The first track in The Beatles third Anthology album released in 1996. Like previous Anthology releases, included was supposed to be a third John Lennon demo song recorded by the then three remaining Beatles.

The demo entitled “Now and Then” was to be reworked and released as the third new song by the Beatles following “Free as a Bird” released on Anthology 1 and “Real Love” released on Anthology 2.

Work on “Now and Then” was put off due to sound-quality problems on Lennon’s demo, so “A Beginning” took its place; a orchestral instrumental track by Beatles producer George Martin (pictured below).