Background
It was unusual because the initial UK release, on Dawn Records (a new label launched by Pye), was a maxi-single, playing at 33 rpm (whereas singles generally played at 45 rpm), including an additional song, "Mighty Man" (also written by Dorset) on the A-side, and a much longer track, the Woody Guthrie song "Dust Pneumonia Blues", on the B-side. As it was sold in a picture sleeve (which was not standard at the time), and only sold at a few pence more than the normal 45 rpm two-track single, it was considered value for money. Small quantities of 45 rpm discs on the Pye record label were pressed for use in jukeboxes. These are now rare collectors items. In 2012 Dorset sued Associated Music International claiming over £2 million in royalties from the song which he believed had been withheld from him.
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