"Let It Be" Film, Album Being Reworked
11 October 2002
The feature-length "Let It Be" film will finally be released on DVD and VHS in early 2003, accompanied by a bare-bones remix of the soundtrack.
On the morose side, the film portrays some bitchy Beatles in their waning days as a group, but on the positive side, it documents their last "concert" — the legendary Apple rooftop performance in London. The DVD version will include a significant amount of additional footage.
Paul McCartney has taken charge of remixing and re-sequencing the "Let It Be" soundtrack album.
The original version of the album, titled "Get Back," was shelved in 1969. "Get Back" was intended to be a TV film representing the band jamming and preparing a new album. After it was obvious the band wouldn't continue recording together, the album was handed over to Phil Spector, who edited or extended tracks and added strings, horns and chroruses. Spector's version became the currently available "Let It Be" album.
Sir Paul says the highly-sweetened cuts will be stripped naked and the new version will resemble the original "Get Back" version, although there will be much more material.
The new version of the "Let It Be" album will be released on CD and limited-edition vinyl in early 2003. First pressings of the album will include a CD-sized reproduction of the "Let It Be" picture book which was included in the initial British release.
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