Wednesday, January 29, 1964
"Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich" session #1
For The Beatles
Last updated on August 31, 2021
Wednesday, January 29, 1964
For The Beatles
Last updated on August 31, 2021
Recording studio: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
Previous session Oct 30, 1963 • "With The Beatles" session #10
Concert Jan 29, 1964 • France • Paris • First show
Concert Jan 29, 1964 • France • Paris • Second show
Session Jan 29, 1964 • "Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich" session #1
Concert Jan 30, 1964 • France • Paris • First show
Concert Jan 30, 1964 • France • Paris • Second show
Next session Feb 25, 1964 • "A Hard Day's Night" session #1
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich" 7" Single.
From Anthology 1 liner notes:
In Paris for a concert season at the Olympia, music-hall, the Beatles taped the basic track and all outtakes of Can’t Buy Me Love at the end of a session at EMI’s Pathé Marconi studios in which they also recorded German-language versions of I Want To Hold Your Hand and She Loves You. Vocal and guitar overdubs were added to the master, Take 4, back at Abbey Road on 25 February, but the previously unreleased Paris recording of Can’t Buy Me Love presented here, all vocals and instruments live, is Take 2 (with the main guitar solo “flown in” from Take 1). Paul’s vocal style was more bluesy in these first two rough takes – though it should be recognised that he was not attempting a definitive vocal track – while John and George’s backing vocal idea was later dispensed with too.
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 1
AlbumReleased on bootleg A Hard Day's Night - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 2
AlbumReleased on bootleg A Hard Day's Night - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 3
Unreleased track
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 4
Unreleased track
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 5
Unreleased track
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 6
Unreleased track
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 7
AlbumReleased on bootleg A Hard Day's Night - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 8
Unreleased track
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 9
AlbumReleased on bootleg A Hard Day's Night - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 10
AlbumReleased on bootleg A Hard Day's Night - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Recording • Take 11
Unreleased track
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 1
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 2
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 3
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 4
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 5
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 6
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 7
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 8
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 9
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 10
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 11
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 12
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 13
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
Recording • Take 14
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 1
Recording • Take 3
Recording • Take 4
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Lee Montague
Editing • Editing of takes 5 and 7
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