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The Beatles – Help!
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Label:
Parlophone – PMC 1255
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country:
UK
Released:
Aug 6, 1965
Genre:
Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style:
Beat, Soundtrack, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
A1 Help!
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
A2 The Night Before
Electric Piano – John*
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
A3 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Flute – John*
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
A4 I Need You
Written-By – Harrison*
A5 Another Girl
Guitar – Paul*
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
A6 You're Going To Lose That Girl
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
A7 Ticket To Ride
Guitar – Paul*
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B1 Act Naturally
Written-By – Russell*, Morrison*
B2 It's Only Love
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B3 You Like Me Too Much
Electric Piano – John*
Piano [Steinway] – George Martin, Paul*
Written-By – Harrison*
B4 Tell Me What You See
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B5 I've Just Seen A Face
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B6 Yesterday
Guitar – Paul*
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B7 Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Written-By – Williams*
Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Record Company – E.M.I. Records
Published By – Northern Songs
Published By – Lark Music
Published By – Essex Music
Lead Guitar – George Harrison
Photography By – Robert Freeman (4)
Producer – George Martin
First pressing. August 6, 1965. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K. subject…” text. Capitol print. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label.

The UK tax code KT, when present, can be found embossed on either side A or B label.

Variation A. The original 1st labels used a Sans-Serif font and the * credit indicator for “I Need You” was placed to the right of the song title with a space between: I Need You *.

Variant B (this one): Other of the original labels used a thick font and the same * credit indicator for “I Need You” was placed to the right of the song title with a space between: I Need You *. In addition, the laqueur numbers (XEX.549 & XEX.550) shifted relative to date on the both sides. Both runout matrixes are stamped.

Variation C. Side 1 is practically the same as in variation 1A but the titles of “Girl” on track 5 and 6 are now aligned directly above each other. Side 2 has a few more differences in the tracklist layout. Most noticeably, the second line now begins with BIEM instead of NCB; and “Yesterday” now no longer begins on its own line. The layout in general is neater with the space being used a little more efficiently.

Only the A Side of this album is from the film soundtrack.

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): XEX.549
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): XEX.550
Rights Society: NCB
Rights Society: Mecolico
Rights Society: BIEM
Other (UK tax code ): KT
Other (Printer code ): 6509
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variation 1): XEX 549-2 AO L 4 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variation 1): XEX 550-2 AM M 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variation 2): XEX 549-2 GM M 4
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variation 2): XEX 550-2 GL O 4
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variation 3): XEX 549-2 GH T 4
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variation 3): XEX 550-2 RG O 1 8
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variation 4): XEX 549-2 GG 11
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variation 4): XEX 549-2 GG T