Brad

Must have to use a lot of glue.

I guess I'll respectfully disagree as Naked was released by them and which was, I believe, a group effort (although I'm not sure what you mean by group effort). Naked just represents Let it Be as apparently they wanted it to be when they recorded it: true to the get back concept, not over produced. Brad, what I mean is "Naked" is not something released by the group when they were a group. Which puts it in there with Anthology, etc. which also are not part of this reissue program. Lon, Guess I was being thick. Yes, you are right. It's like revisionist history on their part. Interestingly, the new liner notes mention the Naked version being released in 2003. I think I would put it somewhere between a regular issue and something like an anthology.

I just received an email notifying me of this from Amazon and thought it might be of interest. I'm not sure this is the right place to post this, but there you are

I guess I'll respectfully disagree as Naked was released by them and which was, I believe, a group effort (although I'm not sure what you mean by group effort). Naked just represents Let it Be as apparently they wanted it to be when they recorded it: true to the get back concept, not over produced.

Not sure I totally agree about the candidate for the remastering as it wasn't exactly something they all agreed upon unlike the other albums; it's apparently not the intended original. In that way, it's different. The others don't really qualify since they're not group albums. On the other hand, the remaining Beatles and the heirs, plus EMI and Apple may have come to the conclusion that you did: this is what everybody knows, this is what was issued as a definitive Beatles album and, folks, that's just the way it is. I'm sure we haven't the last word.

I received the Naked disc and while, yes, the 2009 remaster is better I don't find the sound terrible. If it's a choice between having a recording like this or not because it may not have pristine sound, I'll chhose the former. Overall, and I haven't done a real close listen yet, the recordings, particularly the instruments sound sparer. I assume this is the intent and not just the result of remastering. The Long and Winding Road and Across the Universe sound much better without that Spector nonsense. I guess we can thank Allan Klein for that. One thing I don't understand is the different sequences or the dropping of the Get Back coda. I suppose there is a reason. Perhaps this is the way the Beatles envisioned it. Unfortunately the liner notes aren't that revealing. Also, if this was a Beatles project, why wasn't the Naked sessions presented in the 2009 remaster as the principal one. At the very least, I might have included it. Perhaps in the end all parties concerned (the Beatles and heirs, Apple and EMI) decided that since the original disc was the way it was originally released, that was how it would be remastered. I would love to hear additional views.

It wouldn't surprise me if Brian Epstein chose the song for them. I always kind of liked the song.

According to Macdonald, this was originally recorded by a girl group called The Donays. Macdonald refers to it as a "drooping scoop of candyfloss.". Guess he doesn't like it

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No, still waiting for its arrival. Hopefully today or tomorrow.

Not to necessarily prolong the Let it Be discussion but I came across this 2003 article from the New York Times about the Naked Let it Be disc.

On a somewhat related note, I picked up yesterday Paul McCartney live cd set that he did at Citifield earlier this year (which I didn't attend). It's a two CD set, with about two thirds of the set being Beatles material. Some are interesting (haven't listened to the whole thing yet) such as Drive My Car, Let it Be and a Day in the Life (although I obviously prefer the Sgt Peppers version and the Jeff Beck renditions) but I don't think his voice may be up to it anymore. Seems to lack that timbre. Now, of course he is 67 years old so he may not have the range he used to. With all that being said, if he did another concert, I would be sure to attend it.

Doesn't sound like these will be re-issued singly but as a box set.

Way to go. You're in for an extended treat.

Great actor. Breaker Morant stands out for me. RIP.

Yes, don't miss out, great box. Heck, in the future, it will be worth a lot more than that price too.

Hang in there Tom. Good move in going to a pulmonary expert, who can determine what it is and is not.

White album, maybe. Abbey Road, not so much. After the Get Back sessions, Paul called up George Martin and let him know that he and John were willing to make an album "cooperatively". The Beatles were not fighting during those final sessions as they were during the White Album and Let It Be sessions. True but side 1 seems to be another compromise and the suite idea for side two seemed to be a lot of unfinished ideas (which don't get me wrong still sound great). The rest of us mortals should have such unfinished ideas. Too bad these conflicts couldn't have been surmounted. I suppose today they would hire some sort of band psychologist to help them work through that (something akin to what I saw in that embarassing documentary that Metallica made, Some Kind of Monster).

The AMG review gives a full explanation of the Naked CD, how it's not really the same as the original Let it Be but quite different. The reviewer seems to justify it on the premise that the Let it Be that was issued wasn't exactly a finished album either, just caught in the crosshairs of the Beatles death struggle then going on. In that sense Abbey Road, as well as the White Album, are really incomplete albums as well.

Didn't mean to ignite a controversy but as far as sound goes, I'm a bit more tolerant, especially if it's something that I would not be able to hear otherwise. As far as whether the disc itself is disappointing, I guess that's something I'll have to judge myself

I've just ordered the Naked Let it Be. Interested to see how it really should sound better than that Phil Spector mishmash.

Picked this up and am starting to read it. Not sure about the premise but we'll see.

Thanks. Took me a while but figured it out.

Maybe this has been asked and answered so my apologies if so. When I import a cd into iTunes, it reorders the songs, which is rather annoying. Is there a way to avoid this and if not how do I get them back in the right order?

Saw him at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert last Friday with Jeff Beck. He was wailing for the brief time he was on. No complaints here.