The Beatles' recording sessions an acetate disc for Martin and Epstein to listen to. The session tapes were later destroyed, as was common practice until 1963. This session's version of "Love Me Do" was released as the Beatles' first single; however, it was later replaced with a version recorded seven days later, and the original was destroyed. When the original was later released on compilations, it had to be sourced from an original mono 45 rpm single. 7–10 pm Musicians: Production staff: Concerned with Ringo's drumming, the producers hired session drummer Andy White for another attempt at recording the Beatles' first single. In Studio
The Beatles' First 24-4504). In New Zealand, the album was released three times: firstly in 1966 (cat. no. 237632, as above), secondly in the early 1970s, titled "The Beatles in Hamburg" (cat. no. NZ SP 125). The track "Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby" was retitled "If You Love Me, Baby", and in 1977 was released as a double LP (cat. no. 118) All subsequent releases of the Tony Sheridan/Beatles/Beat Brothers recordings are repackages of the same tracks. This title is available in an expanded double-CD set subtitled "Deluxe Edition", with bonus tracks, which was issued by Universal Music on 12 June