| | | The Beatles by The Beatles -- their words, their music.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Featurettes, Music Videos, English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese Subtitled, 5 Discs
The Beatles Anthology was originally shown on TV in 1995, when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr told The Beatles' story for the first time. The Anthology project was a worldwide sensation spawning not only the TV series and a bestselling book, but also three double-CD sets that each topped the album charts in the USA, plus the songs "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" - the first new Beatles recordings in 25 years.
The Beatles Anthology DVD box set features all of the original eight TV episodes that candidly revealed the story of how the four lads from Liverpool changed everything... but it now features the final chapter; never-released footage of the last jam session of Paul, George and Ringo, playing non-Beatles material. All 10 hours of the original Anthology series are contained on four DVD discs, plus an additional disc with 81 minutes of Special Features. Nearly all of the material included on this 5th disc has never been seen before.
For years, rumour has been rife among fans of the existence of intimate footage of Paul, George and Ringo jamming together during breaks in the making of the Anthology. This session and other get togethers were filmed over a 12-month period when the three Beatles met in private and at Abbey Road studios. It includes the trio warmly remembering personal moments from their early days, reflecting on how they made their music and footage of them shot in the studio as they recorded "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love."
Technically, the DVDs offer a spectacular audio/visual experience, featuring re-graded picture quality and new audio mastering including 5.1-surround sound and a new stereo PCM soundtrack.
Editor's Note
A deluxe, multi-volume chronicle of the complete history of the Beatles, THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY is the definitive documentary, featuring 10 hours of footage culled from interviews, live concerts, studio sessions, feature films, home movies and more. Twenty-five years after the Beatles' breakup, Paul, George, and Ringo reunited to offer new perspectives on their lives and their bitter 1970 separation. ANTHOLOGY traces the roots of the group with striking archival footage and photographs. The collection offers a wealth of unreleased early Beatles material, some of it long presumed lost and some previously available only on bootlegs--from pre-Ringo practice sessions to early-'60s tracks with fabbed-up versions of pop standards like "Ain't She Sweet" and "Besame Mucho." The live side of the band is well represented too, by such unforgettable items as Ringo tearing through "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "Boys" at a 1964 TV taping, and John ripping into "Twist & Shout" at the band's 1963 Royal Command Performance.
| Features | "REAL LOVE" VIDEO: The video that was not featured in the series, now remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. | | RECORDING "FREE AS A BIRD" AND "REAL LOVE:" Paul, George, Ringo and Jeff Lynne reveal how they were able to produce the two new Beatles tracks from John's original demos provided by Yoko. This section includes intimate footage filmed in the studio. | | PRODUCTION TEAM: Neil Aspinall, Derek Taylor, Geoff Wonfor, Chips Chipperfield and other key members of the Anthology production team explain the process of how The Beatles Anthology series was created. | | MAKING THE "FREE AS A BIRD" VIDEO: An intriguing insight into how the GRAMMY® award-winning video for "Free As A Bird" was made. Director Joe Pytka explains how he developed the concept and techniques used in the production. | | RECOLLECTIONS -- JUNE 1994: Paul, George and Ringo spend a happy summer's day together; singing, playing and warmly remembering early days of room sharing, haircuts, Beatleboots, first cars and meeting Elvis. | | COMPILING THE ANTHOLOGY ALBUMS: Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin detail the process of how they chose the tracks for Volumes 1, 2 and 3 -- and George Martin plays back the tape of the seminal first-take of "A Day In The Life." | | BACK AT ABBEY ROAD -- MAY 1995: Returning to Studio 2, Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin reflect on recording "Golden Slumbers," "I'm Only Sleeping," and "Tomorrow Never Knows" and some of the techniques used in creating these recordings. | | Over 11 hours of footage on 5 DVDs | | Includes 81 minutes of rare or previously unseen special features | | 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Music Video Dist |
| Release Date: 11/29/2005 |
| Running Time: 681 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: DY-92975 | | UPC: 00724349297593 | | Number of Discs: 5 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: B&W and Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Klaus Voormann - Cover Concept | | Klaus Voormann/Alfons Kiefer - Cover Painting | | Richard Ward/The Team - Design/Art Direction | | Geoff Wonfor - Director | | Fiona Andreanelli/Apple Corps Limited - DVD Packaging Design | | Andy Matthews - Editor | | Neil Aspinall - Executive Producer | | Ascent Media London - Picture Grading & Image Restoration | | Chips Chipperfield - Producer | | Jonathan Clyde - Producer | | Bryony Cranstoun - Production Manager | | Bob Smeaton - Series Director/Writer |
| Memorable Quotes| "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands, and the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry." (John Lennon to the audience at The Royal Command Performance in 1963) |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...This Fab Four collection is a permanently valuable bookshelf reference trove and a rapturous docu-musical entertainment. It's also the video event of the year..." 09/06/1996 p.3DEntertainment Weekly
"...The aptly named ANTHOLOGY remains the definitive Beatleography....The doc puts all its stock in the insights from the only men who really knew what it meant to be a Beatle..." 04/11/2003 p.61 Mojo
"[A]s candid as you'll get..." 12/01/2004 p.64 |
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