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
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