Of course a 'leftovers of the leftovers' compilation would still sell a few million copies, but it would just not be very stylish to release that. And so far the Beatles discography has been threated with an enormous amount of respect if you compare it to, for instance, the Elvis and Beach Boys discographies. The last thirty years the pointless low budget Beach Boys compilations have been released by the dozens because Capitol will license their songs to just about anybody. I'm glad that EMI is much more careful with what's being released of the Beatles.

If they ever intended on releasing any more Anthology style CD's, they'd have done it by now. I don't think there's much more they can do without repeating themselves.

As for Carnival Of Light, I'm sure I remember reading that it was slated for the Anthology series, but was unanimously vetoed! The only other thing of interest I can think of is the fabled 27 minute 'Yer Blues'. I've yet to read about or meet anybody who's actually heard this!

I'd like to see a good live compilation. There must be an awful lot that they can do with the tapes now, that they couldn't do years ago. And a complete Rooftop concert.

Neil Aspinal publicly stated earlier this year that the remasters were done. It's just a question of when to release them. They'll let Love on it's own for a few months, so my prediction is for around April for the first 2 or 3 cd's. Culminating at Xmas with the Let It Be DVD. You know how Apple likes an anniversary: 20 years since the cd's were first issued.

Quoted from Joost

I'm glad that EMI is much more careful with what's being released of the Beatles.

Me too   ...

... about releasing vetoed songs as Carnival Of Light and all that: we should remember that it was George who usually vetoed them ... and the 3 of them din't record more songs than two because George didn't want to ... but now he's not longer with us ... I hope that this was not a difference but ... who knows?

Quoted from BlueMeanie

The only other thing of interest I can think of is the fabled 27 minute 'Yer Blues'. I've yet to read about or meet anybody who's actually heard this!

I think you mean Helter Skelter here. And what about the myth of Etcetera?

There is a longer version of "Revolution #1" though with more of John's screams of "all right" (some of which can be heard on Revolution #9).

Quoted from Bobber

I think you mean Helter Skelter here.

...and the anthology III cut is quite enough for me.

My predictions for the remasters being released is about the same as the 'Let It Be' movie being released,,,,,,i'll believe it when I see it.

Quoted from Bobber

I think you mean Helter Skelter here. And what about the myth of Etcetera?

Oops! You're right.

I don't believe I know anything of Etcetera?

Quoted from BlueMeanie

I don't believe I know anything of Etcetera?

Read here and further: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/m-1123997578/s-5/highlight-Etcetera/#num4

Track 14 - (nice touch) of Tomorrow Never Knows/Within You Without You is such a great amalgamation of songs - But what I wanted to focus on was the link of track 14 into the start of track 15 in regards to the production. The in and out fading of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds creeping into the mix is so magically subtle, and timed perfectly. The combination of a slow rise in tempo building through a smoke screen of mystical noises helps add a psychedelic mystery that is held until the sound finally settles to a steady beat. I just think these few moments are such a triumph for George Martin and son Giles, and truly take original cuts of the fab four's music and create a colourful arrangment that helped accentuate the fictional sounscape the Beatles painted so effortlessly.

Nice analysis! Unfortunatley i haven't heard this tracks yet, but even George Martin say's it's brilliant!

My favourite bit is still when the She's So Heavy riff kicks in. Everytime it blows me away with the power.

Video of Within You, Without You from LOVE here:

http://uk.music.yahoo.com/ar-262009---The-Beatles

Someone posted this on another forum... Feel free to add anything that's missing:

1. Because - a capella version over birds sounds from the World Wildlife Version of Across The Universe, into the backwards final chord on A Day In The Life which builds into the opening guitar crash of Hard Day's Night over Ringo's drum solo and a short guitar solo burst from the end of The End into the opening of...
2. Get Back - most of the song with outro of A Day In The Life’s final chord fade into...
3. Glass Onion - only a portion of the song with Hello Goodbye vocal bit and Penny Lane trumpet solo bit in the mix, which fades into heavily echoed vocals from...
4. Eleanor Rigby - instrumental intro into entire song, which fades into a brief snippet of transition piece, Julia.
5. I Am The Walrus - entire song heavily re-mixed to hear things that were buried in original mix and fades into screaming and intro by Ed Sullivan.
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand - studio version combined with the live version recorded at The Hollywood Bowl.
7. Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing - three songs with the same rhythm track played over one another ("...It's the word love, beep beep, beep beep, yeah...").  Drive My Car has the guitar solo from Taxman.
8. Gnik Nus - a capella Sun King backwards over sitar drone from Within You Without You, which fades into...
9. Something - entire song, which fades into an instrumental snippet of transition piece Blue Jay Way, which plays over Nowhere Man vocal bit which fades into carnival sounds and into...
10. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!/I Want You (She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter - Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! is entire song re-mixed to hear things buried in original mix, straight into heavy guitar ending of I Want You (She’s So Heavy) over vocal bits of Helter Skelter and abrupt ending.
11. Help! - entire song re-mixed.
12. Blackbird/Yesterday - instrumental Blackbird straight into Yesterday.
13. Strawberry Fields Forever - different takes (1-7) put together to make complete song whose ending contains instrumental bits of In My Life, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Penny Lane and the instrumental and backing track of Piggies with Hello Goodbye vocals.
14. Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows - Tomorrow Never Knows backing track with Within You Without You vocals.  Awesome!  Tomorrow sound effects fade into...
15. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - entire song re-mixed to hear things buried in original mix.
16. Octopus's Garden - Good Night backing track with Octopus’s Garden vocals fades into Octopus's Garden song with Yellow Submarine sound effects, fades into Sun King vocal bit and Why Don't We Do It In The Road drums into...
17. Lady Madonna - backing vocal bits into Lady Madonna with Hey Bulldog guitars and alternate Hey Bulldog lead and Lady Madonna alternate ending.
18. Here Comes The Sun - backing vocals intro into Here Comes The Sun on top of Within You Without You tabla percussion track, which fades into instrumental snippet of transition piece The Inner Light.
19. Come Together/Dear Prudence - entire song with Dear Prudence vocal bits under song's fade.
20. Revolution - awesome re-mix with great guitar separation.
21. Back In The U.S.S.R. - vocal re-mix.
22. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George's take 1 demo with NEW strings by George Martin.  Nothing new should have been recorded, but there you go.
23. A Day In The Life - take 1 count-in to song proper, with orchestral re-mix and long-lasting final chord.
24. Hey Jude - re-mix, on orchestral fade, music drops out and features vocals only and different bass line and back into song's fade into...
25. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - remix.
26. All You Need Is Love - entire song whose fade contains bits of Baby You're A Rich Man, Ticket To Ride, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Good Night and Beatle talk.

The jury is still out on this one for me. I have to listen to it a few more times before I make up my mind about it. I like a lot of the changes, but I think it's going to end up being more of a novelty than anything else. I like the ending to Hey Jude a lot. For some reason that stuck out for me. But again, I haven't given it too many listens yet. I'm seeing the show on Christmas. I wonder if that will help me appreciate it. Probably not. It will probably ruin it for me if anything. Oh well. At leasat it's something new. I like that the Beatles are still in the forefront of pop culture. Somewhat.