The Abbey Road E.P. | ||||
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Released | May 1988[1] (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1984–1988 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
Length | 15:35 | |||
Label | EMI, Capitol | |||
Producer | Andrew Gill, George Clinton, Michael Beinhorn | |||
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The Abbey Road E.P. is an EP by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in the UK in May 1988 through EMI America as a way of introducing UK fans to the band's back catalog as they were touring the UK that year. Out of the five tracks included on this EP, four had already been previously released on the band's first three albums while the other would end up on their fourth 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. All songs on the EP were also featured on the band's hits compilation, What Hits!?.[2]
The only "new" track at the time of release was a cover of the song "Fire" by Jimi Hendrix, which was recorded during the sessions for The Uplift Mofo Party Plan and included in a different mix as the B-side to "Fight Like a Brave".