Introducing... The Beatles legitimate stereo copies of "Introducing... The Beatles" are rare, the majority of copies with "stereo" or "stereophonic" printed on the cover are counterfeits. There are also known fake versions of "Songs, Pictures, and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles". These counterfeits often omit ""Stories"" from the album title, since they are circulated without the gatefold cover and the text inside, renaming it "Songs and Pictures of the Fabulous Beatles". These versions have 3 songs not on the original album. "From Me To You" (in place of "Anna"), "Love Me Do" (in place of "Ask Me Why") and "P.S I Love You",
Meet the Beatles! already releasing their second Beatles album "With the Beatles" and had issued several singles which were not included on any UK albums with the exception of the first two ("Please Please Me"/"Ask Me Why" and "Love Me Do"/"PS I Love You"). While the Beatles' first two British albums each contained 14 tracks, in the American market albums were typically limited to 12 tracks and it was expected for albums to include the current hit single. The first three tracks on the album include the December 1963 Capitol single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" along with the record's B-sides both