Anthology 2
Compilation album by The Beatles
Released	18 March 1996
Recorded	15 June 1965–February 1995
Genre	Rock
Length	127:54
Label	EMI Apple, Capitol
Producer	George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Richard Starkey, Jeff Lynne
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Beatles chronology
Anthology 1 (1995) Anthology 2 (1996) Anthology 3 (1996)

The Beatles' Anthology 2 is a compilation album released in March 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and early 1968 sessions before the band traveled to India. This is an album cover. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir George Henry Martin CBE (born 3 January 1926 in Highbury, London, England) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle—a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of The Beatles records. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beatles Anthology 1 was released in late 1995, and includes rarites and alternatives tracks from their days as the Quarry Men, through the Decca auditions and the album Beatles for Sale. ... The Beatles Anthology 3 was released in October 1996, and includes rarities and alternatives tracks from the final two years of their career as a band ranging from the initial sessions for the White Album through to the last sessions for Let It Be and Abbey Road in January 1970. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of one of the worlds most popular rock band The Beatles. ... Help! is the fifth album released by The Beatles, the soundtrack album from their film Help!. Produced by George Martin for EMI Records, the album (in its original British form) contains seven songs that appeared in the movie of the same name, and seven that did not, including the most... Magical Mystery Tour is an album by British rock band The Beatles, first released in late November 1967. ...

The album featured the second "new" Beatle-track, "Real Love", a re-worked song originally by John Lennon. Real Love is a song originally written and performed as a demo by John Lennon, and later reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

Anthology 2 achieved amazing success, as did its predecesor – Anthology 1. In the United States it debuted at #1, selling 442,000 copies the first week. The following week, the album slipped to #2, selling 201,000 copies, knocked out of first place by Alanis Morisette's blockbuster Jagged Little Pill. The album managed to spend 2 more weeks on the Top 10 (at #4 and then #8), remaining for 22 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 and then re-entering the charts twice, marking a notable #96 reach during the Christmas season of 1996. In al, the album spent 37 weeks on the charts (8 more than Anthology 1) and sold 1,707,000 copies (confirmed by RIAA), being certified Double Platinum. In the UK, the success was similar. Anthology 1 was a #2 album when released in 1995, but its sucessor managed to reach #1, where it remained for one week. Then the album moved quickly down the charts but did spend a total of 12 weeks there (considerably better than Anthology 1, which spent only 5 weeks in the Top 75). The Beatles Anthology 1 was released in late 1995, and includes rarites and alternatives tracks from their days as the Quarry Men, through the Decca auditions and the album Beatles for Sale. ... Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, Canadian singer_songwriter and occasional actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The RIAA Logo. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Track listing

All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted (see Lennon/McCartney). John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney without the aid of the other two Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ...

Disc one

1. "Real Love" (Lennon) SAMPLE (950k)
2. "Yes It Is" (Takes 2 & 14)
3. "I'm Down" (Take 1)
4. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (Takes 1, 2 & 5) [Mono]
5. "If You've Got Trouble" (Take 1)
6. "That Means a Lot" (Take 1)
7. "Yesterday" (Take 1)
8. "It's Only Love" (Takes 2 & 3) [Mono]
9. "I Feel Fine" (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
10. "Ticket to Ride" (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
11. "Yesterday" (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
12. "Help!" (Live At Blackpool Night Out)
13. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Live At Shea Stadium) (Carl Perkins)
14. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Take 1)
15. "I'm Looking Through You" (Take 1)
16. "12-Bar Original" (Edited Take 2) (Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, Richard Starkey)
17. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Take 1)
18. "Got to Get You Into My Life" (Take 5) [Mono]
19. "And Your Bird Can Sing" (Take 2)
20. "Taxman" (Take 11) (Harrison)
21. "Eleanor Rigby" (Strings Only)
22. "I'm Only Sleeping" (Rehearsal) [Mono]
23. "I'm Only Sleeping" (Take 1) [Mono]
24. "Rock and Roll Music" (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall) (Chuck Berry)
25. "She's A Woman" (Live At Nippon Budokan Hall)

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Disc two

1. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Demo Sequence)
2. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 1)
3. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 7 & Edit Piece) [Mono]
4. "Penny Lane" (Take 9 Horn Overdub)
5. "A Day in the Life" (Takes 1, 2, 6 & Orchestra)
6. "Good Morning Good Morning" (Take 8)
7. "Only a Northern Song" (Takes 3 & 12) (Harrison)
8. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Takes 1 & 2)
9. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Take 7 & Effects Tape)
10. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Takes 6, 7 & 8)
11. "Within You Without You" (Instrumental) (Harrison)
12. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" (Take 5) [Mono]
13. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
14. "I Am the Walrus" (Take 16)
15. "The Fool On the Hill" (Demo) [Mono]
16. "Your Mother Should Know" (Take 27)
17. "The Fool on the Hill" (Take 4)
18. "Hello, Goodbye" (Take 16)
19. "Lady Madonna" (Takes 3 & 4)
20. "Across the Universe" (Take 2)

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Release dates and details

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External links

• Anthology 2 at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages