Single: The Beatles - Here We Go EP

The Beatles – Here We Go (7" Single / EP)

Limited Edition • 7-inch Vinyl EP • 3 Tracks • Historic BBC Recordings 1962 • Top Sounds • Includes 8-Page Booklet

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Here We Go is a special 7-inch vinyl EP by The Beatles, featuring three historic BBC radio performances from October 26, 1962. These recordings capture John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the very beginning of their recording career, shortly before the group achieved international fame.

The performances originate from the BBC radio programme Here We Go, on which The Beatles appeared several times between March 1962 and March 1963. Unfortunately, the BBC's original master tapes were subsequently discarded, making these early performances extremely difficult to hear for many years.

For this release, the recordings were carefully restored from a surviving domestic tape recording, preserving a rare and important piece of Beatles history.

The recordings are especially significant because they document one of the earliest radio appearances by The Beatles with Ringo Starr on drums. Having joined the group in August 1962, Ringo made his radio debut with the band during this broadcast.

The EP opens with Love Me Do, The Beatles' first official British single, originally released on October 5, 1962. Its distinctive harmonica, rhythmic guitar accompaniment and memorable vocal harmonies capture the band's developing sound.

Next is A Taste Of Honey, a song The Beatles would also record for their 1963 debut album Please Please Me. The performance demonstrates the band's early versatility, combining melodic vocals with carefully arranged harmonies.

The B-side features P.S. I Love You, originally released as the flip side of Love Me Do. This early Lennon-McCartney composition showcases the duo's developing songwriting abilities through its warm melody and romantic lyrics.

Together, these three performances provide a fascinating insight into The Beatles as a young and ambitious beat group. The recordings capture the spontaneous energy and musical chemistry that the band developed through its performances in Liverpool, Hamburg and on British radio.

Here We Go was released by Top Sounds as a limited edition of only 500 copies. The record comes in an attractive front-laminated flipback sleeve inspired by classic Beatles EP packaging from the 1960s.

The edition also includes an eight-page booklet containing background information about these rare recordings.

A wonderful collector's release for fans of The Beatles, Merseybeat, British sixties music, early rock-'n-roll and historic BBC radio performances.

Tracklist

Side A

Love Me Do (Here We Go)

A Taste Of Honey (Here We Go)

Side B

P.S. I Love You (Here We Go)

Specifications

Artist: The Beatles

Title: Here We Go

Format: 7-inch vinyl single / EP

Number of records: 1

Number of tracks: 3

Label: Top Sounds

Catalogue number: TSEP 004

Release year: 2025

Original recording date: October 26, 1962

Source: BBC radio programme Here We Go

Genre: Merseybeat / Beat / Rock-'n-Roll / Pop Rock / British Invasion

Line-up: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

Limited edition: 500 copies

Packaging: Front-laminated flipback sleeve

Extra: Eight-page booklet

Special features: Restored historic radio recordings sourced from a surviving domestic tape recording

Historical significance: Early BBC radio appearance featuring Ringo Starr on drums

Highlights

Special 7-inch Beatles vinyl EP

Three historic BBC performances from October 1962

Includes Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You

Featuring A Taste Of Honey

One of the earliest radio appearances with Ringo Starr

Restored from a rare surviving domestic tape recording

Limited edition of 500 copies

Includes an eight-page booklet

Attractive laminated sleeve inspired by original sixties EPs

An essential addition to collections of early Beatles recordings