Jan 3 - April 2, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Let It Be (US version)
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road • London • UK
Session Mar 27, 1970 • Mixing "Let It Be" album #4
Album Mar 27, 1970 • "Sentimental Journey" by Ringo Starr released in the UK
Session Mar 30, 1970 • Mixing "Let It Be" album #5
Session Apr 01, 1970 • Overdubs for "Let It Be" album
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Let It Be (UK - 1st pressing with "Get Back" book)" LP
This was Phil Spector’s fifth day working on the “Get Back” tapes recorded in January 1969.
On this day, he experimented with creating a 16-second tape loop using the instrumental break from George Harrison’s “I Me Mine.” Over this loop, he overlaid snippets of dialogue recorded on January 30, 1969 — comments from people on the street reacting to the rooftop concert. The idea was ultimately abandoned and did not make it onto the final album.
The only element from this day that was included on the “Let It Be” album was a spoken introduction by John Lennon — “Queen says ‘no’ to pot-smoking FBI members” — used as a whimsical lead-in to “For You Blue“.
Phil Spector continued his work on the “Let It Be” album on April 1, 1970.
Written by George Harrison
Mixing • Unnumbered stereo remixes
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions • Mark Lewisohn
The definitive guide for every Beatles recording sessions from 1962 to 1970. We owe a lot to Mark Lewisohn for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - the number of takes for each song, who contributed what, a description of the context and how each session went, various photographies... And an introductory interview with Paul McCartney!
The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 5: Let It Be through Abbey Road (1969 - 1970)
The fifth and final book of this critically acclaimed series, "The Beatles Recording Reference Manual: Volume 5: Let It Be through Abbey Road (1969 - 1970)" follows The Beatles as they "get back to where they once belonged...". Not once, but twice. With "Let It Be", they attempted to recapture the spontaneity of their early years and recordings, while "Abbey Road" was a different kind of return - to the complexity, finish and polish that they had applied to their work beginning with "Revolver" and through to "The Beatles".
If we modestly consider the Paul McCartney Project to be the premier online resource for all things Paul McCartney, it is undeniable that The Beatles Bible stands as the definitive online site dedicated to the Beatles. While there is some overlap in content between the two sites, they differ significantly in their approach.
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