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Track Listings
| 1. Help! (2009 - Remaster) |
| 2. The Night Before (2009 - Remaster) |
| 3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (2009 - Remaster) |
| 4. I Need You (2009 - Remaster) |
| 5. Another Girl (2009 - Remaster) |
| 6. You're Going To Lose That Girl (2009 - Remaster) |
| 7. Ticket To Ride (2009 - Remaster) |
| 8. Act Naturally (2009 - Remaster) |
| 9. It's Only Love (2009 - Remaster) |
| 10. You Like Me Too Much (2009 - Remaster) |
| 11. Tell Me What You See (2009 - Remaster) |
| 12. I've Just Seen A Face (2009 - Remaster) |
| 13. Yesterday (2009 - Remaster) |
| 14. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (2009 - Remaster) |
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Help! is The Beatles’ second movie soundtrack, and its inferior in many ways to its predecessor. Where 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night took the band’s inventiveness to new levels, and was complemented by one of George Martin’s sharpest production jobs, this set sounded rushed and light on studio sheen.
Its title-track – written as a heartfelt slow ballad – was sped up by Martin and turned into a jittery single to accompany cartoonesque footage of the band footling about on skis up a hill. Self-pity, one of Lennon’s favourite moods, rears its Beatley head on the pop-Dylan of You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, and Ringo’s highlight is a (pretty well-chosen) cover of Buck Owens’ country hit, Act Naturally. Oh, and the token rock‘n’roll song, Larry Williams’ Dizzy Miss Lizzy, seems dizzy from malnutrition more than anything else.
But this is a Beatles album, so it’s unlikely to not be at least brilliant in places. It contains the most popular song never to be beaten to death by an X Factor contestant, the genuinely beautiful Yesterday. It’s got Ticket to Ride, the song that saw The Beatles take on The Kinks, the Stones and The Who at their own, more rocky game. And Help! itself, while not the pre-primal scream yell of pain that Lennon wanted it to be (such songs would come later), is still a brilliant, pounding single, a cry of despair so full of "woo!"s that you reckon The Beatles are still enjoying themselves.
McCartney’s I’ve Just Seen a Face is another highlight (it’s a song he liked so much that it was one of the few Beatles numbers he performed with his 70s group, Wings), and Act Naturally is so infectious, silly and perfectly 1960s-country that it deserved its number one US singles spot. So, Help! is not as brilliant as some Beatles records, but it’s still pretty brilliant.
--David QuantickFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Despite the frivolous, not to say silly, plot, "Help!" is just plain fun; and, if one gets past the frantic antics, it is full of delightful puns and allusions (Some are very Goon Show.). The adorable four are supported by an A-1 cast, including Leo McKern, who puts as much zest into his role as the evil Clang as he does into that of Rumpole. Victor Spinetti (who was also in "A Hard Day's Night"), chews the scenery as the mad scientist, Foot, and he is ably assisted by Roy Kinnear as the dippy Algernon. Eleanor Bron is outstanding as the mysterious Ahme, who, decked out in an outrageous peacock blue turban and plumes, informs the lads that there is more to her than meets the eye. Each one of us probably has his favorite scene; mine is one in which Ringo is told not to worry about the Bengal tiger which is sharing the cellar with him; all he has to do to calm the beast is sing the "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; and then all the Beatles and everyone else in the pub above the cellar belt it out in German! Goofy, but so what? It's fun! And besides, the Beatles sing a rollicking rendition of "Hey! You've got to Hide Your Love Away."
The second disk with the commentary is particularly enlightening. Not only are there the very interesting comments of the director, Richard Lester, but there is also a fascinating explanation by the technicians on the intricacies of restoring the film. Wendy Richard, who plays my favorite character, Miss Brahms, in "Are You Being Served?", talks about the thrill of playing her very first role in "Help!," only to discover at the last minute that the scene had been cut (They show bits and pieces of it, but unfortunately, the scene itself seems to be lost).
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The second disk with the commentary is particularly enlightening. Not only are there the very interesting comments of the director, Richard Lester, but there is also a fascinating explanation by the technicians on the intricacies of restoring the film. Wendy Richard, who plays my favorite character, Miss Brahms, in "Are You Being Served?", talks about the thrill of playing her very first role in "Help!," only to discover at the last minute that the scene had been cut (They show bits and pieces of it, but unfortunately, the scene itself seems to be lost).
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By John Heaton
Format:Audio CD
For some reason this album has quite often attracted less than flattering reviews complaining that The Beatles were tired and such like. Yeah right. I wouldn’t mind being tired if it meant I could churn out tracks like ’Ticket To Ride’, ’Yesterday’, ’I’ve Just Seen A Face’ and ’You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away.’ Perhaps it was because from their next album ’Rubber Soul’, released just a few months after this one in 1965, the music The Beatles produced was taken to such heights that it was virtually beyond criticism. So this was the poor relation after the exuberance of ’A Hard Day’s Night’ and before the psychadelia of the mid 60s output? Well that would be a pretty ridiculous conclusion. This album’s songwriting was for the most part far superior to that on ’Beatles For Sale’ from the previous year and only marginally less consistent than ’Rubber Soul’.
When discussing a weaker link amongst Beatles albums, one does not think of Anne Robinson. And this album was way above what most bands were producing at the time and still sounds remarkably fresh and vibrant 40 years later. If you can I would avoid purchasing Beatles compilations. Their original albums are so much more rewarding. They each give a snapshot of where they were at the time. But blink and you’ve missed a few beats as the next album was always different. Other artists have successfully reinvented themselves it is true. David Bowie, Dylan, even The Stones on occasions. The Beatles did it with practically every album.
Other tracks worthy of note here are ’The Night Before’ from Paul, a fast catchy number with great backing vocals.
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By dynamitekid156
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Format:Audio CD
A lot of bleating goes on about the Beatles' work from Rubber Soul onwards. Their studio experimentation, massive success, refusal to conform to the boundaries of pop music and simply brilliant songwriting from the second half of 1965 onwards cannot be downplayed (outside of Magic Mystery Tour/Yellow Submarine). However, there is often a reluctance to accept the pre-Rubber Soul Beatles as being anything better than a very good pop band.
I beg to differ. I think that the Help album, while in posession of a duff track or two, is a simply magnificent, life-affirming 35 minutes of wonderfully written pop. Pop, yes, but - at the risk of becoming Bones McCoy - not as we know it. This is the catchiest, most well written pop with a great attention to detail.
One thing that has to be pointed out is that the 'classic' standout songs from this album - 'Yesterday' the most covered song ever, 'Help!', the most confessional of John's earlier songs - as good as they are, are not necessarily any better than the lesser known moments here. Both of George Harrison's contributions, while ignored by the man himself in his book I Me Mine, are great. Paul McCartney's 'Another Girl' sets a slightly vicious lyric to a quirky tune, preluding his dumping of Jane Asher for Linda Eastman by three years. 'Dizzy Miss Lizzie,' while being a shameless attempt to emulate their early cover of 'Twist And Shout', is underrated. While the guitar riff is somewhat meek, the constant crashing cymbal and Lennon's throat-shredding vocal make it a wonderful closer.
The only slack moment is Ringo's vocal turn on 'Act Naturally,' a cover of an artist the name of which escapes me, but even that is perfectly listenable when in the right mood.
This is a perfectly tuned album of pop genius.... Read more ›
I beg to differ. I think that the Help album, while in posession of a duff track or two, is a simply magnificent, life-affirming 35 minutes of wonderfully written pop. Pop, yes, but - at the risk of becoming Bones McCoy - not as we know it. This is the catchiest, most well written pop with a great attention to detail.
One thing that has to be pointed out is that the 'classic' standout songs from this album - 'Yesterday' the most covered song ever, 'Help!', the most confessional of John's earlier songs - as good as they are, are not necessarily any better than the lesser known moments here. Both of George Harrison's contributions, while ignored by the man himself in his book I Me Mine, are great. Paul McCartney's 'Another Girl' sets a slightly vicious lyric to a quirky tune, preluding his dumping of Jane Asher for Linda Eastman by three years. 'Dizzy Miss Lizzie,' while being a shameless attempt to emulate their early cover of 'Twist And Shout', is underrated. While the guitar riff is somewhat meek, the constant crashing cymbal and Lennon's throat-shredding vocal make it a wonderful closer.
The only slack moment is Ringo's vocal turn on 'Act Naturally,' a cover of an artist the name of which escapes me, but even that is perfectly listenable when in the right mood.
This is a perfectly tuned album of pop genius.... Read more ›
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Excellent quality cut out
Good quality and quick dispatch, excellent film, builds on the goons wit with absurdity and vigour. Makes being a Beatle look a lot more fun than Gregor Samsar.
Published 22 days ago by Gazprom
5.0 out of 5 stars
the beatles help movie on dvd
at long last I have the dvd at a very realistic price too.
The Beatles, can't help loving them, yeah, yeah, yeah
The Beatles, can't help loving them, yeah, yeah, yeah
Published 26 days ago by Gerald Hanson
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top band
got this for my coll
i was happy with the album well put together
and i tell other people about
i was happy with the album well put together
and i tell other people about
Published 1 month ago by anthony williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a Beatles movie and in color
Good video quality, excellent music and quite a good story. As a beatle fan always fun to watch and listen.
Published 1 month ago by Kimmo KK
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birthday gift
arrived the next day, was an excellent birthday gift for my mum she was very pleased with her cd, it was in good condition and was a good price.
Published 2 months ago by fiona wyper
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I am collecting the remastered versions of the Beatles albums on vinyl and this is amongst the best. Read more
I am collecting the remastered versions of the Beatles albums on vinyl and this is amongst the best. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Martin
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Help
Saw it every day when it first came into the cinema and still found it great all these years later.
Published 2 months ago by P. Hayward
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Arrived promptly and exactly as described. What else can I say why does this site insist on a minimum number of words?
Published 3 months ago by L. Gore
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I have allways loved the product.
It is the coupie of the firsth lp i bought in 1965 ,so i have loved it fore some time.So i am a beatles fan
I have all my Beatles records from tat time . Read more
I have all my Beatles records from tat time . Read more
Published 3 months ago by kai Lystad
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Perfect!
Quick delivery, good quality video and sound. I watched this film at the cinema in the summer of '65. Happy days! An excellent film with many cameos from great London actors. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Williams
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