Record #0811: Can’t Buy Me Love / You Can’t Do That – THE BEATLES

 

Odeon O 22 697 (original, 1^st pressing) Germany, March 1964
Words & Music by:  Side A – John Lennon, Paul McCartney; Side B - John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Musicians: John Lennon (lead vocals on side B, lead guitar on side B, rhythm guitar), Paul McCartney (double lead vocals on side A, backing vocals on side B , bass, cowbell on side B), George Harrison (lead guitar on side A, 12-string guitar, backing vocals on side B), Ringo Starr (drums, bongos on side B)
Recording sessions: Produced by George Martin at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, UK; Side A – 29. January (at Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris, France) and 25. February 1964; Side B - 25. February 1964
Highest chart positions:  Side A – Germany #24, US #1, Canada #1, UK #1, Ireland #2, Australia #1, New Zealand #1, Netherlands #1, Denmark #1, Sweden #1, Norway #3, Finland #3; Side B – US #122, Canada #10

I’ve already posted the US release of this single here.

The first pressings have both “BIEM” and “GEMA” on the label whereas the 2^nd pressing have only “GEMA”.

List price:  I don’t have a price catalogue for German releases. 45cat.com lists this at 8 EUR. An excellent copy with sleeve was sold for 23 EUR in eBay in 2016.