06/18/07 - RINGO STARR'S EMI CATALOG ALBUMS TO DEBUT DIGITALLY ON AUGUST 28,
NEW ALBUM AND BEST OF DISC ANNOUNCED
Starr's First-Ever Career-Spanning Hits Collection Presents His Best Solo Tracks In CD, Collector's Edition CD/DVD
and Digital Packages CD and Digital Album Tracklist Includes Seven Top 10 Pop Singles; Collector's Edition DVD Adds
Seven Previously Unreleased Promotional Film and Video Clips.
Liverpool 8, Starr's next solo album, is scheduled for global release by EMI Music in January 2008, via Capitol/EMI
in North America and Parlophone in the U.K.
Hollywood, California - June 18, 2007 - Since he first began his career in the 1960s with The Beatles, Ringo Starr
has been one of the world's brightest musical luminaries. On August 28, Starr's four EMI Music catalog albums,
Sentimental Journey (1970), Beaucoups Of Blues (1970), the platinum-certified Ringo (1973) and gold-certified
Goodnight Vienna (1974) will make their global digital release debuts across all of the world's major digital sales
providers. On the same date, six Ringo Starr ringtones will also debut, and Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will
release the first-ever career and label-spanning collection of Starr's best solo recordings, PHOTOGRAPH: The Very
Best Of Ringo Starr.
Starr's EMI catalog will be available in digital form for the first time on a global basis. Fans will be able to
purchase Starr's EMI catalog works from all of EMI's digital distribution partners, and the titles will also be part
of EMI's premium download offering (free of digital rights management and in a higher-quality bit rate) from
participating retailers.
To be released physically in CD and Collector's Edition CD/DVD packages and digitally, PHOTOGRAPH: The Very Best Of
Ringo Starr presents 20 standout Starr tracks, including seven Top 10 Pop hits, released between 1970 and 2005 with
Capitol, Atlantic, Mercury, Boardwalk, Private Music and Koch. The Collector's Edition adds seven never before
released film and video clips on DVD, including original promotional films for "It Don't Come Easy," "Sentimental
Journey," "Back Off Boogaloo," among others, and the music video for "Act Naturally" (with Buck Owens).
The world has known and loved Ringo Starr since he was a Beatle, and it is his unique talent and his love of
creating and playing music that continues to captivate fans around the world, and which shines through in every
one of his songs. "Ultimately, what's most impressive about Ringo Starr isn't what he's been, but rather who he is,"
said Rolling Stone magazine Contributing Editor David Wild. "The man's great heart and soul, his wit and wisdom."
A liner notes essay by Wild is complemented by a selection of classic Starr photos in PHOTOGRAPH: The Very Best Of
Ringo Starr's 12-page booklets. The CD will be released in a jewelcase, while the Collector's Edition will be
presented in a deluxe fold-out digipak package.
PHOTOGRAPH: The Very Best Of Ringo Starr celebrates the legacy of this iconic and universally loved artist.
Covering the full scope of Starr's solo career, the new collection's seven Top 10 Pop hits include "It Don't Come
Easy," "Photograph," "Oh My My," "Snookeroo," "Back Off Boogaloo," "Only You (And You Alone)," and his playful and
now tongue-in-cheek "No-No Song." Also included are "Act Naturally" (with Buck Owens), "You're Sixteen
(You're Beautiful and You're Mine)," and the critically acclaimed "Weight of the World" and "Fading In and Fading
Out."
"It's good to be back," said Ringo Starr. "It feels like home, just like Liverpool 8."
"We're thrilled Ringo's returning to Capitol/EMI -- the place where he started his solo career -- and delighted he
will again be part of EMI's current roster around the globe," said Ronn Werre, President of EMI Music Marketing.
"EMI is excited and privileged to work with Ringo to bring fans both his new recordings and his catalog, and we
look forward to debuting his works in the digital format for the first time as well."
Although he was first known around the world as The Beatles' drummer, throughout more than 45 years as a global
entertainment icon, Ringo Starr has enjoyed a successful and dynamic solo career as a singer, songwriter and drummer,
an active musical collaborator, and as an actor. Drawing inspiration from classic blues, soul, country and rock 'n'
roll, Starr continues to play an important role in modern music with his solo recording and touring.
"Ultimately, what's most impressive about Ringo Starr isn't what he's been, but rather who he is," says Rolling Stone
magazine Contributing Editor David Wild. "The man's great heart and soul, his wit and wisdom."
Starr's next solo album, titled Liverpool 8, is scheduled for global release by EMI Music in January 2008,
via Capitol/EMI in North America and Parlophone in the U.K
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