The set was purchased by Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts.

Ringos first Ludwig kit was purchased from Drum City in London and was actually delivered to Alpha Television. Ringo Starr’s Ludwig drum set, played on 180 studio recordings and 200 live performances with the Beatles, was auctioned off this weekend for 2.2 million. The kit was used by Starr in more than 200 performances between May of 1963 and February of 1964 and later employed by Paul McCartney during the recording of his 1970 solo album McCartney. Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl Downbeat drum kit. Utilizing this kit to its extent, Starr used this kit for more than 200 performances. Paul McCartney, a fellow Beatle, used the set to record his debut solo album, McCartney, in 1970. Starr’s 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl three-piece drum kit, used in the recording of “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You” and other classics from that era, sold for $2.2 million Friday. Ringo Starr’s drum kit, the Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl, which he utilized in the early days of the Beatles, was the beginning of his fantastic career. “We didn’t think, ‘We’ll keep it for 50 years and it will be in pristine condition.’ Whoever gets it, it will have my fingerprints on it.” The copies of The White Album were numbered in sequence, ensuring that whoever purchased Starr’s copy would have the first printing produced of the album. “We used to play the vinyl in those days,” Starr previously told Rolling Stone of his copy of the band’s classic 1968 LP. Ringo Starr Of the Beatles 1960 Premier Drumkit We are happy to have secured for sale one of the worlds most iconic and recognisable symbols of musical. Starr’s White Album carried a pre- auction estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, a number that was easily shattered during bidding. Ringo Starrs Used Drumsticks, Signed, Beautifully Framed, ONLY ONE LEFT 3,995. Ringo Starr‘s personal copy of the Beatles‘ The White Album, numbered No.0000001, sold for a world record $790,000 Saturday at the Julien’s Live auction of instruments and items from Starr and wife Barbara Bach’s estate. At 82, the Fab Four kit man is still on the road making music, kicking off yet another leg of his never-ending Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band tour Friday in Temecula, California. Ludwig Blue Oyster Ringo Starr Pizza Hut Super Classic Drumset.

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