Beatles Help Lp N Mint 1969 UK Parlophone Box Played Once.

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NOTES: The Beatles

HELP

PARLOPHONE PCS 3071

Comes in a poly lined paper inner sleeves.

?Notes: THE BEATLES Help! (Rare 1969 UK pressing of the 1965 14-track stereo LP with one EMI box logo label. This label design was used very briefly during 1969 between the Apple label & the standard two EMI box logo & very few were pressed. The sleeve on this one is beautiful. The vinyl is superb after 50 years. A beautiful copy of this rare pressing at an advantageous price! PCS3071)

AllMusic 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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There have been lots of messages addressing my description of this Lp. My apologies to anyone that think this is a 1969 issue. That’s what my (brief)research came up with. Smarter Beatles fan than I are probably right. Here what one eBayer wrote:

Just an FYI...I researched this at great lengths on discogs.com. There are no pressings from '69 that match your records label. The labels were either black and yellow with Parlophone only and nothing with the EMI label or its black and grey like yours but with the Parlophone label and only one EMI label on the bottom. Additionally, under the EMI label it's printed made in Gt. Britain. There are repressing from the 70's which somewhat resemble yours, that is they have the two EMI logos but it doesn't read made in Gt. Britain underneath the bottom one and the track order on your label is a little different too. I just couldn't I'd the right pressing you have.