Love Me Do (reprise)

"Love Me Do" was recorded by The Beatles on four different occasions with three different drummers:The Beatles first recorded it on 6 June 1962 with Pete Best on drums, as part of their EMI audition at Abbey Road Studios in London. By 4 September, Best had been replaced with Ringo Starr and on that day The Beatles with Starr recorded a version again at Abbey Road Studios. One week later, on 11 September, The Beatles returned to the same studio, and they made a recording of "Love Me Do" with session drummer Andy White on drums while Starr played tambourine. On January 28, 1969 (!), they reviisted Love Me Do, during the Let It Be recording sessions. Of course, Ringo Starr on drums, while Billy Preston is at the keyboards (and Alan Parsons at the controls as engineer). This fourth version is litle known, and in its rough form not too interesting. We edited the Let It Be version to produce a pleasant - stereo! - mix, that might well have been included on the Anthology series: 10 years after recording their first single, this track has not lost any of its charm.