BEATLES I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND & THIS BOY ORIGINAL 1963 UK 1ST PRESSING R-5084
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BEATLES "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" & "THIS BOY" ORIGINAL 1963 UK 1ST PRESSING R-5084
The vinyl is EX with no scratches while showing very minimal play. The push-out center spindles on both sides are outstanding !!
The Original Parlophone 45 sleeve is VG showing some age being 57 years old and from all the way across the pond !!
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded on October 17, 1963. The Beatles recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in Studio 2 on 17 October 1963. This song, along with the single's B-side, "This Boy" was the first Beatles song to be recorded with four-track technology. The two songs were recorded on the same day, and each needed seventeen takes to complete. Mono and stereo mixing was done by George Martin on 21 October 1963
With advance orders exceeding one million copies in the United Kingdom, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" would have gone straight to the top of the British record charts on its day of release (29 November 1963) had it not been blocked by the group's first million-seller "She Loves You", their previous UK single, which was having a resurgence of popularity following intense media coverage of the group. Taking two weeks to dislodge its predecessor, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" stayed at number 1 for five weeks and remained in the UK top 50 for 21 weeks in total.
It was also the group's first American number 1 hit, entering the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 18 January 1964 at number 45 and starting the British Invasion of the American music industry. By 1 February it topped the Hot 100, and stayed there for seven weeks before being replaced by "She Loves You". It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" became the Beatles best-selling single worldwide selling more than 12 million copies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Companies:
- Record Company – The Parlophone Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Northern Songs Music Ltd
Credits:
- Producer [Uncredited] – George Martin
- Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
- Matrix / Runout (A Side label): 7XCE.17559
- Matrix / Runout (B Side label): 7XCE.17560
- Matrix / Runout (A Side runout, stamped): 7XCE 17559-1N
- Matrix / Runout (B Side runout, stamped): 7XCE 17560-1N
- Other (Embossed in the wax only on the B side): KT 17 (Tax code)
(Not Media Mail)
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