joi, 2 martie 2017

The Beatles - Please Please Me (Full album 1963)

“Please Please Me” is the debut studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. Parlophone rush-released the album on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise on the success of the band's singles "Please Please Me" (number 1 on most charts, although only number 2 on Record Retailer, later the UK Singles Chart) and "Love Me Do" (number 17). The album topped Record Retailer's LP chart for 30 weeks, an unprecedented achievement for a pop album at that time.
Of the album's 14 songs, eight were written by Lennon–McCartney (originally credited "McCartney–Lennon"). Rolling Stone magazine later cited these original compositions as early evidence of the Beatles' "[invention of] the idea of the self-contained rock band, writing their own hits and playing their own instruments". In 2012, “Please Please Me” was voted 39th on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

“Please Please Me” este albumul de debut al trupei engleze de rock The Beatles. Parlaphone a grabit lansarea albumului pe 22 martie 1963 in Marea Britanie, pentru a capitaliza succesul trupei cu single-urile “Please Please Me” (nr. 1 in multe clasamente, cu toate ca, mai tarziu, va fi doar numarul 2 in clasamentele de single-uri de la Record Retailer) si “Love Me Do” (nr.17). Albumul a fost in fruntea clasamentului de la Record Retailer pentru 30 de saptamani, o realizare fara precedent pentru un album pop de la acea vreme.
Din cele 14 piese ale albumului, opt sunt scrise de Lennon-McCartney (creditate in original va “McCartney-Lennon”). Revista Rolling Stone a citat mai tarziu aceste compozitii originale ca fiind o evidenta timpurie a Beatles si “ a ideii lor de trupa independdenta de rock, scriindu-si propriile hit-uri si cantand la propriile instrumente”. In 2012 “Please Please Me” a fost votat pe locul 39 in lista de la Rolling Stone a celor mai bune 500 de albume din toate timpurile.


Released: UK 22 March 1963 (mono) / 26 April 1963 (stereo)
Recorded: Abbey Road Studios (London, UK) 11 September 1962 (Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You), 26 November 1962 (Ask Me Why and Please Please Me) and 11 February 1963 (all others)
Label: Parlophone
Musicians: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Guest musicians: Andy White (drums on Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You), George Martin (piano on Misery and celesta on Baby It's You)
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

List of tracks
01. I Saw Her Standing There (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 2:55
02. Misery (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 1:50
03. Anna (Go to Him) (Arthur Alexander) – 2:57
04. Chains (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:26
05. Boys (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell) – 2:27
06. Ask Me Why (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 2:27
07. Please Please Me (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 2:04
08. Love Me Do (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 2:22
09. P.S. I Love You (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 2:05
10. Baby It's You (Hal David, Barney Williams, Burt Bacharach) – 2:38
11. Do You Want to Know a Secret (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 1:59
12. A Taste of Honey (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) – 2:05
13. There's a Place (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 1:52
14. Twist and Shout (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:33