Anthology 3

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Anthology 3
Apple Studios, London
GenreRock
Length145:33
LabelApple, Capitol
ProducerGeorge Martin
The Beatles chronology
Anthology 2
(1996)
Anthology 3
(1996)
Yellow Submarine Songtrack
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
MusicHound3/5[5]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Anthology 3 is a

The Beatles Anthology
.

The album was certified

3× Platinum by the RIAA and was the group's third double album in a row to reach number one on the US charts, equalling a record set by Donna Summer
in the 1970s.

The Anthology albums were remastered and made available digitally on the iTunes Store on 14 June 2011, individually and as part of the Anthology Box Set.

Content

Following "

A Beginning", an orchestral instrumental track by the band's producer George Martin, initially intended for the White Album as the intro to "Don't Pass Me By
".

Connecting to the previous Anthology albums, the cover image painted by Klaus Voormann features a collage of Beatles-related imagery designed to appear as a wall of peeling posters and album covers. An updated picture of Voormann can be seen in Harrison's hair in a segment of the Revolver album cover.

Track listing

CD release

All tracks in stereo, except where noted.

All tracks are written by

A Beginning" (instrumental)George Martin22 July 1968 EMI Studios, London, UK0:502."Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (home demo; mono) 28 May 1968 Kinfauns, Esher, UK2:153."Helter Skelter" (Take 2 edited; mono) 18 July 1968 EMI Studios4:384."Mean Mr. Mustard" (home demo) 29 May 1968 Kinfauns1:585."Polythene Pam" (home demo) 29 May 1968 Kinfauns1:266."Glass Onion" (home demo) 28 May 1968 Kinfauns1:517."Junk" (home demo)Paul McCartney28 May 1968 Kinfauns2:258."Piggies" (home demo; mono)George Harrison28 May 1968 Kinfauns2:019."Honey Pie" (home demo) 28 May 1968 Kinfauns1:1910."Don't Pass Me By" (Takes 3 & 5)Richard Starkey5–6 June 1968 EMI Studios2:4211."Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (Take 5) 3–5 July 1968 EMI Studios2:5612."Good Night" (rehearsal & Take 34) 28 June & 22 July 1968 EMI Studios2:3813."Cry Baby Cry" (Take 1) 16 July 1968 EMI Studios2:4614."Blackbird" (Take 4) 11 June 1968 EMI Studios2:1915."Sexy Sadie" (Take 6) 19 July 1968 EMI Studios4:0716."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (demo)Harrison25 July 1968 EMI Studios3:2817."Hey Jude" (Take 2) 29 July 1968 EMI Studios4:2118."Not Guilty" (Take 102)Harrison8–9 & 12 August 1968 EMI Studios3:2219."Mother Nature's Son" (Take 2) 9 August 1968 EMI Studios3:1720."Glass Onion" (original mono mix) 11–13, 16 & 26 September 1968 EMI Studios2:0821."Rocky Raccoon" (Take 8) 15 August 1968 EMI Studios4:1322."What's the New Mary Jane" (Take 4) 14 August 1968 & 26 November 1969 EMI Studios6:1223."Step Inside Love / Los Paranoias" (jam)Lennon–McCartney / John Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starkey16 September 1968 EMI Studios2:3124."I'm So Tired" (Takes 3, 6 & 9) 8 October 1968 EMI Studios2:1425."I Will" (Take 1) 16 September 1968 EMI Studios1:5526."Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (Take 4; mono) 9 October 1968 EMI Studios2:1527."Julia
" (Take 2) 13 October 1968 EMI Studios1:58Total length:74:05
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."
Let It Be" (Savile Row sessions)
 25 January 1969 Apple Studio4:05
22."I Me Mine" (Take 16)Harrison3 January 1970 EMI Studios1:48
23."The End" (remix featuring final chord of "A Day in the Life") 22 February 1967; 23 July; 5, 7–8, 15 & 18 August 1969 EMI Studios2:53
Total length:71:31

Vinyl release

Cassette release

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Anthology 3
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[35] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[36] Gold 181,000[30]
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] 3× Platinum 1,500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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