The Abbey Road E.P.
The Abbey Road E.P. is a five-track release from Red Hot Chili Peppers, issued on 16 May 1988 to coincide with the band's UK tour that year. It was put together as a way of introducing British listeners to their back catalogue, and four of its songs had already appeared on their first three albums.
The one fresh piece is their cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire", recorded during the sessions for The Uplift Mofo Party Plan and previously heard in a different mix as the B-side to "Fight Like a Brave". It features original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose in 1988, and it later reappeared on Mother's Milk as a tribute to him. That gives the EP a poignant place in the band's story, and every track also turned up on the compilation What Hits!?.
The Abbey Road E.P.: tracklist and credits
5 tracks · 15:45Tracklist
- 1FireJimi Hendrix2:00
- 2BackwoodsFlea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak3:06
- 3Catholic School Girls RuleFlea, Kiedis, Martinez1:57
- 4Hollywood (Africa)The Meters5:04
- 5True Men Don’t Kill CoyotesFlea, Kiedis, Martinez, Sherman3:38
- Produced by
- Michael Beinhorn, George Clinton, Andy Gill, Andrew Gill
- Recorded at
- Ocean Way Recording
- Recorded
- 1984–1988
- Mixed by
- Dave Jerden, John Potoker, Greg Ward
- Engineered by
- Michael Beinhorn, Garth Richardson, James Bauerlein, Judy Clapp
- Photography
- Chris Clunn
- Labels
- EMI Manhattan, EMI, Capitol
- Length
- 15:45
Line-up
- Flea · bass
- Jack Irons · drums (drum set)
- Hillel Slovak · guitar
- Anthony Kiedis · lead vocals
- Cliff Martinez · drums (drum set)
- Bennie Cowan · trumpet · guest
- Maceo Parker · saxophone · guest
- Fred Wesley · trombone · guest
- Jack Sherman · guitar · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | May 1988 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 May 1988 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | May 1988 | |
| US release | 1988 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 16 May 1988 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | EMI Manhattan | 077779086917 | other |
| 1988 | US | — | 077779086924 | other |
| 1988 | US | EMI Manhattan | 077779086948 | other |
| May 1988 | GB | EMI Manhattan | 077779086924 | original |
| 1 June 1998 | GB | — | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1407x1396, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1407×1396 | upscaled: major: best source 1407x1396, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |