Like “I Wanna be Your Man”, which was first recorded by the Rolling Stones, “Hello Little Girl” was one of the songs that they gave to others to record.  A little known Liverpool band (at least in this country) called the Fourmost first recorded “Hello Little Girl” in 1963 and made it to #9 on the British charts; Gerry and the Pacemakers also recorded the song in this time period.  

I don’t know anything about the Fourmost except that I think they were the band that I saw in an early booklet or paper about the Beatles who were holding their guitars as though they were violins.  I haven’t been able to find that photo on the Internet though.  “Hello Little Girl” by the Fourmost opens Side 2 of an album called The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away. 

(June 2015)