On this date in 1962, The Beatles cut Love Me Do & PS I Love You with Andy White on drums. Yes, you read that right. They recorded those tunes with Andy White and Ringo Starr relegated to the tambourine and maracas. And heres the story... In September 1962, White received a call from Ron Richards asking him to attend a Beatles recording session at the EMI Studios at Abbey Road in London. Richards was record producer George Martins assistant at the time and had used White in the past. The Beatles had recorded Love Me Do twice already: at an EMI audition on 6 June 1962 with Pete Best on drums when he was still a member of the group; and again on 4 September 1962 with Ringo Starr on drums; Starr having replaced Best the previous month. Martin had disapproved of Bests drumming and was now also unhappy with newcomer Starrs drumming. On 11 September 1962 Richards, who was in charge of recording that day, wanted the song recorded again, and The Beatles played Love Me Do a third time, this time with White replacing Starr on drums and Starr relegated to playing tambourine. P.S. I Love You was also recorded during this session with White playing a lightweight cha-cha-chá beat and Starr playing maracas. White says he was paid £5 for the session and 10 for bringing his drum kit, and did not earn any royalties from the sale of the records. The version of Love Me Do with Starr playing drums was used on the early British pressings of the single in 1962. The version with White playing drums was used on the first American pressings of the single in 1964, all later releases of the single, on The Beatles debut British album, Please Please Me in 1963, and most subsequent albums that included the song. [Wikipedia]
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:51:49 +0000
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