The story behind Love Me Do, The Beatles' first single, recorded at Abbey Road Studios 58 years ago
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After being turned down by a major record company, The Beatles recorded Love Me Do - a song which Paul McCartney had written when he was 16
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The story behind Love Me Do, The Beatles' first single, recorded
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