Beatlemania is in full swing today as fans ready themselves for more excitement as the pioneering new music video for Now And Then is released at 2pm.
Pete Best, The Beatles' drummer before Ringo star, has handed the cine camera footage to his former band with the help of his brother Roag. READ MORE: The Fab Four's final farewell: Beatles fans break down in tears as they listen to band's poignant 'last ever song' Emotional Beatles fans broke down in tears as they listened to the 'masterpiece' which was released on the BBC and YouTube yesterday - but there is more still to come from the legendary band.
Ringo Starr recording the drums for the final track in the last 12 months. It also includes electric and acoustic guitar recorded in 1995 by George and John Lennon's original vocals from the late 1970s 'The lads are rocking backwards and forwards with guitars, mouths to the microphones, singing,' Roag Best said.
The original is almost a minute long and will be unveiled at the Liverpool Beatles Museum, which Roag owns.Band: However, John's wife Yoko Ono handed over a series of demos that John had been working on prior to his death, some of which they released at the time.
He added: 'My lifelong love of The Beatles collided into a wall of sheer terror at the thought of letting everyone down.' Yesterday at 2pm, Now And Then was debuted on the BBC and YouTube to the exultation and excitement of tens of millions of fans. Listening parties have been held all over the world, including in their home city of Liverpool at The Cavern Club and the Liverpool Beatles Museum. Tears were shed as the song played.
Describing how the opportunity came about, Sir Paul explained: 'Before John died he was working on some songs and Yoko spoke to George Harrison and said 'I've got a cassette with some John songs on that he never got to finish. Would you be interested in finishing them off?' Back in the studio! The Beatles also released a short film revealing how they made their last song together 43 years after John Lennon 's death. Sir Paul McCartney pictured in the 1990s with George Harrison, who played the guitar track in 1995 before he died in 2001