As part of the package, Vee Jay obtained the rights to The Beatles' "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" which were released in 1963 (catalog number VJ 498). Vee Jay secured the American distribution rights to The Beatles in 1963, and even sold a million copies of "Introducing the Beatles", but contract loopholes and lawsuits caused the company to lose them to Capitol Records.
As part of the bundle, Vee Jay acquired the rights to The Beatles' "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why", which were released in 1963 (catalog number VJ 498). Vee Jay secured the American distribution rights to The Beatles in 1963, and even sold a million copies of "Introducing the Beatles", but contract loopholes and lawsuits led to the company losing them to Capitol Records.