Saturday, August 25, 2012

The Beatles - Anthology (1995)

The Beatles - Anthology (1995)

This is the first release in a three-part series that essentially amounted to the three surviving Beatles officially sanctioning the release of tracks that had been bootlegged for years. Thus, you get some of their earliest recordings as teens; the tracks they cut in Hamburg, Germany; their Decca audition tapes (which were rejected); and, finally, alternate takes and works in progress of songs that are now part of the world's consciousness. Oh, yeah, you also get "Free As a Bird," the John Lennon track the other Beatles "finished" in 1995; it's out of context in the company of some of the group's early classics. Beatlemaniacs, of course, love exploring this stuff, but the three Anthologies are hardly a place for beginners to start their explorations. (Bill Holdship)

1958 - 1964

Tracklist:

1. Free As A Bird 4:24
2. 'We Were Four Guys...That's All' 0:12
3. That'll Be The Day 2:07
4. In Spite Of All The Danger 2:44
5. 'Sometimes I'd Borrow...Those Still Exist' 0:18
6. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 1:13
7. You'll Be Mine 1:38
8. Cayenne 1:14
9. 'First Of All...It Didn't Do A Thing Here' 0:07
10. My Bonnie 2:42
11. Ain't She Sweet? 2:13
12. Cry For A Shadow 2:22
13. 'Brian Was A Beautiful Guy...He Presented Us Well 0:10
14. 'I Secured Them...A Beatle Drink Even Then' 0:18
15. Searchin' 2:5916. Three Cool Cats 2:25
17. The Sheik Of Araby 1:43
18. Like Dreamers Do 2:35
19. Hello Little Girl 1:40
20. 'Well, The Recording Test...By My Artists' 0:32
21. Besame Mucho 2:37
22. Love Me Do 2:31
23. How Do You Do It 1:57
24. Please, Please Me 1:59
25. One After 909 (Sequence) 2:23
26. One After 909 [Complete] 2:55
27. Lend Me Your Comb 1:49
28. I'll Get You 2:08
29. 'We Were Performers...In Britain' 0:12
30. I Saw Her Standing There 2:48
31. From Me To You 2:05
32. Money (That's What I Want) 2:52
33. You Really Got A Hold On Me 2:58
34. Roll Over Beethoven 2:21
35. She Loves You 2:50
36. Till There Was You 2:54
37. Twist and Shout 3:05
38. This Boy 2:22
39. I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:36
40. 'Boys, What I Was Thinking...' 2:05
41. Moonlight Bay 0:49
42. Can't Buy Me Love 2:10
43. All My Loving 2:19
44. You Can't Do That 2:42
45. And I Love Her 1:52
46. A Hard Day's Night 2:43
47. I Wanna Be Your Man 1:47
48. Long Tall Sally 1:45
49. Boys 1:49
50. Shout 1:31
51. I'll Be Back (Demo) 1:12
52. I'll Be Back (Complete) 1:57
53. You Know What To Do 1:58
54. No Reply (Demo) 1:46
55. Mr. Moonlight 2:47
56. Leave My Kitten Alone 2:56
57. No Reply 2:29
58. Eight Days A Week (Sequence) 1:25
59. Eight Days A Week (Complete) 2:47
60. Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey 2:44

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