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Fact #52928

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Short story:

The Beatles release their second single, Please Please Me, in the UK on Parlophone Records.

Full article:

Julia Baird (John Lennon's half-sister) : We knew that Jimmy Savile was going to play Please Please Me for the first time on Radio Luxembourg. We were all huddled around the radio upstairs because there was a better reception there. Jimmy Savile played Please Please Me and then said, 'Well, I hope it pleases someone. It's a terrible noise.'