🎸[CLASSIC ROCK] NEW Beatles Album Announced!! | Beach Boys Feud Explodes | Dylan Drops a Riddle...

I’m Back Classic Rock Fans!,

I’ve missed connecting with all you rock enthusiasts! But, if you no longer want my free Classic Rock Fanzine anymore, please unsubscribe here 

In today’s Classic Rock Fanzine, we've got The Beatles officially announcing a new album and documentary, sad Beach Boys drama between Al Jardine and Mike Love, a cryptic riddle from Bob Dylan, and Robert Plant’s surprising snub of Ozzy and the Sabbath farewell bash. Scroll down for all the juicy details, unforgettable moments, and must-see videos!

🤔 Rock Trivia Question: 

What Beatles Anthology track was codenamed “Seventeen” before its actual title was revealed?

📰 Classic Rock News:

💿 It’s official: an all-new Beatles Anthology 4 album is coming! The Beatles are dropping “Anthology 2025,” expanding the legendary Anthology project to four volumes for the very first time. The new album is packed with previously unreleased tracks and rare gems—your speakers won’t know what hit them. Out November 21st on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

But that's not all: the Beatles Anthology documentary is now a nine-part series, including a brand-new Episode Zero, streaming on Disney+ starting November 26th. Plus, the visually stunning 25th Anniversary Anthology Book returns October 14th.
👉 Dive into all the official details and see what's coming on The Beatles’ official website

💿 Al Jardine is turning up the drama dial, slamming fellow Beach Boy Mike Love for his “me-first” speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral. Jardine says Love focused more on his songwriting than honoring Brian. Never a dull moment with the Beach Boys—surf’s definitely up in the feud department!
👉 Get the inside scoop on the Beach Boys feud

💿 Bob Dylan, still the master of mystery at 84, just dropped an utterly cryptic post that’s left fans scratching their heads (again). Nobody does enigmatic quite like Bob—decades in, he’s punking us with riddles and keeping the myth alive. Any guesses what he's up to?
👉 Decode Dylan’s baffling message here

💿 What happened when Robert Plant got an invite to an epic Ozzy and Black Sabbath farewell in Birmingham? Turns out, he turned them down! Plant spills the details on why he skipped the party—and it’s pure classic rock gold.
👉 Find out why Plant declined the Sabbath send-off

👕 DAILY DEAL ($6.00 Off Today Only)

Get your “Beanuts” T-shirt for $6.00 Off today only.

📅 On This Day in Rock History

1966 – The Beatles’ final U.S. tour rolled into New York’s Shea Stadium, drawing over 45,000 screaming fans and topping their legendary 1965 gig. Police barely held back the tidal wave of Beatlemania. The band’s live performances would never be the same—this was truly the twilight of a touring era.
Watch the Beatles Waltz Through this number at Shea Stadium in ‘65

1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience rocked Red House at the Singer Bowl Music Festival in Queens, NYC, sharing the stage with The Doors and Janis Joplin. Hendrix’s searing solos left guitarists everywhere picking up their jaws and wondering, “How did he just do that?”
Hear Hendrix shred "Red House" live

1970 – Elton John made his U.S. live debut at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. The show was legendary—critics in the crowd, including Neil Diamond, raved about his showmanship, and within days, Elton was America’s newest rock obsession. The rest, as they say, is history.
See Elton John’s legendary Troubadour debut

1979 – Led Zeppelin gave their penultimate UK performance at Knebworth Festival, playing to over 100,000 fans. Despite sound problems and years away from British stages, the crowd went wild as Zep unleashed epic renditions of “Kashmir” and “Stairway to Heaven.”
Relive Zeppelin’s return to Knebworth

1987 – Floyd Rose's patented double-locking guitar tremolo system—made famous by rockers like Eddie Van Halen—revolutionized guitar solos around the world, letting shredders dive-bomb and wail without ever going out of tune. The era of '80s hair metal madness? It wouldn’t have sounded the same without it.
See the history of how the Floyd Rose was invented

🎂 Rock Star Birthdays

Vernon Reid (born 1958): Legendary guitarist for Living Colour, Vernon blazed a new trail for hard rock and funk. Known for his explosive solos in “Cult of Personality”, he’s also a respected producer and musical innovator.
Watch Vernon Reid light up the stage in "Cult of Personality"

🤔 Trivia Answer: 

The unreleased Beatles track from the Anthology sessions that was once codenamed "Seventeen" before being given its official title is "Real Love". 

John Lennon recorded several demos of the song in 1979 and 1980, originally calling it "Real Life", but later combined elements of a different song with the same title, leading to the merged title, "Real Love".

The surviving Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) reworked a different take of the song in 1995 for the Anthology project, adding their own instrumental and vocal parts to Lennon's original demo recording.

The completed song was released as a Beatles single in 1996 and was also featured on the Anthology 2 album. 

Hear Real Love and watch the amazing video here.

Have a Rockin' Day!
Hippy Pete