Some songs from this session were released on the 1962 LP My Bonnie, credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers. Best, who was the band’s drummer from just prior to the group’s first departure for Hamburg in August 1960 until 15 August 1962 when he was replaced by Ringo Starr, is on disc one, tracks 10–12, 15–19, 21 and 22.ĭisc one tracks 10–12 were recorded at a session in Hamburg where the Beatles served as the back-up band to the English rock and roll musician Tony Sheridan. Sutcliffe, the band’s original bass player during 1960, and sporadically during the group’s second Hamburg season, appears on the disc-one tracks “ Hallelujah, I Love Her So“, “ You’ll Be Mine” and “ Cayenne“. It is of historical interest as the only official release of performances with Best and Sutcliffe in the band. The album includes material from the Beatles’ days as the Quarrymen, through the Decca audition to sessions for the album Beatles for Sale. The Anthology albums were remastered and made available digitally on the iTunes Store on 14 June 2011, individually and as part of the Anthology Box Set. The album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and was certified 8x Platinum by the RIAA. It contains “ Free as a Bird“, billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–1964, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best.

I know plenty of people who are not Beatles fans, but I would encourage them to still give this a chance since it really is so much more than just the story of a band.Anthology 1 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series.

It is truly awesome and congers up every emotion I think I'm capable of. I'm not sure why I thought I wouldn't, but something just didn't seem right about it. I am a huge Beatles fan, but really didn't expect to like this. It progressed as eloquently as the band did itself, with ever scene and interview being a logical step forward. Each episode is well over an hour long, and there are eight of them, but it never seemed like there was a wasted moment. I've never known that to be quite as true as it was for The Beatles Anthology. It's always something to the effect that the time just flies by and before you know it.it's over. Having just finished watching this entire series I will keep this short as it is as close to speechless I think I will ever become: It's been said to me countless times of films that are well over two hours long.

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