Rip It Up by John Lennon – ***

First released: 1975

Little Richard recorded two songs in 1956 that have basically the same beat and feel. Both were written by Blackwell/Marascalco. The Beatles ran through a version of this in 1969, but it wasn't released until "Anthology 3" in 1996. In 1975, Lennon coupled these two tracks (the other being "Ready Teddy") and made for an exciting album track for his "Rock ‘n’ Roll" oldies album. It probably should have been a single. It was also on "Instant Karma" from 2001. A demo version appears on 1998’s "The John Lennon Anthology" and "Wonsaponatime".