Beatles diehards may have been disappointed when the iconic bandadded their discography to streaming servicesin December, but neglected to include their threeAnthologycollections.
But as of Monday, listeners can stream the three volumes which contain alternate versions and studio outtakes totaling more than six hours on major streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
TheAnthologycollections were originally released in 1995 and 1996 as two-disc volumes.Anthology1covers 1958 to 1964,Anthology 2tackles 1964 to 1968, andAnthology 3hits 1968 to 1970.Anthology, Volumes 1-3also include the songs Free as a Bird and Real Love, which were demos John Lennon recorded in 1977 that the bands surviving three members completed in 1995.
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According to a press release, theAnthologycompilations were remastered at Abbey Road Studios by the same team of engineers responsible for The Beatles Grammy-winning 2009 studio album remasters.
