 It was rated the 29th greatest album in the book "Paul Gambaccini Presents the Top 100 Albums".This book "canvassed a panel of experts in seven countries" to determine the greatest albums.Unlike "Please Please Me", the bulk of whose tracks (10 of the 14, excluding previously issued singles) were recorded in one day, "With the Beatles" was recorded over seven sessions across three months, from 18 July to 23 October.