The Beatles’ ‘Last Song,’ ‘Now and Then,’ Is Set for Release, Along With Expanded, Remix-Filled ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ Hits Collections

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic What has been described as the Beatles‘ “last song,” a recently completed version of “Now and Then” that includes contributions from all four members, is about to enter the realm of the now.

The long-teased track will finally reach the public’s ears in one week, on Thursday, Nov. 2. That’s not all the Beatlenews for Beatlemaniacs.

Just over one week beyond that, on Nov. 10, Apple Corps Ltd. and Capitol/UMe will release refreshed and expanded editions of the two 1973 collections that long stood as the most cherished greatest-hits sets from the group, “1962-66” and “1967-70” — a.k.a.

the “red” and “blue” albums. The track lists for both collections have been considerably expanded; updating sets that originally held 26-28 tracks each, these new editions that now contain 38 and 37 songs, respectively.