The Beatles – Now And Then (Black 12" Version)

Black vinyl 12" single

"Now And Then" — the last Beatles song recorded by John, Paul, George and Ringo!

The Beatles' double-A-side single for "Now And Then" and "Love Me Do" pairs the last Beatles song with the band's first U.K. single. Powerful musical 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).

Software developed for director Peter Jackson's documentary Get Back has been used to separate Lennon's vocals from a demo tape he left to Paul McCartney. In 1994, Lennon's widow Yoko Ono gave the demo to McCartney on a cassette labelled "For Paul" that also included Lennon's demos for "Free As a Bird" and "Real Love."

"Now And Then" is the last Beatles song, written and demoed by John 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 George Harrison's guitar parts, and vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022, along with a new arrangement for strings.

Produced by Paul and Giles Martin, "Now And Then" is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, a powerful and fitting finale for the band's timeless recordings. The song that started it all, "Love Me Do" was The Beatles' first U.K. single in 1962. For the first time, the iconic song has been de-mixed using machine aided learning and remixed in true stereo. "Love Me Do" launched The Beatles' journey to unparalleled worldwide success and acclaim that continues to this day. Black 12" single.