{"id":44445,"date":"2025-08-21T15:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/the-beatles-announce-massive-anthology-rerelease\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:08:28","slug":"the-beatles-announce-massive-anthology-rerelease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/the-beatles-announce-massive-anthology-rerelease\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beatles Announce Massive ‘Anthology’ Rerelease"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Beatles<\/a>‘ landmark\u00a0Anthology<\/em><\/a>\u00a0series is getting a massive three-pronged rerelease this fall with\u00a0an expanded documentary series, music compilation and book.<\/p>\n

You can see the\u00a0Anthology 2025<\/em>\u00a0announcement\u00a0video\u00a0and full track listing below. The collection is available to preorder<\/a> in various configurations now.<\/p>\n

When Will the Beatles’ ‘Anthology’ Series Be Available\u00a0to Stream?<\/h3>\n

The original eight-part Anthology<\/i> series has been restored and remastered,\u00a0chronicling the rise of the most successful and culture-defining band in history.\u00a0The original series will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ starting on Nov. 26 and will include a brand-new ninth episode, which\u00a0features\u00a0previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage of Paul McCartney<\/a>, George Harrison<\/a> and Ringo Starr<\/a> working on the\u00a0Anthology<\/em> project in 1994 and 1995.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> 12 Tracks Worth Keeping From the Beatles’ ‘Anthology’ Series<\/a><\/p>\n

The Apple Corps production team worked on the\u00a0Anthology<\/em> docuseries with Peter Jackson, who directed and produced the 2021 Get Back<\/em> miniseries, and Giles Martin, who has created new audio mixes for the majority of the music featured in Anthology<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Watch ‘The Beatles Anthology 2025’ Teaser<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a Whole New Disc of Music<\/h3>\n

The Beatles Anthology<\/em> will get a musical update as well. The original set of three double albums, remastered by Giles Martin, will be accompanied by\u00a0Anthology 4<\/em>, a new disc of 13 previously unreleased demos and session\u00a0outtakes\u00a0plus other rare recordings.<\/p>\n

Anthology 4<\/em>\u00a0will contain new mixes of the “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love,” which were\u00a0released\u00a0as\u00a0part of the original\u00a0Anthology<\/em>, as well as “Now and Then,” the “last Beatles song” released in 2023. The\u00a0two\u00a0former tracks have been “given new life,” per a press release, by original producer Jeff Lynne, who used de-mixed\u00a0John Lennon<\/a> vocals in the process.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Why ‘Now and Then’ Was Left Off the Beatles’ ‘Anthology’<\/a><\/p>\n

The expanded\u00a0Anthology\u00a0<\/em>collection will be\u00a0released on Nov. 21 in 12-LP and eight-CD box sets, as well as on digital and streaming services.\u00a0Both box sets include the original Anthology<\/em> sleeve notes and new\u00a0Anthology 4<\/em> track notes.<\/p>\n

You can presave or preorder<\/a> the 191-track Anthology<\/em>\u00a0now.<\/p>\n

Watch the Beatles’ Restored ‘Free as a Bird’ Video<\/strong><\/p>\n

When\u00a0Will ‘The Beatles Anthology’ Book Be Released?<\/h3>\n

Rounding out the\u00a0rerelease is the 25th anniversary edition of The Beatles Anthology<\/em> book. The 368-page tome includes McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr’s recollections of the band’s illustrious history, plus impressions from Beatles associates like George Martin, Neil Aspinall, Derek Taylor and more. The book also contains more than 1,300 photos, documents, artwork and other archival Beatles memorabilia.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Top 100 Beatles Solo Songs From the ’70s<\/a><\/p>\n

The Beatles Anthology<\/em> book will be released on Oct. 14 and is\u00a0available to preorder<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

‘The Beatles Anthology 2025’ 8-CD Track Listing<\/h3>\n

(Anthology 1-3<\/em> track listing remains as per original releases.)
Anthology 1<\/strong>
CD Disc One:<\/strong>
Free As A Bird (1995 mix)
John Lennon Speech 1
That\u2019ll Be The Day
In Spite Of All The Danger
Paul McCartney Speech 1
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Home demo)
You\u2019ll Be Mine (Home demo)
Cayenne (Home demo)
Paul McCartney Speech 2
My Bonnie
Ain\u2019t She Sweet
Cry For A Shadow
John Lennon Speech 2
Brian Epstein Speech 1
Searchin\u2019 (Decca audition)
Three Cool Cats (Decca audition)
The Sheik Of Araby (Decca audition)
Like Dreamers Do (Decca audition)
Hello Little Girl (Decca audition)
Brian Epstein Speech 2
Besame Mucho (June 1962 version)
Love Me Do (First version)
How Do You Do It
Please Please Me (First version)
One After 909 (Takes 3, 4 and 5)
One After 909 (Edit of Takes 4 and 5)
Lend Me Your Comb (BBC recording)
I\u2019ll Get You (Sunday Night at the London Palladium)
John Lennon Speech 3
I Saw Her Standing There (Live in Stockholm)
From Me To You (Live in Stockholm)
Money (That\u2019s What I Want) (Live in Stockholm)
You Really Got A Hold On Me (Live in Stockholm)
Roll Over Beethoven (Live in Stockholm)<\/p>\n

CD Disc Two:<\/strong>
She Loves You (Royal Variety Performance)
Till There Was You (Royal Variety Performance)
Twist And Shout (Royal Variety Performance)
This Boy (The Morecambe And Wise Show)
I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Morecambe And Wise Show)
Speech From The Morecambe And Wise Show
Moonlight Bay (The Morecambe And Wise Show)
Can\u2019t Buy Me Love (Take 2 with solo from Take 1)
All My Loving (The Ed Sullivan Show)
You Can\u2019t Do That (Take 6)
And I Love Her (Take 2)
A Hard Day\u2019s Night (Take 1)
I Wanna Be Your Man (Around The Beatles)
Long Tall Sally (Around The Beatles)
Boys (Around The Beatles session)
Shout (Around The Beatles)
I\u2019ll Be Back (Take 2)
I\u2019ll Be Back (Take 3)
You Know What To Do (Demo)
No Reply (Demo)
Mr Moonlight (Takes 1 and 4)
Leave My Kitten Alone (Take 5)
No Reply (Take 2)
Eight Days A Week (Takes 1, 2 and 4)
Eight Days A Week (Take 5)
Kansas City \/ Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Take 2)<\/p>\n

Anthology 2<\/strong>
CD Disc One:<\/strong>
Real Love (1996 mix)
Yes It Is (Takes 2 and 14)
I\u2019m Down (Take 1)
You\u2019ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Take 5)
If You\u2019ve Got Trouble (Take 1)
That Means A Lot (Take 1)
Yesterday (Take 1)
It\u2019s Only Love (Takes 3 and 2)
I Feel Fine (Blackpool Night Out)
Ticket To Ride (Blackpool Night Out)
Yesterday (Blackpool Night Out)
Help! (Blackpool Night Out)
Everybody\u2019s Trying To Be My Baby (Live at Shea Stadium, New York)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1)
I\u2019m Looking Through You (Take 1)
12-Bar Original (Take 2 edited)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)
Got To Get You Into My Life (Take 5)
And Your Bird Can Sing (Take 2)
Taxman (Take 11)
Eleanor Rigby (Take 14 \u2013 Strings only)
I\u2019m Only Sleeping (Rehearsal)
I\u2019m Only Sleeping (Take 1)
Rock And Roll Music (Live in Tokyo)
She\u2019s A Woman (Live in Tokyo)<\/p>\n

CD Disc Two:<\/strong>
Strawberry Fields Forever (Home demo sequence)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 and edit piece)
Penny Lane (Remix)
A Day In The Life (Takes 1, 2, 6 and orchestra)
Good Morning Good Morning (Take 8)
Only A Northern Song (Takes 3 and 12)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! (Take 7)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Takes 6, 7 and 8)
Within You Without You (Instrumental)
Sgt Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Take 5)
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (Stereo remix)
I Am The Walrus (Take 16)
The Fool On The Hill (Demo)
Your Mother Should Know (Take 27)
The Fool On The Hill (Take 4)
Hello, Goodbye (Take 16)
Lady Madonna (Takes 3 and 4)
Across The Universe (Take 2)<\/p>\n

Anthology 3<\/strong>
CD Disc One:<\/strong>
A Beginning
Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Esher demo with false start)
Helter Skelter (Take 2 edited)
Mean Mr Mustard (Esher demo)
Polythene Pam (Esher demo)
Glass Onion (Esher demo)
Junk (Esher demo)
Piggies (Esher demo)
Honey Pie (Esher demo edited)
Don\u2019t Pass Me By (Take 3 with Take 5 vocal)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (First version – Take 5)
Good Night (Rehearsal and Take 34)
Cry Baby Cry (Take 1)
Blackbird (Take 4)
Sexy Sadie (Take 6)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic version – Take 1)
Hey Jude (Take 2)
Not Guilty (Take 102 edited)
Mother Nature\u2019s Son (Take 2)
Glass Onion (Original mono mix)
Rocky Raccoon (Take 8)
What\u2019s The New Mary Jane (Take 4)
Step Inside Love \/ Los Paranoias (Studio jam)
I\u2019m So Tired (Edit of Takes 3, 6 and 9)
I Will (Take 1)
Why Don\u2019t We Do It In The Road (Take 4)
Julia (Take 2)<\/p>\n

CD\u00a0Disc Two:<\/strong>
I\u2019ve Got A Feeling (Apple Studio)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Apple Studio)
Dig A Pony (Apple Studio)
Two Of Us (Apple Studio)
For You Blue (Apple Studio)
Teddy Boy (Apple Studio)
Medley: Rip It Up \/ Shake, Rattle And Roll \/ Blue Suede Shoes (Apple Studio jam)
The Long And Winding Road (Apple Studio)
Oh! Darling (Apple Studio)
All Things Must Pass (Demo)
Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues (Apple Studio jam)
Get Back (Third rooftop performance)
Old Brown Shoe (Demo)
Octopus\u2019s Garden (Take 2)
Maxwell\u2019s Silver Hammer (Take 5)
Something (Demo)
Come Together (Take 1)
Come and Get It (Demo \u2013 1996 remix)
Ain\u2019t She Sweet (Studio jam)
Because (Vocals only)
Let It Be (Apple Studio)
I Me Mine (Take 16)
The End (Remix with the final chord of A Day In The Life)<\/p>\n

Anthology 4<\/strong>
CD Disc One:<\/strong>
I Saw Her Standing There (Take 2)
Money (That\u2019s What I Want) (RM7 undubbed)
This Boy (Takes 12 and 13)
Tell Me Why (Takes 4 and 5)
If I Fell (Take 11)
Matchbox (Take 1)
Every Little Thing (Takes 6 and 7)
I Need You (Take 1)
I\u2019ve Just Seen A Face (Take 3)
In My Life (Take 1)
Nowhere Man (First version \u2013 Take 2)
Got To Get You Into My Life (Second version \u2013 unnumbered mix)
Love You To (Take 7)
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 26)
She\u2019s Leaving Home (Take 1 \u2013 instrumental)
Baby, You\u2019re A Rich Man (Takes 11 and 12)
All You Need Is Love (Rehearsal for BBC broadcast)
The Fool On The Hill (Take 5 \u2013 Instrumental)
I Am The Walrus (Take 19 \u2013 strings, brass, clarinet overdub)<\/p>\n

CD Disc Two:<\/strong>
Hey Bulldog (Take 4 \u2013 instrumental)
Good Night (Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Third Version \u2013 Take 27)
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Studio jam)
Helter Skelter (Second version \u2013 Take 17)
I Will (Take 29)
Can You Take Me Back? (Take 1)
Julia (Two rehearsals)
Get Back (Take 8)
Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal)
Don’t Let Me Down (First rooftop performance)
You Never Give Me Your Money (Take 36)
Here Comes The Sun (Take 9)
Something (Take 39 \u2013 instrumental \u2013 strings only)
Free As A Bird (2025 mix)
Real Love (2025 mix)
Now And Then<\/p>\n

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Beatles Albums Ranked <\/h2>\n
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From the cheery ‘Please Please Me’ to the kinda dreary ‘Let It Be,’ we rank all of the group’s studio LPs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n