12 May 1963
Television recording:
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Alpha Television Studios, Aston Rd North, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
(recording: afternoon; broadcast: ITV, 5.55 - 6.35 pm, 18 May)
From Me To You (mimed)
I Saw Her Standing There (mimed)
Morning rehearsal; Ringo is still using his Premier drum kit with "antennae" Beatles logo
Afternoon taping; Ringo is now using his brand-new Ludwig drum kit with "dropped T" Beatles logo, freshly delivered from London by Drum City
"Long before he became famous as the drummer for 1970's band Argent, back in 1963 Bob Henrit was a Trixon endorsee, playing with Adam Faith and spending a lot of time at Drum City. His long-time friend and Drum City Manager, Gerry Evans, was the man who delivered Ringo's new Ludwig set to the Alpha Television Studios in Warwickshire where the Beatles were appearing on the show Thank Your Lucky Stars on May 12, 1963. The Premier set was already set up on stage for rehearsals, but the switch was made before the broadcast began. Ringo christened the new Ludwig kit with From Me To You, and Gerry took the Premier kit back to Drum City's shop. He gave this simple account to Andy Babiuk in Beatles Gear; "I took his old Premier drum kit from him and brought it back to the store. We renovated it in our workshop, and then sold it. I ripped off the bit of material from the bass drum head where he'd handwritten the Beatles name and threw it away.""
Source: http://www.ringosbeatlekits.com/premier_kit
New Musical Express, 17 May 1963
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