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 EP Collection UK, after "The Singles Collection 1962–1970" (1976) and "The Beatles Collection" (1978). As with the 1978 collection, the set was packaged in a dark blue box, with gold lettering used for the compilation title and the four band members' signatures. All of the 1960s EPs were presented in their original sleeve designs, while "The Beatles" used the artwork from the band's 1967 double A-side single "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane". The four songs on the new EP (Parlophone SGE 1) were "The Inner Light", "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman" and "This Boy". In the case of