Better Slate than never

Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead - Saturday, December 15, 1962
Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead, Merseyside – Saturday, December 15, 1962

The online magazine Slate.com has a Beatles blog. They’re late getting to the party, and I don’t how long they’ll keep it going, but it’s always good to see general media outlets showing interest in the boys, now that we’re fifty years into Beatlemania.

A few posts ago I mentioned Ringo’s Premier brand drum kit — the one that predated his famous Ludwig drums. The kick drum had a squeaky pedal, as can be heard quite clearly on the Please Please Me album, especially in the twin-track stereo recording.

In the picture above is Ringo’s original drum kit, with his name on it, from his days playing with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. A couple of months later, as seen below, the first official Beatles logo, as originally designed by Paul, was introduced. It didn’t last long, however, because a few months later it was replaced with the classic Beatles logo that was designed by Ivor Arbiter, and delivered with Ringo’s Ludwig drum kit.

The Beatles on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' - Sunday, February 17, 1963
‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ – Sunday, February 17, 1963

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