Teil Eins: Juli 1940 – März 1963

Chapters:

1. Liverpool: The Childhood Years [7:35]
   

   „In My Life“ – Edited clip of Beatles footage from all the years.

2. Discovering Rock & Roll [11:23]
3. John, Paul & George – The Beginning of The Beatles [5:21]

   including: Paul McCartney „Twenty Flight Rock“, ca 1994

4. First Recordings 1958–1960 [2:55]

   Excerpts:
   That´ll Be The Day*
   In Spite Of All The Danger*
   Halleluja, I Love Her So*
   The One After 909
   I´ll Will Always Be In Love With You

   *=fragments released on Anthology 1

5. Stuart Sutcliffe [3:20]
6. Early Tours [6:59]
7. Pete Best [2:07]
8. Hamburg [13:16]

   Roll over Beethoven, released Version
   Money, released Version
   Red Hot, excerpt
   I Wish I could Shimy like my Sister Kate, excerpt
   Red Sails In The Sunset, excerpt
   My Bonnie**

   **=released on Anthology 1

9. Growing Pains [1:09]
10. Stuart Sutcliffe Leaves [2:08]

    Excerpts of the following songs:
    „I’m Down„, released Version
    „FBI“ (Marvin-Welch-Harris) — Performed by The Shadows

11. The Cavern [4:08]

    Excerpts of the following songs:
    „Long Tall Sally“ (Johnson-Blackwell-Penniman)
    „Kansas City“ (Leiber-Stoller)

12. Decca Sessions [1:28]

    Audition tapes recorded at the Decca Studios, London on 1 January 1962.
    „Three Cool Cats“ (Leiber-Stoller) — George Harrison on lead vocal and Pete Best on drums.*
    „The Sheik of Araby“ (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder) — George Harrison on lead vocal and Pete Best on drums.*
    „Bésame Mucho“ (Velazquez-Skylar) — Paul McCartney on lead vocal and Pete Best on drums.** Audition tape recorded at Decca Studios, London on 1 January 1962, seque to Get Back Sessions Footage.

    *=released on Anthology 1
    **=nicht auf der Anthology 1 CD

13. „George Martin“ [1:40]

    The Beatles and George Martin (record producer) discuss the context of their first meeting and recording contract.

14. Ringo Arrives [4:44]

    recorded: 22.08.1962, Cavern Club, Liverpool
    „Some Other Guy“* (Leiber-Stoller-Barrett)

    *=nicht auf der Anthology 1 CD

15. „Love Me Do“ [3:13]*

    Overdubbed footage of the Beatles performing Love Me Do in 1963, which merges at the very end into brief footage of Ringo playing drums in 1995 during the Anthology sessions.

    *=Der Mix unterscheidet sich von dem auf dem Please Please Me Album.

16. „Please Please Me“ – „We’re No. 1“ [7:27]

    „Please Please Me“ – performed live on 09.02.1964 on The Ed Sullivan Show.*

    *=nicht auf der Anthology 1 CD

17. „Leave My Kitten Alone“ (John-Turner-McDougal)

    Recording done on 14 August 1964 at Abbey Road Studios and played over the credits.