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History In One Day: The Beatles Record 'Please Please Me'

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Shortly before 10am on Monday, February 11, 1963, The Beatles arrived at Abbey Road Studios in North London to work on their debut album, Please Please Me. Ten hours later it was all but finished. Two days later, George Martin did a few overdubs, before the final mono and stereo masters were completed the following Monday.
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It was on February 11, 1963, when The Beatles decided to mark a before and after in musical history. What began as any recording ended up becoming one of the most emblematic moments of his career. On a day like today 63 years ago, the band entered the Abbey Road studio in London to record what would be their first album: Please Me. A day in which one of the most influential albums would be born and the figure of the modern rock band would be con…

On 11 February 1963, 63 years ago, the Beatles recorded 10 songs that would appear on their debut album "Please Please Me" at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London. Three independent sessions were held throughout the day, and the recording ended at 22:45. Originally only two had been scheduled, but the third was added later. "Well, it was a very cold morning and I didn't know any of them. In fact, I had to ask Norman Smith, who was the engineer, "W…

On February 11, 1963, The Beatles recorded their first album, "Please Please Me." The recording session lasted nine hours and 45 minutes at Abbey Road Studios. It wasn't just the music world that changed from then on.

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uDiscover Music broke the news in on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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