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
Introducing... The Beatles inspired a host of other Vee-Jay releases. First came the album "Jolly What! England's Greatest Recording Stars: The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage" issued on 26 February, containing the Beatles tracks "Please Please Me", "From Me to You", "Ask Me Why" and "Thank You Girl" from the 1963 singles and "Introducing...", and other tracks from Frank Ifield. The rereleased single "Please Please Me" rose to number three on the "Hot 100", "Cash Box" and "Record World". Soon after, "Twist and Shout" was released 2 March on the subsidiary Tollie label with "There's a Place" as the B-side, and "Do