Recorded on this day, October 16, 1965: "Day Tripper"

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1965 – THE BEATLES RECORD “DAY TRIPPER” THIS DAY IN ROCK HISTORY!
Posted on 12:29 PM by STU SWEATMAN

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1965 – The Beatles record “Day Tripper” this day in rock history!

“Day Tripper” is a riff-driven rock song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a “double A-side” single with “We Can Work It Out”. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rubber Soul album. The song topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Day Tripper” became a part of the group’s concert repertoire in 1965 and 1966, and was one of the songs played at their final tour date at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, on 29 August 1966.

Day Tripper



US picture sleeve
Single by the Beatles

A-side: "We Can Work It Out" (double A-side)
Released: 3 December 1965
Format: 7-inch record
Recorded: 16 October 1965
Studio: EMI, London

"Day Tripper" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out" in December 1965. Written primarily by John Lennon, it was credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album. The single topped charts in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway. In the United States, "Day Tripper" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and "We Can Work It Out" held the top position.

"Day Tripper" is a rock song based around an electric guitar riff and was included in the Beatles' concert set-list for about a year until their retirement from live performances in late August 1966. The single was the first example of a double A-side in Britain. Its success popularised the format and, in giving equal treatment to two songs, allowed recording artists to show their versatility. As of December 2018, it was the 54th best-selling single of all time in the UK – one of six Beatles singles included in the top sales rankings published by the Official Charts Company.

And now, the group you kids have been waiting for, The Beatles. It sounds different from the original. I recall it in mono, but this is some sort of processed stereo.

The Beatles - Day Tripper (Official Video)
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LYRICS

Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out now
She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there
She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there, now
She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Tried to please her
She only played one night stand
Tried to please her
She only played one night stand, now
She was a day tripper
Sunday driver, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out
Day tripper, day tripper, yeah
Day tripper, day tripper, yeah
Day tripper, day tripper, yeah
Songwriters: John Lennon / Paul Mccartney
Day Tripper lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

[mr_lebowski]

1. It's not really 'processed stereo' ... it's just the 'the best version of stereo they could make'

given the limitations of the original masters.

Back in 1965 I believe they had only 4 tracks to work with, and while stereo was 'a thing', mono was still 'king', and the Four (and Martin) were striving for a great mono mix far above worrying about being able to also make a good stereo mix which was a niche market.

When you only have 4 tracks you have to do a lot of 'bouncing' of one track to another, and once you bounce, there's no extricating the sounds you mixed together anymore, so in a stereo mix, they can only be panned together (positioned to the left or right in the mix) as a whole unit.

Basically the way they did the original tapes prior to I believe Sgt Peppers (I think they were up to 8 tracks by then) only allows for fairly rudimentary approximations of stereo. Putting Johns guitar to the left, and Georges to the right, that kind of thing ... just because they did those last and happened to have them on their own tracks on the tape, with Bass/Drums combined on one other, and vocals on one other (accounting for the four they had to work with).

Not saying that configuration is how they always did it, that's just an example of a common way of arranging a set of 4 final tracks.