Please Please Me专辑介绍
*为了让甲壳虫宣传自己，Brian Epstein在他们的单曲唱片发行后为他们制定了非常忙碌地巡回演出计划。62年底从德国返回之后，他们马不停蹄地前往英国各地进行演出，并为BBC录制了一些采访和演唱。随着Please Please Me单曲在排行榜上不断上升，EMI急于让甲壳虫录制一张专辑发表。但是时间十分仓促，小伙子们几乎每一天都有演出。他们在2月11日聚集在伦敦的录音室，只用了一天的时间就录制了全部歌曲，然后第二天继续开始演出。
*小伙子们从上午10点开始录音，除了晚餐休息了一下，一直工作到晚上10点之后。George Martin吃完午饭回来，发现甲壳虫们竟然没有去吃饭而在继续排练，十分吃惊。
*John当时患了重感冒。他面前一边放着润喉的药，一边放着一盒香烟。
*当然，专辑里包括了单曲唱片的四首歌，所以他们只需要录10首歌就行了。那一天他们实际上录制了11首歌，其中的Hold Me Tight尽管录制了13遍，但仍然不能令人满意。这首歌后来重新录制后在With the Beatles专辑中发表。
*George Martin说，因为显然没有时间让他们创作或学习新的歌曲，再精细地录音，所以他让甲壳虫表演时选择最熟悉的曲目，主要目的是抓住他们在洞穴俱乐部演唱时那种现场的气氛。
*因为没有足够的原创歌曲，所以里面有六首歌都是翻唱的。剩余的8首歌里，主要由Paul创作的有3首，剩下5首的主要作者是John。John主唱的歌曲有6首，Paul有4首，二人合唱1首；George有两首主唱，Ringo只有1首。
*George Martin安排一张专辑的规则大约是：在每面的开头安排几首出色的歌曲；在每面的结尾处放上很难接别的歌曲的歌；尽量找到歌曲之间的联系；最后把剩下的分配掉。
*专辑以描述舞厅的I Saw Her Standing There开头，以描述舞厅的Twist and Shout结束。为甲壳虫第一张专辑定下了基调——很单纯，这就是一张让你想要扭动起来的摇滚专辑。
*这张专辑花了7个礼拜才登上排行榜冠军，但随后创纪录地保持冠军的位置29周之久——直到它被下一张专辑With the Beatles取代。
*在此期间，Beatlemania在英国正式爆发。
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第39位。
Once "Please Please Me" rocketed to number one, the Beatles rushed to deliver a debut album, bashing out Please Please Me in a day. Decades after its release, the album still sounds fresh, precisely because of its intense origins. As the songs rush past, it's easy to get wrapped up in the sound of the record itself without realizing how the album effectively summarizes the band's eclectic influences. Naturally, the influences shine through their covers, all of which are unconventional and illustrate the group's superior taste. There's a love of girl groups, vocal harmonies, sophisticated popcraft, schmaltz, R&B, and hard-driving rock & roll, which is enough to make Please Please Me impressive, but what makes it astonishing is how these elements converge in the originals. "I Saw Here Standing There" is one of their best rockers, yet it has surprising harmonies and melodic progressions. "Misery" and "There's a Place" grow out of the girl group tradition without being tied to it. A few of their originals, such as "Do You Want to Know a Secret" and the pleasantly light "P.S. I Love You," have dated slightly, but endearingly so, since they're infused with cheerful innocence and enthusiasm. And there is an innocence to Please Please Me. The Beatles may have played notoriously rough dives in Hamburg, but the only way you could tell that on their first album was how the constant gigging turned the group into a tight, professional band that could run through their set list at the drop of a hat with boundless energy. It's no surprise that Lennon had shouted himself hoarse by the end of the session, barely getting through "Twist and Shout," the most famous single take in rock history. He simply got caught up in the music, just like generations of listeners did.
*小伙子们从上午10点开始录音，除了晚餐休息了一下，一直工作到晚上10点之后。George Martin吃完午饭回来，发现甲壳虫们竟然没有去吃饭而在继续排练，十分吃惊。
*John当时患了重感冒。他面前一边放着润喉的药，一边放着一盒香烟。
*当然，专辑里包括了单曲唱片的四首歌，所以他们只需要录10首歌就行了。那一天他们实际上录制了11首歌，其中的Hold Me Tight尽管录制了13遍，但仍然不能令人满意。这首歌后来重新录制后在With the Beatles专辑中发表。
*George Martin说，因为显然没有时间让他们创作或学习新的歌曲，再精细地录音，所以他让甲壳虫表演时选择最熟悉的曲目，主要目的是抓住他们在洞穴俱乐部演唱时那种现场的气氛。
*因为没有足够的原创歌曲，所以里面有六首歌都是翻唱的。剩余的8首歌里，主要由Paul创作的有3首，剩下5首的主要作者是John。John主唱的歌曲有6首，Paul有4首，二人合唱1首；George有两首主唱，Ringo只有1首。
*George Martin安排一张专辑的规则大约是：在每面的开头安排几首出色的歌曲；在每面的结尾处放上很难接别的歌曲的歌；尽量找到歌曲之间的联系；最后把剩下的分配掉。
*专辑以描述舞厅的I Saw Her Standing There开头，以描述舞厅的Twist and Shout结束。为甲壳虫第一张专辑定下了基调——很单纯，这就是一张让你想要扭动起来的摇滚专辑。
*这张专辑花了7个礼拜才登上排行榜冠军，但随后创纪录地保持冠军的位置29周之久——直到它被下一张专辑With the Beatles取代。
*在此期间，Beatlemania在英国正式爆发。
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第39位。
Once "Please Please Me" rocketed to number one, the Beatles rushed to deliver a debut album, bashing out Please Please Me in a day. Decades after its release, the album still sounds fresh, precisely because of its intense origins. As the songs rush past, it's easy to get wrapped up in the sound of the record itself without realizing how the album effectively summarizes the band's eclectic influences. Naturally, the influences shine through their covers, all of which are unconventional and illustrate the group's superior taste. There's a love of girl groups, vocal harmonies, sophisticated popcraft, schmaltz, R&B, and hard-driving rock & roll, which is enough to make Please Please Me impressive, but what makes it astonishing is how these elements converge in the originals. "I Saw Here Standing There" is one of their best rockers, yet it has surprising harmonies and melodic progressions. "Misery" and "There's a Place" grow out of the girl group tradition without being tied to it. A few of their originals, such as "Do You Want to Know a Secret" and the pleasantly light "P.S. I Love You," have dated slightly, but endearingly so, since they're infused with cheerful innocence and enthusiasm. And there is an innocence to Please Please Me. The Beatles may have played notoriously rough dives in Hamburg, but the only way you could tell that on their first album was how the constant gigging turned the group into a tight, professional band that could run through their set list at the drop of a hat with boundless energy. It's no surprise that Lennon had shouted himself hoarse by the end of the session, barely getting through "Twist and Shout," the most famous single take in rock history. He simply got caught up in the music, just like generations of listeners did.
Please Please Me专辑歌曲
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