Manfred Mann's Cock-A-Hoop is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by Manfred Mann

Manfred Mann

Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...

, released in 1964. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono

Monaural

Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...

 with the catalogue number His Master's Voice-EMI 7EG 8848.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "5-4-3-2-1" (Jones
   Paul Jones (singer)
   Paul Jones is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, and radio personality and television presenter.-Career:As P. P...
   
   , Hugg
   Mike Hugg
   Mike Hugg is a professional musician and a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann.-Biography:...
   
   , Mann
   Manfred Mann (musician)
   Manfred Mann is a keyboard player best known as a founding member and namesake of Manfred Mann and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.-Career:...
   
   )
   
2. "Cock-a-Hoop" (Jones)

Side 2

1. "Without You" (Jones)
   
2. "Why Should We Not" (Mann)

Background

Manfred Mann's first EP featured their first two singles Why Should We Not and Cock-a-Hoop, released in July and October of 1963. Neither of them charted. 5-4-3-2-1 was written as the theme song for the TV show Ready Steady Go and in February 1964 reached # 5 on the British charts.

Personnel

• Manfred Mann (musician)
  Manfred Mann (musician)
  Manfred Mann is a keyboard player best known as a founding member and namesake of Manfred Mann and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.-Career:...
  
  , keyboards
• Mike Vickers
  Mike Vickers
  Mike Vickers is a British musician who came to prominence as guitarist, flautist and saxophonist with the 1960s band, Manfred Mann. He originally played flute and saxophone but with the increasing popularity of guitars in bands it was decided that Manfred Mann should have a guitarist in its line-up...
  
  , guitar, alto sax, flute
• Mike Hugg
  Mike Hugg
  Mike Hugg is a professional musician and a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann.-Biography:...
  
  , drums and vibes
• Paul Jones
  Paul Jones (singer)
  Paul Jones is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, and radio personality and television presenter.-Career:As P. P...
  
  , lead vocals, harmonica
• Tom McGuinness
  Tom McGuinness
  Tom McGuinness is a guitarist songwriter, author, record and TV producer. he is best known as the guitarist from Manfred Mann and The Blues Band...
  
  , bass guitar on 5-4-3-2-1 and "Without You"
• Dave Richmond
  Dave Richmond
  David 'Dave' Richmond , is a professional bass player, best known as a founder member of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann, playing with the band in 1963. After leaving the band in 1963, Richmond became a session player, working with, amongst others, Elton John, Bread, and Hank Marvin.-External...
  
  , bass guitar on Why Should We Not and Cock-a-Hoop