February 7th: The News in Brief
February 7 carries a fair amount of news with it, mainly based around birthdays and important anniversaries. Check them out here! The Beatles Release "Please Please Me" in the US (1963) & Arrive in the US for the First Time (1964) Source: @FlyPanAm on Twitter "Please Please Me" became the first Beatles single to be released to the US a month after its UK counterpart. It had been rejected by various American record companies before being picked up by Vee-Jay Records. The following year, The Beatles made their first appearance in the States. Their flight, Pan Am flight 101, was greeted by over 5,000 fans as it arrived at JFK Airport in Queens, New York. The Stooges Release Raw Power (1973) Raw Power was the Stooges' third studio album, which contains one of their most well-known songs, "Search and Destroy" . Although it was originally mixed by vocalist Iggy Pop, it had to be remixed by David Bowie due to Pop's lack of regard for overall qual...