![]() ![]() ![]() The line-up was unusual, and documented by George Martin in his detailed session notes (originally published in his limited edition book Playback). This was Harrison’s first song to be recorded since ‘Don’t Bother Me’. The final song, ‘I Need You’, took five takes to record. The idea was dropped when the song was mixed for release. This last overdub was a guitar flourish, recorded 10 takes for the song’s ending, to be edited onto the song at a later date. Track one contained McCartney’s bass guitar and Starr’s drums track two had Lennon’s Fender electric and Harrison’s Rickenbacker 12-string track three contained McCartney’s lead vocals, with backing from Harrison and Lennon and track four had more vocals from Lennon and McCartney, tom tom from Starr, and Harrison on Gretsch electric guitar. The rhythm track for the first of these was captured in one take. The evening session was devoted to ‘Another Girl’ and ‘I Need You’. Paul McCartney played both bass and lead guitar on the song, and also reportedly suggested Ringo Starr’s distinctive drum pattern. The second featured no vocals, with the four-track take as follows: bass guitar and drums on track one George Harrison’s Rickenbacker 12-string guitar playing the main riff on two, along with John Lennon’s Fender Stratocaster track three featured Lennon’s lead vocals and tambourine, and McCartney’s backing vocals and four contained additional vocals from Lennon, Harrison on Fender Stratocaster, McCartney’s Epiphone Casino, and Starr’s tamnbourine. The rhythm track of ‘Ticket To Ride’ was completed in two takes, the first of which was a false start. As a result, although a song may appear to have been completed in just a handful of takes, it could have required a great many extra recordings before completion. From 1965 onwards, however, these additions were unnumbered. Previously, The Beatles’ overdubs had been given individual take numbers. Instead of essentially performing their songs live in the studio, they increasingly taped the rhythm tracks first, then overdubbed vocals and extra instruments onto the best takes. From this session onwards, The Beatles adopted a new method of recording. ![]()
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