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AUTHENTIC
RINGO STARR AUTOGRAPHS
"BLAST FROM YOUR
PAST" U.K. ISSUED LP ALBUM COVER APPLE PCS 7170 RELEASED 12/12/75 AUTOGRAPHED 1975 BY RINGO STARR ITEM#: SOA039 PRICE: ------
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DESCRIPTION (ACTUAL IMAGES) This blast from the past from RingO seemed like a "can't MISS" WHEN RELEASED IN ENGLAND ON DECEMBER 12, 1975 (NOVEMBER 20 IN THE UNITED STATES). OF THE TEN SONGS ON THE ALBUM, Two songs topped the Billboard Hot 100 and five more were top ten HITS. Three songs had never been on a LP. But the record FAILED TO MEET TO MEET EXPECTATIONS, PEAKING AT 30 ON THE "BILLBOARD TOP LP'S AND TAPE CHART" DURING ITS 11-WEEK RUN. THE BLAST'S TRACK LINE-UP ON SIDE ONE ARE "YOU'RE SIXTEEN", NO NO SONG", IT DON'T COME EASY", PHOTOGRAPH" AND "BACK OFF BOOGALOO". THE FIVE TRACKS ON SIDE TWO FEATURE "ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)", "BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES", "OH MY MY", "EARLY 1970", AND JOHN LENNON'S COMPOSITION "IM THE GREATEST". IT WAS THE LAST ALBUM RELEASED BY APPLE IN ENGLAND AND THE U.S. UNTIL THE LABEL'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN IN THE NINETIES. THE COVER FEATURES A PICTURE OF RINGO ON BOTH SIDES. HIS FACE IS SHOWN IN A MULTILAYERED IMAGE TO SIMULATE MOTION. THE ALBUM HAS A CUSTOM BLACK BACKGROUND INNER SLEEVE, THAT HAS LYRICS ON ONE SIDE AND NEGATIVE STRIPS PICTURES OF RINGO ON THE OTHER. THE RECORDS, HAVE CUSTOM PRINTED RED APPLE LABELS. FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES PROUDLY OFFERS THIS VINTAGE 1975 '"BLAST FROM YOUR PAST" ORIGINAL ISSUE UK LP ALBUM, AUTOGRAPHED BY RINGO STARR. SIGNED RINGO STARR VINTAGE ALBUMS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND THIS LP CAME FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF KUMAR SHANKAR, RECORD PRODUCER AND NEPHEW TO APPLE ARTIST AND GEORGE HARRISON MENTOR, RAVI SHANKAR. THE ALBUM COVER IS SIGNED PERFECTLY IN BOLD AND CRISP BLACK BALLPOINT PEN ON THE FRONT SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE ALBUM'S RELEASE IN 1975. it is AUTOGRAPHED BEAUTIFULLY AND IN FULL NAME TO THE RIGHT OF HIS IMAGE ON THE PERFECT AREA OF THE COVER. VINTAGE FULL SIZE ALBUMS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED DURING THE TIME OF RELEASE ARE AMONG THE RAREST TO EVER FIND - AND TO HAVE AN LP OF RINGO'S BEST HITS MAKES IT ALL THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL. THE CONDITION ON THE COVER IS A VERY NICE VG+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS. THERE IS SOME LIGHT AGING AND SOME STAINING. THE U.K. COVER (MANUFACTURED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD.) REMAINS ALL SMOOTH AND FLAT. IT DOES INCLUDE THE ACCOMPANYING RECORD IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THE CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE. ACCORDING TO BEATLES AUTOGRAPH EXPERT FRANK CAIAZZO "THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A RINGO STARR SIGNED SOLO LP IN EVERY RESPECT, AS IT IS HIS GREATEST HITS ALBUM SIGNED MAGNIFICENTLY BY HIM UPON RELEASE - IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT". ACCOMPANIED BY LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANK CAIAZZO. MR. CAIAZZO is considered to be the world's leading authority on Beatles signed and handwritten material. HIS articles have appeared IN SEVERAL books and magazines including "Autograph Collector" and "Beatlology". HE has served as consultant to several major auction houses including Sotheby's New York and London, Christie's, Bonhams, AND TO numerous smaller auction companies and autograph dealers worldwide. MR. CAIAZZO'S LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY HAS BEEN THE GOLD STANDARD IN THE BEATLES AUTOGRAPH COLLECTING COMMUNITY FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. ALSO INCLUDES LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY FROM PERRY COX, BEATLES U.S. RECORDS EXPERT AND AUTHOR OF "THE BEATLES RECORD PRICE GUIDE" SERIES OF BOOKS.
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