The Beatles Anthology included music recorded by the Quarrymen, the famous Decca Records audition tapes, and various out-takes and demos from the band's first four albums. It also included the song "Lend Me Your Comb", omitted from the collection "Live at the BBC", released the previous year (1994). The song "Free as a Bird" was included at the very start. 450,000 copies of "Anthology 1" were sold in its first day of release, the most sales for an album in a single day ever. The band's first drummer Pete Best, replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962 before the Beatles recorded professionally for EMI,
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux 2: Live from Montreux" was released worldwide on Rykodisc, on 14 September 1993, eventually being deleted towards the end of the 1990s. To help promote the album, Starr appeared on NBC's "Today" television show, on 13 October 1993. Due to his heavy involvement in "The Beatles Anthology", it was Starr's last official release until "Vertical Man" in 1998. In between these releases, Starr orchestrated a limited edition live release of his 1995 tour exclusively through the Blockbuster video store chain in 1997. Footnotes Citations Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux Ringo Starr and His