Released 11 May 1964 Studio EMI Studios, London Artist The Beatles Label Capitol Records | Recorded 1963 Length 28:54 Release date 11 May 1964 Producer George Martin | |
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The Beatles' Long Tall Sally
(1964) A Hard Day's Night
(1964) The Beatles' Long Tall Sally
(1964) A Hard Day's Night
(1964) Genres Rock music, Rock and roll, Pop music, Beat music Similar The Beatles albums, Rock and roll albums | ||
The Beatles' Long Tall Sally is The Beatles' final album to be released exclusively in Canada. It was a mono release on the Capitol Records label (catalogue number T 6063) in May 1964.
Contents
After the release of this album, Beatles' records in Canada would match the group's United States releases, starting with the United Artists version of the A Hard Day's Night album, and, on Capitol, Something New. This was done under orders from Capitol president Alan W. Livingston. Earlier American Beatle album releases were also issued in Canada.
This album borrows its name—and two tracks—from The Beatles' British EP Long Tall Sally. Four of the tracks had already been released on the Canadian album Beatlemania! With the Beatles.
The cover design is almost identical to the US release The Beatles' Second Album.
Track listing
All songs written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24
- "I Saw Her Standing There" – 2:50
- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:00
- "Devil in Her Heart" (Richard P. Drapkin) – 2:28
- "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 2:46
- "Misery" – 1:48
- "Long Tall Sally" (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell) – 2:03
- "I Call Your Name" – 2:10
- "Please Mister Postman" (Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Fred Gorman, Brian Holland) – 2:37
- "This Boy" – 2:10
- "I'll Get You" – 2:04
- "You Can't Do That" – 2:34
Reissue
The album was deleted in 1967 but was reissued in 1971 along with the two other unique Canadian Beatles albums in Capitol's "6000 Series". The album was issued in stereo for the first time in 1976, though nearly all the "stereo" tracks are in the "reprocessed for stereo" format. This process involves creating a "dual mono/simulated stereo" sound by emphasizing the higher frequencies on the right channel and lower frequency on the left.
Songs
1I Want to Hold Your Hand2:27
2I Saw Her Standing There2:58
3You Really Got a Hold on Me3:05