April 4, 1964 was an amazing day in rock and roll history. On that date the Beatles held down the entire Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 - a feat never done before, and most likely will never happen again. See, Capitol Records passed on the Fab Four's first three records over here, so their parent EMI allowed two smaller labels to release them in 1963...and each of them bombed. Well, after Beatlemania took hold, the small labels re-released the earlier 45's, creating this anomaly and legal nightmare. Clip is from the legendary 2/11/1964 concert at the Washington Coliseum.
Beatles - Please Please Me
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