{"product_id":"love-me-do-p-s-i-love-you-vinyl","title":"Love Me Do \/ P.S. I Love You (Vinyl)","description":"The Smithereens - Love Me Do \/ P.S. I Love You (Vinyl) \u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 708535795629 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE STORY OF THE BEATLES 1st SINGLE\u003cbr\u003eAND THE SMITHEREENS RE-CREATION\u003cbr\u003eOn September 11th, 1962, Scottish session Drummer\u003cbr\u003eAndy White was called to EMI Studios at 3 Abbey Road\u003cbr\u003ein London. Producer George Martin did not approve of\u003cbr\u003eRingo Starr’s drumming for studio work. It was the norm\u003cbr\u003eat that time to have a specialist studio drummer who knew\u003cbr\u003ethe ways of studio work. Starr was relegated to playing\u003cbr\u003etambourine on “Love Me Do” while White played his drum\u003cbr\u003ekit. “P.S. I Love You” was also recorded during this session\u003cbr\u003ewith White playing a “lightweight cha-cha-chá beat” on\u003cbr\u003ebongos rather than drums. White says he was paid £5 for\u003cbr\u003ethe session and 10 shillings for bringing his drum kit, and\u003cbr\u003edid not earn any royalties from the sale of the records.\u003cbr\u003eThis was the only time White played with the Beatles, but\u003cbr\u003eit was enough to get him “into the history books”, and\u003cbr\u003ethe distinction of being one of the so-called “fifth Beatles”.\u003cbr\u003eWhite said that on that day in the studio the only members\u003cbr\u003eof the Beatles he worked with were Paul McCartney and\u003cbr\u003eJohn Lennon, because they were the songwriters. “They\u003cbr\u003edidn’t use any written music, and what I had to do was play\u003cbr\u003ethe routines with them to get an idea what they wanted\u003cbr\u003ebefore we could even start recording.” Fast forward to 2008,\u003cbr\u003eBeatles expert Tom Frangione introduced White to the\u003cbr\u003eSmithereens. The band asked White to record with them\u003cbr\u003eon their next Beatles tribute album at their House of Vibes\u003cbr\u003erecording studio in Highland Park, NJ. “P.S. I Love You” was\u003cbr\u003ereleased late in 2008 on B-Sides the Beatles; “Love Me Do”\u003cbr\u003ewas recorded, but not released until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE A: Love Me Do SIDE B: P.S. I Love You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 7\/10\/20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 7\" Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Apocalypse Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42863973957694,"sku":"Z9P8NL-LCOP-DQ","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/the-smithereens-love-me-do-ps-i-love-you_ASGqH.jpg?v=1780731441","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/love-me-do-p-s-i-love-you-vinyl","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}