DAVID HENTSCHEL
STA*RTLING MUSIC
Restored from Ring'O Records ST 11372
Originally issued in the US February 17, 1975
and in the UK on Ring'O 2320-101, April 18, 1975
Never reissued in any form since then...
The Allmusic review by David Thompson of this album states:
The success of Ringo Starr's Ringo album did more than propel the ex-Beatles drummer into a limelight which threatened, at times, to eclipse even his former bandmates' solo fame. It also inspired ARP synthesizer whizz Hentschel to record a full re-creation of that album, for release -- of course -- on Starr's own Ring-O label. It was not entirely an original concept. Paul McCartney's Ram was given the orchestral treatment by Percy Thrillington several years earlier. But whereas that set conspired to transform well-crafted pop into neo-classical splendour, Startling Music realigned Ringo's record as a sometimes jazzy, often rocky and certainly prog-drenched firestorm. Searing guitars from Ronnie Caryl, some of Phil Collins' best ever drumming, and, of course, Hentschel's synths utterly reinvent Ringo. Some of Hentschel's effects seem a little dated today -- as, of course, does the ARP itself. At the time, however, it was a thing of wonder that he could convert "Sunshine Life for Me" into a bagpipe-driven military march; or litter "Devil Woman" with little ELP flourishes. The melodies (and, lest we forget, the original album was awash in them) are instantly identifiable, but the entire mood is altered, away from the thinking-man's bubblegum of "You're 16," "Photograph," and "Devil Woman," and into realms which, indeed, would not have disgraced a period Genesis instrumental interlude. The fact the album was seemingly recorded with the headphone-wearing listener in mind only adds to the impression.
They gave it four stars, and it is an AMG Album Pick.
Declicked, denoised, pitch, phase and level corrected at Remasters Workshop July 14-16, 2010.
Track listing:
01 Devil Woman
02 Six O'Clock
03 Step Lightly
04 Oh My My
05 You're Sixteen (I)
06 You're Sixteen (II)
07 Photograph
08 Have You Seen My Baby
09 I'm The Greatest
10 Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)
11 You And Me (Babe)
Artwork is included.
Please preserve the lossless quality of this material.
Enjoy!
Uploaded to Demonoid July 16, 2010
Remasters Workshop
RMW 577