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12' Black Vinyl The Beatles Now and Then

The Beatles - Now and Then - 12 Inch

The Beatles’ double-A-side single for “Now And Then” and “Love Me Do” pairs the last Beatles song with the band’s first UK single. Powerful musical bookends to The Beatles’ recorded canon, both songs are also featured in the expanded Anniversary Editions for 1962-1966 (‘The Red Album’) and 1967-1970 (‘The Blue Album’).

“Now And Then”

“Now And Then” is the last Beatles song, written and demoed by John Lennon in the mid/late 1970s. With John’s voice now pristine in the mix, “Now And Then” features elements from the 1995 sessions including George Harrison’s guitar parts, and vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022, along with a new arrangement for strings. Produced by Paul and Giles Martin, “Now And Then” is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, a powerful and fitting finale for the band’s timeless recordings.

“Love Me Do”

The song that started it all, “Love Me Do” was The Beatles’ first UK single in 1962. For the first time, the iconic song has been de-mixed using machine aided learning and remixed in true stereo. “Love Me Do” launched The Beatles’ journey to unparalleled worldwide success and acclaim that continues to this day.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1	Now and Then

Disc: 2

1	Love Me Do

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The Beatles -"Now and Then" / The Beatles' double-A-side single for "Now And Then" and "Love Me Do" pairs the last Beatles song with the band's first UK single. Powerful musical bookends to The Beatles' recorded canon, both songs are also featured in the expanded 2023 Editions for 1962-1966 ('The Red Album') and 1967-1970 ('The Blue Album'). "Now And Then" is the last Beatles song, written and demoed by John Lennon in the mid/late 1970s. With John's voice now pristine in the mix, "Now And Then" features elements from the 1995 sessions including George Harrison's guitar parts, and vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022, along with a new arrangement for strings. Produced by Paul and Giles Martin, "Now And Then" is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, a powerful and fitting finale for the band's timeless recordings. The song that started it all, "Love Me Do" was The Beatles' first UK single in 1962. For the first time, the iconic song has been de-mixed using machine aided learning and remixed in true stereo. "Love Me Do" launched The Beatles' journey to unparalleled worldwide success and acclaim that continues to this day. Artist Hometown: Liverpool, England / Capitol Music Group; Capitol; Black 12" Single

Product details

Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.32 x 12.28 x 0.16 inches; 10.4 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2023
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2023
Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CK588ZDY
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Robert L. Smith

An Abandoned Love Song Transformed by Fate into a Gorgeous, Elegiac Swansong

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023

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Sometimes—not often, but sometimes—a song that was originally written to mean one thing winds up, through a combination of circumstances, meaning something else entirely. This happened twenty years ago when Bruce Springsteen's rousing "My City of Ruins," which had originally been meant to call attention to the plight of the homeless in the Boss's hometown of Freehold, became, after he performed it at a benefit concert for the victims of the 9/11 attacks, at that moment and forever afterwards, a lament about the assault on the Twin Towers.

A similar transformation occurred during the process of polishing the recently released final Beatles single "Now and Then." Taking as its starting point John Lennon's wistful vocals from a demo tape of an unfinished love song he wrote for Yoko a few years before his murder, the track, augmented by the addition of a guitar solo the late George Harrison had laid down at the recording sessions that accompanied the "Beatles Anthology" documentary in the 1990s, as well as newly recorded bass by Paul McCartney and drums by Ringo Starr, emerges as a heartfelt elegy for John and George, for the band as a whole, and, in a larger sense, for us all.

Much has been made of the fact that the single, backed with a newly remastered and remixed version of the Beatles’ very first single, 1963’s “Love Me Do,” provides, as it were, bookends to the Beatles’ career. We are presented with the group’s first offering, and its last. But while “Love Me Do” was a vigorous R & B romp buoyed up by Lennon’s exuberant harmonica, "Now and Then," set to a string arrangement that is lush but tasteful, and never maudlin, presents a more sedate and contemplative epitaph.

However, the two songs do share one important feature in common. In neither case are the lyrics particularly deep or sophisticated—in fact, it is the very lack of specificity in the words to "Now and Then" that allows an ersatz love song to take on a larger and more inclusive meaning—serving mostly as vehicles for the expressiveness of the voices themselves. Although they occupy different ends of the emotional spectrum, both songs are more visceral than cerebral, more concerned with the feelings they evoke than with what is, or isn’t, actually being said.

"Now and Then" does not represent the Beatles’ finest hour; nor, I believe, is it meant to. And it was never destined for universal acclaim. A good friend of mine, who grew up in England and probably experienced Beatlemania firsthand, finds the song saccharine and trivial, and it’s not difficult to see why some fans might consider it so. But I find it’s growing on me more and more after repeated listening over the past week. While it’s admittedly no masterpiece, it does deliver one last, sweetly haunting echo of a bygone era. For me at least, this is sufficient. It is more than enough.

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Steve_Sanch

The grand finale!

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023

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I have to admit, I was pretty excited about this song and couldn\'t wait for the release. Watching the short documentary on The Beatles YouTube channel brought tears to my eyes when I heard John's voice isolated from the original cassette tape. So amazing and this is such a wonderful song. The more I listened to it, the more I fell in love with it.
The B side is pretty cool as it is a 2023 Stereo remix of the Ringo version of "Love Me Do". You can hear the separated parts on this song and makes it sound more spacious. Some people prefer the mono version, but I like the stereo version. My only complaint is George's guitar is low in this mix. Otherwise, this 12-inch single makes for a very cool collectible.
The packaging is pretty good for a 12-inch single. The record comes in an audiophile poly lined paper sleeve with an insert. You won\'t find many new 12-inch single releases like this one. So the price is justified with the high-quality product that you are getting.
So glad to be part of another min "Beatlemania". My first one was in the mid 90's when the "Anthology" series was released.

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Jane

So much love went in to this masterpiece, beautifully done!

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023

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The song is compelling. For me, it is a very emotional ride as well, I was a major Beatles fan as a teen and miss John and George being in the world. If you get a chance, check out the video that goes with it.
To Paul, Ringo, Peter Jackson, and the rest of the team that worked on this all I can say is thank you. I can not thank you enough. The song makes me tear up every time but it is good tears, the kind from wonderful memories and a deep satisfaction in knowing that in some way you have brought the band back together. John and George must be smiling down at us from their home in the stars.

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Raul Torres

The real last Beatles song

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023

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It is a very beautiful composition by all 4 even though it’s Lennon/ McCartney
If it weren’t the timing of the song I would never get the meaning it is such a sad sad song but too beautiful to not listen to over and over I think it’s the best Beatles song ever

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Sunshine

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023

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Amazing! For 2 people gone and still being able to cut a record of good quality is wonderful. It\'s a beautiful song. However, B-side song, Love Me Do skipped over half of the song. Not happy about that.

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Then...Again (MP3 review)

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

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'Now and Then' may be just an echo of The Beatles' past greatness as a group, but it\'s an echo that reverberates with the magical mystery their music has been to me since the day I first heard them. I give the reconstructed track five stars, even though it doesn\'t rank with their best, because it\'s a reminder to me that none of the Beatles, still with us or gone, have anything left to prove as artists. Rest in peace, John and George.

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Antonio Panadero Cantos

EL MUNDO SIGUE NECESITANDO A LOS BEATLES

Reviewed in Spain on November 8, 2023

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"Un sueño que sueñas solo, únicamente es un sueño. Un sueño que sueñas con alguien es una realidad" - dijo John Lennon en cierta ocasión. Te despiertas por la mañana, absorto aún en el recuerdo de un sueño profundo y mágico. Sabes que no es real, que nunca ha pasado, pero la sonrisa de tu cara demuestra que la felicidad existe, aunque esta sea transitoria. Esto es exactamente la canción "Now & Then", de John, Paul, George y Ringo. Líbrate de prejuicios inútiles y llámalos Beatles, si quieres, porque la decisión es tuya y sólo tuya. "Now & Then" son cuatro minutos de felicidad absoluta. Un sueño increíble y maravilloso en el que los Beatles, en pleno siglo XXI, se han reunido expresamente para tí. Olvida ese discurso barato y catastrofista sobre la IA. Los medios de comunicación han tratado el asunto con tal trivialidad y sensacionalismo que han desvirtuado la esencia del asombroso acontecimiento. Y es que el software ideado y patentado por Peter Jackson (sólo) ha servido para separar, en la demo original de Lennon, el piano de la voz y la voz del piano. Después se han higienizado ambas pistas para lograr un sonido prístino que raya el milagro tecnológico. Y ya está. Paul y Ringo grabaron sus respectivas partes e incluyeron las aportaciones de George de 1995 (cuando el trío estaba aún inmerso en el proyecto "Anthology"). Si se le suma el arreglo orquestal y las armonías vocales el puzzle queda al fin concluido con brillantez. El resultado es una canción hermosa, atemporal, muy emotiva... Y no sólo por lo que aporta al oído, sino por lo que simboliza, por lo que provoca: una felicidad no exenta de ternura y melancolía. Esa sensación resume perfectamente el legado de los Beatles. Felicidad por todo lo que nos dieron. Tristeza porque ya no están aquí, con nosotros. "Now & Then" es una ilusión tangible capaz de promover unas emociones que creíamos ya marchitas en el olvido.
Si, puede confundirse con eso que llamamos magia. No es real, pero te produce, cuando despiertas, una sonrisa de asombro, gratitud y placer. Igual que un sueño; un sueño que no sueñas solo, sino con alguien.

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RT

A long time ago

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2023

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I must say that this isn\'t a total disaster but maybe the legacy should be left from now. I watched the video for the track and was moved by the images of John and George added to modern scenes they weren\'t originally in. I'm guessing this is a track possibly they would have sounded like had they decided to reform. It\'s fairly good (and imop better that Real Life). Let\'s leave the legacy of this great band here and enjoy the music they left behind.

Jimi Jac

Ai Me Mine

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2023

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In the making-of-song doc on the Beatles website, it says the main reason for not completing “Now & Then” during the Anthology sessions, was that they were burned out, but I remember an interview with George Harrison afterwards, in which is claimed that McCartney have started throwing his weight around like he did in old days, so Harrison didn’t want to be in the studio with McCartney anymore.
Anyway, a bit of controversy with the song & AI, but it’s just used to remove the original piano from Lennon’s demo tape.
“Now & Then” reminds me of a modern McCartney solo song, which is not a bad thing, as he has hit a rich creative seam over the last few years, it just doesn’t’ have much of a Beatle sound, If George Harrison had still been around, the song may have sounded a bit different & I don\'t think he would have worked with George Martin's son.
As with “Free as a Bird” & “Real Love”, “Now & Then” doesn’t add anything significant to the Beatles catalogue & after all the frenzied excitement has died down I think it will be mostly forgotten.
The new mix of “love me do” is disappointing as well, as it has too much bass & sounds a little muffled.
It\'s curious that the Stones have also just released new music, the two bands seemed to be joined at the hip.
The single’s cover is also a bit uninspired; they could have used one of Lennon’s sketches.
So the release of “Now and Then” appears to be more of an event for fans to purchase the last Beatle single, than the actual quality of the music, but it’s still quite an exciting thing to be part of.

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leleu65

Enfin thé Beatles en 2023 le bonheur

Reviewed in France on November 12, 2023

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Enfin des souvenirs superbes pour 2023 histoire de finir l'année sur de la bonne musique et surtout qui nous change les idées . A quand le prochain Beatles ?

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Philip John Packham

Missing Tambourine?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2023

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I'm writing this concerning the 2023 mix of Love Me Do, it sounds so different I went back to the original version and there's a vary prominent Tambourine on the original, can\'t hear it on the new version, this is a significant change so don\'t get rid of any previous versions.

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