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 ...

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 ...

Paul McCartney once revealed how he and John Lennon wrote The Beatles’ “Love Me Do.” Subsequently, he said he and John lied about the song’s backstory. Paul said they spread falsehoods for a specific ...

Sixty-two years ago today, on October 5, 1962, a single song marked the start of the most influential band in modern music history. “Love Me Do” introduced The Beatles to the world and launched a ...

7'' single (catalogue number 45-R 4949), signed by John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney on the labels, first pressing, matrix numbers 7XCE 17144-1N and 7XCE 17145-1N, red ...

On October 5th 1962, the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. It was a moment that changed music history and popular culture forever. It was also an extraordinary year in social and ...

‘Love Me Do,” the first Beatles single, came out on Friday, Oct. 5, 1962, the same day as “Dr. No,” the first James Bond movie. Since then, Bond and the Beatles have defined the British to themselves, ...