Long Lost Ringo Starr & George Harrison Recording Found

Unreleased Ringo Starr & George Harrison Song

Photo: Mazur Travel / Shutterstock.com

Classic Rock fans will be happy to hear the news that a song recorded by George Harrison and Ringo Starr while the Beatles were still together is finally seeing the light of the rock ‘n’ roll world. While the late 1990s and early 2000s saw a great deal of unreleased Beatles music issued as part of the Anthology Series and BBC radio shows, it’s been awhile since Beatles fans have heard anything that they have actually never heard before. Even with the Anthology releases, a good portion of that material had been bootlegged over the years. This new lost gem for the most part has never been heard by anyone outside of the small inner Beatles circle.

The song entitled ‘Radhe Shaam,’ is not a Beatles song, but rather a piece of music written by Suresh Joshi. The song was found in a loft in Birmingham during lockdown . It featured Ringo Starr on drums, George Harrison on guitar and Aashish Khan on vocals. From the songs opening guitar riff and drumming, it’s very easy to tell that this is indeed Ringo Starr and George Harrison. While the song itself is nothing special, it the guitar work by George Harrison on the songs that will make Beatles fans go nuts. George Harrison’s signature licks are all over it. Additionally George Harrison had the liberty on this track to take an extended solo that he rarely got the chance to do on Beatles songs. He is so loose on this one and you can just feel his spirit and soul really enjoying playing on this track.

Ringo Starr is also letting loose on the recording, The song also features backing vocals on the recording that are distinctly Ringo Starr.

The song was originally recorded in 1968 at Trident Studios in the city of London. At the time the Beatles were still together. When you think back at the songs that the Beatles were releasing at this time period like “Hey Jude,” one can easily hear why they did not release ‘Radhe Shaam,’ at the time. It’s just not that good of a song, Although the reasons given for not releasing the song at the time also had to do with the impending breakup of the Beatles and it didn’t  feel like the right time to release the song. Although  legal issues  and so much more probably had a lot to do with it. Still, if it were a fantastic song that they thought would have made millions of dollars, it would have been released. They would have worried about everything else later on,

Despite the song’s weakness in its song structure,  the performance of the late George Harrison on the recording makes this long lost find a glorious early holiday present for Beatles fans and pretty much all music fans. It’s just something that we all need now in this pandemic and political mess we are all living in. According to Suraj Shinh who was the producer on the song, its is exactly the right time to release the song because  ‘Radhe Shaam,’ “is all about unity.” It’s something we all need right now. like the Beatles once sang “All We Need Is Love.”

Long Lost Ringo Starr & George Harrison Recording Found article published on Classic RockHistory.com© 2021

Classicrockhistory.com claims ownership of all its original content and Intellectual property under United States Copyright laws and those of all other foreign countries. No one person, business or any organizations is allowed to republish any of our original content anywhere on the web or in print without our permission. 

DMCA.com Protection Status

Add Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Oleta Adams Songs
Top 10 Oleta Adams Songs
Lounge Lizards Songs
Top 10 Songs By The Lounge Lizards
Kid Creole And The Coconuts Songs
Top 10 Kid Creole And The Coconuts Songs
Steely Dan Albums
Complete List Of Steely Dan Albums And Discography
15 Greatest Hits Albums With Best Unreleased Tracks & Non-Album Songs
18 Best Greatest Hits Albums With Unreleased Tracks & Non-Album Singles
Best Rock Albums Of 2022
Best Rock Albums Of 2022
12 Essential Jazz Guitar Albums
12 Essential Jazz Guitar Albums
Real Meanings Behind The Songs On Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams LP
Real Meanings Behind The Songs On Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams LP
Emerson Lake & Palmer Boston Garden July 12, 1977 ClassicRockHistory.Com - Mike Hill © 1977
Unreleased Classic Rock Photos Vol.1: ELP – The Mike Hill Series
Honky Château Deluxe 50th Anniversary Reissue
Elton John’s Honky Château Album Gets Deluxe 50th Anniversary Reissue
The Rolling Stones And Paul McCartney In The Studio Together
The Rolling Stones And Paul McCartney In The Studio Together
Stop Crying About Springsteen
Stop Crying About Springsteen For (Outlaw) Pete’s Sake
How George Harrison's Extra Texture Session Musicians Formed Their Own Band
How George Harrison’s Extra Texture Session Musicians Formed Their Own Band
10 Classic Rock Bands That Have Never Released A Live Album
10 Classic Rock Bands That Have Never Released A Live Album
Will Music CDs Become Collectors Items?
Why Basic Music CDs Will Become Collectors Items
Greatest Rock Bass Lines Of The 70s
Greatest Rock Bass Lines Of The 70s
Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche Interview
Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview
Jarvis Leatherby Interview
Jarvis Leatherby of Night Demon: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview
Johnny 3 Tears of the Hollywood Undead Interview
Johnny 3 Tears Of The Hollywood Undead: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview
Derek Davis of Babylon A.D. Interview
Derek Davis of Babylon A.D. The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview
When Zappa Met Grand Funk: The Good Singin’ Good Playin’ Album
Our Favorite Elton John's Captain Fantastic Album Deep Tracks
Best Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Album Deep Tracks
Real Meanings Behind Songs On Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad Album
Real Meanings Behind Songs On Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad Album
Real Meanings Behind The Songs On Rihanna's Music of the Sun Album
Real Meanings Behind The Songs On Rihanna’s Music of the Sun Album
Blondie Albums
Complete List Of Blondie Albums And Discography
Macklemore Albums
Complete List Of Macklemore Albums And Discography
Cage Albums
Complete List Of Cage Albums And Discography
10,000 Maniacs Albums
Complete List Of 10,000 Maniacs Albums And Discography