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LUDWIG DRUM CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1963
細節
THE BEATLES: RINGO STARR'S FIRST LUDWIG DRUM KIT USED WITH THE BEATLES FROM MAY 1963 TO FEBRUARY 1964
LUDWIG DRUM CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1963
A 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl Downbeat three-piece drum kit, comprising: the original 20 in. bass drum [with later replica Beatles logo drumhead by Russ Lease and period correct front hoop, T-rods and claws], 14 in. floor tom, and 12 in. rack tom, [the original snare drum not present], with period correct hardware and cymbals including a 20 in. Ajax cymbal, an 18 in. Zildjian A cymbal, a 14 in. Zildjian A hi-hat cymbal, and a Premier drum stool, the drums each with a later hard shell case stenciled Ringo ★ and with two later custom road cases stenciled RS / 1; the drum kit acquired by Ringo Starr in April 1963 from Drum City, London, and used by him extensively as his sole drum kit for all Beatles appearances and recordings from 12 May 1963 to 4 February 1964, the bass drum and rack tom additionally used by Paul McCartney to record his first solo album, McCartney, 1970; together with two Zildjian 5A drumsticks used by Ringo Starr while playing this drum kit at the Indianapolis Colts practice facility on 30 September 2023
Please request a condition report for a detailed list of components and hardware.
Bass drum: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Floor tom: 14 in. (35.56 cm.)
Rack tom: 12 in. (30.48 cm.)
LUDWIG DRUM CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1963
A 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl Downbeat three-piece drum kit, comprising: the original 20 in. bass drum [with later replica Beatles logo drumhead by Russ Lease and period correct front hoop, T-rods and claws], 14 in. floor tom, and 12 in. rack tom, [the original snare drum not present], with period correct hardware and cymbals including a 20 in. Ajax cymbal, an 18 in. Zildjian A cymbal, a 14 in. Zildjian A hi-hat cymbal, and a Premier drum stool, the drums each with a later hard shell case stenciled Ringo ★ and with two later custom road cases stenciled RS / 1; the drum kit acquired by Ringo Starr in April 1963 from Drum City, London, and used by him extensively as his sole drum kit for all Beatles appearances and recordings from 12 May 1963 to 4 February 1964, the bass drum and rack tom additionally used by Paul McCartney to record his first solo album, McCartney, 1970; together with two Zildjian 5A drumsticks used by Ringo Starr while playing this drum kit at the Indianapolis Colts practice facility on 30 September 2023
Please request a condition report for a detailed list of components and hardware.
Bass drum: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Floor tom: 14 in. (35.56 cm.)
Rack tom: 12 in. (30.48 cm.)
來源
Property from the Collection of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, Julien's, Los Angeles, 3 December 2015, lot 696.
出版
R. Fleming, dir., Ready, Steady, Go! [TV Show], Associated-Rediffusion Television, 4 October 1963.
D. Haworth, dir., The Mersey Sound [TV Documentary], BBC, 9 October 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-_hRHRtN8Q
‘The Beatles Come To Town: ABC Ardwick in Manchester (1963) British Pathé’, recorded 20 November 1963, posted 13 Apr 2014 by British Pathé, YouTube.
J. Mackenzie, Paul McCartney: Take It Away, official music video, 1982.
R. Starr, ‘Ringo Starr Tells the story of his First Ludwig Drum Kit’, posted on 18 April 2015 by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11-YG5nVl-0&t=10s.
A. Babiuk, Beatles Gear: The Ultimate Edition, Milwaukee, 2015, pp. 139-145, 148, 150, 155, 157, 160, 165-78, 182-186.
G. Astridge, ‘Ringo’s First Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl Kit’, Classic Drummer, Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2016, pp.18-22.
R. Starr and G. Astridge, Beats & Threads, Nottingham, 2023, pp. 26-39, 50-51, 74.
B. Smeaton, dir., The Beatles Anthology, episode two, Apple Corps, 26 November 2025, Disney Plus.
D. Haworth, dir., The Mersey Sound [TV Documentary], BBC, 9 October 1963.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-_hRHRtN8Q
‘The Beatles Come To Town: ABC Ardwick in Manchester (1963) British Pathé’, recorded 20 November 1963, posted 13 Apr 2014 by British Pathé, YouTube.
J. Mackenzie, Paul McCartney: Take It Away, official music video, 1982.
R. Starr, ‘Ringo Starr Tells the story of his First Ludwig Drum Kit’, posted on 18 April 2015 by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11-YG5nVl-0&t=10s.
A. Babiuk, Beatles Gear: The Ultimate Edition, Milwaukee, 2015, pp. 139-145, 148, 150, 155, 157, 160, 165-78, 182-186.
G. Astridge, ‘Ringo’s First Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl Kit’, Classic Drummer, Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2016, pp.18-22.
R. Starr and G. Astridge, Beats & Threads, Nottingham, 2023, pp. 26-39, 50-51, 74.
B. Smeaton, dir., The Beatles Anthology, episode two, Apple Corps, 26 November 2025, Disney Plus.
展覽
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Play It Loud - Instruments of Rock & Roll, 8 April - 1 October 2019.
Indianapolis, Rhythm! Discovery Center, April 2021 – February 2022.
Indianapolis, Rhythm! Discovery Center, April 2021 – February 2022.
榮譽呈獻
The Jim Irsay Collection
General Enquires