The Beatles' North American releases

The Beatles experienced huge popularity on the British record charts in early 1963, but record companies in the United States did not immediately follow up with releases of their own, and the Beatles' commercial success in the US continued to be hampered by other obstacles, including issues with royalties and public derision toward the "Beatle haircut".
It was nearly a year before the Beatles became widely popular in the US. CBS Evening News aired a five-minute news story about Beatlemania in the UK on 10 December 1963; this led to a teenage girl making an airplay request of a local radio station, which in turn sparked a sequence of events leading to the rush-release of the single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and the group's commercial breakthrough.
In the United States, Capitol Records modified the Beatles' albums from their original configurations, altering track listings and artwork. This was done because albums released in the US contained fewer tracks, typically no more than 11 or 12, due to differences in how publishing royalties were calculated in the two countries. Also, in the American market it was expected for albums to include the current hit single, whereas British albums typically did not duplicate songs released as singles. This resulted in 11 albums being released by Capitol from 1964 to 1966, culled from seven UK albums and various singles. This trend continued until 1967, when the Beatles signed a new recording contract with EMI.
The Beatles were dissatisfied with how Capitol and other companies around the world were issuing their work in almost unrecognizable forms, so they gained full approval rights beginning in 1967 concerning album titles and cover art, track listing and running order in the United States; their albums were released unmodified starting with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Capitol stopped the production of the US versions in the late 1980s, and the original UK LPs were released in the US beginning in 1987.
==List of North American album releases==
This is a list of albums released in North America whilst the band were still active. Albums starting with The Beatles (1968) were released worldwide on Apple Records.
Year	Title 	Label
1963	Beatlemania! With the Beatles 	Capitol Canada
1964	Introducing... The Beatles 	Vee-Jay
1964	Meet the Beatles! 	Capitol
1964	The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests 	MGM
1964	Twist and Shout 	Capitol Canada
1964	The Beatles' Second Album 	Capitol
1964	The Beatles' Long Tall Sally 	Capitol Canada
1964	A Hard Day's Night 	United Artists
1964	Something New 	Capitol
1964	Hear the Beatles Tell All 	Vee-Jay
1964	Ain't She Sweet 	Atco
1964	The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons 	Vee-Jay
1964	Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles	Vee-Jay
1964	The Beatles' Story 	Capitol
1964	Beatles '65 	Capitol
1965	The Early Beatles 	Capitol
1965	Beatles VI 	Capitol
1965	Help! 	Capitol
1965	Rubber Soul 	Capitol
1966	Yesterday and Today 	Capitol
1966	Revolver 	Capitol
1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 	Capitol
1967	Magical Mystery Tour 	Capitol
1968	The Beatles 	Apple
1969	Yellow Submarine 	Apple
1969	Abbey Road 	Apple
1970	Hey Jude 	Apple
1970	In the Beginning (Circa 1960) 	Polydor
1970	Let It Be 	Apple
Category:History of the Beatles