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A1	Real Love Acoustic Guitar – George*, Paul*Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals – George*, Paul*Double Bass – Paul*Drums – Ringo*Electric Bass – Paul*Engineer – Geoff Emerick, Jon JacobsLead Vocals – John*Lead Vocals [Accompaniment] – Paul*Percussion – George*, Paul*, Ringo*Producer – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo StarrSequenced By [Audio Sequencing] – Marc MannWritten-By – John Lennon	3:54
A2	Yes It Is Guitar [Tone-Pedal] – George*Harmony Vocals – George*, John*, Paul*Vocals [Guide Vocal] – John*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	1:50
A3	I'm Down Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:53
A4	You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:44
A5	If You've Got Trouble Lead Vocals – Ringo*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:48
A6	That Means A Lot Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:26
A7	Yesterday Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Paul*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:33
A8	It's Only Love Vocals – Lennon*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	1:58
B1	I Feel Fine Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:15
B2	Ticket To Ride Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:44
B3	Yesterday Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:42
B4	Help! Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:54
B5	Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Lead Vocals – George HarrisonWritten-By – Carl Perkins	2:45
B6	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Harmony Vocals – John*, Paul*Lead Vocals – John*Sitar – George HarrisonWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	1:59
B7	I'm Looking Through You Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:53
B8	12-Bar Original Electric Guitar [Tone-Pedal] – George HarrisonHarmonium – George MartinWritten-By – George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr	2:55
C1	Tomorrow Never Knows Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:14
C2	Got To Get You Into My Life Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:54
C3	And Your Bird Can Sing Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:13
C4	Taxman Written-By – George Harrison	2:32
C5	Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only) Score, Conductor – George MartinWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:06
C6	I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal) Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	0:40
C7	I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1) Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:59
C8	Rock And Roll Music Written-By – Chuck Berry	1:39
C9	She's A Woman Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:54
D1	Strawberry Fields Forever (Demo Sequence) Recorded By, Performer – John LennonWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	1:42
D2	Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1) Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:34
D3	Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 And Edit Piece) Drums [Wild Drum Track] – Ringo*Vocals [Extemporal Vocalizing] – John*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	4:13
D4	Penny Lane Vocals – Paul*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:12
D5	A Day In The Life Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals – John*Piano – Paul*Vocals [Guide Vocal, Middle Section] – Paul*Voice [Echo-Drenched Counting] – Mal EvansWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	5:04
D6	Good Morning Good Morning Lead Vocals – John LennonWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:40
D7	Only A Northern Song Written-By – George Harrison	2:43
E1	Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 And 2) Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	1:05
E2	Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Take 7) Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:33
E3	Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Vocals [Guide Vocal] – John*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:05
E4	Within You Without You (Instrumental) Sitar – George*Written-By – George Harrison	5:27
E5	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) Vocals [Guide Vocal] – Paul.*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	1:27
E6	You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) Engineer [1967 Recordings] – Geoff EmerickEngineer [1969 Recordings] – Jeff JarrattProducer [1967 Recordings] – George MartinProducer [1969 Recordings] – Chris ThomasSaxophone – Brian Jones Vocals – John*, Paul*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	5:43
F1	I Am The Walrus Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	4:01
F2	The Fool On The Hill (Demo) Piano, Vocals – Paul*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:48
F3	Your Mother Should Know Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:02
F4	The Fool On The Hill (Take 4) Lead Vocals – Paul*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:44
F5	Hello, Goodbye Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:17
F6	Lady Madonna Engineer [3 February] – Ken ScottEngineer [6 February] – Geoff EmerickWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	2:22
F7	Across The Universe Guitar – John*Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*	3:28

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Apple Corps Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Apple Corps Ltd.
• Licensed To – EMI Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – EMI Studios, London
• Recorded At – ABC Theatre
• Recorded At – Shea Stadium
• Recorded At – Budokan
• Recorded At – Kenwood Surrey
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The John Lennon Estate
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Paul McCartney
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – George Harrison
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ringo Starr
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Lumiere / Movie Acquisition
• Licensed To – Apple Corps Ltd.
• Published By – ONO Music
• Published By – Northern Songs
• Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
• Licensed From – Sony/ATV Songs LLC
• Published By – Carl Perkins Music
• Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
• Published By – Lenono Music Inc.
• Published By – MPL Communications Ltd.
• Published By – Harrisongs Ltd.
• Published By – Startling Music Ltd.
• Published By – Arc Music Corp.
• Published By – Isalee Music Co.
• Licensed From – ATV Music Corp.
• Licensed From – MacLen Music
• Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
• Licensed From – Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
• Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

• Coordinator [For Abbey Road Studios], Producer [Assistant To George Martin] – Allan Rouse
• Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Klaus Voormann
• Design, Art Direction – Richard Ward, The Team
• Engineer – Geoff Emerick (tracks: C1 to C7, D2 to E5, F1, F2), Ken Scott (tracks: F3 to F5, F7), Norman Smith (tracks: A2 to A8, B6 to B8)
• Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Geoff Emerick
• Liner Notes [Introduction] – Derek Taylor
• Mastered By – "KEV"* (tracks: C1 to F7)
• Painting – Alfons Kiefer, Klaus Voormann
• Producer – George Martin (tracks: A2 to A8, B6 to C7, D2 to E5, F1 to F7)
• Producer, Directed By – George Martin
• Research [Additional] – Mark Lewisohn
• Sequenced By – Marc Mann
• Sleeve Notes [Sleevenote] – Mark Lewisohn

Notes

3-LP set, all discs on Apple.

Most copies came with dark pink 5" hype sticker "Includes alternative and unreleased versions of your favorite hits plus the new single "Real Love"

℗ 1996 The Copyright in this compilation is owned by Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Records Ltd.
© 1996 Apple Corps Ltd. Under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

A1 Recorded: New York, circa 1979, and Sussex, England, February 1995. Thanks to Eddie Klein, John Hammel, Keith Smith, Mark Hamilton, Jamie Kirkham, Phil Hatton
A2 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 16 February 1965
A3 & A7 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 14 June 1965
A4 & A5 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 18 February 1965
A6 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 20 February 1965
A8 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 15 June 1965
B1 to B4 Recorded: ABC Theatre, Blackpool, 1 August 1965. Broadcast live on British TV for Blackpool Night Out
B5 Recorded: Shea Stadium, New York, 15 August 1965
B6 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 12 October 1965
B7 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 24 October 1965
B8 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 4 November 1965
C1 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 6 April 1966
C2 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 7 April 1966
C3 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 20 April 1966
C4 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 21 April 1966
C5 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 28 April 1966
C6 & C7 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 29 April 1966
C8 & C9 Recorded: Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, 30 June 1966
D1 Recorded: "Kenwood", Weybridge, Surrey, November 1966
D2 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 24 November 1966
D3 Recorded At EMI Studios, London, 29 November And 9 December 1966
D4 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 29 And 30 December 1966; 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 And 17 January 1967
D5 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 19 And 20 January And 10 February 1967
D6 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 8 And 16 February 1967
D7 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 13, 14 February And 20 April 1967
E1 & E2 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 17 And 20 February 1967
E3 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 1 And 2 March 1967
E4 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 15, 16 And 22 March And 3 April 1967
E5 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 1 April 1967
E6 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 17 May And 7, 8 June 1967, 20 April 1969
F1 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 5 September 1967
F2 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 6 September 1967
F3 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 16 September 1967
F4 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 25 September 1967
F5 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 2 And 29 October 1967
F6 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 3 And 6 February 1968
F7 Recorded: EMI Studios, London, 3 February 1968

A4, A8 to B5, C2, C6 to D1, D3, F2: Presented in MONO

All tracks ℗ 1996 The Copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd., except
A1: ℗ 1996 The Copyright in this sound recording is owned by The John Lennon Estate, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd.
B1 to B4: ℗ 1996 The Copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Lumiere / Movie Acquisition under license to Apple Corps Ltd.
B5: ℗ 1996 The Copyright in this sound recording is owned by Apple Corps Ltd. under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd.
C8 & C9: ℗ 1992 The Copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Apple Corps Ltd. under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd.
D1: ℗ 1996 The Copyright in these sound recordings is owned by The John Lennon Estate under license to Apple Corps Ltd.

Publishing:
A1: Ono Music
A2 to B4, B6, B7, C1 to C7, C9 to D7, E3 to E6, F5 to F7: Northern Songs. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC., under license from Sony/ATV Songs LLC. (BMI)
B5: Carl Perkins Music (BMI). All Rights on behalf of Carl Perkins Music Administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
B8: Lenono Music Inc./MPL Communications Ltd./Harrisongs Ltd./Startling Music Ltd.
C8: ARC Music Corp./Isalee Music Co.
E1 & E2: Northern Songs. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC., under license from ATV MUSIC CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC)
F1 to F4: Northern Songs. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI APRIL MUSIC INC., under license from Sony/ATV Tunes LLC. (ASCAP)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 2438-34448-1 6
• Barcode (Scannable): 724383444816
• Other (ISBN): 1-884409-23-7
• Rights Society (A2 to B7, C1 to C7, C9 to D7, E3 to E6, F5 to F7): BMI
• Rights Society (F1 to F4): ASCAP
• Other (LP 1): C1 7243 8 34449 1 5
• Other (LP 2): C1 7243 8 34450 1 1
• Other (LP 3): C1 7243 8 37047 1 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): C1-34449-A RE-1 G3 1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): C1-34449-B RE-1 G3 1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): C1∙7243∙8∙34450∙1∙1∙2A∙G1 1-1 "KEV"
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): C1∙7243∙8∙34450∙1∙1∙2B∙G1 1-1 "KEV"
• Matrix / Runout (Side E runout, etched): C1∙7243∙8∙37047∙1∙2∙3A∙G1 1-2 "KEV"
• Matrix / Runout (Side F runout, etched): C1∙7243∙8∙37047∙1∙2∙3B∙G1 1-2 "KEV"
• Matrix / Runout (All runouts, stamped): SRC MASTERED BY CAPITOL

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7243 8 34448 1 6, PCSP 728	The Beatles	Anthology 2 ‎(3xLP, Album)	Apple Records, Apple Records	7243 8 34448 1 6, PCSP 728	UK & Europe	1996
TOJP-60104-06, PCSP 728	The Beatles	Anthology 2 ‎(3xLP, Album)	Apple Records, Apple Records	TOJP-60104-06, PCSP 728	Japan	1996
TYCP-60023/4	The Beatles	Anthology 2 ‎(2xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RP)	Apple Records	TYCP-60023/4	Japan	2016
none	The Beatles	Anthology 2 ‎(45xFile, AAC, Album, Mono, RE)	Capitol Records, Apple Records	none	US	2011
7243 8 34448 2 3, CDPCSP 728	The Beatles	Anthology 2 ‎(2xCD, Album, Mono)	Apple Records, Apple Records	7243 8 34448 2 3, CDPCSP 728	UK & Europe	1996

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