The Beatles - Anthology 1 (Compilation) (1995)

The Beatles - Anthology 1 (Compilation) (1995)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Disc one

1. "Free as a Bird"   4:25

2. "We were four guys ... that's all"   0:12

3. "That'll Be the Day"   2:08

4. "In Spite of All the Danger"   2:45

5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist"   0:18

6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"   1:13

7. "You'll Be Mine"   1:39

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'"   3:00

16. "Three Cool Cats"   2:25

17. "The Sheik of Araby"   1:43

18. "Like Dreamers Do"   2:36

19. "Hello Little Girl"   1:40

20. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists"   0:32

21. "Besame Mucho" (mono)   2:37

22. "Love Me Do" (mono)    2:32

23. "How Do You Do It" (mono)   1:57

24. "Please Please Me" (mono)    1:59

25. "One After 909 (sequence)"   2:23

26. "One After 909 (complete)"   2:56

27. "Lend Me Your Comb" (live at the BBC for Pop Go the Beatles; mono)   1:50

28. "I'll Get You" (live on Sunday Night at the London Palladium; mono)   2:08

29. "We were performers ... in Britain"   0:12

30. "I Saw Her Standing There" (live for The Beatles, Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm; mono)   2:49

31. "From Me to You" (live for The Beatles, Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm; mono)   2:05

32. "Money (That's What I Want)" (live for The Beatles, Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm; mono)   2:52

33. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (live for The Beatles, Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm; mono)   2:58

34. "Roll Over Beethoven" (live for The Beatles, Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm; mono)   2:22

Total length:   65:22

Disc two

1. "She Loves You" (live on the Royal Variety Performance; mono)   2:50

2. "Till There Was You" (live on the Royal Variety Performance; mono)   2:54

3. "Twist and Shout" (live on the Royal Variety Performance; mono)   3:05

4. "This Boy" (live on Two of a Kind; mono)   2:22

5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (live on Two of a Kind; mono)   2:37

6. "Boys, what I was thinking..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to the Beatles live on Two of a Kind)   2:06

7. "Moonlight Bay" (live on Two of a Kind; mono)   0:50

8. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2)   2:10

9. "All My Loving" (live on The Ed Sullivan Show; mono)   2:19

10. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6)   2:42

11. "And I Love Her" (Take 2)   1:52

12. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1)   2:44

13. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (live for Around the Beatles)   1:48

14. "Long Tall Sally" (live for Around the Beatles)   1:45

15. "Boys" (live for Around the Beatles)   1:50

16. "Shout" (live for Around the Beatles)   1:31

17. "I'll Be Back (Take 2)"   1:13

18. "I'll Be Back (Take 3)"   1:58

19. "You Know What to Do" (demo)   1:59

20. "No Reply (demo)"   1:46

21. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4)   2:47

22. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5)   2:57

23. "No Reply" (Take 2)   2:29

24. "Eight Days a Week (sequence)" (Takes 1, 2 & 4)   1:25

25. "Eight Days a Week (complete)" (Take 5)   2:48

26. "Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2)   2:44

Total length:   57:31

Vinyl release

Side one

"Free as a Bird"

"We were four guys ... that's all"

"That'll Be the Day"

"In Spite of All the Danger"

"Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist"

"Hallelujah, I Love Her So"

"You'll Be Mine"

"Cayenne"

"First of all ... it didn't do a thing here"

"My Bonnie"

"Ain't She Sweet"

"Cry for a Shadow"

Side two

"Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well"

"I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then"

"Searchin'"

"Three Cool Cats"

"The Sheik of Araby"

"Like Dreamers Do"

"Hello Little Girl"

"Well, the recording test ... by my artists"

"Besame Mucho"

"Love Me Do"

"How Do You Do It"

"Please Please Me"

Side three

"One After 909" (sequence)

"One After 909" (complete)

"Lend Me Your Comb"

"I'll Get You"

"We were performers ... in Britain"

"I Saw Her Standing There"

"From Me to You"

"Money (That's What I Want)"

"You Really Got a Hold on Me"

"Roll Over Beethoven"

Side four

"She Loves You"

"Till There Was You"

"Twist and Shout"

"This Boy"

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

"Boys, what I was thinking..."

"Moonlight Bay"

"Can't Buy Me Love"

Side five

"All My Loving"

"You Can't Do That"

"And I Love Her"

"A Hard Day's Night"

"I Wanna Be Your Man"

"Long Tall Sally"

"Boys"

"Shout"

"I'll Be Back" (Take 2)

"I'll Be Back" (Take 3)

Side six

"You Know What to Do"

"No Reply" (demo)

"Mr. Moonlight"

"Leave My Kitten Alone"

"No Reply"

"Eight Days a Week" (sequence)

"Eight Days a Week" (complete)

"Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"

Cassette release

Side one

"Free as a Bird"

"We were four guys ... that's all"

"That'll Be the Day"

"In Spite of All the Danger"

"Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist"

"Hallelujah, I Love Her So"

"You'll Be Mine"

"Cayenne"

"First of all ... it didn't do a thing here"

"My Bonnie"

"Ain't She Sweet"

"Cry for a Shadow"

"Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well"

"I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then"

"Searchin'"

"Three Cool Cats"

"The Sheik of Araby"

"Like Dreamers Do"

"Hello Little Girl"

Side two

"Well, the recording test ... by my artists"

"Besame Mucho"

"Love Me Do"

"How Do You Do It"

"Please Please Me"

"One After 909" (sequence)

"One After 909" (complete)

"Lend Me Your Comb"

"I'll Get You"

"We were performers ... in Britain"

"I Saw Her Standing There"

"From Me to You"

"Money (That's What I Want)"

"You Really Got a Hold on Me"

"Roll Over Beethoven"

Side three

"She Loves You"

"Till There Was You"

"Twist and Shout"

"This Boy"

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

"Boys, what I was thinking..."

"Moonlight Bay"

"Can't Buy Me Love"

"All My Loving"

"You Can't Do That"

"And I Love Her"

"A Hard Day's Night"

Side four

"I Wanna Be Your Man"

"Long Tall Sally"

"Boys"

"Shout"

"I'll Be Back" (Take 2)

"I'll Be Back" (Take 3)

"You Know What to Do"

"No Reply" (demo)

"Mr. Moonlight"

"Leave My Kitten Alone"

"No Reply"

"Eight Days a Week" (sequence)

"Eight Days a Week" (complete)

"Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"

The Beatles Band Members / Musicians

George Harrison – vocals, lead guitar

John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica

Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar

Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion

Pete Best – drums on "My Bonnie", "Ain't She Sweet", "Cry for a Shadow", "Searchin'", "Three Cool Cats", "The Sheik of Araby", "Like Dreamers Do", "Hello Little Girl", "Bésame Mucho", "Love Me Do"

Stuart Sutcliffe – bass guitar on "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", "You'll Be Mine", "Cayenne"

 

Colin Hanton – drums on "That'll Be the Day", "In Spite of All the Danger"

John Lowe – piano on "That'll Be the Day", "In Spite of All the Danger"

Tony Sheridan – lead vocal and lead guitar (guitar solo) on "My Bonnie"

Andy White – drums on "Please Please Me"

Anthology 1 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–64, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird", billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years, which was released as a single two weeks after Anthology 1.

The album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and was certified 8x Platinum by the RIAA. It reached number 2 on the UK albums chart.

The Anthology albums were remastered and made available digitally on the iTunes Store on 14 June 2011, individually and as part of the Anthology Box Set.