Did Swan have any legal right to release Sie Liebt Dich?
(BS): No. Swan had the right to release two Beatles master recordings, namely She Loves You and I’ll Get You. They did not have the right to release either of those songs in any version other than the master recordings supplied by EMI. Therefore, they had no right to release the German-lyric version of She Loves You, which was a totally different master recording than what they had the right to release. Case closed. (BH): In your new book, is there one fact or dispelled rumor, one item that will surprise collectors, in general? Personally, I was caught off guard by the true meaning behind “DON’T DROP OUT” on the Swan label – I was always told that it was a Beatles in-joke requesting that the single not to drop out of the charts. Boy, is that totally wrong! (BS): I like to joke that “Don’t Drop Out” was a warning to hold the paper sleeve with the open top facing upward so that the record wouldn’t drop out! But I knew better. I actually remember the “Be cool, stay in school, don’t be a f
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