The Beatles Let It Be... Naked Doppel-CD

Produktinformation

Audio CD (17. November 2003)
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 2
Format: Doppel-CD
Label: Parlophone (EMI)

Tonträger 2-CD
Besonderheiten Remix
Jahr 2003
Orig. Release 1970
Zeit 56:58
Plattenfirma Apple Corps Ltd. / EMI Records Ltd.
Herstellungsland  NL
Musikrichtung Rock: Beat
EAN-Nr. 724359571423
Katalog-Nr. 07243 595714 2 3

      Tracklist CD 1

1. Get Back 2:34    
2. Dig A Pony 3:38    
3. For You Blue 2:28    
4. The Long And Winding Road 3:34    
5. Two Of Us 3:21    
6. I've Got A Feeling 3:31    
7. One After 909 2:44    
8. Don't Let Me Down 3:19    
9. I Me Mine 2:21    
10. Across The Universe 3:38    
11. Let It Be 3:54

Tracklist CD 2

1. Fly On The Wall 21:56

Weitere Infos
Ursprüngliche Fassung ohne Orchester- und Choraufnahmen.
Die Reihenfolge der Stücke wurde verändert und die damalige Get Back-Single-B-Seite Don't Let Me Down mit aufgenommen. Maggie Mae und Dig It sind nicht mehr vertreten. Das Album enthält eine zusätzliche CD Fly On The Wall, auf der Lied- und Gesprächsausschnitte der Filmaufnahmen von 1969 enthalten sind.

Produktbeschreibungen
kulturnews.de
Phil Spector hatte sich 1969 um die Ruinen dieses Beatles-Projektes gekümmert. Die durch "Long and winding Road" schwappende Streichersuppe steht seither synomym für Verschlimmbesserung im Pop. "Let it be ... Naked" soll nun erstmals den Sound demonstrieren, den die Beatles wirklich wollten. Kurioserweise gerät die CD zur Ehrenrettung Spectors. Gut, "Long and winding Road" gewinnt enorm. Keine Geigen mehr, nur Piano und Rockband, inklusive einer Harrison-Space-Gitarre. Bei anderen Songs müssen wir überrascht erkennen, wie wenig Spector doch seinem Hang zum Pomp nachgab. Und "Across the Universe" büßt sogar was ein: Es klingt nun wie ein akustisches Demo, während Spector es mit Chören und Klangspielchen zum Popmonster aufgeblasen hatte. Weggefallen sind nun "Dig it" und "Maggie Mae", dafür ist die flehende Lennon-Ballade "Don't let me down" neu drauf. Das veränderte Tracklisting ist zudem sinnig: Los geht es mit "Get back" (damals der Ausklang), und es endet mit "Let it be" (einst Schluss von Seite 1). Das Remastering nimmt dem Album die warme Patina, trimmt es dagegen mit scharfkantigem Klang und starken Bässen auf zeitgemäßes Niveau. Diese Politur ist letztlich das stärkste Kaufargument für die Generation der Neuentdecker und Alleshabenmüsser - aber nicht die Entspectorisierung. (mw)

Review by Richie Unterberger
The only Beatles album to occasion negative, even hostile reviews, there are few other rock records as controversial as Let It Be. First off, several facts need to be explained: although released in May 1970, this was not their final album, but largely recorded in early 1969, way before Abbey Road. Phil Spector was enlisted in early 1970 to do some post-production mixing and overdubs, but he did not work with the band as a unit. And, although his use of strings has generated much criticism, by and large he left the original performances to stand as is: only "The Long and Winding Road" and (to a lesser degree) "Across the Universe" and "I Me Mine" get the Wall of Sound treatment. The main problem was that the material wasn't uniformly strong, and that the Beatles themselves were in fairly lousy moods due to intergroup tension. All that said, the album is on the whole underrated, even discounting the fact that a substandard Beatles record is better than almost any other group's best work. McCartney in particular offers several gems: the gospel-ish "Let It Be," which has some of his best lyrics; "Get Back," one of his hardest rockers; and the melodic "The Long and Winding Road," ruined by Spector's heavy-handed overdubs. The folky "Two of Us," with John and Paul harmonizing together, was also a highlight. Most of the rest of the material, by contrast, was going through the motions to some degree, although there are some good moments of straight hard rock in "I've Got a Feeling" and "Dig a Pony." As flawed and bumpy as it is, it's an album well worth having, as when the Beatles were in top form here, they were as good as ever. [In November 2003, the Beatles released an alternate version of Let It Be called Let It Be... Naked, which mixed out Spector's contributions and deleted snippets of conversation scattered throughout the album. "Dig It" and "Maggie Mae" were cut from the record in favor of "Don't Let Me Down," which was placed in the middle of an album that now had a considerably different sequencing than the originally released version of Let It Be.]
 

Condition: E:  EXCELLENT

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!