Long Tall Sally
The Beatles
1964
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1964
Release: 1964Source checked
The Beatles recording table identifies the 1964 EP issue. The page header refers to a later 1988 compilation; Little Richard and Kinks dates on the same page are different recordings.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
The Beatles: Long Tall Sally
Use the Beatles recording table: released June 19, 1964. Do not use the 1988 header, the Little Richard 1956 original, or the Kinks 1964 cover.
The Beatles: Long Tall Sally
Recording-specific table and prose support the stated release year and separate later issues.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
This is the Beatles' recording of the song associated with Little Richard, credited to Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell and Richard Penniman. Their version was recorded in March 1964 with George Martin producing and released on the Long Tall Sally EP that year. Other artists' performances are separate recordings.
Evidence scope: Song-specific recording and release history from the official artist catalog; no private motivation inferred.
Sources for this information
The Beatles: Long Tall Sally
Official song notes and recording/release table; paraphrased recording history. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Supplied note - not independently verified. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Cover of Little Richard's 1956 hit, showcasing the Beatles' rock and roll roots.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 1964.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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