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[Bobber]

There seems to be some more audio material from Rory and the band, rehearsal demo's. There's rumours it will be released later this year.

I told ya!

From contactmusic.com:


Early Ringo Starr Tapes Unearthed

Recordings featuring The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr before he found fame with the Fab Four have been discovered in a basement.

The previously unheard sessions, from 1960, contain performances by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes - the band Starr played with prior to joining The Beatles.

The tapes, which feature tracks from a gig near Liverpool and a recording of a rehearsal at frontman Storm's home, were unearthed by Storm's sister, Iris Caldwell, in the cellar of her house and they are now set to be released on a new album.

She tells the Bbc, "I suppose these tapes have been in an old sealed box ever since (they were recorded)."

Starr left Rory Storm and the Hurricanes to join The Beatles as Pete Best's replacement in 1962, shortly before the band shot to fame.

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This title will be released on September 25, 2012.

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Thanks, DM's for adding the above photo to Bobber's comment.  To listen to "Dr. Feelgood" by Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, try this link: http://rolling-ringo-on-roller-skates.tumblr.com/post/12721112121/mybeatleythings-dr-feelgood-by-rory-storm-and-hurricanes
(link via mybeatleythings and ringo-on-roller-skates , tumblr)

(Whoops...I see a link was already provided from pc31; hope either his or mine works!)

[Bobber]

You're welcome.

I believe the 'complete works' of Rory were once uploaded in the bootleg section.

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Excellent----I'll check out the bootleg section today.  Lots to see and do here at DM's!

[Bobber]

Excellent----I'll check out the bootleg section today.  Lots to see and do here at DM's!

I've added you to the group of bootleg members to give you access to the bootleg section (which is usually just accessable for members with 50 posts or more).

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Wow....that is more than hospitable; I'm very grateful!  I feel very welcome here and I'm looking forward to posting Stuart Sutcliffe information for an enjoyably long time.  Thank you very much.

[Bobber]

Wow....that is more than hospitable; I'm very grateful!  I feel very welcome here and I'm looking forward to posting Stuart Sutcliffe information for an enjoyably long time.  Thank you very much.

No problem. See I'm not scary at all. lol

[Bobber]

Ringo doubts whether he's on the recording:

http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/index.php?topic=14030.0

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Yep....I was aware that Ringo is not the drummer on the recordings.  The Hurricanes (like a lot of the Mersey musicians) underwent many incarnations during the years they played together.  But Ringo's absence doesn't make their music any less enjoyable or worth listening to.  Rory Storm (Alan Caldwell) was a fascinating showman who shared the stage with the Beatles in Hamburg (as I'm sure you all know).  Thought it was remarkable that he stuttered---except when he sang.  Thanks Bobber...on top of things as usual.

[Bobber]

It gets confusing, for the cover tells us it's a recording from 1960. I'm not sure hoe many times Rory played the Jive Hive, but he did play there on April 16, 1960. I believe Ringo was the bands drummer then. So either the date is wrong, or Ringo is wrong.

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You're right about the dates, Bobber----this is posted on Rate Your Music http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/rory_storm_and_the_hurricanes

RORY STORM AND THE HURRICANES

Formed     1957   Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom
Disbanded 1967

RORY STORM             (Alan Caldwell, vocals
JOHNNY GUITAR         (John Byrne, guitar, vocals)
TY                           (Tyrone Brian, guitar, vocals 1959-1967)
RINGO STARR             (drums 1959-1962)
LEWIS LU WALTERS     (bass, vocals, 1959-1961; 1962-1965)
BOBBY THOMPSON       (bass, 1962)
GIBSON KEMP             (drums, 1962-1963)
BRIAN JOHNSON          (drums, 1963)
KEEF HARTLEY            (drums, 1963)
IAN BROAD                 (drums, 1963)
TREVOR MORAIS          (drums, 1963-1964)
JIMMY TUSHINGHAM    (drums, 1964-1967)
VINCE EARL                (bass, vocals, 1965-1966)
DAVE MAY                  (bass)
KARL TERRY                (bass)
HUNDREDS MOREL        (bass)
CARL RICH                  (drums, 1967)
KEITH KARLSON           (bass, 1967)
ADRIAN LORD              (guitar, 1967)

Also known as:              THE ALAN CALDWELL SKIFFLE GROUP
                                    THE RAVING TEXANS

But who knows...musicians back then seemed interchangeable from band to band---sitting in whenever somebody was sick or late or sodded off.  And wasn't it Ringo who said "I was too stoned to remember?"

[Bobber]

This title will be released on September 25, 2012.

Anybody already heard it?

[Bobber]

http://www.examiner.com/review/interview-singer-s-sister-says-ringo-starr-is-on-rory-storm-cd

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Thanks for the article, Bobber.  So many situations remain unclear when it comes to the Beatles, and I often despair that we'll ever know for sure what's accurate.  Glad that Rory Storm and the Hurricanes are getting the acknowledgement they deserve.  One wonders what might have happened for a lot of the talented Merseyside musicians if just one or two circumstances had been different for them.

[Bobber]

I ordered this cd today. Curious.