Notes

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1. Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
16 Feb 1965

2. (Medley)
16 Feb 1965

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 2
Breakdown
16 Feb 1965
Breakdown

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 3
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 4
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start
Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 5a
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 5b
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 6
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 7
Breakdown
16 Feb 1965
Breakdown

3. (Medley)
16 Feb 1965

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 8
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 9
16 Feb 1965

4. (Medley)
16 Feb 1965

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 10
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 11
False Start
16 Feb 1965
False Start

Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 14
16 Feb 1965

5. (Medley)
13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
Breakdown
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.01
Instrumental.
Breakdown.

Breakdown- string broke

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 2
Breakdown
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.02
Instrumental.
Breakdown.

Breakdown

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 3
Breakdown
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.03
Instrumental.
Breakdown.

Breakdown

Chat (unknown)
Take 4 is announced.
Several chords and discussion but no Take appears

6. Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 5
Instrumental
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.05
Although a complete take, this instrumental was not used for the released version.

7. (Medley)
13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 6
Breakdown
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.06
Instrumental.
Breakdown.

Breakdown

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 7
Breakdown
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.07
Instrumental breakdown.

Breakdown

8. (Medley)
13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 8
Breakdown
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.08
Instrumental.
Breakdown.

Breakdown

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 9
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.09
Vocal superimposition.

Overdub of 2nd vocal onto Take 4

9. Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 10
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.10
Reduction mixdown from Take 9 (from 4 tracks to 3).
Vocal surimposition on take 4 ?

Tape reduction of Take 9 to three tracks.

10. (Medley)
13 Apr 1965

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 11
False Start
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.11
Lead guitar surimposition on take 4.
Control room breakdown.

False Start by control room of this Overdub of Lead Guitar onto Take 4

Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 12
13 Apr 1965
SS.HLP.01.12
Surimposition of George's guitar on take 4.

Overdub of lead guitar onto Take 4

11. Help! (Lennon/McCartney)
Alternate Mix
13 Apr 1965
Incorrectly identified as Take 13 several unnumbered Takes were made after 12.

Overdub onto Take 4

12. Run For Your Life (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
12 Oct 1965

13. Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
Breakdown
16 Oct 1965
SS.PM2.01.01
Breakdown
backing Track

14. (Medley)
16 Oct 1965

Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 2
False Start
16 Oct 1965
SS.PM2.01.02
False Start
Backing Track

Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 3
16 Oct 1965
SS.PM2.01.03
Whilst Take 3 is available prior to the overdub of vocals, that doesn't appear here.

15. We Can Work It Out (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
Breakdown
20 Oct 1965
Breakdown
Backing Track

16. We Can Work It Out (Lennon/McCartney)
RM1
Take 2
20 Oct 1965
Take 2 has no overdubs of vocals but this version has.

This alternate mix to that released is after the Overdub of vocals and harmonium.

17. (Medley)
13 Apr 1966

Paperback Writer (Lennon/McCartney)

Take 1
Breakdown
13 Apr 1966
Breakdown
backing track

Paperback Writer (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 2
13 Apr 1966
SS.PM2.03.02
Recorded in the middle of the night (the session ended at 2.30 am).

18. Rain (Lennon/McCartney)
Alternate Mix
14 Apr 1966
John's lead vocals mixed more into the background