RINGO STARR: Sentimental Journey (RARE 2000 JAPAN IMPORT PROMO CD TOCP-53152)

Description: RINGO STARR: Sentimental Journey (EXTREMELY RARE 2000 JAPANESE IMPORT ADVANCE MEDIA PROMO CD TOCP-53152) LONG OUT OF PRINT This is an EXTREMELY RARE PROMOTIONAL ADVANCE REVIEW COPY of the 2000 Japanese CD ISSUE OF RINGO STARR's Sentimental Journey. ONE OF THE JEWELS OF MY COLLECTION. I absolutely love all the Japanese issues above the rest of the world, not only sonically but for the fantastic packaging. I have another non promo copy of this CD and it sounds awesome. As a collector the most important thing is rarity. There aren't many of these around, and I can't find another PROMO COPY of this anywhere else in the world that is mint, brand new like mine, in fact I can't find a promo copy at all. As the years go by, these albums are going to get harder and harder to find as CD production is falling every year. It won't be long before rare CD's are selling for more than vinyl. CD's don't wear out, vinyl records do. I grew up with vinyl but the only thing I miss are the covers. LONG OUT OF PRINT JAPANESE PROMO PRESSING. Toshiba Japanese promo CD's are the most sought after by collectors like me because the stamping and numbering on the inner ring of the CD means they make a separate glass master just for promo samples. This means only one metal master stamper is produced instead of the father-mother-stamper method for regular CD's. This means SUPREME QUALITY, or the best it possibly can be as an exact copy of the original master without any data loss in production. Personally, I love collecting Japanese CD's, they are generally superior quality to the rest of the world on every level in my opinion. All the JAPANESE CD's I own are the best sounding in the world with very few exceptions!! IT IS BRAND NEW HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED FROM THE ORIGINAL WEEK OF RELEASE I took the shrink wrap off many years ago to look inside but never played it. I have put it in moisture proof cello bag (see my pics). Has been packed away in storage for nearly 18 years! Tracklisting: 1. Sentimental Journey 2. Night And Day 3. Whispering Grass 4. Bye Bye Blackbird 5. I'm A Fool To Care 6. Stardust 7. Blue Turning Grey Over You 8. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing 9. Dream 10. You Always Hurt The One You Love 11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? 12. Let The Rest Of The World Go By About this classic collectors CD: If anything, the first few Beatles solo releases underscored the group's essential complexity. After wild experiments with keyboards and soundscapes from George Harrison and John Lennon, respectively, Ringo Starr followed with a debut that explored pre-rock standards favoured by his parents' generation. Paul McCartney then issued his own homey, acoustic album. It was like they were taking the White Album apart, piece by piece. For Starr, who was working again with producer George Martin shortly after the arrival of the Beatles' Abbey Road, this was as comfortable a place as any to begin his own journey away from their fame. Sentimental Journey was released in late March 1970 – just weeks before the Beatles' finale, Let It Be – and featured photographs of Starr's family superimposed into the windows of an old building near his place of birth in Liverpool. "I wondered, What shall I do with my life now that it's over?" Starr mused in the album's original liner notes. "I was brought up with all those songs, you know, my family used to sing those songs, my mother and my dad, my aunties and uncles. They were my first musical influences on me. So I went to see George Martin and said, 'Let's do an album of standards, and to make it interesting we'll have all the arrangements done by different people.'" These "different people" included Martin ("Dream") and McCartney ("Stardust"), but also the Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb ("Bye Bye Blackbird"), Richard Perry (who later produced Starr's huge self-titled hit album in 1973), longtime Beatles confederate Klauss Voormann ("I'm a Fool to Care") and jazz stars of the day like Quincy Jones ("Love Is a Many Splendored Thing"), Oliver Nelson ("Blue, Turning Grey Over You") and Chico O'Farrill ("Night and Day"). It all drew a straight line back to the easygoing charm of Starr's White Album-closing turn on Lennon's "Good Night." Unfortunately, Sentimental Journey didn't boast that earlier project's heady eclecticism. Instead, Starr remained firmly entrenched in a prewar vibe that had little to do with his mainstream success as the vocalist on Fab Four favorites like "Boys," "Yellow Submarine" or "With a Little Help From My Friends." Nevertheless, such was the the level of interest in anything Beatles-related at the time that Sentimental Journey is said to have sold some half a million copies during its first week of release in the U.S., becoming a surprise Top 25 hit. Starr fared even better in the U.K., where Sentimental Journey shot to No. 7. "The great thing was that it got my solo career moving – not very fast, but just moving," Starr later told Mojo. "It was like the first shovel of coal in the furnace that makes the train inch forward." Indeed. Even amid the deeply nostalgic classicism of Hoagy Carmichael and Cole Porter, there remained the fast beating heart of a pop star. On Feb. 18, 1970, the same day that Ringo Starr put down the vocal track for the Les Reed-arranged closer "Let the Rest of the World Go By," he also made his first pass at a demo called "Gotta Pay Your Dues." Completed for release in April 1971, the retitled "It Don't Come Easy" would become a kind of theme song for Starr, shooting to the Top 5 all over the world. Message me through eBay with any questions. Cheers Neal Shipping: I only ship with Australia Post Satchels (except for a few large items and very cheap items) which includes tracking, insurance and signature upon delivery. The satchels also give me enough room for protective packaging in a box to make sure your purchase arrives in perfect condition. This also satisfies PayPal and credit card protection policies for buyer & seller. All local shipping options in eBay's system are correct, however: *INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE, I USE 500G SATCHELS WITH TRACKING, INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE ONLY! If you click on "postage & Payments" tab and select your country, it will say: Option 1: International Standard: tracked-signature. This means a 500g Standard International satchel (6 to 17 business days) Option 2: AU Post Express : tracked-signature (2 to 4 business days) This means a 500g Express International satchel. Duty & Tax Most countries around the world are now charging VAT Tax on almost everything, so delivery times have slowed a little due to customs clearances, please check customs rules for your country, you might have to pay a bit extra. For example: The USA charges NOTHING UP TO $800USD so you will get your order quickly, UK charges 20% VAT on anything over 19GBP so it could take an extra week to get through customs at Langley. The EU countries, France, Italy, Spain etc charge VAT over 22 Euros. China is free up to $300USD. Please message me through eBay with any questions. Cheers Neal Multiple items: If there several items you'd like to purchase, please message me a list so I can work out the best shipping deal and create a custom product for you. Again you can message me through eBay. Cash On Pickup: If you live somewhere in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, you're welcome to drop by and pick-up for CASH ONLY. Please message me through eBay to arrange a time. Bank Transfer: Happy to accept bank transfers and arrange postage, message me through eBay, again I only use Australia Post satchels with tracking, insurance and signature. I won't do cheap postage in case the parcel gets lost or damaged, this way you are always covered. We haven't had a lost or damaged parcel yet but it's bound to happen sooner or later. Returns: I am not a shop, just a music collector selling personal possessions. As the items I sell are mostly "one of" rarities, I do not accept returns, except of course where they are faulty or damaged in transit. So please choose carefully and don't hesitate to message me through eBay if you have any questions. Message me through eBay with any questions. Cheers Neal

Price: 281.21 AUD

Location: Rowville, VIC

End Time: 2025-01-23T12:16:54.000Z

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