The Beatles

 

Artist:  The Beatles
Origin:  Liverpool, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Classic line-up:

John Lennon:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Paul McCartney:  Vocals, Bass
George Harrison:  Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums

The Beatles were an English Rock Band from Liverpool formed in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.  They became the greatest and most influential act of the Rock Era, with several Genres from Pop, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock.  Their first hit single "Love Me Do" in the late 1962.  They acquired the Nickname "The Fab Four" as Beatlesmania and in early 1964 they had become international stars, leading "The British Invasion" of the USA Pop Market.  From 1965 The Beatles produced and released many finest materials and widely influential albums such as Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (The White Album in 1968),  and Abbey Road (1969).  After their break-up in 1970.  They each enjoyed successful musical careers.  John Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and George Harrison died of Lung Cancer in November 2001.  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still remain musically active.  The Beatles are the Best-Selling Band in USA with 177 million certified units according to the RIAA.  They have had more No. 1 albums on the British Charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other artists.  In 2008, the group topped Billboard Magazine's list of the All Time Most Successful "Hot 100" Artists.  They have received 7 Grammy Awards, The Best-Selling Band in the History, The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine, and estimating sales of over one billion units by EMI Records.  In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked The Beatles as The Greatest Artist Of All Time.

Title:   Let It Be (Deluxe Edition 2 CD) (2021) 

Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Label:  Apple Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Let It Back:

 1.  Two Of Us (3:36)

 2.  Dig A Pony (3:54)

 3.  Across The Universe (3:48)

 4.  I Me Mine (2:26)

 5.  Dig It (0:50)

 6.  Let It Be (4:03)

 7.  Maggie Mae (0:40)

 8.  I've Got A Feeling (3:37)

 9.  One After 909 (2:54)

10. The Long And Winding Road (3:38)

11. For You Blue (2:32)

12. Get Back (3:09)

Disc 2:  Outtake Highlights:

 1.  Morning Camera (Speech-Mono)/Two Of Us (Take 4) (3:42)

 2.  Maggie Mae/Fancy My Chances With You (Mon) (0:58)

 3.  For You Blue (Take 4) (2:52)

 4.  Let It be/Please Please Me/Let It Be (Take 10) (4:32)

 5.  The Walk (Jam) (0:55)

 6.  I've Got A Feeling (Take 10) (3:37)

 7.  Dig A Pony (Take 14) (4:01)

 8.  Get Back (Take 19) (3:57)

 9.  Like Making An Album? (Speech) (0:42)

10. One After 909 (Take 3) (3:27)

11. Don't Out Me Down (First Rooftop Performance) (3:28)

12. The Long And Winding Road (Take 19) (3:47)

13. Wake Up Little Susie/I Me Mine (Take 11) (2:15)

14. Across The Universe (Unreleased Glyn Jones 1970 Mix) (3:31)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Two Of Us (3:36)

 2.  Dig A Pony (3:54)

 3.  Across The Universe (3:48)

 4.  I Me Mine (2:26)

 5.  Dig It (0:50)

 6.  Let It Be (4:03)

 7.  Maggie Mae (0:40)

Side Two:

 1.  I've Got A Feeling (3:37)

 2.  One After 909 (2:54)

 3.  The Long And Winding Road (3:38)

 4.  For You Blue (2:32)

 5.  Get Back (3:09)

Personnel:

John Lennon:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on "Get Back", Lap Steel Guitar on "For You Blue", Acoustic Guitar on "Two Of Us", "Across The Universe", "Maggie Mae", Six-String Bass "Dig It", "The Long And Winding Road", Whistling "Two Of Us"
Paul McCartney:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar on "Two Of Us", "Maggie Mae", Piano "Dig It", "Across The Universe" , "Let It Be" "The Long And Winding Road", "For You Blue", Hammond Organ  on "I Me Mine" Electric Piano on  "I Me Mine", "Let It Be", Maracas on "Let It Be"
George Harrison:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitar. on "For You Blue", "I Me Mine", Tambura on "Across The Universe", Lead Vocals on "I Me Mine", "For You Blue", Backing Vocals

Ringo Starr:  Drums, Percussion on "Across The Universe"

Additional Musicians:

Richard Anthony Hewson:  String, and Brass Arrangements on "I Me Mine", "The Long And Winding Road"

John Barham:  Choral Arrangements on "Across The Universe", "I Me Mine", "The Long And Winding Road"

George Martin:  Hammond Organ on "Across The Universe" Shaker on "Dig It", String And Brass Arrangements on "Let It Be"

Linda McCartney:  Backing Vocals on "Let It Be"

Billy Preston:  Electric Piano on "Dit A Pony", "I've Got A Feeling", "One After 909", "The Long And Winding Road", "Get Back", Hammond Organ on "Dig It", "Let It Be"

Brian Rogers:  String And Brass Arrangements on "Across The Universe"

Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album by The Beatles, originally released on May 8, 1970 by Apple Records, remastered and reissued on August 26, 2021 by Apple Records.  Special Edition Deluxe 2 CD also includes a Disc of Outtake Highlights and a 40-Page Booklet.