Anthology 1 - Track Listing

Track Listing

All tracks in stereo and written by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Free as a Bird" (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starkey) – 4:25
   • Lennon demo recorded at The Dakota, New York City, 1977; The Beatles version recorded at The Mill Studio, Sussex, England, February–March 1994
2. "We were four guys ... that's all" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
3. "That'll Be the Day" (Allison-Holly-Petty) – 2:08
4. "In Spite of All the Danger" (McCartney-Harrison) – 2:45
   • Tracks 3–4 recorded by The Quarrymen at Phillips' Sound Recording Services, Liverpool, England, 12 July 1958
5. "Sometimes I'd borrow ... those still exist" (McCartney speaking to Mark Lewisohn) – 0:18
6. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (Charles) – 1:13
7. "You'll Be Mine" – 1:39
8. "Cayenne" (McCartney) – 1:14
   • Tracks 6–8 recorded at McCartney's house in Liverpool, late summer or spring 1960
9. "First of all ... it didn't do a thing here" (McCartney speaking to Malcom Threadgill) – 0:07
10. "My Bonnie" (traditional, arranged by Tony Sheridan) – 2:42
11. "Ain't She Sweet" (Ager-Yellen) – 2:13
12. "Cry for a Shadow" (Lennon-Harrison) – 2:22
    • Tracks 10–12 recorded at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany, 22 June 1961
13. "Brian was a beautiful guy ... he presented us well" (Lennon speaking to David Wigg) – 0:10
14. "I secured them ... a Beatle drink even then" (Brian Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:18
15. "Searchin'" (Leiber-Stoller) – 3:00
16. "Three Cool Cats" (Leiber-Stoller) – 2:25
17. "The Sheik of Araby" (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) – 1:43
18. "Like Dreamers Do" – 2:36
19. "Hello Little Girl" – 1:40
    • Tracks 15–19 recorded at Decca Studios, London, England, 1 January 1962, in audition for Decca Records
20. "Well, the recording test ... by my artists" (Epstein from A Cellarful of Noise) – 0:32
21. "Bésame Mucho" (Velázquez-Skylar) – 2:37
22. "Love Me Do" – 2:32
    • Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 June 1962
23. "How Do You Do It" (Murray) – 1:57
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 4 September 1962
24. "Please Please Me" – 1:59
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 11 September 1962
25. "One After 909" (Sequence) – 2:23
26. "One After 909" (Complete) – 2:56
    • Tracks 25–26 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 5 March 1963
27. "Lend Me Your Comb" (Twomey-Wise-Weisman) – 1:50
    • Recorded live at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 2 July 1963, for the Pop Go The Beatles radio broadcast
28. "I'll Get You" – 2:08
    • Recorded live on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium, London, 13 October 1963
29. "We were performers ... in Britain" (Lennon speaking to Jann Wenner) – 0:12
30. "I Saw Her Standing There" – 2:49
31. "From Me to You" – 2:05
32. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Gordy-Bradford) – 2:52
33. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Robinson) – 2:58
34. "Roll Over Beethoven" (Berry) – 2:22
    • Tracks 30–34 recorded live at the Karlaplansstudion, Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963, for the Popgrupp från Liverpool på besök i Stockholm (English: Pop Group from Liverpool Visiting Stockholm) radio broadcast

Disc two

1. "She Loves You" – 2:50
2. "Till There Was You" (Willson) – 2:54
3. "Twist and Shout" (Russell-Medley) – 3:05
   • Tracks 1–3 recorded live at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 4 November 1963, for the Royal Variety Performance
4. "This Boy" – 2:22
5. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:37
6. "Boys, what I was thinking..." (Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise speaking to The Beatles) – 2:06
7. "Moonlight Bay" (Madden-Wenrich) – 0:50
   • Tracks 4–7 recorded live at ATV Studios, London, 2 December 1963, for The Morecambe and Wise Show
8. "Can't Buy Me Love" (Takes 1 & 2) – 2:10
   • Recorded at Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris, France, 29 January 1964
9. "All My Loving" – 2:19
   • Recorded live at CBS Television Studio, New York City, United States, 9 February 1964, for The Ed Sullivan Show (includes Sullivan's introduction)
10. "You Can't Do That" (Take 6) – 2:42
11. "And I Love Her" (Take 2) – 1:52
    • Tracks 10–11 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 25 February 1964
12. "A Hard Day's Night" (Take 1) – 2:44
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 16 April 1964
13. "I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:48
14. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) – 1:45
15. "Boys" (Dixon-Farrell) – 1:50
16. "Shout" (Isley-Isley-Isley) – 1:31
    • Tracks 13–16 recorded live at IBC Studios, London, 19 April 1964, for the Around The Beatles television broadcast
17. "I'll Be Back" (Take 2) – 1:13
18. "I'll Be Back" (Take 3) – 1:58
    • Tracks 17–18 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 1 June 1964
19. "You Know What to Do" (Demo) (Harrison) – 1:59
20. "No Reply" (Demo) – 1:46
    • Tracks 19–20 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 3 June 1964
21. "Mr. Moonlight" (Takes 1 & 4) (Johnson) – 2:47
22. "Leave My Kitten Alone" (Take 5) (John-Turner-McDougal) – 2:57
    • Tracks 21–22 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 14 August 1964
23. "No Reply" (Take 2) – 2:29
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 30 September 1964
24. "Eight Days a Week" (Sequence) – 1:25
25. "Eight Days a Week" (Complete) – 2:48
    • Tracks 24–25 recorded at EMI Studios, London, 6 October 1964
26. "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" (Take 2) (Leiber-Stoller/Penniman) – 2:44
    • Recorded at EMI Studios, London, 18 October 1964