Just in time for the winter holidays, an expanded version of The Beatles Anthology will be reissued on November 26, 2025. It will be in a form of a retrospective multimedia project that includes a documentary film, album, and book.
The documentary that has originally come out in 1995 has eight parts and will be exclusively shown on Disney+ Starting on the same November date. It features Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon telling their collective story instead of a narrator or talking heads, this anniversary edition has been restored and will add a new ninth episode. This additional episode will include previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage of Starr, Harrison and McCartney between 1994 and 1995 while they worked on the original Anthology release.
The musical part of the project, The Anthology Collection, is also being expanded. Originally released across three double albums of rare tracks curated by George Martin, this reissue will arrive with a new fourth album, Anthology 4. Curated and restored by Giles Martin, the fourth set of music includes 13 previously unreleased demos, session recordings, and rare tunes. It will also boast new mixes of the Grammy-winning “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” both refreshed by their original producer, Jeff Lynne, using “de-mixed” Lennon vocals.
The collection of these 191 tracks is scheduled for release on November 21st, and will be available in deluxe 12-LP 180-gram vinyl, 8-CD box sets, digital and streaming versions. The physical editions will include the liner notes from the original three albums, with Anthology 4 coming with track notes written by Kevin Howlett, plus an introduction compiled from 1996 interviews recorded with The Beatles’ close friend and adviser Derek Taylor. Exclusive versions of the physical releases found on The Beatles Store will also come with four 12-inch band photo art cards in a numbered envelope.
First up though on October 14th, is the 25th anniversary edition of The Beatles Anthology book is set for release (pre-order here). The tome features all four Beatles recalling their storied history, alongside memories from Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Derek Taylor and others. The 368-page book includes more than 1,300 photos, documents and art from the band’s archives.
