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LOVE ME DO (Room 119)
Initial pressings of the single featured Ringo Starr playing drums, but later pressings—and the album version—included session drummer Andy White, with Ringo relegated to tambourine and maracas. The difference between the two versions is so minimal that it is barely noticeable.
Released in October 1962, the single entered the Top 20, much to the delight of The Beatles and their manager, Brian Epstein, who reportedly purchased 10,000 copies himself to help ensure the single charted. The song, a Lennon–McCartney original, featured John Lennon’s trademark harmonica solo—a sound he had actually borrowed from Bruce Channel’s ‘Hey Baby’.
The success of the single led to The Beatles’ first television performance on Granada TV’s People and Places, where they performed ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Some Other Guy’. Paul McCartney later reflected, ‘If you want to know when we knew we’d arrived, it was getting into the charts with “Love Me Do”.’
By the end of the year, ‘Love Me Do’ had peaked at number 17, and the band had already recorded their follow-up single. The Beatles were clearly gaining momentum and making their mark.
Artwork by ©Shannon.
LOVE ME DO (Room 119)
Initial pressings of the single featured Ringo Starr playing drums, but later pressings—and the album version—included session drummer Andy White, with Ringo relegated to tambourine and maracas. The difference between the two versions is so minimal that it is barely noticeable.
Released in October 1962, the single entered the Top 20, much to the delight of The Beatles and their manager, Brian Epstein, who reportedly purchased 10,000 copies himself to help ensure the single charted. The song, a Lennon–McCartney original, featured John Lennon’s trademark harmonica solo—a sound he had actually borrowed from Bruce Channel’s ‘Hey Baby’.
The success of the single led to The Beatles’ first television performance on Granada TV’s People and Places, where they performed ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Some Other Guy’. Paul McCartney later reflected, ‘If you want to know when we knew we’d arrived, it was getting into the charts with “Love Me Do”.’
By the end of the year, ‘Love Me Do’ had peaked at number 17, and the band had already recorded their follow-up single. The Beatles were clearly gaining momentum and making their mark.
Artwork by ©Shannon.