Major thanks to Perry Stanley for lending me his beautiful vintage 1964 Framus Hootenanny and Gretsch Tennessean for this cover. Do yourself a favor and subscribe to his channel ("Perry Stanley") for his awesome Beatles gear videos!
Man, this is a frantic, crazy song! So much energy and speed. Beatles on 1.5 speed.
This was a song I really wanted to do right, and I couldn't have done it without the Framus and Tennessean. Those sounds are SO distinct and unique. The driving Framus on rhythm, with John slapping the strings to keep a steady tempo for George's overdubs. And George's guitar playing is terrific. I had some difficulty with that rundown riff! It ain't easy!
And Ringo's drumming here is really extraordinary. That Ringo shuffle and those snare / floor tom fills are quite tricky. Dude was a beast. I studied the isolated parts, and I don't hear nearly as much bass drum as I expected. Almost none in the verses, just an odd hit here and there (until the breakdown, when those tricky doubles appear). Also, I love that poppy snare. I think he's playing rimshots, that's what I hear.
Such a fun recording. Amazing how different this is from any other Beatles single. They were so good at making every song different.
Trivia:
- Recorded in 12 takes on Tuesday, April 13, 1965. Isolated tracks here. • Deconstructing Help! (... . See if you agree about the lack of bass drum!
- Fun outtakes from the session - • The beatles help! Take... .
- Do yourself a favor and listen to the isolated vocals. Chills. • HELP! Beatles isolated... .
- I've always loved John's piano version of this. • Help! Demo Piano - Joh... .
- For a version with special guest vocalists - vimeo.com/6217....
- Instruments:
- 1964 Framus Hootenanny
- 1965 Gretsch Tennessean
- Hofner CT Series bass
- 60's Ludwig No. 980 Super Classic Outfit 9x13 / 16x16 / 14x22 kit (Black Oyster Pearl)
Recording Equipment & Miscellaneous:
- I used Perry's Vox AC30 on this. Man it sounds so damn good.
- Beatles Drop-T #4 drumhead courtesy of Russ Lease (beatlesuits.com)
- PreSonus Studio 1824C Interface (6 microphones used)
- Cad Audio Stage7 7-Piece Drum Microphones (toms, snare & bass drum)
- MXL V250 Condenser Mic: drum overhead mic & acoustic guitar
- Drums recorded and mixed with PreSonus Studio One
- Shure SM57 (under hi-hat, bass)
Waves Abbey Road Plugins used on this track:
- Abbey Road RS124 Compressor Stereo
- REDD37-51 Stereo
- Abbey Road Vinyl Stereo
- Abbey Road Plates Stereo
- J37 Tape Stereo
- RS56 Passive EQ Stereo
Video Equipment:
- Camera: Canon M50
- Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro on HP Envy 32'' All in One
Feel free to leave comments, I'll respond to as many as I can.
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