"THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY" IS THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING 3 PART MINI SERIES THAT TELLS, IN THE BEATLES OWN WORDS, THE DRAMATIC AND ASTONISHING STORY OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BAND IN ROCK HISTORY. THE "ANTHOLOGY" CHARTS THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE BEATLES FROM THEIR EARLIEST DAYS IN LIVERPOOL UP TO THE BREAK UP OF THE GROUP IN 1970. USING A MIXTURE OF ARCHIVE FOOTAGE, HOME MOVIES, NEVER BEFORE SEEN CONCERT FOOTAGE AND UNHEARD STUDIO TRACKS, TOGETHER WITH INTERVIEWS WITH THE BEATLES THEMSELVES, THE "ANTHOLOGY" INVITES YOU AS JOHN LENNON WOULD SAY ‘INTO THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE’. IT ORIGINALLY SCREENED ON THE ABC NETWORK IN 1995.

THE MUSIC COMPONENT OF "ANTHOLOGY" CONSISTS OF THREE SEPARATELY ISSUED ALBUMS TITLED "ANTHOLOGY 1", "ANTHOLOGY 2", AND "ANTHOLOGY 3". EACH WAS ISSUED AS A THREE-RECORD VINYL SET (IN ADDITION TO A DOUBLE CD AND DOUBLE CASSETTE). THE FIRST INSTALLMENT, CONTAINING RECORDINGS FROM 1958 THROUGH 1964, COVERS THE BAND'S FORMATIVE YEARS THROUGH THE INITIAL SURGE OF BEATLEMANIA. IT OPENS WITH "FREE AS A BIRD", A JOHN LENNON DEMO FROM THE SEVENTIES ENHANCED BY NEWLY-RECORDED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PAUL, GEORGE AND RINGO. THE SECOND ALBUM ALSO STARTS WITH A "NEW" BEATLES SONG "REAL LOVE", BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THE BAND'S REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT AS RECORDING ARTISTS. THE PHASE BEGINS IN FEBRUARY, 1965, AND ENDS THREE YEARS LATER WITH A PAIR OF SONGS RECORDED DAYS BEFORE THE BEATLES JOURNEY TO RISHIKESH, INDIA, IN FEBRUARY, 1968. THE FINAL INSTALLMENT COVERS THE APPLE YEARS FROM 1968 THROUGH 1970. THE ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN AND REMIXED BY GEOFF EMERICK.

Cover is a true and solid NEAR MINT, with simply a small soft push in the upper right and lower right corners. A TOUCH OF WEAR TO CENTER OF THE TOP SEAM. No other issues. The Disc is a glorious Mint MINUS “As New” beauty.

CONDITION: NM / M- (UNPLAYED) " AS NEW"
ITEM#: AN011
PRICE: $575

USA ISSUE

“LIMITED EDITION” VINYL 45 RELEASE FROM “ANTHOLOGY 1 ”,
WITH PICTURE SLEEVE,

CONDITION: M / M
ITEM#: AN721
PRICE: $50

USA ISSUE

“LIMITED EDITION” VINYL 45 RELEASE FROM “ANTHOLOGY 1 ”,
WITH PICTURE SLEEVE.

USA ISSUE

“LIMITED EDITION” VINYL 45 RELEASE FROM “ANTHOLOGY 1 ”,
WITH PICTURE SLEEVE.

MEGA-RARE U.K. PROTOTYPE LABEL VARIATION WITH "PARLOPHONE" AND  "£"  LOGO.

ALSO INCLUDES THE STANDARD "APPLE" LOGO ISSUED SET.

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES proudly OFFERS THE U.K. MEGA-RARE PROTOTYPE FIRST LABEL VARIATION, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE "PARLOPHONE" COMPANY NAME AND THE CLASSIC "TRADE MARK" POUND STERLING LOGO "£". IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THAT ONLY TWO OF THESE PROTOTYPE LABELS HAVE EVER SURFACED, THIS ONE BEING THE SECOND.  THIS parlophone logo LABEL VARIATION WAS SCRAPED IMMEDIATELY AND CHANGED TO THE "APPLE" LOGO FOR THE FINAL RELEASE OF THE BRITISH ISSUE OF THE SINGLE.

THIS ULTRA-RARE LABEL ALSO HAS THE RUNNING TIME OF "(4.23)" ON THE A-SIDE "FREE AS BIRD" BENEATH THE TITLE, PRIOR TO THE COMPOSER CREDITS. THE RUNNING TIME TEXT WAS OMITTED ON THE STANDARD "APPLE" LOGO LABEL ISSUE.

CONDITION: "PARLOPHONE" LOGO LABEL SET: NM / M- (UNPLAYED). "APPLE" LOGO LABEL SET: NM- / M- (UNPLAYED).
ITEM#: PAR301
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USA ISSUE

“LIMITED EDITION” VINYL 45 RELEASE FROM “ THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY 2 ”, WITH PICTURE SLEEVE, USA ISSUE

CONDITION: M / M
ITEM#: AN707
PRICE: $50

RARER U.K. ISSUE

“LIMITED EDITION” VINYL 45 RELEASE FROM “ THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY 2 ”, ENGRAVED SILVER LABEL, WITH THICKER CARDBOARD PICTURE SLEEVE

CONDITION: M / M
ITEM#: AN346
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS CD- ROM WAS PROGRAMMED NOT TO RUN AFTER A CERTAIN DATE IN 1996. ONE CAN SET THE SYSTEM CLOCK BACK ON YOUR COMPUTER TO RUN THIS DISC.

CONDITION: M / M
ITEM#: AN014
PRICE: $300