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Efter de rosade succéerna med deluxe-utgåvorna av "Sgt Pepper" och "White Album" (2017 och 2018) är det nu dags för nästa välmatade utgåva med tidlös Beatles-magi. Den 8 augusti 1969 fotograferades bandet på ett övergångsställe på Abbey Road i nordvästra London, nära skivbolaget EMI:s studio. Den 26 september släpptes "Abbey Road" - skivan med bandets sista studioinspelningar. Och en av de stora rockklassikerna. I likhet med tidigare deluxe-utgåvor kan Universal bjuda på en fantastisk, spännande musikalisk djupdykning: hela albumet i en ny, fräsch stereomix av Giles Martin. <br/><br/>180-gram 1LP vinyl featuring the new stereo album mix.<br/>Packaging faithful to the original album.

Efter den firade specialutgåvan av "Sgt Pepper" är det nu dags för nästa Beatlesklassiker att bli rejält uppgraderad: 50-årsfirande "The Beatles" - mest känd som "The White Album", bandets kanske mest utmanande och omdiskuterade platta. På fyra sidor presenterade gruppen hårdför rock, vackra ballader, ljudcollage och tidlösa popklassiker. "Vi gav oss ut i helt nya riktningar utan karta", enligt Paul McCartney. Den nya specialutgåvan, som släpps i olika format, är ett himmelrike för alla beundrare av Beatles enastående musikkonst. <br/><br/>"This is the first time The BEATLES ('White Album') has been remixed, presented here as a 2LP 180-gram black vinyl set. To create the new stereo audio mixes for 'The White Album,' Giles Martin and Sam Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios in London. This 2LP 'White Album' release includes Martin's new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original four-track and eight-track session tapes. Martin's new mix is guided by the album's original stereo mix produced by his father, George Martin. Half-speed cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios".<br/><br/>180-gram 2LP vinyl set featuring the new stereo album mix. Packaging faithful to the original album.

"The Beatles Anthology" Documentary Series.<br/>Now a Nine-Part Series Featuring a Brand-new Episode Nine.<br/><br/>The Beatles' landmark "Anthology" documentary series has been restored and remastered. <br/>The series' original eight episodes trace the legendary journey that began in Liverpool and Hamburg and soon captivated the world. They bring to life the timeless stories - of Beatlemania, the band's groundbreaking arrival in the USA, their role at the forefront of the 1960s counterculture, their spiritual exploration in India, and their eventual breakup. And through it all, the constant thread: the music, always the music.<br/>There is now a completely new Episode Nine, including unseen behind-the-scenes footage of Paul, George and Ringo coming together between 1994 and 1995 to work on "The Anthology" and reflecting on their shared life as The Beatles. <br/>The restoration has been overseen by Apple Corps' production team, working with Peter Jackson's Wingnut Films & Park Road Post teams along with Giles Martin, who has created new audio mixes for the majority of the featured music.<br/><br/>The musical side of The Anthology Collection, originally curated by George Martin, now remastered by Giles Martin, in the form of three double albums of rare material, a shadow story to the one told in the documentaries. They are an enthralling insight into the early development of songs that became the recorded masterpieces that resonate just as loudly today as they did when they were first recorded. <br/>It also has an important new element. Anthology 4, newly curated by Giles, includes 13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings and other rare recordings. It also includes new mixes of The Beatles' Anthology-associated hit singles: the GRAMMY-winning "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love," given new life by their original producer, Jeff Lynne, using de-mixed John Lennon vocals. <br/>The original "Free As A Bird" music video has also been beautifully restored.<br/>Both new mixes are placed alongside the band's most recent UK No. 1 hit single, 2023's GRAMMY-winning "Now And Then," the last Beatles song. All three singles were created from rudimentary home demos John recorded in the 1970s, later completed with vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul, George and Ringo.<br/>Across all the Anthology albums, there are 191 tracks which will be released on November 21 by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMG for digital purchase and streaming, and in deluxe 12LP 180-gram vinyl and 8CD box sets. Both box sets include the original sleeve notes for Anthology 1, 2 and 3; the new Anthology 4 includes track notes written by Kevin Howlett and an introduction compiled from 1996 interviews recorded with The Beatles' close friend and adviser Derek Taylor.

Anthology 4, is newly curated by Giles Martin, including 13 previously-unreleased session outtakes dating from 1963 to 1969. It also includes the band's final single, 'Now And Then', released in 2023, and new mixes of The Beatles' Anthology-associated hit singles: the GRAMMY-winning 'Free As A Bird' and 'Real Love', given new life by their original producer, Jeff Lynne, using de-mixed John Lennon vocals. Furthermore, Anthology 4 presents 26 tracks that have never previously been released on vinyl.<br/><br/>The track notes are written by Kevin Howlett with an introduction compiled from 1996 interviews recorded with The Beatles' close friend and adviser Derek Taylor.<br/><br/>Pressed on 180g black vinyl, the triple LP is housed within poly-lined inner bags and a triple gatefold sleeve.

Beatles: 1 (Ltd) [2 Vinyl LP]

50 år efter att Beatles överraskade musikvärlden med denna evigt unga klassiker är det<br/>fortfarande många som anser att "Sgt Pepper" håller ställningen i toppen. <br/>Den fräscha stereomixen av Giles Martin som 180 gram vinyl.

Fredag den 3 november kl. 15.00 släpper The Beatles deras sista singel "Now And Then" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe). "Now And Then" är skriven och sjungen av John Lennon i slutet av 1970-talet. De tre då kvarstående medlemmarna Paul McCartney, George Harrison och Ringo Starr fortsatte att utveckla och arbeta på låten under 90-talet och nu är den äntligen färdigställd av Paul och Ringo över fyra decennier senare.<br/><br/>Historien om "Now And Then" började i slutet av 1970-talet, när John spelade in en demo med sång och piano i sitt hem i New York. 1994 gav Yoko Ono Lennon inspelningen till Paul, George och Ringo, tillsammans med Johns demos för "Free As A Bird" och "Real Love", som båda färdigställdes som nya Beatles-låtar och släpptes som singlar 1995 och 1996, som en del av The Beatles Anthology-projektet. Samtidigt spelade Paul, George och Ringo också in nya delar och gjorde en grov mix för "Now And Then" med producenten Jeff Lynne. "Now And Then" lades på hyllan, med en förhoppning om att den en dag skulle slutföras.<br/>Klipp till 2021 och släppet av dokumentserien "The Beatles: Get Back", regisserad av Peter Jackson, som förvånade tittarna med sin prisbelönta film- och ljudrestaurering. Jacksons team hade mixat om filmens monosoundtrack och lyckades isolera instrument och sång samt alla individuella röster. Denna prestation öppnade vägen för 2022:s års nya mix av "Revolver", hämtad direkt från fyraspårs mastern. Detta ledde till en fråga: vad kunde nu göras med "Now And Then"-demon? Peter Jackson och hans ljudteam, ledda av Emile de la Rey, tillämpade samma teknik på Johns original hemmainspelning och lyckades bevara klarheten och integriteten i hans ursprungliga sångframförande genom att separera det från pianot. <br/>Under 2022 började Paul och Ringo färdigställa låten. Förutom Johns sång innehåller "Now And Then" elektrisk och akustisk gitarr inspelad 1995 av George, Ringos nya trumparti och bas, gitarr och piano från Paul, som matchar Johns original. Stråkarrangemang skrivet av Giles Martin, Paul och Ben Foster har adderats. Låten är producerad av Paul McCartney och Giles samt mixad av Spike Stent.<br/>- There it was, John's voice, crystal clear. It's quite emotional. And we all play on it, it's a genuine Beatles recording. In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music, and about to release a new song the public haven't heard, I think it's an exciting thing säger Paul.<br/><br/>- It was the closest we'll ever come to having him back in the room so it was very emotional for all of us. It was like John was there, you know. It's far out berättar Ringo.<br/>- Back in 1995, after several days in the studio working on the track, George felt the technical issues with the demo were insurmountable and concluded that it was not possible to finish the track to a high enough standard. If he were here today, Dhani and I know he would have whole-heartedly joined Paul and Ringo in completing the recording of 'Now And Then' säger Olivia Harrison.<br/>- It was incredibly touching to hear them working together after all the years that Dad had been gone. It's the last song my dad, Paul, George and Ringo got to make together. It's like a time capsule and all feels very meant to be berättar Sean Ono Lennon.