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Tuesday, February 16, 1965

"Help!" Session #2

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 Need You

    Written by George Harrison

    Recording • SI onto take 5

  2. Another Girl

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • SI onto take 1

  3. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 1

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  4. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 2

    AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 2

  5. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 3

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  6. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 4

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  7. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 5

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  8. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 6

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  9. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 7

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  10. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 8

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  11. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 9

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  12. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 10

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  13. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 11

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  14. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 12

    Unreleased track

  15. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 13

    Unreleased track

  16. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • Take 14

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics

  17. Yes It Is

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Recording • SI onto take 14


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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