Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Previous session Feb 20, 1963 • "Please Please Me" album session #2
Concert Feb 24, 1963 • United Kingdom • Coventry
Concert Feb 25, 1963 • United Kingdom • Leigh
Session Feb 25, 1963 • "Please Please Me" album session #3
Single Feb 25, 1963 • "Please Please Me / Ask Me Why" by The Beatles released in the US
Concert Feb 26, 1963 • United Kingdom • Taunton
Next session Mar 05, 1963 • "From Me To You / Thank You Girl" session #1
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Please Please Me (Mono)" LP
Mixing • Editing of takes 9 and 12
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Written by Arthur Alexander
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 3
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Written by Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 6
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 8
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 13
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Mixing • Mono mixing from edit of takes 9 and 12
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Written by Phil Medley, Bert Russell
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 7
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Mono)
Written by Arthur Alexander
Recording • Stero mixing from take 3
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Written by Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell
Recording • Stero mixing from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Recording • Stero mixing from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Recording • Stero mixing from take 16
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Barney Williams
Recording • Stero mixing from take 5
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Recording • Stero mixing from take 8
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Recording • Stero mixing from take 13
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Recording • Stero mixing from edit of takes 9 and 12
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Written by Phil Medley, Bert Russell
Recording • Stero mixing from take 1
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
Recording • Stero mixing from take 7
AlbumOfficially released on Please Please Me (Stereo)
Editing • Editing of takes 16,17 and 18
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 6
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 16
Written by Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Barney Williams
Mixing • Mono mixing from take 5
Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 6
Mixing • Stereo mixing from edit of takes 16,17 and 18
Mixing • Stereo mixing from September 11th 1962 mono remix
Mixing • Stereo mixing from September 11th 1962 mono remix
Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 16
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970.
We owe a lot to Mark Lewisohn for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - the number of takes for each song, who contributed what, a description of the context and how each session went, various photographies... And an introductory interview with Paul McCartney!
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)
Nominated for the 2018 Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.
The first book of the series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 1: My Bonnie through Beatles For Sale (1961-1964)" tracks the evolution of the band from their earliest recordings and initial hits, through "Please Please Me", "With The Beatles", "A Hard Day's Night", and "Beatles For Sale". From the first take to the final remix, discover the making of the greatest recordings of all time.
Through extensive, fully-documented research, these books fill an important gap left by all other Beatles books published to date and provide a unique view into the recordings of the world's most successful pop music act.
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