Beatles - Anthology Collection

NEW VINYL LP BOX SET ON UNIVERSAL 2025

12 X 180 GRAM VINYL.

The musical side of The Anthology Collection, originally curated by George Martin, now remastered by Giles Martin, in the form of three double albums of rare material, a shadow story to the one told in the documentaries. They are an enthralling insight into the early development of songs that became the recorded masterpieces that resonate just as loudly today as they did when they were first recorded.
 
It also has an important new element. Anthology 4, newly curated by Giles, includes 13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings and other rare recordings. It also includes new mixes of The Beatles’ Anthology-associated hit singles: the GRAMMY-winning “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” given new life by their original producer, Jeff Lynne, using de-mixed John Lennon vocals. Both new mixes are placed alongside the band’s most recent UK No. 1 hit single, 2023’s GRAMMY-winning “Now And Then,” the last Beatles song. All three singles were created from rudimentary home demos John recorded in the 1970s, later completed with vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul, George and Ringo.
 
Across all the Anthology albums, there are 191 tracks which will be released on November 21 by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMG for digital purchase and streaming, and in deluxe 12LP 180-gram vinyl and 8CD box sets. Both box sets include the original sleeve notes for Anthology 1, 2 and 3; the new Anthology 4 includes track notes written by Kevin Howlett and an introduction compiled from 1996 interviews recorded with The Beatles’ close friend and adviser Derek Taylor.

Tracklist

Anthology 1
LP1 – Side 1
1: Free As A Bird (1995 mix)
2: John Lennon Speech 1
3: That’ll Be The Day
4: In Spite Of All The Danger
5: Paul McCartney Speech 1
6: Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Home demo)
7: You’ll Be Mine (Home demo)
8: Cayenne (Home demo)
9: Paul McCartney Speech 2
10: My Bonnie
11: Ain’t She Sweet
12: Cry For A Shadow
LP1 – Side 2
1: John Lennon Speech 2
2: Brian Epstein Speech 1
3: Searchin’ (Decca audition)
4: Three Cool Cats (Decca audition)
5: The Sheik Of Araby (Decca audition)
6: Like Dreamers Do (Decca audition)
7: Hello Little Girl (Decca audition)
8: Brian Epstein Speech 2
9: Besame Mucho (June 1962 version)
10: Love Me Do (First version)
11: How Do You Do It
12: Please Please Me (First version)
LP2 – Side 3
1: One After 909 (Takes 3, 4 and 5)
2: One After 909 (Edit of Takes 4 and 5)
3: Lend Me Your Comb (BBC recording)
4: I’ll Get You (Sunday Night at the London Palladium)
5: John Lennon Speech 3
6: I Saw Her Standing There (Live in Stockholm)
7: From Me To You (Live in Stockholm)
8: Money (That’s What I Want) (Live in Stockholm)
9: You Really Got A Hold On Me (Live in Stockholm)
10: Roll Over Beethoven (Live in Stockholm)
LP2 – Side 4
1: She Loves You (Royal Variety Performance)
2: Till There Was You (Royal Variety Performance)
3: Twist And Shout (Royal Variety Performance)
4: This Boy (The Morecambe And Wise Show)
5: I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Morecambe And Wise Show)
6: Speech From The Morecambe And Wise Show
7: Moonlight Bay (The Morecambe And Wise Show)
8: Can’t Buy Me Love (Take 2 with solo from Take 1)
LP3 – Side 5
1: All My Loving (The Ed Sullivan Show)
2: You Can’t Do That (Take 6)
3: And I Love Her (Take 2)
4: A Hard Day’s Night (Take 1)
5: I Wanna Be Your Man (Around The Beatles)
6: Long Tall Sally (Around The Beatles)
7: Boys (Around The Beatles session)
8: Shout (Around The Beatles)
9: I’ll Be Back (Take 2)
10: I’ll Be Back (Take 3)
LP3 – Side 6
1: You Know What To Do (Demo)
2: No Reply (Demo)
3: Mr Moonlight (Takes 1 and 4)
4: Leave My Kitten Alone (Take 5)
5: No Reply (Take 2)
6: Eight Days A Week (Takes 1, 2 and 4)
7: Eight Days A Week (Take 5)
8: Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Take 2)
 
Anthology 2
LP1 – Side 1
1: Real Love (1996 mix)
2: Yes It Is (Takes 2 and 14)
3: I’m Down (Take 1)
4: You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Take 5)
5: If You’ve Got Trouble (Take 1)
6: That Means A Lot (Take 1)
7: Yesterday (Take 1)
8: It’s Only Love (Takes 3 and 2)
LP1 – Side 2
1: I Feel Fine (Blackpool Night Out)
2: Ticket To Ride (Blackpool Night Out)
3: Yesterday (Blackpool Night Out)
4: Help! (Blackpool Night Out)
5: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby (Live at Shea Stadium, New York)
6: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1)
7: I’m Looking Through You (Take 1)
8: 12-Bar Original (Take 2 edited)
LP2 – Side 3
1: Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
2: Got To Get You Into My Life (Take 5)
3: And Your Bird Can Sing (Take 2)
4: Taxman (Take 11)
5: Eleanor Rigby (Take 14 – Strings only)
6: I’m Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
7: I’m Only Sleeping (Take 1)
8: Rock And Roll Music (Live in Tokyo)
9: She’s A Woman (Live in Tokyo)
LP2 – Side 4
1: Strawberry Fields Forever (Home demo sequence)
2: Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
3: Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 and edit piece)
4: Penny Lane (Remix)
5: A Day In The Life (Takes 1, 2, 6 and orchestra)
6: Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8)
7: Only A Northern Song (Takes 3 and 12)
LP3 – Side 5
1: Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)
2: Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Take 7)
3: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Takes 6, 7 and 8)
4: Within You Without You (Instrumental)
5: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Take 5)
6: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (Stereo remix)
LP3 – Side 6
1: I Am The Walrus (Take 16)
2: The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
3: Your Mother Should Know (Take 27)
4: The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
5: Hello, Goodbye (Take 16)
6: Lady Madonna (Takes 3 and 4)
7: Across The Universe (Take 2)
 
Anthology 3
LP1 – Side 1
1: A Beginning
2: Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Esher demo with false start)
3: Helter Skelter (Take 2 edited)
4: Mean Mr Mustard (Esher demo)
5: Polythene Pam (Esher demo)
6: Glass Onion (Esher demo)
7: Junk (Esher demo)
8: Piggies (Esher demo)
9: Honey Pie (Esher demo edited)
10: Don’t Pass Me By (Take 3 with Take 5 vocal)
11: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (First version - Take 5)
12: Good Night (Rehearsal and Take 34)
LP1 – Side 2
1: Cry Baby Cry (Take 1)
2: Blackbird (Take 4)
3: Sexy Sadie (Take 6)
4: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic version - Take 1)
5: Hey Jude (Take 2)
6: Not Guilty (Take 102 edited)
7: Mother Nature’s Son (Take 2)
LP2 – Side 3
1: Glass Onion (Original mono mix)
2: Rocky Raccoon (Take 8)
3: What’s The New Mary Jane (Take 4)
4: Step Inside Love / Los Paranoias (Studio jam)
5: I’m So Tired (Edit of Takes 3, 6 and 9)
6: I Will (Take 1)
7: Why Don’t We Do It In The Road (Take 4)
8: Julia (Take 2)
LP2 – Side 4
1: I’ve Got A Feeling (Apple Studio)
2: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Ap