Free as a Bird is built around a demo recorded by Lennon in '77, and finished by the three surviving Beatles in '95. A few months later, another split-decade recording, Real Love, is released.

John Lennon may have given as much as he could while on this Earth, but sometimes pieces are best left as a moment in time.

Yoko Ono gave McCartney the demo, which also included Real Love and Free As A Bird, the first tracks ... "It's a genuine Beatles recording," McCartney said of Now and Then in a statement.

alongside other Anthology project tracks Free As A Bird and Real Love. However, technical limitations at the time meant the surviving Beatles were unable to bring the recording up to an acceptable ...

Beatles fans were in awe, and messages started pouring in, Frith said. Based on his conversations and some research, Frith believes the tape is a rare, direct copy of a famous audition recording ...

The Beatles Anthology is expected to be the major project for the band for 2025 following the announcement that the book ‘The Beatles Anthology’ will be republished in October.