Anthology 1
New Song
Date: circa 1977 (Lennon demo) and February/March 1994 (Beatles)
Previously Unreleased
Date: 1958
Previously Unreleased
Date: 1960
Previously unreleased by EMI*
Date: 22 June 1961
Differences (related to Polydor release): My Bonnie is crossfaded with
speech; Ain't She Sweet is mono; Cry For A Shadow has stereo image reversed
* Released by Polydor
Previously Unreleased
Date: 1 January 1962
Previously Unreleased
Date: 6 June 1962
Outtake
Date: 6 June 1962
Standard versions: Re-recorded on 4 September 1962, with Ringo, and
11 September, with Andy White.
Differences: Pete Best on drums, slower tempo
Previously Unreleased
Date: 4 September 1962
Outtake
Date: 11 September 1962
Standard version: Re-recorded on 26 November 1962, with Ringo
Differences: Andy White on drums, no harmonica, vocals
Sequence: Edit of takes 3, 4 and 5
Outtake: Edit of takes 4 and 5
Date: 5 March 1963
Standard version: Recorded in 1970
Previously Unreleased - Live at the BBC
Date: 2 July 1963
Live - at the London Palladium
Date: 13 October 1963
Live - in Sweden
Date: 24 October 1963
Live - at the Prince of Wales Theatre
Date: 4 November 1963
Live - at ATV Studios
Date: 2 December 1963
Outtake - Edit of takes 2 and 1 (guitar solo)
Date: 29 January 1964, in Paris
Standard version: Take 4, recorded the same day,
with overdubs added at Abbey Road on 25 February.
Differences: Different key, vocal style and harmonies.
Live - The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS Television, New York
Date: 9 February 1964
Outtake - Take 6
Date: 25 February 1964
Standard version: Take 9, recorded the same day.
Outtake - Take 2
Date: 25 February 1964
Standard version: 2nd. remake Take 2, on 27 February
Differences: In rock style, with drums and electric guitars.
Outtake - Take 1
Date: 16 April 1964
Standard version: Take 9, recorded the same day
Differences: Softer, no percussion overdub,
lead guitar solo instead of piano.
The Beatles recorded these songs previously, then mimed them before
an audience for the TV show
Date: 19 April 1964
Outtakes - Takes 2 and 3
Date: 1 June 1964
Standard version: Take 16, recorded the same day
Differences: Take 2 in 3/4 tempo. Take 3 is the first in 4/4 tempo,
similar to the standard version.
Previously Unreleased
Date: 3 June 1964
Demo - Take 1
Date: 3 June 1964*
Standard version: Take 8, recorded on 30 September
Differences: Breakdown, different vocal.
* Joe Brennan states that this is Take 1, recorded on 30 September
- his evidence is the unknown drummer
Outtake - Edit of takes 1 and 4
Date: 14 August 1964
Standard version: Remake, on 18 October
Differences: No organ, guitar solo.
Previously Unreleased
Date: 14 August 1964
Outtake - Take 2
Date: 30 September 1964
Standard version: Take 8, recorded the same day
Differences: Vocal
Sequence: Edit of takes 2, 1 and 4
Outtake: Take 5
Date: 6 October 1964
Standard version: Take 13, on 27 February
Differences: Vocal intro.
Outtake - Take 2
Date: 18 October 1964
Standard version: Take 1, recorded the same day