RINGO & THE OX!

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Ringo Starr Exclusive CD Only at Blockbuster Limited Edition Live Recording
Features Legendary Beatles Drummer

August 13, 1997

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DALLAS, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ via Individual Inc. -- Blockbuster, the
leading global brand name in music and video, is offering a very special,
exclusive CD, "Ringo Starr and his third All-Starr Band" while supplies
last for $5.99, available only at neighborhood Blockbuster video and music
stores nationwide.

Recorded live in Japan, the 12-song CD features music from Starr, the
legendary Beatles drummer and the CD's executive producer, guitarist Randy
Bachman, Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad, bassist John Entwistle from
The Who, soulful Felix Cavaliere and the first "5th Beatle" Billy Preston,
all performing the million-selling hits that made them famous. The "Ringo
Starr" CD is the third in a series of collectable recordings of
world-famous artists and composers. Some of the songs on the CD include
"Yellow Submarine," "You're 16" and "I Wanna Be Your Man."

The "Ringo Starr and his third All-Starr Band" CD is one in a series of
exclusive entertainment values available only at neighborhood Blockbuster
video and music stores. With one of the largest selections of entertainment
products and services available anywhere, Blockbuster regularly offers a
wide variety of unique, one-of-a-kind products as part of the company's
total member and customer experience. Blockbuster recently featured Elvis
on an exclusive six-track CD sampler that included two Elvis songs never
before released on CD.

"All I ever wanted to do was be a drummer in a band," said Starr regarding
his role both with the Beatles and later with his own "All-Starr Band."
Starr began his career with the Beatles, the world's most popular band, in
1962 and performed with the group for nine years until the Beatles broke up
in 1971. He recently completed his fourth "All-Starr Band" tour throughout
the United States.

Blockbuster operates nearly 6,000 video and music neighborhood
entertainment stores in 28 international markets. Blockbuster
(www.blockbuster.com) is a division of Viacom Inc., one of the world's
largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in
nearly every segment of the international marketplace.

SOURCE Blockbuster Entertainment Group

/CONTACT: Wade Hyde of Blockbuster Entertainment Group, 214-854-3196/

[Copyright 1997, PR Newswire]

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