Anthology (The Beatles)

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Anthology
Compilation album by The Beatles

Publication
(s)

Anthology 1 : November 20, 1995,
Anthology 2 : March 18, 1996,
Anthology 3 : October 26, 1996

Label (s) Apple / EMI

Format (s)

CD / vinyl / MC

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

69
Anthology 1:26,
Anthology 2:20,
Anthology 3:23

running time

398 min 25 s
Anthology 1: 124 min 54 s,
Anthology 2: 127 min 58 s,
Anthology 3: 145 min 33 s

occupation
chronology
Live at the BBC
(1994) 		Anthology Yellow Submarine Songtrack
(1999)

Under the title Anthology ( english , collection ') published the Beatles in 1995 to 2003 comprehensive review of her artistic work. Three double CDs or three triple records, a VHS box, a LaserDisc box and a book were released. In 2003 the footage was also released as a DVD box.

The music albums

When working on the anthology albums, the remaining three Beatles wanted to include the late John Lennon . When Yoko Ono entrusted them with four earlier demo recordings of Lennon called Grow Old with Me , Now and Then , Real Love and Free as a Bird , they digitally revised them in collaboration with Jeff Lynne and added newly recorded vocal and instrumental tracks. The four pieces date from 1977 to 1980, during which Lennon composed a lot on the piano in his apartment in the Dakota Building in New York and recorded his ideas on a cassette recorder.

The three double albums contain recordings of early performances, demos , studio outtakes and unpublished titles from the years 1958 to 1970 and thus convey an impression of the musical development of the group and also allow for the first time an insight into the studio work of the Beatles.

All three albums were released on CD as well as on vinyl and cassette .

Cover design

The design of the three corresponding album covers and DVD covers (placed side by side they create an overall picture) comes from Klaus Voormann , a friend of the Beatles from the Hamburg days in the early 1960s, and the photo-realist Alfons Kiefer.

Anthology 1

The album opens with the song Free as a Bird , which was later released as a single and marketed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years.

The other tracks on the album cover the early years of the Beatles, starting with the band recordings of the Quarrymen from 1958, the musical journey through time continues with the first studio recordings in Hamburg under the direction of Bert Kaempfert in 1961, the demo recordings for the audition at Decca in 1962, the first recordings under the direction of George Martin to the recordings for her fourth studio album Beatles for Sale in 1964.

Anthology 2

Like its predecessor, this album begins with a new Beatles song: Real Love . As before with Free as a Bird , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr had reworked a demo version of an old Lennon composition in collaboration with Jeff Lynne . The album then leads through the musical work of the Beatles during the years 1965 to 1968, including recordings from the sessions for Help! and Rubber Soul and Revolver . A highlight are the different takes from the recording sessions for the title Strawberry Fields Forever , which give an insight into the creation of the title.

Anthology 3

Although the original plan was to release another new single, it didn't materialize. Work on the Lennon composition Now and Then was discontinued due to the fragmentary quality of the demo version. Even the demo recording of the second new single release ( Real Love ) was in a very bad condition when it was handed over by Yoko Ono and could only be restored and processed with the greatest technical effort. So it happened that an unpublished instrumental piece by George Martin from 1968 opened the third anthology album instead of a new, previously unreleased Beatles song.

The third part of the anthology series leads through the last creative years of the Beatles and includes recordings of the band from 1968 to 1970. It begins with recordings from the sessions for the album The Beatles (colloquially: White Album ) and ends with the last joint Studio work for the albums Abbey Road and Let It Be .

The documentary series

The documentary first aired on November 19, 22, and 23, 1995 on ABC in the United States . It was shown in six parts, with a total running time of 320 minutes. It premiered on German television on December 22, 25 and 28, 1995. The ZDF presented the documentation in a three-shorter version, with a total running time of approximately 300 minutes.

The full film was released on September 5, 1996 on eight VHS tapes and eight laser discs . It comprises eight episodes and has a running time of 600 minutes. The 2003 DVD release also includes an 81-minute special features DVD.

Episode 1: July 1940 to March 1963

The childhood of the Beatles, how they discovered rock 'n' roll , the development from the Quarrymen to the Silver Beetles to the Beatles, the Hamburg years, the replacement of Pete Best in favor of Ringo Starr, the death of Stuart Sutcliffe, their discovery by Brian Epstein and George Martin and their very first hit parades with Love Me Do and Please Please Me .

Episode 2: March 1963 to February 1964

The rise in Europe and the phenomenon of Beatlemania , tours of Great Britain and France , first TV appearances, appearance at the Royal Variety Performance, the second album With the Beatles , the first No. 1 success in the USA with I Want to Hold Your Hand .

Episode 3: February 1964 to July 1964

First trip to the USA, appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, vacation in Miami , filming of the film A Hard Day's Night , John Lennon's first book In His Own Write , world tour in the summer of 1964, world premiere of the feature film A Hard Day's Night .

Episode 4: July 1964 to August 1965

The first major US tour, the first meeting with Bob Dylan and her first contact with marijuana , recordings of the albums Beatles for Sale and Help! , Creation of the pieces Help! , Yesterday and Ticket to Ride , George Harrison talks about his compositions, the Beatles receive their MBE medals from the Queen .

Episode 5: August 1965 to July 1966

The concert at Shea Stadium ( New York ), the meeting with Elvis Presley , the creation of the albums Rubber Soul and Revolver (especially the songs In My Life , Norwegian Wood , Nowhere Man , Drive My Car , Tomorrow Never Knows , Yellow Submarine and Taxman ), the influence of LSD , the creation of the singles Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out and Paperback Writer / Rain , world tour 1966.

Episode 6: July 1966 to June 1967

Trouble in the Philippines , the “Jesus Controversy”, the creation of Eleanor Rigby and I'm Only Sleeping , the end of the tour and the last concert in San Francisco , John Lennon as actor, Paul McCartney as film composer, George Harrisons Trip to India , the creation of the concept album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the songs Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane , report on the influence of drugs in the 1960s.

Episode 7: June 1967 to July 1968

The Beatles play All You Need Is Love on the TV show Our World , the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , the death of Brian Epstein, the Magical Mystery Tour , the Beatles in Rishikesh (India), the founding of Apple Records , back to the roots with Lady Madonna , the film Yellow Submarine , John Lennon meets Yoko Ono .

Episode 8: July 1968 to the end

The White Album , the song Hey Jude , the get-back sessions, Billy Preston , the last appearance on the roof of the Apple building, weddings between Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman and John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the song The Ballad of John and Yoko , recordings for the last album Abbey Road , comments on the separation of the Beatles.

Episode 9: Special Features

Only in the DVD edition from 2003: 81 minutes, including a jam session by Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in a home recording studio and shared memories of the three Beatles. George Harrison says: “This is Candlestick Park ” in reference to the Beatles' last public concert in the USA in 1966. The last joint recording of the remaining three Beatles.