John: Is that Ringo Starr advertising his new album _Goodnight Vienna_ on Apple records and tapes? Ringo: It certainly is, John! John: Ay, you look so wonderful! Ringo: Thank you! John: _Goodnight Vienna_, on Apple records and tapes. Ringo: Thanks, John. John: It's a pleasure, Ringo.
I love it that John Lennon did a voice over commercial for Ringo's then new album, Goodnight Vienna and Ringo did a voice over commercial for John Lennon's album, Walls And Bridges. Despite the bitter break up of The Beatles, John & Ringo were always close.
It was a mutually beneficial arrangement; Ringo got supplied with hit material, John had a vehicle for fun songs that wouldn't really have fit on his own albums.
Very cool! I bugged my family back in '73 to buy me the Ringo album. The following year, I talked them into buying Goodnight Vienna. From the commercial, even though the fabs were going thru legal issues, some of the Beatles not talking to each other, and John's deportation, John and Ringo still sounded like the best of friends.
This was my very first album. The pictures on the inner-sleeve of the band whooping it up in the studio with John Lennon, Billy Preston, Dr. John, etc. made me want to be a part of that party! Great songs! This clip is amazing. Captures the spirit of the record.They wouldn't dream of doing anything like this today which is incredibly sad. But at least Ringo is still rockin' and rollin'!
This was probably the last time Apple made a focussed effort to promote one of their albums. Fact that John was so willing to help Ringo with his solo career is really cool.
11 years old living in the area with my family, I remember seeing the gigantic image of Ringo on the roof of Capitol Records. It seemed like it was up there for about a year or so
Missed seeing this as I was stationed in West Berlin at the time. Was listening to the album though, as my roommate and 90-gunner WT played it like there was no tomorrow. He would've loved the commercial. Wonder if he's still around. Sigh.
I believe Apple was close to closing down at the time & the Beatles were moving their solo careers to the main company of Capitol (except I think, George, who was setting up his own Dark Horse label then).
"Snookeroo" and "Only You" respectively; two of the three singles in the album. The former was co-written by Ringo and Elton John, the latter is a standard brought to success by The Platters in the Fifties.
John and Ringo both did commercials for each others lousy albums. The Beatles had a "Fat Elvis" period too, it was the 1970's. Their albums from this period all sucked. All four of them.
