Anthology 1 features rarities and alternative tracks from the period 1958–1964, including their days as "The Quarrymen", through the Decca audition to sessions for the album Beatles for Sale. It is of historical interest for the only official release of performances with Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best during the time they were in the band.
Sutcliffe, the band's original bass player during 1960 and sporadically during their second Hamburg season, is featured on the disc one tracks "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", "You'll Be Mine", and "Cayenne". Best, who was the band's drummer from just prior to their first departure for Hamburg in August 1960 until 15 August 1962, is featured on the disc one tracks 10–12, 15–19, 21 and 22.
- 1.1 Free As a Bird 4:25
- 1.2 Speech: John Lennon 0:13
- 1.3 The Quarrymen - That'll Be the Day 2:08
- 1.4 The Quarrymen - In Spite of All the Danger 2:45
- 1.5 Speech: Paul McCartney 0:18
- 1.6 Hallelujah, I Love Her So 1:13
- 1.7 You'll Be Mine 1:39
- 1.8 Cayenne 1:14
- 1.9 Speech: Paul McCartney 0:07
- 1.10 My Bonnie 2:42
- 1.11 Ain't She Sweet 2:13
- 1.12 Cry for a Shadow 2:22
- 1.13 Speech: John Lennon 0:10
- 1.14 Speech: Brian Epstein 0:18
- 1.15 Searchin' 3:00
- 1.16 Three Cool Cats 2:25
- 1.17 The Sheik of Araby 1:43
- 1.18 Like Dreamers Do 2:36
- 1.19 Hello Little Girl 1:40
- 1.20 Speech: Brian Epstein 0:32
- 1.21 Besame Mucho 2:37
- 1.22 Love Me Do 2:32
- 1.23 How Do You Do It 1:57
- 1.24 Please Please Me 1:59
- 1.25 One After 909 (False Starts) 2:23
- 1.26 One After 909 2:56
- 1.27 Lend Me Your Comb 1:50
- 1.28 I'll Get You 2:08
- 1.29 Speech: John Lennon0:12
- 1.30 I Saw Her Standing There2:49
- 1.31 From Me to You 2:05
- 1.32 Money (That's What I Want) 2:52
- 1.33 You Really Got a Hold on Me 2:58
- 1.34 Roll Over Beethoven 2:21
- 2.1 She Loves You 2:50
- 2.2 Till There Was You 2:54
- 2.3 Twist and Shout 3:05
- 2.4 This Boy 2:22
- 2.5 I Want to Hold Your Hand 2:37
- 2.6 Speech: Morecambe and Wise 2:06
- 2.7 Moonlight Bay 0:50
- 2.8 Can't Buy Me Love 2:10
- 2.9 All My Loving 2:19
- 2.10 You Can't Do That 2:42
- 2.11 And I Love Her 1:52
- 2.12 A Hard Day's Night 2:44
- 2.13 I Wanna Be Your Man 1:48
- 2.14 Long Tall Sally 1:45
- 2.15 Boys 1:50
- 2.16 Shout 1:31
- 2.17 I'll Be Back (Demo) 1:13
- 2.18 I'll Be Back (Complete) 1:58
- 2.19 You Know What to Do 1:59
- 2.20 No Reply (Demo) 1:46
- 2.21 Mr. Moonlight 2:48
- 2.22 Leave My Kitten Alone 2:57
- 2.23 No Reply 2:29
- 2.24 Eight Days a Week (False Starts) 1:25
- 2.25 Eight Days a Week 2:48
- 2.26 Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! 2:44