Before Capitol Records took over the band's US distribution, Vee-Jay Records acquired the legal rights to 14 early tracks in 1963 and released the LP on January 10, 1964—exactly 10 days before Capitol released Meet the Beatles! Because of intense legal battles and the ultimate expiration of their contract in October 1964, Vee-Jay pressed roughly 1.3 million official copiesI have always assumed this was a counterfeit version of the album but it’s origins are still confusing.
I’ll focus research towards it again soon if only for my sake.
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