Eight Arms to Hold You: 50 Years of Help! and the Beatles

The follow-up to the successful Hard Day's NightHelp! is considered the forerunner to contemporary rock musicals and pop videosThe film includes a host of classic tracks such as Ticket To Ride, You're Going To Lose That Girl, and the title track, Help! "Put down yourmobile phone, turn off your satellite TV and unplug the internet and travelback 50 years to wallow in the beauty of The Beatles as never presented before.It may seem clichéd to say this, but truly, a splendid time is guaranteed forall." Simon Wells, from the introduction.This 180 page open high street edition of Eight Arms to Hold You features rarephotos and materials from the movie Help!, drawn from archives on all fourcorners of the planet; all of which is forensically remastered by one of thecountry's best forensic art and image restorers, Paul Skellett. The book iscurated by world renowned Beatles author, Simon Wells (Beatles 365 Days andBeatles Japan).This is one of the most meticulously researched and restored Beatles titles todate, with support from Rex Features Archive, The British Film Institute, ThePete Nash Collection, The Mark Hayward Collection, The Cavern Club, The BeatlesStory Museum, The Hard Days Night Hotel, The Beatles Fest and many otherprivate collectors. Richard Lester, the legendary director of Help! has alsolent his assistance in releasing parts of his private collection (including theoriginal hand noted script). The project has renowned Beatles researcher andauthor Simon Wells on board to curate and narrate the story.