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For the John Farnham album, seeAnthology 3: Rarities.
Anthology 3
Compilation albumby
the Beatles
Released28 October 1996(1996-10-28)
Recorded28 May 1968 – 3 January 1970 (except 22 February 1967 for the final chord of "A Day in the Life")
StudioEMI StudiosandApple Studios,London
GenreRock
Length145:33
LabelApple,Capitol
ProducerGeorge Martin
The Beatleschronology
Anthology 2
(1996) 		Anthology 3
(1996) 		Yellow Submarine Songtrack
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
MusicHound3/5[5]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Anthology 3is acompilation albumbythe Beatles,released on 28 October 1996[8]byApple Recordsas part ofThe Beatles Anthologyseries. The album includes rarities and alternative tracks from the final two years of the band's career, ranging from the initial sessions forThe Beatles(better known as "the White Album" ) to the last sessions forLet It BeandAbbey Roadin 1969 and early 1970. It is the last in a trilogy of albums withAnthology 1andAnthology 2,all of which tie in with the televised specialThe Beatles Anthology.

The album was certified3× Platinumby theRIAAand was the group's third double album in a row to reach number one on the US charts, equalling a record set byDonna Summerin the 1970s.

TheAnthologyalbums were remastered and made available digitally on theiTunes Storeon 14 June 2011, individually and as part of theAnthology Box Set.

Content[edit]

Following "Free as a Bird"onAnthology 1and "Real Love"onAnthology 2,a thirdJohn Lennonsolo demo entitled "Now and Then"was to be reworked by the three surviving members of The Beatles (George Harrison,Paul McCartneyandRingo Starr) forAnthology 3.However, this project was shelved due to Harrison's dislike of the quality of the song recording. McCartney later stated that Harrison called Lennon's demo recording "fucking rubbish".[9]McCartney toldQ Magazinein 1997 that "George didn't like it. The Beatles being a democracy, we didn't do it."[10]The song would eventually be finished and released in 2023.[11]In its place is "A Beginning",an orchestral instrumental track by the band's producerGeorge Martin,initially intended for the White Album as the intro to "Don't Pass Me By".

Connecting to the previousAnthologyalbums, the cover image painted byKlaus Voormannfeatures a collage of Beatles-related imagery designed to appear as a wall of peeling posters and album covers. An updated picture of Voormann can be seen in Harrison's hair in a segment of theRevolveralbum cover.

Track listing[edit]

CD release[edit]

All tracks instereo,except where noted.

All tracks are written byLennon–McCartney,except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."A Beginning"(instrumental)George Martin22 July 1968EMI Studios,London,UK0:50
2."Happiness Is a Warm Gun"(homedemo;mono)28 May 1968Kinfauns,Esher,UK2:15
3."Helter Skelter"(Take 2 edited; mono)18 July 1968 EMI Studios4:38
4."Mean Mr. Mustard"(home demo)29 May 1968 Kinfauns1:58
5."Polythene Pam"(home demo)29 May 1968 Kinfauns1:26
6."Glass Onion"(home demo)28 May 1968 Kinfauns1:51
7."Junk"(home demo)Paul McCartney28 May 1968 Kinfauns2:25
8."Piggies"(home demo; mono)George Harrison28 May 1968 Kinfauns2:01
9."Honey Pie"(home demo)28 May 1968 Kinfauns1:19
10."Don't Pass Me By"(Takes 3 & 5)Richard Starkey5–6 June 1968 EMI Studios2:42
11."Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"(Take 5)3–5 July 1968 EMI Studios2:56
12."Good Night"(rehearsal& Take 34)28 June & 22 July 1968 EMI Studios2:38
13."Cry Baby Cry"(Take 1)16 July 1968 EMI Studios2:46
14."Blackbird"(Take 4)11 June 1968 EMI Studios2:19
15."Sexy Sadie"(Take 6)19 July 1968 EMI Studios4:07
16."While My Guitar Gently Weeps"(demo)Harrison25 July 1968 EMI Studios3:28
17."Hey Jude"(Take 2)29 July 1968 EMI Studios4:21
18."Not Guilty"(Take 102)Harrison8–9 & 12 August 1968 EMI Studios3:22
19."Mother Nature's Son"(Take 2)9 August 1968 EMI Studios3:17
20."Glass Onion" (original mono mix)11–13, 16 & 26 September 1968 EMI Studios2:08
21."Rocky Raccoon"(Take 8)15 August 1968 EMI Studios4:13
22."What's the New Mary Jane"(Take 4)14 August 1968 & 26 November 1969 EMI Studios6:12
23."Step Inside Love/ Los Paranoias "(jam)Lennon–McCartney /John Lennon,McCartney, Harrison, Starkey16 September 1968 EMI Studios2:31
24."I'm So Tired"(Takes 3, 6 & 9)8 October 1968 EMI Studios2:14
25."I Will"(Take 1)16 September 1968 EMI Studios1:55
26."Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"(Take 4; mono)9 October 1968 EMI Studios2:15
27."Julia"(Take 2)13 October 1968 EMI Studios1:58
Total length:74:05
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."I've Got a Feeling"(Savile Row sessions)23 January 1969Apple Studio,Savile Row,London2:49
2."She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"(Savile Row sessions)22 January 1969 Apple Studio3:37
3."Dig a Pony"(Savile Row sessions)22 January 1969 Apple Studio4:18
4."Two of Us"(Savile Row sessions)24 January 1969 Apple Studio3:27
5."For You Blue"(Savile Row sessions)Harrison25 January 1969 Apple Studio2:23
6."Teddy Boy"(Savile Row sessions)McCartney24 & 28 January 1969 Apple Studio3:18
7."Medley:Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle and Roll/Blue Suede Shoes"(Savile Row sessions)Robert Blackwell,John Marascalco/Charles Calhoun/Carl Perkins26 January 1969 Apple Studio3:11
8."The Long and Winding Road"(Savile Row sessions; master track withPhil Spectoralterations removed)26 January 1969 Apple Studio3:42
9."Oh! Darling"(Savile Row sessions)27 January 1969 Apple Studio4:07
10."All Things Must Pass"(demo)Harrison25 February 1969 EMI Studios3:05
11."Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"(Savile Row sessions)Ruth Roberts,Bill Katz,Stanley Clayton29 January 1969 Apple Studio1:56
12."Get Back"(Live atthe Beatles' rooftop concert)30 January 1969 Apple Building rooftop, Savile Row3:09
13."Old Brown Shoe"(demo)Harrison25 February 1969 EMI Studios3:03
14."Octopus's Garden"(Takes 2 & 8)Starkey26 April 1969 EMI Studios2:49
15."Maxwell's Silver Hammer"(Take 5)9 July 1969 EMI Studios3:50
16."Something"(demo; mono)Harrison25 February 1969 EMI Studios3:19
17."Come Together"(Take 1)21 July 1969 EMI Studios3:40
18."Come and Get It"(demo by McCartney)McCartney24 July 1969 EMI Studios2:30
19."Ain't She Sweet"(jam)Milton Ager,Jack Yellen24 July 1969 EMI Studios2:08
20."Because"(a cappella)4 August 1969 EMI Studios2:24
21."Let It Be"(Savile Row sessions)25 January 1969 Apple Studio4:05
22."I Me Mine"(Take 16)Harrison3 January 1970 EMI Studios1:48
23."The End"(remixfeaturing final chord of "A Day in the Life")22 February 1967; 23 July; 5, 7–8, 15 & 18 August 1969 EMI Studios2:53
Total length:71:31

Vinyl release[edit]

Cassette release[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Certifications and sales forAnthology 3
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[35] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[36] Gold 181,000[30]
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] 3× Platinum 1,500,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  36. ^"Japanese album certifications – ザ・ビートルズ – アンドロジー3"(in Japanese).Recording Industry Association of Japan.Retrieved21 July2022.Select1996 niên 11 nguyệton the drop-down menu
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