Anthology Technical Files

Anthology 1


Free As A Bird

New Song
Date: circa 1977 (Lennon demo) and February/March 1994 (Beatles)


Quarrymen Private Disc:
That'll Be The Day
In Spite Of All the Danger

Previously Unreleased
Date: 1958


Amateur recordings:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (fragment)
You'll Be Mine
Cayenne (fragment)

Previously Unreleased
Date: 1960


Hamburg recordings (with Tony Sheridan):
My Bonnie
Ain't She Sweet
Cry For A Shadow

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


Decca audition:
Searchin'
Three Cool Cats
The Sheik of Araby
Like Dreamers Do
Hello Little Girl

Previously Unreleased
Date:
1 January 1962


Besame Mucho

Previously Unreleased
Date:
6 June 1962


Love Me Do

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


How Do You Do It

Previously Unreleased
Date:
4 September 1962


Please Please Me

Outtake
Date:
11 September 1962
Standard version: Re-recorded on 26 November 1962, with Ringo
Differences: Andy White on drums, no harmonica, vocals


One After 909

Sequence: Edit of takes 3, 4 and 5

Outtake: Edit of takes 4 and 5
Date: 5 March 1963
Standard version: Recorded in 1970


Lend Me Your Comb

Previously Unreleased - Live at the BBC
Date: 2 July 1963


I'll Get You

Live - at the London Palladium
Date: 13 October 1963


Swedish Radio performances:
I Saw Her Standing There
From Me To You
Money
You Really Got a Hold On Me
Roll Over Beethoven

Live - in Sweden
Date: 24 October 1963


Royal Command Performance:
She Loves You
Till There Was You
Twist and Shout

Live - at the Prince of Wales Theatre
Date: 4 November 1963


The Morecambe and Wise Show:
This Boy
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Comedy Skit - Moonlight Bay

Live - at ATV Studios
Date: 2 December 1963


Can't Buy Me Love

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.


All My Loving

Live - The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS Television, New York
Date: 9 February 1964


You Can't Do That

Outtake - Take 6
Date: 25 February 1964
Standard version: Take 9, recorded the same day.


And I Love Her

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.


A Hard Day's Night

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.


Around the Beatles:
I Wanna Be Your Man
Long Tall Sally
Boys
Shout
(Previously Unreleased)

The Beatles recorded these songs previously, then mimed them before an audience for the TV show
Date: 19 April 1964


I'll Be Back

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.


You Know What To Do

Previously Unreleased
Date: 3 June 1964


No Reply (demo)

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


Mr. Moonlight

Outtake - Edit of takes 1 and 4
Date: 14 August 1964
Standard version: Remake, on 18 October
Differences: No organ, guitar solo.


Leave My Kitten Alone

Previously Unreleased
Date: 14 August 1964


No Reply

Outtake - Take 2
Date: 30 September 1964
Standard version: Take 8, recorded the same day
Differences: Vocal


Eight Days a Week

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.


Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey!

Outtake - Take 2
Date: 18 October 1964
Standard version: Take 1, recorded the same day


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