Help
release date:

September 09, 1995

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Help

  • Oasis and Friends – "Fade Away"
  • The Boo Radleys – "Oh Brother"
  • The Stone Roses – "Love Spreads"
  • Radiohead – "Lucky"
  • Orbital – "Adnan"
  • Portishead – "Mourning Air"
  • Massive Attack – "Fake the Aroma" (alternate version of Karmacoma)
  • Suede – "Shipbuilding"
  • The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers – "Time For Livin'"
  • Stereo MCs – "Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)"
  • Sinéad O'Connor – "Ode to Billie Joe"
  • The Levellers – "Searchlights"
  • Manic Street Preachers – "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
  • Terrorvision – "Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt"
  • The One World Orchestra – "The Magnificent "
  • Planet 4 Folk Quartet – "Message to Crommie"
  • Terry Hall and Salad – "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
  • Neneh Cherry and Trout – "1, 2, 3, 4, 5"
  • Blur – "Eine Kleine Lift Musik"
  • The Smokin' Mojo Filters – "Come Together"

The album's recording was inspired by the concept behind John Lennon's "Instant Karma!" – records, like newspapers, should be released as soon as they are recorded. Help was recorded on Monday, 4 September 1995, mixed on Tuesday the fifth, and was in shops on Saturday the ninth. Notable tracks include: A version of The Beatles' song "Come Together", by new supergroup the Smokin' Mojo Filters: Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Steve Cradock, Steve White, and Carleen Anderson.