The Beatles ‎– Please Please Me
Label:
Parlophone ‎– PMC 1202
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, 4th Pressing
Country:
UK
Released:
1963
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Beat, Rock & Roll
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    I Saw Her Standing There
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
A2    Misery
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
A3    Anna (Go To Him)
Written-By – Alexander*
A4    Chains
Written-By – Goffin-King*
A5    Boys
Written-By – Dixon*, Farrell*
A6    Ask Me Why
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
A7    Please Please Me
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
B1    Love Me Do
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
B2    P.S. I Love You
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
B3    Baby It's You
Written-By – Williams*, Bacharach*, David*
B4    Do You Want To Know A Secret
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
B5    A Taste Of Honey
Written-By – Scott*, Marlow*
B6    There's A Place
Written-By – McCartney-Lennon*
B7    Twist And Shout
Written-By – Russell*, Medley*
 
Record Company – E.M.I. Records Limited
Record Company – The Parlophone Co. Ltd.
Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
Made By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
Published By – Northern Songs Ltd.
Published By – Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Published By – Aldon Music
Published By – Charles Bens
Published By – Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd.
Published By – Dick James Music Co.
Published By – Ludix Music
Published By – Ambassador Music Ltd.
Published By – Sherwin Music
Bass Guitar – Paul McCartney
Drums – Ringo Starr
Drums [Uncredited] – Andy White (tracks: B2)
Lead Guitar – George Harrison
Photography By – Angus McBean
Producer – George Martin
Rhythm Guitar – John Lennon
Sleeve Notes – Tony Barrow
Vocals – George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
4th pressing, summer 1963 – January 1964.
Ernest J. Day front laminated flipback cover with large 'mono' on front.
Black labels with yellow logo and silver print.
“The Parlophone Co. Ltd” printed at the start of perimeter print and “Recording first published 1963”, but NOT “Sold in the UK ... ”.
Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code embossed on the label center. There also exists a variant with T tax code (on side B).
Aldon Music appears as Aldon Mus. on label.
Ambassador Music Ltd. appears as Ambassador Mus. Ltd. on label.
A similar variant printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. is: Please Please Me
Publishing:
A1, A2, B4, B6: Northern Songs Ltd.
A3: Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
A4: Aldon Mus. Charles Bens. BIEM. NCB. Mecolico.
A5, B1, B2: Ardmore & Beechwood Ltd.
A6, A7: Dick James Mus. Co.
B3: Ludix Mus. BIEM. Mecolico. NCB
B5: Ambassador Mus. Ltd.
B7: Sherwin Mus. BIEM. NCB. Mecolico.
Andy White (uncredited) played drums on 'Love Me Do'.
All matrices in the runout area are stamped. Matrix# on labels are in parentheses.
Rights Society: BIEM
Rights Society: NCB
Rights Society: Mecolico
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): XEX.421
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): XEX.422
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): XEX 421 - 1N
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): XEX 422 - 1N
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): XEX 421 - 1N 2 OR
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): XEX 422 - 1N 3 PH
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): XEX 421 - 1N R PO 11 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): XEX 422 - 1N R PO 13 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): XEX 421 - 1N R AD 1 12
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): XEX 422 - 1N R AD 14
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): XEX 421 - 1N GT O 10
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): XEX 422 - 1N R GP 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): XEX 421 - 1N R PP 13
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): XEX 422 - 1N R ML 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): XEX 421 - 1N G AA 17
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): XEX 422 - 1N G AD 4
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): XEX 421 - 1N R WL 1 12
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): XEX 422 - 1N R OM 0 15
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): XEX 421 - 1N C TG 1 12
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): XEX 422 - 1N R DP 4 13
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): XEX 421 - 1N G HP 1 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): XEX 421 - 1N G LD 4 1 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): XEX 421 - 1N G PR 1 7
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): XEX 422 - 1N G PH 4 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): XEX 422 - 1N R AT 1 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): XEX 422 - 1N R OA 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): XEX 421 - 1N G TP 1 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): XEX 422 - 1N R DD 4 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 15): XEX 421-1N RRT 1 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 15): XEX 422-1N RAT 0 12
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 16): XEX 421-1N GHR 1 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 16): XEX 422-1N G HO 8
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 17): XEX 421 - 1N GHG 10
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 17): XEX 422 - 1N GHO 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 18): XEX 421 - 1N R RM 1 9
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 18): XEX 422 - 1N R AD 14