Beatles 30 Year Old Remixed, Remastered Anthology 4 Box Sets Zoom to the Top of Amazon Charts Despite Only 13 New Songs - Showbiz 411
The remixed, remastered Anthology CD box set is number 2. The vinyl version is number 8. The former sells for $118, The latter for $374. They’ll be released on November 21st.
What are these things? The 30 year Anthology 1, 2, and 3 are all spiffed up redone by Giles Martin and the Apple gang to sound as good as all the other Beatles reissues. They’ll be joined by Anthology 4, 13 tracks — all previously unheard versions of songs your mother should know.
There’s nothing actually new. No new songs. The last three tacked on Beatles songs — “Free as a Bird,” “Real Love,” and “Now and Then” — have been remixed and remastered by ELO’s Jeff Lynne. We can hear the updated “Free as Bird” now. It used to sound quite slow and sludgy, but now it shines like a new car. Frankly the best thing about it is Paul McCartney’s wistful humming at the end. It’s pure gold.
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The Beatles’ Anthology 4 Announcement Splits Fans Between Celebration and Criticism - Noise 11
However, not everyone is cheering. A vocal group of fans has reacted with scepticism, suggesting that Anthology 4 offers little genuinely new material. With many of the “unreleased” tracks already available in previous deluxe reissues of Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, The White Album, and Abbey Road, some argue the release repackages content hardcore collectors already own.
“Why would I pay hundreds for music I already bought on the last five box sets?” asked one critic online. “They’re just reshuffling rarities and slapping a new label on it.”
Others are annoyed at exclusivity. As of now, Anthology 4 does not appear to be available separately, meaning fans have to buy the full box to access the new material. That has left some feeling priced out. “It’s unfair that the new songs are locked inside an expensive set. Why not release it standalone like Anthology 1-3?” complained one long-time fan.
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Guitar dealer to the stars Norman Harris on George Harrison, Marty McFly and his secret stash - The Guardian
Norman Harris’s career as a guitar dealer went stratospheric one day in 1973, when he received a phone call from a friend. “He said he was with someone who needed a Les Paul,” recalls the man who runs what is probably the world’s most famous guitar shop. “But he wouldn’t tell me who it was. I went over to meet them and it was just my friend there. I said: ‘You made me ride all the way down here? You made it sound so important.’ And then in walked George Harrison with Mal Evans.” Evans was the Beatles’ former road manager. They had been next door getting pizza.
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