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LP – Please Please Me
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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
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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”
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- Takes 1-10
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“Seventeen” (working title of “I Saw Her Standing There”)
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- Takes 1-9
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Recording – 2:30pm – 6:00pm
“A Taste of Honey”
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- Takes 1-5
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“Do You Want To Know A Secret”
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- Takes 1-8
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“A Taste Of Honey”
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- Takes 6-7
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“There’s A Place”
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- Takes 11-13
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“Seventeen” (working title of “I Saw Her Standing There”)
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- Takes 10-12
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“Misery”
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- Takes 1-11
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Recording – 7:30pm -10:45pm
“Hold Me Tight”
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- Takes 1-13
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“Anna (Go To Him)”
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- Takes 1-3
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“Boys”
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- Take 1
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“Chains”
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- Take 1-4
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“Baby It’s You”
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- Takes 1-3
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“Twist And Shout”
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- Take 1-2
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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.
See Also – Further References
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- Rolling Stone: The Beatles’ ‘Please Please Me’ Session, Hour by Hour.
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- Wikipedia: LP – “Please Please Me“
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- Videos
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- How The Beatles Recorded The Please Please Me Album + Mixing Secrets
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