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| 1. Let It Be Documentary |
| 2. Dig A Pony (2009 - Remaster) |
| 3. Across The Universe (2009 - Remaster) |
| 4. I Me Mine (2009 - Remaster) |
| 5. Dig It (2009 - Remaster) |
| 6. Let It Be (2009 - Remaster) |
| 7. Maggie Mae (2009 - Remaster) |
| 8. I've Got A Feeling (2009 - Remaster) |
| 9. One After 909 (2009 - Remaster) |
| 10. The Long And Winding Road (2009 - Remaster) |
| 11. For You Blue (2009 - Remaster) |
| 12. Get Back (2009 - Remaster) |
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By JIM DOYLE
Format:Audio CD
Reviewing the Beatles may seem like a waste of time as everything that could have been written about them has been - but the continuing interest with the anthologies, the tribute bands and the consistent sales still make them probably the most listened to band that will ever be. LET IT BE was first released in 1970, a patchwork album of material originally scheduled to be released as GET BACK a year earlier and recorded before the more famous ABBEY ROAD. Rejected by a disillusioned band and producer George Martin - it was put together by Phil Spector who under the circumstances does a pretty fair job. Although far from their finest, LET IT BE contains a few gems for fans and for the casual listener, after all any album that contains 3 (USA) number ones, Get Back, The Long And Winding Road and the title track can't be all bad. Add to that the simple "Two of Us", the irritatingly catchy "Dig A Pony", the basic "One After 909" - one of the first Lennon-McCartney compositions ever. The CD quality sounds better than the earlier albums like PLEASE PLEASE ME and this is an interesting historical document. Hard to believe that these guys could still make good music even when they were in turmoil. Rediscover this one now. Well worth a listen
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. J. A. Smith
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Listen to Let it Be on L.P if you can. I remember the first time I did, hunched up in the loft watching the apple slowly begin to revolve on the turntable.
I had heard lots of Beatles before. By some happy accident, my parent's had been big fans in the sixties and already had a small store of records which they kept in the loft, but rarely played. My experience of the band was from cassette tapes of Rubber Soul, Help! and Sgt. Pepper.
So, when I first placed Let it Be on to listen to, I was shocked. This sounded nothing like the Beatles. The production (though I was too young to know what this was) sounded really different, their voices sounded strange and as I stared at the beardy faces on the cover I almost felt that the Beatles had recorded the whole record in a loft themselves (Without, maybe, considering where the orchestra came from!).
I'm now 29, and it's been pretty hard to NOT know the real story of how Let it Be came to light, and why it sounds like such a hotchpotch. For a long time I have regarded it as a record that maybe I like only because it is by the Beatles, but not as one to take to my desert island.
And then I listened to the new remaster, on a night drive in my car. Where my head was at, I just don't know, but for some reason I was taken back all the way to being a 9 year old, listening to the record in the loft. I forgot all the history. Forgot all I knew about the squabbles, and forgot even that this was a Beatles record. I just listened to it.
You know what? I really, really liked it. Really! Two of Us sounded relaxed, ushering me in to the album in a covert way, much as it had done on my very first listen. Dig a Pony sounded more than just the filler it had been in my mind, it sounded raw, edgy.... Read more ›
I had heard lots of Beatles before. By some happy accident, my parent's had been big fans in the sixties and already had a small store of records which they kept in the loft, but rarely played. My experience of the band was from cassette tapes of Rubber Soul, Help! and Sgt. Pepper.
So, when I first placed Let it Be on to listen to, I was shocked. This sounded nothing like the Beatles. The production (though I was too young to know what this was) sounded really different, their voices sounded strange and as I stared at the beardy faces on the cover I almost felt that the Beatles had recorded the whole record in a loft themselves (Without, maybe, considering where the orchestra came from!).
I'm now 29, and it's been pretty hard to NOT know the real story of how Let it Be came to light, and why it sounds like such a hotchpotch. For a long time I have regarded it as a record that maybe I like only because it is by the Beatles, but not as one to take to my desert island.
And then I listened to the new remaster, on a night drive in my car. Where my head was at, I just don't know, but for some reason I was taken back all the way to being a 9 year old, listening to the record in the loft. I forgot all the history. Forgot all I knew about the squabbles, and forgot even that this was a Beatles record. I just listened to it.
You know what? I really, really liked it. Really! Two of Us sounded relaxed, ushering me in to the album in a covert way, much as it had done on my very first listen. Dig a Pony sounded more than just the filler it had been in my mind, it sounded raw, edgy.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By B. Flynn
Format:Audio CD
Having been brought up with the beatles and living just around the corner from Paul when they first started, it was only natural that I became a huge fan of theirs.
I always considered their music to be beyond compare, but I was mistaken as this remaster proves you can improve on perfection !!
I always considered their music to be beyond compare, but I was mistaken as this remaster proves you can improve on perfection !!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This review is of the 2009 remastered version of Let It Be, not the 1988 CD release (Let It Be).
This CD is the first one of the 2009 remastered Beatles albums that I have bought, and it may be the last. Unless there is something wrong with my hearing, I could not discern any appreciable improvement in sound quality; none, certainly, that would in itself warrant this version's purchase if one already has the 1988 CD or good quality vinyl edition.
Also, some of the tracks seemed to fade out too quickly; this may be my imagination, but Let It Be..Naked left me with the same impression.
The packaging is very nice, as are the short booklet and mini-documentary. However, I personally prefer my old vinyl and the alternative Let It Be..Naked CD.
Love the Beatles as I do, I hope that Apple will now 'Let It (their catalogue) Be' and discontinue any further repackaging or reformatting of the originals because one suspects there is really nothing else that can be done to enhance them further, given the primitive technology with which the Beatles made their recordings. The Love CD was an exceptionally brilliant and inspired album and probably as good as it gets when it comes to attempting something new with the Beatles catalogue. Still, technology may one day make it possible to do much more, but I was a little disappointed with the this 2009 remaster, anyway.... Read more ›
This CD is the first one of the 2009 remastered Beatles albums that I have bought, and it may be the last. Unless there is something wrong with my hearing, I could not discern any appreciable improvement in sound quality; none, certainly, that would in itself warrant this version's purchase if one already has the 1988 CD or good quality vinyl edition.
Also, some of the tracks seemed to fade out too quickly; this may be my imagination, but Let It Be..Naked left me with the same impression.
The packaging is very nice, as are the short booklet and mini-documentary. However, I personally prefer my old vinyl and the alternative Let It Be..Naked CD.
Love the Beatles as I do, I hope that Apple will now 'Let It (their catalogue) Be' and discontinue any further repackaging or reformatting of the originals because one suspects there is really nothing else that can be done to enhance them further, given the primitive technology with which the Beatles made their recordings. The Love CD was an exceptionally brilliant and inspired album and probably as good as it gets when it comes to attempting something new with the Beatles catalogue. Still, technology may one day make it possible to do much more, but I was a little disappointed with the this 2009 remaster, anyway.... Read more ›
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Huw Powell
Format:Audio CD
As mentioned, if anyone else had released this album, it would have been their best. It would have been a classic. It is a five star album. Three "great" songs, two or three strong rockers and a couple more sweet mid tempo songs to fill out the record, and two perfectly fine "songs by the other guy in the band who writes."
Any other band in history would have laid down and died after writing something this good. The only problem is, for The Beatles in the late sixties, a five star album is too far below their standard. With Rubber Soul and Revolver coming in at six stars, and Sgt. Pepper at least eight, especially if you factor in the singles that were contemporary with it, what could these poor struggling young men do but get together one more time and make Abbey Road (six stars)?
It only warms my heart to read that a stripped down version will be released - not that I have a grudge against Phil Spector, it's just that he wasn't one of the "fifth Beatles" - and that the film, crude and painful as parts of it are, will be released on DVD.
Side note on the film: For a movie about a bunch of hairy, unwashed musicians sitting around fighting and trying to make some music, it has an incredible emotional arc for the viewer. We see them fighting, playing badly, seemingly lost... but by the end, there they are on the freakin' roof playing songs no one else knows yet tight and hot like the classics they are.
Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Terrific
This record was most pleasing, with the sound quality and presentation of the vinyl. The sleeve was lovely and glossy, with the vinyl enclosed feeling solid and good quality... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Reuben Riepma
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Beatles
How can you not like this when you're a Beatles fan. This is the second one I've bought so that I can keep one in the house and one in the car.
Published 3 months ago by Dave
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a tv recording gets a rework by phil spector.
This is my least favorite beatles cd. It was created from a tv show recording and it's still got lots of good songs on it. But it's not the band at their best for sure. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michael Dobey
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Excellent service
The CD arrived quickly and exactly as described. One can't ask for more. Good service and no problems playing the CD. Saved a lot of money.
Published 4 months ago by David Wirth
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Beatles
How could the Fab 4 not be brillliant, this was a replacement for a worn out CD, brilliant music as always
Published 5 months ago by rita palmer
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Been waiting for this.
Been waiting for this re-release of the Beatles discography in vinyl.
It's a classic so don't need any kind of review about. Read more
It's a classic so don't need any kind of review about. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Igor Endo
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some lack of quality in sound when compared to original one.
The album, itself, has some wonderful songs. The new vinyl edition sometimes sounds strange when some sounds are more enhance them before. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Bruno
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent remaster
Let It Be is the 12th and final studio album released by Beatles, being together. It was released 1970 by the band's Apple Records label shortly after the group announced their... Read more
Published 13 months ago by guro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still good right to the end
What can I say really! The Beatles despite having their problems with each other,arguments over money and management issues they still pulled it off and produced another brilliant... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Petey
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Definitive 'Let it Be'
This definitive version of 'Let it Be', now remastered, has been unfairly criticised over the years for the Phil Spector production. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Brianig
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