Money can't buy you love but it CAN buy you this original Beatles drum kit which is going up for auction
The Beatles may have claimed all you need is love but fans wanting to own an iconic bit of the band's kit which has just gone on sale will need more than just love. The drum kit used for the recording of the band's first US number one has been put up for auction with bidding beginning at $75,000 (£60,598). The kit was used by Andy White, often known as the 'Fifth Beatle', on the recording of Love Me Do, which became the band's first number one in the US.
Fans of the celebrated band, which formed in Liverpool in 1960, could now own the famed Ludwig drum kit which helped the rock band make a name for themselves across the pond. The kit will be auctioned by Nate D. Auctions on January 26 2017. It still has all the original markings including White’s name, the song title and The Beatles’ logo on the bass drum. Andy White played the drums on the recording of Love Me Do on September 11 1962 at the EMI Studios at Abbey Road, London.
Love Me Do was the first single on the Beatles' first album Please Please Me which was released in the UK on October 5 1962. The single was first recorded on 4 September 1962, with Ringo Starr, who had just joined the band, on drums.
By: Hannah Lawrence
Source: The Daily Mail
