"I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There' Now Released on 7”as Part of Record Store Day '24

Cut from the original US version of the master tapes by Kevin Reeves in Nashville, using all-analogue cutting process and using the original replica artwork, the 7” features the singles that launched Beatlemania eventually selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.

“I Want To Hold Your Hand” shot to number 1 in the UK in December 1963 knocking The Beatles’ own “She Loves You” from the top spot.  This was to be the first official single for The Beatles on Capitol records and was backed by an extraordinary marketing campaign. With “I Saw Her Standing There” replacing “This Boy” for the other side, the single was rush-released in the USA in January 1964, climbing to number 1 on the Hot 100 by 1st February. 

Find out more about this limited edition 7”via the Record Store Day sites.