Nowhere Man
EP by The Beatles • 8 July 1966 • Parlophone GEP 8952
Rubber Soul (late 1965) — Burnished tone, sitar curls, fish-eye perspective.
About this release
Nowhere Man is a extended play on Parlophone (catalogue GEP 8952), released 8 July 1966. Four LP tracks from Rubber Soul.
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.
We were always forcing them into things they didn't want to do. `Nowhere Man' was— Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, p.13
What's distinctive
4 tracks; average length 2:49. McCartney dominates the lead vocals (3/4). Lead writing credit: Lennon–McCartney (3 of 4). Estimated total takes across the release: 42.Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
McCartney 3
Lennon 1
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 |