Description

30th anniversary edition with all new masters including newly discovered and
never-before-seen recordings ■Newly edited, expanded, and revised version of 115 tracks with the addition of many unreleased recordings, including outtakes and demos not included on the originals, as well as TV
shows and live performances ■Includes the latest upgraded sound source with stereo demixes and new remixes from the original recordings, including the latest remix of

“Free as a Bird” [The Beatles Anthology Project]
The “Anthology” project, which summarized the history of The Beatles from their origins to their breakup, was planned for many years and announced in 1995 as a wide-ranging project ranging from a trilogy of albums featuring rare recordings to books and video works including TV broadcasts, attracting the attention of Beatles fans worldwide. The trilogy of albums chronicles the band’s history, from their pre-debut period through to their breakup. Featuring previously unreleased studio outtakes, TV footage, and live concert recordings, the project also features two new songs, “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love,” based on recordings left behind by John Lennon. The final new song in the trilogy, “Now and Then,” remained unreleased at the time, but was finally released in 2023 for the first time in 27 years. It still garnered attention as the “final new Beatles song.” Unreleased Beatles material was previously planned for release on the album “Sessions,” but was shelved. In the 1980s, unofficial releases like “Ultra Rare Tracks” and “Underpast Masters” were unofficially released. The trilogy of albums and video works from this “anthology” project garnered significant attention at the time as a culmination of previously unreleased recordings and footage. However, “Anthology” is a carefully curated collection, and there are still many unreleased recordings from Abbey Road Studios, as well as live recordings and footage from around the world, many of which have yet to be released. Future releases, including new discoveries, are anticipated.

[Anthology 1: Anniversary Edition]
This 30th anniversary edition of “Anthology 1” features a newly edited and expanded version of 115 tracks, including numerous unreleased tracks from the 1995 release, including outtakes, demos, TV shows, and live performances. Compared to the original, the sound quality has been improved, and the album has been completely updated and remastered with new sources, including newly discovered and never-before-seen recordings. “Anthology 1” covers the band’s early years, from their pre-debut days in Liverpool, to their legendary Decca audition, the Beatlemania craze, their first appearance in the US, and their first starring role in a film, all the way up to the end of 1964, when they took the world by storm. Disc 1 begins with the new song “Free as a Bird,” just like the original. It features a newly remixed sound, with John’s vocals more realistic and cleaner, and the performance itself is of higher quality. It then opens with the Quarrymen’s performance at Woolton Church, the site of the Beatles’ first meeting, the earliest surviving recording. The first two tracks, “That’ll Be the Day” and “In Spite of All the Danger,” feature significantly improved audio quality compared to previous versions. The legendary Decca Audition, renowned for its historical value, includes all 15 tracks, including the original five tracks. Recorded in a newly remixed stereo version of the original mono recording, it also includes rare live recordings from the Cavern Club and Hamburg Star Club, not previously included on the original discs. Disc 2 features the band’s first recordings at EMI, studio outtakes from their debut albums “Please Please Me” and “With the Beatles,” early BBC radio broadcasts, and recently unearthed recordings from 1963 at EMI House. These recordings are also presented in high-quality quality from new sources. Furthermore, a live radio broadcast from Stockholm, Sweden, a familiar early live recording, has been demixed from mono to true stereo, highlighting its even more powerful performance. Disc 3 features the historic “Royal Variety Performance,” featuring the entire album in its first stereo demix, including John’s legendary commentary. Studio session recordings from the albums “A Hard Day’s Night,” which served as the soundtrack for his first film, and “Beatles for Sale,” many of which were originally mono, are also presented in stereo demixes. Compared to the originals, each upgraded recording features new masters from new sources.
[3-CD set with obi strip, original import pressing]

CD1
1. FREE AS A BIRD (new remaster)
The Dakota, New York, USA & Hogg Hill Mill Studio, Icklesham, UK February/March 1994
2. PUTTIN’ ON THE STYLE
3. BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE
Live at St. Peter’s Church Field, Woolton, Liverpool, UK 6 July 1957
4. “We were four guys…that’s all”
5. THAT’LL BE THE DAY
6. IN SPITE OF ALL THE DANGER
Percy Phillips Studio, Kensington, Liverpool, UK 12 July 1958 (stereo)
7. “Sometimes I’d borrow…those still exist” (interview)
8. HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HER SO
9. YOU’LL BE MINE
10. CAYENNE
11. WILD CAT
12. I’LL FOLLOW THE SUN
Private Recordings, 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool, UK May 1960
13. “First of all…It didn’t do a things here” (interview)
14. MY BONNIE
15. AIN’T SHE SWEET
16. CRY FOR A SHADOW
Tony Sheridan Recording Sessions, Hamburg, Germany 22/23 June 1961 (stereo)
17. “Brian was a beautiful guy…he presented us well” (interview)
18. “I secured them…a beatle drink even then” (interview)
19. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT)
20. THE SHEIK OF ARABY
21. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
22. THREE COOL CATS
23. SURE TO FALL (IN LOVE WITH YOU)
24. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN
25. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY
26. TILL THERE WAS YOU
27. CRYING, WAITING, HOPING
28. TO KNOW HER IS TO LOVE HER
29. BESAME MUCHO
30. SEARCHIN’
31. LIKE DREAMERS DO
32. HELLO LITTLE GIRL
33. LOVE OF THE LOVED
Decca Audition at West Hampstead Studios, London, UK 1 January 1962 (stereo)
34. “Well, the recording test…by my artists”
35. BESAME MUCHO
36. LOVE ME DO
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 6 June 1962 (stereo)
37. SOME OTHER GUY
38. KANSAS CITY / HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY
Live at Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK 5 September 1962 (stereo)
39. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
40. CATSWALK
Cavern Club Rehearsals, Liverpool, UK October 1962 (stereo)

CD2
1. HOW DO YOU DO IT
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 4 September 1962 (stereo)
2. PLEASE PLEASE ME
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 11 September 1962 (stereo)
3. RED HOT
4. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE
Live at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany 18-31 December 1962 (stereo)
5. I SAW HER STANDING THERE (take 1)
6. THERE’S A PLACE (take 8)
7. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET (take 6)
8. A TASTE OF HONEY (take 7)
9. MISERY (take 6)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 11 February 1963 (stereo)
10. FROM ME TO YOU (takes 1/2)
11. THANK YOU GIRL (take 1)
12. ONE AFTER 909 (false starts)
13. ONE AFTER 909 (edit of takes 4/5)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 5 March 1963 (stereo)
14. Ceremony Opening
15. FROM ME TO YOU
16. PLEASE PLEASE ME
Silver Disc Award Ceremony EMI House, Manchester Square, London, UK 5 April 1963
17. BAD TO ME (demo)
Demo Recordings May 1963
18. BABY IT’S YOU
BBC Radio “Pop Go The Beatles” 11 June 1963 (stereo)
19. THAT’S ALL RIGHT, MAMA
20. LEND ME YOUR COMB
BBC Radio “Pop Go The Beatles” 16 July 1963 (stereo)
21. DON’T BOTHER ME (take 10)
22. HOLD ME TIGHT (take 24)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 12 September 1963 (stereo)
23. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (outtakes)
24. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (take 17)
25. THIS BOY (takes 12/13)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 17 October 1963 (stereo)
26. I’M IN LOVE (demo)
Demo Recordings October 1963 (stereo)
27. I’LL GET YOU
Live on “Sunday Night at the London Palladium” London, UK 13 October 1963
28. “We were performers…in britain”
29. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
30. FROM ME TO YOU
31. MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT)
32. ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
33. YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME
34. SHE LOVES YOU
35. TWIST AND SHOUT
Radio Broadcast Live at The Karlaplansstudion, Stockholm, Sweden 24 October 1963 (stereo)

CD3
1. FROM ME TO YOU
2. SHE LOVES YOU
3. TILL THERE WAS YOU
4. TWIST AND SHOUT
TV broadcast “Royal Variety Performance” Live at The Prince of Wales Theatre, London, UK
4 November 1963 (stereo)
5. THIS BOY
6. ALL MY LOVING
7. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
8. “Boys, what I was thinking…”
9. MOONLIGHT BAY
“Two Of A Kind = Morecambe and Wise Show” ATV studios, London, UK 2 December 1963 (stereo)
10. CRIMBLE MEDLEY
11. TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT
BBC Radio “Top Gear” 21/26 December 1963
12. A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE (demo)
13. WHAT GOES ON (demo)
14. ONE AND ONE IS TWO (demo)
Demo Recordings, Late 1963
15. CAN’T BUY ME LOVE (take 2)
Pathe Marconi, Paris, France 29 January 1964 (stereo)
16. ALL MY LOVING
TV broadcast “Ed Sullivan Show” New York, USA 9 February 1964
17. YOU CAN’T DO THAT (take 6)
18. AND I LOVE HER (takes 2/11)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 25 February 1964 (stereo)
19. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (take 1)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 16 April 1964 (stereo)
20. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER (sessions)
21. TELL ME WHY (sessions)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 11 / 27 February 1964 (stereo)
22. I’LL BE BACK (take 2)
23. I’LL BE BACK (take 3)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 1 June 1964 (stereo)
24. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO (demo)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 3 June 1964 (stereo)
25. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN
26. LONG TALL SALLY
27. BOYS
28. SHOUT (full version)
TV broadcast “Around The Beatles” IBC Studio, London, UK 19 April 1964 (stereo)
29. IT’S FOR YOU (demo)
Demo Recordings June 1964
30. NO REPLY (demo)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 3 June 1964 (stereo)
31. I’M A LOSER (takes 1/2)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 30 September 1964 (stereo)
32. MR.MOONLIGHT (takes 1/2/4)
33. LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE (take 5)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 14 August 1964 (stereo)
34. NO REPLY (Take 2)
35. WHAT YOU’RE DOING (sessions / take 11)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 30 September 1964 (stereo)
36. EIGHT DAYS A WEEK (sessions)
37. EIGHT DAYS A WEEK (take 4)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 14 August – 6 October 1964 (stereo)
38. SHE’S A WOMAN (take 2)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 8 October 1964 (stereo)
39. I FEEL FINE (take 7/9)
40. KANSAS CITY / HEY HEY HEY HEY (take 2)
Abbey Road Studio, London, UK 18 October 1964 (stereo)