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 Anthology release of the "Free as a Bird" single and "Anthology 1" album (the first of three double-CD albums), "The Beatles Anthology" series of documentaries was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and ABC television in the United States in 1995. The "Anthology" series takes a form similar to that of the "Anthology" book, by being a series of first-person accounts by the Beatles themselves, with no external "objective" narration. Footage in the "Anthology" series features voice-over recordings of all four Beatles to push the narrative of the story, with contributions from their producer, road manager and others. As well