Release date : Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Help! (Japan - 2014)
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • The Japan Box (2014)”
Release date : Wednesday, June 25, 2014
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • The Japan Box (2014)”
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Album Jun 25, 2014 • "Help! (Japan - 2014)" by The Beatles released globally
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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
2:20 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Apr 13, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Apr 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:35 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Percussion John Lennon : Electric piano, Harmony vocals George Harrison : Harmony vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
2:09 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar Ringo Starr : Drums, Maracas, Tambourine John Lennon : 12-string acoustic guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Johnnie Scott : Alto flute, Tenor flute Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by George Harrison
2:29 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Acoustic guitar percussion, Cowbell John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Harmony vocals, Snare drum George Harrison : 12-string electric guitar, Acoustic guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 15, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 16, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:05 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmony vocals George Harrison : Electric rhythm guitar, Harmony vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 15, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 16, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
You're Going To Lose That Girl
2:19 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano Ringo Starr : Bongos, Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Mixing: Feb 19, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
3:10 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals, Lead guitar Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps, Tambourine John Lennon : Double-tracked lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 15, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison
2:30 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Sticks, Vocals John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Jun 17, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
1:57 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Electric guitar, Vocals George Harrison : 12-string acoustic guitar, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Jun 15, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by George Harrison
2:37 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Electric piano George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:38 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Claves, Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Tambourine, Vocals George Harrison : Güiro George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Feb 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 20, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:05 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Brushed snare drum, Maracas John Lennon : Acoustic guitar George Harrison : Acoustic lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Jun 14, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
2:06 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Tony Gilbert : Violin Sidney Sax : Violin Kenneth Essex : Viola Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: Jun 14, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Larry Williams
2:57 • Studio version • B2009 • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Bass, Hohner pianet electric piano Ringo Starr : Cowbell, Drums John Lennon : Hammond organ, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Double-tracked lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Paul Hicks : Remastering Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Sean Magee : Remastering Allan Rouse : Project co-ordinator
Session Recording: May 10, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: May 10, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
From Wikipedia:
The Japan Box is a boxed set compilation of the five albums released by the Beatles for the Japanese market between 1964 and 1965, originally released in Japan by Odeon Records. The albums consist of Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night, The Beatles No. 5., and Help! The box set presents them in the Mini LP format. It also includes a 100-page book.
From SuperDeluxeEdition, July 16, 2014:
I suppose some fans of The Beatles could look at this latest repacking of five Fabs’ albums released in Japan during 1964 and 1965 as an unnecessary, pricey addition to the ever growing Beatles’ canon, seeing as all the music contained on these discs has already appeared in previous, relatively recent CD packages of one sort or another.
Or, this new superbly produced set could be viewed as the gift that keeps on giving from a spectacular back catalog and another chance to celebrate the nostalgia and the ongoing world-wide, 50th anniversary appeal of the Beatles.
Similar to Canada in the early days of Beatlemania, Japan was allowed to produce several rather unique Beatles releases on the Odeon label featuring substantial differences in track listings and cover artwork to their United Kingdom counterparts, before A Hard Day’s Night (stereo, although here with a different cover), and Help! (here in “Original Stereo Mix”) closed out the party and Japan was then soon after directed to sync up with the Beatles’ EMI and US album formats. […]
Sure, as far as sound goes – more on that later – we are treated to the already five year old mono and stereo remasters and perhaps a case could be made that using the original Japanese mastering from 1964 and 1965 would have made this set more authentic, if not less ear-worthy.
But Apple had already decided with the recent The Beatles: The US Albums box that 21st century masters would be used in these types of re-releases, so to employ an old cliche, basically, it is what it is. […]
As for sound, this set sounds a good as the remasters did 5 years ago, and utilizing the “Original Stereo Mix” for Help! is interesting, but recycled, as it also appeared as a bonus on The Beatles In Mono Box Set, circa 2009. However, it should be noted that some audio enthusiasts believe that no matter the source material, the Japanese manufactured issues are superior to the domestic versions. […]
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