Anthology 4

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All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.

Anthology 4
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Compilation album by
Released21 November 2025
Recorded11 February 1963 [1] –16 July 1969 [2] c.1977, July 1980, 1994-1995, 2021–2022 [a]
Genre
Length118:44
Label Apple
Producer
The Beatles chronology
Beatles ‘64 (Music from the Disney+ Documentary)
(2024)
Anthology 4
(2025)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."I Saw Her Standing There" (Take 2)  The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 3:06
2."Money (That's What I Want)" (RM7 undubbed)The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 19632:48
3."This Boy" (Takes 12 & 13)  Free as a Bird EP3:18
4."Tell Me Why" (Takes 4 & 5)  3:07
5."If I Fell" (Take 11)  2:38
6."Matchbox" (Take 1) Carl Perkins  2:09
7."Every Little Thing" (Takes 6 & 7)  3:28
8."I Need You" (Take 1) George Harrison  2:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
9."I've Just Seen a Face" (Take 3)  2:26
10."In My Life" (Take 1)  2:40
11."Nowhere Man" (First version - Take 2)  2:24
12."Got to Get You into My Life" (Second version - Unnumbered mono mix)  Revolver: Special Edition 2:35
13."Love You To" (Take 7)HarrisonRevolver: Special Edition2:56
14."Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 26)  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition 3:20
15."She's Leaving Home" (Take 1 - Instrumental) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition3:50
Side three
No.TitleLength
16."Baby, You're a Rich Man" (Takes 11 & 12)6:06
17."All You Need Is Love" (Rehearsal for BBC broadcast)6:11
18."The Fool on the Hill" (Take 5 - Instrumental)4:42
19."I Am the Walrus" (Take 19 - Strings, brass, clarinet overdub)4:56
Total length:65:16
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Hey Bulldog" (Take 4 - Instrumental)  3:14
2."Good Night" (Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5)  The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition 2:31
3."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Third version - Take 27)HarrisonThe Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition3:18
4."(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (Studio jam)The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition0:43
5."Helter Skelter" (Second version - Take 17) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition3:38
6."I Will" (Take 29) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition0:26
7."Can You Take Me Back?" (Take 1) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition2:22
8."Julia" (Two rehearsals) The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition4:26
Side five
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
9."Get Back" (Take 8)  Let It Be: Special Edition 3:51
10."Octopus's Garden" (Rehearsal) Richard Starkey Let It Be: Special Edition1:49
11."Don't Let Me Down" (First rooftop performance) Let It Be: Special Edition3:27
12."You Never Give Me Your Money" (Take 36)  Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition 5:17
13."Here Comes the Sun" (Take 9)HarrisonAbbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition3:41
14."Something" (Take 39 - instrumental - strings only)HarrisonAbbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition2:35
Side six
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
15."Free as a Bird" (2025 Mix)
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
  • Harrison
  • Starkey
Anthology 1 4:27
16."Real Love" (2025 Mix)Lennon Anthology 2 3:34
17."Now and Then"
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
  • Harrison
  • Starkey
Non-album single and 2023 reissue of 1967–1970 4:09
Total length:53:28

Notes

  1. John Lennon's demos for "Free as a Bird" and "Now and Then" were recorded around 1977, and the demo for "Real Love" was recorded July 1980. The recordings of "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" were finished by the surviving members of the band during February–March 1994 and February 1995 respectively. "Now and Then" was recorded on multiple occasions: [12]

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