The Beatles : Long Tall Sally E.P. (Mono)

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Long Tall Sally is the fifth UK E.P. release by the English rock band the Beatles and the band's first UK E.P. to include songs not previously released on an album or single in the United Kingdom. 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 19th June 1964. It was also released in Spain and France.

Track Listing:
00:00 "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson–Richard Penniman–Robert Blackwell)
02:04 "I Call Your Name" (Lennon–McCartney)
04:15 "Slow Down" (Larry Williams)
07:14 "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins)

Official UK E.P. Sales Chart Performance:
Entry Date : 4th July 1964
Highest Position : 1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks in Chart : 37 weeks

ORIGINAL SLEEVE NOTES : A new release by John, Paul, George and Ringo is more than just a disc...it is a national event. People old enough to know worse---and who often do---can be overheard saying: 'It's about time they did another one.' And so it is and here it is and aren't we all very proud of it? Paul McCartney sings Long Tall Sally and he has never done anything better. This was the hit of the Beatles' Jack Good - Brian Epstein TV show, first featured by Paul on disc in an American album. It is wild and reckless but beautifully phrased and pure Beatle music, with George backing on lead guitar quite as well as in his notable Roll Over Beethoven. It wasn't written by the Beatles---nor were Slow Down or Matchbox on Side Two---but John and Paul have an original in I Call Your Name, formerly done by Billy J. Kramer a few months ago. John sings this. Who else creates such a sound?
Carl Perkins wrote Matchbox for himself, but Ringo makes it his very own. He sings little, but well, which is better than rotten and often, and John precedes him with Slow Down, a moody rocker, note-perfect product of the Beatles' early performances in Liverpool's 'Cavern'.
All four boys enhance their splendid name with this disc. It will sell in millions to the world. Dip in gold and give it to your grandchildren. Or just simply wear it out.