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 The Beatles' First The Beatles' First is the first British packaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers called "My Bonnie". It was recorded in Hamburg in 1961. It has been released in 1964, 1967 and 2004. "The Beatles' First" was released in 1964 by German Polydor and was available in the UK as an import. On 4 August 1967, Polydor officially released the album in the UK, but with a different sleeve and catalogue number (236-201). In the US, the album was released under the title "In the Beginning (Circa 1960)" in 1970 (Polydor