The Beatles / Help!
Artist The Beatles
Box Set Title: The Beatles Stereo Box Set
Album Title: Help!
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: Rock & Roll
Format CD
Released 08/06/1965
Reissue Date 09/09/2009
Label Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Records, Ltd.
Catalog No 0946 3 82415 2 2
Bar Code No 0 94638 24152 2
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Cardboard Triple Gatefold
Tracks
1. Help! (2:19)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
2. The Night Before (2:34)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
3. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (2:09)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
4. I Need You (2:28)
(George Harrison)
5. Another Girl (2:05)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
6. You're Going to Lose That Girl (2:18)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
7. Ticket to Ride (3:09)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
8. Act Naturally (2:30)
(Voni Morrison/John B. Russell)
9. It's Only Love (1:56)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
10. You Like Me Too Much (2:36)
(George Harrison)
11. Tell Me What You See (2:37)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
12. I've Just Seen a Face (2:05)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
13. Yesterday (2:05)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (2:58)
(Lawrence Williams)
Date Acquired 09/09/2009
Personal Rating
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10      -0.37 dB   -11.18 dB      2:20 01-Help!
DR9        -0.36 dB   -10.14 dB      2:35 02-The Night Before
DR10      -0.37 dB   -11.50 dB      2:09 03-You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
DR10      -0.37 dB   -11.26 dB      2:29 04-I Need You
DR10      -0.37 dB   -10.80 dB      2:05 05-Another Girl
DR9        -0.37 dB   -10.66 dB      2:19 06-You're Going to Lose That Girl
DR9        -0.34 dB   -10.81 dB      3:10 07-Ticket to Ride
DR12      -0.34 dB   -13.19 dB      2:30 08-Act Naturally
DR9        -0.32 dB   -11.33 dB      1:56 09-It's Only Love
DR9        -0.37 dB   -10.84 dB      2:37 10-You Like Me Too Much
DR10      -0.36 dB   -11.46 dB      2:38 11-Tell Me What You See
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DR10      -0.37 dB   -12.87 dB      2:06 13-Yesterday
DR10      -0.36 dB   -11.19 dB      2:57 14-Dizzy Miss Lizzy
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Number of tracks:  14
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 933 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Considering that Help! functions as the Beatles' fifth album and as the soundtrack to their second film -- while filming, they continued to release non-LP singles on a regular basis -- it's not entirely surprising that it still has some of the weariness of Beatles for Sale. Again, they pad the album with covers, but the Bakersfield bounce of "Act Naturally" adds new flavor (along with an ideal showcase for Ringo's amiable vocals) and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" gives John an opportunity to flex his rock & roll muscle. George is writing again and if his two contributions don't touch Lennon and McCartney's originals, they hold their own against much of their British pop peers. Since Lennon wrote a third more songs than McCartney, it's easy to forgive a pair of minor numbers ("It's Only Love," "Tell Me What You See"), especially since they're overshadowed by four great songs. His Dylan infatuation holds strong, particularly on the plaintive "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and the title track, where the brash arrangement disguises Lennon's desperation. Driven by an indelible 12-string guitar, "Ticket to Ride" is another masterpiece and "You're Going to Lose That Girl" is the kind of song McCartney effortlessly tosses off -- which he does with the jaunty "The Night Before" and "Another Girl," two very fine tunes that simply update his melodic signature. He did much better with "I've Just Seen a Face," an irresistible folk-rock gem, and "Yesterday," a simple, beautiful ballad whose arrangement -- an acoustic guitar supported by a string quartet -- and composition suggested much more sophisticated and adventurous musical territory, which the group immediately began exploring with Rubber Soul.

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