The album's recording was inspired by the concept behind John Lennon's "Instant Karma!"

Help was recorded on Monday, 4 September 1995, mixed on Tuesday 5th and was in shops on Saturday 9th.

Notable tracks include: The album's sleeve notes included a contribution from former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, as well as artwork by John Squire and Massive Attack's 3-D.

Discs had attempted to get around the chart restriction on various artists albums by declaring that all contributors were members of a one-off supergroup called War Child).

In his book A Year with Swollen Appendices, Brian Eno writes bitterly about this decision, claiming that it cost the charity thousands of pounds in lost sales.