On this day in 1963, Please Please Me (the band’s second single) was released in the UK.
In the early stages of their recording career, The Beatles had to fight for the chance to release their own songs - rather than those written by publishers that were seen as safer bets for creating hits. In this clip, Paul and Ringo describe how that battle was daunting, and how winning it was a major stepping stone for the band:
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