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Friday, June 18, 1965

"Help!" Session #18

For The Beatles


Location

  • Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road

Timeline

Master release

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Help! (Mono)" LP

Some of the songs from this session also appear on:

Session activities

  1. I've Just Seen A Face

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Mono mixing from take 6

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Mono)

  2. I'm Down

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Mono mixing from take 7

  3. It's Only Love

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Mono mixing from take 6

  4. Act Naturally

    Written by Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison

    Mixing • Mono mixing from take 13

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Mono)

  5. Wait

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 1 from take 4

  6. Help!

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Mono mixing - Remix 4 from take 12

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Mono)

  7. I've Just Seen A Face

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 6

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Stereo)

  8. I'm Down

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 7

  9. Yesterday

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 2

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Stereo)

  10. It's Only Love

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 6

  11. Act Naturally

    Written by Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison

    Mixing • Stereo mixing from take 13

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Stereo)

  12. Help!

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Mixing • Stereo mixing - Remix 2 from take 12

    AlbumOfficially released on Help! (Stereo)


Staff

Production staff


Going further

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!

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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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