Does The Beatles Debut Album, Please Please Me, 63 Years On?

Does The Beatles Debut Album, Please Please Me, 63 Years On?

July 7, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 62

About this episode

The episode explores the history and significance of The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me, and its recording sessions.

11 February 1962 has become a legendary day in the history of Abbey Road. The recording studio located on a residential street in north London. For on that day, John, Paul, George and Ringo recorded 11* songs for there debut album, Please Please Me. In this weeks episode we start a new series taking a deep dive into The Beatles album catalogue, from Please Please Me released in March 1963, through to Let It Be in May 1970. Mark and I discuss, the background to the album, the recording sessions and its performance on the charts. Together with why Capitol records in the USA refused to touch the album. By the way if you think that a typo in the first paragraph, '11 songs', you'll have to listen to this episode to hear the answer. Welcome to episode 62 of Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul and Mark via: Email: info@fixingahole.co.uk Facebook: Fixing A Hole The Beatles Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562724166069 All…

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