The Beatles: The Early Beatles

 

Record Info:

 

Manufactured: Capitol (EMI)
Catalogue Number: ST-2309
Released: March 22, 1965 (USA)
Produced by: George Martin
Engineered by: Norman Smith
 

Side 1

 

Love Me Do (2:22)
{McCartney/Lennon} © 1962 MPL Communications Limited
Recorded: September 11, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: Paul
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr - tambourine
Andy White - drums


Twist And Shout (2:33)
{Medley/Russell} © 1960 and 1963 Screen Gems-EMI Music Incorporaten, USA. EMI Music Publishing Limited
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: John
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums

Anna (Go With Him) (2:57)
{Arthur Alexander} © 1962 Painted Desert Music Corporation, USA. Shapiro Bernstein & Company Limited
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: John
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums


Chains (2:27)
{Gerry Goffin/Carole King} © 1962 Screen-Gems/Emi Music Incorporated, USA. Sub-published by Screen-Gems/Emi Music Limited
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: John/Paul/George
John Lennon - rhythm guitar, harmonica, harmony vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
George Harrison - lead vocal, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums


Boys (2:27)
{Luther Dixon/Wes Farrell} © 1961 Ludix Music Incorporated, USA. Ardmore and Beechwood Limited
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: Ringo
John Lennon - rhythm guitar, background vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar

Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums

Ask Me Why (2:28)
{Lennon/McCartney} © 1963 Dick James Music Limited
Recorded: November 26, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: John
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo Starr - drums

 


 

Side 2

 

Please Please Me (2:04)
{Lennon} © 1962 Dick James Music Limited

Recorded: November 26, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: John/Paul
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo Starr - drums

P.S. I Love You (2:06)
{McCartney/Lennon} © 1962 MPL Communications Limitd
Recorded: September 11, 1962 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: Paul
John Lennon - electrified acoustic guitar, harmony vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - lead electrified acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr - maracas
Andy White - drums

Baby It's You (2:38)
{Hal David/Barney Williams/Burt Bacharach} © 1961 United Artist Music and Chappell and Company Incorporated, USA. Warner Chappel Music Limited
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: John
John Lennon - lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums
George Martin - piano

A Taste Of Honey (2:05)
{Ric Marlow/Bobby Scott} © 1960 and 1962 by Songbest Music Corporation, USA. All rights from the UK and Eire controlled by Ambassador Music Limited
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: Paul
John Lennon - rhythm guitar, background vocal
Paul McCartney - double-tracked lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
Ringo Starr - drums, background vocal

Do You Want To Know A Secret (2:00)
{Lennon} © 1963 Northern Songs
Recorded: February 11, 1963 at Abbey Road, London, England
Lead Singer: George
John Lennon - rhythm guitar, background vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - lead vocal, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums

 

Record Sleeve Front

Record Sleeve Back

Record Label Side 1

Record Label Side 2

1.1 - Love Me Do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
so please, love me do
oh, love me do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
so please, love me do
oh, love me do

Someone to love
Somebody new
Someone to love
Someone like you

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
so please, love me do
oh, love me do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
so please, love me do
oh, love me do
Yeah, love me do
Oh, love me do


1.2 - Twist And Shout

Well, shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on, come on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
Well work it on out, honey
You know you look so good
You know you got me goin' now
Just like I know you would

Well, shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on, come on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you twist, little girl
You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine, woo

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Yeah, shake it up baby now
Twist and shout
Come on, come on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out
You know you twist, little girl
You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you're mine
Well shake it, shake it, shake it, baby now
Well shake it, shake it, shake it, baby now
Well shake it, shake it, shake it, baby now
Ah, ah, ah, ah

1.3 - Anna (Go With Him)

Anna, you come and ask me girl
To set you free, girl
You say he loves you more than me
So I will set you free
Go with him (Anna) Go with him (Anna)

Anna, girl, before go now
I want you to know, now
That I still love you so,
But if he loves you more,
Go with him

All of my life
I've been searching for a girl
To love me like I love you
oh now
But every girl I ever had
breaks my heart and leaves me sad,
what am I, what am I supposed to do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

Anna, just one more thing girl
You give back your ring to me
And I will set you free,
go with him

All of my life
I've been searching for a girl
To love me like I love you
But let me tell you now
But every girl I ever had
breaks my heart and leaves me sad,
what am I, what am I supposed to do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

Anna, just one more thing girl
You give back your ring to me
And I will set you free,
go with him (Anna)
go with him (Anna)
You can go with him girl (Anna)
go with him

1.4 - Chains

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind
that you can see
Wooh, it's chains of love
got a hold on me, yeah
pa-lum-pa-lum-pa-lum-pa

Chains, well I can't break away from there chains
Can't run around
'cause I'm not free
Wooh, these chains of love
Won't let me be, yeah

I wanna tell you pretty baby
I think you're fine
I'd like to love you
But, darling, I'm imprisoned by these

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind
that you can see
Wooh, it's chains of love
got a hold on me, yeah

Please believe me when I tell you
your lips are sweet
I'd like to kiss them
But, I can't break away from all these

Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains
And the ain't the kind
that you can see
Wooh, it's chains of love
got a hold on me, yeah

Chains, chains of love
Chains of love, chains of love

1.5 - Boys

I've been told when a boy kiss a girl
Take a trip around the world
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Yes they say you do

My girl says when I kiss her lips
Get the thrill thru fingertips
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Yeah she said you do

Well I talk about boys
Don't you know I mean boys
Well I talk about boys now
Ah, boys
Well I talk about boys now
What a bundle of joy

My girl says when I kiss her lips
Get the thrill thru fingertips
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Yeah she said you do

Well I talk about boys
Don't you know I mean boys
Well I talk about boys now
Ah, boys
Well I talk about boys now
What a bundle of joy

1.6 - Ask Me Why

I love you
Cause you tell me things I want to know
And it's true
that it really only goes to show
That I know that I, I, I, I,
should never never never be blue

Now you're mine
my happiness dear makes me cry
And in time
you'll understand the reason why
If I cry it's not because I'm sad
But you're the only love that I've ever had

I can't believe, it's happened to me
I can't conceive of anymore misery
Ask me why, I'll say I love you
And I'm always thinking of you

I love you
Cause you tell me things I want to know
And it's true
that it really only goes to show
That I know that I, I, I, I,
should never never never be blue

Ask me why, I'll say I love you
And I'm always thinking of you

I can't believe, it's happened to me
I can't conceive of anymore misery
Ask me why, I'll say I love you
And I'm always thinking of you, you, you
 

 

2.1 - Please Please Me

Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try, girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Please, please me, wow yeah, like I please you

You don't need me to show the way, love
Why do I always gave to sat, love
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Please, please me, wow yeah, like I please you

I don't want to sound complaining
but you know there's always rain in my heart
I do all the pleasing with you,
it's so hard to reason with you
wow yeah, why do you make me blue?

Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try, girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Please, please me, wow yeah, like I please you
wow yeah, like I please you
wow yeah, like I please you

2.1 - P.S. I Love You

As I write this letter
Send my love to you
Remember that I'll always
Be in love with you

Treasure these few words
Till we're together
Keep all my love forever
P.S. I love you
you, you, you

I'll be comin' home again to you, love
Until the day I do love
P.S. I love you
you, you, you

As I write this letter
Send my love to you
Remember that I'll always
Be in love with you

Treasure these few words
Till we're together
Keep all my love forever
P.S. I love you
you, you, you

As I write this letter
Send my love to you (you know I want you to)
Remember that I'll always (yeah)
Be in love with you

I'll be comin' home again to you, love
Until the day I do love
P.S. I love you
you, you, you
you, you, you
I love you

2.3- Baby It's You

It's not the way you smile that touched my heart
It's not the way you kiss that tears my apart

But how many many many nights go by
I sit alone at home and cry over you
What can I do
Can't help myself
Cause baby it's you
Baby it's you

You should hear what they say about you
(cheat, cheat)
They say, they say you never never ever been true
(cheat, cheat)

Wooho, it doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do, then it's true
Don't want nobody, nobody
Cause baby it's you
Baby it's you

Wooho, it doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do, then it's true
Don't want nobody, nobody
Cause baby it's you
Baby it's you
Don't leave me all alone

2.4 - A Taste Of Honey

A taste of honey
tasting much sweeter than wine
Do dut don du, do dut don du

I dream of your first kiss and then
I feel upon my lips again
A taste of honey
A taste of honey
tasting much sweeter than wine
Do dut don du, do dut don du

I will return, yes I will return
I'll come back for the honey, and you
Do dut don du, to dut don du

Yours was the kiss that awoke my heart
There lingers still though we're far apart
A taste of honey
A taste of honey
tasting much sweeter than wine
Do dut don du, do dut don du

I will return, yes I will return
I'll come back, I'll come back
for the honey, for the honey
and you

2.5 - Do You Want To Know A Secret

You never know how much I really love you
You'll never know how much I really care

Listen, do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, woh, woh, woh
Closer, let me whisper in your ear

Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you, oo

Listen, do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, woh, woh, woh
Closer, let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you, oo

I've known a secret for a week or two
Nobody knows just we two

Listen, do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, woh, woh, woh
Closer, let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you, oo, oo