The Beatles album was supplemented by the four tracks already released on their first two singles. Martin originally considered recording the Beatles' debut LP live at The Cavern Club, but after deciding that the building's acoustics were inadequate, he elected to simulate a "live" album with minimal production in "a single marathon session at Abbey Road". After the moderate success of "Love Me Do", the single "Please Please Me" met with a more emphatic reception. Released in January 1963, two months ahead of the album of the same name, the song reached number one on every UK chart except "Record Retailer", where
Introducing... The Beatles which opens side 2 rather than "Please Please Me" (The song is rather placed on side 1, track 3). The Beatles Production Introducing... The Beatles Introducing... The Beatles is the first Beatles album released in the United States. Originally scheduled for a July 1963 release, the LP came out on 10 January 1964, on Vee-Jay Records, ten days before Capitol's "Meet the Beatles!". The latter album, however, entered the U.S. album chart one week before the former. Consequently, when "Meet The Beatles!" peaked at for eleven consecutive weeks, "Introducing...The Beatles" stalled at where it remained nine consecutive weeks. It was