The Beatles - Anthology 2 (Compilation) (1996)

The Beatles - Anthology 2 (Compilation) (1996)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Disc one

1. "Real Love"   3:54

2. "Yes It Is"   1:50

3. "I'm Down"   2:53

4. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"   2:45

5. "If You've Got Trouble"   2:48

6. "That Means a Lot"   2:27

7. "Yesterday"   2:34

8. "It's Only Love"   1:59

9. "I Feel Fine"   2:16

10. "Ticket to Ride"   2:45

11. "Yesterday"   2:43

12. "Help!"   2:55

13. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"   2:45

14.    "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"   1:59 

15. "I'm Looking Through You"   2:54

16. "12-Bar Original"   2:55

17. "Tomorrow Never Knows"   3:14

18. "Got to Get You into My Life"   2:54

19. "And Your Bird Can Sing"   2:13

20. "Taxman"   2:32

21. "Eleanor Rigby (strings only)"   2:06

22. "I'm Only Sleeping (rehearsal)"   0:41

23. "I'm Only Sleeping" (mono)   2:59

24. "Rock and Roll Music" (live in Tokyo; mono)   1:39

25. "She's a Woman" (live in Tokyo; mono)   2:55

Total length:   63:35

Disc two

1. "Strawberry Fields Forever (demo sequence)"   1:42

2. "Strawberry Fields Forever"   2:35

3. "Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 and edit piece)"   4:14

4. "Penny Lane" (remix)   3:13

5. "A Day in the Life"   5:05

6. "Good Morning Good Morning"   2:40

7. "Only a Northern Song"   2:44

8. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 and 2)"   1:05

9. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"    2:34

10. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"   3:06

11. "Within You Without You (instrumental)"   5:27

12. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"   1:27

13. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"   5:43

14. "I Am the Walrus"   4:02

15. "The Fool on the Hill (demo)"   2:48

16. "Your Mother Should Know"   3:02

17. "The Fool on the Hill)"   3:45

18. "Hello, Goodbye"   3:18

19. "Lady Madonna"   2:22

20. "Across the Universe"   3:29

Total length:   64:21

Vinyl release

Side one

"Real Love"

"Yes It Is"

"I'm Down"

"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"

"If You've Got Trouble"

"That Means a Lot"

"Yesterday"

"It's Only Love"

Side two

"I Feel Fine"

"Ticket to Ride"

"Yesterday"

"Help!"

"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"

"I'm Looking Through You"

"12-Bar Original"

Side three

"Tomorrow Never Knows"

"Got to Get You into My Life"

"And Your Bird Can Sing"

"Taxman"

"Eleanor Rigby" (strings only)

"I'm Only Sleeping" (rehearsal)

"I'm Only Sleeping" (Take 1)

"Rock and Roll Music"

"She's a Woman"

Side four

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (demo sequence)

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 1)

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 7 and edit piece)

"Penny Lane"

"A Day in the Life"

"Good Morning Good Morning"

"Only a Northern Song"

Side five

"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Takes 1 and 2)

"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Take 7)

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

"Within You Without You" (instrumental)

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"

"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"

Side six

"I Am the Walrus"

"The Fool on the Hill" (demo)

"Your Mother Should Know"

"The Fool on the Hill" (Take 4)

"Hello, Goodbye"

"Lady Madonna"

"Across the Universe"

Cassette release

Side one

"Real Love"

"Yes It Is"

"I'm Down"

"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"

"If You've Got Trouble"

"That Means a Lot"

"Yesterday"

"It's Only Love"

"I Feel Fine"

"Ticket to Ride"

"Yesterday"

"Help!"

Side two

"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"

"I'm Looking Through You"

"12-Bar Original"

"Tomorrow Never Knows"

"Got to Get You into My Life"

"And Your Bird Can Sing"

"Taxman"

"Eleanor Rigby" (strings only)

"I'm Only Sleeping" (rehearsal)

"I'm Only Sleeping" (Take 1)

"Rock and Roll Music"

"She's a Woman"

Side three

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (demo sequence)

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 1)

"Strawberry Fields Forever" (Take 7 and edit piece)

"Penny Lane"

"A Day in the Life"

"Good Morning Good Morning"

"Only a Northern Song"

"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Takes 1 and 2)

"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (Take 7)

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

"Within You Without You" (instrumental)

Side four

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"

"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"

"I Am the Walrus"

"The Fool on the Hill" (demo)

"Your Mother Should Know"

"The Fool on the Hill" (Take 4)

"Hello, Goodbye"

"Lady Madonna"

"Across the Universe"

Anthology 2 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 18 March 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the 1965 sessions for Help! to the sessions just prior to their trip to India in February 1968. It is the second in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 1 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. The opening track is "Real Love", the second of the two recordings that reunited the Beatles for the first time since the band's break-up. Like its predecessor, the album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA.

The Anthology albums were remastered and made available digitally on the iTunes Store on 14 June 2011, individually and as part of the Anthology Box Set.