In the early days of The Beatles, the band was looking to release hit singles that would put them on the map. “Please Please Me” was their second hit, proving that the fab four were not a ...

The Fab Four released Please Please Me on March 22, 1963, in England. Ringo Starr counts in the lead track “I Saw Her Standing There” with an enthusiastic “one, two, three, four!” making it clear The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Written primarily by John Lennon and shaped collaboratively with Paul McCartney, "Please, Please Me" showcased the tight vocal ...

With The Beatles, the second British LP by the Fab Four, arrived in November 1963, exactly eight months to the day following their debut Please Please Me. Despite the hectic pace they were keeping at ...

"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, ...

As part of our new series Blogging the Beatles, we’ll be featuring occasional excerpts from Ian MacDonald’s Revolution in the Head, a thrilling song-by-song history of the Beatles’ records which Slate ...

Since 1960, the Beatles—four fabulous lads from Liverpool, England—have remained the greatest rock and roll band in the history of music. How John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo ...