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1. The first song of the LP: "It Won't Be Long". They began recording on 30th July 1963 in the morning. In the afternoon they taped two BBC radio shows. The first one was an interview for "Non Stop Pop". In the second one they performed six numbers before going back to EMI to continue recording. Which was the second BBC show ?
2. John Lennon got his inspiration for "All I've Got To Do" from a black R&B singer. It was the second time that he was influenced by this singer. Which was his name?
3. The third track was Paul McCartney's "All My Loving" (I know it's credited to both Lennon-McCartney, but nonetheless). This song was released in another version (with slight differences) on the LP "The Beatles' Greatest". Which country saw this album release ?
4. "With The Beatles" saw George Harrison's debut as a composer (apart from the instrumental "Cry For A Shadow" which he wrote with Lennon and was released on different Tony Sheridan records here and there prior to Beatlemania). The song was composed in Bournemouth in August 1963 where they were fulfilling a six nights engagement. It was a response to a friend of theirs who kept annoying George by asking him why he didn't write songs by himself not to have to sing Lennon-McCartney's anymore. The answer was "Don't Bother Me". What was the name of this Liverpool first days friend?
5. "Little Child" was another Lennon-McCartney song. It was sung by both John and Paul, but originally they intended to give it to someone else. Who should have sung this song?
6. "Till There Was you" was a Meredith Wilson cover (as in the previous album "Please Please Me", there were eight original compositions and six covers). This was taken from the film "The Music Man". This song was sung by a duet in the movie. The man was Robert Preston. Who was the woman?
7. Another cover, even though I thought, the first time that I heard it (on this particular record), that it was a Lennon-McCartney song. "Please Mr Postman" sounded more Beatles than even a Beatles song (that was the magic of the Beatles, they appropriated every cover they did). They played it three times for the BBC (radio) and just once for TV. Which TV show saw the Beatles mime "Please Mr Postman"?
8. Let's rock. The first track of the B side (on vinyl disc, those were the days!) was Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven". In the early days the Beatles were a rock band and they covered lots of Berry's tunes, mostly in their BBC radio shows. By the way, how many Chuck Berry hits did they perform at the BBC?
9. 11th February 1963. The Beatles are at Abbey Road recording their first album. Everybody (at least the Beatles fans) know the fourteen tracks of this LP. But some extra songs were recorded. Amongst them was a song that would become a track on "With The Beatles". What was its title?
10. The Beatles covered "Smokey" Robinson's "You Really Got A Hold On Me" on the album "With The Beatles" . It was one of John's favourites and they performed it four times at the BBC. Maybe you have "The Beatles Live At The BBC" CD . What is the title of John's intro on it (don't cheat)?
11. You know that Ringo had his moment of glory on each record (well almost). For this one, it was Lennon and McCartney's "I Wanna Be Your Man". They also gave it to a young British group who was looking for a tune at the time. Which band was it?
12. George had his piece of glory with "Don't Bother Me". He sang two other songs on this record. One was "Roll Over Beethoven". The other one was a cover of the Donays' "Devil In Her Heart" (where did George find it, we'll never know!). Who wrote this song ?
13. The thirteenth track was a Lennon-McCartney song: "Not A Second Time". In 1963 the Beatles songs were not analysed yet (they were considered as teen songs with not much to say). But for the first time, a musical critic analysed this particular one. Which was his name?
14. The sixth and final cover on this album was Barrett Strong's "Money". They performed it during their first foreign tour (from 24th to 30th October 1963 to October 30th 1963). In which country did this event take place?
15. The release date of "With The Beatles": This day is known in the world for something else. Which tragic event occured the day "With The Beatles" was released?
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