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 ...

I was reminded of The Beatles last week when I came across a story written by Jody Rosen for Rolling Stone magazine, The Beatles’ Please, Please Me 50th Anniversary. It was about that fateful day of ...

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 Beatles actually didn't arrive here until Feb. 7, 1964. But 2013 does mark the 50th anniversary of the release of "Please Please Me," The Fab Four's debut album in England, which helped catapult ...

When The Beatles finally hit the mainstream, they were constantly fighting in the singles charts to gain that highly-coveted number-one single. But in January, 1963, it finally happened when they ...

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 ...

"It was an obvious smash hit record. Everyone knew it." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "How could you not be affected by their ...

After the single "Please Please Me" became the Beatles' first number-one hit, the band needed a debut album quickly and recorded the songs in just one day. When the album "Please Please Me" was ...

The Beatles' first major commercial hit turns 60-years-old this year. At the time of its release, in 1963, the Fab Four were still a growing band who - despite having found a lot of success already - ...

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 ...