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In addition to the soundtrack album, United Artists
prepared a series of records to promote the film. These
records are extremely rare for two reasons. First, they were
pressed in very limited numbers and distributed only to
selected radio stations and movie theaters. Second, because
the records were solely intended to promote the motion
picture, most disc jockeys and theater managers did not save
these unique records after the film had run its course. |
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| The first of these records issued
by United Artists was a Open-End interview disc. Open-end interview records enabled a disc jockey to give the impression that he was personally conducting an exclusive interview with the group. The illusion was created by combining a script of statements and questions to ask the group with a record containing gaps of silence to insert the disc jockey’s reading of the script along with the pre-recorded responses of the boys. Record companies prepared these records hoping that radio personalities would be anxious to air a "personal" interview with the Beatles to impress listeners. Stations were also sent an album of Radio Spot Announcements promoting the film. |
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| TITLE | "HELP!" RADIO
SPOTS |
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| CATALOG NUMBER | UA-Help-A/B |
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| RELEASE DATE | 1965 / Promotional Use Only |
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| TRACK LISTING | SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | |||
| Cut 1: 0:60 (Teenage) |
Cut 1: 0:30 (Teenage) | ||||
| Cut 2: 0:60 (Adult) |
Cut 2: 0:30 (Adult) | ||||
| Cut 3: 0:60 (Teenage) | Cut 3: 0:30 (Teenage) | ||||
| Cut 4: 0:60 (Adult) | Cut 4: 0:20 (Teenage) | ||||
| Cut 5: 0:60 (Teenage) | Cut 5: 0:20 (Adult) | ||||
| Cut 6: 0:60 (Adult) | Cut 6: 0:10 (Regular) | ||||
| Cut 7: 0:60 (Teenage) | |
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| Cut 8: 0:60 (Adult) | |
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| SLEEVE FRONT | SLEEVE BACK | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK | |
| Plain White Sleeve (maybe) (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
Plain White Sleeve (maybe) (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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This is a radio spot album created by United Artists for distribution to radio stations to promote the group's 2nd. film. | ||||
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| SIDE 1 | SIDE 2 | The spots are marked by the Beatles music and by their zany sense of humor. Side 1 has eight 60-second plugs, four geared to an adult audience and four to teenagers. Side 2 has three 30-second, two 20-second, and one 10-second spots. | |||
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OTHER ITEM
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| Includes original mailing
envelope. (Sorry, I don't have it.) |
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| LABEL | United Artists Promo Red label |
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| MIX | MONO | ||||
| VINYL COLOR | BLACK | ||||
| PRESS FACTORY |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 | UA-HELP "A" (hand etched) | |||
| SIDE 2 | UA-HELP "B" (hand etched) | ||||
| RECORD COMPANY'S NAME | United Artists |
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| RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT | - |
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| COVER FORM | Plain white sleeve (maybe) |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Unknown | ||||
| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | - |
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| PRODUCER | - | ||||
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COMMENTS
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Beatles - Help (United
Artists) Rare 1965 promo only red label LP of radio
commercials for Beatles second film. Includes original
mailing envelope. United Artists went all-out with this promotional LP, cramming 12 "Help!" radio spots to promote the Fab Four's second feature length film. Most of such promos sent to radio stations were disposed of in short time, making a copy this quite rare. The spots are marked by the Beatles music and by their zany sense of humor. Side 1 has eight 60-second plugs, four geared to an adult audience and four to teenagers. Side 2 has three 30-second, two 20-second, and one 10-second spots. |
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