Blast from your past

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Blast from your past
Compilation album by Ringo Starr

Publication
(s)

November 20, 1975 ( US )
December 12, 1975 ( UK )

Label (s) Apple / EMI

Format (s)

LP , CD , MC

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

10

running time

31 min 51 s

occupation
  • various musicians

production

Studio (s)

various

chronology
Goodnight Vienna
1974 		Blast from your past Ringo's Rotogravure
1976

Blast from Your Past is the fifth music album and the first compilation album by Ringo Starr after the Beatles split up . It was released in Great Britain (USA: November 20, 1975) on December 12, 1975.

History of origin

In October 1975, EMI released a compilation album entitled Shaved Fish by John Lennon; Ringo Starr's compilation album Blast from Your Past followed the following month, and again a year later, in November 1976, The Best of George Harrison was released . The three ex-Beatles did not renew their contract with EMI and released their next studio album on a different label. The compilation includes all US singles released to date, excluding (It's All Da-Da-Down To) Goodnight Vienna . Snookeroo is the only UK single A-side not included. The compilation album thus contains seven US top ten hits and four top ten hits from Great Britain. In addition, the album contains the song Early 1970, a single B-side of It Don't Come Easy and the album title I'm the Greatest .

Cover design

The cover was designed by Roy Kohara. The cover photos were taken by Emerson / Loew, the effects of the distortion were added by Daniel Catherine.

Track list

Page 1:

  1. You're Sixteen (Bob Sherman / Richard Sherman) - 2:47
  2. No No Song ( Hoyt Axton / David Jackson) - 2:29
  3. It Don't Come Easy ( George Harrison / Richard Starkey ∗ ) - 3:02
  4. Photographer (George Harrison / Richard Starkey) - 3:55
  5. Back Off Boogaloo (Richard Starkey) - 3:18

Page 2:

  1. Only You (And You Alone) (Buck Ram / Ande Rand) - 3:23
  2. Beaucoups of Blues (Buzz Rabin) - 2:32
  3. Oh My My ( Vini Poncia / Richard Starkey) - 4:17
  4. Early 1970 (Richard Starkey) - 2:19
  5. I'm the Greatest ( John Lennon ) - 3:22
∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

Re-releases

The first publication in CD format took place in May 1987 without bonus tracks. The CD is accompanied by an eight-page illustrated booklet containing the lyrics to the song. The CD release from 1987 has not yet been remastered .

Single releases

The single Oh My My / No No Song was released in Great Britain and Germany on January 9, 1976 as a release of the album. The single was not released in the US.

Chart placements

year album Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1975 Blast from your past - - - - 30th
year Single release Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1975 Oh my my - - - - nv

Chart positions of the singles contained on the album

year title Chart placements (na = not published)
DEFlag of Germany.svg CHFlag of Switzerland.svg UKFlag of the United Kingdom.svg USFlag of the United States.svg
1970 Beaucoups of Blues 43 - nv 87
1971 It don't come easy 5 5 4th 4th
1972 Back Off Boogaloo 12 8th 2 9
1973 Photographer 5 6th 8th 1
1973 You're sixteen 19th - 4th 1
1974 Oh my my 34 - - 5
1974 Only you 28 - 28 6th
1975 No No Song / Snookeroo - - - 3

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium , 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 , p. 510.
  • Neville Stannard: Working Class Heroes , ISBN 0-907-08092-8 .

Web links

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