1970 BEATLES LET IT BE - Lennon McCartney

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1970 FIRST PRESSING *VINYL*  

STUNNING MINT IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER   

 + POSTER                    

              THE BEATLES             

                 Let It Be

                                 ...USA - RED Apple Records - AR 34001

MINTY CLEAN....TOP COPY first press collectible...

Original 1970 first pressing VINYL on the RED Apple label with a beautiful TOP CLEAN  thick gatefold cover... SO hard to find without the usual shelf wear to the black cover.

             ***STILL IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER ***

PLUS LARGE COLOR BEATLES POSTER -- so hard to find this clean with the poster!

Contains the track "Maggie Mae" being credited as "P.D." or public domain on the label and this "error" was not corrected on the first pressings (see down below for more details)

When the Beatles went into the studio in 1968 to record this album, the title was to be called Get Back. As that was what the band wanted to do, get back to their roots and old ways of recording. They even brought in with them one of the very first penned Lennon/McCartney songs to re-record, "One After 909" - which turned out fine, and decided to film the making of the album. Unfortunately things did not turn out well. The band was as far apart as ever and as George Martin put it, they worked on songs more like they were doing solo projects and used each other as hire hands. Tensions ran high, fights caught on film and George Harrison even quit the band for a few days. They finally gave up on the whole album. Spector was later hired to salvage what was left on the many tapes.

The album was not released till after they had broke up in 1970, and the title was rename Let It Be, which by that point made more sense. But there is still some great music found on here. "Let It Be", "Get Back" and "The Long And Winding Road" are just a few true classics that show up. Still, Paul McCartney was angry about "...Winding Road" and the way it was re-recorded by Spector. Several songs ended up with different versions like "Across The Universe" and "Get Back", since their singles were produced and released by George Martin. The intended ending for "Get Back", which was used on the single, is almost never heard today since on the album's cut Spector used the ending that was recorded when the Beatles played the song live at their roof top concert. "Dig it" was another song that was gutted by Spector, too bad, the long version is a good one. But overall I think Phil edited the songs nicely. John Lennon also shows why he should have played more lead guitar for the Beatles with a real nice job at it on Paul's "Get Back", and a fine slide guitar on George's "For You Blue".

There's also an interesting label error on authentic copies that can boost the value a little. The original 1st pressings of the LP credit the song 'Maggie Mae' as simply 'PD' (or Public Domain). Since approximately 4,000,000 copies had been pressed ready for release this error was not corrected for some time. Soon before the LP went out of print a small second run was done, this time having the credit to 'Maggie Mae' as the names of all four Beatles.

1. Two of Us (3:27)

   Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
   Paul McCartney - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
   George Harrison - lead guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
2. Dig a Pony (3:54) Recorded: January 30, 1969 on the rooftop of Apple Studios, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
   Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
   George Harrison - rhythm guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
   Billy Preston - organ
3. Across the Universe (3:49) Recorded: February 4, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubbing on February 8, 1968
   Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector in March, 1970
   John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, organ
   Paul McCartney - piano
   George Harrison - sitar
   Ringo Starr - maracas
   George Martin - organ (with Lennon)
   Session musicians - strings, choir (overdubbed by Phil Spector)
4. I Me Mine (2:26) Recorded: January 3, 1970 at Abbey Road, London, England
   Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector on April 1, 1970
   Paul McCartney - piano, harmony vocal
   George Harrison - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
   Billy Preston - organ
   Session musicians - strings (overdubbed by Phil Spector)
5. Dig It (0:50) Recorded: January 26, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal
   Paul McCartney - piano
   George Harrison - lead guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
   Billy Preston - organ
6. Let It Be (4:03) Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England with overdubs added April 30, 1969 and January 4, 1970
   Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector in March, 1970
   John Lennon - bass guitar, harmony vocal
   Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
   George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
   Ringo Starr - drums
   Billy Preston - organ
   Session musicians - orchestra (overdubbed by Phil Spector)
   Linda McCartney - backing vocals (on single release only)
7. Maggie Mae (0:41) Recorded: January 24, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
   Paul McCartney - acoustic guitar, harmony vocal
   George Harrison - bass guitar, harmony vocal
   Ringo Starr - drums
8. I've Got a Feeling (3:38) Recorded: January 30, 1969 on the rooftop of Apple Studios, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
   Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
   George Harrison - rhythm guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
   Billy Preston - electric piano
9. One After 909 (2:55) Recorded: January 30, 1969 on the rooftop of Apple Studios, London, England
   John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
   Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
   George Harrison - rhythm guitar
   Ringo Starr - drums
   Billy Preston - electric piano
10. The Long and Winding Road (3:38) Recorded: January 31, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England.
    Re-produced and remixed by Phil Spector on April 1, 1970
    John Lennon - bass guitar
    Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
    Session musicians - choir, strings, harp, drums (overdubbed by Phil Spector)
11. For You Blue (2:33) Recorded: January 25, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
    John Lennon - steel guitar
    Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano
    George Harrison - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
    Ringo Starr - drums
12. Get Back (3:07) Recorded: January 27, 1969 at Apple Studios, London, England
    John Lennon - lead guitar
    Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
    George Harrison - rhythm guitar
    Ringo Starr - drums
    

CONDITION: The thick gatefold cover is  MINT in original factory shrink wrap = all around very solid.  NOT with the usual shelf wear = the 38 years old first pressing cover being dark, is usually found with moderate to a lot of wear -- this cover is stiff and solid and clean...

The poster is MINT ...no tack or pin holes....

The vinyl on RED Apple Records is very clean "EX" (excellent) ... all shiny on both sides, smooth and clean ... with no more than a light hairline ...obviously looks and plays top level, CLEAN

     A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record