PLEASE PLEASE ME (Room 120)
PLEASE PLEASE ME (Room 120)
After the success of ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me’ the Beatles were quickly herded into Abbey Road Studio 2, February 1963 to record an album which was also titled ‘Please Please Me’. Brian had abandoned a plan to record the Beatles live at The Cavern Club and opted instead for a studio album. With two singles and two ‘B’ sides already on the market, the band needed to record another ten tracks for a fourteen-track album. The sessions were remarkable for a number of reasons. Unbelievably the band were given just one twelve hour session to record the necessary ten songs. Miraculously they achieved it, but what was even more remarkable was that John was suffering from a stinking cold. ‘Twist and Shout’ an old Motown song which became one of their most famous, was recorded in just one take! John (suffering badly) asked for this to be left until the end of the session, as it was such a strain on his voice. One take later a piece of rock ‘n’ roll history was done and dusted, perhaps capturing Brian’s initial idea of a live Beatles album, (a concept the band returned to on their last ever released album ‘Let It Be’). The album was released in March 1963 and stormed up the national charts. Beatlemania was imminent.
Artwork © Shannon
PLEASE PLEASE ME (Room 120)
After the success of ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me’ the Beatles were quickly herded into Abbey Road Studio 2, February 1963 to record an album which was also titled ‘Please Please Me’. Brian had abandoned a plan to record the Beatles live at The Cavern Club and opted instead for a studio album. With two singles and two ‘B’ sides already on the market, the band needed to record another ten tracks for a fourteen-track album. The sessions were remarkable for a number of reasons. Unbelievably the band were given just one twelve hour session to record the necessary ten songs. Miraculously they achieved it, but what was even more remarkable was that John was suffering from a stinking cold. ‘Twist and Shout’ an old Motown song which became one of their most famous, was recorded in just one take! John (suffering badly) asked for this to be left until the end of the session, as it was such a strain on his voice. One take later a piece of rock ‘n’ roll history was done and dusted, perhaps capturing Brian’s initial idea of a live Beatles album, (a concept the band returned to on their last ever released album ‘Let It Be’). The album was released in March 1963 and stormed up the national charts. Beatlemania was imminent.
Artwork © Shannon
PLEASE PLEASE ME (Room 120)
After the success of ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me’ the Beatles were quickly herded into Abbey Road Studio 2, February 1963 to record an album which was also titled ‘Please Please Me’. Brian had abandoned a plan to record the Beatles live at The Cavern Club and opted instead for a studio album. With two singles and two ‘B’ sides already on the market, the band needed to record another ten tracks for a fourteen-track album. The sessions were remarkable for a number of reasons. Unbelievably the band were given just one twelve hour session to record the necessary ten songs. Miraculously they achieved it, but what was even more remarkable was that John was suffering from a stinking cold. ‘Twist and Shout’ an old Motown song which became one of their most famous, was recorded in just one take! John (suffering badly) asked for this to be left until the end of the session, as it was such a strain on his voice. One take later a piece of rock ‘n’ roll history was done and dusted, perhaps capturing Brian’s initial idea of a live Beatles album, (a concept the band returned to on their last ever released album ‘Let It Be’). The album was released in March 1963 and stormed up the national charts. Beatlemania was imminent.
Artwork © Shannon