Early recordings from a pre-fame Ringo Starr are set to be released later this year.
It’s commonly known that Ringo Starr wasn’t The Beatles first drummer. However fans often dis-regard just how much of a risk the musician took when joining the Fab Four.
Previously, Ringo Starr performed with Rory & The Hurricanes – a group whose own stature on Merseyside briefly outstripped The Beatles. No recordings from the band have ever been released, but a recent discovery will result in their debut album.
The tapes were recorded in the early 60s but then lost. Seemingly, the sessions were found amongst the possessions of lead singer Rory Storm, who tragically died in 1972 at the age of thirty four.
The BBC report Radio Merseyside presenter Spencer Leigh as insisting that the group were “crucial to the early years of Merseybeat”.
“Even though the playing is very rough and ready, they have tremendous presence and were probably considerably better than the Beatles were in March 1960”.
The tapes were seemingly laid down at the Jive Hive club in Crosby and at Storm’s house. Commonly known as Stormsville, it often became an impromptu crash pad for musicians once sessions at the Cavern had drawn to a close.
The recordings will be gathered together for an official release later this year. Sadly, few members of Rory & The Hurricanes will be around to witness it – the only remaining members are Ringo Starr and guitarist Lu Walters, whose whereabouts are not currently known.
