STUNNING 1970 ORIG LP THE BEATLES LET IT BE Lennon McCartney Harrison & Starr
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$ 235
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Oct 11, 2020
Sold Date
Oct 8, 2020
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- MINT 1970 FIRST PRESSING RARE ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- = The BEATLES =
- "Let It Be"
The BEATLES- ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- USA - RED Apple Records - AR 34001
MINT 1970 FIRST PRESSING RARE
Rare because the thick gatefold cover is IMMACULATE MINT CLEAN
50 year old collectible...the LAST collective BEATLES LP....
*Original 1970 first pressing on the RED Apple label with a STUNNING CLEAN thick gatefold cover... SO hard to find without the usual shelf wear to the black cover (see details below)
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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.
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
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 cover: rated: thick gatefold cover is clean/solid M- fantastic example of a rare first print ever found THIS clean ... NO SHELF WEAR like ALWAYS seen! UPGRADE quality artifact. The 50 year old first pressing cover being dark, is about always found with moderate to a lot of wear -- this cover is stiff, flat & square with 4 sharp corners and again, NO WEAR ... a final collection copy
- The vinyl: Rated: is on RED Apple Records is clean, M- TOP CLEAN ... all shiny on both sides...obviously looks and plays CLEAN ...BOTH labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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