Love Me Do
The Beatles | Artist Essentials
First released: October 5, 1962 (day verified)
Original UK single recording (Ringo Starr on drums)
MusicAtlas editorial note: Its plainspoken hook is a useful starting point when tracing the distance to their later arrangements.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: October 5, 1962 (day verified)
This selection is the original UK single recording, identified in the official Past Masters annotations. The later Please Please Me album used a different drum performance.
Recording: Original UK single recording (Ringo Starr on drums)
Credit: The Beatles
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Love Me Do
Past Masters - official store original-release annotations
Annotations identify original single and EP years and versions, including the 1962 Ringo Starr Love Me Do. The compilation's own issue year is never used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The selection is the original 5 October 1962 UK single performance with Ringo Starr on drums. Retained entry entry-ae63c9477e43c198 was moved from a 1964 US chart association and has no recording-version metadata. Preserve that actual entry as a provisional annual candidate until its performance is established; the year alone does not establish equivalence.
The Beatles Official Store: Past Masters Volumes 1 & 2
Track 1 identifies the original 5 October 1962 UK single performance with Ringo Starr on drums; this supports the selected recording, not the retained annual entry version. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
The Beatles: Anthology
Distinguishes the Ringo Starr and Andy White recordings of Love Me Do. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About The Beatles
The Beatles were the Liverpool group of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their early music drew on rock and roll, pop harmonies and R&B, and their growing emphasis on original songs helped shape their identity during the 1960s. As their recording career developed, they expanded the possibilities of studio arrangement and production. The group's recordings form a shared catalog, separate from the four musicians' later solo albums and other collaborations.
Artist background sources
The Beatles - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Liverpool group and four members, early rock/pop/R&B influences, original songwriting and later studio experimentation. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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