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 Let It Be
First released: 1970, May 8 Buy
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Producers: George Martin, Phil Spector Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Glyn Johns Photography: Ethan Russell Design: John Kosh George Harrison: Vocals, Guitar John Lennon: Vocals, Guitar, Organ Paul McCartney: Vocals, Bass, Piano Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals, Maracas George Martin: Piano Billy Preston: Organ, Electric Piano |
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| 1970, May 8 | Apple / Parlophone PCS 7096 (UK) |
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Joe (2011, June 2)  Great album with lots of great songs. |
MГЎrcio Ivam. (2010, December 2)  Some sadness in the air.John with the head and his soul only for Yoko art(?).George with a angry face.Ringo and his calm face.Paul like team leader and Billy Preston, happy everytime.Phil Spector, Klein, Film cameras.In the songs, all right."Two of Us","Let it Be","Long and Winding Road","I Me Mine","For you Blue","I`ve got a Feeling"...always the Beatles music`s is the winner.One more thing, Yoko hair`s....only with too much love, John. |
Ingemar Andersson (2009, November 10)  Billy Preston is playing the organ on the recordings from January 1969, but according to Mark Lewisohn and other historians is not playing the organ on ''I Me Mine'', which was recorded in January 3 1970. |
Никола Коматовић (2008, July 3)  Well... I suppose they have got little bit tired after "White Album"... They could do it better. I can understand Paul & George`s musical disputes, but I can`t understand George`s statement for he has left group, John and Yoko`s immaturity. Album was actually done by Paul, Billy P. and Ringo, although George had some ideas. And after all, John saved it, by giving tracks to Phil Spector? Strange... |
john cocks (2006, July 23) FORGET the falling out, no george martin at the helm its the beatles making music, its basic "unplugged" beatles every track is a joy,the beatles past the audtion a long time ago. whos not got this album in there collection are miising a real gem. |
Mix (2003, July 19) the best!!! |
All Music Guide (2002, April 28) The only Beatles album to occasion negative, even hostile reviews, there are few other rock records as controversial as Let It Be. First off, several facts need to be explained: Although released in May 1970, this was not their final album, but largely recorded in early 1969, way before Abbey Road. Phil Spector was enlisted in early 1970 to do some post-production mixing and overdubs, but he did not work with the band as a unit. And, although his use of strings has generated much criticism, by and large he left the original performances to stand as is: only "The Long and Winding Road" and (to a lesser degree) "Across the Universe" and "I Me Mine" get the wall-of-sound treatment. The main problem was that the material wasn't uniformly strong, and that the Beatles themselves were in fairly lousy moods due to intergroup tension. All that said, the album is on the whole underrated, even discounting the fact that a substandard Beatles record is better than almost any other group's best work. McCartney in particular offers several gems: the gospelish "Let It Be," which has some of his best lyrics; "Get Back," one of his hardest rockers; and the melodic "The Long and Winding Road," ruined by Spector's heavy-handed overdubs. The folky "Two of Us," with John and Paul harmonizing together, was also a highlight. Most of the rest of the material, by contrast, was going through the motions to some degree, although there are some good moments of straight hard rock in "I've Got a Feeling" and "Dig a Pony." As flawed and bumpy as it is, it's an album well-worth having, as when the Beatles were in top form here, they were as good as ever. — Richie Unterberger |