Long tall sally - The Kinks

[NoMoreJuggling]

I got loads of personal photos and stuff. Big deal. Ray is KING ! Bless ya pal !

[NoMoreJuggling]

I've known Ray for decades !

[NoMoreJuggling]

I got the PYE release on Vinyl. 64. Also " YOU STILL WANT ME " original, before " YOU REALLY GOT ME.

[atimeofsummerfalling]

Goodness, that thing plays records? Looks more like a lawnmower or a Zamboni!

[Dandysrecords]

The kinks long tall sally was released by cameo in 1960 ref C315, dandysrecords has the original dj promo copy 4 track EP, long tall sally, i took my baby home, you still want me and you do something to me, video upload to follow.

[CHAARLYYY]

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[taxmonkey123]

What the fuck is up with the video?

[hebdag44]

Back in those days the Kinks dressed in foxhunting outfits!

[mackemc57]

This was recorded at PYEs studios in London 17/1/64 and released 7/2/64 it WAS their first British single but like their second (You still want me) failed to chart here, their third was You really got me went all the way to #1... the rest is history

[wildbilltexas]

Whoops I blew it...this was the Kinks FIRST UK single, and first USA release. their second single "You Do Something to Me" didn't chart in the UK so Cameo didn't pick it up for the USA and dropped the band from their label.

[wildbilltexas]

Its not a bad version, but the flipside "I Took My Baby Home" is a great track.

Cameo was a small Philadelphia USA based label known for teenage poppers like Bobby Rydell, Dee Dee Sharp and The Orlons. This was the Kinks second UK single and their first USA release. It wasn't a hit on either shores so Cameo dropped the band.

Cameo really blew it for dropping the Kinks because the next 45 they did was "You Really Got Me". That was picked up by Reprise for the USA and the rest is history.

[TheAdam159]

@wildbilltexas God, they must have been kicking themselves after dropping the band, when 'You Really Got Me' came out! They should have persevered and given Ray and company one last chance to deliver the goods!

[wildbilltexas]

@TheAdam159 So true. American Record companies thought the British Invasion was a short-lived fad.

Liberty probably felt the same way when they released the Searchers first US record "Sugar and Spice". It didn't do great and they let them sign with Kapp, where they scored big with "Needles and Pins" and "Love Potion Number 9".

[TheAdam159]

@wildbilltexas Hehe, 'short lived fad'?!! Who knew that we'd still be talking about the British Invasion bands nearly 50 years later. Record companies could do with a crystal ball ;)

[grantobean]

that's really peculiar... i know they recorded it considerably later, just prior to making their debut LP, which was '64 for sure. shouldn't be too hard to fact-check this one... and cool jukebox, by the way!

[debiani3866]

well, im looking at the record right now and it says

"(C) 1960 - cameo records". This was also a promotional record. maybe that could be why?

it doesnt tell if this song was taken off of any LP or not

[grantobean]

interesting. the kinks signed to pye (english label) in 1964 and released their first sing, "long tall sally", soon after according to wikipedia (and other sources i've checked). i've never heard of cameo, but imagine it may have been an american label that carried the single over here. odd that it should give that year for copyright, though...

[grantobean]

love this version! believe it was 1964, though... god save the kinks!

[debiani3866]

this particular record was copyrighted 1960

[wildbilltexas]

I have seen the 1960 copright on almost all of the Cameo records in my collection.

Even my (USA) copy of ? Mark and the Mysterians "96 Tears" from 1966 has it. So I guess the label design or the Cameo logo was copyrighted, not the music. Sure makes it confusing to tell when the record was made.