Ticket to Ride
Single by The Beatles • 9 April 1965 • Parlophone R 5265
Folk-Rock & Maturity (1965) — Acoustic warmth and Dylan's long shadow.
About this release
Ticket to Ride is a single on Parlophone (catalogue R 5265), released 9 April 1965. Anticipated Help! by four months; UK No.1.
Recorded during the band's Folk-Rock & Maturity (1965) period, produced by George Martin with Norman Smith engineering. The track(s) were committed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road on Studer J37 four-track via the REDD.51.
Contents Preface 4 The Paul McCartney Interview 6 1962 Recording sessions for: `Love Me Do', `Please Please Me' 19631967 16 Recording sessions for: `Penny Lane', 92 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Yellow Submarine, `All You Need Is Love', Magical Mystery Tour, `Hello, Goodbye' Recording sessions for: Please…— Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, p.3
What's distinctive
2 tracks; average length 3:11. Lennon dominates the lead vocals (2/2). Lead writing credit: Lennon–McCartney (2 of 2). Estimated total takes across the release: 48.Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Pattern analysis
Lennon 2
Era technical context
| Microphones | Neumann U47, U48; AKG C12 (vocals); Coles 4038 |
|---|---|
| Outboard | EMI RS124 'Altec', EMT 140 plate, ADT begins (Townsend, mid-1966) |
| Guitars | Rickenbacker 360-12 (Harrison), Epiphone Casino (introduced — Lennon, McCartney, Harrison), Framus Hootenanny 12-string (Lennon) |
| Amplifiers | Vox AC30, Vox AC50/AC100 |