"Try Some, Buy Some" is a song written by George Harrison

George Harrison

George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...

 and released on his Living in the Material World

Living in the Material World

Living in the Material World is a studio album by George Harrison, released in 1973.-Background:As a follow-up to 1970's greatly received All Things Must Pass and his mammoth charity project, The Concert for Bangladesh, Living in the Material World was among the most highly anticipated releases of...

in 1973. It was initially recorded by Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector

Veronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...

 in 1971

1971 in music

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 and co-produced by Phil Spector

Phil Spector

Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....

. Harrison re-used the same backing track for his own version.

The original Ronnie Spector version was released on April 19, 1971, on Apple Records

Apple Records

Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968, as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Badfinger, and Billy Preston...

. In the U.S., the catalog number was 1832; in the UK, it was Apple 33. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 singles chart on May 8, 1971, and reached #77, remaining on the chart for four weeks. The single did not chart in England. There was a picture sleeve released with the single.

Its B-side, "Tandoori Chicken", was a collaboration between Harrison and Spector, which is rumoured to feature John Lennon

John Lennon

John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

 on backing vocals. The B-side's melody bears a resemblance to "Ain't That a Shame", later covered by Lennon on Rock & Roll, and McCartney on Tripping the Live Fantastic.

The musicians in the sessions were George Harrison (guitar), Billy Preston (piano), Jim Gordon (drums), Carl Radle (bass) Bobby Whitlock (organ) and Gary Wright (electric piano).

David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

 recorded "Try Some, Buy Some" in 2003

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 for his album Reality. The song was occasionally performed live on the Reality Tour

A Reality Tour

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, and a version recorded at the Riverside Studios

Riverside Studios

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, Hammersmith

Hammersmith

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, London, September 8, 2003, was released on the Tour Edition of Reality.