Please Please Me

1963 Beat Rock & Roll

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Tracklist

A1 I Saw Her Standing ThereLennon-McCartney 2:50
A2 MiseryLennon-McCartney 1:44
A3 Anna (Go To Him)Alexander 2:52
A4 ChainsKing 2:20
A5 BoysDixon, Farrell 2:20
A6 Ask Me WhyLennon-McCartney 2:20
A7 Please Please MeLennon-McCartney 1:58
B1 Love Me DoLennon-McCartney 2:15
B2 P.S. I Love YouLennon-McCartney 2:00
B3 Baby It’s YouWilliams, Bacharach, David 2:29
B4 Do You Want To Know A SecretLennon-McCartney 1:52
B5 A Taste Of HoneyScott, Marlow 1:59
B6 There’s A PlaceLennon-McCartney 1:46
B7 Twist And ShoutRussell, Medley 2:30

Musicians

Production

George MartinProducer

Also credited. Written-By: Lennon-McCartney, Arthur Alexander, Goffin And King, Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell, Barney Williams, Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow, Bert Russell, Phil Medley. Engineer: Norman Smith. Liner Notes: Tony Barrow. Photography By: Angus McBean.

Release notes

This is the very first UK issue, available for just a few weeks and identifiable by:
- Black labels with gold print. Later pressings from mid-1963 onwards had black labels with yellow print and a revised label design.
- “Dick James Mus. Co.” publishing credit on tracks A1, A2, B4 & B6. Subsequent issues credit Northern Songs instead.
- The “Photo: Angus McBean” credit on front cover was printed at the extreme bottom-right corner, starting where the ‘s’ of “songs” end (see images). On later sleeves, this credit is printed approximately 1cm further to the left, aligned with the ‘g’ in “songs”.

Other UK black/gold label mono variants:: Northern Songs Ltd. publishing credit.: crossover pressing with Northern Songs on Side A and Dick James on Side B, and additional pressing ring.: crossover pressing with Northern Songs on Side A and Dick James on Side B. No additional pressing ring.: crossover pressing with Dick James on Side A and Northern Songs on Side B. No additional pressing ring.

Made in Gt. Britain.