From their second UK hit in January to the beginning of the British Invasion in December.
The Beatles started 1963 with their second UK hit, Please Please Me. They quickly became - the hottest band in the UK.
In December 1963 Capitol Records in America finally released their first single Stateside, I Want To Hold Your Hand. It charted in January and they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on 9 February 1964.
The British Invasion was in full swing and The Beatles were now - the hottest band in the world!
Lots more on my website..: Rock'n'Roll Unravelled - the story of rock'n'roll from its roots to mid-1970s punk.
Author of Rock'n'Roll Unravelled, Derek Shelmerdine - fortnightly guest appearances on the Mop Tops and The King radio show; with his segments, The Beatles Unravelled and Elvis Presley Unravelled.