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STUDIO INFO:
8 Track 31 January 1969 Recorded in Apple Studio Producer: George Martin Engineers: Glyn Johns, Alan Parsons 30 April 1969 Recorded Studio 3 Producer: Chris Thomas Engineers: Jeff Jarrett, Nick Webb 4 January 1970 Recorded Studio 2 Producer: George Martin Engineers: Phil McDonald, Richard Langham |
JOHN BARRETT NOTES: |
Also recorded this day (from the John Barrett notes):
E90508
The Beatles Apple Studio Performance (BLANK TAPE??)
This likely includes the "Two Of Us" recordings
E90574
The Long And Winding Road
E90523
The Long And Winding Road
Also, there is over two hours of recordings on
Nagra reels 564A - 566A and 1150B - 1155B.
This includes a 5 minute jam of 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)',
a 'Lady Madonna' jam and two performances of 'Oh! Darling'.
Apparently, only 'Lady Madonna' was caught on the 8 track (E90523).
Examination of the Nagra reels reveals many more false starts and breakdowns than this tape box or Barrett's notes would indicate. This makes it difficult to determine exactly which performances and what extraneous material is on this reel.
The take numbers were determined from calls for the film's clapperboard. Subsequently, they were used as offical take numbers
for the multi-track tapes.
UNAUTHORIZED RELEASES:
"Are we supposed to giggle in the solo?"
"Yeah."
Let It Be (take 23) [DDSI 31.50]
Let It Be (take 24) BD [DDSI 31.54]
Let It Be (take 25a) FS [DDSI 31.55]
Let It Be (take 25b) [DDSI 31.56]
"OK, let's track it"
The tape box indicates that take 25 is a false start. However, Lewisohn implies that it was complete. Take 25b is complete.
Let It Be (take 26) BD [DDSI 31.57 - 31.59?]
Includes a couple false starts prior to the performance.
Take 27"
"I've lost me little paper"
"Take 27 sync the second clap"
"Sync the second clap, please"
Let It Be (take 27a) Best [DDSI 31.64]
Let It Be (take 27b) Best [DDSI 31.65]
"You bounder, you cheat"
There are two full performances after the take 27 call. Take 27a was the basis for all official releases. Take 27b is seen in the "Let It Be" movie.
The entire performance listed above is heard on Nagra reels 565A - 566A and 1152B - 1153B and can be heard on Yellow Dog Records' "Day By Day" series. There are no playbacks for any of the performances.
"Are we supposed to giggle in the solo?"
"Yeah."
"Take 27"
"I've lost me little paper"
"Take 27 sync the second clap"
"Sync the second clap, please"
Let It Be (take 27a RS?) [DDSI 31.64]
On 30 April 1969 a new lead guitar was added to take 27. This and the extraneous comments were was used on both variations of Glyn Johns' "Get Back" album and are made available from reel AR14271/2 LP "GET BACK" STEREO LP 2 June 1969 and a John Barrett cassette dub of AR16991/2 "GET BACK" STEREO LP (DO NOT USE FOR MASTERING) 5 January 1970.
These are available on the various releases of both variation of the "Get Back" album.
Let It Be (take 27a RS?) [DDSI 31.64]
An acetate that sounds like the single mix can be found on "Acetates Collection" from Unicorn records.
OFFICIAL RELEASES:
"Are we supposed to giggle in the solo?"
"Yeah."
"OK, let's track it"
"You bounder, you cheat"
These comments were mixed (ladened in reverb) in 1994 and tacked onto the beginning and end of a 'Let It Be" performance included on "Anthology 3". The performance, however, is from 25 January 1969
[DDSI 25.81].
Let It Be (take 27a as take 30) [DDSI 31.64]
For the "Let It Be" single and album mix
see reel E91745 here.
Let It Be (take 27b) Best [DDSI 31.65]
This can be seen in the "Let It Be" movie with audio sourced from the Nagra reel.
Let It Be (edit take 27a - 27b)
[DDSI 31.64 - 31.65]
This was mixed in 2003 for "Let It Be...Naked". The bulk of the mix is take 27a. The middle 8 is from take 27b. The mix also features the later overdubs. For further info, see reel E91745.