Sir Paul McCartney has hinted at a return to the Anthology series of albums by The Beatles.

Appearing on McCartney's Instagram, as well as Sir Ringo Starr's and the official Beatles accounts, a new post appears to make a nod towards the famous series of albums. The carousel of images contained the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, with no caption.

Each of the numbers feature images from the Beatles' three-volume double set of albums inside. This has led to Beatles fans speculating what this could mean, and many are now convinced that the post is a precursor to the return of the Anthology series.

Anthology was a multimedia project that was put together by the three surviving Beatles at the time, featuring live versions, alternate takes, unreleased material, outtakes and never-before-seen interviews and photos.

Anthology 1 was released in late 1995, followed by 2 and 3 the following year.  The series also featured the first new music from the band since the death of John Lennon, with McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr working with Jeff Lynne on the tracks 'Real Love' and 'Free as a Bird'.

It also included remnants of a song called 'Now And Then' from 1978. In 2023, they were able to use AI technology to finally release it using clean Lennon vocals. Fans are now hoping that perhaps the same technology could be used to release fresh versions of 'Free As a Bird' and 'Real Love'. It's possible that the post could be looking towards a re-release of the Anthology documentary on Disney+.

More details on the cryptic posts are expected to be released in the coming days.

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Beatles drummer Ringo Starr had a frightening near-death experience after being involved in a terrible car accident. In 1980, Starr, now 85, met Barbara Bach on the set of the movie Caveman, and the pair quickly formed a bond.

Just a few months later, they were en route to a party in Surrey when their visibility was hampered by thick fog. As they approached a notorious black-spot at the Robin Hood Roundabout on the A3 at 60 mph, Starr had to swerve to avoid an oncoming truck.

This caused the couple to skid fifty yards, leading to Starr's white Mercedes crashing head-on into two lampposts. Despite injuring his leg, Starr managed to get his partner out of the car to safety.

After extracting his Bond star girlfriend from the wreckage, the musician reportedly went back to the car to grab a pack of cigarettes.
Miraculously, both escaped the crash with minor injuries, but the horrifying collision completely totaled Starr's luxury car, reports the Express. 

In a chilling coincidence, the accident occurred just half a mile away from where Marc Bolan tragically died in a car accident just three years earlier.

Just three weeks after their crash, Bach, now 77, told her father that she planned to marry the Beatles star. The couple married in a ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall a year later, in 1981, and have remained married ever since.

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John Lennon and Paul McCartney couldn't always agree on who had written what when they were composing The Beatles' songs. The two wrote the vast majority of the band's songs and every track John and Paul wrote while in the band was credited to Lennon-McCartney, irrespective of whether it was a joint effort or predominately written by one of them.

That was the result of a pact made before they rose to fame and it very occasionally led to disagreements. The ECHO has looked at how they had different recollections on who wrote the majority of 'Eleanor Rigby', 'In My Life' and 'And I Love Her'.‌

They were not the only songs where this was the case either. The track 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' featured on the band's 1963 debut album 'Please Please Me' and was released as a single in the USA the following year.‌

The song, which was sung by George Harrison, had been written in 1962 but John and Paul had differing accounts on how it was written.

About it, John said in a 1980 interview: "My mother was always… she was a comedienne and a singer. Not professional, but, you know, she used to get up in pubs and things like that. She had a good voice. She could do Kay Starr.

"She used to do this little tune when I was just a one- or two-year-old… yeah, she was still living with me then… The tune was from the Disney movie – ‘Want to know a secret? Promise not to tell. You are standing by a wishing well.’

"So, I had this sort of thing in my head and I wrote it and just gave it to George to sing. I thought it would be a good vehicle for him because it only had three notes and he wasn’t the best singer in the world.

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Looks like The Beatles have some news to share.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers appear to be teasing some upcoming news with various posts on social media and their website.

On Instagram they posted pictures of the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, each featuring images associated with the band. On X they posted a video with audio of a countdown and screaming fans as images of the band members are shown with the same numbers flashing in front of them.

Both posts include Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison tags, as well as a link to the band’s website, which features what appears to be the back of a canvas frame, with the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. There’s also a place for fans to sign up for the latest Beatles news.

As for what The Beatles may be teasing, speculation in the social media comments seems to be focused on a possible fourth installment in the band’s Anthology series.

The Beatles released their original Anthology album, titled Anthology 1, in 1995, featuring rarities, outtakes and live performances from early in their career. It also included the new song “Free as a Bird,” which at the time was the first new Beatles song in 25 years. The song incorporated an old demo recorded by John Lennon with new music recorded by McCartney, Starr and Harrison.

The original release was followed by Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, which covered later years of the band’s career. Both came out in 1996, with Anthology 2 also featuring a new song, “Real Love.”

All three Anthology albums topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

So often in life, we don’t realize we’re experiencing something for the last time while it’s happening. The last time we see a friend, the last time we go out to eat at a beloved restaurant that shuts down, the last time we leave our childhood home’s front door. On August 20, 1969, the Beatles walked out of Abbey Road Studios for the last time, and it’s hard to say whether they knew it was the last.

On the one hand, the Fab Four as a collective wasn’t exactly in great spirits. Nearing a breakup and eager to pursue professional endeavors, leaving the studio with their soon-to-be ex-bandmates for the last time was likely more freeing than bittersweet. But with all of the events that happened in the years following, we can’t help but feel they must have picked up on that same melancholic hindsight.

Although, we’d imagine the release and success of their iconic album, Abbey Road, might have soothed any lingering sadness at the time.
The Beatles Leave Abbey Road Studios for the Last Time

The Beatles began working on their final album together in late February 1969. (They recorded their “last” album, Let It Be, before the Abbey Road sessions.) They reconvened for a handful of dates in April, a few in May, and spent the majority of July in the studio. The band recorded throughout most of early August, with their final tracking session complete on August 19. The following day, the band began putting an order and preliminary master tape together. That day, August 20, 1969, the Beatles walked out of the building for the last time.

“Nobody knew for sure that it was going to be the last album,” producer George Martin recalled in Anthology. “But everybody felt it was. The Beatles had gone through so much and for such a long time. They’d been incarcerated with each other for nearly a decade, and I was surprised that they had lasted as long as they did. I wasn’t at all surprised that they’d split up because they all wanted to lead their own lives, and I did, too. It was a release for me as well.”

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On This Day, Aug. 19, 1967 …

The Beatles landed another #1 single with ‘All You Need Is Love,” a non-album track that represented Britain in the TV program Our World, the first live global, multi-satellite TV show.

When they signed on for Our World, The Beatles were asked to contribute a song with a positive and universal message.

They performed the track on the show with a prerecorded backing track, and were joined by The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, The Who’s Keith Moon and others, who sat on the floor and sang along to the chorus.

“All You Need Is Love” also went to #1 in several other countries, including the U.K., Canada, Australia, Austria, New Zealand and Sweden.

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