The Alternate Please Please Me

The Beatles

The Alternate Please Please Me - CD cover

The Alternate Please Please Me - Front Cover The Alternate Please Please Me - Back Cover

Label Blackhead Walrus

Catalogue No. STATB 05

Country Of Origin Guadaloupe

Release date 2003

Total time 79:02

Comments:
(from the sleeve) No BBC Live Tracks
No Anthology Tracks.
My Comments :
Again, a super C.D. from the "Stamp Out The Beatles" people, and one of five in a terrific boxed set called Quelque Chose De Nouveau.
This particular C.D. collects together a lot of fine outtakes from the "Please Please Me" era, including studio alternate takes, BBC sessions, live performances and even some songs of the period as briefly appeared in The Let It Be sessions.
It also pulls together some of the official stereo or mono mixes that were less commonly found.
It has little humour touches within the packaging, such as Produced by George Martinique (sic) .... the others you'll have to appreciate for yourself.
Yes, I know we already have these pieces, but, nicely presented and nicely collected together makes it worth having them again.
Note: Track 25 ("There's A Place" - Take 10) is NOT on this C.D.
The C.D. therefore only has 36 tracks, not 37 as listed on the cover.

The C.D.

No	Tracklisting	Comments	Time
The Alternate Album
1	I Saw Her Standing There	Take 2	3:09
2	Misery	Take 6	1:50
3	Anna (Go To Him)	25/06/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	3:00
4	Chains	17/09/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	2:16
5	Boys	17/09/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	2:09
6	Ask Me Why	Stereo mix (Take 6)	2:21
7	Please Please Me	Stereo mix (Takes 16/17/18)	1:57
8	Love Me Do	26/01/63 - BBC - "Saturday Club"	1:29
9	P.S. I Love You	Different mix from Love Songs	2:04
10	Baby It's You	Stereo mix (Take 5)	2:40
11	Do You Want To Know A Secret	Take 7	2:05
12	A Taste Of Honey	Take 6	2:02
13	There's A Place	Take 1	2:04
14	Twist And Shout	24/08/63 - BBC - "Saturday Club"	2:29
The Alternatives
15	I Saw Her Standing There	Take 2 + Edit Piece 5	2:31
16	I Saw Her Standing There	Takes 6, 7, and 8	2:01
17	Misery	Takes 2, 3, 4, and 5	3:05
18	Misery	17/09/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	1:48
19	Ask Me Why	24/09/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	1:51
20	Please Please Me	13/08/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	1:54
21	P.S. I Love You	25/06/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	1:59
22	Do You Want To Know A Secret	Take 8	2:05
23	Do You Want To Know A Secret	30/07/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	1:46
24	A Taste Of Honey	13/05/63 - BBC - "Side By Side"	2:05
25	There's A Place	03/09/63 - BBC - "Pop Go The Beatles"	1:49
The Live Versions
26	I Saw Her Standing There	09/02/64 - Live on The Ed Sullivan Show	2:40
27	Boys	22/08/64 - Live at the Empire Stadium, Vancouver	2:35
28	Ask Me Why	31/12/62 - Live at the Star Club, Hamburg	2:29
39	Please Please Me	09/02/64 - Live on the Ed Sullivan Show (Afternoon show)	2:00
30	Love Me Do	20/10/63 - BBC - "Easy Beat"	2:44
31	A Taste Of Honey	31/12/62 - Live at the Star Club, Hamburg	1:56
32	Twist And Shout	31/12/62 - Live at the Star Club, Hamburg	2:09
33	Twist And Shout	22/08/64 - Live at the Empire Stadium, Vancouver	2:07
34	Please Please Me	11/02/64 - Live at the Washington Coliseum	2:35
The Get Back Sessions Note: For explanation of "G.B." numbers see G.B. and DDSI - An explanation
35	Please Please Me	G.B.no. 25.46	0:30
36	Please Please Me	G.B.no. 23.34	0:24


The Alternate Please Please Me - Front Cover	The Alternate Please Please Me - Back Cover

Label	Blackhead Walrus
Catalogue No.	STATB 05
Country Of Origin	Guadaloupe
Release date	2003
Total time	79:02
Comments: (from the sleeve)	No BBC Live Tracks No Anthology Tracks. My Comments : Again, a super C.D. from the "Stamp Out The Beatles" people, and one of five in a terrific boxed set called Quelque Chose De Nouveau. This particular C.D. collects together a lot of fine outtakes from the "Please Please Me" era, including studio alternate takes, BBC sessions, live performances and even some songs of the period as briefly appeared in The Let It Be sessions. It also pulls together some of the official stereo or mono mixes that were less commonly found. It has little humour touches within the packaging, such as Produced by George Martinique (sic) .... the others you'll have to appreciate for yourself. Yes, I know we already have these pieces, but, nicely presented and nicely collected together makes it worth having them again. Note: Track 25 ("There's A Place" - Take 10) is NOT on this C.D. The C.D. therefore only has 36 tracks, not 37 as listed on the cover.