The BEATLES 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND' 1964 AUSTRALIAN 7" (LABEL VARIATION 6)

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The BEATLES 

"I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" b/w "THIS BOY" 

7" single...pressed in Australia...on Parlophone (distributed by E.M.I. [Australia] Ltd. here...catalogue number: A-8103)...

There were at least THIRTEEN different label variations of this 45 issued here - this one is the very rare LABEL VARIATION #6 ...still from as early as mid-1964 :

LABEL VARIATION #1: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line, with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also on the 'A' side, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in upright/NON-italic text. On the 'B' side, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is also in upright/NON-italic text...BUT...it is NOT centred within the 2 thin lines above and below it - it's mistakenly been positioned to the right. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #2: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line, with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also on the 'A' side, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in sloping text/italics. On the 'B' side, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is  in upright/NON-italic text...BUT...it is NOT centred within the 2 thin lines above and below it - it's mistakenly been positioned to the right. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #3: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line, with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in upright/NON-italic text...on both sides...(and has been centred correctly on the 'B' side from now on, for all subsequent variations). The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #4: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line, with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also on the 'A' side, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in sloping text/italics. On the 'B' side, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in upright/NON-italic text...(and has been centred correctly on the 'B' side from now on, for all subsequent variations). The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #5: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line, with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also on the 'A' side, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in upright/NON-italic text. On the 'B' side, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in sloping text/italics. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #6: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line, with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in sloping text/italics...on both sides. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced closely together.

LABEL VARIATION #7: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD YOUR" is on the top line (and the spacing is such that the length of that line is 54mm...whereas on all the above, it is 51mm.)...with 'HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in upright/NON-italic text...on both sides. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced even wider apart...plus, the gap between 'THIS' and 'BOY' is set 15mm. apart, whereas on all the above, they're 11mm. apart.

LABEL VARIATION #8: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD' is on the top line, with 'YOUR HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in upright/NON-italic text...on both sides. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #9: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD' is on the top line, with 'YOUR HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also, to the left of the centre-hole, the LEEDS MUSIC 'logo' is in sloping text/italics...on both sides. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #10: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD' is on the top line, with 'YOUR HAND' separately on the next line beneath it...also, to the left of the centre-hole, it has 'NORTHERN SONGS' (in upper case lettering) between two thin lines, in upright/NON-italic text...on both sides...on both sides. The letters in the song title 'THIS BOY' are spaced quite wide apart.

LABEL VARIATION #11: ...this was on a different style of black and silver Parlophone label, issued on 19th July 1976, with an entirely different label lay-out...including, for the first time, the 'A' side song title all on one line...and with the word 'STEREO' to the left of the centre-hole on each side...Both songs ARE in stereo!

LABEL VARIATION #12: ...for the 'A' side song title, 'I WANT TO HOLD' is on the top line, with 'YOUR HAND' separately on the next line beneath it....this was on the rare orange Parlophone label, issued in Feb. 1980...and, although stereo is NOT mentioned on the labels, both songs ARE in stereo.

LABEL VARIATION #13: ...this was on another different style of black and silver Parlophone label, issued in about 1986, with an entirely different style of label lay-out...song title and band name are in the same thick bold lettering, in a weak silver colour...and with the word 'STEREO' to the left of the centre-hole on each side...

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...(originally released here on 12th December 1963)...

Never in pic sleeve here...comes in its original (correct-design for 1964) Aussie Parlophone company sleeve: it has only the 'pound sign' logo (in a white circle) below the label-display hole...and on the back, has the 'Rev' anti-static record spray ad, with a picture of a 'Rev' can.

...Matrix details (all hand-etched):

Side One:    7AXPA 644      7XCE 17559

Side Two:   7AXPA 645      7XCE 17560

CONDITION:

VINYL: ( VG++ ) ...has just a few very light scuffs/marks only...nothing heavy whatsoever...has LOTS of its original shine as well...looks beautiful!...andplays very well...

LABELS: (Side One: MINT / Side Two: MINT ) ...BEAUTIFUL!!...

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