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",
The Beatles' North American releases rights to another EMI artist, Frank Ifield. The first Beatles single released by Vee-Jay was "Please Please Me" in February 1963. Art Roberts, music director of popular Chicago radio station WLS, placed "Please Please Me" into radio rotation in late February, arguably the first time a Beatles record was heard on American radio. Radio personality Dick Biondi was the first to play the record on his show. "Please Please Me" reached number 35 on WLS's weekly survey but failed to chart nationally. Vee-Jay released "From Me to You" in May 1963 which reached number 33 at radio station KRLA in