The Beatles Unveil Early "Day Tripper" Recording Ahead of Rubber Soul Reissue

The Beatles Unveil Early "Day Tripper" Recording Ahead of Rubber Soul Reissue

The Beatles have shared "Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)," an early home demo previewing the upcoming Rubber Soul special edition reissue.

Day Tripper without the guitar riff? Listen to a rare recording of Lennon and McCartney working on a Beatles classic – before its most famous musical motif was written

UMG and Apple Corps have released a fascinating titbit from the upcoming Rubber Soul reissue. It’s an early version of Day Tripper, but without the famous riff that provides the song with its spine. Instead, the a two-minute piece features Lennon and McCartney working on the song at Lennon’s home in Weybridge, Surrey. This version is slower than the finished track we all know. At several points the two Beatles can be heard cracking up and laughi…

Paul McCartney and John Lennon Crack Each Other Up in Rare ‘Day Tripper’ Demo

The "Songwriting Work Tape" version of the classic single was recorded at Lennon's house and will be included on the upcoming special edition of Rubber Soul

Hear how The Beatles' 'Day Tripper' came together as they share early 'songwriting work tape’

An early ‘songwriting work tape’ has been released, showing how The Beatles‘ ‘Day Tripper’ came together. READ MORE: Paul McCartney: “Writing a song is still a magic feeling for me, and hopefully always will be” The original song was recorded during the sessions for the Fab Four’s landmark 1965 album ‘Rubber Soul’. Both ‘Day Tripper’ and ‘We Can Work It Out’ were set to be released as a standalone double A-side single and were kept separate fro…

The Beatles release rare 1965 recording of classic track

As The Beatles prepare to release an expanded special edition of their seminal 1965 album, Rubber Soul, they have unleashed a rare recording of ‘Day Tripper’ from the vaults. While recorded during the Rubber Soul sessions, ‘Day Tripper’ was instead elected as a single alongside ‘We Can Work It Out’ rather than appearing on the album. Now, The Beatles have provided an early glimpse into the song during its genesis on ‘Day Tripper (Songwriting Wor…

Beatles surprise as unheard Day Tripper work tape offers a candid look at John Lennon and Paul McCartney writing together

UMG and Apple Corps have released a rare early Day Tripper work tape as part of the Rubber Soul Special Edition.