The Beatles Announces <strong><em>Abbey Road</em></strong> 50th Anniversary Release
Leslie Cheung about 5 years ago
The Beatles has announced the 50th Anniversary edition of Abbey Road will be released on September 27 on 7 formats, super deluxe edition (3CDs + blu-ray + book), 2CD, 1CD, 3LP boxset, 1LP, single picture disc LP and super deluxe digital edition to stream or download in hi-res 96kHz/24-bit audio.
The album is again remixed and remastered by Giles Martin from the original multi-track tapes.
Here are the contents of each format:
12" x 12" hardcover book to house:
Disc 1 (CD): New 2019 Abbey Road stereo album mix
Disc 2 (CD): Demos and Outtakes
Disc 3 (CD): Demos and Outtakes
Disc 4 (Blu-ray): Dolby Atmos mix of whole album / 5.1 surround of whole album / hi-res stereo mix of whole album
100-page hardback book with foreword by Paul McCartney; Giles Martin's introduction; track-by-track details and session notes by Kevin Howlett; and essay by David Hepworth; plus rare and previously-unpublished photographs, handwritten lyrics, sketches, letters, and a George Martin score
Disc 1
2019 Abbey Road stereo album mix
Come Together
Something
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes The Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr. Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End
Her Majesty
Disc 2
Demos and Outtakes
I Want You (She's So Heavy) [Trident Recording Session & Reduction Mix]
Goodbye [Home Demo]
Something [Studio Demo]
The Ballad Of John And Yoko [Take 7]
Old Brown Shoe [Take 2]
Oh! Darling [Take 4]
Octopus's Garden [Take 9]
You Never Give Me Your Money [Take 36]
Her Majesty [Takes 1-3]
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight [Takes 1-3 / Medley]
Here Comes The Sun [Take 9]
Maxwell's Silver Hammer [Take 12]
Disc 3
Demos and Outtakes
Come Together [Take 5]
The End [Take 3]
Come And Get It [Studio Demo]
Sun King [Take 20]
Mean Mr. Mustard [Take 20]
Polythene Pam [Take 27]
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window [Take 27]
Because [Take 1 - Instrumental]
The Long One [Trial Edit & Mix - 30 July 1969 / Medley: You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Her Majesty, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window]
Something [Take 39 - Instrumental - Strings Only]
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight [Take 17 - Instrumental - Strings & Brass Only]
Disc 4
2019 Abbey Road album mix on Dolby Atmos
2019 Abbey Road album mix on 96kHz/24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
2019 Abbey Road album mix on 96kHz/24-bit hi-res stereo
Disc 1
2019 Abbey Road stereo album mix
Disc 2
Sessions
Come Together [Take 5]
Something [Studio Demo]
Maxwell's Silver Hammer [Take 12]
Oh! Darling [Take 4]
Octopus's Garden [Take 9]
I Want You (She's So Heavy) [Trident Recording Session & Reduction Mix]
Here Comes The Sun [Take 9]
Because [Take 1 - Instrumental]
You Never Give Me Your Money [Take 36]
Sun King [Take 20]
Mean Mr. Mustard [Take 20]
Polythene Pam [Take 27]
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window [Take 27]
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight [Takes 1-3 / Medley]
The End [Take 3]
Her Majesty [Takes 1-3]
LP1
2019 Abbey Road stereo album mix
LP2 side 1
Demos and Outtakes
I Want You (She's So Heavy) [Trident Recording Session & Reduction Mix]
Goodbye [Home Demo]
Something [Studio Demo]
The Ballad Of John And Yoko [Take 7]
Old Brown Shoe [Take 2]
LP2 side 2
Demos and Outtakes
Oh! Darling [Take 4]
Octopus's Garden [Take 9]
You Never Give Me Your Money [Take 36]
Her Majesty [Takes 1-3]
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight [Takes 1-3 / Medley]
Here Comes The Sun [Take 9]
Maxwell's Silver Hammer [Take 12]
LP3 side 1
Demos and Outtakes
Come Together [Take 5]
The End [Take 3]
Come And Get It [Studio Demo]
Sun King [Take 20]
Mean Mr. Mustard [Take 20]
Polythene Pam [Take 27]
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window [Take 27]
Because [Take 1 - Instrumental]
LP3 side 2
Demos and Outtakes
The Long One [Trial Edit & Mix - 30 July 1969 / Medley: You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Her Majesty, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window]
Something [Take 39 - Instrumental - Strings Only]
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight [Take 17 - Instrumental - Strings & Brass Only]
The band has released "Something" and "Oh! Darling" from the new anniversary edition so far, each accompanied by demo and outtake versions, and you can listen to them below.