The Beatles are back: Unreleased demos and never before seen footage are coming later this fall.
The fourth volume of the band’s “Anthology Collection” of recordings (including 13 new demos) is arriving, along with a capstone episode to the 1995 eight-part documentary and a 25th-anniversary edition of “The Beatles Anthology” book.
The album, “Anthology 4,” includes new mixes of “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love.” The release will accompany remastered versions of the first three “Anthology” albums as well, and will be available Nov. 21.
In the documentary series, fans followed the Fab Four — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — from childhood through the 1960s, as they rose to fame before their breakup in 1970.
Now, 30 years later, the ninth episode will stream on Disney+ beginning Nov. 26. It features footage of Paul, George and Ringo from 1994 and 1995 as they were creating the “Anthology” film.
Earlier this year, the Beatles won a Grammy for “Now and Then,” which was billed as their last song. Using advanced audio technology, John’s voice was isolated from a demo he recorded not long before he was killed outside the Dakota in Manhattan in 1980, and blended with the others to make “Now and Then.”
The unreleased music and new episode will also be accompanied by a 25th-anniversary edition of “The Beatles Anthology” book, which features interviews with all four members and close collaborators, including the former producer George Martin, the road manager Neil Aspinall and the Beatles’ spokesman, Derek Taylor. The illustrated book will be published on Oct. 14, ahead of the album and film.
Martin curated the original three volumes of the music anthology. His son Giles Martin is responsible for remastering the work, after his father’s death in 2016. He also curated the fourth volume.
Michaela Towfighi is a Times arts and culture reporter and a member of the 2025-26 Times Fellowship class, a program for early career journalists.
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