Beatles Ringo Starr signed Sentimental Journey COA

	£		51
	$		68

Getting married this September and not having enough money to put down as a deposit on a house has led me to do the most painful thing ever....

I feel I have to start raiding my Beatles Collection which I have been collecting for the last 18 years since I worked as a 13 year old in a second hand record shop.

During July and August most days I will be putting on a handful of items from my collection and asking you to put bids on. I won't be enjoying this one bit!! Once I get the amount i think I need I will stop - but do keep an eye on me as a seller as I have many rare, unusual collectable Beatles and other pop / rock memorabilia from around the world - many of the items are autographed or limited editions / unique.

If they sell then brilliant and congratulations. If they don't (for instance no one meets the asking price) that's good also as I don't particularly want to see a lot of this stuff go. Too much emotional attachments!!!

Have a good look at this item and all the others as I put more on!!

thanks for reading and good luck if you're bidding!!!

This LP I've had for a very long time and in fact I remember purchasing it for about £18 from the collectors record shop circa 1987 1988.  As with all things we all move on, and Ringo and my future wife can't live in the same house so this is an opportunity to own something really special from the world of Beatledom!!  As with some of the other stuff I'm chucking out (please check) I'm finding it really hard to consider parting with this stuff...

Ringo's first (or second - as he did one called beacoups of blues at exactly the same time) album came out in 1970 at the time of the Beatles break up.  It was at a time when Ringo may not have known really what to do - he was giving acting a try and then did this glitzy sinatra take-off LP and also the country music LP I mentioned above.

George Martin's involvement is quite prominent on the album, as are a lot of other famous and notable orchestra type people - Quincy Jones, Johnny Dankworth, Elmer Bernstein.  and also features contributions from Maurice Gibb from the Bee Gees , German Revolver artist Klaus Voorman, and Paul McCartney then a reclusive up in Scotland.

A fascinating item and part of the Beatles break up story as it turned out as all members of the Fab 4 decided when and how individually to go their own seperate ways.

This LP (UK Orig) has the original inner sleeve also.

Ringo's signature is in blue biro and appears on the front cover going upwards on the left hand side.  Take a look!

certificate of authenticity goes along with it.

If you don't want it then I'll happily keep it.  this is a Beatles signature on an album when the Beatles were still together!!!  (JUST!)

Good luck if you're bidding and thanks for looking!

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Of the many albums that I've enjoyed throughout these years, Ringo's "Sentimental Journey" ranks as one with the most charm...ok, so neither Frank nor Tony went into retirement as a result, but Ringo's effort clearly merits praise. This is *honest* music, in the truest meaning of the word, delivered sans unneccessarty bravado. Instead, the finely arranged selections offer a pleasing break from usual 'easy listening' fare.
Here one is treated to a vocalist that provides a rare warmth, a personality that allows one to really get into the songs, themselves. Ringo doesn't get into the way...in other words, he keeps his ego in check, allowing the beauty of the songs themselves to shine through. This is a programme of melodies sung by an every- man, rather than a trained performer, and one that really hadn't much experience singing, at that.
We find arrangement by the tops in the jazz field: Chico O' Farrel, Quincy Jones, and Oliver Nelson. As with *all* of the Beatles debut solo efforts, there was an attempt to convey a point. With George, it was demonstrating his songwriting skills ( All Things Must Pass).... and Paul proving that he *was* a band within himself ( McCartney), John's simply showing that he could do his own thing his own way and still sell a record (Plastic Ono Band ) and Ringo? Mr. Starkey had to prove that, despite what many thought, he could actually *sing*!
Twelve fine tracks clearly made it obvious that Ringo could hold his own with the very best of 'em. A few selections one can only hope will find their way into the All-Starr Band. A live rendition of "Night and Day would be a crowd pleaser, to be sure...or the gentle "Dream"...dim those lights, and let Ringo croon for a while! Maybe an All-Starr Brass Ensemble, consisting of Tom Scott, John Klemmer, Kenny G, amongst others on sax...Herb Alpert, Hugh Masakela, Randy Brecker, Jim Price, on trumpet ( of course, Chicago Transit Authority's famous horn trio, and one fab big band is born! Make for sure that there are plenty of 'bones ...thats *trom* bones, my friend, and a rousing version of "Blue Turning Grey" will finally become a reality...a showstopper, alright. Perhaps Zak Starkey can man the 'tubs' for that one.
So count me amonst the legions of folk that also enjoy Ringo's fine debut production, and thanx for your website, it's really cool. :-)
~ Best Wishes,
Steve
P.S. if only someday those fine musicians will be credited, as oftentimes, jazzers do so- called 'commercial' gigs...maybe Ron Carter on bass, Oscar Peterson on piano...Michael Brecker on sax, etc....wonderful playing abounds on that disk.

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Well, now I’ll give my thoughts on Sentimental Journey: I love this album because its got alot of the old great standards that I love. I've learned Star Dust, Bye Bye Blackbird, Night and Day, and Sentimental Journey on my sax. I love the arrangment Richard Perry did on
Stardust, Paul did on Star Dust and Quincy Jones did on Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. All the songs are great; I dont think he could have picked a better line up. Ringo can sure sing those standards!!!!!! It's a great album,especially for his first. I'll be looking forward to next months' Album of the Month!

I'd give it a 9/10. .I think it's truly one of his best.

Thank you much,

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I felt compelled to drop you a line to tell you my comments on Ring's Sentimental Journey. Well, to put it simply I think it's FAB. My fave song is Night and Day as Ringo is in SUCH fine voice it suits his style tremendously. Second would have to be Whispering Grass - its a bit of a sad/cute type'o song. SWEEEET!!!!!! A few of my friends (who are fans of the beringed Beatle) don't really dig Sentimental Journey that much, but this album is amoung my all time favourite solo album - I guess it just depends on musical tastes.

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One of the greatest things an artist can do is take his audience into a direction they didn't see before.  This requires real trust in the artist on the part of the fan.  John showed me music that was not music, George took me east (and also towards Clapton and Creame and so on..) Paul..., well, Paul took me home,  but it was never quite the same trip twice.

I can only admit this on a Ringo Starr web page, but Ringo introduced me to Jazz.

Tasty arrangements,  great tune selection (except maybe "...Splendered Thing),  Cool vocal.   Probably the sincerety has sold it to the people that appreciate it.  A labour of love and, let's face it, in 1970, a risky career move.  Very brave Ringo,  very cool. Eat your heart out Linda Ronstadt.. A 7 on the Ringo scale.

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"Ringo Starrdust" would have been a cute title, perhaps too cute.  Other titles never considered (and just made up by myself), "Ringo Starr Goes Too Far", or "Ringo Gets Back...Way Back".  Actually, "Sentimental Journey" is very appropriate.  We forget that although early rock and roll literally changed the Beatles' lives, these are the songs they actually grew up on.
Like the Beatles' songs for us, these are the songs that are most evocative for the Fabs (memories of childhood, family, etc).  So you cannot fault the songs.  Nor the arrangers and arrangements.  Mostly this album is dismissed out of hand.  It actually holds up a lot better than, say, "Bad Boy".  (It's also forgotten that this sold and charted fairly well when it came out, also a
lot better than, say "Bad Boy".)  There are quite a few songs that I would put on my own personal Ringo's greatest hits, especially "Stardust" and the title track.  And who can deny the absolute Ringoishness of "Bye Bye Blackbird"? (The first solo appearance of the puppet.)  I have always been happy with this album.  (Does anyone know who some of the musicians might be?)

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