- note ▁shows ▁that ▁L enn on ▁and ▁McC art ney ▁made ▁more ▁extensive ▁and ▁prominent ▁use ▁of ▁key boards , ▁previously ▁played ▁un ob tr us ively ▁by ▁Martin . ▁Four - track ▁over d ub bing ▁technology ▁encourag ed ▁this . ▁L enn on , ▁for ▁his ▁part , ▁made ▁much ▁greater ▁use ▁of ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar , ▁for s aking ▁his ▁famous ▁R icken back er . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁LP ' s ▁format ▁of ▁featuring ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁sound track ▁on ▁side ▁one ▁and ▁non - sound track ▁songs ▁on ▁side ▁two ▁follows ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁A ▁Hard ▁Day ' s ▁Night . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁L enn on ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁album ' s ▁title ▁track ▁was ▁a ▁s inc ere ▁cry ▁for ▁help ; ▁he ▁reg rett ed ▁changing ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁down be at , ▁piano - dri ven ▁ball ad ▁to ▁an ▁u pt em po ▁pop ▁song , ▁which ▁was ▁done ▁only ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁commercial ▁press ures . ▁ ▁Help ! ▁was ▁the ▁band ' s ▁final ▁British ▁album ▁( as ide ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁compilation ▁A ▁Collection ▁of ▁Beat les ▁Old ies ) ▁to ▁feature ▁any ▁cover ▁songs ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 ' s ▁Let ▁It ▁Be ▁( which ▁included ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁folk ▁song ▁" Mag gie ▁Ma e "). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Capit ol ▁would ▁release ▁" Act ▁Natur ally ", ▁already ▁on