On January 22, 1969, The Beatles moved from Twickenham Film Studios to Apple studios in London to start recording the Get Back LP. Billy Preston was brought into the sessions (John, Paul, and George knew Preston from 1962, when he was a member of Little Richards backing group). The Beatles were determined to record the album live, flaws and all. But then, during the time that the Get Back project was on hold for a year, the Beatles actually broke up, this time John Lennon being the one to quit. However, John was persuaded to keep quiet about the dissolution of the group until new manager Allen Klein could re-negotiate their contract with Capitol. Meanwhile, Klein had decided to market the film as a full-length motion picture hoping to satisfy the Beatles film contract (they still owed one film). By this time nobody, especially the Beatles themselves wanted to touch the Get Back project. So, Klein brought in legendary producer Phil Spector to piece an album together out of the virtual miles and miles of tape. Although Spectors wall of sound production might seem contrary to the original concept of The Beatles As Nature Intended, Spector did an admirable job considering what he had to work with. Plus, his work must have pleased at least two Beatles, since Lennon and Harrison employed Spector well into the ‘70s as producer on solo albums. By this time, the title of the project had changed from Get Back (which had been released as a single in 1969) to Let It Be.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:38:06 +0000
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