The Beatles (No. 1) is an EP released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom on 1 November 1963. It is the Beatles' third British EP and was only released in mono; its catalogue number is Parlophone GEP 8883. The EP contains songs from Please Please Me, and its cover was taken in the same photoshoot as the Please Please Me and 1962–1966 covers. It was also released in Argentina and New Zealand.[3]
| The Beatles (No. 1) | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1 November 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 11 & 20 February 1963, EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 9:59 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| The Beatles EP chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Track listing
editAll songs originally upon this EP had previously been released on the Please Please Me LP.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Saw Her Standing There" | John Lennon and Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Misery" | John Lennon and Paul McCartney | John Lennon | 1:47 |
| Total length: | 4:42 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anna (Go to Him)" | Arthur Alexander | John Lennon | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Chains" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | George Harrison | 2:23 |
| Total length: | 5:17 | |||
UK EP sales chart performance
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r820697
- ^ Graham, Ken (16 November 1963). "The Beatles" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 140. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Beatles, The – The Beatles No. 1 at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ The Complete Beatles Chronicle ISBN 978-1-851-52975-9 p. 350
- ^ jpgr.co.uk
- ^ The Complete Beatles Chronicle ISBN 978-1-851-52975-9 p. 351
- ^ jpgr.co.uk