Nowhere Man (EP)

chronology
Nowhere Man (EP)
Extended Play by The Beatles
Publication ; (s)	July 8, 1966
admission	1965
Label (s)	Parlophone
Format (s)	EP on vinyl and CD
Genre (s)	Rock, pop
Title (number)	4th
running time	11 min 18 s
occupation	John Lennon : vocals , rhythm guitar , acoustic guitar ; Paul McCartney : vocals, bass , piano , lead guitar , acoustic guitar; George Harrison : lead guitar, bass; Ringo Starr : drums , tambourine , cowbell ; Mal Evans : Hammond Organ ;
production	George Martin
Studio (s)	EMI Studios , London

Nowhere Man ( English man to nowhere [analogously]). is an EP released on July 8, 1966 by the British rock band The Beatles . It was the Beatles' twelfth EP to be released on Parlophone (catalog number GEP 8952). All four tracks on the EP come from the Rubber Soul album . The EP was only released in mono .

background

The EP Nowhere Man was released seven months after the album Rubber Soul was released in December 1965. In the meantime, the single Paperback Writer / Rain was released in June 1966 , so that the EP Nowhere Man was no longer released soon.

While no single was released from the album Rubber Soul in Great Britain , the record company ODEON in Germany decided to release the singles Michelle / Girl (January 21, 1966, 6th place) and Nowhere Man / What Goes On (March 3rd, 1966, 3rd place) to publish.

On July 16, 1966, the EP entered the UK EP charts; Overall, Nowhere Man stayed in the EP charts for 18 weeks and reached number 4. The EP could not place itself in the British singles charts.

Cover design

The cover photo was taken by Robert Whitaker.

Track list

page 1

Nowhere Man (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:45
- Recorded October 21 and 22, 1965. Sung by John Lennon.
Drive My Car (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:31
- Recorded October 13, 1965. Sung by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

Page 2

Michelle (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:39
- Recorded November 3rd, 1965. Sung by Paul McCartney.
You Won't See Me (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:23
- Recorded November 11, 1965. Sung by Paul McCartney.

Re-releases

The EP Nowhere Man was pressed into the 1970s. In December 1981, the EP was released as part of the The Beatles EPs Collection box set , which included all UK EPs. On May 26, 1992, this set was released with the slightly changed title The Beatles Compact Disc EP. Collection as CD edition.

literature

Neville Stannard: The Long & Winding Road , ISBN 0-907-08096-0 .
Ian MacDonald: Revolution in the Head , ISBN 978-0-099-52679-7 .
Christoph Maus: The Beatles Worldwide II , ISBN 3-9809137-2-4 .