On this day in Beatles History...March 22, 1965

51 years ago today on March 22, 1965, a brand new Beatles record was released in America!  Unfortunately, that record was filled with previously released songs.

The Beatles were flying back to England after seven days spent filming the movie Help! in Austria as their fans in the United States were enjoying Capitol Records' release of The Early Beatles.  At least it was being enjoyed by new Beatles fans or fans who had worn out their copy of Introducing The Beatles which had been released on the Vee-Jay record label the previous year and contained an almost identical collection of songs.  Capitol Records had originally passed on their option to release The Beatles records in The United States, so Vee-Jay records scooped up the opportunity.  In 1965, Vee-Jay's contract ended and Capitol very quickly snapped it up and started releasing albums to make up for lost time.  The fact that this collection was essentially a re-release of old material gave it the distinction of being the only original release by Capitol Records that didn't chart in the top two.  In fact, it's highest chart position was #43.  As testament to The Beatles staying power, the album did still eventually sell over one million copies and get certified as platinum!