The Beatles - Let It Down
See disclaimer below
This is a collection of unreleased Beatles recordings from January 1969, when they were filming their rehearsals for the eventual Let It Be album and film. I previously had 6 volumes of my "Fading Image" series that date back to 6-10 years ago. Technology advances since then, at the same combined with commensurate experience gained, warranted a reassessment. It is now possible to:
Remove/reduce BEEPs and that slate/roll guy.
Get rid of that cough, people making fun of George, George calling for MAL..
Remove/reduce background talking. (Who are these people talking over a Beatles session?? Geez guys, are you bored being in the room with Beatles playing??)
Balance extreme volume changes. (See: On A Sunny Island)
Boost/reduce vocals, bass, and/or drums.
Stereoize the monotonous mono-ness of some of this.
For fans already familiar with these existing compilations, maybe the effect is too subtle? (listen and you can hear the lyrics clearly to Watching Rainbows..) Search YouTube for the same recordings and compare for yourself. I am sure we will someday soon we get to hear how good it can sound from the 'experts' with access to the original tapes.
Track List:
01 Get Back (John and Paul) 0:00
02 I've Got A Feeling (Heavy Blues) 3:15
03 All I Want Is You 4:02
04 Lowdown Blues Machine 5:29
05 Oh Julie, Julia 7:28
06 Watching Rainbows 9:46
07 For You Blue (Electric) 14:16
08 A Case Of The Blues 16:19
09 Too Bad About Sorrows 16:57
10 There You Are Eddie 17:57
11 Her Majesty 20:24
12 Madman 22:40
13 Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Fast) 27:32
14 Harry Pinsker 28:14
15 On A Sunny Island 29:41
16 Commonwealth-Enoch Powell 33:15
17 Get Off 37:16
18 Good Rockin' Tonight (Drugs, Divorce and a Slipping Image) 43:08
19 Across The Universe (Fast) 46:04
20 Across The Universe (Rehearsal) 47:01
21 When I'm Sixty-Four 48:29
22 I'm So Tired (Paul Vocals) 49:46
23 Lady Madonna 52:14
24 Love Me Do 56:03
25 Two Of Us (Bass Heavy) 58:29
26 Get Back-Water Water 1:01:38
27 Sun King-Don't Let Me Down 1:03:59
28 Mean Mr. Mustard-Madman 1:07:45
29 Old Brown Shoe 1:11:51
30 Shakin In The Sixties 1:14:54
31 Penina 1:15:33
32 Through A London Window 1:16:39
33 Suicide 1:17:44
34 Greasepaint On Your Face 1:18:31
35 Windows, Windows 1:20:08
36 Hot As Sun 1:21:05
37 All Things Must Pass (Rehearsal) 1:22:33
38 I Want You (She's So Heavy) (with Billy Preston) 1:26:58
39 Oh! Darling (Echo Delay) 1:32:40
40 Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight 1:36:13
41 The Back Seat Of My Car 1:40:16
42 Something (Rehearsal) 1:44:27
43 I Shall Be Released 1:47:10
44 Song Of Love 1:48:56
45 Improvisation (Feeling Deep Inside) 1:51:29
46 Let It Down (George Only) 1:52:24
47 Let It Down (Band Version) 1:54:09
48 The Palace Of The King Of The Birds (Short Version) 1:55:35
49 Isn't It A Pity 1:56:06
50 (Those Soundproof Walls) 1:58:39
*Disclaimers:
I do not own any rights of these recordings, and as of this writing is is unclear who does. The recordings here are more than 50 years old now.
If the owner or eventual owner wants this video taken down, I will do so willingly, if requested.
As of the date I uploaded this, none of the recordings here triggered the scans of Google/YouTube. The same recordings are already in many videos on YouTube already, and have been for years, with thousands of views.
This is posted for educational purposes only. (seriously, mostly in terms of audio restoration and studying the creative process of the greatest band ever.)
I am not monetizing this video or the others, and even though I have less than 1000 subscribers, I wouldn't anyway.
Paul: Let It Be
John: Don't Let Me Down
George: Let It Down