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Anthology 1

The Beatles Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (21 Nov 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • ASIN: B000002TYX
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Free As A Bird
2. We Were Fours Guys...That's All
3. That'll Be The Day
4. In Spite Of All The Danger
5. Sometimes I'd Borrow...Those Still Exist
6. Hallelujah I Love Her So
7. You'll Be Mine
8. Cayenne
9. First Of All...It Didn't Do A Thing Here
10. My Bonnie
See all 34 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. She Loves You
2. Till There Was You
3. Twist And Shout
4. This Boy
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand
6. Boys, What Was I Thinking...
7. Moonlight Bay
8. Can't Buy Me Love
9. All My Loving
10. You Can't Do That
See all 26 tracks on this disc

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars History in the Making, 20 Jun 2003
This review is from: Anthology 1 (Audio CD)
This first Anthology CD has lots of treasures, including the earliest recordings The Beatles made.

The spoken word segments are interesting, I think. It is helpful that they have been assigned a track each, so that you don't have to listen to them every time you play the CD.

A lot of the material was previously released on expensive bootleg recordings. These LPs, tapes and CDs were often marketed at about twice the price of commercial recodings, and were often only 15 minutes long.

The sound quality of the Anthology is vastly superior and much much cheaper than those now superseded pirate recordings. Even if the Anthology series had not been produced, it would still be hard to sell those bootlegs in our peer-to-peer on-line environment.

Some of my favourite tracks:
Free As A Bird It is great to hear The Beatles together, even if one member was not able to appear personally. Real Love is a better song, but FAAB was a great introduction to the Anthology set, I think.

Three Cool Cats and The Sheik of Araby are great fun. I love the "not 'arf!" in Sheik.

How Do You Do It It is interesting to hear how The Beatles, however reluctantly, performed this song, later recorded by Gerry and The Pacemakers.P>One After 909 The alternative versions made available in this set are interesting and this one is a real gem.

Leave My Kitten Alone is one of the best songs recorded, but not released by The Beatles.

I'll Be Back is one several songs on the Anthology series which let us listen to The Beatles creating their masterpieces. It is great to hear this version with a different metre and feel, and The Beatles evaluation of their experiments.

Not the best of the 3 sets, but well worth owning and listening to every once in a while.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating historical document, 14 Oct 2003
This review is from: Anthology 1 (Audio CD)
These 57 tracks are largely works in progress from their very earliest recording days - although their first "new" single "Free As A Bird" is also here. Included are their cover versions from Hamburg, their first self-written efforts, the early Decca audition tapes before they were signed, snippits of interviews, performances on TV and at live concerts. Many of the early stuff is very badly recorded. Overall the first Anthology shows that the band are not yet masters of their art although it is still a must buy for the avid fan.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Free As A Bird......, 17 Nov 1999
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This review is from: Anthology 1 (Audio CD)
I like this version of "Free as a Bird". I also like this version of "One After 909" and "Leave my Kitten Alone". I wish it had included outtakes of "Don't Bother Me" (since that was, after all, George's 1st composition) and "She's a Woman". Also funny are the Morecambre & Wise routines and the classic line "Will the people in the cheaper rows clap their hands and the rest of you rattle your jewelery?" "8 Days a Week" features some nice hamornising from John and Paul. The alternative version of "Love Me Do" is evidence enough that Ringo was a better drummer than Pete Best! Also, if you can find it, get the CD single "Free as a Bird", which features 3 tracks not here including the 1967 "Christmas Time Is Here Again".
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