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Ring - Lon & Derrek Van Eaton

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Ringo Starr: Ringo

Gatefold

Apple SWAL-3413

Released: November 23, 1973

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Casey Affleck, swamp pop singer Rod Bernard, Sid Bernstein, Joe Besser, Cantinflas, John Cazale, Kid Creole, Del The Funky Homosapien,  Cecil B. DeMille, Leslie Duncan, George Hamilton, Roy Hay, Heintje, Mark Knopfler, Greg Langston (The Next, No Alternative), Ron Mael, Tiny McCloud, Pat Metheny, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Alexei Nikolaevich, Peter Ostroushko, Buck Owens, Marjorie Reynolds, Theodore Scaife, Erwin Alexander Schrödinger, Lakeith Stanfield, Matt Thiessen (Reliant K), Stefanos Tsitsipas, Mladen Vukic, Porter Wagoner, Deborah Walley, Wednesday 13, Jane Wyatt, and recording artist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Derrek Van Eaton. 

Classic rock-philes and deep Beatles fans will recognize him from the brother band Lon & Derrek Van Eaton. Prior to their association with Apple Records (the record label created by The Beatles), they were part of the eccentric New York-based folk rock band Jacob’s Creek. They shared a studio with Simon & Garfunkel and released one album on Columbia in 1969. Two years later, John Lennon and George Harrison “discovered” them as a brother-act duo and signed them to Apple. The Van Eaton’s music blended urban folk and dreamy rock with a blues-gospel undercurrent, which perfectly coincided with the sounds of Badfinger and latter-day Beatles. The Van Eaton’s excellent BROTHER album was co-produced by George with Klaus Voorman. The Van Eatons toured the USA to promote BROTHER. Their 1972 tour brought them to where I was living in Huntingdon PA, where they played Ellis Hall at Juniata College (I stood listening from outside, a lad with no ticket money).  

The BROTHER album launched a long association with George, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, and other travelers in the Apple/Beatle legacy that unfolded in the 1970s. Then the Van Eatons became studio session players favored by producer Richard Perry, who hired them for recordings with Art Garfunkel, Martha Reeves, and Carly Simon. Perry also produced the Van Eaton’s 1975 WHO DO YOU OUT DO album. Following that era, the brothers created a non-profit film and music company called Imagine a Better World. 

The Van Eaton brothers since have released sporadic works (duo and solo), notably their acclaimed 1996 cover of “Apple of my Eye” on the COME & GET IT Badfinger tribute album. In 2013 they issued a career-spanning anthology with new recordings with contributions from Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voormann, and Gary Wright, and the Van Eatons are still active in musical and spiritual pursuits. 

Some years ago I met Derrek some years ago at church we were both attending in Pennsylvania (where I picked his brains about that 1972 concert I heard but couldn’t see), and the last time we crossed paths was at a Monkees concert in Denver in 2011. Even in passive meet-ups I can see the creative spark in Derrek’s eyes. Here’s one of my favorite Van Eaton cuts “Sun Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5VSJmb2VI0...Meanwhile, HB DVE and thank you for your years of remarkable creativity and soul.

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Ringo Starr - Photograph (1973) Richard Starkey / George Harrison from: "Photograph" / "Down and Out" (Single) "Ringo" (LP|CD)

Rock/Pop

JukeHostUK (left click = “play”) (320kbps)

Personnel: Ringo Starr: Lead Vocals / Drums George Harrison: 12-String Acoustic Guitar / Backing Vocals Bobby Keyes: Tenor Saxophone Vini Poncia: Acoustic Guitar / Backing Vocals Jimmy Calvert: Acoustic Guitar Nicky Hopkins: Piano Klaus Voormann: Bass Lon Van Eaton: Percussion Derrek Van Eaton: Percussion Jim Keltner: Drums

Jack Nitzsche: Orchestral and Choral Arrangements

Produced by Richard Perry

Recorded: @ Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California USA March, 1973

Orchestral and Choral Overdubs Recorded: @ The Burbank Studios on June 23, 1973

Single Released: on September 24, 1973 Apple Records

Album Released: on November 2, 1973 Apple Records

CD Reissue: 1991 Apple / Capitol Records

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“We frequently accepted outside bookings, but most of our clients were Apple Records artists. One of George Harrison’s new signings was the Van Eaton brothers—Lon and Derrek. They were a couple of American blokes, and they were quite pleasant to deal with, but their problem was that they couldn’t match the feel of the demonstration tape that had gotten them their record deal in the first place. It’s actually a common enough occurrence—in recording studio parlance, it’s a phenomenon known as “chasing the demo.” Artists, especially inexperienced ones, are often much more relaxed when they’re making a rough recording at home that they know will never be released. But when they get into a professional studio and the pressure is on, they sometimes freeze up and give a less inspired performance. Harrison started out producing the brothers’ album, with me doing the engineering, but then he got fed up and frustrated, so he had his old friend Klaus Voormann take over as producer. I knew him from as far back as the Revolver days, when he’d come into the sessions to talk about the album cover he was designing. He and I just didn’t click, though, so I begged off from the project and turned the reins over to another engineer.”

Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles by Geoff Emerick, p. 651. (describing the recording of Brother by Lon and Derrek Van Eaton in 1972).

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tag game

i was tagged by @tomvorikandharry :) to post 10 songs i really like by 10 different artists, then tag 10 people to do the same

1. flying by the beatles

2. here comes my girl by tom petty and the heartbreakers

3. streets of london by mary hopkin

4. sarve shaam by ravi shankar

5. your love is forever by george harrison

6. i’ll follow the sun by glyn johns

7. sweet music by lon and derrek van eaton

8. boots of spanish leather by bob dylan

9. hare krsna mantra by the radha krsna temple

10. bell bottom blues by derek and the dominos

i’m going to tag @gold3nhair , @friarparks , @mimikyugirl , @rogersgirlfriend , @lick-me-lennon22 , @catinsatintrousers , @mrsholmes-cumberbatch , and whomever else wants to participate bc i cannot think of anyone else to tag :p

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Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records 1. Those Were The Days / Mary Hopkin 2. Carolina In My Mind / James Taylor 3. Maybe Tomorrow / The Iveys 4. Thingumybob / The Black Dyke Mills Band 5. King Of Fuh / Brute Force 6. Sour Milk Sea / Jackie Lomax 7. Goodbye / Mary Hopkin 8. That's The Way God Planned It / Billy Preston 9. New Day / Jackie Lomax 10. Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight / Trash 11. Give Peace A Chance / Hot Chocolate Band 12. Come And Get It / Badfinger 13. Ain't That Cute / Doris Troy 14. My Sweet Lord / Billy Preston 15. Try Some Buy Some / Ronnie Spector 16. Govinda / Radha Krishna Temple 17. We're On Our Way / Chris Hodge 18. Saturday Nite Special / The Sundown Playboys 19. God Save Us / Bill Elliot & The Elastic Oz Band 20. Sweet Music / Lon & Derrek van Eaton 21. Day After Day / Badfinger https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFUzWjpwhpGgD80sKdjBpVf_44MU_d_Ndv_oA0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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More Than Words - Lon & Derrek Van Eaton

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Without The Lord - Lon & Derrek Van Eaton

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Casey Affleck, swamp pop singer Rod Bernard, Sid Bernstein, Joe Besser, Cantinflas, John Cazale, Kid Creole, Del The Funky Homosapien,  Cecil B. DeMille, Leslie Duncan, George Hamilton, Roy Hay, Heintje, Mark Knopfler, Greg Langston (The Next, No Alternative), Ron Mael, Tiny McCloud, Pat Metheny, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Alexei Nikolaevich, Peter Ostroushko, Buck Owens, Marjorie Reynolds, Erwin Alexander Schrödinger, Lakeith Stanfield, Matt Thiessen (Reliant K), Stefanos Tsitsipas, Mladen Vukic, Porter Wagoner, Deborah Walley, Wednesday 13, Jane Wyatt, and recording artist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Derrek Van Eaton. Classic rock-philes and deep Beatles fans will recognize him from the brother band Lon & Derrek Van Eaton. John Lennon and George Harrison “discovered” them and signed them to Apple Records. Their excellent BROTHER album was co-produced by George with Klaus Voorman and launched a long association with George, Ringo Starr, Nilsson, and other legends in the Apple story. The brothers went on to become studio session favorites under producer Richard Perry, who hired them for recordings with Art Garfunkel, Martha Reeves, and Carly Simon. As a duo, the Van Eaton brothers have released sporadic works (notably their acclaimed 1996 cover of “Apple of my Eye” on the COME & GET IT Badfinger tribute album), and they’re still active in musical and spiritual pursuits. I met Derrek some years ago in church and picked his brains about a 1972 L&DVE concert Huntingdon PA that I stood outside at (I was but a lad with no ticket money). The last time Derrek and I crossed paths was at a Monkees concert in Denver. Even in passing conversation I can see the creative spark in Derrek’s eyes. Here’s one of my favorite Van Eaton cuts “Sun Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5VSJmb2VI0 ...Meanwhile, HB DVE and thank you for your years of remarkable creativity and soul.

#derrekvaneaton #lonanderrekvaneaton #brother #applerecords #birthday #georgeharrison #ringostarr #klausvoorman #richardperry #peteham #badfinger