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Anthology 1
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: Beatles
EAN: 0724383444526
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
MPN: 724383444526
Number Of Discs: 2
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: November 21, 1995
Studio: Capitol
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Editorial Review:
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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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Anthology
Well, I give 5 stars ONLY and ONLY for Free as a Bird, which stands along with Dear Prudence, Come Together and other great masterpieces... it is just amazing how they managed to create such a great song having just an old tape with Lennon singing!... Also Leave My Kitten Alone deserves some attention... surprising it wasn't on Please Please Me or With THe Beatles... the problem is that without these two songs the Anthology isn't worth a penny, for it is a compilation of early performances, some ... Read More
Rating: - FABULOUS
Takes us back to the early years,with their early hits,and their versions during rehearsals,recording sessions to the master recordings
Rating:  - Anthology 1
It's not the best thing. there's a lot of fuzzy songs and short speeches it wasn't that good... a lot of short songs
Rating: - This is previously unreleased material, not masters... 5 star for historic value alone
First off, this CD gets 5 stars for historic value alone. No, John, Paul, George and Ringo weren't at the height of their abilities then (Ringo wasn't even involved through much of this.) However, these are fairly good, very interesting recordings. I'm not a music theory expert, or anything but I don't see- or hear- what's so out of tune, tempo, and harmony, according to one of the negative reviews. Nothing seems off key, and to a Beatles fan, this stuff is fun, and some of their great wit is ... Read More
Rating: - PRESENT AT THE CREATION
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGIES ARE A RECORD OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEGENDARY BAND. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW IT WAS DONE HAVE A LISTEN HERE. NOW IF WE COULD ONLY GET SOME EARLY MOZART...
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