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 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