The Alternate Help !

The Beatles

The Alternate Help - CD cover The Alternate Help - CD back
The Alternate Help ! - Front Cover The Alternate Help ! - Back Cover
Label Blackhead Walrus
Catalogue No. STATB 09
Country Of Origin   Guadaloupe
Release date 2003
Total time 78:43
Comments:
(from the sleeve)
No BBC Live Tracks
No Anthology Tracks.

My Comments :
Again, a super C.D. from the "Stamp Out The Beatles" people, and one of five in a terrific boxed set called Quelque Chose De Nouveau.
This particular C.D. collects together a lot of fine outtakes from the "Help !" era, including studio alternate takes, BBC sessions, live performances and even some songs of the period as briefly appeared in The Let It Be sessions.
It also pulls together some of the official stereo or mono mixes that were less commonly found.

It has little humour touches within the packaging, such as Produced by George Martinique (sic) .... the others you'll have to appreciate for yourself.

Yes, I know we already have these pieces, but, nicely presented and nicely collected together makes it worth having them again.


The C.D.

No Tracklisting Comments Time
The Alternate Album
1 Help ! Take 12 2:22
2 The Night Before 07/06/65 - BBC - "Ticket To Ride" 2:19
3 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away   Mono mix (Take 9) 2:06
4 I Need You Mono mix (Take 5) 2:26
5 Another Girl Mono mix (by George Martin - Take 1) 2:03
6 You're Going To Lose That Girl Different mix from Love Songs (Take 3 RS3) 2:16
7 Ticket To Ride Take 2 3:22
8 Act Naturally 01/08/65 - Live from "Blackpool Night Out" at the ABC Theatre, Blackpool 2:22
9 It's Only Love Mono mix (Take 6) 1:54
10 You Like Me Too Much Mono mix (Take 8) 2:33
11 Tell Me What You See Different mix from Love Songs (Take 4) 2:36
12 I've Just Seen A Face Mono mix (Take 6) 2:03
13 Yesterday Take 2 (no strings) 2:02
14 Dizzy Miss Lizzy Backing track (Take 1 ?) 2:49
The Alternatives
15 Yes It Is Take 1 3:00
16 I'm Down 7" mono mix (Take 7) 2:29
17 Bad Boy Different mix from Rock 'n' Roll Music (Take 4) 2:19
18 If You've Got Troubles Take 1 2:52
19 That Means A Lot Take 21 2:09
20 Help ! Take 5 2:24
21 Yesterday Mono mix (U.S. - Take 2 RM1) 2:04
The Live Versions
22 Help ! 15/08/65 - Live at Shea Stadium 2:32
23 Ticket To Ride 18/08/65 - Live at the Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta 2:15
24 Act Naturally 14/08/65 - Live on the Ed Sullivan show 2:41
25 Yesterday 14/08/65 - Live on the Ed Sullivan show 2:29
26 Dizzy Miss Lizzy 31/12/62 - Live at the Star-Club. Hamburg backing Ted "Kingsize" Taylor 3:00
27 Dizzy Miss Lizzy 19/08/65 - Live at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston (evening concert) 3:04
28 I'm Down 15/08/65 - Live at Shea Stadium 2:15
29 Yesterday 29/08/66 - Live in Candlestick Park, San Francisco 2:41
The Get Back Sessions
Note: For explanation of "G.B." numbers see G.B. and DDSI - An explanation
30 Dizzy Miss Lizzy G.B.no. 6.16 2:40
31 Bad Boy G.B.no. 24.87 3:00


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