ON THIS DAY IN 1963, THE BEATLES RELEASED THEIR HIGHLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM IN THE UK

The album, “Please Please Me” was rush released by Parlophone to capitalise on the immense success of the groups early singles “Love Me Do” and “Please Please Me”. The release shot to number one in the UK charts and later went gold and platinum in four countries, including Australia.

Rolling Stone magazine has highly praised the album a number of times, crediting it with the early invention of the “idea of the self-contained rock band, writing their own hits and playing their own instruments.” Eight of the album’s fourteen tracks were written by Lennon-McCartney and the group played instruments on all tracks. In 2012, Rolling Stone went on to list the album at number thirty nine on the list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

George Martin, who produced the album, claimed that it was a simple recording of the band’s live set, made at EMI Studios in Abbey Road and recorded in three sessions throughout one day. This whole day’s session cost around £400 (equivalent to £7,700 in 2016).