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TRACK LISTING
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SIDE
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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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10th February 1984 / First Press | ||||
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There are several
differences between the 1964 and 1984 versions, the photo
and its black border are inset, and the sleeve contains a
©1984 notice. |
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"ⓒ 1982 Capitol Records, Inc." and "Printed in U.S.A." were printed at the bottom of the rear sleeve. |
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1964
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There are several
differences between the 1964 and 1984 versions, the most
obvious being the "politically correct" removal of the
cigarette from Paul's right hand. |
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Sleeve has a curved down top
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LABEL
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The single was
pressed with orange and yellow swirl labels similar to those
used in the mid-sixties. |
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Although "I Want To..." had been
reassigned number 6278 and relegated to the Star Line series
in 1981, the single was given back its original 5112 catalog
No. for the anniversary disc. |
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It has serrations
surrounding the label. The discs were manufactured by
Capitol's Jacksonville and Winchester factories. |
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OTHER ITEM
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| CATALOG NUMBER | 5112 |
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| LABEL | Capitol Yellow and Orange swirl label |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| PRESS FACTORY |
Jacksonville
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| MATRIX No. |
SIDE 1 |
45-5112-X
44771 G-2 #1 ER (hand
etched) MASTERD BY CAPITOL ()
(machine stamped) |
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45-5112 -# X44772 G-1 #2 ER (hand etched) MASTERD BY CAPITOL () (machine stamped) | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK |
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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
(MCA) BMI |
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| SIDE 2 | Gil Music Corporation BMI |
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| RUNNING TIME |
SIDE 1 | 2:24 |
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| SIDE 2 | 2:50 |
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| PRODUCER | Produced
by
George
Martin |
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| DCOVER DESIGN / PHOTO / NOTES |
Photo:
classic black and white Dezo Hoffmann portrait "politically correct" removal of the cigarette from Paul's right hand. |
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COMMENTS
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In celebration of the
20th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America, Capitol
prepared a special anniversary package mimicking the record
that started in all, "I Want To Hold Your Hand". The group's explosion into the nation's consciousness began with the release of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on December 26, 1963. The record sold over 250,000 copies in its first three days of release. By January 10, 1964, the 45 had sold over 1,000,000 units, earning the Beatles their first of many American gold record awards. By mid-January, the single was selling an astounding 10,000 copies an hour in New York City. In less than three months, the record had sold 3,400,000 units. Certified sales of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" eventually reached the 5,000,000 mark. The twentieth anniversary disc was issued on February 10, 1984. Its picture sleeve is modeled after the original East Coast sleeves printed by Queens Litho. There are several differences between the 1964 and 1984 versions, the most obvious being the "politically correct" removal of the cigarette from Paul's right hand. In addi-tion, the photo and its black border are inset, and the sleeve contains a ©1984 notice. There are straight cut, and curved cut opening variations of the sleeve. The single was pressed with orange and yellow swirl labels similar to those used in the mid-sixties, but once again, this anniversary issue is easy to distinguish from the original. While the 1964 disc has white perimeter print restricted to the lower part of the label, the 1984 edition has extensive black perimeter print including subsidiary and all rights language. It also has serrations surrounding the label. The stock copy is modeled after the original West Coast pressings. The discs were manufactured by Capitol's Jacksonville and Winchester factories. Capitol prepared a promotional copy with mono and stereo versions of I Want To Hold Your Hand. The promo was also pressed with orange and yellow swirl labels and has "NOT FOR SALE" below the Capitol dome logo at nine o'clock. The mono side is numbered P-5112 and has "MONO" below the master number. The stereo side is designated 7-PRO-9076 and has the following notation in parenthesis below the group's name: "Stereo version never before available as single in U.S." The promo copies of the record were pressed in Jacksonville. Although I Want To Hold Your Hand had been reassigned number 6278 and relegated to the Star Line series in 1981, the single was given back its original 5112 catalog number for the anniversary disc. Subsequent pressings of I Want To Hold Your Hand on the 1986 rainbow and 1988 purple labels also have the original 5112 number. Capitol took advantage of the extensive media coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America by pushing its entire Beatles catalog with the slogan "Relove the Music, Relive the Memory." |
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