The Beatles’ Long Tall Sally
The Beatles' Long Tall Sally was a Canada-only release on Capitol Records, issued in mono on 11 May 1964 under catalogue number T 6063. It was the last Beatles album to appear exclusively in Canada. The title and two of the tracks come from the group's British Long Tall Sally EP, and four more had already turned up on the Canadian album Beatlemania! With the Beatles. The sleeve design is almost identical to the American The Beatles' Second Album.
Its place in the story is as a closing chapter. Afterwards, Capitol president Alan W. Livingston ordered that Canadian Beatles releases should match the American ones, beginning with the United Artists version of A Hard Day's Night and, on Capitol, Something New. For collectors and fans of rock and roll, it is a neat snapshot of how differently the band's records were packaged across North America. It also topped the CHUM Charts for five non-consecutive weeks, starting on the day of release.
The Beatles’ Long Tall Sally: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 29:45Tracklist
- 1I Want to Hold Your HandJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:31
- 2I Saw Her Standing ThereJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:58
- 3You Really Got a Hold on MeSmokey Robinson3:05
- 4Devil in Her HeartRichard Drapkin2:31
- 5Roll Over BeethovenChuck Berry2:49
- 6MiseryJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney1:52
- 7Long Tall SallyBlackwell, Johnson, Richard2:07
- 8I Call Your NameJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:14
- 9Please Mister PostmanBateman, Dobbins, Garrett, Gorman, Holland2:39
- 10This BoyJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:18
- 11I’ll Get YouJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:08
- 12You Can’t Do ThatJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:33
- Produced by
- George Martin, Paul White
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1, EMI, London
- Recorded
- 1964
- Mixed at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2
- Engineered by
- Norman Smith, Richard Langham, Geoff Emerick, Stuart Eltham, [unknown]
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol Canada
- Length
- 29:45
Line-up
- George Harrison · handclaps, electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, 12 string guitar
- John Lennon · handclaps, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Paul McCartney · handclaps, electric bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, cowbell
- Ringo Starr · drums (drum set), handclaps, maracas, cowbell, bongos
- George Martin · piano, upright piano · guest
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Gold |
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Released the same week
Also released on 11 May
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 1964-04-27 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 11 May 1964 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 May 1964 | |
| Wikidata | 27 April 1964 |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1964 | CA | Capitol Records | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |