Recording Session - November 26, 1962
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| Event | |
| Date | November 26, 1962 |
| Short description | The Beatles record Please Please Me and Ask Me Why for their second single. |
| Location | Abbey Road Studios |
The Beatles recorded their second single, Please Please Me in a three-hour session at Abbey Road's Studio Two on November 26. They arrived an hour before the session's 7:00 PM start, so they rehearsed until the session officially started. Right away, they recorded eighteen takes of Please Please Me, including the harmonica overdubs. The final version of Please Please Me is an edit of Takes 16, 17, and 18. Next, they recorded six takes of Ask Me Why. They also performed the song Tip Of My Tongue, a Lennon/McCartney original. George Martin decided the song needed more work and that they should come in with it another time. They never did and later gave the song to Tommy Quickly, another Epstein act, instead.
Recordings From This Date
- Please Please Me, Take 1 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 2 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 3 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 4 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 5 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 6 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 7 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 8 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 9 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 10 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 11 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 12 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 13 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 14 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 15 (*)
- Please Please Me, Take 16 (Please Please Me, Released as a single)
- Please Please Me, Take 17 (Please Please Me, Released as a single)
- Please Please Me, Take 18 (Please Please Me, Released as a single)
- Ask Me Why, Take 1 (*)
- Ask Me Why, Take 2 (*)
- Ask Me Why, Take 3 (*)
- Ask Me Why, Take 4 (*)
- Ask Me Why, Take 5 (*)
- Ask Me Why, Take 6 (Please Please Me, B-Side To Please Please Me single)
- Tip Of My Tongue, Unknown Number of Takes (*)
(*) indicates that the song has not been released on any official album or bootleg.
