ccxxiv. BEATLES, THE: Slow Down

 ccxxiv. BEATLES, THE

Slow Down (1964)

Two versions

John Lennon, vocal, guitar
Paul McCartney, bass
George Harrison, guitar
Ringo Starr, drums
George Martin, piano
(2:56)

Larry Williams, composer, vocal, piano
Jewell Grant, baritone saxophone
Plas Johnson, tenor saxophone
René Hall, guitar
Ted Brinson, bass
Earl Palmer, drums
(2:57)

from: Long Tall Sally EP.

Sometimes it's fun just to post something because it's somewhat obscure.

Larry Williams (1935-1980) was one of those dudes who had great success followed by great tragedy (drugs, violence).

The song is just a basic blues.

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Just imagine the Parlophone execs during this period: "Product! More product!"

This EP (June 19, 1964) featured four songs, all covers except one, an early John song, I Call Your Name.

George's solo (1:40) is pretty lame, transcribed here if only to show you how much he improved over the years.

You can also hear an unusually poor performance by Martin on piano (his rhythm is frequently uneven) ...