Sie Liebt Dich / I'll Get You

This title is unique to Canada and was never issued on Capitol in the USA (but was released as SWAN 4182). Along with "Do You Want to Know A Secret", this is the last unique Canadian Beatles single to be issued on the 72000 series before the Canadian catalogue was aligned with the USA catalogue. Variation 45.72162.1.1 is the only pressing of this title and was released only in MONO. Being unique to Canada and pressed in small quantities, it is quite sought after by collectors.

Availability

This record was released on June 15, 1964. Less than 5000 copies of this one-time pressing by Capitol of Canada were made, so it is considered quite desirable today by collectors around the world. There seems to be a regional distribution of this single (and of Do You Want to Know A Secret as well); meaning that Do You Want to Know A Secret seems to have been more widely available on the East coast of Canada, while Sie Liebt Dich seems more often found on the West coast of Canada.

General Information

This single did not make big waves on market. It was pressed in small quantities, and did not trigger much interest considering the B-Side (I'll Get You) had already been released as the B-side of "She Loves You" (45.72125.1.1) a few months before.

Pressing Information

The A-side 45 was prepared by Capitol of Canada from the France master tapes (hence the 7XBE 1506 number). The B-side, on the other hand, probably used the same master previously created from a dubbed UK 45 (see 45.72125.1.1). Approximately 5000 copies were reportedly pressed (source: P. Hemmingsen, The Beatles’ Canadian Discography part. 1 & 3). Matrix numbers on all know copies read:

Side A: 7XCE-1506
Side B: 7XCE-17396

No second set of lacquers (-2) was prepared, no second run was ever pressed.

Finally, although the B-side is technically identical to the September 1963 release of She Loves You, a brand new "no dash" lacquer was cut with the same number as 45.72125.11. When looking at the handwriting, both are no dash numbers, but it is easy to spot differences in the writing (right side of the image below, specifically the "E", the "7" and the "3"), indicating a new lacquer was cut even though it has the same number, meaning that it was not a reuse of the original 72125 plates, but rather, a brand new cut of the same source (originally dubbed from the UK single in 1963).

Sleeve

1964 copies (until 1966) were sold in a generic THIN FLAT black Capitol sleeve:

Sales

Reported sales were quite moderate compared to previous titles. With a reported 5000 copies pressed in 1964, the 45 was not very popular and 3000 copies were apparently returned and recycled in 1965, making an estimated total of 2000 copies sold. (source: P. Hemmingsen, The Beatles’ Canadian Discography part. 3)