the Reluctant Beatle page 15 by ric gustafson
On June 6 1962, George Martin and the Beatles met at EMI studio. The studio was in Abbey Road north London. The studio practiced extreme formality.
George Martin was tall, handsome and had a cut glass accent. Martin came from a modest north London background. Martin was hoping this band could be the music success his small label needed. On August 23, Mersey Beat magazine reported that Pete Best had quit the band. Then the news came that Ringo Starr had become the new drummer of the Beatles.
Martin was eager to record the band's first single. Martin chose a song from an audition tape. That song was called ' Love Me Do'. The B side was called ' P.S. I Love You". On Jan 11 1963, the band released a single called ' Please Please Me'. In April of 1963, a song called ' From Me To You' was released. These four songs were on the band's first album. The album was an LP for long playing. The album stayed on the Record Retailer Magazine's chart for 30 weeks.
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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