Beatles – Please Please Me CD

The Beatles – Please Please Me

The Beatles' album Please Please Me was released by Parlophone on March 22, 1963, to capitalize on the enormous success of the title track, which had been the group's second single and their first No. 1 in most British charts.

Ten of the album's fourteen tracks were recorded in just one day - February 11, 1963 - and included a mix of stage favorites and "Lennon-McCartney originals". The four remaining songs had already been recorded on tape in 1962 and formed the B-side of the debut and both sides of the second single. A slightly later recording of "Love Me Do" than the previously released one was chosen for the album. This version also appeared on a later EP and later still on an American #1 single in 1964.

The iconic cover picture was taken in early 1963 by Angus McBean at the then headquarters of EMI Limited at 20 Manchester Square in London's West End. EMI remained in this building until 1995 before moving to West London and taking the famous balcony railing with them.

Given that the UK album charts in those days tended to be dominated by more 'adult' tastes such as film soundtracks and easy-listening singers, it was a surprise when Please Please Me reached the top of the charts in May 1963 and stayed there for thirty weeks before being replaced by With The Beatles.

Tracklist:
1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Misery
3. Anna (Go To Him)
4. Chains
5. Boys
6. Ask Me Why
7. Please Please Me
8. Love Me Do
9. P.S. I Love You
10. Baby It's You
11. Do You Want To Know a Secret
12. A Taste of Honey
13. There's a Place
14. Twist and Shout

Label: Apple Records
Released: 1963/2009