It was only a matter of time before we got around to everybody's favorite Liverpudlian band. Their connection to Them is a bit indirect, but fun, and follows this wayward path: Dick Rowe, a producer at Decca Records, is notorious as being one of the individuals to not sign The Beatles to a recording contract. The foursome auditioned at Decca Studios (an audition paid for by the band's manager Brian Epstein) and were rejected since "guitar bands are on their way out, Mr. Epstein". After The Beatles shot that theory down and shot to the top of the world, Dick Rowe was given a poor recording of Them's live act. Not willing to let another potential chart-topping band go unsigned, Mr. Rowe rushed to one of Them's concerts, liked what he heard and immediately signed them/Them to a recording contract.
The Beatles's debut album Please Please Me, released in 1963, is a solid collection of original songs by Lennon/McCartney and covers of songs they regularly performed at their concerts in Hamburg and the UK. But honestly, what else is there to say about "The World's Greatest Band" that hasn't been said a million times before?
Here is the discography surrounding The Beatles's debut album:
Love Me Do (1962 single)
Please Please Me (1963 single)
Please Please Me
From Me to You (1963 single)
Twist and Shout (1963 EP)
She Loves You (1963 single)
The Beatles' Hits (1963 EP)
The Beatles No. 1 (1963 EP)
Pass the Headphones!!
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