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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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SIDE 2
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I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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26th December 1963 / First Press | ||||
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East Coast
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West Coast version | The
East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's
head, and have a straight cut top. The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. |
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The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." |  |
On
the original sleeve, Paul holds a lit sigarette between the
top and second fingers of his light hand. On the 20th anniversary sleeve has been removed. |
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East Coast singles
pressed with labels printed by Keystone Printed Specialities
Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Picture sleeve: The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves have a straight cut top. |
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The Capitol
U.S. logo has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol
logo. Side-2 publisher listed as "Walter Hofer". Second Pressing was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." |
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"MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 5112 | ||||
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LABEL
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Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl
label |
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Keystone
Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 45 - X - 44771 - G6
A1 IAM mark (machine
stamped) |
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| SIDE 2 | 45 - X - 44772 - G6#5 A1 IAM mark (machine stamped) | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | CAPITOL RECORDS |
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CENTER
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Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Duchess Music Corporation BMI | |||
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SIDE 2
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Walter Hofer | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 |
2:24 |
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| SIDE 2 |
2:50 |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN /PHOTO/ NOTES | East
Coast issued in straight cut top (printed by
Queens Litho in New York) Photo: classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait |
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COMMENTS
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Released in the US on
December 26, 1963, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" became the
Beatles' first U.S. number one (Billboard Hot 100, February
1, 1964), and kick-started the British Invasion of America.
It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. Capitol originally scheduled the single for release on 3rd. January 1964, but moved up its release date to 26th. December 1963, after some U.S. radio stations began playing the U.K. single containing the song. The picture sleeve issued with Capitol's first Beatles single features a classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait of the group dressed in their collarless jackets. Ringo is seated in a wooden chair, surrounded by his fellow band mates. Paul holds a lit sigarette between the top and second fingers of his light hand. "THE BEATLES" , the song titles, the catalogue number 5112 and the Capitol oval logo appear in the white background rectangle above the photo. The open side of the sleeve has "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" above and in larger type than "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". The other side of the sleeve reverses the song titles. The picture sleeves were prepared by two different printers: Queens Litho in New York (East Coast) and Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles (West Coast). 1) The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and have a straight cut top. 2) The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. Original pressings are on yellow and orange swirl Capitol labels without "subsidiary" print in the label rim text. There are only two typesetting variations. 1) The East Coast variation has larger catalogue numbers than West Coast counterpart. The East Coast labels were printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2) West Coast labels were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles. The first pressings of the record are identified by the "Walter Hofer" publishing credit on the "I Saw Her Standing There" side of the disc. On the second pressing, the publishing credit on the "I Saw Her..." side was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." There also exist a third label variation where the publishing credit on the 'I Saw Her..' side was changed to "Gil Music Corp." The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." In addition, on the original sleeve, Paul is holding a cigarette, while on the 20th anniversary sleeve, the cigarette has been removed. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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SIDE 2
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I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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26th December 1963 / First Press | ||||
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East Coast
version
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West Coast version | The East
Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and
have a straight cut top. The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." |  |
On
the original sleeve, Paul holds a lit sigarette between the
top and second fingers of his light hand. On the 20th anniversary sleeve has been removed. |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
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West
Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles, California. Picture sleeve
issued tub cut top on the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" side. |
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LABEL
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UP
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Yellow and Orange Swirl label without "subsidiary" print. | |||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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The Capitol
U.S. logo has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol
logo. Side-2 publisher listed as "Walter Hofer". Second Pressing was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
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"MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was
printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 5112 | ||||
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LABEL
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Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl
label |
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MIX
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MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles, California |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 45 - X - 44771 - F1 1
⭐︎ mark (hand etched) |
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| SIDE 2 | 45 - X - 44772 - G2 1 (hand etched) | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | CAPITOL RECORDS |
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CENTER
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Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Duchess Music Corporation BMI | |||
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SIDE 2
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Walter Hofer | ||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 |
2:24 |
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| SIDE 2 |
2:50 |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN /PHOTO/ NOTES | West Coast issued in tub cut top.
(printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles). Photo: classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait |
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COMMENTS
|
Released in the US on
December 26, 1963, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" became the
Beatles' first U.S. number one (Billboard Hot 100, February
1, 1964), and kick-started the British Invasion of America.
It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. Capitol originally scheduled the single for release on 3rd. January 1964, but moved up its release date to 26th. December 1963, after some U.S. radio stations began playing the U.K. single containing the song. The picture sleeve issued with Capitol's first Beatles single features a classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait of the group dressed in their collarless jackets. Ringo is seated in a wooden chair, surrounded by his fellow band mates. Paul holds a lit sigarette between the top and second fingers of his light hand. "THE BEATLES" , the song titles, the catalogue number 5112 and the Capitol oval logo appear in the white background rectangle above the photo. The open side of the sleeve has "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" above and in larger type than "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". The other side of the sleeve reverses the song titles. The picture sleeves were prepared by two different printers: Queens Litho in New York (East Coast) and Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles (West Coast). 1) The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and have a straight cut top. 2) The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. Original pressings are on yellow and orange swirl Capitol labels without "subsidiary" print in the label rim text. There are only two typesetting variations. 1) The East Coast variation has larger catalogue numbers than West Coast counterpart. The East Coast labels were printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2) West Coast labels were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles. The first pressings of the record are identified by the "Walter Hofer" publishing credit on the "I Saw Her Standing There" side of the disc. On the second pressing, the publishing credit on the "I Saw Her..." side was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." There also exist a third label variation where the publishing credit on the 'I Saw Her..' side was changed to "Gil Music Corp." The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." In addition, on the original sleeve, Paul is holding a cigarette, while on the 20th anniversary sleeve, the cigarette has been removed. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
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I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
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SIDE 2
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I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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1964? / Second Press | ||||
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FRONT COVER CLOSE
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East Coast version
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West Coast version | The East
Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and
have a straight cut top. The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. |
|||
|
 |
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| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." |  |
On
the original sleeve, Paul holds a lit sigarette between the
top and second fingers of his light hand. On the 20th anniversary sleeve has been removed. |
||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
West Coast singles
pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los
Angeles, California. Picture sleeve issued tub cut top on
the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" side. |
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LABEL
CLOSE UP
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 |
 |
Yellow and Orange Swirl label without "subsidiary" print. | |||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
The Capitol
U.S. logo has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol
logo. Side-2 publisher listed as "Walter Hofer". Second Pressing was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
"MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was
printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 5112 | ||||
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LABEL
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Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl
label |
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MIX
|
MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles, California |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 45 - X - 44771 - F3 (hand etched)
☆ (machine stamped) |
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| SIDE 2 | 45 - X - 44772 - F3 (hand etched) ☆ (machine stamped) | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | CAPITOL RECORDS |
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CENTER
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Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
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SIDE 1
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Duchess Music Corporation BMI | |||
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SIDE 2
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George
Pincus & Sons Music Corp. ASCAP |
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| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 |
2:24 |
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| SIDE 2 |
2:50 |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN /PHOTO/ NOTES | West
Coast issued in tub cut top. (printed by Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles). Photo: classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait |
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COMMENTS
|
Released in the US on
December 26, 1963, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" became the
Beatles' first U.S. number one (Billboard Hot 100, February
1, 1964), and kick-started the British Invasion of America.
It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. Capitol originally scheduled the single for release on 3rd. January 1964, but moved up its release date to 26th. December 1963, after some U.S. radio stations began playing the U.K. single containing the song. The picture sleeve issued with Capitol's first Beatles single features a classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait of the group dressed in their collarless jackets. Ringo is seated in a wooden chair, surrounded by his fellow band mates. Paul holds a lit sigarette between the top and second fingers of his light hand. "THE BEATLES" , the song titles, the catalogue number 5112 and the Capitol oval logo appear in the white background rectangle above the photo. The open side of the sleeve has "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" above and in larger type than "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". The other side of the sleeve reverses the song titles. The picture sleeves were prepared by two different printers: Queens Litho in New York (East Coast) and Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles (West Coast). 1) The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and have a straight cut top. 2) The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. Original pressings are on yellow and orange swirl Capitol labels without "subsidiary" print in the label rim text. There are only two typesetting variations. 1) The East Coast variation has larger catalogue numbers than West Coast counterpart. The East Coast labels were printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2) West Coast labels were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles. The first pressings of the record are identified by the "Walter Hofer" publishing credit on the "I Saw Her Standing There" side of the disc. On the second pressing, the publishing credit on the "I Saw Her..." side was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." There also exist a third label variation where the publishing credit on the 'I Saw Her..' side was changed to "Gil Music Corp." The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." In addition, on the original sleeve, Paul is holding a cigarette, while on the 20th anniversary sleeve, the cigarette has been removed. |
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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE 1
|
I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
|
SIDE 2
|
I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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Unknown / Third Press | ||||
| DISK --> Click! | |||||
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FRONT COVER CLOSE
UP
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East Coast
version (=this record)
|
West Coast version | The
East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's
head, and have a straight cut top. The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. |
|||
 |
 |
||||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." |  |
On
the original sleeve, Paul holds a lit sigarette between the
top and second fingers of his light hand. On the 20th anniversary sleeve has been removed. |
||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
East
Coast singles pressed with labels printed by Keystone
Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Picture sleeve: The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves have a straight cut top. |
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LABEL
CLOSE UP
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 |
 |
Yellow and Orange Swirl label without "subsidiary" print. | |||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
The Capitol
U.S. logo has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol
logo. Side-2 publisher listed as "Walter Hofer". Third Pressing was changed to "Gil Music Corp." |
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| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
"MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was
printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter. |
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|
OTHER ITEM
|
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-
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 5112 | ||||
|
LABEL
|
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl
label |
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MIX
|
MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Keystone
Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 45 - X - 44771 - F3 (hand
etched) 3 ☆ (machine stamped) |
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| SIDE 2 | 45 - X - 44772 - F3 (hand etched) 3 ☆ (machine stamped) | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | CAPITOL RECORDS |
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CENTER
|
Full size center hole | ||||
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PUBLISHER'S NAME
|
SIDE 1
|
Duchess Music Corporation BMI | |||
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SIDE 2
|
Gil
Music Corp. BMI |
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| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 |
2:24 |
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| SIDE 2 |
2:50 |
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| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN /PHOTO/ NOTES | East Coast issued in straight
cut top (printed by Queens Litho in New York) Photo: classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait |
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|
COMMENTS
|
Released in the US on
December 26, 1963, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" became the
Beatles' first U.S. number one (Billboard Hot 100, February
1, 1964), and kick-started the British Invasion of America.
It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. Capitol originally scheduled the single for release on 3rd. January 1964, but moved up its release date to 26th. December 1963, after some U.S. radio stations began playing the U.K. single containing the song. The picture sleeve issued with Capitol's first Beatles single features a classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait of the group dressed in their collarless jackets. Ringo is seated in a wooden chair, surrounded by his fellow band mates. Paul holds a lit sigarette between the top and second fingers of his light hand. "THE BEATLES" , the song titles, the catalogue number 5112 and the Capitol oval logo appear in the white background rectangle above the photo. The open side of the sleeve has "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" above and in larger type than "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". The other side of the sleeve reverses the song titles. The picture sleeves were prepared by two different printers: Queens Litho in New York (East Coast) and Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles (West Coast). 1) The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and have a straight cut top. 2) The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. Original pressings are on yellow and orange swirl Capitol labels without "subsidiary" print in the label rim text. There are only two typesetting variations. 1) The East Coast variation has larger catalogue numbers than West Coast counterpart. The East Coast labels were printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2) West Coast labels were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles. The first pressings of the record are identified by the "Walter Hofer" publishing credit on the "I Saw Her Standing There" side of the disc. On the second pressing, the publishing credit on the "I Saw Her..." side was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." There also exist a third label variation where the publishing credit on the 'I Saw Her..' side was changed to "Gil Music Corp." The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." In addition, on the original sleeve, Paul is holding a cigarette, while on the 20th anniversary sleeve, the cigarette has been removed. |
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|
TRACK LISTING
|
SIDE 1
|
I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney) | |||
|
SIDE 2
|
I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
|
Unknown / Third Press | ||||
| DISK --> Click! | |||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
FRONT COVER CLOSE
UP
|
|||||
|
East Coast version
|
West Coast version
(=this record) |
The East
Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and
have a straight cut top. The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. |
|||
|
|
||||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." |  |
On
the original sleeve, Paul holds a lit sigarette between the
top and second fingers of his light hand. On the 20th anniversary sleeve has been removed. |
||
| FRONT COVER CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
West Coast singles
pressed with labels printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los
Angeles, California. Picture sleeve issued tub cut top on
the "I Want To Hold Your Hand" side. |
||||
|
LABEL
CLOSE UP
|
|||||
 |
 |
Yellow and Orange Swirl label without "subsidiary" print. | |||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
 |
 |
The Capitol
U.S. logo has "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below the Capitol
logo. Side-2 publisher listed as "Walter Hofer". Third Pressing was changed to "Gil Music Corp." |
||
| LABEL CLOSE UP | |||||
 |
"MFD. BY
CAPITOL RECORDS. INC., U.S.A. T.M. (logo) MARCA REG."was
printed (without "subsidary") at perimeter. |
||||
|
OTHER ITEM
|
|||||
|
-
|
|||||
| CATALOG NUMBER | 5112 | ||||
|
LABEL
|
Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl
label |
||||
|
MIX
|
MONO | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles, California |
||||
| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | 45 - X - 44771 - F3 (hand
etched) 3 ☆ (machine stamped) |
|||
| SIDE 2 | 45 - X - 44772 - F3 (hand etched) 3 ☆ (machine stamped) | ||||
|
VINYL COLOR
|
BLACK | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | CAPITOL RECORDS |
||||
|
CENTER
|
Full size center hole | ||||
|
PUBLISHER'S NAME
|
SIDE 1
|
Duchess Music Corporation BMI | |||
|
SIDE 2
|
Gil
Music Corp. BMI |
||||
| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 |
2:24 |
|||
| SIDE 2 |
2:50 |
||||
| PRODUCER | George Martin | ||||
| COVER DESIGN /PHOTO/ NOTES | West
Coast issued in tub cut top. (printed by Bert-Co
Enterprises of Los Angeles). Photo: classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait |
||||
|
COMMENTS
|
Released in the US on
December 26, 1963, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" became the
Beatles' first U.S. number one (Billboard Hot 100, February
1, 1964), and kick-started the British Invasion of America.
It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. Capitol originally scheduled the single for release on 3rd. January 1964, but moved up its release date to 26th. December 1963, after some U.S. radio stations began playing the U.K. single containing the song. The picture sleeve issued with Capitol's first Beatles single features a classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait of the group dressed in their collarless jackets. Ringo is seated in a wooden chair, surrounded by his fellow band mates. Paul holds a lit sigarette between the top and second fingers of his light hand. "THE BEATLES" , the song titles, the catalogue number 5112 and the Capitol oval logo appear in the white background rectangle above the photo. The open side of the sleeve has "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" above and in larger type than "I SAW HER STANDING THERE". The other side of the sleeve reverses the song titles. The picture sleeves were prepared by two different printers: Queens Litho in New York (East Coast) and Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles (West Coast). 1) The East Coast Queens Litho sleeves shows all of George's head, and have a straight cut top. 2) The West Coast picture sleeve variation crops off part of George's head, and have a "tub" cut top. Original pressings are on yellow and orange swirl Capitol labels without "subsidiary" print in the label rim text. There are only two typesetting variations. 1) The East Coast variation has larger catalogue numbers than West Coast counterpart. The East Coast labels were printed by Keystone Printed Specialities Co., Inc. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2) West Coast labels were printed by Bert-Co Enterprises of Los Angeles. The first pressings of the record are identified by the "Walter Hofer" publishing credit on the "I Saw Her Standing There" side of the disc. On the second pressing, the publishing credit on the "I Saw Her..." side was changed to "George Pincus & Sons Music Corp." There also exist a third label variation where the publishing credit on the 'I Saw Her..' side was changed to "Gil Music Corp." The original 1964 sleeves do not have periods in "REG US PAT OFF" (under the Capitol logo). The reissue sleeves from 1994 have periods in "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." In addition, on the original sleeve, Paul is holding a cigarette, while on the 20th anniversary sleeve, the cigarette has been removed. |
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