(LP) THE BEATLES - HELP!

HELP! was the last Beatles album to feature a cover version (Larry Williams's Dizzy Miss Lizzie), and is considered a turning point in the quality of their songwriting. Like the previous album's Im a Loser, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away was Lennon's nod to the influence of Bob Dylan; McCartney's gift for melody was obvious in I've Just Seen A Face; Harrison's songwriting contributions grew to two tracks. Instrumentally, Ticket To Ride's off-beat rhythm was Ringo's masterpiece, while the string quartet in the huge hit Yesterday was unusual for a rock band at that time; it was the start of a stellar series of McCartney ballads with strings (Eleanor Rigby, She's Leaving Home).

The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, electric piano); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); George Harrison (vocals, guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: George Martin (piano).

The album has been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.

TRACKLIST:

1. Help!
2. The Night Before
3. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
4. I Need You
5. Another Girl
6. You're Going To Lose That Girl
7. Ticket To Ride
8. Act Naturally
9. It's Only Love
10. You Like Me Too Much
11. Tell Me What You See
12. I've Just Seen A Face
13. Yesterday
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzy