The Beatle Invasion

February 29th, 2008

This Week in Beatles History (#32)

Here are some of the biggest stories in Beatles history that happened this week in previous years. Click each thumbnail for a larger image.

February 24, 1964. US magazine Newsweek runs with The Beatles on the cover.

February 25, 1963. “Please Please Me” / “Ask Me Why” single released in the US, on George Harrison’s 20th birthday.

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July 19th, 2007

Album - “Please Please Me” (1963)

Propelled by the success of the "Please Please Me" single, George Martin and The Beatles set out to record a whole album. In addition to the four tracks from their two released singles, they would record 10 more. Due to time and budgetary constraints, and pleased with the sound of their live act, the […]

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July 17th, 2007

Single - “Please Please Me” / “Ask Me Why” (1962)

After the minor success of their first single, “Love Me Do”, George Martin and The Beatles returned to the studio to try for a second. The band pushed for John’s “Please Please Me”, a song they had originally recorded during the “Love Me Do” sessions. Martin was unhappy with that track; it was slow, sparse […]

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July 12th, 2007

Single - “Love Me Do” / “P.S. I Love You” (1962)

“Love Me Do”/”P.S. I Love You” was The Beatles’ first single. It is the only Beatles song to be released in three versions with three different drummers. The version appearing on The Beatles Anthology dates from the band’s audition for EMI on 6 June 1962, with original drummer Pete Best. On 4 September, now under […]

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