Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Feb 15, 1965 • "Help!" Session #1
Album Feb 15, 1965 • "Beatles For Sale (Mono)" by The Beatles released in the US
Session Feb 16, 1965 • "Help!" Session #2
Session Feb 17, 1965 • "Help!" Session #3
Article Feb 18, 1965 • Northern Songs becomes a public company
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Help! (Mono)" LP.
Written by George Harrison
Recording • SI onto take 5
Recording • SI onto take 1
Recording • Take 1
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 2
AlbumOfficially released on Anthology 2
Recording • Take 3
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 4
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 5
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 6
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 7
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 8
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 9
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 10
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 11
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • Take 12
Unreleased track
Recording • Take 13
Unreleased track
Recording • Take 14
AlbumReleased on bootleg Help! - Studio Sessions - Back To Basics
Recording • SI onto take 14
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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