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| Studio album by The Beatles | |||||
| Released | 6 August 1965 | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios 15 February 1965 – 19 February 1965, 13 April 1965, 10 May 1965, 14 June 1965 – 17 June 1965 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rock, Rock and roll | ||||
| Length | 34:20 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone, Capitol, EMI | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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Help! is the fifth album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack album from their film of the same name, Help!
Produced by George Martin for EMI Records, the album (in its original British form) contains seven songs that appeared in the movie of the same name, and seven that did not, including the most covered song in history, the Paul McCartney ballad "Yesterday". A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Beatles for Sale is The Beatles ' fourth album released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Help! is a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!.
The album also features two transatlantic number one singles: "Ticket to Ride" and the title song. " Ticket to Ride " is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 Album, Help!. " Help! " is a song by The Beatles that served as the title Song for both the album Help! and the film Help!. Tracks like Lennon's "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" indicate the influence of Bob Dylan and folk music. " You've Got to Hide Your Love Away " is a Song by The Beatles. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous In later years, Lennon said that the title track of the album was a sincere cry for help, as the pressures of the Beatles' fame and his own unhappiness (what he later called his "fat Elvis" period) began to build, and that he regretted turning it from a downbeat song in the style of Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" to an upbeat pop song as a result of commercial pressures. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning " Only the Lonely (Know The Way I Feel " is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson.
McCartney contributed "Yesterday", "Another Girl", "The Night Before", and "I've Just Seen a Face" (which appeared with "It's Only Love" on the U. " I've Just Seen a Face " is a Song by The Beatles. It appears on their 1965 UK Album, Help! " "I've Just " It's Only Love " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles in 1965 (on the Help! S. version of Rubber Soul). Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles.
George Harrison contributed "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much". George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author " I Need You " is a Beatles song on the album Help! (see 1965 in music) " You Like Me Too Much " is a song by The Beatles written by George Harrison. These were Harrison's first song compositions to be included on a Beatles album since "Don't Bother Me", from 1963's With the Beatles. " Don't Bother Me " is the first song written by George Harrison to appear on an album by The Beatles. With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963
In 2003, the album was ranked number 332 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [1]
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The album cover features the group with their arms positioned to spell out a word in flag semaphore. Flag semaphore is a system for conveying information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags rods disks paddles or occasionally bare or gloved hands According to cover photographer Robert Freeman, "I had the idea of semaphore spelling out the letters HELP. Robert Freeman is a celebrated photographer famous for his album cover photos for the The Beatles. But when we came to do the shot the arrangement of the arms with those letters didn't look good. So we decided to improvise and ended up with the best graphic positioning of the arms. "[2]
On the British Parlophone release, the letters formed by the Beatles appear to be 'NUJV', whilst the slightly re-arranged U. Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. S. release on Capitol Records appeared to feature the letters 'NVUJ'. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as
The following semaphore characters show the correct spelling of 'HELP'.
H | E | L | P |
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The album was released on CD in 1987, using the 14-song UK track lineup. Having been available only as an import in the US in the past, the 14 track UK version of the album was also issued domestically in the US on LP and cassette on July 21, 1987. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) As with the CD release of the 1965 Rubber Soul album, the Help! CD featured a contemporary stereo digital remix of the album prepared by George Martin. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. A few Canadian-origin CD editions of Rubber Soul and Help! use the original mix of the album, presumably by error. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles.
All songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted. The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and
All songs on side one appear in the movie.
A few songs that were intended for the film were not used because of the Beatles' suggestions. " Help! " is a song by The Beatles that served as the title Song for both the album Help! and the film Help!. " The Night Before " is a song by The Beatles from the album Help!. " You've Got to Hide Your Love Away " is a Song by The Beatles. " I Need You " is a Beatles song on the album Help! (see 1965 in music) George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author " Another Girl " is a song by the The Beatles released in 1965 on the album Help!. " You're Going to Lose That Girl " is a song by The Beatles from the album Help!, written mainly by John Lennon (and credited to " Ticket to Ride " is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 Album, Help!. " Act Naturally " is a Song written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, originally recorded by Buck Owens, whose version reached John Bright "Johnny" Russell (born January 23, 1940, Sunflower County Mississippi; died July 3, 2001, Nashville Tennessee " It's Only Love " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles in 1965 (on the Help! " You Like Me Too Much " is a song by The Beatles written by George Harrison. " Tell Me What You See " is a Beatles song that first appeared on their UK Album Help! and the US album " I've Just Seen a Face " is a Song by The Beatles. It appears on their 1965 UK Album, Help! " "I've Just " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. See Larry Williams (trader for the technical analyst and financial trader Lennon and McCartney wrote "If You've Got Trouble" for Ringo Starr to sing, but he hated it. " If You've Got Trouble " is a song written by Lennon/McCartney. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor McCartney's "That Means a Lot" was not used because he thought it was not recorded perfectly. " That Means a Lot " was an unreleased Beatles Song, recorded in 1965 Lennon had the same opinion about his "Yes It Is", but the song ended up as the B-side of "Ticket to Ride". " Yes It Is " is a 1965 Beatles single credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney (though written almost entirely by " Ticket to Ride " is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 Album, Help!. "You Like Me Too Much" and "Tell Me What You See" were rejected for use in the film by Richard Lester, though they did appear on the album. " You Like Me Too Much " is a song by The Beatles written by George Harrison. " Tell Me What You See " is a Beatles song that first appeared on their UK Album Help! and the US album Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932) is a British -based Film director famous for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s
Much later, in June 1965, the song "Wait" was recorded for the album. " Wait " is a song recorded by The Beatles, from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. However, all four Beatles thought the song was rather dull. "Wait" ended up on the album Rubber Soul when there were not enough songs to be put on the album for a Christmas release. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles.
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| Studio album by The Beatles | |||||
| Released | 13 August 1965 | ||||
| Recorded | Abbey Road - February 15-February 20, 23, March 15, April 2, 13, 18, June 18, 1965 | ||||
| Genre | Rock and roll | ||||
| Length | 28:43 | ||||
| Label | Capitol | ||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||
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| The Beatles U. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 S. chronology | |||||
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The U. Beatles VI is the The Beatles ' sixth (or seventh counting The Beatles' Story) American release on Capitol Records, although Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. S. version of the album includes the songs in the film plus selections from the orchestral score composed by Ken Thorne and performed by the George Martin Orchestra, which contains one of the first uses of the Indian sitar on a pop album. Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. Ticket To Ride is the only song on the US release in duophonic stereo (also known as "fake stereo") reprocessed from the mono mix. " Ticket to Ride " is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 Album, Help!. In Synthesizers capable of sounding two voices or Notes at a time This album is available on CD as part of The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 box set. The Capitol Albums Volume 2 is a Box set compilation comprised of The Beatles ' 1965 American Capitol Records releases A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection
All tracks written by Lennon-McCartney, except where noted. The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and
According to Mark Lewishon and Allan W. " Help! " is a song by The Beatles that served as the title Song for both the album Help! and the film Help!. Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions " The Night Before " is a song by The Beatles from the album Help!. " From Me to You " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a single in 1963. Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. " You've Got to Hide Your Love Away " is a Song by The Beatles. " I Need You " is a Beatles song on the album Help! (see 1965 in music) Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. " Another Girl " is a song by the The Beatles released in 1965 on the album Help!. Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. " Ticket to Ride " is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 Album, Help!. Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. " You Can't Do That " is a song recorded by The Beatles credited to Lennon / McCartney although it was wholly composed by John Lennon. Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. " You're Going to Lose That Girl " is a song by The Beatles from the album Help!, written mainly by John Lennon (and credited to Kenneth Thorne (born January 26, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning British-American television and Film score Composer. Pollack. [3][4]
String quartet on "Yesterday", as arranged and conducted by George Martin with Paul McCartney.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 6 August 1965 | Parlophone | mono LP | PMC 1255 |
| stereo LP | PCS 3071 | |||
| United States | 13 August 1965 | Capitol Records | mono LP | MAS 2386 |
| stereo LP | SMAS 2386 | |||
| Worldwide reissue | 15 April 1987 | Apple, Parlophone, EMI | CD | CDP 7 46439 2 |
| Japan | 11 March 1998 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP 51115 |
| Japan | 21 January 2004 | Toshiba-EMI | Remastered LP | TOJP 60135 |
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| Preceded by Out of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones | Billboard 200 number-one album September 11 - November 12, 1965 | Succeeded by The Sound of Music (soundtrack) by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II |