Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 is Ringo Starr's second official compilation album, released on Rhino. The successor to 1975's "Blast from Your Past", it rounds up Starr's highlights from 1976's "Ringo's Rotogravure" to 1983's "Old Wave" and encompasses label stays with Polydor, Atlantic, Portrait, and RCA. Consequently, it saw the first release of four tracks from "Old Wave" which had not been issued in the U.S. up to that time. The CD edition features four additional tracks that were not present on the vinyl edition: "Attention", "Who Needs a
Ringo Starr kit so that the group could transition from one of Liverpool's best-known skiffle acts to a full-fledged rock and roll band. They had begun playing local clubs as the Raging Texans, then Jet Storm and the Raging Texans before settling on Rory Storm and the Hurricanes soon before recruiting Starkey. About this time he adopted the stage name Ringo Starr; derived from the rings he wore and also because it implied a country and western influence. His drum solos were billed as "Starr Time". By early 1960 the Hurricanes had become one of Liverpool's leading bands. In May, they were