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- Name
- Anthology 1
- Type
- compilation
- Artist
- The Beatles
- Released
- 20 November 1995
- Recorded
- 1958 – November 1994
- Genre
- Rock and roll
- Length
- 124:54
- Language
- English
- Label
- Apple
- Producer
- George Martin, Jeff Lynne ("Free as a Bird")
- Reviews
- Allmusic Rated 3/5 link
Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles and the first of a three-volume collection. It was released by Apple Records—catalogue number 34445—in November 1995 (tying in with a televised special—The Beatles Anthology—that aired in three parts) and includes rarities and alternative tracks from the period 1958–1964, including their days as "The Quarrymen", through the Decca auditions to the album Beatles for Sale. Also included on this album was the Jeff Lynne produced track "Free as a Bird", which was billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years.
Background
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 large success throughout the world. It was the first Beatles album to officially enter the Billboard 200 album chart straight at number 1 with 855,473 copies sold, making the 27th largest one-week sales in the Soundscan history, succeeding Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks. In its second week Anthology 1 sold 453,000 copies and maintained the top spot. This was repeated the following week, with 435,000 copies sold. In its fourth week the same quantity was sold, but the album fell to #2 behind Mariah Carey's Daydream. In the following week, the album fell to #3 but with 601,000 sales. Anthology 1 was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA after six weeks in the U.S. market. 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 similar, but the album only reached #2, behind Robson & Jerome's eponymous album. In Australia, the album spent two weeks at number-one in December 1995.
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Comments
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ringofan0309 on 5th Mar 10:
“i want the anathologies for my birthday”
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Lucho28if on 11th Feb 10:
“Pete's head was "cut" hehe”
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The best Walrus on 18th Jan 10:
“I own all of the anthologys they are awesome!”
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paperbackwriter14 on 17th Jan 10:
“i think the beatles look like mini elvises in the picture”
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Beattles Fan on 7th Jan 10:
“The cover reminds me of a record store I stumbled upon in Melbourne. It's underground and as we passed the stairs we could hear Sgt. Pepper playing. Out of curiosity we went down the stairs, following the music and was confronted with a massive Beatles wall! There are all the album covers and mega pictures like a huge collage on the wall. On the counter they had the cd cover of Sgt, Pepper in the 'You are listening to..' holder.. There were Beatles all over the walls although they sold all types of music1 A fantastic record store. I will go back there again just to look at the walls!”
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club on 29th Dec 09:
“'Free As A Bird' is possibly proof that other than 'Happy Xmas(War Is Over)' and 'Imagine',John was/IS a great songwriter!”
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paulmccartneylover on 20th Dec 09:
“The Pic. In The Middle was the Beatles Before Ringo was in the band”
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marydean on 27th Nov 09:
“this and the other anthologies were also some of the first album I've heard... I never forget them..”
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yaami_thiaguella on 14th Nov 09:
“THE BEATLES LA MEJOR BAANDA DEL UNIVEEERSO ENTEERO♥♥♥♥”
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heynry on 8th Nov 09:
“his was my first Beatles album :) The guy in the music store obviously didn't know anything about this record as he suggested I buy this album as a start. Listening to a compilation as this as a start just had to make me a Beatles nerd.”
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