Wednesday, February 5, 1969
For The Beatles
Last updated on April 8, 2025
Recording studio: Apple offices, 3 Savile Row • London • UK
Session Early February 1969 • Recording "Rosetta"
Article Feb 03, 1969 • Allen Klein appointed to look into The Beatles' affairs
Session Feb 05, 1969 • Mixing "I've Got A Feeling", "Don't Let Me Down", "Get Back", "The One After 909", "Dig A Pony"
Article Feb 07, 1969 • Paul McCartney fined for speeding
Article Feb 12, 1969 • Paul McCartney buys Adagrose Limited
Next session February 14-22, 1969 ? • Continuation of the "Get Back" sessions ?
On this day, engineers Glyn Johns and Alan Parsons (and possibly George Martin) created stereo mixes of five of the songs recorded during The Beatles’ rooftop concert on January 30, 1969. Those were put on a compilation tape.
A few months after the end of the “Get Back” sessions, engineer/producer Glyn Johns was given the task of compiling an actual album. Glyn made four different variants of the album, two of them having been considered for release at some point.
Compilation 1 – January 1969 | Compilation 2 – Early May 1969 | Compilation 3 – Late May 1969 | Compilation 4 – January 1970 |
Mixed: January 24, 1969 January 26, 1969 January 27, 1969 January 30, 1969 | Mixed: February 5, 1969 March-May, 1969 March 4, 1969 April 3, 1969 April 4, 1969 April 7, 1969 May 2, 1969 May 7, 1969 May 9, 1969 | Mixed: May 15, 1969 May 28, 1969 | Additional recording: January 3, 1970 January 8, 1970 Mixed: December 15, 1969 December 21, 1969 January 5, 1970 |
Side one 1. Get Back (false start) — DDSI 23.78 2. Get Back — DDSI 23.79 3. I’ve Got a Feeling (fragment) — DDSI 23.80 4. Help! (fragment) — DDSI 23.81 5. Teddy Boy — DDSI 24.33 6. Two of Us (fragment – false start) — DDSI 24.48 7. Two of Us — DDSI 24.69 8. Dig a Pony — DDSI 23.66 9. I’ve Got a Feeling — DDSI 22.71 Side two 10. The Long and Winding Road — DDSI 26.91 11. Let It Be — DDSI 26.74 12. Don’t Let Me Down — DDSI 22.60 13. For You Blue — DDSI 25.46 14. Get Back — DDSI 27.63 15. The Walk — DDSI 27.83 | Side one 1. One After 909 2. Rocker 3. Save the Last Dance for Me 4. Don’t Let Me Down 5. Dig a Pony 6. I’ve Got a Feeling 7. Get Back Side two 8. For You Blue 9. Teddy Boy 10. Two of Us 11. Maggie Mae 12. Dig It 13. Let It Be 14. The Long and Winding Road 15. Get Back (reprise) | Side one 1. One After 909 — DDSI.30.08 2. Rocker — DDSI.22.58 3. Save the Last Dance for Me — DDSI.22.59 4. Don’t Let Me Down — DDSI.22.80 5. Dig a Pony — DDSI.23.70 6. I’ve Got a Feeling — DDSI.22.71 7. Get Back — DDSI.27.63 & 28.43 Side two 8. For You Blue — DDSI.25.47 9. Teddy Boy — DDSI.24.33 10. Two of Us — DDSI.24.69 11. Maggie Mae — DDSI.24.49 12. Dig It — Excerpt of DDSI.24.85 13. Let It Be — 31.64 + overdubbed guitar solo 14. The Long and Winding Road — DDSI.26.91 15. Get Back (reprise) — DDSI.28.43 | Side one 1. One After 909 2. Rocker 3. Save the Last Dance for Me 4. Don’t Let Me Down 5. Dig a Pony 6. I’ve Got a Feeling 7. Get Back 8. Let It Be Side two 9. For You Blue 10. Two of Us 11. Maggie Mae 12. Dig It 13. The Long and Winding Road 14. I Me Mine 15. Across the Universe 16. Get Back (reprise) |
Bootlegged on “Kum Back“ | Bootlegged on “O.P.D.“ |
Mixing • DDSI.30.06 • Stereo mixing - Version 1
Mixing • DDSI.30.13 • Stereo mixing - Version 2
Mixing • DDSI.30.05 or 30.16 • Stereo mixing
Mixing • DDSI.30.02 • Stereo mixing - Version 1
Mixing • DDSI.30.04 • Stereo mixing - Version 2
Mixing • DDSI.30.07 • Stereo mixing
Written by Frederic Weatherly
Mixing • DDSI.30.08 • Stereo mixing
Mixing • DDSI.30.11 • Stereo mixing (Snippet recorded after "One After 909")
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