The story of the band's "Love Me Do," why America was initially reluctant to listen and the surviving members' plans put out a replica of the original single. By Tim Appelo The Liverpool quartet known ...

This Beatles 'Love Me Do' 1962 Demonstration Record sold for $17,339.31 on Saturday (Dec. 10) during a 10-day eBay auction. That's a lot of money for a record clearly labeled 'NOT FOR SALE,' but try ...

“Love Me Do” was eight years old by the time it hit #1. A 16-year-old Paul McCartney had written most of the song while skipping school in 1958, with his friend John Lennon helping out on a few parts.

A copy of the Beatles' first single, 'Love Me Do' backed by 'P.S. I Love You,' signed by all four members of the group recently sold on eBay for $13,350 after 35 bids. The 1962 single features ...

EMI has been forced to recall a vinyl re-release of The Beatles' 'Love Me Do', after pressing a version of the 1962 hit without Ringo Starr on it. The re-issue was scheduled to coincide with the ...

When you look back at The Beatles’ start, American fans think of the band’s arrival in New York in February 1964. That landing officially kicked off Beatlemania, and the band’s earth-shifting Ed ...

The Beatles’ first official single as a band was “Love Me Do.” According to John Lennon’s then-wife, though, this wasn’t the group’s best song. In fact, she thought this Lennon-McCartney original was ...

PHILADELPHIA — You’re going to hear sooner or later, and feel rather old when you do: The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do,” is now in the public domain, at least in Europe. How could that be?

On Monday, The Beatles will put out a limited-edition 45 in England of their first single, "Love Me Do," to mark the 50th anniversary of its release. Here are five facts about The Beatles first single ...

At the time the demo was released, the Beatles were still largely unknown – so much so that the songwriting credit isn’t given to the Lennon-McCartney partnership, but rather “McArtney.” Although ...

You're going to hear sooner or later, and feel rather old when you do: The Beatles' first single, Love Me Do, is now in the public domain, at least in Europe. How could that be? Though not the most ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. “Love Me Do” was ...