Let It Be...Naked [VINYL]

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It's the Beatles, about whom more words have probably been written/uttered than any other pop culture phenomenon. I’m not sure how I missed this the first time around, but the remixed versions of some of these songs sound pretty amazing.

We already had a never-Spectorized version on Past Masters 2, we had an exquisite alternate version on Anthology 2, and now this odd mix that is just Lennon and guitar. No offence is intended to Phil Spector; his sound is perfect for The Crystals and Ike and Tina but not for the Beatles. One After 909" – a remix of the take from the rooftop concert; impromptu rendition of " Danny Boy" removed. Some other tracks are certainly different performances, and Don't Let Me Down replaces Maggie Mae and Dig It. There was already a de-Spectorized version of the original on Anthology 3, but instead of using that the producers opted to include a take recorded five days after the original instead, which includes the absolute lamest organ solo ever committed to tape in all of history.I realize the crux of some or many of the reasons I prefer Naked to all other LIB's run counter to a number of what the band's intentions or plans at the time were. But for some weird reason the producers decided the world needed another version, so we got yet another version with a solo from George Harrison patched in from someplace else. Hell, the album was only 35 minutes total, there was a good 45 minutes of space left on the compact disc, the paltry 20 minutes of “Fly on the Wall” gibberish would have fit easily. But Naked, forgive me please, seems and feels like George Martin took a vacation from orchestration but still had his hands and mind at the controls. You’ve gotta decide what “naked” version of “Across the Universe” you are going to use, I’m partial to the one on Anthology 2, but there are several possibilities.

The Long and Winding Road" – the final take recorded on 31 January 1969, instead of the album take from 26 January. I totally agree with you on the sound of LiBN, I personally think it sounds great, the sound really justifies the release for me. On "The Long and Winding Road", the Naked producers used the final take, recorded five days after the rough run-through Spector had selected for the original album.As much as it bums me out to give a Beatles album a rating of 6, in spite of the presence of some truly amazing songs I can’t in good conscience go any higher for this one.

But you’re right, why has he been replicating the elements that make it unlistenable for all the years since? Same with “Don’t Let Me Down”, which wasn’t on the original album, and I am not sure how its inclusion helps make the album more Naked than it was to begin with, but what the hell, it sounds great here.Original film sound rolls now provide an invaluable historical record of these days in the life of The Beatles and they do contain some candid discussions about the future of the group. but they didn't fit comfortably with the concept of a straight album", according to album remixer Allan Rouse. And I remember thinking, “This is how I want all the proper Beatles releases to sound, why don’t they work on that instead? Instead we get a mostly forgettable "fly on the wall" bonus disc, containing some rehearsal material and bits of conversation. Naked consists largely of newly mixed versions of the Let It Be tracks while omitting the excerpts of incidental studio chatter and most of Spector's embellishments.

We are available to book for live shows and events, as well as bespoke licensed music for videos, commercials, TV, film and more. I would give this a 7 because when I do dial up a Beatles album, there’s a better than average chance it will be this one. given the original multi-track tapes, and mixed the album from scratch making their own choices to select the best takes. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone noted that "[while] the sonic improvements to the album as a whole are undeniable .

An awful lot of text has been devoted to this "album" in its various forms: the Spectorised original, the Glyn Johns mixes and now this Naked (silly term, Paul, nothing naked about it) version. I’m not quite as negative on it as you are but we agree on it being one of my least liked Beatle releases or “reworks”. The Tripping the Live Fantastic version is especially bad in terms of bombastic phony keyboards, and alone has earned my undying and eternal hatred of Wix Wickens.