The Beatles US LPs Vee Jay & other labels

Introducing... The Beatles

VEE JAY VJSR-1062 (stereo)

VEE JAY VJLP-1062 (mono)

10.01.1964 ( Version 1 )

10.02.1964 ( Version 2 )

1. I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney - Lennon )
2. Misery (McCartney - Lennon )
3. Anna (Alexander)
4. Chains (Coffin- King)
5. Boys (Dixon- Farrell)
6. LOVE ME DO (McCartney - Lennon )

1. I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney - Lennon )
2. Misery (McCartney - Lennon )
3. Anna (Alexander)
4. Chains (Coffin- King)
5. Boys (Dixon- Farrell)
6. Ask Me Why (McCartney - Lennon )

1. P. S. I LOVE YOU (McCartney - Lennon )
2. Baby, It's You (Davis-Williams-Bacharach)
3. Do You Want To Know A Secret (McCartney - Lennon )
4. A Taste Of Honey (Scott - Marlow)
5. There's A Place (McCartney - Lennon )
6. Twist And Shout (Medley - Russell)

1. Please Please Me (McCartney - Lennon )
2. Baby, It's You (Davis-Williams-Bacharach)
3. Do You Want To Know A Secret (McCartney - Lennon )
4. A Taste Of Honey (Scott - Marlow)
5. There's A Place (McCartney - Lennon )
6. Twist And Shout (Medley - Russell)

# 2 in the US charts on February, 29 1964. Total weeks on charts 49.

First press with "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You". Count of "I Saw Her Standing There" was truncated except for the “four!"..

2nd press with a different track list. ."Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" replaced with "Ask Me Why" and "Please Please Me"

All covers and labels variations of this LP you'll find here - http://www.rarebeatles.com/photospg/introvj.htm

JOLLY WHAT! ENGLAND'S GREATEST RECORDING STARS: The Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage

VEE JAY VJLPS 1085 (stereo)

VEE JAY VJLP 1085 (mono)

VEE JAY VJLPS 1085 (stereo)

26.02.1964

01.10.1964

1. Please, Please Me- (The Beatles)
Any Time
Lovesick Blues
I'm Smiling Now
Nobody's Darling
6. From Me To You - (The Beatles)

I Remember You
2. Ask Me Why - (The Beatles)
3. Thank You Girl - (The Beatles)
The Wayward Wind
Unchained Melody
I Listen To My Heart

# 104 in the US charts on April 18, 1964. Total weeks on charts 6.

Original pressing. So called "Old Man" cover features the drawing of a man with glasses, a moustache, and a Beatle wig..

2nd pressing with the different picture sleeve. Track list is the same. The reissue cover features the striking portrait of The Beatles previously used on "Vee-Jay" 's subsidairy "Tollie" label, the "LOVE ME DO" picture sleeve. Less than 100 copies are believed to have been pressed.

Songs, Pictures And Stories Of The Fabulous Beatles






VEE JAY VJLP 1092 (mono)
VEE JAY VJLPS 1092 (stereo)
12.08.1964

1. I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney - Lennon )
2. Misery (McCartney - Lennon )
3. Anna (Alexander)
4. Chains (Coffin- King)
5. Boys (Dixon- Farrell)
6. Ask Me Why (McCartney - Lennon )

# 63 in the US charts on December 5, 1964. Total weeks on charts 11.

Repackage of "Introducing... The Beatles" (version 2). complete with the 1062 number and old title on the label. Three-quarters gatefold cover, portrait paintings` Most covers of VJLPS 1092 say "STEREO" at the top, but some copies have a red sticker" STEREO" .

The Beatles Vs The Four Seasons








VEE JAY VJDXS-30 (stereo)
VEE JAY VJDX 30 (mono)
01.10.1964

1. I Saw Her Standing There (McCartney - Lennon )
2. Misery (McCartney - Lennon )
3. Anna (Alexander)
4. Chains (Coffin- King)
5. Boys (Dixon- Farrell)
6. Ask Me Why (McCartney - Lennon )

# 142 in the US charts on October 17, 1964. Total weeks on charts 3.

Another repackage of "Introducing... The Beatles" album together with "The Golden Hits of the Four Seasons". The folded 111/2" x 23" poster included

Hear The Beatles Tell All

VJLP 202 PRO

05.11.1964

Jim Steck interviews John Lennon

Dave Hull interviews John, Paul, George and Ringo

UNITED ARTISTS

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT





	UNITED ARTISTS UAL-6360 (mono)
	UNITED ARTISTS UAS-6360 (stereo)
	26.06.1964

A Hard Day's Night (Vocal) Tell Me Why (Vocal) I Cry Instead (Vocal) * I Should Have Known Better (Inst.) I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Vocal) And I Love Her (Inst.)

I Should Have Known Better (Vocal) If I Fell (Vocal) And I Love Her (Vocal) Ringo' s Theme - This Boy (Inst.) Can't Buy Me Love (Vocal) A Hard Day's Night (Inst.)

# 1 in the US charts from July 25, 1964 for 14 weeks. Total weeks on charts 56.
Original Motion Picture Sound Track.
* - The more common copies ( both mono and stereo) list "I Cry Instead" (incorrect spelling) on the label of the record. Less common copies have the title correct ("I'll Cry Instead") on the label. All copies have that song title misspelled on the cover.

THE BEATLES AND TONY SHERIDAN

The Beatles With Tony Sheridan And Their Guests





mono label	stereo label

MGM E -4215 (mono)
MGM SE -4215 (stereo)
03.02.1964

1. My Bonnie 2:07 (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) (Trad. P. D.)
2. Cry For A Shadow 2:22 (Harrison - Lennon)
Johnson Rag
Flying Beat
Swanee River
Darktown Strutter's Ball

1. The Saints 3:14 (When The Saints Go Marching In) (Trad. P. D.)
Rye Beat
You Are My Sunshine
Summertime Beat
5. Why 2:54 (Sheridan)
Happy New Year Beat

# 68 in the US charts on April 18, 1964.Total weeks on charts 14.

The Beatles (tracks A-1, A-2, B-1.B-5) and non-Beatles material - Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers, The Titans.

In the summer of 1966, MGM repackaged its Beatles /Tony Sheridan /The Titans album for issuance on its budget "METRO" subsidiary label.

This Is Where It Started




mono label	stereo label

METRO M-563 (mono)
METRO MS-563 (stereo)
15.08.1966

1. My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) -2:07 THE BEATLES With TONY SHERIDAN (Trad.) (Arr. Sheridan)
2. Cry For A Shadow - 2:22 THE BEATLES With TONY SHERIDAN (Harrison - Lennon)
Johnson Rag
Swanee River
Darktown Strutters' Ball

1. The Saints -3:14 (When The Saints Go Marching In) THE BEATLES With TONY SHERIDAN (Trad.) (Arr. Sheridan)
Rye Beat
You Are My Sunshine
Summertime Beat
5. Why - 2:54 THE BEATLES With TONY SHERIDAN (Sheridan)

Repackage of “THE BEATLES AND TONY SHERIDAN AND THEIR GUESTS”

The Beatles (tracks A-1, A-2, B-1.B-5) and non-Beatles material - Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers, The Titans.

Ain't She Sweet





mono label	stereo label

ATCO 33-169 (mono)
ATCO SD 33-169 (stereo)
05.10.1964

1. The Beatles...Ain't She Sweet Yellin-Ager
2. The Beatles...Sweet Georgia Brown - Bernie-Pinkard-Casey
3. The Beatles...Take Some Insurance On Me Baby Singleton-Hall
4. The Beatles Nobody's Child - Foree--Coben
I Wanna Be Your Man
She Loves You

How Do You Do It
Please Please Me
I'll Keep You Satisfied
I'm Telling You Now
I Want To Hold Your Hand
From Me To You

The Beatles (tracks A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4) and non-Beatles material - The Swallows.

In the summer of 1966, "ATLANTIC RECORDS (ATCO)" repackaged its The Beatles /The Swallows album for issuance on its newly formed budget "CLARION" subsidiary label.

The Amazing Beatles And Other Great English Group Sounds





mono label	stereo label

CLARION 601 (mono)
CLARION SD 601 (stereo)
17.10.1966

1. The Beatles...Ain't She Sweet Yellin-Ager
Please Please Me
From Me To You
4. The Beatles...Take Some Insurance On Me Baby Singleton-Hall
5. The Beatles Nobody's Child - Foree--Coben

She Loves You
I'm Telling You Now
3. The Beatles...Sweet Georgia Brown - Bernie-Pinkard-Casey
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Wanna Be Your Man

The Beatles (tracks A-1, A-4, A-5, B-3) and non-Beatles material - The Swallows.

Repackage of “AIN'T SHE SWEET”

The Beatles Live! At The Star Club In Hamburg, Germany; 1962.

The Beatles Live! At The Star Club In Hamburg, Germany; 1962.

LINGASONG LS-2 7001

13.06.1977

I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY OVER YOU Roll Over Beethoven Hippy Hippy Shake Sweet Little Sixteen Lend Me Your Comb Your Feets Too Big		Ain't Nothing Shakin' ( LIKE The Leaves ON A TREE) To Know Her Is To Love Her Little Queenie Falling In Love Again SHEILA Be-Bop-A-Lula * Hallelujah, I Love Her So *

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE Mr. Moonlight A Taste Of Honey Besame Mucho TILL THERE WAS YOU Kansas City/HEY HEY HEY HEY		Red Sails In The Sunset Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Matchbox Talkin' 'Bout You Shimmy Shake Long Tall Sally I Remember You

Gatefold picture sleeve. Live performances by the Beatles, recorded 31st December 1962 at the Star Club, Hamburg, Germany.
US LP omits "I Saw Her Standing There", "Twiat And Shout", "Reminiscing" and "Ask Me Why" from the Star Club tape. These tracks were released on UK LP Lingasong LNL 1
* not sung by the Beatles.



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