![]() The song's distinctive circular introduction, however, was played by George Harrison. The session also marked the first time that McCartney played lead guitar on a Beatles session, performing the song's galloping solo. “Ticket To Ride,” written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was inspired by an early visit to the British town of Rhyde, which made the song's title a subtle in-joke within the band. Instead of recording multiple takes of each song, they began by recording a very simple basic track, and then overdubbing on top of it. Number One hit, “Ticket To Ride.” The session was the Beatles' first for the year and the start of the Help! album, which featured a new technique for the group. It spent three weeks at the top of the UK charts, and one in the US.It was 55 years ago Sunday (February 15th, 1965) that the Beatles recorded their eighth U.S. The single topped the charts in many countries. Both editions were coupled with ‘Yes It Is’ on the b-side. ‘Ticket To Ride’ was released on 9 April 1965 in the UK, and on 19 April in the US. Lennon played a Fender Stratocaster, and it is likely that George Harrison played a Rickenbacker 360 12-string. ![]() He played the lines, which can be heard in the fade-out, on an Epiphone Casino hollow-body electric guitar. ‘Ticket To Ride’ was The Beatles’ first song to feature McCartney on lead guitar. They initially recorded drums and bass on track one of Abbey Road’s four track machines, then overdubbed rhythm and lead guitars (the latter played by Paul McCartney), John Lennon’s lead vocals, and then finally tambourine, guitars, backing vocals and handclaps onto track four. Whereas in the past they’d rehearsed and recorded what amounted to an ‘as-live’ performance of their songs, from February 1965 they adopted the practice of recording just the rhythm tracks, and then building from there.Īs such, although only two takes of ‘Ticket To Ride’ were needed, the song underwent a number of overdubs, revisions and experiments during the three hour session. Recorded in an afternoon session on 15 February 1965, at the first session for what became the Help! album, ‘Ticket To Ride’ marked a departure from The Beatles’ previous method of recording.Īlthough completed in just two takes, the first of which was a false start, ‘Ticket To Ride’ was the first Beatles song to be built from the ground up. Another recording, taped for the radio show The Beatles Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride, was included on Live At The BBC. They played it during their final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and at their Shea Stadium and Hollywood Bowl concerts.Ī version of ‘Ticket To Ride’, recorded for the British television show Blackpool Night Out, was included on Anthology 2. It also became part of The Beatles’ live repertoire in 1965, particularly on their summer tour of America. Filmed on the ski slopes of Obertauern, Austria on 20 March 1965, it was a forerunner of the music videos which would later become widespread. ‘Ticket To Ride’ was the soundtrack to a key scene in the Help! film. Don Short, journalist A Hard Day’s Write, Steve Turner
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