Keen to get your mitts on a previously unreleased demo by none other than the two living members of The Beatles? Well, you’re in luck because Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are auctioning off a copy of ‘Angel In Disguise’.
Written by the two surviving members of The Beatles for Ringo Starr’s 1992 solo album Time Takes Time, the demo ‘Angel In Disguise’ didn’t make the final cut for the LP, but is now being sold at auction.
Expected to fetch up to $38,000 AUD in auction, the demo is being sold by former Radio Luxembourg DJ Tony Prince, with a quarter of the profits going to NHS Charities Together to benefit their action against COVID-19.
So, what are you getting for a cool forty grand? Well, the demo tape features two different versions of the tune, with a demo of McCartney’s vocals on one side, and Starr’s vocals on the flip-side against additional instrumentation.
The song is credited to McCartney via the sheet music, and includes the lyrics: “My name is Ritchie / Let me look into your eyes / Don’t be afraid, I’m just an angel in disguise”.
Auctioneer Paul Fairweather of Omega Auctions told the BBC that he’s quite excited about the new demo, saying: “It’s fantastic to be able to bring to the market a previously unheard and unreleased track.”
“We think the track certainly had enough about it to be included in the album and I am sure if Paul [McCartney] was to release this himself, it would certainly prove a hit with fans.”
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Additionally, a few more items from The Beatles are set to be auctioned off so you can round out your collection. You can snap up this and another demo track by Starr called ‘Everyone Wins’, which will be up for sale via Omega Auctions later this month on May 19th, as well as letters and documents that DJ Tony Prince was delivered after Elvis Presley’s death in 1977.
Check out ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ sung by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr:
https://youtu.be/awBy_K30Pe8
