RIP IT UP (The Beatles)
“Rip It Up” is a song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. It was first released by Little Richard in June, 1956. During the Get Back sessions in 1969, The Beatles recorded the song as part of a medley with “Shake, Rattle and Roll” and “Blue Suede Shoes”. This recording was released in 1996 on the album Anthology 3. (More from Wikipedia)
Anthology 3 includes numerous Beatles tracks from the Let it Be sessions that (as I remember) are likely the corresponding songs on Kum Back; in all, 12 of the 23 songs on the second CD are identified in Wikipedia as “Savile Row Sessions”, with recording dates ranging from January 22 through January 29, 1969. Among these songs are “Teddy Boy”, but with a much shorter running time of 3:18. Other performances on Anthology 3 from the Savile Row Sessions that have no connection to the Let it Be album are two of the Abbey Road songs, “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” and “Oh! Darling”; a song called “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues” that had been recorded by Buddy Holly in 1957 and was part of the Beatles’ live repertoire until 1962; and a medley of three rock and roll classics – “Rip It Up”, “Shake, Rattle and Roll” and “Blue Suede Shoes”.
(September 2017)
