DM's Beatles forums
Beatles forums => Films, TV Shows, Interviews => Topic started by: In Blue Hawaii on June 30, 2005, 03:27:06 PM
-
from "Breakfast with the Beatles":
June 29, 2005
The restored version of the Beatles' "Let It Be" film will be released on DVD in September 2005.
Director Bob Smeaton told Archer of 99.5 The Mountain's "Breakfast With The Beatles" that the delay in restoring the movie was related to the sheer volume of film that had been shot.
Before he could tackle the project, which began last year, Smeaton was involved with painstakingly restoring footage of the film documenting the famous "Festival Express," which featured Janis Joplin, the Band and the Grateful Dead on a bus tour of Canada.
The DVD version of "Let It Be" has required an immense amount of film cleaning and color restoration, and Smeaton says viewers will be amazed with the results.
"It will also feature some remarkable bonus material," Smeaton added.
-
Can't wait!
-
That's great news, but I guess I'll believe it when I see it.
-
yeah how long has it been promised already???i love the outakes....peter sellers stopping by,yoko singing and paul and john playiong feedback on their amps.....
-
That's great news, but I guess I'll believe it when I see it.
True. I read EMI said they haven't set a date for the release yet, as the project is not finished yet...
-
OMG! thats great news, thanks for the info yay! can't wait either ;D
-
It's about f*cking time!!!
I would guess that since it's universally everyone's favorite part of the movie, the bonus material will HAVE to include the complete rooftop performance. Apple would surely take a critical bashing if that didn't happen. I'm sure it will. It would be huge, too, if they have film of the moment George walked out on the band. The nagras were running at the time, there are bits and pieces, brief snatches of audio, but precious little of that drama has leaked out.
-
It's about f*cking time!!!
It would be huge, too, if they have film of the moment George walked out on the band. The nagras were running at the time, there are bits and pieces, brief snatches of audio, but precious little of that drama has leaked out.
It would be nice, but I have a suspicion they will do what they did with anthology and show themselves in the best possible light. I don't know if Paul would be too keen to show that little bit of history to the world
-
omg wow! i cant belive that the let it be film is going to be out in september! i cant wait to get it, and to also see the bonus material"!
lennring
-
I can do without the bickering scenes. Just leave them as outakes in the special features.
-
I can do without the bickering scenes. Just leave them as outakes in the special features.
Then its not "Let It Be" is it?
-
That's great news, but I guess I'll believe it when I see it.
I'm with you JR! Seems these rumors pop up every so often to get all Beatle fans stirred up and then it never comes about.
-
I'm with you JR! Seems these rumors pop up every so often to get all Beatle fans stirred up and then it never comes about.
That's the thing. Almost every year at the Beatlefest I will overhear some vendors saying that Apple will be releasing 'Let It Be' on such and such a date, and it never materializes, so I will remain hopeful but skeptical until its official.
-
Then its not "Let It Be" is it?
haha, thats true i suppose ;D
-
haha, thats true i suppose ;D
The bickering and all that was part of the movie, if you take out parts that aren't so pleasant or whatever, you've tampered with the original, and its no longer the same thing.
-
I can do without the bickering scenes. Just leave them as outakes in the special features.
I love the bickering. The bickering is funny. I could watch a whole movie of them bickering.
-
i dont think its that funny, but its interesting to see the way they worked in the studio in those later days.
-
Im definatly buying it when it comes out
-
Let's just hope this isn't another false alarm. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but again, this promise of a release has happened so many times, I'll believe it when I see it.
-
On a dutch site i read that the dvd will be in 5.1 surround sound en will contain the complete rooftop concert. The original film will also contain parts of the Nagra tapes that the police found in january 2003 at bootlegmakers in Holland. These tapes make it possible to use scenes that had no original sound, with a lot of recordings from jamsessions.
-
Any more news on this?
-
Any more news on this?
If there were any more news, don't you think it would be posted?
-
How come there's no mention of the LIB DVD on Abbeyrd's site? I'm getting worried.
-
How come there's no mention of the LIB DVD on Abbeyrd's site? I'm getting worried.
How about this?
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/403letitbeagain.html
-
I'm looking forward to buying it when it's released on DVD in Sept. because it's a GREAT rock documentary showing the Beatles as the great rock & roll band that they are & will always be despite the internal friction at the time which I saw for the first time about 15 years ago on bootleg video.
-
I can't wait for this. Here's something cool I just read that might be on it:
Get Back - Geh raus
In 1969, while working on the music for the Beatles "Let It Be" movie, the group recorded an improvised, rather odd version of "Get Back" in German. (Watch for the Let It Be DVD release soon.) In early 1969 the Beatles were on the rocks; the official announcement of the split-up came only a few months later. But the recording sessions show at least some fun amidst the strife and tension. The Beatles must have picked up a little German during all that time in Hamburg, and the German heard in "Geh raus" is a sort of pidgin German that doesn't really follow the rules of standard German or even colloquial German. But Paul McCartney's German pronunciation isn't that bad. Paul seems to have been the linguist in the group, and there's even a smattering of French at the end of "Geh raus." It's an amusing take-off on "Get Back" (itself a satire of British immigration laws) that evokes the Beatles' early Hamburg days. McCartney even throws in a spoken German phrase: "Danke f
-
i so cant wait until it comes out
-
omg i can't wait. and then my collection will be complete.... but haven't they been saying that they are going to release it for a long time? I don't know, i'm not going to get my hopes up for fear of disappointment... :'(
-
I'm getting my hopes up & can't wait to get Let It Be in Sept. sugarcrazee04 because it's really going to happen this time I believe & there is no conspiracy.
-
I'm getting my hopes up & can't wait to get Let It Be in Sept. sugarcrazee04 because it's really going to happen this time I believe & there is no conspiracy.
I hope you're right. I'm keeping my fingers crossed too.
-
I just read this on abbeyrd news (http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/403letitbeagain.html):
Update (7/26/05)
Not the news you want to hear: A reliable source has told us the "Let It Be" DVD won't be out until next year.
Update (8/17/05)
A reliable source has informed us that both the dates mentioned in Mojo and Record Collector are rumors.
-
It ain't gonna happen. I'll bet anything.
-
Awwww, then I guess I won't be getting it for my birthday. :(
-
Awwww, then I guess I won't be getting it for my birthday. :(
Well you might--if you live to be about 90 or so.
-
Well that figures. How cruel they are to make us wait this long!
-
damnit !!!! next year @@@@ *&*&&^* $
-
Its going to take Paul, Ringo, and Yucko's death before its released. Unfortunate, but i'm betting its true.
-
Its going to take Paul, Ringo, and Yucko's death before its released. Unfortunate, but i'm betting its true.
Great (and you may very well be right). I'm trying to picture Sean, Barbara Bach, Heather, and Olivia sitting around a boardroom deciding the 'future' of the Beatles. It will probably end up like the 1970 lawsuit. Let's hope that Neil Aspinall is the Receiver.
-
Tis a shame -- I've been wanting to see the LIB DVD for a long, long time :(
-
I just read this on abbeyrd news ([url]http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/403letitbeagain.html[/url]):
Update (7/26/05)
Not the news you want to hear: A reliable source has told us the "Let It Be" DVD won't be out until next year.
Update (8/17/05)
A reliable source has informed us that both the dates mentioned in Mojo and Record Collector are rumors.
SoftGuitar is correct. It has been confirmed that these were rumours, nothing more, nothing less, and that possibly next year, it will be released, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Good news for the Pirates/bootleggers though.
-
Well that figures. How cruel they are to make us wait this long!
Well, it sure is too bad that the musical world doesn't revolve around us fine people.
If it had been our way we could've had Chaos as soon as we called Paul up on the phone.
-
My guess is that there have been people beavering away at Apple Corps and at Abbey Road, working on making it as good as it could be, visually and aurally, with a 5.1 mix and bonus extras et cetera to keep the fans happy.
*crossing my fingers for a delicious 2-disc box*
-
My guess is that there have been people beavering away at Apple Corps and at Abbey Road, working on making it as good as it could be, visually and aurally, with a 5.1 mix and bonus extras et cetera
-
Again, 'Let It Be' DVD and the Capitol Vol.2 CDs aren't even on Apple's docket for 2006. There has been talk each year forever that Let It Be was going to be released in one format or another, and still, nada.
-
Tis a shame -- I've been wanting to see the LIB DVD for a long, long time :(
havent we all :-/
-
Let it Be DVD News is a Fake not more, in this Year for awhile must waiting.
-
You
-
Just read that Let It Be is postponed till 2007 because Apple seems to be too busy with the music score for Cirque du Soleil at the moment.
-
So this is definately wrong...but it looks superb!
"Release date: October 2004"
...
"The original Let It Be 80-minute feature film from 1970.
Plus,
Rough cuts from the sessions, alternate roof top performances and a Beatles Yoko session after George had left the building. Also,
Let It Be related promos:
Get Back
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Two Of Us
Let It Be. "
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/dvd_let70.html
-
Another couple years and we may have it.
-
I don't fully understand why this film has been kept back for so long. It had a full cinema release and has been broadcast worldwide on television at some stage over the years. Most people know what the film contains and overall, it doesn't harm the 'Beatle Image' in any way. If anything, it's just a period piece by now. It's certainly 'a must have' for all fans and Apple should be thankfull that the 1969 film will generate so much revenue. Talking about television, it's interesting to note that, at least in the UK, no company has broadcasted the film for a long time!
-
paul maybe involved in the process tho.....
-
I wonder if they ever plan on releasing the Help! movie on DVD
-
It is already available here: Help on DVD[/u] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6304708491/104-2895562-3803903?v=glance&n=130)
or here another Help on DVD[/u] (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beatles_the_help/dvd.php)
Have got 'Let it be' on video (taped it years and years ago, when it was on the telly - luckily whithout any commercial breaks, cause those days there wasn't much of them - God, I'm old.)
Also got a DVD - but, of course, a fake.
If YoGo has her fingers in on not releasing 'Let it be' on DVD....I suppose it's her taking revenge on all the fans of John who cursed at her, insulted and hated her :D ;) Well, could be. :D
-
We're in September, aren't we? 8)
-
We're in September, aren't we? 8)
No!
;D ;D ;D
-
Aren't you? ... I am 8) ... 'cos I'm still waiting for the DVD! ;D
-
the latest issue of BEATLEFAN magazine contains an interview with NEIL ASPINALL, who talks about possible forthcoming new BEATLES releases.
Amongst the things mentioned are:
[...]
SHEA & LET IT BE: The long awaited release of the concert at SHEA STADIUM and LET IT BE on DVD may happen in 2008, but there are no immediate plans to release them at the moment.
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see now....?
from here: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/m-1156331029/
I'm afraid I'll be waiting for some more time :-/
-
Remember that Aspinall is a master of disinformation.
-
Neil Aspinall on Fox News, last weekend:
But the film
-
But the film
-
I can't see how either Paul or Yoko (who now effectively are The Beatles) will ever agree to its release. Neither come out looking good and it'll raise a lot of old arguements I'm sure they want to forget. Plus the band sound sh*t. If a revcsed "positive" version was released Paul would face all sorts of accusations of trying to rewrite history (and after Naked and the songwriting credit fiasco I'm sure he could do without that.)
I don't think we'll be seeing it anytime soon.
-
Well if they want to look good about it, release everything the fans are looking for, dress it up, make it a major project and have the fans swooning... the media will follow. I'm not asking for a revised version, I'd love to see an extended cut of the film. All Paul has to do is turn Let it Be into a mammoth project haha
-
Hey--
I have a realy nice print of Let it be--Naked & Get back!
My let it be does have full cover ---3 versions
1-from orig VHT
2-white cover
3-Black cover like the lp
Full menu access with any song & or section of the film!
-
I bet this is old news for djinn, but journalist Richie Unterberger did a decent research to the tapes of Let It Be that are still hidden in lockers somewhere. It is said that they contain hours of unseen live footage. The content of these archives is described in his book called 'The Unreleased Beatles', published by Backbeat.
This is Richie in an interview of 21 minutes: http://eddriscoll.com/podcasts/unreleased_beatles_3-07.mp3
or via iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=147778778&s=143441
-
Being a first generation Beatlemaniac, none of you guys can be as SICK OF WAITING for Sir Paul to get over his petty "reservations" about allowing Apple/UA to release LET IT BE on DVD. There's been rumours off and on over the years (the last "big" one being in late '05) about the disc's "imminent" debut ...but it turned out to be just that...rumour. I was lucky enough to be a kid in the 60's and followed The Fab through every phase--as all die hards would. During the ill-fated sessions for the penultimate album LET IT BE, the boys couldnt wait to get away from each other. The "Get Back" sessions (later to be called Let It Be)were of course filmed and as it turned out, Paul always felt the final cut --slated to be released as a feature-length documentary--made him look like a tyrant of sorts. In some ways he was right, but that's no reason to keep this important work out of fans hands, is it ?? If anything, it's a priceless record of the contentious atmosphere and the uneffected creativity of the world's greatest band in their waning days. Paul SHOULD know that 99% of all fans of The Fab KNOW ALL TOO WELL what happened at those sessions--so WHY should he worry NOW about fan "reaction" 38 years on?? It's a pure ego thing now, I think. Lest we forget that "Abbey Road" was their TRUE swan song to the world, the very last album they recorded together even though it was released BEFORE Let It Be. From all accounts the making of A. R. was a far more congenial affair just a few months later (spring to summer 1969)when thankfully all anomosity had vanished...a wonderful way to end things, as Sir George Martin agreed....which BEGS THE QUESTION ONCE AGAIN..why on earth should Paul STILL continue to hold up the long-awaited official DVD release of Let It Be when it's now a vital piece of Beatle historical chronology?? If anything, the ongoing intentional delay is only making Macca look silly to his legions of devoted "Apple Scruffs", myself included. BRING OUT LET IT BE ON DVD NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :((http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/fivecs/sirflash-08282007050416.jpg)
-
Hi Mr. Mustard, I'm also a first gen Beatles fan (there are a few of us around here). I'm not really clear on what is holding up the re-issue of Let It Be. The sheer amount of material that was recovered a couple of years ago could have something to do with it. The original master of the film is apparently in poor condidtion, so that the film would have to be put together again from all the reels that they have, plus those that were recovered. Remastering film is an awful lot more time consuming than remastering audio. To that end, if they are seriously considering going through 500+ hours of footage, it's going to take quite a time. Alternatively as you said, they might just not want to drag it all up again. I can't see the problem myself, as it was so long ago. In many ways if lennon was still alive I could see it being easier to deal with. If it's being blocked by anyone, I suspect it's Georges side of the Estate.
Or maybe the new man at Apple is going to give it to us for Christmas!
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/paulk58/Genesis-Land-of-confusion-single-co.jpg)
-
I hear ya, B. M.
"
"Or maybe the new man at Apple is going to give it to us for Christmas!"
If John were still w/ us, he probably would say "do it right, man ..but don't drag it out forever--the fans have waited long enough.." Granted, that much newly discovered footage might've made the protracted delay well worth it in "the end" (no pun intended) but something tells me it's more Paul & Yoko holding it up (the latter more than the former) I read McCartney's book a few years ago (Many years From Now) and even he admits to looking exceedingly "bossy" during the Twickingham sessions--I think he still has "reservations" about being seen as "musical martinet" during that notorious not-so-halcyon period. Don't get me wrong, I dearly love EVERY ONE of the Beatles (or I wouldnt be here w/such passion) but I HOPE they put all these trivial personal considerations away and JUST LET THE FILM RESTORERS DO THEIR THING so MAYBE (like u said the "new man" at Apple can cut through all the bull and have it out by x-mas or early Spring '08 (*fingers crossed*) I mean, after all....ANTHOLOGY had MUCH more audio and vid material to plow through and somehow they seemed to have far fewer obstacles in their way with that lofty project back in '95........LET IT BE is WAY overdue...in fact, WE ALL DESERVE A DOUBLE-DISC w/ a PLETHORA of EXTRAS when we finally DO get it in our grubby little beatlemaniac hands...
(ps: I just take issue w/ u on one thing...........do you really think George's estate would hold it up? that never occurred to me, but WE CAN ONLY BE GRATEFUL ALLEN KLEIN ISNT PART OF THIS...........!!! OMG !!!! lol) Those are Paul's two MOST hated words : Allen Klein.
-
If Paul and the rest thought the film was negative and such, why'd they release it in the first bloody place? If they'd never have released it, we'd have never known about it, therefore we wouldn't be lusting after it.
-
That's a real shame, they could have really released something special.. if they shown a few of the classic solo tracks in development (ATMP, Child of Nature etc..) it would be very interesting to see. they could have shown a few more positive moments (there had to be a few more than are shown in the 90 minute film) and maybe show us some stuff that means more due to the passage of time.. sure there were a lot of negative things surrounding the film but if it was done right it could have really shown a more complete picture of the band
I agree w/ this sentiment about L.I.B film. I also think that it will end up being more of a detriment to the overall legacy of The Beatles the longer they hold up official release. In the mean time, they're merely throwing us a bone by giving us the "Help!" dvd now (which seems also LONG overdue), as a means of pacifying us while the on-going needless Let It Be delay continues.
Pacification wont work.
-
It's release is inevitable. It's not just 'going away'. Never will. So why the wait?
:-/
-
It's not just 'going away'. Never will. So why the wait?
:-/
EXACTAMUNDO !!!!
-
It's release is inevitable. It's not just 'going away'. Never will. So why the wait?
:-/
It's not inevitable, is it? If the estate doesn't want it released then it won't be. Even after Paul, and Ringo's death. I expect it's locked away in a vault somewhere. I think we would have seen it by now if it was coming out. And if it was being worked on we would have seen bootleg material leaking out.
-
Mmm...actually, it's not locked away. I've got a 'avi' version sitting in my comp right now. But I suppose your point is that the estate can do whatever it pleases regarding the matter. This is indisputably true, but how foolish would it look if they did hold it back? My two-cents.
;)
-
Mmm...actually, it's not locked away. I've got a 'avi' version sitting in my comp right now. But I suppose your point is that the estate can do whatever it pleases regarding the matter. This is indisputably true, but how foolish would it look if they did hold it back? My two-cents.
;)
Foolish in respect to the fact that it would make them a lot of money, certainly. But let's remember that McCartney got a lot of flack from all quarters when The Beatles split, are we sure that this film is going to show him in the best light? Especially as he's always been quite concerned about his image.
I've never seen it, and I'd love too, but I'm not holding out any hope.
Btw, I meant that all the stuff they found in The Netherlands a few years ago is probably very safely under lock and key.
-
It's been some time since I've viewed it all the way through, but my recollection is that none of the boys (save Ringo, perhaps) are fully shown in their best form at times. John & Yoko's isolationism, George's b****y moments, etc. I think that Paul may have less to worry about here legacy-wise than the others, but I don't really know now. My main thought is that it's a firmly established piece of Beatles history, an 'official' document of a certain time. Warts and all, it would seem terribly disingenuous to me if it was held back. It belongs to us all, really, imo.
:)
-
It's been some time since I've viewed it all the way through, but my recollection is that none of the boys (save Ringo, perhaps) are fully shown in their best form at times. John & Yoko's isolationism, George's b****y moments, etc. I think that Paul may have less to worry about here legacy-wise than the others, but I don't really know now. My main thought is that it's a firmly established piece of Beatles history, an 'official' document of a certain time. Warts and all, it would seem terribly disingenuous to me if it was held back. It belongs to us all, really, imo.
:)
I'm inclined to agree. I'd love it, though it may make me squirm a bit! Who knows, they might surprise us.
-
It's been some time since I've viewed it all the way through, but my recollection is that none of the boys (save Ringo, perhaps) are fully shown in their best form at times. John & Yoko's isolationism, George's b****y moments, etc. I think that Paul may have less to worry about here legacy-wise than the others, but I don't really know now. My main thought is that it's a firmly established piece of Beatles history, an 'official' document of a certain time. Warts and all, it would seem terribly disingenuous to me if it was held back. It belongs to us all, really, imo.
:)
Yes, Klang I wholeheartedly agree..it DOES belong to us all now. It should be in the public domain after lo these many years. Even though Paul came off a bit "bossy" it shouldn't be anything that would tarnish his golden reputation. I think it's kind of an insult to the fans who've stayed so loyal all this time to make them wait for this final cinematic nugget. I've always felt the Beatles and fans had a reciprocal relationship. It's time for Apple to once again honor this long-standing tacit agreement by speeding up the release date. The true fans deserve this respect.
-
Yes, Klang I wholeheartedly agree..it DOES belong to us all now. It should be in the public domain after lo these many years. Even though Paul came off a bit "bossy" it shouldn't be anything that would tarnish his golden reputation. I think it's kind of an insult to the fans who've stayed so loyal all this time to make them wait for this final cinematic nugget. I've always felt the Beatles and fans had a reciprocal relationship. It's time for Apple to once again honor this long-standing tacit agreement by speeding up the release date. The true fans deserve this respect.
The words 'Apple, and Honour' shouldn't be used in the same sentence. They are one of the most dishonourable record companies around. There are a lot of things we should have had by now. MMT for instance, and the Yellow Submarine movie has been deleted. And not to mention the remastered back catalogue. The Help! DVD is welcome, but not at any price! George's 2 remaining Apple releases have still not been re-issued. And what did we get with the anniversary issues of Sgt. Pepper, and The White Album? The same stuff repackaged, no remastering. Every other major group has had their stuff re-issued in superior sound quality years ago, and we're left hanging on a thread!
You've got me going now! :)
-
The words 'Apple, and Honour' shouldn't be used in the same sentence. They are one of the most dishonourable record companies around. There are a lot of things we should have had by now. MMT for instance, and the Yellow Submarine movie has been deleted. And not to mention the remastered back catalogue. The Help! DVD is welcome, but not at any price! George's 2 remaining Apple releases have still not been re-issued. And what did we get with the anniversary issues of Sgt. Pepper, and The White Album? The same stuff repackaged, no remastering. Every other major group has had their stuff re-issued in superior sound quality years ago, and we're left hanging on a thread!
You've got me going now! :)
You have some good points here. I guess Apple--as much as I love it--hasn't always been as "pure as the driven snow"...
you're SO right about MMT...we want a DECENT remastering of it!!!! and YES, the excessively priced "Help! (Deluxe version) I am NOT getting !!--even the extras shouldn't make it cost over $90.00 in the States. I understand they're also offering the non-frills version (like 30 bucks, I think)-- that's the one El Cheapo (yours truly) is waiting for.
and needless to repeat.....our long-awaited L.I.B, which will probably appear the same day as THE SECOND COMING.
oh the abuse us Beatle fans must endure..... :'(
-
"pure as the driven snow"...
Rotten to the core, I'd say!
-
Hey, those failed boutiques must've really set them back. Gotta recoup, y'know?
:D
-
I have a bad bootleg of it which makes it seem more depressing watching it. Maybe a good remastered copy would make even Yoko look better. haha
-
When will this see DVD release.. did they think Love, Help! and talks of itunes would make me forget.... they promised help fall of 05... then mentioned it a bit in 06 i want it... now...:(
-
Totally agree. You'd think putting out The Beatles' movies would be a real no-brainer, especially considering that I counted no fewer than three Elvis box sets at HMV the other day. I mean, if somebody can put out a DVD of a movie with a song like "No Room To Rumba In a Sports Car " on it, surely somebody else can put out a DVD that contains "Don't Let Me Down." It says something about how byzantine negotiations among the Beatles or their estates usually are, or between Apple and other third party stakeholders like EMI. Everything happens slowly.
-
Totally agree. You'd think putting out The Beatles' movies would be a real no-brainer, especially considering that I counted no fewer than three Elvis box sets at HMV the other day. I mean, if somebody can put out a DVD of a movie with a song like "No Room To Rumba In a Sports Car " on it, surely somebody else can put out a DVD that contains "Don't Let Me Down." It says something about how byzantine negotiations among the Beatles or their estates usually are, or between Apple and other third party stakeholders like EMI. Everything happens slowly.
I'm still convinced that the delay in it's release has nothing to do with song quality. Neither Bossy Paul or Sulking Yoko come off well, and they both could probably do without all the "who broke up The Beatles" discussions it would generate. I think it's an episode both would prefer not to be seen and not worth the bucks. And as it will lack the mass appeal that their more commercial films had, why go to all that bother and pain just to satisfy a bunch of Beatle annoraks, who they know will buy anything tossed at them anyway.
And I think things happen slowly because Apple is sensibly (from a commercial point of view) drip feeding us products, and delay generates discussion which generates income. We've had anthology and Love, and they need to hold back something to pay for that beach house on the moon in 2020.
-
I saw Let It be again the other day and it is a sad watch as it goes. I can sympathise with Macca attempting to hold something together but it feels strained & contrived....i thought the jams with the great Billy Preston were not too hot either. I think George was right, it's an intrusion on their creative privacy and left them all a bit insecure. From Paul's view they were having a last nostalgic gasp at holding out the outing one more time at least. With little co-operation, it's no wonder it came out the way it did. All the Apple, Saville Row, legals, Klein, Magic Alex antics must have also been a huge drain on thier confidence & spirit. The mess after Brian Epstein had been left untendered for too long.
A caring manager would never have allowed it. Or at least severely edited the film. I suppose they all new it was over and none of them had enough care left or by 'normalizing' the fans perception, maybe a least 3 of them were closing the door the best way they saw fit at the time.
Now if I had a time machine, I'd be their manager at that point. lol
-
Neither Bossy Paul or Sulking Yoko come off well, and they both could probably do without all the "who broke up The Beatles" discussions it would generate. I think it's an episode both would prefer not to be seen and not worth the bucks.
That could be it; to my knowledge, Let It Be was only released once on videotape in the eighties. I think the ending ofThe Beatles Anthology was re-edited a bit to downplay the legal and other fights of 1969, too.
-
That could be it; to my knowledge, Let It Be was only released once on videotape in the eighties.
On LaserDisc and CED as well. Not to mention the Betacam (not -max) and DigiBeta masters that lie in the vaults of various television broadcast stations around the world. Perhaps on other formats as well, but at least originating from those.
-
On LaserDisc and CED as well.
Hmmm.... I had no idea. Just might be worth doing some digging, then.
-
That could be it; to my knowledge, Let It Be was only released once on videotape in the eighties. I think the ending ofThe Beatles Anthology was re-edited a bit to downplay the legal and other fights of 1969, too.
Agree. If you're one of those people who think of Anthology as the "true" Beatle history (which many people seem to do, as if a Hitler autobiography would set the World War Two record straight) then the band broke up because Twickenham studios were a bit chilly.
-
:-/
Free 'Let It Be'!
Guns N
-
I have a bootleg DVD of the original "Let It Be" movie that was released on VHS back in the '80's, as you've said. I really haven't watched it that closely, but there is alot of "stuff" going on in that film. I need to watch again and post what I've seen and think.
-
Duh...............just checked out my "Let It Be" DVD and it's a 2-disc set with the movie on one, and the other all the outtakes of the movie.........anybody know anything about this??? I bought this off of ebay a few years back................
-
Duh...............just checked out my "Let It Be" DVD and it's a 2-disc set with the movie on one, and the other all the outtakes of the movie.........anybody know anything about this??? I bought this off of ebay a few years back................
Does it say anything about the publisher? Date issued or country of origin? Can you post a photo? :)
-
Ok, Geoff............here's the front cover, back cover and the disc inside. And the disc are "purple" which means they're copied from some other source.
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007139.jpg)
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007140.jpg)
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007141.jpg)
-
Let me know about this..........and anyone else that can give me some "light" on this.........
-
I have the same DVD set, also purchased on eBay about three years ago. It is indeed a high quality copy. I've never been able to determine the source.
-
Thanks for the photos; frankly I'm jealous! :) It's a very nicely packaged set, and only the NTSC "all" classification and the color of the discs give away the fact that it's a bootleg: a great fake, complete with bogus Apple (red?) and UA labels. I have no idea who made it, but I imagine the source must have been the laserdisc edition (but check for any distortion at the top or bottom of the picture that might imply videotape was the source) that was issued in the early eighties:
Let It Be was originally created by the Beatles' own production company, AppleCorps, with the distribution handled by United Artists (reportedly the result of a prior deal swung by Beatles' manager Brian Epstein long before anybody thought of home-video revenue). United Artists subsequently released Let It Be on home video in 1981, on tape in VHS and Betamax, and on Laserdisc via a license to Magnetic Video. All of these versions were mono, and thus largely inferior to the actual Let It Be studio recordings. Along with these, various other permutations of Let It Be float around eBay as well, including duped V-CDs and (apparently bootleg) tapes that feature "extra footage." It also appears that EMI may have released their own legitimate VHS of Let It Be, but outside of the UA releases, we can't confirm that any other versions are bona fide. As it turns out, the surviving Beatles purchased back the rights to Let It Be from United Artists in recent years, and our understanding is that they own the film outright.
http://www.dvdjournal.com/mia/letitbe.m.shtml
The label commentary, which refers to the video but not the DVD edition of the Anthology, suggests that it may originate from before the DVD edition of the Anthology was released in the spring of 2003. The clumsiness of the diction also suggests that English is not the writer's first language, and although it's anybody's guess where this came from, somewhere in Asia might be a good guess to start with.
By the way, what's on the "outtakes" disc? Anthology Let It Be material?
:)
-
This is from a 2004 edition: are the outtakes on your set the same?
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm317/geoffw_2008/dvd_let70_a.jpg)(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm317/geoffw_2008/dvd_let70_b.jpg)
http://www.jpgr.co.uk/dvd_let70.html
Just curious, really.
-
Geoff,
The outtakes were a lot of footage of rehearsals not used in the theatrical release. One part I remember well was extended footage of Paul criticizing George on his guitar playing leading George to say: "OK, I'll play whatever you want me to play. Or I won't play at all if you don't want me to play. Whatever it is that'll please you, I'll do it." (or something to that extent)
The last time I looked at the DVD was about a year ago. I'll have another look this weekend.
-
Geoff,
The outtakes were a lot of footage of rehearsals not used in the theatrical release. One part I remember well was extended footage of Paul criticizing George on his guitar playing leading George to say: "OK, I'll play whatever you want me to play. Or I won't play at all if you don't want me to play. Whatever it is that'll please you, I'll do it." (or something to that extent)
The last time I looked at the DVD was about a year ago. I'll have another look this weekend.
I think that bit, or an excerpt or a reference to it , is on the Anthology, too: I'll have to go have a look as well - thanks.
By the way, here are some comments by Neil Aspinall on Let It Be and other matters from early 2007:
Beatles Ready For Downloading
By ROGER FRIEDMAN
Fox News
February 12, 2007
The Beatles songs
-
I think that bit, or an excerpt or a reference to it , is on the Anthology, too: I'll have to go have a look as well.
Right. The DVD outtake is extended footage of the same. It wasn't easy to watch.
-
This- apparently- is the film edit of that scene (runs about 2:10):
hoPWrooRSzY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoPWrooRSzY)
Not pleasant; no.
-
Well, guys...........thanks for the info and help. And my DVD of "Let It Be" must have been copied from a laser disc because there are no lines above or below that you get from a tape recorded version. And, yes........it's very hard to watch.
-
Controversail my arse , it's just four guys not getting on so well .
I saw it on TV a few times in the 70's early 80's and have a copy on VHS .
Sounds to me like they just want to build up the myth around it , so it will sell by the shed load when they do release it .
They need to get all The Beatles product out and stop drip feeding the fans .
This hot weather is making me grumpy (thumbsdown)(teeth1)
-
Yep, I know...............the "Powers That Be" always dangling a "morsel" of "Beatle-treat" in front of the starving fans.
-
Controversail my arse , it's just four guys not getting on so well .
Very true, and neither unusual nor remarkable. But if they let this film out again as it is, it'll contradict the image created by the Anthology series that The Beatles, as Kevin said earlier, "broke up because Twickenham Studios were a bit chilly." They'll have to revise their own revisionism, and in so doing they'll once again draw attention to a period they'd just as soon forget, or at least not have to answer questions about.
-
Npo_omEC1Z8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npo_omEC1Z8)
great clarity on this vid...
-
and here aaBsa2eU0gg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBsa2eU0gg)
-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbpNIhoGtX0&NR=1
WBJ1JPTjmO4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBJ1JPTjmO4)
-
More anonymous "sources" on why we haven't seen Let It Be yet. I can't find the original Daily Express link, and the fact that the story originated with "the world's greatest newspaper" doesn't encourage me, either. There's nothing here that we haven't already guessed, but for what it's worth:
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Prevent Release of Let It Be
THE two surviving Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, have stopped the release of Beatles film Let It Be, nearly 40 years after it was made.
The 1970 documentary reveals tensions between the Fab Four - Paul, Ringo and the late John Lennon and George Harrison - shortly before their break-up, and insiders at the band's record company, Apple, claim the two surviving members do not want it re-released.
A source said: "There has been talk of Let It Be finally being released but now there has been a change of heart.
"The Beatles are still a massive global brand and it's felt it won't be helped if the public sees the darker side of the story.
"Neither Paul nor Ringo would feel comfortable publicising a film showing The Beatles getting on each other's nerves."
The film was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and shows the group recording the album of the same name, which eventually became their final studio release.
The group's internal relations were at an all-time low during the making of the LP and recording sessions were fraught with internal squabbles.
George Harrison took exception to McCartney criticising his guitar playing, while John Lennon appeared disinterested during the entire process - preferring to spend his time with his wife Yoko Ono.
Although the LP was their final release, the group were so disappointed with Let It Be they recorded masterpiece Abbey Road afterwards and released it before the much-maligned record.
The source added to Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "People like to imagine The Beatles were a happy ship but the reality towards the end was very different as this film shows.
"There's all sorts of extra footage showing more squabbles but it's unlikely it will ever see the light of day in Paul and Ringo's lifetime."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24105878-2902,00.html
-
My friend gave me a copy of it 2 weeks ago for my b-day. I pushed play and expected fireworks. The only thing close was George getting shoked by the mic (just kidding). There was the scene w/George and Paul butting heads a bit, but nothing on there is controversial. I did enjoy the movie quite well actually. I like Paul singing Besame Mucho,Paul and Ringo playing piano together and Ringo and George working thru Octopus's Garden. Of course the rooftop concert is good too.
-
It`s a pity we can`t see the Let It be film. As for me I don`t understand why Paul and Ringo should withhold the release of the film and pretend that nobody knows about the tensions within the band. The whole world knows about them! Then why did they disband? Because of the tensions! Besides the film ends with the rooftop concert, and this fact certainly smoothes out the squabbling, which the viewers would see at the beginning of the film.
-
Abbeyrd's Beatles Page got an exclusive comment July 31, 2008 from an Apple spokesman countering the stories that say Paul and Ringo have stopped the release of "Let It Be" on DVD. "We do have plans to release it some time in the future," is what Apple told us.
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/725letitbeagain.html
steve
Abbeyrd's Beatles Page
-
Abbeyrd's Beatles Page got an exclusive comment July 31, 2008 from an Apple spokesman countering the stories that say Paul and Ringo have stopped the release of "Let It Be" on DVD. "We do have plans to release it some time in the future," is what Apple told us.
[url]http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/725letitbeagain.html[/url]
steve
Abbeyrd's Beatles Page
Thanks for the info and commentary; apparently the Express story deserved even less than the grudging interest and credit I gave to it. I think the conclusion is that Let It Be, like the Hollywood Bowl, the remaining Capitol albums, and maybe even a new remastered catalog, is on Apple's agenda, but on hold pending the resolution of personal objections by one or more of the Beatles or their executors and a decision about how precisely to re-release it.
Personally, I'd issue Let It Be in its original form with a second disc containing the rooftop concert and a new documentary of archival footage from the sessions and interviews that would be as truthful or as much of a whitewash about the circumstances of the project as Apple cares to sanction. If Apple has concerns about how Let It Be might be received today by people who don't already know the story or by journalists who might want to manufacture one, they might also consider re-releasing the film in conjunction with a re-release of Magical Mystery Tour or perhaps as part of a box set that contained all the Beatles movies; as an old political hand I know that one way of disguising bad news is to distract attention by putting it out as one item in a big heaping pile of news (or non-news, often enough). I like the box set idea myself; it could contain A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be, and maybe even the Shea Stadium show. Of course, there would be complaints from customers about having to buy extra copies of films they already have, but that too keeps attention away from old Let It Be dramas, and Apple could assuage grievances by promising to issue the films separately later.
-
It`s a pity we can`t see the Let It be film. As for me I don`t understand why Paul and Ringo should withhold the release of the film and pretend that nobody knows about the tensions within the band. The whole world knows about them! Then why did they disband? Because of the tensions! Besides the film ends with the rooftop concert, and this fact certainly smoothes out the squabbling, which the viewers would see at the beginning of the film.
a link to watch the movie......... http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzMzNzM5ODg=.html
-
Bill DeYoung: What about the "Let it Be" DVD? Years ago, Neil was saying it was being readied.
Yoko Ono: (laughing) You know, life is a long time. And I hope you have a very long one, Bill.
-
I don't think "Let It Be" is that controversial or shocking. I don't enjoy the bickering but the worst part is probably the apathy among most of the members. As others have said, though, the film is just telling a story that Beatles fans already know. I already own the film and outtakes as VHS bootlegs but I'd like to own a remastered DVD version someday. I just wish Apple (or the surviving members) would quit being so silly and stop dragging their feet on this. (angry1)
-
I watched it last weekend on my blag DVD copy - good quality though. Considering the obvious tensions between Paul and George and with Yoko being there, resulting in Paul bringing Linda in, there are some good vibe moments with Paul and John laughing during Two of us, John and Yoko's dance sequence during George's song and the lively rooftop concert with ad libs, quips and George really stomping that foot during get back. Yes, Paul did come across as a bit of **** but just liek during MMT after Brian's death, he had plans to go out live and naked and was just trying to hold 'John's' group together. Most older Beatles fans have at least seen it if not cuirrently owning a copy of it so I don't see what harm it's going to do to their credentials except to add bucketfuls of money to their already swollen coffers.
-
I watched it last weekend on my blag DVD copy - good quality though. Considering the obvious tensions between Paul and George and with Yoko being there, resulting in Paul bringing Linda in, there are some good vibe moments with Paul and John laughing during Two of us, John and Yoko's dance sequence during George's song and the lively rooftop concert with ad libs, quips and George really stomping that foot during get back. Yes, Paul did come across as a bit of **** but just liek during MMT after Brian's death, he had plans to go out live and naked and was just trying to hold 'John's' group together. Most older Beatles fans have at least seen it if not cuirrently owning a copy of it so I don't see what harm it's going to do to their credentials except to add bucketfuls of money to their already swollen coffers.
-
Not shocking at all dude.
-
From Wogblog:
Source of the Nagra tapes
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hN9NhQJtPGM/VlLfNpzYjVI/AAAAAAAASgc/HGHi07dUyIg/s400/nederland_bootlegs.jpg)
De Volkskrant Magazine
During the weekend, a story in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant and elaborated upon in their Magazine edition has shed some light on the circulating Nagra tapes from the Beatles' recordings in January 1969.
As you know, nearly everything the Beatles did while filming the "Let It Be" film was recorded by two mono Nagra tape recorders, as the soundtrack to the film. The tapes captured every rehearsal, discussion between the Beatles etc for a whole month.
The website DutchNews summed up the articles in English:
Dutchmen fight for Beatles Let it Be tapes; claim wrongful arrest in 2003.
Two Dutch Beatles fans are involved in a legal wrangle over their claim to own 504 tapes made during a Beatles recording session in 1969, the Volkskrant reported at the weekend. The two men say the recordings were illegally taken from them by Dutch and British police 12 years ago and should be returned. They also want €700,000 in damages from the Dutch state in compensation for wrongful arrest.
The tapes feature members of the Beatles composing and in conversation during the Get Back sessions, which became the basis for the film Let it Be. The recordings were made on Nagra tape recorders and are thought to be the basis for a large number of bootlegs.
Stan Snelleman and Jos Remmerswaal say they bought the tapes from former Apple Records worker Nigel Oliver for the equivalent of €36,000 in 1992 after being outbid by Apple for other tapes at a memorabilia auction. Twelve years later they were caught in a police sting when Oliver got in touch again and claimed to have a serious buyer to take the tapes off their hands. In January 2003, Snelleman and Remmerswaal were arrested and charged with money laundering and fencing stolen property. The case against them was formally dropped in 2007.
According to Rolling Stone magazine at the time, ‘the arrests in Holland and London climaxed a year-round intercontinental hunt for the tapes, which have been missing since the early 1970s.’ The two Dutchmen deny they were in possession of stolen property and describe the charges of money laundering and fencing as ‘extremely curious’. In addition, they want to know why Apple Records never reported the theft in the first place. ‘Apple wanted the tapes back and theft has nothing to do with it,’ Snelleman told the Volkskrant. ‘We are the victims in all this and we want the tapes back. They belong to us.’ Apple Records would not comment on the case, the Volkskrant said.
So it appears that Stan Snelleman actually got wind of these tapes at the 1992 "Rock & pop memorabilia" auction at Phillips in London. Snelleman and Remmerswaal were Beatles fans regularly organised Beatles days in Holland, where they were selling rare memorabilia and were franchisees of a series of record stores, as Silverlux Music. Unofficially, they also ran their own bootleg record label, Yellow Dog Records, which was in the business of distributing unknown Beatles material. The tapes they were interested in buying at this auction, was a set of tapes from the 1969 Get Back recording sessions. They were, however, outbid by a representative from Apple Records.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NKjmtAfNYHU/VlMClonyitI/AAAAAAAASgs/67bYVh2PiJA/s400/getbacksessions.jpg)
Busy making Nagra tapes: John and George.
After the auction, Snelleman was approached by a man who had been noticing what he had been bidding on. The man told him that he was in the possession of lots more of the same material, was Snelleman interested? Of course he was! It turned out that the tapes at the auction were mere copies of a fragment of what the unknown man had at home. The man lived in Slough, and his name was Nigel Oliver. As it turned out, he was a former Apple employee, office boy and tape library assistant at Apple studio. And the Nagra tapes were being kept at the studio. When the studio was shut down, Oliver asked if he could take the remaining Nagra tapes. No one objected to this, and he took them all back home with him.
Snelleman struck a deal with Oliver and bought all the tapes for about 80 thousand guilders (now 36 thousand euro), and loaded them into his Opel Omega. They drove to the ferry to Harwich Hook of Holland. Back in Holland, the contents of the tapes were transferred to digital, and divided into two file folders, the A-rolls and the B-rolls. Their bootleg company Yellow Dog was used to distribute discs of the material. In the early 2000s, Yellow Dog Records created Day by Day, a 38-part CD series comprising the Nagra tape recordings in their entirety.
Halfway through 2002, Nigel Oliver got in touch with them again. He said that he had found a new and serious buyer, who could pay 140 thousand euros or so for the original tapes. Since they now had all the tapes in digital form, Snelleman and Remmerswaal fell for it, and after negotiating the price up to 170 thousand euros, a new deal was struck in January 2003. Of course, this "new deal" was a set up, the participants were all arrested, and the tapes were seized. At the same time, Oliver was arrested in England. Later he was given a suspended sentence and put under psychiatric treatment, and the charges against Snelleman and Remmerswaal was eventually dropped in 2007.
Ten months after the seizure of the tapes, in late 2003, "Let It Be ... Naked" appeared as an official Apple release. Part of the package was a bonus single disc, "Fly on the wall", with all material taken from the seized Nagra tapes.
Compiled and edited by Kevin Howlett, this is the track list for that bonus single. All songs credited to Lennon–McCartney except where noted.
"Sun King" – 0:12–0:31
"Don't Let Me Down" – 0:32–1:05
"One After 909"– 1:30–1:38
"Because I Know You Love Me So" – 2:42–4:15
"Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey) – 5:03–5:06
"Taking a Trip to Carolina" (Starkey) – 5:32–5:52
"John's Piano Piece" (Lennon) – 5:53–6:13
"Child of Nature" (Lennon) – 6:29–6:53
"Back in the U.S.S.R." – 6:54–7:06
"Every Little Thing" – 7:20–7:30
"Don't Let Me Down" – 7:31-7:51/8:00–8:31
"All Things Must Pass" (Harrison) – 9:00–9:38
"John's Jam" – 10:07–10:26
"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" – 10:58–11:03
"Paul's Bass Jam" – 11:16–11:30
"Paul's Piano Piece" (McCartney) – 12:59–13:59
"Get Back" – 16:01–16:15
"Two of Us" – 17:03–17:24
"Maggie Mae" (Traditional, arranged by Lennon–McCartney–Harrison–Starkey) – 17:25–17:47
"Fancy My Chances with You" – 17:48–18:15
"Can You Dig It?" (Lennon–McCartney–Harrison–Starkey) – 18:39–19:10
"Get Back" – 19:35–20:08
A bit over twenty minutes then, is what Apple Records was willing to share from the "Get Back" sessions, which had already been distributed in full by the bootleggers. In comparison, Columbia Records recently released an 18 disc collection of Bob Dylan's recording sessions from 1965-66 in their ongoing official bootleg series.
-
December 16th 2016 ;D
-
I watched it last weekend on my blag DVD copy - good quality though. Most older Beatles fans have at least seen it if not cuirrently owning a copy of it so I don't see what harm it's going to do to their credentials except to add bucketfuls of money to their already swollen coffers.
You could wait forever, or you could get a great bootleg Blu Ray here: http://www.kvideodvd.com/index.php?subcats=Y&type=extended&status=A&pshort=Y&pfull=Y&pname=Y&pkeywords=Y&search_performed=Y&cid=165&q=beatles+&x=0&y=0&dispatch=products.search (http://www.kvideodvd.com/index.php?subcats=Y&type=extended&status=A&pshort=Y&pfull=Y&pname=Y&pkeywords=Y&search_performed=Y&cid=165&q=beatles+&x=0&y=0&dispatch=products.search)
I highly recommend these Blu Rays icon_good