An anatomy of the Beatles' first single

The strange, atmospheric and unassuming song was recorded in two versions, wasn't meant to be the first single and was a delayed hit in the US. So what's the appeal of Love Me Do?It was 50 years ago today. There in the Parlophone schedule, next to the King Brothers, Shane Fenton and the Fentones, Matt Monro, the Temperance Seven and James Brown (Shout and Shimmy: a future Mod perennial, later covered by the Who) is the Beatles' first single for the label. Out of the 11 records in those particula...

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