The beatles the beatles let it be naked 1st pressing. Although those of you who have heard any let it be bootlegs, or indeed have seen the movie have probably heard the original tracks in a stripped down format. The recordings were all of more than a year earlier, still before the abbey road sessions, which earlier on the market. The final beatles album was first released on 8th may, 1970, just prior to the launch of the cinema film of the same name. I have had in the collection for some time now a record that i thought was an original us pressing of the beatles let it be. Also, youll find the lyrics of the songs they recorded oficially. Let it be was initially conceived as a warmup for the beatles to return to live stage gigs with the. Mccartney explained that his motherwho died of cancer when mccartney was. Just when you thought the illfated let it be sessions had. Beatles let it be vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Knowing how universally etched into the public consciousness. However, the beatles were unhappy with the album and it was temporarily shelved. The booklet that comes with the magical mystery tour remaster. The gifted soul legend roberta flack takes a gusty, rewarding approach to this set of beatles classics.
This reissue of let it be has been digitally remastered. It contained a 160page booklet with photos and quotes from the film. Let it be is a song by the english pop band the beatles, released on 6 march 1970 as a single, and in an alternative mix as the title track of their album let it be. Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of the beatles final album, let it be. Abbey road was a more cohesive effort on the boys part, crafted in the studio as a unified group. Just go to master release of this record and sort by country inverse and check the 30 to 40 entries for uk releases. Mccartney said he had the idea of let it be after a dream he had about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for the beatles the white album. Peppers lonely hearts club band reprise and a day in the life, premiering saturday, april 11 and sunday, april 12 at 12. It comes in a gatefold cover, red apple label on the vinyl, catalogue number ar 34001, red apple on the rear. Find great deals on ebay for beatles let it be dvd and beatles let it be movie. From the get back sessions to the beatles final album. Deleted december 1970 and replaced with normal lp format without the book.
Much of it is taken up with the beatles talking absolute gobbledygook during the making of the film let it be yet its reprinted here like its manna from the gods of rock heaven. I think the store did this, because i have heard of some stores selling the book separately. In addition to the standard releases worldwide, the let it be album was also issued in a deluxe box set. Scorpions, bon jovi, the eagles, aerosmith, u2, led zeppelin now thats what i call power ballads duration. For such a little book, it sure does pack a big wallop. Get back, which of course not only references the groups 1969 single with billy preston but is also a nod to the working.
By the time let it be was released, in may 1970, the beatles had split. Let it be is the twelfth and final studio album by the english rock band the beatles. Let it be, apple pxs 1, box set, stereo, may 8, 1970. The same ethan russell color photos of faces of john, paul, george and ringo appearing on the. The beatles let it end 7 cd set with 24 pages booklet quantity add to cart sku. Pros, let it be some of their songs were among the finest works the beatles ever produced. An extensively remixed and reworked version of songs first released in 1970, let it benaked stripped away the studio chatter and phil spector postproduction from the beatles swansong let it be, presenting a release closer to the groups original vision the project came about following a chance meeting between paul mccartney and the let it be film director michael lindsayhogg. New beatles book suggests get back movie is on the way. Whatever else it is or isnt, it is the best album they have ever released, and only the beatles are capable of making a better one. To signify this in the us they gave it red apple logos on the rear cover and also on the labels. Three years after 1 a new beatles album just in time for the 2003 christmas market. I never really adored the album though it has some excellent songs, but this remix without phil spectors tampering hand, is quite extraordinary. The front cover of this box set is consistent with previous packages like the 2014 the beatles in mono vinyl box and this comes with a 40page booklet with notes by kevin howlett. The beatles let it be naked album is a makeover of the old album, a remixing of the original version of the legendary final beatles studio outing.
The empire state building esb and iheartmedia today announced a weekend break for new york city a rock and roll midnight musictolight show featuring the beatles sgt. Unboxing original uk beatles let it be box set youtube. Yesterday by robert freeman, the beatles anthology book, many years from now by miles, in my life by pete shotton, the complete emi recording sessions by mark lewisohn and the beatles london by mark lewisohn and peter schreuder. I bought a uk copy of let it be at the above named store in 1971, and it came wrapped in shrink with a copy of the get back book. If you already have the have the 19671970 blue album book, then youve already got the same transcriptions for across the universe, let it be, the long and. Sadly, in this rather vinyl obsessed age, this singles box set isnt being issued on cd. The beatles, who are the perfect product and result of everything that rock and roll means and encompasses. A huge database of beatles and other artists bootlegs incl. It was written and sung by paul mccartney, although he credited it to the lennonmccartney partnership see.
Parlophone 7243 5 95438 0 2 apple records 7243 5 95438 0 2. The rear cover of the final beatle single to be released in 1970. The beatles uk album covers by patrick roefflaer for the writing of this article i have used information found in the following books. I think the original idea was pauls idea to rehearse some new songs and then we were going to pick a location and record the album of the songs in a concert. This is a closeup of the red apple on the rear cover and its how a genuine copy of the record should look. The 32page booklet is visually cool but deceptively full of hot air. Let it be was the last album that the beatles came out, right after the group in april 1970 announced to part ways. Here, you can find information about all the recordings the beatles made during their entire career, and of those launched after their breakup. Paul mccartney john lennon george harrison ringo starr yoko ono linda mccartney dhani harrison sean onolennon julian lennon. The beatles 19671970 the blue album past masters, vols. A 2 cds worth of anthology material, containing something, come together and loads of other unreleased versions some oopsy, some mash up and some reconstructed of the beatles. Like most of the bands previous releases, the album topped record charts in many countries, including both the us and the uk.
Roberta flack let it be entire album playlist youtube. Let it be a complete list of the top 25 beatles songs from the bands career. Peter jacksons let it be restoration will be called the. The recording sessions for let it be actually began as rehearsals for a. The website features a trade center to help you grow your bootleg collection. Fly on the wall consists of snippets of conversations and tracks as they were recording the album. Let it be is the twelfth and final album by the beatles, released on may 8, 1970 by the bands own apple records label much of what became let it be was recorded in early 1969, with production by george martin, before the recording and release of the album abbey road.
The song let the beatles win the record at the time having the numberone hits during seven years in a row. Need help about beatles let it be box set steve hoffman. Never has this been so plainly evident as on their new twoalbum set. So i peruse lyrics and recording notes in the booklet, pull out the mini richard hamilton collage remembering my original fullsize poster fell apart from overfolding for a gaze, and think about christmas 1968 when my parents gave me a new stereo and a fresh copy of the beatles. Peter jacksons much anticipated reworking of the beatles 1970 film let it be will be released theatrically in september after worldwide distribution rights were secured by disney. Let it be was different from the white album, four separate solo artists supported by a backing band. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Abbey road should actually be considered as the beatles last album. When i find myself in times of trouble, mother mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom, let it be and in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me. Roberta flack, the 4time grammy awardwinning artist is back with her new album, let it be roberta.
Limited quantities of the cd are embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The let it be album was actually a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, and so in the us the record was being distributed by the united artists company not capitol records. It was released on 8 may 1970, almost a month after the groups breakup, in tandem with the motion picture of the same name. A comprehensive data collection about one of the most important rock bands in history.
The booklet is quite basic, having only three pages of content detailing the title both aside and bside for each of the singles. As you all know, this is the despectorised version of let it be that the world has been waiting for. Let it be naked largely resolves these issues and is a good statement of what the beatles were trying to achieve after the white album and before abbey road which, apart from i me mine, is the order the three albums were recorded even though let it be was released after abbey road. The beatles the singles collection superdeluxeedition. While on vacation in liverpool and abbey road, i found this cool picture.