Help! (mono, red vinyl)

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Tracklist

112" Vinyl
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A1Help!2:21
A2The Night Before
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-17)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17)
electric piano [Hohner Pianet N]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
recording of:
The Night Before (on 1965-02-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:37
A3You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away2:11
A4I Need You
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-16)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
cowbell:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-16)
drums (drum set):
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
percussion:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
background vocals:
George Harrison, John Lennon (on 1965-02-16) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15, on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
recording of:
I Need You (from 1965-02-15 until 1965-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
2:32
A5Another Girl
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-16)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15, on 1965-02-16)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
recording of:
Another Girl (from 1965-02-15 until 1965-02-16)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2:08
A6You’re Going to Lose That Girl
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
bongos:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-03-30)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-19)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-19)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-03-30)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-19) and George Harrison (on 1965-03-30)
piano:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-03-30)
background vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-19) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-19)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-19)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-19, on 1965-03-30)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-20)
recording of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl (from 1965-02-19 until 1965-03-30)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., SBK Blackwood Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:20
A7Ticket to Ride
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15)
drums (drum set), handclaps and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-15)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-15)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-15) and John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Calderstone Productions Limited (in 1965) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-15)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
music videos:
Ticket to Ride by The Beatles
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 4)
recording of:
Ticket to Ride (on 1965-02-15)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:13
B1Act Naturally
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-06-17)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-06-17)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
cover recording of:
Act Naturally (on 1965-06-17)
writer:
Voni Morrison and Johnny Russell
publisher:
Blue Book Music, Bluebook Music Publishing, Carlin, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Lark Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
2:33
B2It’s Only Love
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
12 string guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-06-15)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-06-15)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-06-15)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-15)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-18)
recording of:
It’s Only Love (on 1965-06-15)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
1:59
B3You Like Me Too Much
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-17)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
electric piano and tambourine:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-17)
piano:
George Martin (on 1965-02-17) and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
background vocals:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-17)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
recording of:
You Like Me Too Much (on 1965-02-17)
writer:
George Harrison
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:39
B4Tell Me What You See
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
claves and güiro:
George Harrison (on 1965-02-18)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ringo Starr (on 1965-02-18)
electric bass guitar, electric piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-02-18)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-02-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-18)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-20)
recording of:
Tell Me What You See (on 1965-02-18)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:40
B5I’ve Just Seen a Face2:07
B6Yesterday
additional engineer:
Phil McDonald
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
acoustic guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-14)
cello:
Francisco Gabarro (on 1965-06-17)
viola:
Kenneth Essex (on 1965-06-17)
violin:
Tony Gilbert (on 1965-06-17) and Sidney Sax (on 1965-06-17)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-06-14, on 1965-06-17)
string quartet arranger:
George Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-14)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-06-17)
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (from 1965-06-14 until 1965-06-17)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Maclen Music Ltd. (from 1965 to present)
2:07
B7Dizzy Miss Lizzy
additional engineer:
Ken Scott
engineer:
Norman Smith
producer:
George Martin
cowbell and drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (on 1965-05-10)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (on 1965-05-10)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (on 1965-05-10)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar], Hammond organ and lead vocals:
John Lennon (on 1965-05-10)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1965-05-10)
cover recording of:
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (on 1965-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Williams
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., ATV Music, ATV Music Ltd., Essex Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:54

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Chansons du film “Help!” by Les Beatles
Help! / I’m Down
Ticket to Ride / Yes It Is
Yesterday
Yesterday / Act Naturally
included in:The Beatles
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono
The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2
The U.S. Albums
part of:Rolling Stone: The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 8) (order: 8)
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time (number: 9) (order: 9)
Dave Marsh: Top 40 Albums of 1965 (number: 15) (order: 15)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1966) (order: 24)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 80) (order: 80)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 266) (order: 266)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 266) (order: 266)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 331) (order: 331)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 332) (order: 332)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/45895 [info]
reviews:http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=cdm428&section=1 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/v34z [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/help__f1/ [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059260/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189173 [info]
Wikidata:Q201816 [info]
discography entry:https://www.thebeatles.com/help-0 [info]