THE BEATLES RELEASE RARE RECORDING 'DAY TRIPPER (SONGWRITING WORK TAPE)'

RECORDING CAPTURES JOHN LENNON AND PAUL McCARTNEY DEVELOPING ‘DAY TRIPPER’ TOGETHER BEFORE THE SONG’S ICONIC RIFF HAD BEEN WRITTEN

Today, UMG and Apple Corps Ltd. release ‘Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)’ from the forthcoming expanded Special Edition of The Beatles’ landmark 1965 album Rubber Soul. Recorded during the Rubber Soul sessions, ‘Day Tripper’ and ‘We Can Work It Out’ were intended for release as a standalone double A-side single and were kept separate from the album.

The ‘Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)’ offers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of the song, capturing John Lennon and Paul McCartney working together at John’s home, Kenwood, in Weybridge, Surrey. At this stage, the iconic riff that would come to define ‘Day Tripper’ had yet to be written.

Initially based on an old folk song John had written the previous month, the recording captures the pair developing the song together, highlighting the fun they had when writing as a duo. John and Paul can be heard laughing as they work through the song, with John later making reference to the high level of sound being captured on tape.

Source: thebeatles.com

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