Friday, March 22, 1963: 'Please Please Me'

The Beatles' first album is released in Britain, following the success of their singles "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me" (which had reached No. 1 in Britain in late February-early March). Eight of the album's 14 songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
* Listen to album (mono mix): @
* Entry from thebeatles.com: @

* Entry from beatlesbible.com: @
* Excerpt from "The Beatles Diary" (Barry Miles, 2001): @

* Liner notes, by Tony Barrow: @ (image) and @ (text) 

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