Beatles, The - Anthology 7 & 8

Beatles, The - Anthology 7 & 8
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Volume 7 picks up in June 1967 and continues to July 1968. We get remarks from the Beatles, Martin, Aspinall and Taylor. It opens with the worldwide broadcast of “All You Need Is Love” and then proceeds through the Summer of Love and the band’s interest in the Maharishi, Brian Epstein’s death and dealing with self-management after that, making Magical Mystery Tour, the opening of the Apple boutique, the trip to India to visit the Maharishi, the development of Apple, the Yellow Submarine film, John’s growing involvement with Yoko Ono, and the infamous Two Virgins album cover.

Volume 7 includes only one full performance clip: the music video for “Hello Goodbye”. We get most of the “All You Need Is Love” broadcast plus parts of “Your Mother Should Know” and “I Am the Walrus” from Magical Mystery Tour. Finally, we see a Nineties-era casual performance of the unreleased “Dera Dhun” from George accompanied by ukulele.

Volume 8 goes from July 1968 to The End and presents interviews with the Beatles, Martin, Aspinall, and Taylor. It begins with Ringo’s attempted departure from the band, and then follows the recording The Beatles, the closing of the Apple boutique, creating “Hey Jude”, the Get Back film sessions and all its tensions, recording what became Let It Be, unfulfilled concert discussions and the legendary rooftop performance, Paul’s wedding, George’s drug bust, John’s wedding, feelings that the end was near, issues related to the lack of firm management and the introduction of Allen Klein, making Abbey Road and the band’s end. The program concludes with the music video for “Free As a Bird”.