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Let It Be... Naked - Beatles
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Track listing
DISC 1: LET IT BE... NAKED:
1. Get Back
2. Dig A Pony
3. For You Blue
4. Long And Winding Road
5. Two Of Us
6. I've Got A Feeling
7. One After 909
8. Don't Let Me Down
9. I Me Mine
10. Across The Universe
11. Let It Be
DISC 2: FLY ON THE WALL:
1. A Unique Insight Into The Beatles At Work in Rehearsal And In The Studio During January 1969: Sun King / Don't Let Me Down / One After 909 / Because I Know You Love Me So / Don't Pass Me By / Taking A Trip To Carolina / John's Piano Piece / Child Of
Details
Contributing artists: Billy Preston
Producer: George Martin, The Beatles
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a
Album notes
LET IT BE...NAKED contains a FLY ON THE WALL bonus disc including song rehearsals and conversation snatches.
The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.
Additional personnel: Billy Preston (keyboards).
Includes liner notes by Kevin Howlett and interview excerpts with The Beatles
from the original LET IT BE book.
In its original form, LET IT BE signaled the end of an era, closing the book on the Beatles, as well as literally and figuratively marking the end of the '60s. The 1970 release evolved from friction-filled sessions the Beatles intended to be an organic, bare-bones return to their roots. Instead, the endless hours of tapes were eventually handed over to Phil Spector, since neither the quickly splintering Beatles nor their longtime producer George Martin wanted to sift through the voluminous results.
LET IT BE... NAKED sets the record straight, revisiting the contentious sessions, stripping away the Spectorian orchestrations, reworking the running order, and losing all extemporaneous in-studio banter. On this version of the album, filler tracks ("Dig It," "Maggie Mae") are dropped, while juicy b-side "Don't Let Me Down" is added. The most obvious revamping is on the songs handled heavily by Spector. Removing the orchestrations from "The Long and Winding Road" and "Across the Universe" gives Paul McCartney's vocals considerably more resonance on the former, doing the same for John Lennon's voice and guitar on the latter. This alternate take on LET IT BE enhances the album's power, reclaiming the raw, unadorned quality that was meant to be its calling card from the beginning.
DISC 1: LET IT BE... NAKED:
1. Get Back
2. Dig A Pony
3. For You Blue
4. Long And Winding Road
5. Two Of Us
6. I've Got A Feeling
7. One After 909
8. Don't Let Me Down
9. I Me Mine
10. Across The Universe
11. Let It Be
DISC 2: FLY ON THE WALL:
1. A Unique Insight Into The Beatles At Work in Rehearsal And In The Studio During January 1969: Sun King / Don't Let Me Down / One After 909 / Because I Know You Love Me So / Don't Pass Me By / Taking A Trip To Carolina / John's Piano Piece / Child Of
Details
Contributing artists: Billy Preston
Producer: George Martin, The Beatles
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a
Album notes
LET IT BE...NAKED contains a FLY ON THE WALL bonus disc including song rehearsals and conversation snatches.
The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.
Additional personnel: Billy Preston (keyboards).
Includes liner notes by Kevin Howlett and interview excerpts with The Beatles
from the original LET IT BE book.
In its original form, LET IT BE signaled the end of an era, closing the book on the Beatles, as well as literally and figuratively marking the end of the '60s. The 1970 release evolved from friction-filled sessions the Beatles intended to be an organic, bare-bones return to their roots. Instead, the endless hours of tapes were eventually handed over to Phil Spector, since neither the quickly splintering Beatles nor their longtime producer George Martin wanted to sift through the voluminous results.
LET IT BE... NAKED sets the record straight, revisiting the contentious sessions, stripping away the Spectorian orchestrations, reworking the running order, and losing all extemporaneous in-studio banter. On this version of the album, filler tracks ("Dig It," "Maggie Mae") are dropped, while juicy b-side "Don't Let Me Down" is added. The most obvious revamping is on the songs handled heavily by Spector. Removing the orchestrations from "The Long and Winding Road" and "Across the Universe" gives Paul McCartney's vocals considerably more resonance on the former, doing the same for John Lennon's voice and guitar on the latter. This alternate take on LET IT BE enhances the album's power, reclaiming the raw, unadorned quality that was meant to be its calling card from the beginning.
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Let It Be..NakedThis CD is definitely for the consummate Beatle fan that just wants "one more"! Although I wasn't old enough to appreciate the Beatle mania when it happened, I am one of those people who will never tire of their music. This CD is just pure and simple Beatles and I love it. In my opinion, we will never experience another phenomena like the Beatles. Forty years later, their music sounds as good to me as it did years ago. Long story short, great CD, buy it, you will love it.
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Let it Be... Naked - CD in Perfect ConditionCD was exactly as advertised and was promptly delivered. Stripped of all the over-orchestration and angelic choirs, it's so much better than the Phil Spector version. Thanks!
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Let It Be... Naked - Beatles (The) (CD 2003)What I liked about this CD was that the orchastra was removed in most of the songs, hence NAKED.Teh sounds were same as the let it be album but with that special Beatle sound.
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let it be -naked the beatlesReview created: 09/10/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
i liked how the seller send me the cd as soon as posible, in excellent conditions and in a very good price.
i like the BEATLES music and I've been a fan of this group for many years and when appeard a new version of the let it be i wanted to hear it and decided to buy it thru ebay. and everything went right, thank you
i like the BEATLES music and I've been a fan of this group for many years and when appeard a new version of the let it be i wanted to hear it and decided to buy it thru ebay. and everything went right, thank you
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let it be nakedReview created: 03/26/07
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the way, it should have been, stripped, naked. no phil spector. clean. amazing. good job paul! no clutter!! no mess- i would recomended this cd for ANYONE who loves talent!!!!
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Thank you for a quite shipping0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Thank you for a quite shipping to tokyo,japan.I have heard this CD.First of all,I like `The long and winding road` naked virsion not `Let it be`.
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ANOTHER GREAT SELLERReview created: 11/05/06
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I'VE BEEN BUSY MOVING...BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW THAT I RECVIEVED THIS CD IN PERFECT CONDITION AND FAST AS LIGHTNING!!DEFINETLY GREAT SELLER!
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Look Ma! I'm Nekkid! Let It Be...NakedReview created: 11/25/03
by: kristinafh -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Simplicity works.
Simplicity works.
Cons:
Cd extra is a bore for me...
Cd extra is a bore for me...
I never got into The Beatles. Gasp! It's true. Before music was a part of my being, my mother and two aunts were wild about The Beatles. I don't know how many concerts my aunt went to but believe me, she's got the memorabilia to show you. When I did start getting into music, I was turned off by everyone saying how this or that happened because of The Beatles. It was like reverse psychology I suppose. I wanted to discover The Beatles not because of what had been shoved down my throat, but because of my desire to understand what made them tick. Several decades later, I still struggle with...
Review ID: 10000000000628439
Naked Music from The BeatlesReview created: 02/01/07
by: scapp70 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Leaps and bounds sonically
Leaps and bounds sonically
Cons:
It won't please The Beatles purists' that will regard the 1970 <i>Let It Be</i> release
It won't please The Beatles purists' that will regard the 1970 <i>Let It Be</i> release
In the Autumn of 2003, when the powers that be at Apple decided to release a new and updated version of a classic Beatles album from 1970 it was greeted by mixed reviews before most of these same people had even listen to the new release, Let It Be... Naked. I remember hearing it for the first time on my car radio while vacationing in Florida, they played the entire album and I was amazed and impressed with the obvious changes and improvements that took place at the mixing console. It sounded cleaner and more pure. The music was in your face, especially when you compare to the 1970 release....
Review ID: 10000000002861229
An amazingly odd releaseReview created: 01/10/04
by: HawgWyld -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Amazing sound quality; tracks generally benefit from the removal of Spector's production
Amazing sound quality; tracks generally benefit from the removal of Spector's production
Cons:
Far too serious an album; too many great elements from the original disc were removed
Far too serious an album; too many great elements from the original disc were removed
Out of all the Beatles' studio albums, Let it Be has been the one which has generated the most controversy. In addition to being regarded in some circles as the weakest release from the band, there has been much speculation that it could have been a heck of a lot better. A lot of the blame for the perceived failings of the album has been handed to producer Phil Spector, who took "Let it Be," "The Long and Winding Road" and "Across the Universe" and produced the absolute heck out of them. On all three tracks, Spector added his famed "wall of sound" in the form of strings, angelic voices and...
Review ID: 10000000000628430
THE BEATLES GET BACK TO WHERE THEY BELONGReview created: 11/18/03
by: mike.holmes-- a member of Epinions and Top Reviewer in Music
Pros:
Pure, unadorned music from the masters
Pure, unadorned music from the masters
Cons:
None
None
When I first heard about the new Beatles album, I thought, Oh, great, another gimmick to make money for Apple Records. As I heard more about the production, however, the concept of stripping the music down to the bare bones quality of the original recording intrigued me. I bought the CD this morning and just finished listening to it. I m happy to report that the new Beatles music is indeed new and it succeeds in bringing the original ideas of the artists to our ears. Although I have always been a confirmed jazz fan, I always liked the Beatles because the root of their music was R
Review ID: 10000000000628429
The Beatles Naked? Where?!Review created: 02/29/04
by: JiggyJay-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Music
Pros:
Classic songs have a facelift, sound quality, lyrics, instrumentation
Classic songs have a facelift, sound quality, lyrics, instrumentation
Cons:
Some songs remain unchanged (at least to my ears)
Some songs remain unchanged (at least to my ears)
Truth be told, The Beatles are a hot bunch. During their musical wrath on the industry back in the old days of rock n roll with imitation bands coming about at all corners from The Byrds to The Monkees to The Turtles (I guess animals were in then), they reamed supreme. With all of their success and releasing some of the best albums of all time, they are also extremely handsome. Besides Harrison Ford, Joan Rivers, and Steve (PunkRawka), The Beatles would be a group of boys that I would totally deem attractive if I was gay. But besides the point, with all of their awesome songs and albums, Let..
Review ID: 10000000000628438
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