Beatles The - Anthology Collection

Introduction

The Beatles’ epic saga returns as a 12×LP box gathering the three classic Anthology volumes plus the brand-new Anthology 4. Newly remastered in 2025, the set spans studio outtakes, live cuts, broadcasts and demos up to 2023’s Now and Then, for a total of 191 tracks.

Key Features

• Format: 12×LP (4 albums × 3LP), 180-gram vinyl; each album in a triple gatefold; outer slipcase
• Contents: Anthology 1, Anthology 2, Anthology 3 + Anthology 4 (new-to-vinyl selections and unreleased tracks)
• Sleevenotes: Mark Lewisohn (vols. 1–3); Kevin Howlett (vol. 4)
• Slipcase art: original Klaus Voormann triptych with detailed O-Card
• Label: Apple/Universal Music
• EAN: 0602475840435
• Release date: November 21, 2025

Tracklist

Anthology 1–3 (each 3LP)

Full tracklists preserved from the original 1990s releases. Highlights below.

• Anthology 1: “Free As A Bird (1995 mix)”, early Quarry Men era, Decca audition takes, BBC & Ed Sullivan performances.
• Anthology 2: “Real Love (1996 mix)”, sessions from Help! / Rubber Soul, “Tomorrow Never Knows” (Take 1), “Strawberry Fields Forever” session takes.
• Anthology 3: Esher demos, Let It Be / rooftop material, “All Things Must Pass” (demo), “Because” (vocals only).

Anthology 4 (3LP)

Official selection featuring previously unreleased material (1963–1969) and new 2025 mixes.

• LP1 – Side 1: I Saw Her Standing There (Take 2) · Money (RM7 undubbed) · This Boy (Takes 12 & 13) · Tell Me Why (Takes 4 & 5) · If I Fell (Take 11) · Matchbox (Take 1) · Every Little Thing (Takes 6 & 7) · I Need You (Take 1)
• LP1 – Side 2: I’ve Just Seen A Face (Take 3) · In My Life (Take 1) · Nowhere Man (Take 2) · Got To Get You Into My Life (2nd version) · Love You To (Take 7) · Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 26) · She’s Leaving Home (Take 1 – instrumental)
• LP2 – Side 3: Baby, You’re A Rich Man (Takes 11 & 12) · All You Need Is Love (Rehearsal) · The Fool On The Hill (Take 5 – instrumental) · I Am The Walrus (Take 19 – overdub)
• LP2 – Side 4: Hey Bulldog (Take 4 – instrumental) · Good Night (Take 10) · While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Take 27) · (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (jam) · Helter Skelter (Take 17) · I Will (Take 29) · Can You Take Me Back? (Take 1) · Julia (two rehearsals)
• LP3 – Side 5: Get Back (Take 8) · Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal) · Don’t Let Me Down (Rooftop 1) · You Never Give Me Your Money (Take 36) · Here Comes The Sun (Take 9) · Something (Take 39 – strings)
• LP3 – Side 6: Free As A Bird (2025 mix) · Real Love (2025 mix) · Now And Then

Why You’ll Love It

A definitive archival portrait presented across twelve 180-gram LPs with refreshed visuals and sleevenotes. The addition of Anthology 4 deepens the narrative with unreleased material and first-time-on-vinyl picks, while the 2025 mixes of “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love” sit alongside “Now And Then.” An immersive, collectible anthology that rewards close listening and serious Beatles collections.

Trivia

• Volumes 1–3 carry new 2025 remasters; Anthology 4 debuts with fresh notes by Kevin Howlett.
• Includes 26 tracks new to vinyl and 13 previously unreleased recordings across the 3LP Anthology 4.
• The outer slipcase revives Klaus Voormann’s triptych, paired with a printed O-Card listing all contents.