History: Ringo recorded what he decided would most likely be his last full length album at his home studio along with frequent collaborators Joe Walsh, Paul, Dave Stewart, and more. He made the decision to cover John’s “Grow Old With Me” after being given copies of the original recordings by producer Jack Douglas. My own […]
History: While work was happening on the Beatles Anthology documentary and associated album releases, there was debate on whether the surviving Beatles should record new music. With a strong desire to not do anything called The Beatles without John, they reached out to Yoko for any unreleased recordings, and she provided them with some demos. […]
History: During the recording of Double Fantasy John and Yoko had other songs they recorded but decided not to include on the album. They planned to do a follow up album titled Milk and Honey, though John’s murder ruined that before they could begin. Yoko sat on the tracks for three years before deciding to […]
History: After his five year break to devote his time to raising Sean, John decided to get back into recording music again. He and Yoko went into the studio together with producer Jack Douglas to record the album even without a record label. They made the choice to record a dual album instead of two […]
History: With Ringo’s contract to Apple and EMI completed, he chose Polydor and Atlantic to be his new home. With the change in label he also decided to try using a new producer for the album as well. He also once again called on help from his friends, including John, George, and Paul as well […]
History: The Beatles often “borrowed” heavily from their influences when recording songs, and in a couple instances these resulted in lawsuits. “Come Together” was very similar to Chuck Berry’s “You Can’t Catch Me” even using some of the same lyrics. Berry’s music publisher Morris Levy sued John for it, and a settlement was reached out […]
History: Ringo recorded this album in Los Angeles in 1974, not long after John had recorded Walls and Bridges, and also using a lot of the same musicians. John contributed a song (two if you include its reprise) as did Harry Nilsson and Elton John. Ringo also worked with Vini Poncia again on a couple […]
History: Now fully separated from Yoko and living with May Pang, John spent some time in Los Angeles and reconnected with his son Julian. He worked on an album with Phil Spector of early rock and roll songs that never came to be, but also wrote new material of his own. He returned to New […]
History: While Ringo released the singles “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Backoff Boogaloo” in 1971 and ’72, he chose to focus most of the time period on his acting career. By 1973 he was ready to record again, and he called a huge host of friends to help him, including all three former bandmates, Randy […]
History: In early 1973, John was starting to hit his limit. He was caught up in court battles to try to stay in the United States, and the FBI was tapping his phone and otherwise tracking his movements, convinced he was a political threat. On top of this, he and Yoko started having problems that […]
After The End 