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
Recording the Beatles Recording the Beatles Recording The Beatles () is a book by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew, published by Curvebender Publishing in September 2006. The book's full title is "Recording The Beatles: The Studio Equipment and Techniques Used To Create Their Classic Albums". It addresses the technical side of The Beatles' sessions and was written with the assistance of many of the group's former engineers and technicians, chief among them "Peter K. Burkowitz", designer of the REDD mixing console. The book looks at every piece of recording equipment used at Abbey Road Studios during the Beatles' sessions, including all microphones, outboard