Introducing ... The Beatles

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Introducing ... The Beatles
Compilation album by The Beatles

Publication
(s)

January 10, 1964

Label (s) Vee-Jay Records

Format (s)

LP

Title (number)

12

running time

27 min 39 s

occupation

production

George Martin

Studio (s)

Abbey Road Studios

chronology
- Introducing ... The Beatles Meet the Beatles!
(1964)

Introducing ... The Beatles ( English will be introduced ... The Beatles ) is the first in the United States published album of the British band The Beatles . It was released on January 10, 1964. The album was sold by Vee-Jay Records instead of Capitol Records , which led to legal battles as a result. The album is based on Please Please Me , the group's UK debut album .

Emergence

The Beatles - Please Please Me
The Beatles - Twist and Shout (US single)

After Capitol Records had turned down the offer to take over the EMI distribution rights for the USA for the Beatles, Vee-Jay Records signed a contract with the Beatles. The first US release of a Beatles single was on February 25, 1963 with Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (Vee-Jay # 498), followed on May 27, 1963 From Me to You / Thank You Girl (Vee-Jay # 522). On September 16, 1963, the single She Loves You / I'll Get You (Swan # 4152) was released on the Swan label . None of the three singles made it into the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 .

In December 1963, Brian Epstein , the Beatles' manager, signed a recording deal with Capitol Records for future Beatles releases. On December 26, 1963, the Beatles' first single, I Want to Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There, was released on Capitol Records. The single rose to number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 18, 1964. Two weeks later, I Want to Hold Your Hand topped the charts. It was the Beatles' commercial breakthrough in the United States.

On January 10, 1964, Vee-Jay Records released the album Introducing ... The Beatles , of which more than a million copies were sold in the United States. Shortly after its release, Capitol Records took legal action on January 15, 1964 to prohibit Vee-Jay Records from distributing Beatles records. A slightly modified version of the album Introducing… The Beatles was released around February 10, 1964. Vee-Jay had not received the necessary licenses for the songs Love Me Do and PS I Love You and exchanged these pieces for Please Please Me and Ask Me Why out. Introducing ... The Beatles took second place on Billboard's Hit Parade , where it remained for nine weeks; the album Meet the Beatles! took first place at the same time. Both versions of the album were released in a mono and a stereo version.

On February 26, 1964, Vee-Jay released the album Jolly What! The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage . It contained four previously released studio recordings by the Beatles. The remaining tracks were live recordings by Frank Ifield . In July 1964, Introducing ... The Beatles appeared again under the title Songs, Pictures & Stories of the Fabulous Beatles   with a completely different cover design.

On October 1, 1964, the double LP The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons   , which contained no new material but was just another release of Introducing… The Beatles and a compilation of the Four Seasons . The litigation between Capitol Records and Vee-Jay Records escalated, and because of this legal uncertainty, Beatles records were released on four other labels in addition to Vee-Jay. The recently founded Vee Jay subsidiary label Tollie also took part, on which Twist and Shout / There's a Place (Tollie 9001) appeared on March 2, 1964 . Vee-Jay Records was granted the right to publish Beatles records until October 15, 1964. On January 30, 1964 the single Please Please Me / From to You (Vee-Jay # 581) was released again, followed by the singles Do You Want to Know a Secret / Thank You Girl on March 23, 1964, Love Me Do / PS I Love You on April 27, 1964 and March 23, 1964 the EP Souvenir of their Visit to America with the songs Misery , A Taste of Honey / Ask Me Why and Anna (Go to Him) was also   released. In November 1964, Vee-Jay Records released an interview album entitled Hear the Beatles Tell All in the USA .

Cover design

The cover photo of the album was recorded on 5 March 1963 by photographer Angus McBean, who is also the cover photo for the album on the same day Please Please Me produced.

Track list

First version

page 1

No. song author Lead vocals length
01 I saw her standing there McCartney / Lennon McCartney 2:50
02 Misery McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 1:49
03 Anna (Go to Him) Arthur Alexander Lennon 2:55
04th Chains Gerry Goffin / Carole King Harrison 2:23
05 Boys Dixon / Farrell Rigid 2:24
06th Love me do McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 2:23

Page 2

No. song author Lead vocals length
07th PS I love you McCartney / Lennon McCartney 2:04
08th Baby it's you David / Bacharach / Williams Lennon 2:40
09 Do you want to know a secret McCartney / Lennon Harrison 1:56
10 A taste of honey Ric Marlow / Bobby Scott McCartney 2:03
11 There's a place McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 1:51
12 Twist and Shout Medley / Russell Lennon 2:32

Second version

page 1

No. song author Lead vocals length
01 I saw her standing there McCartney / Lennon McCartney 2:50
02 Misery McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 1:49
03 Anna (Go to Him) Arthur Alexander Lennon 2:55
04th Chains Gerry Goffin / Carole King Harrison 2:23
05 Boys Dixon / Farrell Rigid 2:24
06th Ask me why McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 2:23

Page 2

No. song author Lead vocals length
07th Please Please Me McCartney / Lennon McCartney 2:04
08th Baby it's you David / Bacharach / Williams Lennon 2:40
09 Do you want to know a secret McCartney / Lennon Harrison 1:56
10 A taste of honey Ric Marlow / Bobby Scott McCartney 2:03
11 There's a place McCartney / Lennon Lennon and McCartney 1:51
12 Twist and Shout Medley / Russell Lennon 2:32

Republication

The album was no longer legally produced after October 1964, but illegal reprints were made, including in CD format.

Chart positions of the albums

album Release Date Best placement in the charts Label catalog no.
Type title GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany
Studio album Introducing… The Beatles A1 - Feb 10, 1964 - nv 2 nv - VeeJay
VJLP 1062 (Mono)
VJLR 1062 (Stereo) 		-
compilation Jolly What! The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage
(joint album with Frank Ifield ) 		- - Feb. 26, 1964 nv 104 nv - VeeJay
1085 (Mono)
VJLPS 1085 (Stereo) 		-
compilation Songs, Pictures & Stories of the Fabulous Beatles A3 nv  June 1964 nv nv 63 nv - VeeJay
VJ 1092 (mono)
VJS 1092 (stereo) 		-
compilation
W.
The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons
(double album from Introducing… The Beatles and The Golden Hits of the Four Seasons by the Four Seasons ) 		- 0Oct. 1, 1964 - nv 142 nv - VeeJay
DX 30 (Mono / Stereo) 		-

Outcouplings

Singles

single Release Date Best placement in the charts Label catalog no.
A side / B side GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany
Love Me Do / PS I Love You 0Oct 5, 1962 Apr 27, 1964 - 17th 01 /10 nv Parlophone R4949 Tollie 9008 -
Please Please Me / Ask Me Why Jan. 11, 1963 0Feb. 2, 1963 - 02 - / - nv Parlophone R4983 Vee Jay VJ 498 -
Please Please Me / From Me to You - Jan. 30, 1964 - nv 03/41 nv - Vee Jay VJ 581 -
Twist and Shout / There's a Place - 02nd Mar 1964 - nv 2/74 nv - Tollie 9001 -
Do You Want to Know a Secret / Thank You Girl - 23 Mar 1964 - nv 02/35 nv - Vee Jay VJ 587 -

Extended Plays (EPs)

EP Release Date Best placement in the charts Label catalog no.
title Songs A-Side / B-Side GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany GB United KingdomUnited Kingdom US United StatesUnited States DE GermanyGermany
Souvenir of their Visit to America Misery; A Taste of Honey / Ask Me Why; Anna (Go to Him) - 23 Mar 1964 - nv - nv - VeeJay
EP1-903 		-

Track list of the album Jolly What! The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage

On February 26, 1964, Vee-Jay Records released the album Jolly What! The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage . It contained four previously released studio recordings by the Beatles. The remaining tracks were live recordings by Frank Ifield .

page 1

  1. Please Please Me - The Beatles
  2. Anytime - Frank Ifield
  3. Lovesick Blues - Frank Ifield
  4. I'm Smiling Now - Frank Ifield
  5. Nobody's Darling - Frank Ifield
  6. From Me to You - The Beatles

Page 2

  1. I Remember You - Frank Ifield
  2. Ask Me Why - The Beatles
  3. Thank You Girl - The Beatles
  4. The Wayward Wind - Frank Ifield
  5. Unchained Melody - Frank Ifield
  6. I Listen to My Heart - Frank Ifield

Track list of the album The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons

On October 1, 1964, the double LP The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons , which contained no new material but was just another release of Introducing… The Beatles and a compilation of the Four Seasons .

page 1

  1. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
  2. Misery - The Beatles
  3. Anna (Go to Him) - The Beatles
  4. Chains - The Beatles
  5. Boys - The Beatles
  6. Ask Me Why - The Beatles

Page 2

  1. Please Please Me - The Beatles
  2. Baby It's You - The Beatles
  3. Do You Want to Know a Secret - The Beatles
  4. A Taste of Honey - The Beatles
  5. There's a Place - The Beatles
  6. Twist and Shout - The Beatles

Page 3

  1. Sherry - The Four Seasons
  2. I've Cried Before - The Four Seasons
  3. Marlena - The Four Seasons
  4. Soon (I'll Be Home Again) - The Four Seasons
  5. Ain't That a Shame - The Four Seasons
  6. Walk Like a Man - The Four Seasons

page 4

  1. Connie-O - The Four Seasons
  2. Big Girls Don't Cry - The Four Seasons
  3. Starmaker - The Four Seasons
  4. Candy Girl - The Four Seasons
  5. Silver Wings - The Four Seasons
  6. Peanuts - The Four Seasons

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruce Spizer: The Beatles Are Coming! 498 Productions, New Orleans 2003, ISBN 0-9662649-8-3 , pp. 82 f.
  2. ↑ Platinum award
  3. ↑ Bruce Spizer: The Beatles Are Coming! 498 Productions, New Orleans 2003, ISBN 0-9662649-8-3 , p. 96 ff.
  4. ↑ Introducing… The Beatles - Mono
  5. ↑ Introducing… The Beatles - Stereo
  6. ↑ Jolly What! The Beatles & Frank Ifield on Stage
  7. ^ Songs, Pictures & Stories of the Fabulous Beatles - Stereo
  8. ↑ The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons
  9. ^ EP Souvenir of their Visit to America
  10. ↑ Hear The Beatles Tell All