ðɪ ˈælbəm wʌz ˈɪʃuːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tə kˈæpɪɾəlˌaɪz ɔnðə bˈændz ɪtˈæliən lˈɛɡ ʌv ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ðeɪ pɚfˈoːɹmɛnd ɪn mɪlˈæn, ɹˈoʊm ænd dʒɛnˈoʊə bᵻtwˌiːn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ænd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ænd ðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌvðə fˈɪlm, hˈɛlp!.
The album was issued in 1965 to capitalise on the band's Italian leg of their 1965 European tour (they performend in Milan, Rome and Genoa between 24 and 27 June 1965), and the release of the film, Help!.