The Beatles Anthology at 30

After John Lennon’s assassination, The Beatles’ cultural stock remained high, but their reputation began to falter through the 1980s and early 1990s. With the ‘cool one’ gone, the public was left to judge the band by Paul McCartney’s creative misfires (Give My Regards To Broad Street, ‘The Frog Chorus’), Ringo Starr’s struggles with alcoholism, and George Harrison’s embrace of middle-of-the-road rock with The Traveling Wilburys.

Still, the uneven output of the surviving members couldn’t tarnish The Beatles’ unquestionable legacy, even as they began to be taken for granted. In 1992, Apple Corps revived an abandoned 1971 documentary project, The Long And Winding Road. Originally a 90-minute film compiled by Apple manager and longtime friend Neil Aspinall, it featured interviews, concert clips, and television footage, albeit without direct participation from any of the Beatles.

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