Did The Beatles record on a click track?

Click tracks were not commonly used in the studio until the early 90's. Even much later than the Beatles, Dave Grohl has talked about how his time is all over the place on Nevermind because they didn't use a click, and how he thinks that the album would not have been as good if it didn't have that “imperfect character”. read more

No, never (well, almost never but we’ll get to that). They were just a really good tight band. The Beatles first albums were recorded on 2 track machines, then they moved to 4 track around 1964 (I think), and then eventually to 8 track for some parts of the ‘White Album’ and all of ‘Abbey Road’. read more

McCartney tracking vocals and piano (or guitar) first would have been the same thing. I don't know if he would have used a click track though. The Beatles sometimes used click tracks (real metronomes in those days), even though Ringo hated them. George Martin would change them so they wouldn't be the stiff metronome sound. read more

He has often been cited for his impeccable keeping of time. There are artists who use what has been called a 'click' track, especially when one musician is playing multiple parts. The Beatles, AFAIK, in the early years they pretty much played live in the studio, since the recording equipment wasn't near as versatile as it is today. read more