The band’s third single, ” From Me to You “, came out in April and began an almost unbroken string of seventeen British number-one singles, including all but one of the eighteen they released over the next six years.
Released in March 1963, Please Please Me was the first of eleven consecutive Beatles albums released in the United Kingdom to reach number one.
On 11 February 1963, the Beatles recorded ten songs during a single studio session for their debut LP, Please Please Me .
After the moderate success of “Love Me Do”, the single “Please Please Me” was released in January 1963, two months ahead of the album.
In a reversal of then standard practice, EMI released the album ahead of the impending single ” I Want to Hold Your Hand “, with the song excluded to maximise the single’s sales. The album caught the attention of music critic William Mann of The Times , who suggested that…
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EMI’s American subsidiary, Capitol Records , hindered the Beatles’ releases in the United States for more than a year by initially declining to issue their music, including their first three singles. Concurrent negotiations with the independent US label Vee-Jay led to the release of some, but not all, of the…
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the Beatlemania phenomenon of 1963
In January 1963, the Beach Boys recorded their first top-ten single, ” Surfin’ U.S.A. “, which began their long run of highly successful recording efforts. It was during the sessions for this single that Brian made the production decision from that point on to use double tracking on the group’s…
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In December 1962, the Beatles concluded their fifth and final Hamburg residency at the Star-Club . By 1963, they had agreed that all four band members would contribute vocals to their albums – including Starr, despite his restricted vocal range, to validate his standing in the group. Lennon and McCartney…
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After being turned down by Dot and Liberty , the Beach Boys signed a seven-year contract with Capitol Records under executive and staff producer Nick Venet . On June 4, 1962, the Beach Boys debuted on Capitol with their second single, “Surfin’ Safari” backed with “409”. “Surfin’ Safari” rose to…
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