Let It Be... Naked

Track Listings

1. Get Back

2. Dig A Pony

3. For You Blue

4. The 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

Editorial Reviews
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Re-recorded, remixed, overdubbed and repackaged--all before its 1970 American release, mind you--Let It Be has long been the most second-guessed album in the Beatles otherwise sterling catalog. This curious, three-decade-late, stripped-down rethink offers up yet another spin on what started as a back-to-the-roots album/documentary project called Get Back in January, 1969, but ended up as the band's de facto swan song 18 months later. Paul McCartney in particular has long been irked by producer Phil Spector's grandiose orchestra and choir overdubs to the title track and "The Long and Winding Road," and indeed the "bare" versions here have a distinct, plaintive charm lacking in Spector's typical pomp. All the various snippets of studio and live chatter that seasoned the original have been removed, leaving the recordings to be judged on their essentially live-in-the-studio merits. If the intent was to "de-Spectorize" the album, the inclusion of John Lennon's 1968 benefit track "Across the Universe" and George Harrison's "I Me Mine" (which marked the last-ever Beatles session in January, 1970) in their original versions seems equally odd, the legendary producer having appended them to the album's original track listing in the first place. The rambling "bonus disc" of conversation and song snippets culled from hundreds of hours of session and film tapes may fascinate diehard fans, but it also underscores the murky, often unfocused state of affairs the Fabs found themselves in during the last year of their remarkable career. --Jerry McCulley

Tracks:

Get Back
Dig A Pony
For You Blue
The Long And Winding Road
Two Of Us
I've Got A Feeling
One After 909
Don't Let Me Down
I Me Mine
Across The Universe
Let It Be

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Re-recorded, remixed, overdubbed and repackaged--all before its 1970 American release, mind you--Let It Be has long been the most second-guessed album in the Beatles otherwise sterling catalog. This curious, three-decade-late, stripped-down rethink offers up yet another spin on what started as a back-to-the-roots album/documentary project called Get Back in January, 1969, but ended up as the band's de facto swan song 18 months later. Paul McCartney in particular has long been irked by producer Phil Spector's grandiose orchestra and choir overdubs to the title track and "The Long and Winding Road," and indeed the "bare" versions here have a distinct, plaintive charm lacking in Spector's typical pomp. All the various snippets of studio and live chatter that seasoned the original have been removed, leaving the recordings to be judged on their essentially live-in-the-studio merits. If the intent was to "de-Spectorize" the album, the inclusion of John Lennon's 1968 benefit track "Across the Universe" and George Harrison's "I Me Mine" (which marked the last-ever Beatles session in January, 1970) in their original versions seems equally odd, the legendary producer having appended them to the album's original track listing in the first place. The rambling "bonus disc" of conversation and song snippets culled from hundreds of hours of session and film tapes may fascinate diehard fans, but it also underscores the murky, often unfocused state of affairs the Fabs found themselves in during the last year of their remarkable career. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Forget the Original and Buy this one........2007-07-02

A lot of people don't want history messed with, but I, for one am glad that this has come out. I bought the original album in the 70's and as a Beatles fan was very disappointed. It just didn't sound like them to me. I replaced all my Beatles albums on CD when the time came--except for this one. You know from other reviewers the tale of this album's creation, but let me say that this is probably the closest we will get to hearing these songs as they might have sounded if The Beatles had stayed together long enough to actually finish this project. This sounds, to my ears, much more like the Beatles. The greatly improved sound quality is reason enough to buy this cd. I don't miss "Maggie Mae" or "Dig it" which were nothing but useless filler. All the banter being gone, makes it a much more polished album. Including "Don't let Me Down" makes perfect sense, since it is in the film, backs the "Get Back" single and strengthens the collection of songs. I can't imagine why it wasn't there in the first place.

A minor complaint would be that it would have been nice to have a few bonus songs such as "The Ballad of John and Yoko", "Old Brown Shoe", "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number" and the single version of "Get Back." The first two, though not part of the "Let it Be" project, were comtemporaneous with the other songs and have the same sound. The Latter two were from singles related to the album. It would have also been more in keeping with the traditionally generous song selection on other Beatle albums, and these songs have never properly been put on an album(and this would be the one). Only eleven songs seems a bit stingy. The inclusion of these songs would have made this a killer album at the time, on par with their other albums, instead of the sad affair it was. I also dislike the flippant title and art work. In hindsight (always 20/20) it would have been much better to do a deluxe release of the original "Let it Be" that included these recordings. A double CD that probably would have made everyone ecstatic, since they would have what they want and could make the comparison. The Fly on the Wall bonus seems pointless and could have probably been much more substantial. Oh well.

In summary, greatly improved over the original in terms of songs and sound quality, but could use a few more songs for the money. Get this one and forget the original. If you have a need for the Spectorized versions for completeness or sentimentality, you can find them on "One" or other repackagings.

Good but Maybe Not Essential - For Completists .......2007-06-15

As David Goodwin says in his review here, there isn't much different about this album from what most people know about Let It Be - I certainly didn't feel or notice anything dramatically different except a cleaner sound. Artistically, this was not the Beatles' most outstanding album, but neither is it unlistenable. It's hard to pinpoint why this album - which is certainly above average in every respect became relegated in the Beatles pantheon. (NOTE: I give this three stars, but that's based on Beatles standards!)

This is the band returning in many ways to its roots, still experimenting with a more American sound, while McCartney is secure in his role as a ballads composer. The jam quality of the sessions (One After 909), hearken back to where the Fab Four were, earlier in their career - and yet, seem out of place. Only McCartney sounds polished. John's standout track is Don't Let Me Down, and Get Back remains a rock classic in the vein of Back in the USSR.

It isn't an uneven album at all, but my guess is that a lack of dynamism in some respects, and the legacy of being the Beatles' final release and a somewhat throwaway effort - has created an uneven legacy for this album. Not to forget that Let It Be followed an entire slew of concept albums from the Fab 4. The sweetness of Abbey Road and the intentional disparateness of the White Album and the vividness of Sgt Peppers left Let It Be as a conceptual void of sorts.

Let It Be Naked is probably best for completists. Across the Universe is one of my favourite tracks but the version here is average. Plus I'm not sure if Paul McCartney's signature pieces - Let It Be and The Long & Winding Road - are really better off without Phil Spector's strings. Simply because most of us have been listening to those versions for years! You don't miss the stripped instrumentation on these versions either. They will likely play in your head as you hear the naked versions.

" The Beatles Get Back" -----as it was originally intended........2007-06-03

Looking back on this album, this was how The Beatles really were. When these sessions were recorded around January 1969, they were a most fractuous "group". Nobody other than Paul, really wanted the The Beatles to continue on. John Lennon himself, at the time was so whacked out, that he could care less. Originally, they were going to release Let It Be/Get Back, in horribly recorded form. Along came Phil Spector-----who, without Paul's knowledge, added over produced nonsense, to their sound. Listen to " The Long and Winding Road"---before, and after. The reason why we have Abbey Road, is the group wanted to go out, on a better note, than the musical slop that was the fun and head games, played at Twickenham Studios/Apple.

Love it.......2007-05-14

My husband loves the Beatles. He has a collection most of the Beatles's songs. I even listened to the cd and downloaded to my Ipod so I can listen in a gym.

"Let it Rest in Peace".......2007-03-29

I'm a huge Beatle fan. I "grew up" with them. And I never liked "Let it Be." "...Naked" isn't much of an improvement. Technically it actually sounds worse, although de-Spectoring was a good idea. The original plan was to have a rough, live feel to the album and, in John's words, to "have none of your (George Martin's) production rubbish."
Now you really can hear and buy "Get Back," the advanced LP pressing of "Let it Be" sent mostly to DJs. CD Maximum (Russia) has issued a number of Beatles' two-fers, and "Get Back" is coupled with "Yellow Submarine." "Get Back" feels like the Beatles and makes sense in relation to the film.
Track order:
1)One Afer 909
2)Don't Let Me Down
3)Dig a Pony
4)I've Got a Feeling
5)Get Back
6)For You Blue
7)Teddy Boy
8)Two of Us On Our Way Home
9)Dig It
10)Let it Be
11)The Long And Winding Road
"Teddy Boy" appeared on Paul's first solo album, and "Dig It" gets half-restored to 4 1/2 minutes. I do have a problem with some of the sequencing, but I finally enjoy listening to these sessions! Also, the "Get Back" cover shot is the same pic used for "The Beatles: 1967-1970."

Average customer rating:

Better, but still not a great Beatles album
3.5 stars - Good, but not really a necessary release
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A Revelation

Let It Be: Naked
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Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DDPEQ
Release Date: 2003-11-20

Tracks:

Get Back
Dig A Pony
For You Blue
The Long And Winding
Two Of Us
Ive Got A Feeling
One After 909
Dont Let Me Down
I Me Mine
Across The Universe
Let It Be
Fly On The Wall (Additional Disc)

Album Description

Japanese edition of 2003 album contains the same amount of tracks as all other two disc versions but includes a bonus Japanese booklet & obi-strip. EMI.

Customer Reviews:

Better, but still not a great Beatles album.......2005-03-01

"Let It Be" was always my least favorite Beatles album, although it was years before I understood that Phil Spector had gone all "Wall of Sound" on the tracks after the Beatles and producer George Martin washed their hands of the entire thing and left it with engineer Glyn Johns. For most of that period my opinion was based on comparing "Let It Be" with "Abbey Road," in which case there was no question as to which album was better. Beyond that I never really liked "The Long and Winding Road" or "Let It Be," dismissing them as Paul McCartney's attempt to write another "Hey Jude," and only moderately liking "I Me Mine" and "Across the Universe," which I was moderately horrified to discover were two of the tracks Spector worked over, "The Long and Winding Road" being the third.

Of course, now we know as much about the history of this album as anything in the Beatles catalogue, which means even with "Let It Be...Naked" available knowledgeable Beatles fans can complain that this is not the "Get Back" album that Johns originally pieced together before Spectator came in and overdubbed three tracks. Gone from the old version are "Dig It" and "Maggie Mae," with "Don't Let Me Down" added. Then the order gets reshuffled, so that "Get Back" starts the album and "Let It Be" ends it. In fact, if you have the original track listings memorized numerically the only one with the same number is #2, "Dig a Pony." There is also a bonus disc, "Fly on the Wall," which lets us hear the Beatles at work in rehersal and in the studio during January 1969, which is worth a listen to one or twice.

The net result is that "Let It Be...Naked" is better than "Let It Be," but the result is still not a great Beatles album. Maybe what they needed to do was more like what happened to "With the Beatles" when it was turned into their first American release, "Meet the Beatles." Throw in "The Ballad of John and Yoko," "Old Brown Shoe," and maybe even "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" and then we would be getting closer to the next level. Besides, I miss John Lennon's "hope we passed the audition" at the end of "Get Back." There is such a thing as cleaning up an album too much. All of this just makes it even more impressive that after the "Let It Be" debacle that the Beatles went back in the studio and went out on top with "Abbey Road."

3.5 stars - Good, but not really a necessary release.......2004-06-01

Let It Be... Naked (2003.) An alternate version of the Beatles' twelfth studio album to be recorded, and thirteenth to be released.

Although the Beatles recorded many tracks during their Get Back sessions, the project was ultimately a dismal failure. What was supposed to bring the band closer together ultimately ended up pushing them further apart. The Get Back tapes were shoved aside so that the band could record a new album, which would become Abbey Road. After the band disbanded, the Get Back material was released under the name Let It Be, but producer Phil Spector had added orchestral backing arrangements to many of the songs that Paul McCartney was unsatisfied with, feeling that this was a sort of "overproduction." Finally, at long last, Paul has rereleased the album, supposedly done the way the band originally wanted it to sound. Is this a good thing? Read on for my review.

To put it simply, this release was just an excuse for Paul McCartney to release an unbutchered version of The Long And Winding Road, and to make a few more million dollars. There is NO WAY the other members of the band would have agreed to this project. John Lennon actually felt that Phil Spector was a GREAT producer! In fact, Lennon once said that the band gave Spector " the [worst material] that they had ever recorded, and he made something good out of it." George Harrison would also never have agreed to this rerelease - Phil Spector co-produced his first solo album, All Things Must Pass, and did a damn good job of it. Likewise, it is unlikely that Ringo was in favor of this. Two songs were removed from this release of the album - Maggie May and Dig It (they were replaced with Don't Let Me Down.) Dig It was co-written by EVERY Beatle (Ringo included), so it's doubtful he'd favor its removal from the album. And then comes the issue of the album itself. This, surely, is NOT what the band originally wanted. If it's what the band originally wanted, where's Paul's Teddy Boy? Likewise, Get Back has had its extended into and outro removed, which means it's now practically identical to the single release (this song just isn't the same without the "auditions" joke at the end!) Also, Across The Universe has been stripped of Phil Spector's overdubs, but this HURTS the song more than it helps it! Two Of Us has also had its intro removed (the odd speech.) For some strange reason, at the end of the George Harrison song For You Blue, you can now hear a voice that you couldn't hear at the end of the original Let It Be version. Not sure why. Every other song is pretty much exactly the same as it was before - obvious proof that Paul McCartney made a big deal out of practically nothing. Admittingly though, the version of The Long And Winding Road on here IS one of the best versions available. However, since "un-Spectorized" versions of a good deal of these songs are available on the Anthlology anyway, did we really even need this? To put it simply, this release is essential to the Beatles completist - but not really to anyone else.

The album also includes a bonus disc. When I heard it would include an extra disc, I wondered what would be on it. I was thinking, maybe the extra disc would have the Spectorized version of the album, for comparing the two. Or maybe it would have rare, previously unreleased outtakes from the era. But NO! The bonus disc is a huge disappointment. It's just twenty minutes of rehearsals. And why is this on a separate disc? It would have fit on the same disc at the album itself.

If you're a big Beatles fan, you may want to consider picking this up. However, if you've got the old version of the album, there's really not much of a reason to buy this version as well. Spector's version of the album was just fine, contrary to what some people (including Paul) say. This was, rather obviously, just an excuse for Paul McCartney to released his unbutchered version of The Long And Winding Road to the masses, and to make some quick cash. If you REALLY want to hear what this album was supposed to sound like, hunt down the Get Back bootleg. It's tough to find, but worth it.

They are BACK ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.......2003-12-26

Cuando escuché por primera ocasión este cd, realmente es distinto al trabajo que se publicó bajo el mando del productor Phil Spector en 1970. Si bien, era la última etapa del grupo por el cúmulo de problemas y desacuerdos que tenían. Este trabajo es una joya. Habrá personas detractoras que no justifiquen esta versión de Let it be, y que hasta algunos "críticos" lo comparen con el Lp de The Rolling Stones "Let it bleed" que también fue publicado por esa fecha (comparación que resulta injustificada, pues entre ambos grupos hay una diferencia en cuanto al concepto musical). Originalmente, concebido como Get back, este proyecto resultaba ser interesante; grabar un album en vivo, sin tener que trabajr mucho en él, con los famosos recordings, pero por los problemas internos entre los "Fab Four" no fructificó. Sin embargo, no obstante el tiempo transcurrido, el producto concebido en primer instancia es fenomenal. Si en este cd, hay un amalgama interesante de canciones. Por ejemplo, "The long and winding road" está desprovista de esas orquestaciones que no tenían ninguna justificación en estar incluidas en la canción. Tenía razón, McCartney en disgustarse por el trabajo hecho por Spector en esta rola. Esta canción suena conmovedora, de gran sentimiento, quizás -lo supongo así- porque se avecinaba la disolución del grupo. Otra canción que se escucha sensacional es "Across the universe". Si la letra de esta canción de Lennon es preciosa, solo faltaba el toque final en cuanto al arreglo musical y aquí como está en este cd, es maravillosa; una voz cristalina, sin la orquestación al estilo Hollywood (como salió en Let it be) o con los coros femeninos (Past masters vol 2); definitivamente en mi gusto personal, me quedo con esta versión. De las demás rolas, Let it be suena también distinto; el trabajo que efectuó Billy Preston le da ese toque de sentimiento. Definitivamente, este material bajo la producción de George Martin, es un trabajo 100% beatle. Si, porque en el de Spector, si bien, el album en algunos momentos suena muy bien, hay otros, en que todo ese trabajo de producción quita o minimiza el sonido beatle. No hay que olvidarnos que Martin es un gran conocedor de la música clásica y que él supo dotar a algunas canciones de los Beatles esos arreglos dándoles un efecto estético muy agradable y magistral -escúchese Eleonor Rigby, I am the walrus, A day in the life, entre otras-. Mención aparte, hago de I've got a feeling y One after 909, que son dos grandes rolas rockanroleras, de la última, me atrevo a decir, que suena a skiffle, nostalgia por los primeros años en que comenzó el grupo, o qué decir de Two of us, una canción al estilo folk. De tintes blueseros "Don't let me down", interpretación fluida; en mi opinión puedo apreciar mejor en este cd el trabajo hecho por Starr en la batería, sobretodo en los "platos", además, sin duda es una de las mejores canciones de Lennon, en la etapa final del grupo. Me hubiera gustado que hubieran incluido los ocho minutos de la jocosa y divertida "Dig it", aunque hay que conformarse con las versiones sacadas en los famosos "bootlegs". Para cualquier beatlémano, o amante de la música en general, este cd vale la pena adquirirlo. : )

A Revelation.......2003-11-27

This is an incredible piece of work. The entire lyrics of the Let It Be... Naked CD have been painstakingly translated into Japanese by Yoko Ono. The vocal tracks of each song have been removed and replaced with Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon and Dhani Harrison singing these lyrics in Japanese! When Dhani and Julian sing solo it's quite difficult to tell their voices from those of their famous fathers especially in Japanese, and when the voices blend in harmony it's impossible! It's such a heartwarming treat to know the Beatles have gone so far out of their way for the sake of their Japanese fans.

Nah! I'm pulling your leg. This is the same as the domestic version with only a Japanese lyric sheet added.

[BEATLES 4 CD PACK] Inside Interviews: Sydney To Seattle / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [DELUXE EDITION] / Yellow Submarine (Songtrack) [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered] / Let It Be... Naked
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[BEATLES 4 CD PACK] Inside Interviews: Sydney To Seattle / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [DELUXE EDITION] / Yellow Submarine (Songtrack) [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered] / Let It Be... Naked

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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GXZHBI

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TRACK LISTINGS.......2006-07-16

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [DELUXE EDITION]
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. With A Little Help From My Friends
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4. Getting Better
5. Fixing A Hole
6. She's Leaving Home
7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
8. Within You Without You
9. When I'm Sixty-Four
10. Lovely Rita
11. Good Morning Good Morning
12. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
13. A Day In The Life

Inside Interviews: Sydney To Seattle
1. Introduction By Geoffrey Giuliano
2. Bernice Meets The Beatles
3. The Beatles In Sydney, June 1964
4. An MBE Chat With The Beatles
5. The Beatles In Miami, February 1965
6. The Beatles In Minneapolis, August 1965
7. The Beatles In Rome, June 1965
8. The Beatles In Tokyo, July 1966
9. The Beatles In Seattle, August 1966
10. The Thoughts Of Chairman Lennon
11. The Thoughts Of Pundit Harrison

Yellow Submarine (Songtrack) [Original recording reissued]
1. Yellow Submarine
2. Hey Bulldog
3. Eleanor Rigby
4. Love You To
5. All Together Now
6. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
7. Think for Yourself
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. With a Little Help from My Friends
10. Baby You're a Rich Man
11. Only a Northern Song
12. All You Need Is Love
13. When I'm Sixty-Four
14. Nowhere Man
15. It's All Too Much

Let It Be... Naked
1. Get Back
2. Dig A Pony
3. For You Blue
4. The 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

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A Collectors' Item
This CD CAN'T BE RIPPED
There's no such thing as a bad beatles album!
I doubt McCartney's ego needed another boost!
Let It Be...Ripoff!

Let It Be... Naked
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Manufacturer: EMI
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000T6JH4

Customer Reviews:

A Collectors' Item.......2004-06-15

I find this an interesting collector's item.Though I can't hear any differences in most of the songs.The only three that do sound different are Let It Be,The Long And Winding Road and Across The Universe.I especially find Across The Universe to be sung in a higher key and sound slightly more cheerful.

This CD CAN'T BE RIPPED.......2004-05-28

The only way I listen to music is to convert the cd to an mp3 file and use it on my player.

However, EMI has placed some kind of technology to prevent this conversion, so I guess I won't be listeniung to it.

Thanks EMI, I'm sure that you will have lots more loyal customers after you screw them.

There's no such thing as a bad beatles album!.......2003-12-05

No matter what anyone else thinks, let it be naked is a pleasure to listen to! The sound is amazing. Make sure you turn it all the way up! Those who feel it necessary to trash this album are not beatles fans and should not attempt to claim they are.

I doubt McCartney's ego needed another boost!.......2003-11-30

As if switching "Lennon/McCartney" to "McCartney/Lennon" wasn't bad enough (of an insult to John Lennon's memory) on the "Back In The USA" album, now we have literally a reissue of what most people consider The Beatles' weakest album to begin with, made altogether weaker by wimpy sound (the guitars are buried in the mix, and all the rooftop ambience of "I've Got A Feeling" and "One After 909" is GONE.) So, who cares if "The Long And Winding Road" was smothered in orchestration? One, it needed it (according to many Beatles books, including Lewisohn's "Recording Sessions", John Lennon made so many mistakes on the bass it had to be covered up!) and, besides, people have heard the song like that for 33 years already. Heck, the whole album...no, "Let It Be...Naked" is simply more of Paul McCartney trying to singlehandedly take credit for The Beatles' accomplishments. He's nothing as a solo artist anymore, so all Sir Paul can do is go on, "Hi, remember me!!!I'm a former Beatle!" He's worse than Jagger or Bowie or any of those guys for living off of his past (at least they manage to pull of something new that's actually good once in a while!.) I doubt very highly, if Lennon or Harrison were still around, this revamped "Let It Be" would exist (after all, L & H were the ones who commissioned Phil Spector to make something out of the original in the first place!) Yes, good or bad, McCartney more or less made the whole "Let It Be/Get Back" project happen back in 1969. But two versions of the same album are not necessary. A better idea (what I was expecting, truth be told) would have been to issue the original "Get Back" album with the original Glyn Johns mixes in the original sleeve design (what became the front cover of "1967-1970" (Blue Album)) All "Let It Be...Naked" is is more of McCartney's ego-stroking...and I doubt very highly that he needs the money.

Let It Be...Ripoff!.......2003-11-30

Yes...I can understand McCartney's complaints that Phil Spector's overproduction on the original "Let It Be" album destroyed The Beatles' intentions with the project. But, I admit, when I first heard of "Let It Be...Naked" I had said, "This I've gotta hear!", expecting something along the lines of a reproduction of the original, ill-fated "Get Back" album, some excerpts of which were released on "Anthology 3". However, I was quite surprised when I purchased "Let It Be...Naked" and found it quite literally being the original "Let It Be" album -albeit in a different track order, and adding "Don't Let Me Down" (the original B-side of "Get Back")- minus Phil Spector's additions. Yes, the orchestral arrangements were a little bit overbearing, but the offhand "Dig It" jam as well as the between song patter ("'I dig a pygmy'...") is gone as well. Yes, the sound is clearer, but that's 2003 technology compared to 1969 is all. In a nutshell, I already own "Let It Be"! Now it's like I have two copies of the same album...and the addtional "Fly On The Wall" CD is nothing but a twenty one minute teaser. All in all, "Let It Be...Naked" is a bit of a ripoff, and I doubt I was the only Beatles fan who more or less felt cheated by it. Clearly Apple Corps is milking The Beatles name and their catalog for all its worth (but what else is new? Look at the umpteen million old Capitol compilations!). It all leaves me wondering if, considering Michael Jackson owns The Beatles' catalog, if he knew he'd be having legal troubles, and needed the extra cash all the royalties from "Let It Be...Naked" would give him. In hindsight, there's nothing wrong with the 1970 original (sorry, Paul)...obviously Spector had a good reason to make his additions; the performances weren't exactly of normal Beatles' caliber to begin with..."Across The Universe" and "The Long And Winding Road" admittedly needed the extra work. Without the overdubs, they just sound tired and unperfected. "Let It Be...Naked" is a disappointment.

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Let It Be... Naked
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2GLYW
Release Date: 2004-08-27

Tracks:

Get Back
Dig a Pony
For You Blue
Long and Winding Road
Two of Us
I've Got a Feeling
One After 909
Don't Let Me Down
I Me Mine
Across the Universe
Let It Be

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Let It Be... Naked
The Beatles
Manufacturer: EMI
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 7885137384

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Music Review

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1. Get Back
2. Dig A Pony
3. For You Blue
4. The 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