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Feb 15, 1965 - Jun 18, 1965

Recording "Help!"

For The Beatles

Last updated on October 1, 2025

From The Beatles Monthly Book – April 1965

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Session activities

  1. Another Girl

    Feb 15, 1965Recording "Ticket To Ride", "Another Girl", "I Need You"

  2. I Need You

    Feb 15, 1965Recording "Ticket To Ride", "Another Girl", "I Need You"

  3. Ticket To Ride

    Feb 15, 1965Recording "Ticket To Ride", "Another Girl", "I Need You"

  4. Another Girl

    Feb 16, 1965Recording "I Need You", "Another Girl", "Yes It Is"

  5. I Need You

    Feb 16, 1965Recording "I Need You", "Another Girl", "Yes It Is"

  6. Yes It Is

    Feb 16, 1965Recording "I Need You", "Another Girl", "Yes It Is"

  7. The Night Before

    Feb 17, 1965Recording "The Night Before", "You Like Me Too Much"

  8. You Like Me Too Much

    Feb 17, 1965Recording "The Night Before", "You Like Me Too Much"

  9. Another Girl

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  10. I Need You

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  11. If You've Got Trouble

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  12. Tell Me What You See

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  13. The Night Before

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  14. Ticket To Ride

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  15. Yes It Is

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  16. You Like Me Too Much

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  17. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

    Feb 18, 1965Recording "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"

  18. You're Going to Lose That Girl

    Feb 19, 1965Recording "You're Going to Lose That Girl"

  19. If You've Got Trouble

    Feb 20, 1965Recording "That Means a Lot", Mixing "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  20. Tell Me What You See

    Feb 20, 1965Recording "That Means a Lot", Mixing "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  21. That Means A Lot

    Feb 20, 1965Recording "That Means a Lot", Mixing "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  22. You're Going to Lose That Girl

    Feb 20, 1965Recording "That Means a Lot", Mixing "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  23. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

    Feb 20, 1965Recording "That Means a Lot", Mixing "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  24. Another Girl

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  25. I Need You

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  26. If You've Got Trouble

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  27. Tell Me What You See

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  28. That Means A Lot

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  29. The Night Before

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  30. Ticket To Ride

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  31. Yes It Is

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  32. You Like Me Too Much

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  33. You're Going to Lose That Girl

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  34. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

    Feb 23, 1965Mixing "Yes It Is", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "If You've Got Trouble", "Tell Me What You See"...

  35. Ticket To Ride

    Mar 15, 1965"Help!" Session #8

  36. That Means A Lot

    Mar 30, 1965Recording "That Means a Lot"

  37. You're Going to Lose That Girl

    Apr 02, 1965Mixing "You're Going to Lose That Girl"

  38. Help!

    Apr 13, 1965Recording "Help!"

  39. Help!

    Apr 18, 1965"Help!" Session #12

  40. The Night Before

    Apr 18, 1965"Help!" Session #12

  41. Bad Boy

    May 10, 1965Recording "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bad Boy"

  42. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

    May 10, 1965Recording "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bad Boy"

  43. I Want To Hold Your Hand

    Jun 08, 1965"Help!" Session #14

  44. I'm Down

    Jun 14, 1965Recording "I've Just Seen A Face", "I'm Down", "Yesterday"

  45. I've Just Seen A Face

    Jun 14, 1965Recording "I've Just Seen A Face", "I'm Down", "Yesterday"

  46. Yesterday

    Jun 14, 1965Recording "I've Just Seen A Face", "I'm Down", "Yesterday"

  47. It's Only Love

    Jun 15, 1965Recording "It's Only Love"

  48. Act Naturally

    Jun 17, 1965Recording "Act Naturally", "Wait", mixing "Yesterday"

  49. Wait

    Jun 17, 1965Recording "Act Naturally", "Wait", mixing "Yesterday"

  50. Yesterday

    Jun 17, 1965Recording "Act Naturally", "Wait", mixing "Yesterday"

  51. Act Naturally

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18

  52. Help!

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18

  53. I'm Down

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18

  54. I've Just Seen A Face

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18

  55. It's Only Love

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18

  56. Wait

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18

  57. Yesterday

    Jun 18, 1965"Help!" Session #18


Going further

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn

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 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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