“Introducing…THE BEATLES” (VJLP-1062) Released January 10th, 1964
Origin of the Album Since Vee Jay records had the US contract for releasing The Beatles' records at the time (EMIs US affiliate Capitol Records having passed at their opportunity), Vee Jay had prepared to release the first Beatles album in July of 1963, which they titled, “Introducing…THE BEATLES, Englands No. 1 Vocal Group”. The mother plates for pressing the album were constructed on July 22nd, 1963. This is why some conclude that the album was released in July 1963, since this date can be seen in the run-off area of many of the original albums. Distribution of the album didn’t happen at all until months later because of a “shake-up” at Vee Jay headquarters.
Vee Jay Management Problems On August 3rd, 1963, it was released in
Enter Capitol Records
Success of “Introducing…The Beatles” The album ended up selling well over a million copies, evidenced by Vee Jay presenting The Beatles with a gold album for “Introducing…The Beatles” backstage at their Hollywood Bowl concert on October 23rd, 1964. The album spent nine straight weeks at the number 2 position on the Billboard album charts, not quite managing to beat out Capitol’s “Meet The Beatles” to the number 1 spot.
'The Golden Hits of The Four Seasons.” Being a higher priced double album, this compilation only peaked at number 142 on the Billboard charts, selling only 20,000 copies.
Recording The Album
This website is designed to give complete detail, track by track, of each album as it was heard in the United States. Analysis of this album, along with the details included herein, will give as accurate a picture as possible of what the pre-fame Beatles sounded like without actually having been there. Written and compiled by Dave Rybaczewski
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