Ringo Starr Talks White Album Auction

Ringo Starr is set to auction off his copy of the Beatles ninth studio album, The White Album, an original mono U.K. edition stamped with serial number A0000001. The rare album is among a number of selected items from Starr’s life and career to benefit his Lotus Foundation charity.More »

By on December 3, 2015

Ringo Starr is set to auction off his copy of the Beatles ninth studio album, The White Album, an original mono U.K. edition stamped with serial number A0000001. The rare album is among a number of selected items from Starr’s life and career to benefit his Lotus Foundation charity. More than 800 items from his music career will be sold by Julien’s Auctions. Some of the items set to hit the auction block include instruments used on Beatles and Starr solo records, including the 1964 Rickenbacker electric guitar given to him by John Lennon, and a pair of rings he wore at every live Beatles gig he ever played. “We used to play the vinyl in those days,” Starr told Rolling Stone of the incredibly rare album copy. “We didn’t think, ‘We’ll keep it for 50 years and it will be in pristine condition.’ Whoever gets it, it will have my fingerprints on it.” Laura Woolley, who appraised the collection for the auction house, fully expects the vintage disc to break existing records for a vinyl album. “If it goes to $200,000, that should break the record, and I have a feeling it’s going to go higher than that,” she said. “That’s the one that you want.” The Lotus Foundation raises funds aimed at “advancing social welfare” for a variety of causes including child and family issues, homelessness and substance abuse. Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «