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A raison d'etre for "Help" the LP and resulting movie was to showcase the voices and faces of that Liverpool quartet, greatest rock-and-roll band of all time--the Beatles. The fact that it contains good music is just lagniappe.

For a group "more popular than Jesus" to live normally couldn't happen with this incredibly popular band. The movie shows that they need "Help!" Besides that, there is a plot line: Ringo has a ring that someone evil wants so he can rule the world. The story is just a facade to showcase the antics of this lively foursome.

Each song derives naturally out of the circumstances of the action of the movie. So Acting Naturally was one way to excite the fervor of rabid fans.

I well remember this movie. My friends and I didn't care if there was a story or not. We just wanted to see and hear the Beatles. That's what we got with fourteen songs performed in ways both serious and silly, rambunctious and quirky.

"You've got to hide your love away" is one of the serious songs. Others like "Ticket to Ride" are suggestive of things to come when the Beatles experimented with mind altering drugs, when they went to India to study Buddhism.

And "Yesterday," an ode to lost love and lack of understanding why it ended, is just that--lost love. Remember, the songs did not need to be in context, just feature the Beatles, together or individually.

"Help" the LP and movie definitely spotlight this Fab Four. The LP, or vinyl long-playing recording, is still available from Amazon sellers. For those with LP collections, buying a missing record like "Help" is a happy day! However, a less expensive way is CD.

Please note that this review was voluntarily updated to meet guidelines of Amazon reviewing.

Good Lp in good condition but it was not the original Capitol Label. I don't believe it was specified in the description. This was on the Apple Label. Still all in all a nice Lp in Good Condition.