The Beatles Anthology DVD. (1 Viewer)

[Kevin M]

April 1 is a Tuesday, so there are a lot of DVD's with that release date.

Yes, Im aware of that and a link above to amazon has it on that date as well....hey, it wouldn't be the first time a bogus release date was given on April 1st.

 

[Marvin]

According to links on this site:
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the bonus material will include 5 old songs from the 1995 "Threetles" jam session.

 

[Chris Lockwood]

Excellent news.

 

[Steve Meskell]

From Steve's Abbeyrd's Beatles Page
Update (2/19/03) Here's the text of the EMI press release for the release of the Anthology DVDs. Note the March 31 date applies to the UK; it's still April 1 in the U.S. (thanks to Bill King, Bob Dunn and MH Brown):
At Last 'The Beatles Anthology' on DVD
LONDON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 31st, eight years after The Beatles themselves told the story of the world's greatest rock and roll band in "The Beatles Anthology," EMI will release the complete work on DVD -- but now featuring the final chapter; never-released footage of the last jam session of Paul, George and Ringo, playing non-Beatles material.
"The Beatles Anthology" DVD boxset features all of the original eight episodes that candidly reveal the story of how the four lads from Liverpool changed everything.
"The Beatles Anthology" was shown in 1995, when John, Paul, George and Ringo told The Beatles' story for the first time. At that time the Anthology project caused a worldwide sensation as it launched a TV series, three double-CD sets that each topped the album charts in the USA, plus "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" -- the first new Beatles recordings in 25 years. All 10 hours of the original Anthology series will now be released across four DVD discs, plus an additional disc with 81 minutes of Special Features. Nearly all of the material included on this 5th disc has never been seen before.
For years, rumour has been rife among fans of the existence of intimate footage of Paul, George and Ringo jamming together during breaks in the making of the Anthology. This session and other get-togethers were filmed over a 12-month period when the three Beatles met in private and at Abbey Road studios. It includes the trio warmly remembering personal moments from their early days, reflecting on how they made their music and footage of them shot in the studio as they recorded "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love."
David Munns of EMI Recorded Music said: "We are really pleased to be releasing 'The Beatles Anthology,' which tells the story of their lives and careers in the medium of DVD. This was always a great series and the Special Features Disc will be a huge addition to the collection of any music lover and Beatles fan -- it provides an intimate and fascinating chapter to the story that continues to captivate the world."
Technically, the DVDs offer a spectacular audio/visual experience, featuring re-graded picture quality and new audio mastering including 5.1-surround sound and a new stereo PCM soundtrack.
The Beatles Anthology DVD will be released on March 31st, 2003 (in the UK; April 1 in the U.S.).
Comment: Several people have asked us if the "Real Love" video will be included in the DVD set. That's something we want to know as well and we're trying to find out the answer.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Some other BEATLES DVD news that came across
the wire this morning....
Sometime prior to Harrison's death there was
a private concert with Ringo, George and Paul
held in front of a small group of friends.
Someone videotaped it and it is coming out on
DVD next month.
Contains some Beatles favorites including songs
they did together before becoming famous.
Now.....
The information isn't clear whether this is a
separate DVD release or this is part of the extra
material contained on The Beatles Anthology.
Finally....
I am not sure many of you heard the recent news
of a second batch of Beatles audio tapes have
just surfaced. You can read about it here...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...music_eo/11285
That's it!

 

[Paul Case]

Sometime prior to Harrison's death there was a private concert with Ringo, George and Paul held in front of a small group of friends. Someone videotaped it and it is coming out on DVD next month.

Is this confirmed????

 

[Jon_Are]

Sometime prior to Harrison's death there was
a private concert with Ringo, George and Paul...

I'm certainly glad this was done prior to Harrison's death.
Jon

 

[Chris Brunner]

This footage was shot during the making of the Anthology. A short clip from it aired on Good Morning America (or the Today Show?). It's hardly a concert, but more of an impromptu jam. The song GMA aired was "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and featured George and Paul both on acoustic guitars and Ringo on drums.

I saw the clip via an Internet download several years ago. I'm sure it's still out there on someone's hard drive somewhere...

I'm VERY excited to finally be able to see more of this "jam". I just hope both versions of the 'Real Love' video find there way onto the set.

c

 

[Marty M]

Has the released date of April 1 been solidly confirmed? I was wondering since Amazon is the only e-tailer that has this item for pre-order.

 

[andrew markworthy]

The quotation below duplicates some of the bits of information in recent contributions, but I thought it brought some bits of info together quite well (it's fromDVD Reviewer for those interested).

According to the BBC News website, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the late George Harrison where recorded playing together at Harrison's Oxfordshire home in 1994 during the build-up to the release of their Anthology albums. ... The threesome played five songs ... Ain't She Sweet, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Raunchy, Thinking of Linking and Baby What You Want Me to Do, with Paul on the ukelele, George on guitar, and of course Ringo on the drums. This previously unreleased footage will feature alongside the BBC [? Thought it was ITV] produced documentary from 1995. A spokesman for McCartney said, "It's five old songs that they would have played in the days before the Beatles, it's really nice footage."

 

[Paul Case]

Marty:

Has the released date of April 1 been solidly confirmed? I was wondering since Amazon is the only e-tailer that has this item for pre-order.

It is confirmed in the EMI official press release quoted in this thread a few posts up.

 

[Steve Meskell]

So what is on the bonus disc you ask.....
Disc 5 features over 80 minutes of previously unreleased
material including...

Recollections - June 1994
Paul, George and Ringo spend a summer's day together
singing, playing and warmly remembering the early days.

Back at Abbey Road - May 1995
Paul, George and Ringo at Abbey Road Studios with George
Martin, playing back the multi-tracks of some of their classic
recordings and reveal some of the inventive techniques used
during the original sessions.

Recording "Free as a Bird" & "Real Love"
Paul, George and Ringo, along with Jeff Lynne discuss the story
behind these recordings - includes intimate footage of them all at
work in the studio.

Real Love Video
The video not screened as part of the original Anthology series,
now included in glorious 5.1 surround sound.

Compiling the Anthology Albums
Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin discuss how the three
Anthology double albums were compiled.

The Making of the "Free As A Bird" video
An intriguing insight into how the Grammy Award winning video
was created.

The Production Team
The team behind the Anthology discuss how the series was made.

:b :b :b

 

[Marty M]

Thanks Paul, as soon as I left the HTF, I found 3 or 4 other vendors have this as a pre-order. Bestbuy.com has it at a good price. Do you guys think any B & M stores will have this cheaper than this?

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Amazon actually has this a little cheaper than BestBuy.com if you use one of the $5 off coupons that can be found at DVDTalk. Both sites currently have free shipping offers.

 

[Matt Hetzler]

Thanks for the list of bonus features! I can't wait for this one...

 

[Brandon Conway]

Real Love Video
The video not screened as part of the original Anthology series,
now included in glorious 5.1 surround sound.

YES!
Thanks for all the bonus features info.

 

[Matt Hetzler]

Here is some even more detailed info on the contents of the Bonus DVD!

PACKAGE: FEATURES BONUS DISC OF MORE "ANTHOLOGY" (APPROX 80 MINUTES) OF
RARE & NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE

SEGMENT 1:
THREETLES IN GARDEN:
"AIN'T SHE SWEET" (George on ukulele), both Paul and George singing, Ringo
slapping his legs; "BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO" with Paul and George on
ukuleles (Paul does use the ukulele he played on the recent tour) Almost 15
minutes of the Threetles talking together - all sitting around a table

SEGMENT 2:
THREETLES JAMMING:
"BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY"(Paul and George singing- more complete than the
circulated version) "THINKING OF LINKING" (Paul and George singing),
"RAUNCHY" (instrumental - the original version)

SEGMENT 3:
GEORGE MARTIN IN THE CONTROL ROOM: He plays more of a complete "A DAY IN THE
LIFE" (take 1) and talks.

SEGMENT 4:
THE THREETLES AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS MAY 1995:
Around 15 minutes they are listening old tapes. FEATURING: Take 1 OF "GOLDEN
SLUMBERS / CARRY THAT WEIGHT" The Threetles plus George Martin are listening
to the tapes for the first time since they were recorded, and you can see the
emotion on their faces. There is a small discussion about who's playing what:
George says, "It sounds like only you (Paul) and Ringo are on it?" Then Paul
says, "I think I'm on the piano. And then who is on the bass?" (they start to
laugh!!) At the end nobody knows who is on what instruments.

Then they move on hearing the TAKE 1 OF Tomorrow Never Knows. George and
Paul are over the control room, mixing, isolating sounds, etc. And then the
Official version from Master tapes.(JUST GREAT!!!!!) Plus NEVER BEFORE SEEN
THREETLES interview Inside of some Abbey Road Studio (for the size Maybe
Studio 2

SEGMENT 5:
NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE OF THE THREETLES RECORDING FREE AS A BIRD AND REAL
LOVE

SEGMENT 6:
THE ANTHOLOGY PRODUCTION STAFF (interviews with George Martin, Neil
Aspinall, Derek Taylor, and people behind the editing)

SEGMENT 7:
THE MAKING OF "FREE AS A BIRD" VIDEO The director explains how the video
was make. Including some behind the scenes footage, and a lot of great
stories

HIGHLIGHTS: Why an elephant and a sitar on the video? The elephant was
Ringo's request, and the sitar was George's. Also George wanted to be the man
who's playing the ukulele at the end of the video, but the director vetoed
it, because he said, "If you're on it , the other two should be in
there too!"

SEGMENT 8:
REAL LOVE VIDEO (version 2)

 

[Chris Brunner]

Is there an emoticon for DROOLING???

C

 

[LarryDavenport]

Can someone tell me what is the diffence between the two video versions of Real Love?

 

[Steve Meskell]

Can someone tell me what is the diffence between the two video versions of Real Love?

Just very minor film clip changes...As I recall more or was it less footage of them with their woman(less Yoko is always good).