I Want to Hold Your Hand (20th anniversary)

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Annotation

Black label with silver EMI logo and silver print. “ALL RIGHTS OF THE PRODUCER…” printed at the start of the rim text and “MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED” text at the end.
Matrix numbers: Side A: 7XCE 17559-3, Side B: 7XCE 17560-4.

Annotation last modified on 2017-10-14 09:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼7" Vinyl
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AI Want to Hold Your Hand
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar and background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
handclaps:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 8), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 15), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 16) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
I Want to Hold Your Hand (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
part of:
Sailor Moon (1995 DiC dub soundtrack)
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BThis Boy
assistant engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (on 1963-10-17)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-10-17, on 1963-10-21)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-10-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-17)
mixed at and edited at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-10-21)
recording of:
This Boy (on 1963-10-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-09) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-09)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc. (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1963 to present) and Northern Songs (from 1963 to present)
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:United Kingdom
manufactured by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2130158 [info]