Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (third press)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Annotation

Black label with silver print.
The publishing year was printed on the label, as “RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963″.
“Parlophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print. Push-out center.
Matrix numbers: Side A: 7XCE 17217-1N Side B: 7XCE 17218-1N

Annotation last modified on 2016-11-04 13:38 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 7" Vinyl 1
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APlease Please Me
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
harmonica and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963, in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-26)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 184)
recording of:
Please Please Me (on 1962-11-26)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-06-08)
publisher:
Concertone Songs, Inc., Criterion Music Corp., Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Polygram Music, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
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BAsk Me Why
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1962-11-26, on 1962-11-30)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1962-11-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-26)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-30)
recording of:
Ask Me Why (on 1962-11-26)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1962-04) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Polygram Music and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
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