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| Help ! - Back To Basics - Front Artwork |
| Label | Helter Skelter |
| Catalogue No. | HSR 16/17/18 |
| Release Date | October 2011 |
| Total Time | Disc 1 - 65.15 Disc 2 - 79:24 Disc 3 - 35:37 |
| Comments: (from the release notes) |
This is the fifth in the Back To Basics series. Originally issued for free as a download on the web by Helter Skelter as HSR 16/17/18, the copy listed here is a silver-pressed bootleg version on Extract Factory, Catalogue number EXT 014. Compiled and lovingly treated by Helter Skelter, this compilation brings together the best available sources for all of the existing studio sessions and rare mixes from the Help! era. All sources are then remastered to repair drop outs (of which there were a lot in the Help! Sessions) and also fix phase and speed issues. Although some of the Acetates are pretty poor quality - there was little that could be done about those. Note that commercially available mixes are not included here, please buy the 2009 Remasters in Mono and Stereo for these, and also the Singles Box and US boxes. Also worth noting, the complete Monitor Mixes of Help! are not included here as, for the most part, they offer nothing new in terms of mix. Only the rare fragments from these monitor mixes have been selected for this set, these have been carefully edited with the best sources for the most complete recordings.
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Note: The track timings include the studio chat and the Control Room's Take calls.
| No | Tracklisting | Information | Time |
| 1 | Help ! | Take 1 Control Room call, "Help !, Take 1" (The "Help" is shouted strangely) John shouts, "Stop, let's stop, stop, string gone" |
0:25 |
| 2 | Help ! | Take 2 Control Room call, "Take 2" |
0:38 |
| 3 | Help ! | Take 3 Control Room call, "3" |
1:00 |
| 4 | Help ! | No take present here, just studio chat. Although Control Room calls, "4" a couple of times. Paul doodles on the bass while John and George discuss who's fault last failure was. |
1:09 |
| 5 | Help ! | Take 4 | 2:24 |
| 6 | Help ! | Take 5 Control Room call, "5" John, Ok, that's it, come on, come on" |
2:50 |
| 7 | Help ! | Take 6 Control Room call, "6" |
0:34 |
| 8 | Help ! | Take 7 Control Room call, "6, 7 ... 7" 30 seconds of tuning, "You convinced me for a minute" .... |
2:44 |
| 9 | Help ! | Take 8 Control Room call, "8, Take 8" |
0:19 |
| 10 | Help ! | Take 9 Control Room call, "9" First vocal take. |
2:25 |
| 11 | Help ! | Take 10 Control Room call, "4-track down to 3-track, to 4-track and it's Take 10" |
2:31 |
| 12 | Help ! | Take 11 Control Room call, "Right, this is Take 11" |
0:12 |
| 13 | Help ! | Take 12 Control Room call, "Take 12" |
2:30 |
| 14 | Help ! | Alternate mix - a.k.a. Take 13 | 2:22 |
| 15 | Help ! | RM4 from Take 12 - Production acetate (Mono) Control Room call, "Help", plus some timing beeps before start. (Mixed at EMI 13th April 1965) |
2:23 |
| 16 | Help ! | RM? from Take 12 - Original film mix with new vocal (Mono) (Mixed at CTS Studios, London 24th May 1965) |
2:17 |
| 17 | Help ! | RS1 from Take 12 - Mixed for 1967-70 EPK Promo in 1993 | 2:17 |
| 18 | Help ! | RS2 from Take 12 (Partial) - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 0:10 |
| 19 | Help ! | RS3 from Take 12 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 | 2:17 |
| 20 | The Night Before | Production acetate (Mono) Control Room call, "This is The Night Before", plus some timing beeps before start. (Mixed at EMI 17th February 1965) |
2:38 |
| 21 | The Night Before | RS2 from Take 2 (Mono) Has some She's A Woman (12 seconds), before crashing into The Night Before Ends with huge explosion and few words from the movie. (Mixed at EMI 17th February 1965) |
2:56 |
| 22 | The Night Before | RS1 from Take 2 - Mixed for U.S. "Rock 'n' Roll Music" in 1976 | 2:32 |
| 23 | The Night Before | RS2 from Take 2 (Partial) - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 0:32 |
| 24 | The Night Before | RS3 from Take 2 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 Includes the explosion at the end. |
2:40 |
| 25 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Take 1 (Mono) - From Anthology 2 John counts, "1-2-3, 1-2-3", a few opening notes then John stops it, "Hold on, Hold on." Ringo, "I was out" John, "I'm just going to raise this so it's nearer the bass strings than the top strings" Glass breaks. John in tell-tale singing style; "Paul's broken a glass, broken a glass, Paul's broken a glass, a glass, a glass he's broke today" John starts to play, "Oh, you ready Macca ?" |
0:25 |
| 26 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Take 5 (Mono with reverb) - From Anthology 2 (Recorded at EMI Studio 2 18th February 1965) |
2:18 |
| 27 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "You've Got To Hide Your Love A-Way" John, "1-2-3, 1-2" A raw take, no echo etc. |
2:15 |
| 28 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | RS1 from Take 9 - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 Instrumentation left channel, John's vocal stark on the right. |
2:06 |
| 29 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | RS2 from Take 9 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 | 2:06 |
| 30 | I Need You | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "I Need You", plus some timing beeps on track before start. |
2:37 |
| 31 | I Need You | RM from Take 5 (Mono) - Original film mix | 2:27 |
| 32 | I Need You | RS from Take 5 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 | 2:26 |
| 33 | Another Girl | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "Another Girl, Another Girl", Paul, "a-1, a-2, a-3" |
2:11 |
| 34 | Another Girl | RS1 from Take 1 (Partial) - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 0:22 |
| 35 | Another Girl | RS2 from Take 1 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 | 2:03 |
Note: The track timings include the studio chat and the Control Room's Take calls.
| No | Tracklisting | Information | Time |
| 1 | You're Going To Lose That Girl | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "You're Gonna Lose That Girl", Paul, "1-2-3" |
2:21 |
| 2 | You're Going To Lose That Girl | RM from Take 3 - Original film mix Film Control Room call, "Here we go, Take 5 - You're Going To Lose That Girl". At end, "Boys, are you buzzing ?" John, "It was you buzzing, you naughty boy !" |
2:29 |
| 3 | You're Going To Lose That Girl | RS1 from Take 3 - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 2:15 |
| 4 | You're Going To Lose That Girl | RS2 from Take 3 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 | 2:15 |
| 5 | Ticket To Ride | Take 1 (Mono) (Partial) Control Room call, "Ticket To Ride, Take 1" Someone singing it in a funny high voice. |
0:12 |
| 6 | Ticket To Ride | Take 1 (Mono) (Partial - longer with Paul's voice over) | 0:21 |
| 7 | Ticket To Ride | Take 2 - Wide stereo mix | 3:08 |
| 8 | Ticket To Ride | Take 2 - Narrow stereo mix | 3:08 |
| 9 | Ticket To Ride | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "Ticket To Ride", plus timing beeps before start. |
3:05 |
| 10 | Ticket To Ride | RM2 from Take 2 - Original film mix | 3:00 |
| 11 | Ticket To Ride | RS1 from Take 2 - Mixed for 1967-70 in 1993 | 3:03 |
| 12 | Ticket To Ride | RS2 from Take 2 (Partial) - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 0:42 |
| 13 | Ticket To Ride | RS3 from Take 2 - Mixed for Help DVD in 2007 | 3:00 |
| 14 | Ticket To Ride | Rockband video game mix | 2:59 |
| 15 | It's Only Love | Take 2 (Mono) | 1:53 |
| 16 | It's Only Love | Take 3 (Mono) Just one strum and a giggle from John |
0:02 |
| 17 | You Like Me Too Much | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "You Like Me Too Much", plus timing beeps before start. |
2:44 |
| 18 | Yesterday | Take 1 - From Anthology 2 Control Room call, "Yesterday Take 1" Paul discusses the chord sequence at the start, "ok man". |
2:32 |
| 19 | Yesterday | Take 2 (Pre-overdubs) | 2:02 |
| 20 | Dizzy Miss Lizzy | RS from Take 7 - Mixed for U.S. "Rock 'n' Roll Music" in 1976 | 2:53 |
| 21 | Yes It Is | Take 1 Few instrument noises as John tries to count-in. Musically a run through, with a simple guide vocal from John. At end, John, "We'll have to have an ending" |
2:55 |
| 22 | Yes It Is | Take 2 Control Room call, "2" |
1:24 |
| 23 | Yes It Is | Take 3 Control Room call, "Take 3" John, "Ready to go now" |
0:14 |
| 24 | Yes It Is | Take 4 John, "There's no marks on this" |
0:21 |
| 25 | Yes It Is | Take 5 Control Room call, "5" John and Paul discuss the song, "1, 2, 3, Bread !" |
0:28 |
| 26 | Yes It Is | Take 6 Control Room call, "Take 5 ... 6" |
0:15 |
| 27 | Yes It Is | Take 7 Control Room call, "7" |
1:13 |
| 28 | Yes It Is | Take 8 Control Room call, "8" |
0:21 |
| 29 | Yes It Is | Take 9 | 2:40 |
| 30 | Yes It Is | Take 10 Control Room call, "Take 10" |
0:12 |
| 31 | Yes It Is | Take 11 | 0:05 |
| 32 | Yes It Is | Take 14 Control Room call, "14" Some random organ notes before start. |
2:49 |
| 33 | Yes It Is | Edit of Takes 2 & 14 - From Anthology 2 | 1:49 |
| 34 | Yes It Is | Mono Production acetate Control Room call, "Yes It Is", plus timing beeps before track starts. |
2:52 |
| 35 | Yes It Is | Mixed for Love Songs in 1977 | 2:40 |
| 36 | If You've Got Trouble | Take 1 | 2:45 |
| 37 | If You've Got Trouble | RM from Take 1 (Mono) | 2:49 |
| 38 | If You've Got Trouble | RS1 from Take 1 (First verse edited out) Mixed for unreleased "Sessions" album in 1985 |
2:21 |
| 39 | If You've Got Trouble | RS2 from Take 1 - Mixed for Anthology 2 | 2:45 |
| 40 | If You've Got Trouble | RS3 from Take 1 - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 2:39 |
Note: The track timings include the studio chat and the Control Room's Take calls.
| No | Tracklisting | Information | Time |
| 1 | That Means A Lot | Take 1 (Dry Mix) Control Room call, "That Means A Lot, Take 1" |
2:58 |
| 2 | That Means A Lot | Take 3 (Rehearsal Take) Control Room call, "3" |
0:41 |
| 3 | That Means A Lot | Take 20 Control Room call, "That Means A Lot, re-make, Take 20 we're calling it. Take 20" Before it starts, Paul asks, "What was the beat ?" |
1:12 |
| 4 | That Means A Lot | Take 21 At end Paul says, "That's the end, yeah" |
2:09 |
| 5 | That Means A Lot | Take 23 Control Room call, "Take 23" |
0:24 |
| 6 | That Means A Lot | Take 24 | 1:46 |
| 7 | That Means A Lot | Rehearsal Take 2 ("Test") Before it starts Paul says, "It's just a test" |
0:54 |
| 8 | That Means A Lot | RM1 from Take 1 (Mono) Control Room call, "Can't You See - this is RM1 from Take 1" |
2:39 |
| 9 | That Means A Lot | RS1 from Take 1 - Mixed for unissued album "1, 2, 3, 4" in 1984 | 2:28 |
| 10 | That Means A Lot | RM from Take 1 - Low reverb mono mix by John Barrett in 1982 | 2:26 |
| 11 | That Means A Lot | RS2 from Take 1 - Mixed for Anthology 2 | 2:24 |
| 12 | I'm Down | Take 1 - Mixed for Anthology 2 At start Paul says, "Let's hope this one turns out pretty darned good, huh" At end Paul says, "Plastic Soul, man - Plastic Soul". |
2:52 |
| 13 | I'm Down | RS1 from Take 7 - Mixed for U.S. "Rock 'n' Roll Music" in 1976 | 2:30 |
| 14 | I'm Down | RS2 from Take 7 (Partial) - Mixed for Anthology DVD in 2003 | 0:15 |
| 15 | Bad Boy | RS from Take 4 - Mixed for U.S. "Rock 'n' Roll Music" in 1976 | 2:18 |
| 16 | Paul talking | Paul talking over That Means A Lot about not getting time off. | 0:43 |
| 17 | Help! - Movie Adverts | "Attention adults, you need Help !" "Mother, are you depressed ?" etc etc Four separate radio ads for the movie Help ! |
3:47 |
| 18 | Barber Of Seville | Rossini's Overture with added Beatles Heard during the Help film's final credits. |
2:18 |