Besides, “Please Please Me” and its B side, “Ask Me Why,” were already in the can, as well as the Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do,” backed by “P.S. I Love You.” That left 10 more songs to fill out ...

Coming into that day, the Beatles already had two singles under their belts. In October 1962, they released “Love Me Do,” the bluesy vamp that McCartney had first dreamed up while playing hooky from ...

Paul McCartney said The Beatles‘ “Please Please Me” was inspired by an American rock ‘n’ roll star. Paul said the song was originally slower to mimic that star’s style. Subsequently, The Beatles’ ...

The notion of artists taking their time in the studio has become so ingrained in the recording process that it's hard to believe that they used to bang out killer albums in a hurry. There is perhaps ...

When The Beatles finally hit the mainstream, they were constantly fighting in the singles charts to gain that highly-coveted number-one single. But in January, 1963, it finally happened when they ...

“Please Please Me” was an early hit for The Beatles, but it might not have made it far in its original form. According to Beatles producer George Martin, the ...

"Please Please Me" documentary courtesy of The Beatles' official website, beatles.com. "Twist and Shout," "Love Me Do," "I Saw Her Standing There." It might be hard to believe that these three songs, ...

"Congratulations, gentlemen. You've just made your first No. 1." According to Beatles lore, those were the words spoken over the studio intercom by producer George Martin on Nov. 26, 1962, after they ...

The Beatles actually didn't arrive here until Feb. 7, 1964. But 2013 does mark the 50th anniversary of the release of "Please Please Me," The Fab Four's debut album in England, which helped catapult ...

The release of Please Please Me in 1963 heralded the arrival of a cultural revolution as well as a musical one. The Beatles, a force that seemingly came out of nowhere, injected a much-needed dose of ...