THE BEATLES I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND RARE ORIG '63 GERMAN 7" SINGLE w/PIC SLEEVE

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·       THE BEATLES - I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND c/w ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN – ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING - ORIGINAL 1964 ODEON (GERMANY) MONO 7-INCH 45 RPM SINGLE # O 22 263

·       ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL GRASS-GREEN ODEON LABEL WITH BLACK AND WHITE PRINT

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST GERMAN PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL, DIE-CUT PICTURE SLEEVE WITH THE LABEL HOLE IN THE MIDDLE

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1/-1'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

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"I Want to Hold Your Hand" was one of the most important songs in rock history. It was the first the Beatles song to become a hit in the United States, rocketing to number one in early 1964; it was the song most responsible for making the group an international phenomenon; and it was the song that launched the British Invasion. And, historical concerns aside, it was a great song. As with all of the classic Beatles singles, it went for the jugular right away, with stuttering opening chords that made a sudden dramatic leap upward. (These were inspired by, of all things, an album of experimental French music that John Lennon heard at the apartment of Robert Freeman, the Beatles' photographer that lived in the flat below him.) The verse hinged upon another one of those unexpected minor chords that Lennon and McCartney were so fond of deploying in their early work, ably complemented by a growling low guitar riff from George Harrison that was somewhat like an updated variation of Duane Eddy. At the end of each verse, the Beatles, in unison, jump a whole octave to almost shriek the word "hand." The softer, almost ballad-like bridge is an effective contrast to the more highly charged verses, particularly when the group revisits that opening stuttering guitar figure to deliver the exclamation "I can't hide," overflowing with giddy enthusiasm, impatience, and celebration. As usual, the Beatles threw in other unexpected surprises at the very end, with the second to last repetition of the title going to an odd minor chord before the song resolves itself on an elongated final "hand." The lyrics have been faintly ridiculed by some critics for the tame sexuality of the title phrase, but as is the case with many early Beatles tunes, the primness of the words is totally belied by the delivery: the song tingles with sexual longing, desire, and delirious anticipation of fulfillment. Few of the listeners who bought the single bothered to break the tune down with such analysis. What they knew only was that the song and record were irresistible, and sounded like nothing that had ever been heard before. It wasn't only teenagers that were affected; as Bob Dylan said about Beatles songs such as "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "They were doing things nobody was doing. Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous, and their harmonies made it all valid." It was a unique, definitive performance that could not be easily approached by covers, although several tried, with mixed results. Among the more bizarre instances were Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops Orchestra, who actually took an instrumental cover to number 55 in 1964, and Texas psychedelic band the Moving Sidewalks (including future ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons), who did a lurching heavy psych version in the late '60s.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RICHIE UNTERBERGER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters). Minor "cloudy" (misty") spots noted on the vinyl, resembling the so-called "Emarcy haze".

(b)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       PICTURE SLEEVE

THE PICTURE SLEEVE IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the PICTURE SLEEVE:

-        Picture sleeve shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging (nothing significant)

-        Picture sleeve has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams (nothing significant)

-        Picture sleeve has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1

-        Picture sleeve has a partially split side seam  (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters); This split seam was delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SLEEVE

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