McCartney previously caused confusion and consternation among purist
Beatles fans earlier this year when he said that they had used “A.I.” technology to finish a final Lennon track. “We were able to take John’s voice and get it pure through this A.I., so then we could mix the
record, as you would normally do,” he said at the time.

But rather than any artificially created sounds meant to reproduce
Lennon’s voice or playing, the official announcement makes clear, the technology was used to preserve “the clarity and integrity of his
original vocal performance by separating it from the piano.” The same technology was used for last year’s rerelease of the 1966 album “Revolver,” which included a new mix sourced directly from the
four-track master tape recordings.

“Now and Then,” which will be preceded by a 12-minute making-of
documentary the day before its release and a music video the day after, includes “electric and acoustic guitar recorded in 1995 by George,
Ringo’s new drum part, and bass, guitar and piano from Paul, which
matches John’s original playing,” according to the announcement.
McCartney also added a slide guitar solo inspired by Harrison, as well
as backing vocals with Starr in the chorus.


The track will also feature a string arrangement by Giles Martin, the
son of the former Beatles producer George Martin, who died in 2016,
along with McCartney and the composer Ben Foster, plus backing vocals
from three other Beatles songs — “Here, There and Everywhere,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “Because” — as a nod to the Beatles’ stage show and album, “Love.”

The release of “Now and Then” will be paired with the Beatles’ 1962
debut single “Love Me Do” as a double A-side single with an original
cover by the artist Ed Ruscha.

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