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The Beatles · 1962

The Beatles

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 4, 1962Recording⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

The Beatles held their first formal joint recording session at EMI Studios at Abbey Road, following an earlier June 6 session with which George Martin was dissatisfied. They rehearsed and recorded a total of six songs, including “Love Me Do.” Sources differ on the other songs and details of the session, citing such tracks as “Please Please Me,” “P.S. I Love You” and a version of “How Do You Do It?” that remained unreleased until its appearance on Anthology 1 in 1995. It was also Ringo Starr's first recording session with the group.

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    Lineup⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Recording⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Career⭐⭐⭐
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    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Concert⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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