30th Anniversary of Beatles' ‘Anthology’ marked with new episode and unreleased tracks

To celebrate 30 years of their iconic collection, the Beatles are releasing 'Anthology' with new episodes and unreleased tracks. The Beatles Anthology will be expanded with a fourth album including 13 unreleased tracks later this year, along with the docuseries, which will be remastered and released with a brand new ninth episode.

The original project consisted of three double albums, which also included rare live performances, outtakes, and recordings of unreleased Beatles songs that were sung by John Lennon.

Lennon Performs at Madison Square Garden - Source: Getty

The documentary will now be streaming as a series on Disney+, showcasing to a whole new generation the iconicity of the group, along with being a treat for Beatles superfans. The Beatles‘ “Anthology” book will also be reissued in a softcover 25th anniversary edition with photos and text that were part of the original 2000 printing.

The release schedule for the Beatles

The book's reissue will be out first as part of this campaign on October 14. Following that will be the music collections on November 21 in vinyl, CD, digital download, and streaming formats. Five days after that, on November 26, the first three episodes of the expanded documentary series will begin streaming on Disney+.

The entire documentary has been restored and remastered by Apple Corps’ production team and is announced as

“including unseen behind-the-scenes footage of Paul, George and Ringo coming together between 1994 and 1995 to work on ‘The Anthology’ and reflecting on their shared life as the Beatles.”

Here is the full track list of Antholofy Volume 4

LP ONE

Side A

1I SAW HER STANDING THERE (Take 2)

The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 – limited digital release (2013)

2 MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT) (RM7 undubbed)

The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 – limited digital release (2013)

3 THIS BOY (Takes 12 and 13) – Free As A Bird CD single (currently unavailable)

4 TELL ME WHY (Takes 4 and 5) – previously unreleased

5 IF I FELL (Take 11) – previously unreleased

6 MATCHBOX (Take 1) – previously unreleased

7 EVERY LITTLE THING (Takes 6 and 7) – previously unreleased

8 I NEED YOU (Take 1) – previously unreleased

Side B

1 I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE (Take 3) – previously unreleased

2 IN MY LIFE (Take 1) – previously unreleased

3 NOWHERE MAN (First Version – Take 2) – previously unreleased

4 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE (Second Version – unnumbered mix)

Revolver Special Edition (2022)

5 LOVE YOU TO (Take 7)

Revolver Special Edition (2022)

6 STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER (Take 26)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Special Edition (2017)

7 SHE’S LEAVING HOME (Take 1 – Instrumental)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Special Edition (2017)

LP TWO

Side A

1 BABY, YOU’RE A RICH MAN (Takes 11 and 12) – previously unreleased

2 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (Rehearsal for BBC broadcast) – previously unreleased

3 THE FOOL ON THE HILL (Take 5 – Instrumental) – previously unreleased

4 I AM THE WALRUS (Take 19 – Strings, brass, clarinet overdub) – previously unreleased