Precisely eight months on from the release day of their debut album Please Please Me, The Beatles released the follow-up in the United Kingdom. Read more »
UK LP release: With The Beatles
22 November 1963 (48 years ago)
Mixing: With The Beatles LP
29 October 1963 (48 years ago)
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
In 1963 stereo was secondary in importance to mono, which is why George Martin was able to hurriedly mix every track from With The Beatles for stereo in a three-hour session. Read more »
Radio: Pop Go The Beatles
3 September 1963 (48 years ago)
The Beatles had undertaken mammoth radio sessions before, notably the 18 songs recorded on Tuesday 16 July. However, they went one better on this day, taping 19 songs for three episodes of Pop Go The Beatles. Read more »
Editing, mixing: With The Beatles
21 August 1963 (48 years ago)
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
The Beatles' previous session for their second album had taken place on 30 July 1963. Three weeks later George Martin began overseeing the editing and mixing of songs completed so far. Read more »
Recording: Money, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, It Won't Be Long, All My Loving
30 July 1963 (48 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
This was The Beatles' second EMI session of the day; the first had ended so the group could record an interview and radio session for the BBC. The evening session began at 5pm and finished at 11pm, an hour later than scheduled. Read more »
Recording: You Really Got A Hold On Me, Money, Devil In Her Heart, Till There Was You
18 July 1963 (48 years ago)
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
The Beatles began work on their second UK album With The Beatles on this day, recording four songs in just under four hours. Read more »
