Long Tall Sally is the fifth UK EP release by British rock band the Beatles and the band's first UK EP to include songs not previously released on an album or single in the United Kingdom.[2] (Side 1 had been released in America that April, on The Beatles' Second Album, while Side 2 would be released in July on the North American album Something New.) It was released by Parlophone in mono, with the catalogue number GEP 8913, and released in the United Kingdom on 19 June 1964. It was also released in Spain and France.[3][better source needed]
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Released | 19 June 1964 (1964-06-19) | |||
Recorded | 1 March & 1 June 1964 | |||
Studio | EMI, London | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 9:06 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Producer | George Martin | |||
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The EP includes three cover versions—the title track, "Slow Down" and "Matchbox"—as well as one Lennon-McCartney original, "I Call Your Name," a song originally given to Billy J. Kramer and his backing band The Dakotas. Kramer had released the song as the B-side of another Lennon-McCartney song, "Bad to Me", which reached number 1 in the UK and number 9 in the US. In 1988, all four of the songs from the EP were included on the compilation album Past Masters, Volume One.
The picture on the EP cover was taken by Robert Freeman, as stated on the back.
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell) | McCartney | 2:03 |
2. | "I Call Your Name" (Lennon–McCartney) | Lennon | 2:09 |
Total length: | 4:12 |
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Slow Down" (Larry Williams) | Lennon | 2:56 |
2. | "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) | Starr | 1:58 |
Total length: | 4:54 |
According to Ian MacDonald:[4]
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