Anthology 1

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Anthology 1
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Compilation album by The Beatles
Released 20 November 1995 (UK)
21 November 1995 (US)
Recorded 1958 – November 1994
Genre Rock and roll
Length 124:54
Label Apple34445
Producer George Martin, Jeff Lynne
Professional reviews
The Beatles chronology
Live at the BBC
(1994)		Anthology 1
(1995)		Anthology 2
(1996)


Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles and the first of a three-volume collection. It was released in November 1995 (tying in with a televised special - The Beatles Anthology - that aired in three parts) and includes rarities and alternatives tracks from the period 1958-1964, including their days as "The Quarrymen", through the Decca auditions to the album Beatles for Sale. Also included in this album, was the Jeff Lynne produced track "Free as a Bird" which was billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years.

Anthology 1 is of historical interest to Beatles fans for, among other things, including performances by past Beatles Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. Sutcliffe, the band's original bass player who quit the group and was replaced on bass by McCartney, is featured on three tracks: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", "You'll Be Mine", and "Cayenne". Best, who was the band's drummer until shortly after their successful 1962 audition for EMI, is featured on tracks 10-12, 15-19, 21 and 22 on disc one. Track 22 is the original June 1962 EMI audition recording of "Love Me Do", which, after Ringo Starr replaced Best, would be re-recorded by the group four months later for their first single.

The album was a giant success throughout the world. It was also the first Beatles album to officially enter the Billboard 200 album chart straight at number 1 with an impressive 855,473 copies sold, making the 27th biggest one-week sales in the Soundscan history, and knocking-off the top spot the big contender Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks. In its second week Anthology 1 sold 453,000 copies and maintained at the top spot. The feat was repeated the following week, with an impressive 435,000 copies sold. In its fourth week the same quantity was sold, but the album slipped down to #2 behind Mariah Carey's Daydream. In the following, competitive Christmas week, the album falls to #3 but with an impressive 601,000 sales. With only six weeks in the U.S. market, Anthology 1 reached the 3 million copies sold, an amazing feat for a group disbanded 25 years ago with only 3 out of 4 members remaining. In all, the album spent 29 weeks inside the Billboard 200, reached cumulative sales of 3,639,000 (scans as April 2001) and was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. In the UK, reaction was pretty similar, but the album only managed to reach #2, being knocked by Robson & Jerome's eponymous album. In Australia, the album spent two weeks at number-one in December 1995.

Track listing

All tracks by Lennon/McCartney, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Free as a Bird" (Lennon, with contributions from McCartney, Harrison, Starkey)
  2. "We were four guys ... that's all" (John Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner)
  3. "That'll Be the Day" [Mono] (Allison-Holly-Petty)
  4. "In Spite of All the Danger" [Mono] (Paul McCartney and George Harrison)
  5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist" (Paul McCartney speaking to Mark Lewisohn)
  6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" [Mono] (Charles)
  7. "You'll Be Mine" [Mono] (Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
  8. "Cayenne" [Mono] (Paul McCartney)
  9. "First of all ... it didn't do a thing here" (Paul McCartney speaking to Malcom Threadgill)
  10. "My Bonnie" (traditional, arranged by Tony Sheridan)
  11. "Ain't She Sweet" (Ager-Yellen)
  12. "Cry for a Shadow" (Harrison-Lennon)
  13. "Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well" (John Lennon speaking to David Wigg)
  14. "I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise)
  15. "Searchin'" [Mono] (Leiber-Stoller) (Decca Audition)
  16. "Three Cool Cats" [Mono] (Leiber-Stoller) (Decca Audition)
  17. "The Sheik of Araby" [Mono] (Smith and Wheeler-Snyder) (Decca Audition)
  18. "Like Dreamers Do" [Mono] (Paul McCartney) (Decca Audition)
  19. "Hello Little Girl" [Mono] (John Lennon) (Decca Audition)
  20. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise)
  21. "Bésame Mucho" [Mono] (Velázquez-Skylar)
  22. "Love Me Do" [Mono]
  23. "How Do You Do It?" [Mono] (Murray)
  24. "Please Please Me" [Mono]
  25. "One After 909" (Takes 3, 4, & 5) [Mono]
  26. "One After 909" (Takes 4 & 5) [Mono]
  27. "Lend Me Your Comb" [Mono] (Twomey-Wise-Weisman)
  28. "I'll Get You" (Live at the London Palladium) [Mono]
  29. "We were performers ... in Britain" (John Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner)
  30. "I Saw Her Standing There" (Live in Stockholm) [Mono]
  31. "From Me to You" (Live in Stockholm) [Mono]
  32. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Live in Stockholm) [Mono] (Gordy Jr.-Bradford)
  33. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Live in Stockholm) [Mono] (Robinson)
  34. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Live in Stockholm) [Mono] (Berry)

Disc two

  1. "She Loves You" (Live at the Royal Variety Show) [Mono]
  2. "Till There Was You" (Live at the Royal Variety Show) [Mono] (Meredith Willson)
  3. "Twist and Shout" (Live at the Royal Variety Show) [Mono] (Russell-Medley)
  4. "This Boy" (Live on The Morecambe and Wise Show) [Mono]
  5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Live on The Morecambe and Wise Show) [Mono]
  6. "Boys, what I was thinking ..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to The Beatles)
  7. "Moonlight Bay" (Live on The Morecambe and Wise Show) [Mono] (Madden-Wenrich)
  8. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2)
  9. "All My Loving" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show) [Mono]
  10. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6)
  11. "And I Love Her" (Take 2)
  12. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1)
  13. "I Wanna Be Your Man"
  14. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell)
  15. "Boys" (Dixon-Farrell)
  16. "Shout!" (Isley-Isley-Isley)
  17. "I'll Be Back" (Take 2)
  18. "I'll Be Back" (Take 3)
  19. "You Know What to Do" (Harrison)
  20. "No Reply" (Demo)
  21. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4) (Johnson)
  22. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5) (John-Turner-McDougal)
  23. "No Reply" (Take 2)
  24. "Eight Days a Week" (Takes 1, 2 & 4)
  25. "Eight Days a Week" (Take 5)
  26. "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" (Take 1) (Leiber-Stoller/Penniman)


  •  • [ e] The Beatles compilations
Compilations and other releases
The Bert Kaempfert recordings (Polydor/Bear Family)
My Bonnie (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, Germany, 1962) • The Beatles' First (Germany, 1964 / UK, 1967) • In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (1970) • The Early Tapes of The Beatles (1984) • Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days (2001)
Studio 1962–1970 (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
Hits compilations: A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) • 1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • 20 Greatest Hits (1982) • 1 (2000)
Themed compilations: Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) • Love Songs (1977) • The Beatles' Ballads (1980) • Reel Music (1982)
Non-album tracks compilations: Hey Jude (U.S., 1970 / UK, 1979) • Rarities (UK, 1978) • Rarities (U.S., 1980) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988)
Alternate versions of albums: Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) • Let It Be… Naked (2003)
Other compilations: The Beatles' Christmas Album (U.S.) / From Then to You (UK) (1970) • Love (2006)
Live albums (Parlophone/Capitol/Lingasong)
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977) • Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) • Live at the BBC (1994)
Anthology series (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
Anthology 1 (1995) • Anthology 2 (1996) • Anthology 3 (1996)
Box sets (Parlophone/Apple/Capitol)
The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / U.S., 1979) • The Beatles Box Set (1988) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) • The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006)


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The Beatles
MembersJohn Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr
Pete Best Stuart Sutcliffe
ManagementAllan Williams Brian Epstein Allen Klein Lee Eastman Neil Aspinall Mal Evans Alistair Taylor Apple Records
ProductionGeorge Martin Geoff Emerick Norman Smith Ken Scott Phil Spector Jeff Lynne Abbey Road Studios
Official studio albumsPlease Please Me (1963) With The Beatles (1963) A Hard Day's Night (1964) Beatles for Sale (1964) Help! (1965) Rubber Soul (1965) Revolver (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Magical Mystery Tour (U.S., 1967 / U.K., 1976) The Beatles (The White Album) (1968) Yellow Submarine (1969) Abbey Road (1969) Let It Be (1970)
Official post-breakup albumsLive at the BBC (1994) Anthology 1 (1995) Anthology 2 (1996) Anthology 3 (1996) Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) Let It Be… Naked (2003)
Official compilations1962–1966 (1973) 1967–1970 (1973) Past Masters, Volume One (1988) Past Masters, Volume Two (1988) 1 (2000) Love (2006)
FilmographyA Hard Day's Night (1964) Help! (1965) Magical Mystery Tour (1967) Yellow Submarine (1968) Let It Be (1970)
VideographyThe Compleat Beatles (1984) The Beatles Anthology (2003) (2003)
Line-ups Bootlegs Discography Love (Cirque du Soleil) Lennon/McCartney Influence Beatle boots The Quarrymen The Beatles' breakup London Beatlemania Fifth Beatle Paul is dead The Beatles (TV series) British Invasion Apple Corps Northern Songs The Beatles Anthology Yoko Ono Linda McCartney Cynthia Lennon Billy Preston Tony Sheridan Chas Newby Andy White Jimmy Nicol Astrid Kirchherr Klaus Voormann
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