# What happened on 1962-11-26

## Recording session, 26 November 1962
Tracking session · EMI Studios

**Recorded:** Please Please Me, Ask Me Why, Tip of My Tongue

**Personnel:**
- George Martin — Producer _[certainty 60]_ — source: Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31)
- George Harrison — Performs _[certainty 60]_ — source: Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31)
- John Lennon — Performs _[certainty 60]_ — source: Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31)
- Paul McCartney — Performs _[certainty 60]_ — source: Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31)
- Ringo Starr — Drums (Drum kit) _[certainty 60]_ — source: Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31)
- Norman Smith — Balance engineer _[certainty 55]_ — source: Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31)

**Sources:**
- Wikipedia: "Please Please Me" (song) (retrieved 2026-07-31), section: Recording (reliability 30)

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