The Beatles – Please Please Me (1963)

November 18, 2024

I didn’t expect much for the first record from the Beatles knowing the “roots” in American “rock and roll” (Beach Boys tae fuck) and I expected very traditional full band pop music. I was very much shocked at how much I enjoyed this thing out of the gate. I was also surprised however that I knew a few of these songs, such as Love Me Do and Misery.

I also feel that this thing sounds absolutely fantastic for 1963, and that I should probably go and find a mono version somewhere to get a more accurate representation of the sound from the time. But yeah, gorgeous warm production all round.

Also some of the lyrics (specially the opening and closing tracks) have not aged well, in regards to the “objects of affection”.