The Beatles are to release a remixed edition of their bestselling 1 singles collection and restored versions of their promotional films.
There will be a 27-track audio CD with new stereo mixes, as well as CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray editions containing new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes, released on 6 November 2015. A two-disc, 180-gram vinyl edition will also follow.
A special deluxe edition, titled 1+, will contain a second bonus disc of 23 videos, containing alternative versions, rare videos and TV appearances. Four of the videos feature exclusive audio commentary or filmed introductions by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The deluxe edition also includes a 124-page hardback book.
The deluxe edition gives a total of over 200 minutes of video content in 50 individual films (20 of which did not appear in The Beatles’ Anthology.
The promotional films were digitally restored from the original 35mm negatives scanned in 4K, with audio produced from the original analogue tapes by Giles Martin and Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios. Jeff Lynne and engineer Steve Jay have reportedly remixed Free As A Bird and Real Love.
Here’s the full press release:
THE BEATLES’ VIDEOS AND TOP HITS COME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIMEAll-New Editions of The Beatles 1 Pair Beautifully Restored Promotional Films and Videos with Brand New Stereo and Surround Audio Mixes
Beatles 1+ Deluxe Edition Celebrates the Sight & Sound of The Beatles in 50 Films & Videos
London – September 15, 2015
After The Beatles stopped touring, and because travelling around the globe to promote new releases was impossible, the band increasingly made what could be described as “mini movies”. These pioneering promotional films and videos helped to define the way we have come to watch music, not least because The Beatles approached filming with the same ease and innovative spirit they brought to the recording studio, exploring new creative possibilities with infectious delight. Showcasing the band’s filmed work to accompany their 27 No.1, U.K. and U.S. singles, The Beatles 1 is newly restored and expanded in multiple configurations for global release on November 6 by Apple Corps Ltd/UMG.
The 27-track CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray pairs beautifully restored videos for each song, with new stereo and 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS HD surround audio mixes. The brand new Beatles 1+ celebrates their career in over 200 minutes through 50 promotional films and videos. This includes the 27 No.1s, with the restored videos, along with a second disc of 23 videos, including alternate versions, as well as rarely seen and newly restored films and videos; all include new audio mixes in deluxe CD/2-DVD and CD/2-Blu-ray packages. The 27-track audio CD is also being made available with new stereo mixes. A 2 LP, 180-gram vinyl package will follow.
The new editions of The Beatles 1 have been made possible following extensive research, and restoration of the original promo films, classic television appearances and other carefully selected videos spanning the band’s history. Apple Corps dug deep into The Beatles’ vaults to select a broad range of films and videos for their rarity, historical significance and quality of performance. An 18-person team of film and video technicians and restoration artists was assembled by Apple Corps to undertake painstaking frame-by-frame cleaning, colour-grading, digital enhancement and new edits that took months of dedicated, ‘round-the-clock work to accomplish.
The result is a visual run down of The Beatles’ number one records, as well as the additional tracks on the bonus disc of Beatles 1+ that show the band in previously unseen standards of clarity and quality; many of the films and videos have never before been commercially released, in whole or in part.
Beatles 1 and Beatles 1+ offers the restored films, including 35mm negatives scanned in 4K and digitally restored with new stereo and 5.1 surround audio remixes, produced from the original analogue tapes by the GRAMMY® winning team of Giles Martin with Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios. For four of the videos, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have provided exclusive audio commentary and filmed introductions, respectively. The 1+ Deluxe Edition, presented in an expanded 124-page illustrated hardcover book includes ‘an appreciation’ of The Beatles’ ground-breaking films and videos by music journalist and author Mark Ellen and extensive, detailed track/video annotation by music historian and author Richard Havers.
“These videos and films are spectacular reminders of the era we lived in. They also rock!”
Paul McCartney“I think it’s really interesting to see the videos we made, some of them incredible and some of them really incredible. How else would we have got to sit on a horse?”
Ringo StarrBetween 1962 and 1970, The Beatles released 27 No.1 hit singles in the U.S. and the U.K. In 2000, these timeless songs were collected for The Beatles 1, which topped the charts in 35 countries and became that decade’s bestselling album worldwide. 15 years later, 1 is revisited for this entirely new, visually-inspired presentation.
It’s The Beatles, as you’ve never seen them before.
Also on this day...
- 2024: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Fraze Pavilion, Kettering
- 2023: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena, Stateline
- 2022: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: St Augustine Amphitheatre, St Augustine
- 2018: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford
- 2017: Paul McCartney live: Madison Square Garden, New York City
- 2017: Album release: Give More Love by Ringo Starr
- 2016: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr attend the world premiere of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
- 1975: Wings live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool
- 1972: UK album release: Some Time In New York City by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed by ITV News
- 1967: Filming: Magical Mystery Tour
- 1966: Paul McCartney watches experimental music in London
- 1964: The Beatles live: Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1963: The Beatles live: Great Pop Prom, Royal Albert Hall, London
- 1962: The Beatles live: Memorial Hall, Northwich
- 1961: The Beatles live: Knotty Ash Village Hall, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1960: The Beatles live: Indra Club, Hamburg
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After teasing us for a few days, Apple Corps showed its secret today… and it is with great joy that the new “1” edition, with the videos, must be welcomed. In a personal footnote, I always dreamed about the official release of those videos, clips and whatever you may call it! I would add the extracts of musical videos from all the movies as well for the second DVD/Blu-ray of extra material, but I guess it would be too much to ask (particularly regarding “Let It Be” and its compressed rooftop concert…) for the Deluxe Edition! I was sick and tired of my video bootlegged collection and its some times good some times lousy quality from every source.
WOW! I’m ready and drooling!
Want !
It says that there were three versions of Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out filmed at Twickenham, but only two of each are included here. Assuming that the missing versions exist, it’s disappointing that they’re not included with this set. I guess they thought that including all three versions of each song was overkill, although It would have been fine with me. Also, great to see that the promo for Words of Love from On Air, Live at the BBC Vol 2 is here, am I right in thinking that there was a promo made to promote Let It Be…Naked, featuring Two of Us? Not sure why they’re remixing the audio CD, didn’t they do that in 2000, only to revert to the original (stereo) mixes in 2011?
Overall however, the video content looks very impressive (205 mins) and will be an essential addition to the group’s catalogue.
Hi, Steve, i can answer you about the three versions of Day Tripper and We can work it out. Day Tripper Version 1 is currently lost, but We Can Work It Out Version 1 Exist. Magi Crussels and Alejandro Iranzo mentioned see the three versions of each so (Day Tripper Version 1) it must exist in some place as the Peoples and Places, Top Of The Pops and the complete Get Back Footage (I Know that they´re not wiped).
Just another Apple CD re-re-re-release to me. What’s next?? Bootleg Bu Rays have been out for a few years now. You can even get “Let It Be” on Blu Ray, not with Apple!