Following my post on 5th October regarding the release of The Beatles 'Love Me Do' on vinyl 50 years after the initial release, it seems that EMI have fallen foul of the confusion surrounding the different versions of that recording.
As everyone must now know, George Martin was initially unhappy with the version recorded by The Beatles on 4 September 1962 with Ringo Starr on drums. The boys returned to the studio a week later on 11 September and session drummer Andy White was drafted in while Ringo was relegated to playing tambourine. Nevertheless the version released as a single was in fact the version featuring Ringo and the version that appeared on the 'Please Please Me' album and every subsequent LP release since, featured Andy White.
The replica single released last week to commemorate the 50th anniversary, should of course have featured Ringo. However, it didn't. The version that came out was the 11 September version featuring White. Consequently that single has been hastily withdrawn and the correct version is to be issued on 22 October.
Red faces all round for EMI I would say though I'm sure that some people who did buy the single last week might find that they have a future collector's item on their hands.
Makes me wish I had bought one after all.
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