The Beatles release ‘Long Tall Sally’ EP in UK 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1964)


Video: 'Long Tall Sally (Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, June 19, 1964) — The Beatles today released Long Tall Sally, the band’s fifth official extended play release, and the first British EP that included songs not previously released on an album or single in the United Kingdom.


Video: 'I Call Your Name (Remastered 2009)'

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.


Video: 'Slow Down (Remastered 2009)'

Side 1 (“Long Tall Sally” and “I Call Your Name”) had been released in America that April, on The Beatles’ Second Album, while Side 2 (“Slow Down” and “Matchbox”) would be released in July on the North American album Something New.


Video: 'Matchbox (Remastered 2009)'