Capitol Records were still keen to wring as much money as possible out of Beatles fans in America, leading to the release of The Early Beatles in March 1965. Read more »
US LP release: The Early Beatles
22 March 1965 (46 years ago)
US single release: Please Please Me
30 January 1964 (48 years ago)
Please Please Me had first been released as a single in America on 25 February 1963 but failed to make an impact. To cash in on the success of I Want To Hold Your Hand and in anticipation of The Beatles' first US visit, Vee-Jay re-released the single. Read more »
EMI presents The Beatles with silver discs
18 November 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles had a day off from their 1963 Autumn Tour on this day but, rather than spend it relaxing, they attended a ceremony held at EMI House in London, where they were given a number of silver presentation discs to mark their extraordinary record sales. Read more »
UK EP release: The Beatles' Hits
6 September 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles' second UK EP was released on this day. It contained three previous a-sides and one b-side. Read more »
Radio: three episodes of Pop Go The Beatles
16 July 1963 (48 years ago)
By July 1963 The Beatles were more than used to hard work. What was unusual about this day, however, was that they completed, in under eight hours, 18 songs for three editions of the radio show Pop Go The Beatles. Read more »
Television: Pops And Lenny
16 May 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles made their second appearance on national BBC television, on the children's show Pops And Lenny. Read more »
The Beatles receive their first silver disc
5 April 1963 (48 years ago)
On this day The Beatles were awarded their first silver disc, for sales of more than 250,000 copies of their single Please Please Me. Read more »
Live: Granada Cinema, Mansfield
26 March 1963 (48 years ago)
Just over a month after they performed at Mansfield's Granada Cinema on the Helen Shapiro tour, The Beatles returned for the final time, as part of the Tommy Roe and Chris Montez tour.
Whereas in February the group were hoping the Please Please Me single would be a success, this time around they'd just released the album of the same name, and their fortunes looked much more positive.
The Beatles' setlist on this tour was: Love Me Do, Misery, A Taste Of Honey, Do You Want To Know A Secret, Please Please Me and I Saw Her Standing There.
Live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool
24 March 1963 (48 years ago)
A triumphant homecoming show for The Beatles, who gave a performance at the Empire Theatre. It was their first performance in the city in over a month, and came in the same week their debut album Please Please Me was released. Read more »
UK LP release: Please Please Me
22 March 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles' debut album was rush-released on this day to capitalise on the success of their singles Love Me Do and Please Please Me. Read more »
Radio: On The Scene
21 March 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles arrived at the BBC's Piccadilly Studios in London in time for a 10am rehearsal for the BBC radio show On The Scene. Read more »
Live: Hippodrome, Birmingham
10 March 1963 (48 years ago)
The second date of The Beatles' UK tour with Tommy Roe and Chris Montez took them to the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham. Read more »
Editing, mixing: Please Please Me LP
25 February 1963 (48 years ago)
Studio One control room, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
While The Beatles have been justly celebrated for recording 10 songs for the Please Please Me album in one day, work on the release was far from over. On this day producer George Martin oversaw the editing and mixing of mono and stereo tracks, ahead of its 22 March 1963 release date. Read more »
Live: Granada Cinema, Mansfield
23 February 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles had toured with Helen Shapiro in the early part of February 1963, but had temporarily dropped out to record the Please Please Me LP and undertake a series of standalone concerts. On this date, however, they rejoined the tour. Read more »
Radio: Parade Of The Pops
20 February 1963 (48 years ago)
Following the previous night's concert at the Cavern Club, The Beatles drove down to London for a brief appearance on the BBC radio show Parade Of The Pops. Read more »
Recording: Misery, Baby It's You
20 February 1963 (48 years ago)
Studio One, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Stuart Eltham
The Beatles did not attend this overdub session for the Please Please Me album, as they were in London for a live radio session before travelling to Doncaster, Yorkshire, for an evening concert. Read more »
Recording: Please Please Me LP
11 February 1963 (49 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
On this day The Beatles recorded 10 songs of their debut album Please Please Me, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London. Read more »
UK single release: Please Please Me
11 January 1963 (49 years ago)
The Beatles' second single was their first to reach number one. That is, according to some charts. Read more »
Television: Roundup
8 January 1963 (49 years ago)
Although The Beatles had concluded their five-date tour of Scotland, they remained in the country to record an appearance on the children's television show Roundup. Read more »
Recording: Please Please Me single
26 November 1962 (49 years ago)
The Beatles recorded their second single, Please Please Me, during a three hour session at Abbey Road's studio two on 26 November 1962. Read more »
