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I Saw Her Standing There (Remastered 2009)

Misery (Remastered 2009)

Anna (Go To Him) (Remastered 2009)

Chains (Remastered 2009)

Boys (Remastered 2009)

Ask Me Why (Remastered 2009)

Please Please Me (Remastered 2009)

Love Me Do (Remastered 2009)

Do You Want To Know A Secret (Remastered 2009)

P.S. I Love You (Remastered 2009)

Baby It's You (Remastered 2009)

A Taste Of Honey (Remastered 2009)

There's A Place (Remastered 2009)

Twist And Shout (Remastered 2009)

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Side One


1.	“I Saw Her Standing There“ (Lennon and McCartney)	McCartney	2:52
2.	*“Misery“* (Lennon and McCartney)	Lennon/McCartney	1:47
3.	“Anna (Go To Him)“ (Arthur Alexander)	Lennon	2:54
4.	“Chains“ (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)	Harrison	2:23
5.	*“Boys“* (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell)	Starr	2:24
6.	*“Ask Me Why“* (Lennon and McCartney)	John Lennon	2:24
7.	*“Please Please Me“* (Lennon and McCartney)	Lennon/McCartney	2:00
			16:44

Side Two

1.	“Love Me Do“ (Lennon and McCartney)	Lennon/McCartney	2:19
2.	“P.S. I Love You” (Lennon and McCartney)	McCartney	2:02
3.	“Baby It’s You“ (Mack David, Barney Williams, Burt Bacharach)	Lennon	2:35
4.	“Do You Want to Know a Secret“ (Harrison)	Harrison	1:56
5.	*“A Taste of Honey“* (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow)	McCartney	2:01
6.	*“There’s A Place“* (Lennon and McCartney)	Lennon/McCartney	1:49
7.	*“Twist and Shout“* (Phil Medley, Bert Russell)	Lennon	2:33
			15:15

Background

LP Title: “Please Please Me“
UK Release date: Friday March 22nd, 1963
Label: Parlophone
Length: 31 minutes and 59 seconds
Producer: George Martin
1st Engineer: Norman Smith
2nd Engineer: Richard Langham

The 14 track LP was recorded in a single, approximately, 12 hour session.

Studio Two – Abbey Road Studios

Recording – 10:00am-1:00pm

“There’s A Place”

- - - Takes 1-10

“Seventeen” (working title of “I Saw Her Standing There”)

- - - Takes 1-9

Recording – 2:30pm – 6:00pm

“A Taste of Honey”

- - - Takes 1-5

“Do You Want To Know A Secret”

- - - Takes 1-8

“A Taste Of Honey”

- - - Takes 6-7

“There’s A Place”

- - - Takes 11-13

“Seventeen” (working title of “I Saw Her Standing There”)

- - - Takes 10-12

“Misery”

- - - Takes 1-11

Recording – 7:30pm -10:45pm

“Hold Me Tight”

- - - Takes 1-13

“Anna (Go To Him)”

- - - Takes 1-3

“Boys”

- - - Take 1

“Chains”

- - - Take 1-4

“Baby It’s You”

- - - Takes 1-3

“Twist And Shout”

- - - Take 1-2

The last song to be recorded during this session was “Twist and Shout.” According to John Lennon, the intense vocal performance on “Twist and Shout” nearly “killed” him.

“Please Please Me“ featured 14 tracks, including the successful singles “Please Please Me“ and “Love Me Do.” The LP’s release followed the success of these singles. It marked the beginning of The Beatles‘ incredible journey in the music industry.