The last notes of “Please Please Me” still hung in the stale air of EMI’s Studio Two on November 26th, 1962, when George Martin’s disembodied voice crackled over the talkback from the control room ...

How confident were the Beatles in what they had and how they played it when they entered EMI Studios in February 1963 to record their debut album, Please Please Me? So much so that they recorded ...

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 ...

Producer George Martin felt The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” needed to be changed in a major way. Martin discussed what he thought of the Fab Four during their early days. “Please Please Me” was a hit ...

We have heard from John in Highland: “Dear BB, “The recent death of George Martin, producer for the Beatles, brings back memories of my dad, Ed, and his dislike for most of the music that we kids ...

Since the dawn of popular music, bands haven’t come bigger than the Beatles. While the ‘best band ever’ will forever remain in the eye of the beholder, the influence The Beatles had, and continue to ...

Artists including Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall and Beverley Knight successfully re-recorded Please, Please Me, the debut album by The Beatles, in a day-long session organised by BBC Radio 2. Fifty years ...

“1, 2, 3, 4!” Paul McCartney’s shouted count launches The Beatles into the clipped, thrilling dancehall belter 'I Saw Her Standing There’. After everything ...

KPCC's Steve Proffitt has the curious story of the Vee-Jay record label, and how they had, and lost, the recording rights to what would become the most successful pop band ever, The Beatles. Today is ...

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 ...