On November 21, the collection comes out as a 8-CD box and 12-LP box as well as in digital formats. Here are all information
Every year there is something new from the Beatles at Christmas time. This year, many had expected a newly mixed version of Rubber Soul for the 60th birthday of the classic in December. Instead, the Beatles-People from the good Apple celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Beatles Anthology that triggered a new Beatlemania in the mid-nineties (Britpop etc.).
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The then documentary series was restored by Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” team and expanded to include an episode with previously unpublished video recordings from the session of Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr to the singles “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love” based on John-Lennon demos. It can be seen at Disney + from November 26th.
The three-part double LP/CD edition with unpublished recordings is also expanded to include a double CD/LP, which, in addition to Outtakes from the Sixties, also contains the last Beatles single “Now and then” as well as new mixes of “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love” from the then producer Jeff Lynne. The former song can now be heard from streaming providers.
All information about the Anthology Collection at an overview
- What fans awaits: restored and expanded to four parts: 12LP vinyl, 8cD & digital collections.
- The release date: November 21st
This is what the collection looks like:
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The press release states: “The musical side of the Anthology Collection, originally compiled by George Martin and now by Giles Martin Remastered, consists of three double albums with rare material. They offer a fascinating insight into the early development of songs that have become as contemporary today as with their first recording. It also contains an important new element. Giles Martin, comprises 13 unpublished demos and session recordings as well as other rare pictures. has.”
And further: “In addition to the band’s latest number 1 single, both new mixes will be placed in Great Britain, the“ Now and then ”, the last song by the Beatles, in 2023. All three singles emerged from rudimentary home demos, which John had recorded in the 1970s and which were later completed by vocal and instrumental parts by Paul, George and Ringo. The anthology collection contains a total of 191 titles, which are published on November 21 by Apple Corps Ltd./capitol/umg for digital purchase and streaming as well as deluxe box sets with 12 LPs on 180-gramm-vinyl and 8 CDs. Both box sets contain the original Sleeve notes for Anthology 1, 2 and 3; Anthology 4 contains Track notes by Kevin Howlett and an introduction, which was compiled from interviews from 1996 with Derek Taylor, a close friend and consultant of the Beatles. The exclusive editions of the Beatles Store for both box sets also contain four 12-inch photo cards of the band in a numbered envelope. ”
“The Beatles Anthology Book – The 25th Anniversary Edition”
There is also something new in book form. The press release says: “Finally, on October 14th, the 25th Anniversary Edition of the book” The Beatles Anthology “by Apple Corps Ltd. and Chronicle Books published. On the pages of the book, John, Paul, George and Ringo share their honest, intimate and informative memories of the band’s journey. Her memories are accompanied by impressions of their closest colleagues, including Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Derek Taylor and others. The 368-page bestseller book is beautifully illustrated with more than 1,300 photos, documents, works of art and other souvenirs from the archives of the band. Everything the Beatles did was associated with change. When we hear their songs and follow their history, we get closer to the changes in culture, ideas and music that they have shaped – and that still have an impact. The anthology always dealt with her past, but this new edition confirms its permanent place in the present and future. ”