Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Previous session Nov 04, 1964 • "Beatles for Sale" Session #12
Article Jan 27, 1965 • Maclen Ltd is formed
Interview February 1965 • Playboy interview: The Beatles
Session Feb 15, 1965 • "Help!" Session #1
Album Feb 15, 1965 • "Beatles For Sale (Mono)" by The Beatles released in the US
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Help! (Mono)" LP.
By The Beatles
From Anthology 2 liner notes:
As they had done with A Hard Day’s Night the year before so the Beatles entered into a crash series of recording sessions before shooting their new motion picture (untitled at first but eventually named Help!). Due to fly to the Bahamas on 22 February, the Beatles spent six days at EMI from 15th to the 20th, taping the 11 numbers they offered up as candidates for the movie soundtrack. Six of these were selected, two went on to the non-soundtrack side of the Help! album, two remained unissued and […] Yes It Is, was set aside as the B-side of the Beatles’ next single, Ticket To Ride.
Recording • Take 1
Recording • Take 2
Recording • Take 1
Editing • 10 unnumbered edit pieces
Written by George Harrison
Recording • Take 1
Written by George Harrison
Recording • Take 2
Written by George Harrison
Recording • Take 3
Written by George Harrison
Recording • Take 4
Written by George Harrison
Recording • Take 5
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970.
We owe a lot to Mark Lewisohn for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - the number of takes for each song, who contributed what, a description of the context and how each session went, various photographies... And an introductory interview with Paul McCartney!
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual - Volume 2 - Help! through Revolver (1965-1966)
The second book of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)-nominated series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 2: Help! through Revolver (1965-1966)" follows the evolution of the band from the end of Beatlemania with "Help!" through the introspection of "Rubber Soul" up to the sonic revolution of "Revolver". From the first take to the final remix, discover the making of the greatest recordings of all time.
Through extensive, fully-documented research, these books fill an important gap left by all other Beatles books published to date and provide a unique view into the recordings of the world's most successful pop music act.
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