The Beatles - Let It Be (2021 Super Deluxe FLAC) 88

The Beatles
Let It Be (1970)
2021 Super Deluxe
FLAC LOSSLESS 16Bit-44kHz



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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 work, but did not work with the band as a unit, as George Martin and Glyn Johns had on the sessions themselves; Spector's work was limited to mixing and some overdubs. 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 layers of strings and female choruses. Although most of the album, then, has a live-in-the-studio feel, the main problem was that the material wasn't uniformly strong, and that the Beatles themselves were in fairly lousy moods due to inter-group tension. All that said, the album is on the whole underrated, even discounting the fact that a sub-standard 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 superior string-less, choir-less version was finally released on Anthology Vol. 3). 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.

Tracklist:

CD1 - 2021 Stereo Mix

01 - Two Of Us (2021 Stereo Mix)
02 - Dig A Pony (2021 Stereo Mix)
03 - Across The Universe (2021 Stereo Mix)
04 - I Me Mine (2021 Stereo Mix)
05 - Dig It (2021 Stereo Mix)
06 - Let It Be (2021 Stereo Mix)
07 - Maggie Mae (2021 Stereo Mix)
08 - I've Got A Feeling (2021 Stereo Mix)
09 - One After 909 (2021 Stereo Mix)
10 - The Long And Winding Road (2021 Stereo Mix)
11 - For You Blue (2021 Stereo Mix)
12 - Get Back (2021 Stereo Mix)

CD2 - Get Back - Apple Sessions

01 - Morning Camera (Speech)/Two Of Us (Take 4)
02 - Maggie Mae/Fancy My Chances With You
03 - Can You Dig It
04 - I Don't Know Why I'm Moaning (Speech)
05 - For You Blue (Take 4)
06 - Let It Be/Please Please Me/Let It Be (Take 10)
07 - I've Got A Feeling (Take 10)
08 - Dig A Pony (Take 14)
09 - Get Back (Take 19)
10 - Like Making An Album (Speech)
11 - One After 909 (Take 3)
12 - Don't Let Me Down (First Rooftop Performance)
13 - The Long And Winding Road (Take 19)
14 - Wake Up Little Susie/I Me Mine (Take 11)

CD3 - Get Back - Rehearsals And Apple Jams

01 - On The Day Shift Now (Speech)/All Things Must Pass (Rehearsal)
02 - Concentrate On The Sound (Speech)
03 - Gimme Some Truth (Rehearsal)
04 - I Me Mine (Rehearsal)
05 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Rehearsal)
06 - Polythene Pam (Rehearsal)
07 - Octopus's Garden (Rehearsal)
08 - Oh! Darling (Jam)
09 - Get Back (Take 8)
10 - The Walk (Jam)
11 - Without A Song (Jam)
12 - Something (Rehearsal)
13 - Let It Be (Take 28)

CD4 - Get Back LP - 1969 Glyn Johns Mix

01 - One After 909 (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
02 - I'm Ready/Save The Last Dance For Me/Don't Let Me Down (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
03 - Don't Let Me Down (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
04 - Dig A Pony (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
05 - I've Got A Feeling (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
06 - Get Back (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
07 - For You Blue (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
08 - Teddy Boy (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
09 - Two Of Us (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
10 - Maggie Mae (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
11 - Dig It (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
12 - Let It Be (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
13 - The Long And Winding Road (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)
14 - Get Back (Reprise) (1969 Glyn Johns Mix)

CD5 - Let It Be EP

01 - Across The Universe (1970 Glyn Johns Mix)
02 - I Me Mine (1970 Glyn Johns Mix)
03 - Don't Let Me Down (New Mix Of Original Single Version)
04 - Let It Be (New Mix Of Original Single Version)


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