▁were ▁" The ▁most ▁significant ▁new ▁musical ▁talent ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ", ▁thus ▁initi ating ▁the ▁comparison ▁of ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁to ▁the ▁Beat les . ▁Before ▁recording ▁the ▁first ▁album , ▁the ▁group ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁Col in ▁Peters en ▁and ▁V ince ▁Mel ou ney . ▁" New ▁York ▁M ining ▁Dis aster ▁ 1 9 4 1 ," ▁their ▁second ▁British ▁single ▁( the ir ▁first - iss ued ▁UK ▁ 4 5 ▁r pm ▁was ▁" Sp icks ▁and ▁Spe cks "), ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁radio ▁stations ▁with ▁a ▁blank ▁white ▁label ▁listing ▁only ▁the ▁song ▁title . ▁Some ▁DJ s ▁immediately ▁assumed ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁single ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les ▁and ▁started ▁playing ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁heavy ▁rotation . ▁This ▁helped ▁the ▁song ▁clim b ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁US . ▁ ▁No ▁such ▁ch ican ery ▁was ▁needed ▁to ▁boost ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ' ▁next ▁single , ▁" To ▁Love ▁Some body ", ▁into ▁the ▁US ▁Top ▁ 2 0 . ▁Origin ally ▁written ▁for ▁Ot is ▁Red ding , ▁" To ▁Love ▁Some body ", ▁a ▁soul ful ▁ball ad ▁s ung ▁by ▁Barry , ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁a ▁pop ▁standard ▁covered ▁by ▁many ▁artists . ▁Another ▁single , ▁" H olid ay ", ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁parent ▁album , ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁ 1 st ▁(