The Beatles’ double-A-side single for « Now And Then » & « Love Me Do » pairs the last Beatles song with their first UK single. Powerful 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 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 Harrison’s guitar parts, and vocal/instrumental parts recorded by McCartney and Ringo in 2022, along with a new arrangement for strings. Produced by Paul & Giles Martin, « Now And Then » is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, a powerful and fitting finale for their timeless recordings. The song that started it all, « Love Me Do » was their 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.
