What year was a song billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years first recorded?
Anthology 1 Anthology 1 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of "The Beatles Anthology" series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–1964, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with "Anthology 2" and "Anthology 3", all of which tie in with the televised special "The Beatles Anthology". It contains "Free as a Bird", billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years. The album topped the "Billboard" 200 album chart and was certified 8x Platinum by the RIAA.
Time Beat "Time Beat" is the first commercial release from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was credited to "Ray Cathode", pseudonym of Maddalena Fagandini and future Beatles producer George Martin. The song was actually a reworking of an earlier interval signal created by Fagandini. The original track was later featured on the compilation "BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 21". The B-side to the single was "Waltz in Orbit", also credited to Ray Cathode.