Die Anthology Serie beinhaltet jeweils 2 CDs von 1958 bis 1970 und wurde 1995 und 1996 von APPLE veröffentlicht.
Teil 1:
Behandelt die Jahre 1958 bis 1964
Begonnen wurde mit der Neufassung eines Lennon Stückes mit den Namen Free As A Bird
Die Titel des Albums decken die frühen Jahre der Beatles ab, angefangen mit Bandaufnahmen der Quarrymen aus dem Jahr 1958, geht die musikalische Zeitreise weiter mit den ersten Studioaufnahmen in Hamburg unter der Regie von Bert Kaempfert im Jahr 1961, den Demo-Aufnahmen für das Vorspielen bei Decca aus dem Jahr 1962, den ersten Aufnahmen unter der Regie von George Martin bis zu den Aufnahmen für ihr viertes Studioalbum Beatles for Sale aus dem Jahr 1964.
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Disc one
1."Free as a Bird" (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey) – 4:25
Lennon demo recorded at The Dakota, New York City, 1977; The Beatles version recorded at The Mill Studio, Sussex, England, February–March 1994
2."We were four guys ... that's all" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
3."That'll Be the Day" [Mono] (Allison-Holly-Petty) – 2:08
4."In Spite of All the Danger" [Mono] (McCartney-Harrison) – 2:45
Tracks 3–4 recorded at Phillips' Sound Recording Services, Liverpool, England, summer or spring 1958
5."Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist" (McCartney speaking to Mark Lewisohn) – 0:18
6."Hallelujah, I Love Her So" [Mono] (Charles) – 1:13
7."You'll Be Mine" [Mono] – 1:39
8."Cayenne" [Mono] (McCartney) – 1:14
Tracks 6–8 recorded at McCartney's house in Liverpool, late summer or spring 1960
9."First of all ... it didn't do a thing here" (McCartney speaking to Malcom Threadgill) – 0:07
10."My Bonnie" (traditional, arranged by Tony Sheridan) – 2:42
11."Ain't She Sweet" (Ager-Yellen) – 2:13
12."Cry for a Shadow" (Lennon-Harrison) – 2:22
Tracks 10–12 recorded at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany, 22 June 1961
13."Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well" (Lennon speaking to David Wigg) – 0:10
14."I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:18
15."Searchin'" [Mono] (Leiber-Stoller) – 3:00
16."Three Cool Cats" [Mono] (Leiber-Stoller) – 2:25
17."The Sheik of Araby" [Mono] (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) – 1:43
18."Like Dreamers Do" [Mono] – 2:36
19."Hello Little Girl" [Mono] – 1:40
Tracks 15–19 recorded at Decca Studios, London, England, 1 January 1962, in audition for Decca Records
20."Well, the recording test ... by my artists" (Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:32
21."Bésame Mucho" [Mono] (Velázquez-Skylar) – 2:37
22."Love Me Do" [Mono] – 2:32
Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 June 1962
23."How Do You Do It" [Mono] (Murray) – 1:57
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 4 September 1962
24."Please Please Me" [Mono] – 1:59
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 11 September 1962
25."One After 909" (Sequence) [Mono] – 2:23
26."One After 909" (Complete) [Mono] – 2:56
Tracks 25–26 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 5 March 1963
27."Lend Me Your Comb" [Mono] (Twomey-Wise-Weisman) – 1:50
Recorded live at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 2 July 1963, for the Pop Go The Beatles radio broadcast
28."I'll Get You" [Mono] – 2:08
Recorded live on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, London, 13 October 1963
29."We were performers ... in Britain" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
30."I Saw Her Standing There" [Mono] – 2:49
31."From Me to You" [Mono] – 2:05
32."Money (That's What I Want)" [Mono] (Gordy-Bradford) – 2:52
33."You Really Got a Hold on Me" [Mono] (Robinson) – 2:58
34."Roll Over Beethoven" [Mono] (Berry) – 2:22
Tracks 30–34 recorded live at the Karlaplansstudion, Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963, for the Pupgrupp Fran Liverpool Pa Besok I Stockholm (Pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm) radio broadcast
Disc two
1."She Loves You" [Mono] – 2:50
2."Till There Was You" [Mono] (Willson) – 2:54
3."Twist and Shout" [Mono] (Russell-Medley) – 3:05
Tracks 1–3 recorded live at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 4 November 1963, for the Royal Variety Performance
4."This Boy" [Mono] – 2:22
5."I Want to Hold Your Hand" [Mono] – 2:37
6."Boys, what I was thinking..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to The Beatles) – 2:06
7."Moonlight Bay" [Mono] (Madden-Wenrich) – 0:50
Tracks 4–7 recorded live at ATV Studios, London, 2 December 1963, for The Morecambe and Wise Show
8."Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2) – 2:10
Recorded at Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris, France, 29 January 1964
9."All My Loving" [Mono] – 2:19
Recorded live at CBS Television Studio, New York City, United States, 9 February 1964, for The Ed Sullivan Show (includes Sullivan's introduction)
10."You Can't Do That" (Take 6) – 2:42
11."And I Love Her" (Take 2) – 1:52
Tracks 10–11 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 25 February 1964
12."A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1) – 2:44
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 16 April 1964
13."I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:48
14."Long Tall Sally" (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) – 1:45
15."Boys" (Dixon-Farrell) – 1:50
16."Shout" (Isley-Isley-Isley) – 1:31
Tracks 13–16 recorded live at IBC Studios, London, 19 April 1964, for the Around The Beatles television broadcast
17."I'll Be Back" (Take 2) – 1:13
18."I'll Be Back" (Take 3) – 1:58
Tracks 17–18 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 1 June 1964
19."You Know What to Do" (Demo) (Harrison) – 1:59
20."No Reply" (Demo) – 1:46
Tracks 19–20 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 3 June 1964
21."Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4) (Johnson) – 2:47
22."Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5) (John-Turner-McDougal) – 2:57
Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 14 August 1964
23."No Reply" (Take 2) – 2:29
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 30 September 1964
24."Eight Days a Week" (Sequence) – 1:25
25."Eight Days a Week" (Take 5) – 2:48
Tracks 24–25 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 October 1964
26."Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2) (Leiber-Stoller/Penniman) – 2:44
Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 18 October 1964
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