Sir Joseph Lockwood , the president of EMI , presented the Beatles with two silver LP ' s to mark the quarter million plus sales of their LP, " Please, Please me " , and their new LP , " With the Beatles " , at a ceremony at EMI House in London . The Beatles are pictured with their awards after the presentations - left to right , Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney and in the front , George Harrison and John Lennon . 19th November 1963