Vinyl Record

The Beatles - With the Beatles

The Beatles - With the Beatles on LP vinyl. A 1963 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.

LP · 1963

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1963 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

With the Beatles arrived in 1963 only months after Please Please Me, but it already sounds like a group with a firmer sense of itself. The cover image announces seriousness before the needle drops, and the music backs it up with a more confident blend of originals, Motown influence, girl-group drama and rock-and-roll attack. Lennon and McCartney sharpen their voices across "It Won't Be Long", "All I've Got to Do" and "All My Loving", while George Harrison's "Don't Bother Me" gives him his first songwriting foothold on a Beatles album. The covers are not filler; "Please Mister Postman", "You Really Got a Hold on Me", "Money (That's What I Want)" and "Roll Over Beethoven" show the band's appetite for American records and their ability to remake them through harmony, tempo and personality. The album feels darker and thicker than the debut, less like a captured live set and more like a band building a durable image. It is still early Beatles, but the confidence has hardened into command.

The album matters because it proves the debut was not a one-season eruption. With the Beatles consolidated the group's UK dominance, expanded their emotional palette and made the cover-band roots feel inseparable from the emerging Lennon-McCartney-Harrison writing story.

For collectors, With the Beatles is the essential second chapter: stronger visual identity, deeper repertoire and the first George Harrison composition on a Beatles LP. It also explains why early Beatles albums should be heard as albums, not just containers for singles.

Dense early Beatles beat music with Motown and R&B covers, confident harmonies, sharp Lennon-McCartney originals, driving drums and a moodier studio presence.

Recommended for: Listeners who want the Beatles' second UK album; Fans of Motown-influenced British beat music; Collectors interested in the band's early visual identity; Anyone comparing the debut with the more confident follow-up; George Harrison fans tracing his first album songwriting credit.

What year is With the Beatles from? Use 1963. It was the band's second UK album, released during the same breakthrough year as Please Please Me. Does With the Beatles include original songs? Yes. It includes Lennon-McCartney originals and George Harrison's first Beatles album composition, alongside covers from the band's repertoire. How is With the Beatles different from Please Please Me? It sounds more controlled and self-assured, with a stronger visual identity, thicker production and a broader mix of soul, pop and rock-and-roll influences.