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Ringo Starr has announced a new Beatles-focused hardcover coffee-table book arriving in February.
Proceeds from the book, Lifted — Fab Images and Memories in My Life With the Beatles From Across the Universe, will benefit the Lotus Foundation.
The book will be available exclusively online via Julien's Auctions, starting February 14.
Ringo said in a statement that he's filled the book with memories and anecdotes from his Beatles years. The photos come from various sources, including a few from the drummer's own collection.
"These fantastic images came back to me in recent years from here, there and everywhere — online and off — and have somehow helped me get back to seeing my life with the Fab Four through fresh eyes," he explained. "A lot of the photos in this book I spotted on my phone and on my computer, and 'lifted' them because they brought back so many fabulous memories. In recent years, I'd gather these Beatles photos that I sometimes barely remembered."
Eventually, he got the idea to put all these special photos in one collection and record his memories of the times they depict. He says the book "really brought back those days to me, and all the love and friendship that we four shared back then."
Ringo put the book together with the help of writer David Wild.
"We've all been through a pretty tough time for a lot of people who've been locked down, and this book has really lifted my spirits and took me back to where I once belonged in a whole new way," Ringo added. "And in the end, that's why this new book is called Lifted. The Beatles changed my life forever. So it's about getting back and giving back."
The Lotus Foundation funds, supports and participates in a wide range of efforts to advance social welfare, surrounding issues like substance abuse, cerebral palsy, brain tumors, cancer, battered women and children, homelessness and animals in need."
The Lifted "collector's edition" is available for $59, while the 500 "signature edition" copies which are autographed by Ringo are available for $495. Preorders are available now via Julien's Auctions here.