Fame+in+the+UK

__Fame in the UK__ ** ﻿  ** 

** 1962 ﻿ **
 * **Beatles signed a recording contract with EMI. **
 * **Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as drummer. **
 * **//Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You// is released as Beatles first UK single. **

**1963 **
 * **Beatles began tour of UK with Helen Shapiro, Britain's top female singer. **
 * **Beatles recorded 10 songs in 10 hours to finish their first UK album, //[|Please Please Me]//. **
 * **//Please Please Me// was released in the UK and it spent 30 weeks at number one. **
 * **Beatles appear at the "Royal Variety Show" where they played for the Queen. **
 * **Their second album, //With the Beatles//, was released and it spent 23 weeks at number one and 44 weeks in the top 10. **
 * **The US began to take notice...see Fame in the US. **