Ringo's rotogravure

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Ringo's rotogravure
Ringo Starr's studio album

Publication
(s)

September 17, 1976 ( UK ) ,
September 27, 1976 ( US )

Label (s) Polydor / Atlantic (USA)

Format (s)

LP , CD , MC

Genre (s)

pop

Title (number)

11

running time

34 min 23 s

occupation
  • Danny Kortchmar - guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis - guitar
  • Lon Van Eaton - guitar, french horn, backing vocals
  • Cooker Lo Presti - bass
  • Will Lee - bass
  • Alan Rubin - trumpet
  • Alan Young - trumpet
  • George Young - saxophone
  • Lewis Delgatto - saxophone
  • Lou Marini - saxophone
  • John Jarvis - keyboard
  • Jane Getz - keyboard
  • Robert Greenidge - drums
  • George Devens - Kongas, Marimba
  • Los Galleros, The Mariachi Band - Mexican musicians at Las Brisas

production

Arif Mardin

Studio (s)

  • Atlantic Studios - New York, USA
  • Cherokee Studios - Los Angeles, USA
chronology
Blast from Your Past
1975 		Ringo's rotogravure Ringo the 4th
1977

Ringo's Rotogravure is the sixth album, or the fifth studio album, by Ringo Starr after the separation of the Beatles . It was released in Great Britain (USA: September 27, 1976) on September 17, 1976.

History of origin

After the release of his studio album Goodnight Vienna in November 1974, the album Two Sides of the Moon by Keith Moon was released in March 1975 , which contained the duets Solid Gold and Together by Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. In July 1975, Starr's marriage to Maureen Starkey was divorced. In early 1976 Ringo Starr recorded his own composition Band of Steel as a duet with Guthrie Thomas , which appeared on Guthrie Thomas' album Lies and Alibies .

On January 26, 1976, the record deal between Ringo Starr and EMI ran out. Ringo Starr signed a new record deal on March 10, 1976 with Atlantic for the US and Polydor for the rest of the world. Ringo Starr also changed his producer; so he chose Arif Mardin instead of Richard Perry, who had produced his last two albums. Only the musical concept of the previous albums Ringo and Goodnight Vienna remained the same; so he invited friends again to support him musically. The recordings for Ringo's Rotogravure extended from April to June 1976, the preparatory work began two months beforehand.

Ringo Starr again received previously unpublished compositions from George Harrison , John Lennon and Paul McCartney ; the latter two were also present at the recordings. On June 12, 1976 John Lennon contributed the piece Cookin '(In the Kitchen of Love) along with piano accompaniment. It was Lennon's last appearance in a recording studio before his comeback in 1980. A home recording version of the song, starring John Lennon, was released on bootlegs . Paul McCartney sang in the background for the composition Pure Gold on June 19, 1976 . George Harrison was unable to be part of the recordings for I'll Still Love You due to his own work on his album Thirty Three & 1/3 . This song was also recorded by George Harrison himself, but has not yet been released. Eric Clapton played guitar on his contributed song, This Be Called a Song . Ringo Starr added three (community) compositions (Cryin ', Las Brisas and Lady Gaye) , so that the remaining three songs are from two foreign compositions by unknown artists (A Dose of Rock' n 'Roll and You Don't Know Me at All) and a 1962 hit single by Bruce Channel (Hey Baby) . The last track Spooky Weirdness consists only of spoken words, which were processed with reverb in the recording studio , and other sound effects.

The album remained commercially unsuccessful despite an extensive promotional tour by Ringo Starr through Europe and Japan .

Cover design

The cover was designed by John Kosh. The cover photos were taken by David Alexander. The back was photographed by Tommy Hanley and shows the fan-described door of the Apple office in London's Savile Row . The original press of the album was accompanied by a small magnifying glass, with which one should better see the graffiti on the door.

Track list

Page 1:

  1. A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll (Carl Groszman) - 3:24
  2. Hey Baby ( Bruce Channel / Margaret Cobb) - 3:11
  3. Pure Gold ( Paul McCartney ) - 3:14
  4. Cryin ' (Richard Starkey ∗ / Vini Poncia) - 3:18
  5. You Don't Know Me at All (Dave Jordan) - 3:16

Page 2:

  1. Cookin '(in the Kitchen of Love) ( John Lennon ) - 3:41
  2. I'll Still Love You ( George Harrison ) - 2:57
  3. This Be Called a Song ( Eric Clapton ) - 3:14
  4. Las Brisas (Richard Starkey / Nancy Andrews) - 3:33
  5. Lady Gaye (Richard Starkey / Vini Poncia / Clifford T. Ward) - 2:57
  6. Spooky Weirdness - 1:26
∗ Richard Starkey is the birth name of Ringo Starr

Re-releases

It was first published in CD format in the USA in August 1992 without a bonus track. The CD comes with an eight-page, illustrated booklet that can be opened and which contains the lyrics. The 1992 CD release has not yet been remastered .

Single releases

A can of rock 'n' roll

The first single A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll / Cryin 'was released on September 20, 1976 in the US and on October 15, 1976 in the UK.

The promotional single was published in the USA as follows: on the A-side is the complete stereo version and on the B-side the shortened stereo version of the A-side of the purchase single.

You don't know me at all

In some countries, such as the Netherlands and France, the single You Don't Know Me at All / Cryin 'was released in October 1976 .

Hey baby

The second single, Hey Baby / Lady Gaye , was released on November 22, 1976 in the US and November 26, 1976 in the UK .

The promotional single was published in the USA as follows: the mono version is on the A side and the stereo version of the A side of the sales single is on the B side.

More singles

  • The single Las Brisas / Lady Gaye was released in Mexico in 1976 .
  • An EP was released in Brazil in 1977 with the following songs: Hey Baby / Lady Gaye / Cookin '(In the Kitchen of Love) / You Don't Know Me at All .

Further information

For the songs Hey Baby , You Do not Know Me at All , and I'll Still Love You were music videos produced for advertising purposes.

Chart placements

year album Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1976 Ringo's rotogravure - 10 - - 28
year Single release Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1976 A can of rock 'n' roll - - - - 28
1976 Hey baby - - - - 74

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium , 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (pp. 510-512).
  • Neville Stannard: Working Class Heroes , ISBN 0-907080-92-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll single
  2. ↑ Promotion 7 ″ vinyl single: A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll
  3. ↑ You Don't Know Me at All - Single
  4. ↑ Hey Baby - Single
  5. ↑ Promotion 7 ″ vinyl single: Hey Baby
  6. ↑ Las Brisas - Mexican single
  7. ↑ Hey Baby - Brazilian EP