COPY !  > > with superior wide range sound = TOP 1973  collectible ...

1973 first pressing ~ ORIGINAL ~ in thick(!) gatefold + even thicker large full booklet...this item is weight heavy ...

***STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER including the large BOOKLET !  

Principally recorded between February, 1970 and September, 1973. Released in 1973.

RINGO, the Beatles skin-pounder's third solo album, is widely regarded as his finest, due to the happy synchronicity of good songs, good production, and a first-class batch of musicians all coming together in a thoughtful but organic manner. For one thing, George Harrison is all over this album, as are superdrummer Jim Keltner (Ringo's not too egotistical to share the drum throne) and most of The Band.

Ringo also gets considerable compositional assists from his old mates; Harrison co-wrote the impossibly infectious (and somewhat Badfinger-esque) "Photograph," among others, and Lennon contributes the album's opener, the brash, ironic "I'm the Greatest." Ringo's personable, unassuming vocal style makes a perfect match for Randy Newman's early classic "Have You Seen My Baby." Aided by the popwise but Ringo-friendly production of Richard Perry, our boy makes a convincing case for his way with '50s-style material on "You're Sixteen." "You're Sixteen," "Oh My My," and "Photograph" were all Top 10 hits, which made RINGO the commercial apex of the drummer's solo career.

Personnel: Ringo Starr (vocals, drums); George Harrison (guitar, 12-string guitar, background vocals); Marc Bolan, Robbie Robertson (guitar); Steve Cropper (electric guitar); John Lennon (piano, background vocals); Nicky Hopkins (piano); Klaus Voormann (bass instrument); Jim Keltner (drums); Harry Nilsson, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney (background vocals).

Additional guest artist: Stephen Stills (guitar) 

Side one

1. "I'm the Greatest" (John Lennon) – 3:21

   • Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums; Lennon - piano, harmony vocal; George Harrison - electric guitars; Klaus Voormann - bass
2. "Have You Seen My Baby"  – 3:44
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; James Booker - piano; Marc Bolan - electric guitar; Voormann - bass; Jim Keltner - drums; Milt Holland - percussion;
   • The tracklisting on the album cover, as well as on the record label, incorrectly label this song as "Hold On".
3. "Photograph" (Harrison/Starkey) – 3:56
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; Harrison - harmony vocal, electric guitars; Bobby Keyes - tenor sax; Vini Poncia, Jimmy Calvert - acoustic guitars; Nicky Hopkins - piano; Voormann - bass; Keltner - drums; Lon and Derrek Van Eaton - percussion; Jack Nitzsche -  choral arrangements
4. "Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)" (Harrison) – 2:45
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums, percussion; Harrison - guitar, backing vocals; Robbie Robertson - guitar; Levon Helm - mandolin; Rick Danko, - fiddle; David Bromberg - banjo, fiddle; Garth Hudson - accordion, Voormann - double bass
5. "You're Sixteen"  – 2:48
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; Poncia, Calvert - guitars; Hopkins - piano; Voormann - bass; Paul McCartney - kazoo, backing vocals; Linda McCartney, Harry Nilsson - backing vocals

 Side two

1. "Oh My My" (Poncia/Starkey) – 4:16
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; Poncia - harmony vocal; Calvert - guitar; Voormann - bass; Keltner - drums; Scott - saxophone solo, arrangements; Jim Horn - arrangements; Martha Reeves, Merry Clayton - backing vocals
2. "Step Lightly" (Starkey) – 3:15
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; Steve Cropper - electric guitar; Calvert - acoustic guitar; Hopkins - electric piano; Voormann - bass;
   • Features the tapdancing of 'Richard Starkey, M.B.E.
3. "Six O'Clock" (P. McCartney) – 4:06
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; P. McCartney - piano, synthesizer, string and flute arrangements, backing vocal; Poncia - guitar, percussion; Voormann - bass; L. McCartney - backing vocal
4. "Devil Woman" (Poncia/Starkey) – 3:50
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; Calvert - guitar; Tom Hensley - piano; Voormann - bass, backing vocal; Keltner - drums;  Richard Perry - backing vocal
5. "You and Me (Babe)" (Harrison) – 4:59
   • Starr - lead vocal, drums; Harrison - electric guitar; Poncia - acoustic guitar; Hopkins - electric piano; Holland - marimba;  Nitzsche - string arrangements

CONDITION: The cover is a gatefld and perfect...MINT > in original factory sjrink wrapper =  no bends, no writing and no split seams...solid, TOP collectible

The vinyl is MINT all glossy clean and plays clean = looks unplayed !

THE LARGE THICK BOOKLET IS MINT

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record