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''Anthology 3'' is a
compilation album A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for rel ...
by the Beatles, released on 29 October 1996 by
Apple Records Apple Records is a record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Mar ...
as part of ''
The Beatles Anthology ''The Beatles Anthology'' is a multimedia retrospective project consisting of a television documentary, a three-volume set of double albums, and a book describing the history of the Beatles. Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison and R ...
'' series. The album includes rarities and alternative tracks from the final three years of the band's career, ranging from the initial sessions for '' The Beatles'' (better known as "the White Album") to the last sessions for '' Let It Be'' and ''
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'' in 1969 and early 1970. It is the last in a trilogy of albums with ''
Anthology 1 ''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 song ...
'' and ''
Anthology 2 ''Anthology 2'' is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 18 March 1996 by Apple Records as part of ''The Beatles Anthology'' series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the 1965 sessions for '' Help!'' to the sess ...
'', all of which tie in with the televised special ''
The Beatles Anthology ''The Beatles Anthology'' is a multimedia retrospective project consisting of a television documentary, a three-volume set of double albums, and a book describing the history of the Beatles. Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison and R ...
''. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA and was the group's third double album in a row to reach number one on the US charts, equalling a record set by
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in the 1970s. 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''.


Content

Following " Free as a Bird" on ''
Anthology 1 ''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 song ...
'' and " Real Love" on ''
Anthology 2 ''Anthology 2'' is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 18 March 1996 by Apple Records as part of ''The Beatles Anthology'' series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the 1965 sessions for '' Help!'' to the sess ...
'', a third John Lennon solo demo entitled " Now and Then" was to be reworked by the three surviving members of The Beatles (
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian ...
, Paul McCartney and
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
) for ''Anthology 3''. However, this project was shelved due to Harrison's dislike of the song. McCartney later stated that Harrison called Lennon's demo recording "fucking rubbish". YouTube video:
The Last Lennon/McCartney Song? (Now And Then)
"
McCartney told '' Q Magazine'' in 1997 that "George didn't like it. The Beatles being a democracy, we didn't do it."''Q Magazine, 1997''
/ref> In its place is " A Beginning", an orchestral instrumental track by the band's producer George Martin, initially intended for the White Album as the intro to " Don't Pass Me By". Connecting to the previous ''Anthology'' albums, the cover image painted by
Klaus Voormann Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer. Voormann was the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and performed as a session musician on a host of recordings, including "You're So V ...
features a collage of Beatles-related imagery designed to appear as a wall of peeling posters and album covers. An updated picture of Voormann can be seen in Harrison's hair in a segment of the '' Revolver'' album cover.


Track listing


CD release

All tracks in stereo, except where noted.


Vinyl release

Side one: #"A Beginning" #"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" #"Helter Skelter" #"Mean Mr. Mustard" #"Polythene Pam" #"Glass Onion" #"Junk" #"Piggies" #"Honey Pie" #"Don't Pass Me By" #"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" #"Good Night" Side two #"Cry Baby Cry" #"Blackbird" #"Sexy Sadie" #"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" #"Hey Jude" #"Not Guilty" #"Mother Nature's Son" Side three #"Glass Onion" #"Rocky Raccoon" #"What's the New Mary Jane" #"Step Inside Love" / "Los Paranoias" #"I'm So Tired" #"I Will" #"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" #"Julia" Side four #"I've Got a Feeling" #"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" #"Dig a Pony" #"Two of Us" #"For You Blue" #"Teddy Boy" #Medley: "Rip It Up" / "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Blue Suede Shoes" Side five #"The Long and Winding Road" #"Oh! Darling" #"All Things Must Pass" #"Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" #"Get Back" #"Old Brown Shoe" #"Octopus's Garden" #"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" Side six #"Something" #"Come Together" #"Come and Get It" #"Ain't She Sweet" #"Because" #"Let It Be" #"I Me Mine" #"The End"


Cassette release

Side one #"A Beginning" #"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" #"Helter Skelter" #"Mean Mr. Mustard" #"Polythene Pam" #"Glass Onion" #"Junk" #"Piggies" #"Honey Pie" #"Don't Pass Me By" #"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" #"Good Night" #"Cry Baby Cry" #"Blackbird" #"Sexy Sadie" #"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Side two #"Hey Jude" #"Not Guilty" #"Mother Nature's Son" #"Glass Onion" #"Rocky Raccoon" #"What's the New Mary Jane" #"Step Inside Love" / "Los Paranoias" #"I'm So Tired" #"I Will" #"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" #"Julia" Side three #"I've Got a Feeling" #"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" #"Dig a Pony" #"Two of Us" #"For You Blue" #"Teddy Boy" #Medley: "Rip It Up" / "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Blue Suede Shoes" #"The Long and Winding Road" #"Oh! Darling" #"All Things Must Pass" #"Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" Side four #"Get Back" #"Old Brown Shoe" #"Octopus's Garden" #"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" #"Something" #"Come Together" #"Come and Get It" #"Ain't She Sweet" #"Because" #"Let It Be" #"I Me Mine" #"The End"


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References

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