Introducing... The Beatles - Quiz
Introducing
  • 1. How many times did Vee-Jay repackage Introducing... The Beatles before its license expired?
A) Three times
B) Once
C) Twice
D) Four times
  • 2. Did the repackaged albums contain any new music?
A) Yes, both contained new music
B) No
C) Only the first repackage contained new music
D) Only the second repackage contained new music
  • 3. What was the catalog number for Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles?
A) Vee-Jay VJLP(S)-1092
B) VJLP 1065
C) Vee-Jay VJLP-1050
D) VJLP 1095
  • 4. What type of cover did Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles feature?
A) A fold-out poster cover
B) A clear plastic sleeve
C) A standard cardboard jacket
D) A three-quarters gatefold cover
  • 5. What paintings were featured on the cover of Songs, Pictures and Stories...
A) Portrait paintings of the four musicians
B) Paintings of famous fans
C) Paintings of musical instruments
D) Abstract art
  • 6. Who was described as the 'Nut Beatle' or 'Beatle Nut' on the inside cover text?
A) Ringo
B) George
C) John
D) Paul
  • 7. How was John described in the inside cover text?
A) The quietest Beatle
B) The shortest Beatle
C) The Nut Beatle
D) Nearsighted and the 'Chief Beatle'
  • 8. Which Beatle was described as 'the quietest' and 'the one with the deadpan face'?
A) John
B) Paul
C) George
D) Ringo
  • 9. Who was described as the 'shortest Beatle' who would send his steak back if not blood red?
A) John
B) Ringo
C) Paul
D) George
  • 10. What was shown on the back sleeve of Songs, Pictures and Stories...
A) Song lyrics
B) Outlines of hearts below each Beatle-photo
C) Advertisements for other artists
D) A list of tour dates
  • 11. What was the purpose of the heart outlines on the back sleeve?
A) Instructions on how to fill the hearts with personal photos
B) To check off favorite songs
C) To collect autographs
D) To draw your favorite member
  • 12. Did the record inside Songs, Pictures and Stories contain the new album name on the label?
A) It had no text on the label
B) It displayed the title of the Four Seasons album
C) Yes, it displayed the new title prominently
D) No, it still stated Introducing... The Beatles
  • 13. When was Songs, Pictures and Stories likely released?
A) 9 January 1965
B) 31 October 1964
C) 12 January 1964
D) 12 October 1964
  • 14. When did Songs, Pictures and Stories enter the Billboard album chart?
A) 15 October 1964
B) 12 October 1964
C) 31 October 1964
D) 9 January 1965
  • 15. What position did Songs, Pictures and Stories eventually peak at on the Billboard chart?
A) Number 142
B) Number 50
C) Number 1
D) Number 63
  • 16. What was the other repackaging album set called?
A) Golden Hits of the Four Seasons
B) The Early Beatles
C) The Beatles vs the Third Reich
D) The Beatles vs the Four Seasons
  • 17. How many records were in the set The Beatles vs the Four Seasons?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
  • 18. What compilation album was included alongside Introducing... The Beatles in The Beatles vs the Four Seasons?
A) Please Please Me
B) Golden Hits of the Four Seasons
C) Meet The Beatles!
D) Something New
  • 19. What was the catalog number for Golden Hits of the Four Seasons?
A) VJLP 1964
B) VJLP 1092
C) VJLP 1050
D) VJLP 1065
  • 20. How many weeks did The Beatles vs the Four Seasons spend on the Billboard chart?
A) One week
B) Three weeks
C) Twelve weeks
D) Ten weeks
  • 21. What peak position did The Beatles vs the Four Seasons reach on the Billboard chart?
A) Number 63
B) Number 142
C) Number 11
D) Number 1
  • 22. Which bootleg release later parodied the cover artwork of The Beatles vs the Four Seasons?
A) Rarities
B) Songs, Pictures and Stories
C) The Beatles vs the Third Reich
D) The Early Beatles
  • 23. What recordings were featured on The Beatles vs the Third Reich?
A) The band's 1962 Star-Club recordings
B) The 1964 Hollywood Bowl recordings
C) The Decca audition tapes
D) The BBC live sessions
  • 24. Until what date was Vee-Jersey permitted to manufacture or distribute Beatles products?
A) 12 October 1964
B) 9 January 1965
C) 15 October 1964
D) 31 October 1964
  • 25. Until what date did Introducing... The Beatles and Songs, Pictures and Stories remain on the Billboard LP chart?
A) 22 March 1965
B) 15 October 1964
C) 31 October 1964
D) 9 January 1965
  • 26. How many LP albums did Vee-Jay issue out of its 16 tracks during its license period?
A) One
B) Four
C) Sixteen
D) Two
  • 27. How many EPs did Vee-Jay issue out of its 16 tracks?
A) Zero
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
  • 28. When did Capitol issue The Early Beatles?
A) 12 October 1964
B) 22 March 1965
C) 15 October 1964
D) 9 January 1965
  • 29. How many tracks on The Early Beatles were previously issued on Introducing... The Beatles?
A) 2
B) 14
C) 11
D) 16
  • 30. Which two songs from Introducing... The Beatles did not make their Capitol Records LP debut until 1980?
A) "Something New" and "A Hard Day's Night"
B) "Ask Me Why" and "Love Me Do"
C) "Misery" and "There's a Place"
D) "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Please Please Me"
  • 31. On which US version of an album did "Misery" and "There's a Place" finally debut in 1980 on Capitol?
A) Something New
B) The Early Beatles
C) Rarities
D) Meet The Beatles!
  • 32. On which UK LP was the Introducing... song "I Saw Her Standing There" first released?
A) A Hard Day's Night
B) With The Beatles
C) Please Please Me
D) Help!
  • 33. Which Capitol album also featured the US release of "I Saw Her Standing There" alongside the Vee-Jay album?
A) Something New
B) Meet The Beatles!
C) The Early Beatles
D) Rarities
  • 34. What was different about Paul's count-off on the Vee-Jay release of "I Saw Her Standing There"?
A) It is spoken in reverse
B) It is cut short by three numbers leaving only "four!"
C) It starts from one instead of four
D) It is completely removed
  • 35. When did Capitol release Something New in the United States?
A) In October 1964
B) In January 1965
C) In March 1965
D) In the summer of 1964
  • 36. How many songs on Something New had already appeared on the American A Hard Day's Night soundtrack?
A) Five
B) Eleven
C) Two
D) Sixteen
  • 37. Which company released the American A Hard Day's Night soundtrack album about one month before Something New?
A) Parlophone
B) Capitol Records
C) Vee-Jay Records
D) United Artists Records
  • 38. What kind of CD reproductions of Introducing... The Beatles have circulated?
A) Promotional radio CDs
B) Unauthorized CD reproductions
C) Limited edition collector CDs
D) Official remastered CDs
  • 39. Which magazine placed version two at number one?
A) Billboard
B) Record World
C) Cash Box
D) Rolling Stone
  • 40. Which album followed the success of Introducing... and featured Frank Ifield?
A) Jolly What! England's Greatest Recording Stars
B) Meet the Beatles!
C) Souvenir of Their Visit to America
D) Twist and Shout
  • 41. When was the album with Frank Ifield issued?
A) 10 February
B) 2 March
C) 23 March
D) 26 February
  • 42. What was the B-side to 'Do You Want to Know a Secret'?
A) P.S. I Love You
B) There's a Place
C) Love Me Do
D) Thank You Girl
  • 43. Approximately how many stereo copies of Introducing... The Beatles were sold?
A) 10,000
B) 200,000
C) 41,000
D) 1,300,000
  • 44. When were the Beechwood songs ('Love Me Do'/'P.S. I Love You') issued as a single on Tollie?
A) 27 April
B) 2 March
C) 23 March
D) 9 April
  • 45. Which subsidiary label released 'Twist and Shout'?
A) Tollie
B) Capitol
C) Beechwood
D) Vee-Jay
  • 46. What forced Vee-Jay to take care of its most pressing debt first?
A) Declining record sales
B) Lack of leadership
C) Legal pressure from Capitol
D) Financial problems
  • 47. Why did Vee-Jay choose not to report royalties on sales for the Beatles and Ifield?
A) They were too expensive
B) The band requested it
C) Contracts were already cancelled
D) They were low priorities
  • 48. When did Transglobal declare its contract with Vee-Jay null and void?
A) 8 August 1963
B) 7 January 1964
C) 14 December 1963
D) 10 January 1964
  • 49. Which label was the single "She Loves You" licensed to by Transglobal?
A) Beechwood
B) Capitol
C) Swan
D) Vee-Jay
  • 50. In which city was the Swan label located?
A) New York
B) Philadelphia
C) Chicago
D) Los Angeles
  • 51. Which magazine mentioned Capitol Records' planned promotional campaign on 14 December 1963?
A) Billboard
B) Variety
C) Cash Box
D) Rolling Stone
  • 52. Why did Vee-Jay's board decide to release Introducing... The Beatles despite potential legal trouble?
A) The contract was renewed
B) Transglobal demanded it
C) Capitol gave permission
D) They were desperate for cash
  • 53. What is the collector name for the first stopgap back cover version?
A) First Edition
B) Blank Back
C) Official Back
D) Ad Back
  • 54. What is the collector name for the second stopgap back cover version?
A) Clear Back
B) Ad Back
C) Blank Back
D) White Edition
  • 55. Which company served the restraining order on Vee-Jay?
A) Swan Records
B) Transglobal
C) Billboard
D) Beechwood Music, Inc.
  • 56. What is Beechwood Music, Inc. in relation to Capitol Records?
A) Its parent company
B) Its legal counsel
C) Its primary pressing plant
D) Its publishing subsidiary
  • 57. When was Introducing... The Beatles certified gold and platinum by the RIAA?
A) July 1963
B) 10 January 1964
C) May 1962
D) 24 July 2014
  • 58. Which EMI affiliate negotiated with US record companies to place foreign masters?
A) Vee-Jay Records
B) Transglobal
C) Parlophone
D) Capitol Records
  • 59. How many songs were originally on the UK Please Please Me album?
A) 16
B) 10
C) 14
D) 12
  • 60. Who was the president of Vee-Jay whose resignation resulted from a management shake-up and gambling debts?
A) Alma Cogan
B) Paul McCartney
C) Ewart Abner
D) Frank Ifield
  • 61. Which parent corporation owned Parlophone?
A) RIAA
B) Vee-Jay
C) Capitol
D) EMI
  • 62. During which decades was Introducing... The Beatles frequently counterfeited?
A) Throughout the 1940s
B) Late 1960s through the 1990s
C) Early 1950s to the mid-1960s
D) The 2000s and 2010s
  • 63. What color borders might counterfeit album covers feature?
A) Pure white borders
B) Bright yellow borders
C) Neon pink borders
D) Dark brown borders
  • 64. What audio format do nearly all fakes claim to be in?
A) Quadraphonic
B) High-definition digital
C) Stereo
D) Mono
  • 65. What is the actual sound of the record on many counterfeits that claim to be in stereo?
A) Silence
B) Spoken word interviews
C) Live concert audio
D) Mono
  • 66. Why are copies of the album with 'stereo' or 'stereophonic' usually counterfeits?
A) Stereo records were illegal at the time
B) The band hated stereo mixing
C) Stereo presses were never manufactured
D) Legitimate stereo copies are rare
  • 67. What instruments and roles are credited to John Lennon?
A) Lead guitar, backing vocals
B) Bass guitar, vocals
C) Drums, tambourine
D) Rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • 68. What instruments and roles are credited to Paul McCartney?
A) Lead guitar, piano
B) Rhythm guitar, harmonica
C) Bass guitar, vocals
D) Drums, maracas
  • 69. Who played drums on 'Love Me Do' and 'P.S. I Love You' as an additional personnel member?
A) John Lennon
B) Paul McCartney
C) George Martin
D) Andy White
  • 70. What was George Martin's primary production role?
A) Backup vocalist
B) Producer
C) Drummer
D) Lead guitarist
  • 71. What instrument did George Martin play on 'Misery'?
A) Tambourine
B) Piano
C) Celesta
D) Harmonica
  • 72. What instrument did George Martin play on 'Baby It's You'?
A) Maracas
B) Piano
C) Celesta
D) Drums
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