Re: Let it Be... Naked

It's funny but it's just the reverse for me. I too was 13 in 1970 (are we
really that old!!) but I didn't have the single version and didn't really
get into the Beatles until the album release of Let It Be. In fact it was
the first real album I bought ( I'm not including several Monkee albums!) so
I've always been more partial to Spector's version of this song. It sounded
more finished to me plus I liked the guitar solo better. I'm with you on the
new version though, a great performance. It's a wonder it's stayed under
wraps for so long. Is it the actual version from the film?
-Alan
"Bruce Mirken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Well said.  For me, the "original" of the song "Let it Be" was the Glyn
> Johns mix that was the original U.S. single, released when I was a mere
lad
> of 13.  I played it to death before the album came out, and the
Spectorized
> album version just never felt right to me.  The LIBN version, though
> different, is in the same spirit as the single release, and hearing it
just
> felt like going home.
>
>
> "vintar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Well, as Dinah Washington once said "What A Difference A Day Made".
> > I've now listened to LIBN about five or six times and am starting to
> change
> > my initial opinion. I still can't get used to the abbreviated "Get
Back",
> I
> > can't imagine why they would do this. I'm finding on the other songs the
> > initial shock of hearing them has worn off and I'm really enjoying the
> > improved fidelity of the recordings. I never knew George was saying
"Same
> > old twelve bar blues" during "For You Blue" for instance. I always
thought
> > it was "they won't tell my blues" or something! I 'm really impressed
also
> > with "Let It Be" which initially was one of the tracks I had
reservations
> > about. I love the new guitar solo! "The Long And Winding Road" is also
> > growing on me, I still prefer the original but do now like this version.
I
> > actually prefer the new "Across The Universe", It was the one track on
LIB
> > that I didn't really like, stripping it back has vastly improved it IMO.
> > All in all, I'm fairly impressed. I guess it just goes to show that
first
> > impressions aren't always accurate. One has to live with an album for
> awhile
> > before getting a true feel for it, especially in a situation such as
this
> > where you're so used to the original version.
> > -Alan
> > "Bruce Mirken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Funny, I LOVE this version of "Let it Bee" (the song), and the
> Spectorized
> > > version always made me ill.  No accounting for taste.  I agree,
though,
> > that
> > > the abbreviated "Get Back" is unfortunate, and in general I miss  the
> > > between-song chatter.
> > >
> > >
> > > "vintar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > I just got LIBN today and have only listened to it twice so it might
> be
> > a
> > > > little early to judge but I'm not overly impressed. I think I
actually
> > > > prefer the original album. I know many people feel Spector went a
> little
> > > > overboard on his production and I too could have done without the
> choirs
> > > but
> > > > overall I think he did a pretty good job with what he was given to
> work
> > > > with.
> > > > A few initial thoughts: Why the abreviated "Get Back"? It sounds
awful
> > > > ending so abruptly. Why not use the Anthology version of "The Long
And
> > > > Winding Road" which if I'm not mistaken is the same version of the
> song
> > as
> > > > the "Spectorised" version but without overdubs. Wasn't that the
point
> of
> > > > this album, to strip it back to it's original form, not give us some
> > > > inferior take just because it hasn't been released before. Why not
put
> > on
> > > > the original version of "Don't Let Me Down" which I always felt
should
> > > have
> > > > been on the album anyway? I think the answer is that the producers
> felt
> > > that
> > > > they had to use alternate takes in order to make it a "new" product
> but
> > it
> > > > looks to me like Phil Spector already picked the best takes so, as I
> > said
> > > > before, why not just strip them back and put some of these different
> > takes
> > > > on disc two?
> > > > One track I think Spector actually improved is "Let It Be". His
> version
> > > just
> > > > sounds more cohesive and finished to me than the original single or
> this
> > > new
> > > > version. He drowned out John and George's rather distracting (to me
> > > anyway)
> > > > background vocals and used the better guitar solo in my opinion.
> > > > Anyhow, like I said I'm not overly impressed with this project. I
> think
> > > they
> > > > should have just let it be. :-)
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Alan
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > > Bruce Mirken wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >"Let it Be":  I'm not sure whether I like this or the Glyn Johns
> mix
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > >original single better, but either is light-years better than
> > Spector's
> > > > > >version with its needless, annoying overdubs.  What an exquisite
> song
> > > > this
> > > > > >is.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't like the effect on john & georges background vocals.
Sounds
> > > > > very similar to the choir they wanted to remove so badly.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't care for the echo/fade on Across the Universe.
> > > > >
> > > > > The rest of the album kicks ass though
> > > >
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