The Abbey Road E.P.

The Abbey Road E.P.
EP by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Released	1988
Recorded	1984–1988
Genre	Funk rock
Length	15:35
Language	English
Label	EMI, Capitol
Producer	Andrew Gill, George Clinton, Michael Beinhorn
The Red Hot Chili Peppers chronology
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) The Abbey Road E.P. (1988) Mother's Milk (1989)

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The Abbey Road is an EP by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 1988 through EMI America. Out of the five tracks included on this EP, four had already been previously-released on the band's studio albums. The only new track is a cover of the song "Fire" by Jimi Hendrix, which was recorded during the sessions for Freaky Styley and included as the b-side to "Fight Like a Brave". The same recording of "Fire", however, would be later included once again on the band's next studio album Mother's Milk in tribute to Hillel Slovak, the band's original guitarist who died of a heroin overdose and plays guitar on the track.

The title and cover was a tribute to The Beatles' famous album Abbey Road. Like the Beatles, the cover depicts the four bandmembers walking across a zebra crossing in single file, the twist being that they are all naked except for white tube socks covering their genitals. Wearing only socks in this manner was something they regularly employed in their stage shows at the time. All songs on the EP were also featured on the band's hits compilation, What Hits!?.

Photography - Chris Clunn

Formats

• The Abbey Road E.P. (CD, EP, Comp) EMI-Manhattan Records CDP-7-90869-2 US 1988
• The Abbey Road E.P. (12", EP) EMI-Manhattan Records E1-90869 US 1988
• The Abbey Road E.P. (12", EP) EMI-Manhattan Records, 12MT 41, E1-90869 US 1988
• The Abbey Road E.P. (12", EP) EMI-Manhattan Records K 060 20 2633 6 Europe 1988
• The Abbey Road E.P. (7", EP) EMI-Manhattan Records MT 41 UK 1988
• The Abbey Road E.P. (CD, EP, Comp) EMI-Manhattan Records CDP-7-90869-2 UK 1988

Of the 6 releases, the Vinyl, 12", EP, released on the EMI-Manhattan Records label (Catalog#: 12MT 41, E1-90869, Barcode#: 5099920263362) has become most collectible on internet auction sites.

Track listing

1. "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:02
2. "Backwoods" (Flea, Jack Irons, Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak) – 3:06
3. "Catholic School Girls Rule" (Flea, Kiedis, Cliff Martinez) – 1:57
4. "Hollywood (Africa)" (The Meters) – 5:04
5. "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" (Flea, Kiedis, Martinez, Jack Sherman) – 3:38