Please Please Me

by Alex Hendler

"Please Please Me" is a short fictional e-book that chronicles the magical day in which the Beatles recorded their first album in its entirety.In an era when musical artists often take months to complete an album, it’s hard to believe that the Beatles recorded their first album in a single day. But nearly 50 years ago, on 11 February 1963, the Beatles entered EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London and emerged 14 hours later having recorded 10 songs that would be included on their first album along with four songs from two previous single releases. "Please Please Me" gave us “Twist and Shout,” “I Saw Her Standing There” and other Beatle classics, and spent 30 weeks on top of the UK charts."Please Please Me" the e-book brings the legendary recording session to life through a compelling blend of fact and fiction. The session came at an interesting juncture in the Beatles’ career when they were stepping up from being a bar band but before Beatlemania had been unleashed, and proved to be a watershed moment for them and for their producer, George Martin, and manager, Brian Epstein. It’s a story many of us can relate to – venturing into the world at a young age when everything seems possible and all you yearn to do is to make your mark on the world – then finally that one day arrives that can make or break you. 11 February 1963 was that day for the Beatles.

Genres: Music

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2012

About the author

A year after seeing the Beatles live at the Hollywood Bowl as a six-year-old, Alex Hendler started his first band – The Beatles' Kids.

In spite of such an auspicious musical beginning, Alex became a writer instead, working in journalism, film, marketing, and, now, quite delightfully, in the promising world of electronic book publishing.

Alex lives in Seattle, with his wife and two children, each of whom sports a name from a Beatles' song...quite unintentionally, he swears.

Reviews

[Betty C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had high hopes for this book, but found it a bit boring. If you really want micro-detail about the recording industry, though, this could be your thing.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was pretty good. I was skeptical at first, but it turned out to be a well written story, focusing on The Beatles recording of their first full length album.