Vince Lavieri wrote:
> Jim L'Hommedieu wrote:
>
> > Rolling Stone Magazine <clip> said that Ringo does not play drums on the hit
> > version of "Love Me Do".
> >
> >
>
> He didn't. Pete Best was the drummer then, just before they kicked him out and
> replaced him with Ringo. Although for Love Me Do, it might have been a studio
> drummer that sat in because Ringo wasn't on board yet. I have heard both
> versions. Anyone who knows definitively? Randy?
>
> (the Rev) Vince
Pete Best was the Beatles' drummer when they auditioned for
Parlophone in 1962. Love Me Do was one of the 4 songs
recorded for the audition, after which Best was sacked.
Ringo played on the version that became their first hit in
the UK, however, the version with studio drummer Andy
White was the one that went to No. 1 in the states on Tollie
records.
The original audition tape, long believed to be lost, is on
Anthology 1.
Ringo still hasn't forgiven George Martin for hiring an outside
drummer for his first studio gig.
RR
