The Beatles Indian Singles/Parlophone 45-DPE

Parlophone Label: 45-R (U.K. Release) Series
#04. I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (45-R 5084)
(Update: 31th August 2025)

Parlophone Original Sleeve

INDEX

#4-1 Silver Parlophone Label/ THE PARLO rim/ NO "Regd. Td. Mks." credit
#4-2 Crossover Press/ Silver Parlophone Label/ The Gramo/THE PARLO rim/ with/without "Regd. Td. Mks." credit
#4-3 Silver Parlophone Label/ The Gramo rim/ with "Regd. Td. Mks." credit/ with (Limited Liability) on the rim
#4-4 Silver Parlophone Label/ The Gramo rim/ with "Regd. Td. Mks." credit/ with (Private) on the rim

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#4-1 I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (1st Press "Silver Parlophone Label / THE PARLO rim / NO "Regd. Td. Mks." credit": 45-R 5084)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	This Boy (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1964? / First Press
SLEEVE:FRONT		SLEEVE:BACK	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!
Parlophone Company Sleeve (Sorry, I don't have it)		Parlophone Company Sleeve (Sorry, I don't have it)
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					"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" rim. "Regd. Td. Mks. of the Parlophone Co., Ltd." was not printed under the Parlophone logomark.
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			Push-out Center. "Northern Songs Ltd." credit was printed at the both sides of the label. "Recording First Pblished 1963" statement was printed at the left part of the label.
				SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix No.: Side-1:7XCE 17559 INTI Side-2:7XCE 17560 INTI
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Catalog No. "45-R 5084" was printed at the right side of the label.		In 1963 - 1964 India had labels with “Made in India” at the bottom of the label, six o’clock.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		45-R 5055
LABEL		Black and Silver Parlophone Type-1 (THE PARLOPHONE rim/ NO "Regd. Td. Mks." credit)
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7XCE 17559 INTI
	SIDE 2	7XCE 17560 INTI
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.
CENTER		Push-out Center
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS
	SIDE 2	NORTHERN SONGS
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Recording First Published 1963
"Regd. Td. Mks" TEXT		-
PRODUCER		George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Indian original company sleeve Type-1?
COMMENTS		Black Parlophone label with silver ink. THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter). "Regd. Td. Mks. of The Parlophone Co., Ltd." was not printed under the Parlophone logomark. The Indian pressings appear to all be dubs (copied from the British 45s). The Indian 78s, in turn, are dubs of those dubs. In the matrix, you'll find "-TI-TI," where "T" stands for "transfer." This format, in use since the 1920s, indicates a non-original pressing process. In 1963-1964, India had labels with “Made in India” at the bottom of the label, six o’clock. By fall 1964 they were issuing the “Limited Liability” rim print on black labels which had Made in India at 10 o’clock and the LL jargon at 2 o’clock. Sometime in 1965 the next version had black labels with “Private” in the message around the rim, at 2 o’clock, still with Made in India at 10 o’clock. So, some Beatles India Parlophone singles have up to 3 black label versions.

#4-2 I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy (Crossover Press "Silver Parlophone Label / The Gramo/THE PARLO rim / with/without "Regd. Td. Mks." credit": 45-R 5084)
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TRACK LISTING	SIDE 1	I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon-McCartney)
	SIDE 2	This Boy (Lennon-McCartney)
RELEASE DATE		1964? / Crossover Press
SLEEVE:FRONT		SLEEVE:BACK	SIDE 1 --> Click!	SIDE 2 --> Click!	DISK --> Click!

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			Parlophone logomark , "TRADE MARK OF THE PARLOPHONE Co. Ltd." credit, and EMI logomark were printed at the bottom of the front sleeve.		Parlophone logo mark and "45 R.P.M." were printed at the bottom of the back sleeve.
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"The Gramophone Co., Ltd." rim. "Regd. Td. Mks. of the Parlophone Co., Ltd." was printed under the Parlophone logomark.			By fall 1964 they were issuing the “Limited Liability” rim print on black labels which had Made in India at 10 o’clock and the Limited Liability jargon at 2 o’clock.		"NORTHERN SONGS" credit was printed at the both sides of the label.
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			"THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)" rim. "Regd. Td. Mks. of the Parlophone Co., Ltd." was NOT printed under the Parlophone logomark.		"NORTHERN SONGS" credit was printed at the both sides of the label. "Recording First Pblished 1963" statement was printed at the left part of the label.
LABEL CLOSE UP
			Push-out Center. Catalog No. "45-R 5084" was printed at the right side of the label.
				SIDE 1	SIDE 2
				Matrix No.: Side-1:7XCE 17559 INTI Side-2:7XCE 17560 INTI
LABEL CLOSE UP
					In 1963-1964, India had labels with “Made in India” at the bottom of the label, six o’clock. By fall 1964 they were issuing the “Limited Liability” rim print.
OTHER ITEM
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CATALOG NUMBER		45-R 5055
LABEL		SIDE-1: Black and Silver Parlophone Type-2 (The Gramophone rim/ with "Regd. Td. Mks." credit) SIDE=2: Black and Silver Parlophone Type-1 (THE PARLOPHONE rim/ NO "Regd. Td. Mks." credit)
MIX		Mono
MATRIX No.	SIDE 1	7XCE 17559 INTI
	SIDE 2	7XCE 17560 INTI
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		SIDE 1 Label rim: Made in India by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England with Limited Liability) Regd. User. SIDE 2 Label rim: THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD.
CENTER		Push-out Center
PUBLISHER'S NAME	SIDE 1	NORTHERN SONGS
	SIDE 2	NORTHERN SONGS
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT		Recording First Published 1963
"Regd. Td. Mks" TEXT		SIDE 1: YES SIDE 2: -
PRODUCER		George Martin
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES		Indian original company sleeve Type-2
COMMENTS		Crossover Press. Black Parlophone label with silver ink. SIDE 1 Label rim: Made in India by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England with Limited Liability) Regd. User. SIDE 2 Label rim: THE PARLOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter). "Regd. Td. Mks. of The Parlophone Co., Ltd." was not printed under the Parlophone logomark. The Indian pressings appear to all be dubs (copied from the British 45s). The Indian 78s, in turn, are dubs of those dubs. In the matrix, you'll find "-TI-TI," where "T" stands for "transfer." This format, in use since the 1920s, indicates a non-original pressing process. In 1963-1964, India had labels with “Made in India” at the bottom of the label, six o’clock. By fall 1964 they were issuing the “Limited Liability” rim print on black labels which had Made in India at 10 o’clock and the LL jargon at 2 o’clock. Sometime in 1965 the next version had black labels with “Private” in the message around the rim, at 2 o’clock, still with Made in India at 10 o’clock. So, some Beatles India Parlophone singles have up to 3 black label versions.