Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. I think we are due for a Ringo rarity this week and I have rounded up an obscure extra from the sessions of his summer 1998 CD Vertical Man. I gave a good run down on the bonus material associated with this CD in an earlier BROW posted back in January 2011 (check that out here). One of the album’s charming little gems, a tune called “La De Da” (featuring Paul McCartney and Joe Walsh) was released as a vinyl and CD single with the b-side “Everyday,” a nice tune that was not included on the album unless you happen to have a copy of the Japanese CD edition where it appears as a bonus track. Vertical Man was sort of a comeback CD for our former Beatles drummer and the first to follow The Beatles Anthology releases from 1995-96. Other than Paul and Joe, the album featured guest appearances by George Harrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, Tom Petty, Brian Wilson, Timothy B. Schmidt, Alanis Morissette, and more.
Ringo Starr’s CD Vertical Man, released June 16, 1998
“Everyday” features a nice mid tempo drum beat that is unmistakably played by our former Beatle drummer. It was written by Ringo, his producer Mark Hudson, Dean Grakal and Steve Dudas. His new band was christened The Roundheads and included Mark (bass, guitar and backing vocals) and Steve (bass and guitar) along with Jim Cox (organ) and Scott Gordon (percussion). So without further ado, here is Ringo Starr with “Everyday.”
Ringo Starr, 2011
Extra info: This week’s BROW was requested by David Livingston in Ozona FL. Thanks David!
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1) Vertical Man
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This is a great song. What a joyful way to start a weekend, especially when I spent the entire weekend sneezing and aching. This fun tune would have sounded great on Verticle Man.
I know Ringo won’t receive the same massive reissue treatment the others get, but he has a solid set of rarities and hard-to-finds which would make for an excellent compilation.
Thanks for the post. This one I’ll be coming back to.
I’ve got another interesting Ringo rarity coming up in April too I’m hoping you’ll like.
Good tune, I’ve never heard it before. Looking forward to April!
This is Great!! all the stuff of Richie is GREAT!!!!
Cool song. Love the classic Ringo drum intro!