Andy White (drummer) at the time and had used White in the past. The Beatles had recorded "Love Me Do" twice already: at an EMI audition on 6 June 1962 with Pete Best on drums when he was still a member of the group; and again on 4 September 1962 with Ringo Starr on drums, Starr having replaced Best the previous month. Martin had disapproved of Best's drumming and was now also unhappy with newcomer Starr's drumming. On 11 September 1962 Richards, who was in charge of recording that day, wanted the song recorded again, and the Beatles played "Love Me Do" a
Photograph (Ringo Starr song) in August 2005. Featuring backing from the Roundheads – a band led by his latter-day producer Mark Hudson – these recordings were issued on Starr's releases "VH1 Storytellers" (1998) and "" (2007), respectively.<ref name="Erlewine/Soundstage"></ref> Further versions with his All-Starr Band have appeared on the albums "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band" (2002), "Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006" (2008) and "Live at the Greek Theatre 2008" (2010), the latter with Gary Wright among the revised line-up. Starr re-recorded the song with the American band Vandaveer for his 2017 album "Give More Love".