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The Beatles - 1970 - Let It Be & Let It Be Naked
The Beatles - 1970 - Let It Be
Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album released by the English rock band The Beatles. It was released on 8 May 1970 by the band's Apple Records label shortly after the group's announced break-up. Most of Let It Be was recorded in January 1969, before the recording and release of the album Abbey Road. For this reason some critics and fans, such as Mark Lewisohn, argue that Abbey Road should be considered the group's final album and Let It Be the penultimate. Let It Be was originally intended to be released before Abbey Road during mid-1969 as Get Back, but the Beatles were unhappy with this version, which was mixed and compiled by Glyn Johns, and it was temporarily shelved. A new version of the album was created by Phil Spector in 1970 and finally released as Let It Be, serving as the album for the 1970 motion picture of the same name. While three songs from the sessions were released as singles before the album's release, "Get Back"/"Don't Let Me Down" and "Let It Be", the songs were remixed by Spector for the album and "Don't Let Me Down" was not included
01 - Two Of Us 02 - Dig A Pony 03 - Across The Universe 04 - I Me Mine 05 - Dig It 06 - Let It Be 07 - Maggie Mae 08 - I've Got A Feeling 09 - One After 909 10 - The Long And Winding Road 11 - For You Blue 12 - Get Back
At the same time the film's re-release was announced, McCartney announced plans to release a new version of the album that is closer to what he had originally intended for the project. The new collection, Let It Be... Naked, was released on 17 November 2003, in a two-disc format—the second disc contained fly-on-the-wall recordings of the band chit-chatting during the Get Back Sessions. The songs were re-mixed from the original multitrack recordings. The recording did not contain the humorous spoken passages and lavish orchestral overdubs from Let It Be. The album received mixed reviews, some critics praising the simpler re-mixes and others expressing disappointment that the new album lacked the fun and humour of Let It Be.
01 - Get Back 02 - Dig A Pony 03 - For You Blue 04 - The Long And Winding Road 05 - Two Of Us 06 - I've Got A Feeling 07 - One After 909 08 - Don't Let Me Down 09 - I Me Mine 10 - Across The Universe 11 - Let It Be
