The Beatles - The Beatles vs the Four Seasons (with the Four Seasons) (1964)

The Beatles - The Beatles vs the Four Seasons (with the Four Seasons) (1964)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Version one

Side one

1. "I Saw Her Standing There"   2:50

2. "Misery"   1:48

3. "Anna (Go to Him)"   3:00

4. "Chains"   2:25

5. "Boys"   2:28

6. "Love Me Do"   2:19

Total length:   14:50

Side two

1. "P.S. I Love You"   2:04

2. "Baby It's You"   2:41

3. "Do You Want to Know a Secret"   1:59

4. "A Taste of Honey"   2:05

5. "There's a Place"   1:53

6. "Twist and Shout"   2:33

Total length:   13:15

Version two

Side one

1. "I Saw Her Standing There"   2:50

2. "Misery"   1:48

3. "Anna (Go to Him)"    3:00

4. "Chains"   2:25

5. "Boys"   2:28

6. "Ask Me Why"   2:24

Total length:   14:55

Side two

1. "Please Please Me"   2:00

2. "Baby It's You"   2:41

3. "Do You Want to Know a Secret"   1:59

4. "A Taste of Honey"   2:05

5. "There's a Place"   1:53

6. "Twist and Shout"   2:33

Total length:   13:11

VJ 1065 (with the Four Seasons)

The other repackaging was the two-record set The Beatles vs the Four Seasons, which contained copies of Introducing... The Beatles in one pocket of the gatefold cover and Golden Hits of the Four Seasons (VJLP 1065) in the other. This Vee-Jay creation spent three weeks on the Billboard chart in October 1964 and peaked at number 142. The cover artwork for this version was later parodied for the bootleg release The Beatles vs the Third Reich, featuring the band's 1962 Star-Club recordings.

Though Vee-Jay could not manufacture or distribute any Beatles product after 15 October 1964, it took a long time for the records to vanish from retail stores. Both Introducing... The Beatles and Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles remained on the Billboard LP chart until 9 January 1965.

The Beatles Band Members / Musicians

John Lennon – rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals

Paul McCartney – bass guitar, vocals

George Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Chains" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret"

Ringo Starr – drums, lead vocals on "Boys"

George Martin – producer, piano on "Misery", celesta on "Baby It's You"

Introducing... The Beatles is the first studio album released by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States. Originally scheduled for a July 1963 release, the LP came out on 10 January 1964, on Vee-Jay Records, ten days before Capitol's Meet the Beatles!. The latter album, however, entered the U.S. album chart one week before the former. Consequently, when Meet The Beatles! peaked at No. 1 for eleven consecutive weeks, Introducing... The Beatles stalled at No. 2 where it remained for nine consecutive weeks. It was the subject of much legal wrangling, but ultimately, Vee-Jay was permitted to sell the album until late 1964, by which time it had sold more than 1.3 million copies. On 24 July 2014 the album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA.