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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0077774643528
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Studio: Capitol

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Japanese exclusive reissue of 1963 album. This Toshiba/EMI pressing features an OBI strip (different from the last Japanese pressings issued in 1990) & an insert with Japanese text & lyrics in Japanese & English. Manufactured & pressed in Japan. This album has been direct metal mastered from a digitally remastered original tape to give the best possible sound quality. 2003.

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Summary: A pleasing debut
Comment: Early Beatles albums contained a healthy mix of McCartney-/Lennon-penned originals alongside a batch of cover songs that the band performed with gusto onstage. Some of the studio cover songs were hearty rock `n' rollers that perfectly captured the group's aggressive, raw mentality when playing live, while others were pedestrian crooners best played as dinner music. Unfortunately, though it shows flashes of early brilliance, "Please Please Me" has a little too much dinner music.

That's not to say that there aren't a few great cover songs here. "Boys" (Luther Dixon/Wes Farrell) is a rollicking rave-up enhanced by the great (and perhaps underused) voice of drummer Ringo Starr. And closing out the album is the classic "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley/Bert Russell), a feel-good, get-your-butt-on-the-dance-floor rocker where John Lennon's ripping vocals were strained to the max in order to finish up the record during a long day in the studio back in 1963.

To give the Beatles credit, their repertoire of onstage and studio covers songs was vast, reflecting the boys' wide array of musical tastes. In today's world, the writers of many of these chosen covers are obscure, and that's OK in my book if the songs are somehow stimulating. Unfortunately, though, the Beatles were likely told by the big-wigs at Parlophone to include schmaltzy pop standard "ballads" to appease the female audience that would one day adore them, and thus, we get rather bland choices like "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander), "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Luther Dixon/Mack David) and "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow).

On the flip side, the melodic McCartney/Lennon love songs on this record are rather good, especially "P.S. I Love You" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret." And the duo also strike gold with a few early classic gems like "I Saw Her Standing There," "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do," all riveting, catchy songs that showcase the Beatles' various budding talents in different ways.

So while the Fab Four's hearts were probably in the right place when they (and their "superiors") selected these cover songs, the end result is that portions of "Please Please Me" are a bit flat. But all these years later, perhaps these slip-ups in cover choices could be viewed as a good thing, since it shows the Beatles were mere mortals whose touch did not produce gold every single time.

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Summary: To Poppy
Comment: The Beatles, one heck of a great band, millions of people are fans including me, but I am not such a big fan about this album. The Beatles, "Please Please Me", realesed in 1963 is a short snippy and poppy rock album all about relationships....YAWN.... Anyways Please Please Me was recorded in about 585 minutes and took only one day to record, it's bassicly just a CD representing the songs they played live and many of the songs on here were played live in the studio. All the songs just sound the same, theres nothing different. Please Please Me is bassicly just your average short 2:45 songs with a little guitar solo, bassicly just a normal pop album for that time. Too some this album is a classic but too me its an album, you can afford not to buy. The two only really good songs on here are, "I Saw Her Standing There", and "Twist And Shout". Please Please Me in my opinion is very overated and on Rolling Stone Magzines list of the 500 greatest albums of all time this album came at 39 before Pink Floyd's masterpiece, "Dark Side Of The Moon"? What? All in all this album is for those who like to listen to early Beatles songs or just like all that early 60s late 50s bubblegum pop stuff. If you want to buy some actullay great Beatles albums that are rock classics go for, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, The White Album, and Abbey Road. Buy those albums not this one.

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Summary: all time classic
Comment: A great collection of covers and a Lennon-McCartney song or two. Captures the excitement of the day, and the wave of bands to come.Amazing to think it was recorded virtually live on primitive equiptment....

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Summary: Enjoying trip down memory lane!
Comment: My wife purchased this CD on my account. She is a Beatlemaniac from the '60's. She is very pleased with the quality of the CD, and told me that this was the moptops first album.

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Summary: FIRST TIME'S A CHARM
Comment: Their first time out with the rawness and powerfully,explosive sound unmatched by any other artist,with the exception of Elvis,Please Please Me,consist of hard rockers and ballads showcasing each member of the band,McCartney's,I Saw Her Standing There,and,A Taste Of honey,Lennon's,Twist And Shout,and,Anna,Harrison's,Do You Want To Know A Secret,and Chains,Ringo takes the cue and wails on the potent rocker,Boys,featuring one of the better Harrison leads and of course there's,Please Please Me,the Beatles were probably not the best musicians in the world,gradually improving through the years,but there was a certain chemistry within themselves that combined a unit of one,with their tight harmonies and the brilliant songwriting,8 of 14 tracks are Lennon/McCartney compositions on here,the rest being covers,of course after this album they went a long way baby,a long and winding road,a great Beatles achievement,and an early glimsp of the geniuses at work.

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