The BeatlesHelp! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Label:

Capitol Records – MAS-2386

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono , Scranton Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 The Beatles Help! 2:35
A2 The Beatles The Night Before 2:33
A3 Ken Thorne And His Orchestra From Me To You Fantasy 2:03
A4 The Beatles You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 2:08
A5 The Beatles I Need You
Written-ByGeorge Harrison
2:28
A6 Ken Thorne And His Orchestra In The Tyrol 2:21
B1 The Beatles Another Girl 2:02
B2 Ken Thorne And His Orchestra Another Hard Day's Night 2:28
B3 The Beatles Ticket To Ride 3:03
B4 Ken Thorne And His Orchestra The Bitter End 2:20
B5 The Beatles You're Gonna Lose That Girl 2:18
B6 Ken Thorne And His Orchestra The Chase 2:24

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByCapitol Records, Inc.
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton

Credits

  • ProducerGeorge Martin (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B3, B5)
  • Producer [Produced In the U.S.A. by]Dave Dexter, Jr.
  • Score [Musical Score]Ken Thorne (tracks: A3, A6, B2, B4, B6)
  • Written-ByJohn Lennon-Paul McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3, B5)

Notes

Original mono label variation without composer credits for A6 "In The Tyrol", B4 "The Bitter End" or B6 "The Chase", and "You Can't Do That" is NOT listed as part of B4. (corrected on later pressings)

Pressed at Capitol's Scranton factory, as identified in the matrix run-out with a IAM triangle stamp.

Original pressings came with olive green Capitol inner sleeve.

Promotional copies have "PROMO" punched out in the upper right corner.

On label, below "The Beatles":
Songs and Instrumental Selections From the United Artists Release of the Motion Picture "Help!"
Track A6: Introducing Wagner's Overture to Act III of "Lohengrin" Beatles Style

Track A5 showing Right Society as BM (only)

All runout info is machine-stamped
Leading 'T' in runouts are scratched out and appear as T̶

Catalog Numbers:
- MAS 2386 appears on the spine
-- 2386 appears in the gatefold
--- MAS-2386 appears on the labels

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped): IAM (in triangle)
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): MAS-X-1-2386
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): MAS-X-2-2386
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Runout A): M1-2386-F1 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Runout B): M2-2386-G412 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout A): M1-2386-F314 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout B): M2-2386-F3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Runout A): M1-2386-F9 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Runout B): M2-2386-G4 2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Runout A): TM1-2386-G2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Runout B): TM2-2386-F1 X2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, Runout A): TM1-2386-F3#3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, Runout B): TM2-2386-G2#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, Runout A): M1-2386-F7#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, Runout B): M2-2386-F3#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Runout A): M1-2386-G4 #3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, Runout B): M2-2386-G2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, Runout A): M1-2386-G2 #3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, Runout B): M2-2386-G8 #2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, Runout A): M1-2386-F3#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, Runout B): M1-2386-F1#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, Runout A): M1-2386-G8#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, Runout B): M2-2386-G2#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11, Runout A): M1-2386-F3#3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 11, Runout B): M2-2386-F1#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 12, Runout A): M1-2386-G8 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 12, Runout B): M2-2386-F3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 13, Runout A): T̶ M1-2386-F3 #2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 13, Runout B): T̶ M2-2386-F1 #2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 14, Runout A): T M1-2386-F1 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 14, Runout B): M2-2386-F7 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 15, Runout A): T̶ M1-2386-G4 #2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 15, Runout B): T̶ M2-2386-G2#4 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 16, Runout A): M1-2386-F7 #2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 16, Runout B): T̶ M2-2386-F3#2 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 17, Runout A): M1-2386-F 3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 17, Runout B): M2-2386-G4 12 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 18, Runout A): T̶M1-2386-F3 #3 IAM
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 18, Runout B): T̶M2-2386-G4 #2 IAM

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  • liamwiley32's avatar
    liamwiley32
    I have a pretty clean copy and it sounds horrible. Surface noise isn’t anything obnoxious, but the vocals are just so distorted and scratchy. Might just be my copy... anyone else have this problem?

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