Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
Single by The Beatles • 3 December 1965 • Parlophone R 5389
Rubber Soul (late 1965) — Burnished tone, sitar curls, fish-eye perspective.
About this release
Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out is a single on Parlophone (catalogue R 5389), released 3 December 1965. The first deliberate UK 'double A-side' single.
Recorded during the band's Rubber Soul (late 1965) period, produced by George Martin with Norman Smith (his last LP) engineering. The track(s) were committed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road on Studer J37 four-track via the REDD.51.
What's distinctive
2 tracks; average length 2:31. Lennon dominates the lead vocals (2/2). Lead writing credit: Lennon–McCartney (2 of 2). Estimated total takes across the release: 40.Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
Lennon 2
Era technical context
| Microphones | Neumann U47, U48; AKG C12; STC 4038 (drums) |
|---|---|
| Outboard | EMI RS124, EMT 140 plate, fuzzbox prototypes |
| Guitars | Epiphone Casino, Rickenbacker 360-12, Gibson J-160E, sitar (Harrison — first Beatles sitar on 'Norwegian Wood') |
| Amplifiers | Vox AC30, Vox AC50, Fender Showman |