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TAPE: EF03/0307 IN_TIME: 14:37:13 / 21:21:11 DURATION: 6:57 SOURCES: Capitol Records/EMI RESTRICTIONS: No access internet, music/performance rights must be cleared DATELINE: Various SHOTLIST 1 Beatles montage SOT Neil Aspinall, Head of Apple Corps (underlay) : When we started doing the anthology the one thing we could do that nobody else could do was have The Beatles tell their own story And so rather than use a commentator or narrator we interviewed The Beatles, and used interviews that John had done in the past as the narrator And that is really what makes then unique 3 music 'Yesterday' 4 SOT George Harrison: We were tight, that was one thing to be said about us, we were really tight as friends 5 SOT Ringo Star: It was magical Four guys that really loved each other was pretty sensational 6 music: 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' 7 Beatles montage 8 SOT Neil Aspinall (underlay): What is interesting about the DVD as opposed to the VHS is that the pictures have all been restored, the sound has been done in surround sound 9 SOT Peter Cobbin (Senior Mix Engineer): It is really something to experience A sound that actually wraps around you, that makes you feel like you are part of the concert or recording The thing that really jumped out for me, although all the sound is really great, was Shea Stadium 10 SOT Neil Aspinall (underlay): We brought up the sound of the audience, and with that sound all around I just felt like I was back at Shea Stadium, unbelievable 11 VS Beatles at Shea Stadium 12 SOT Peter Cobbin: The hysteria, the atmosphere, the girls screaming is really come to life And I think that is something, you will hear it in Shea stadium, you will hear it at lot of concerts, just the overwhelming sound feel that actually does surround some of the music 13 Beatles montage 14 music: 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away' 15 SOT Paul McCartney (underlay): We were just trying to improve all the time 16 music: Rain 17 SOT Ringo Starr: Our song writing got better, and our playing got better so it just all grew 18 SOT George Martin: On of the strengths of The Beatles was the fact that they had eternal curiosity That eternal quest for something new 19 music Magical Mystery Tour/Revolution 20 Beatles montage 21 SOT Peter Cobbin: The whole, series of songs on the rooftop is actually a very good demonstration of how surround or wrap around sound is very effective on the DVD We actually managed to create the feeling that you are on the rooftop listening to it We actually put our microphones on the rooftop to capture extra atmosphere Even the wind blowing into he microphones And actually using that in the surround context so I think that I actually something that people will enjoy listening to 22 Music, Get Back 23 1994 Footage of George, Paul and Ringo on lawn playing 'Baby What You Want Me To Do' 24 excerpt from conversation between George, Paul and Ringo - 1994 25 Footage of three playing 'Thinking of Linking' 26 George, Paul and Ringo at mixing desk with George Martin, discussing instrumentation on 'Golden Slumbers' 27 music: Real Love 28 SOT Neil Aspinall (underlay): The 'real Love' DVD was made as a companion piece to the 'Free As A Bird' video but it was never used in the original VHS version of the anthologies So we decided to mix in wrap around sound and use it on the 5th disc as part of the special features 29 Beatles montage 30 SOT Ringo Star: It bought back a lot of old memories and also gave me a chance to hang out with Paul and George for a while, we hadn't done that in a while 31 SOT Paul McCartney: We work well together that is the truth of it, we just work well together And that is a special thing, to find someone to talk to it is a special thing When you find someone you can pay music with it is really something 32 SOT George Harrison: All those years we played together, somewhere it has made a very deep grove in our memories and it doesn't take much to lock in 33 Beatles montage BEATLES ANTHOLOGY COMES TO DVD This week sees the long awaited DVD release of The Beatles Anthology, eight years after The Beatles themselves told their story in The Beatles Anthology video At that time the Anthology project caused a worldwide sensation as it launched a TV series, three double-CD sets that each topped the album charts in the USA, plus 'Free As A Bird' and 'Real Love' - the first new Beatles recordings in 25 years In addition to the eight original episodes, the five disc DVD boxset features a bonus disc with 81 minutes of special features and never-released footage, including the last jam session of Paul, George and Ringo and a video for 'Real Love', not screened as part of the original series The DVD also boasts restored pictures and audio done in 51 wrap-around sound, adding a fullness to the recording, never acheived before