![]() Original chrome Shell Mount Tom Tom Holder ![]() The kit was manufactured in 1963, pre-serial badges which were not offered until late 1963ġ2” x 8” 3-ply Mahogany, Poplar, Mahogany shell, white Resa-Cote painted interiorġ2 original chrome Mini Classic lugs and tension rods Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ (But The Leaves On The Trees).Many of the recordings can be found on The Beatles’ Live At The BBC, Volumes I & II as well as on bootleg recordings. It was heard on over 160 songs in 28 different broadcast episodes of BBC Radio shows like Saturday Club, Pop Go The Beatles and From Us To You.It was seen on close to 20 television performances including the aforementioned Thank Your Lucky Stars (May 12, 1963), Ready, Steady, Go!(October 4, 1963), Sunday Night At The London Palladium (October 13, 1963), the Royal Command Performance from the Prince of Wales Theatre (November 4, 1963), the Morecambe And Wise Show (December 2, 1963) and Juke Box Jury from the Empire Theatre in Liverpool (December 7, 1963).It was played at the last appearance by The Beatles at The Cavern Club on August 3, 1963.Here are some key moments in its history: Gerry Evans personally delivered the new kit to the Alpha Television Studios where The Beatles were taping a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, miming “From Me To You” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”ġ963 and early ’64 was a very busy and aggressive time for The Beatles and this Ludwig Downbeat drum kit was used extensively as the band crisscrossed the UK, playing in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, as well as on the continent in Sweden and France. Ringo took possession of his new Ludwig kit on May 12, 1963. He then rang up Eddie Stokes, a local sign painter who occasionally worked for Drum City painting band names on drum heads and paid him £5 to paint the new logo on the front drum head just under the Ludwig logo, to everyone’s satisfaction. Epstein also wanted the band’s name to appear on the front bass drum as well and according to Arbiter, Ivor hastily sketched a logo on a scrap of paper from his desk which emphasized the BEAT in “Beatles.” In doing so Arbiter became the designer of The Beatles' "Drop-T" logo, one of the most recognizable logos in the world. The Beatles frequented another of Ivor’s shops, Sound City, which sold guitars, amps and accessories and Brian wanted to cut a deal. A call was made by Gerry Evans to Ivor and a meeting was quickly arranged. To complete the sale, Brian wanted to meet with store owner Ivor Arbiter, who had an office nearby. He wanted the American made Ludwig Downbeat kit in Oyster Black Pearl he saw in the window. Ringo’s recollection was seeing the Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl drum kit in the shop’s window and saying to Brian “Oh great! Look at this kit!” The two went in and met with Gerry Evans, the store manager, to discuss what drum options Drum City had to offer and other details. His Mahogany Duroplastic 4-piece Premier kit was well used and in need of replacement. Through the years, a number of different versions of what happened next have surfaced. ![]() In April of 1963 Starr and The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein went to Drum City Ltd. This historic drum kit has not been seen in public since. Ringo’s ultimate decision to purchase this very kit lit the fuse for the Ludwig Drum Company, while the actual explosion would take place on Monday, February 10, 1964, the day after The Beatles’ legendary first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. This 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl Downbeat drum kit, the first Ludwig kit ever owned by Ringo Starr, was used on more than 200 live performances and over 180 studio recordings from through February 4, 1964, while becoming a visual trademark as important to The Beatles’ stage show as their hair, suits, boots, guitars and amplifiers. ![]() Ringo Starr’s Lugwig Oyster Black Pearl 3-piece drum kit. Click To Request A Pre-Sale Condition Report
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