Let It Be Rehearsals series
Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 1
Subtitled The Complete Rooftop Concert, Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 1 features many outtakes and rarities from the January, 1969 rehearsals for the Let It Be album and film. Vol. 1 also features some tracks from the Twickenham sesions.
- Get Back
4:06, recorded January 30, 1969 - Get Back
take 3, 3:19, recorded January 30, 1969 - Don’t Let Me Down
3:18, recorded January 30, 1969 - I’ve Got A Feeling
5:28, recorded January 30, 1969 - One After 909
take 4, 3:42, recorded January 30, 1969 - Dig A Pony
4:29, recorded January 30, 1969 - I’ve Got A Feeling
3:56, recorded January 30, 1969 - Don’t Let Me Down
3:16, recorded January 30, 1969 - Get Back
3:17, recorded January 30, 1969 - The Walk
complete version, recorded January 27, 1969 - Oh! Darling
recorded January 7, 1969 - Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
recorded January 7, 1969 - Across The Universe
recorded January 7, 1969 - Gone, Gone, Gone
recorded January 7, 1969 - Wake Up In The Morning
recorded January 3, 1969 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
- Sausages And French Fries/Early In The Morning/Hi Ho Silver
recorded January 18, 1969 - Stand By Me
recorded January 18, 1969 - Harry Pinkster(Hare Krishna Mantra)
recorded January 18, 1969 - Two Of Us
recorded January 18, 1969
Release history
- Yellow Dog YD 015, released 1992
Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 2
Subtitled All Things Must Pass Part 1: The Electric Set, Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 2 has some previously released versions of Beatles songs.
- George talks about a solo album
- All Things Must Pass
- Old Brown Shoe
- For You Blue
two takes from January 25 1969 - Let it Down
recorded January 2, 1969 - I Shall Be Released
recorded January 2, 1969 - Speak To Me (Jackie Lomax)
recorded January 2, 1969 - Hear Me Lord
- I Me Mine
George demos song to John. Picks up where the “Let It Be” film finishes - Short Fat Fanny
- All Things Must Pass
- Let It Down
- Hear Me Lord
- I Shall Be Released
- On The Road Again
- How Do You Tell Someone
- Positively 4th Street
- Let It Down
- Well…All Right
- Hitch-Hike
- I Me Mine
Paul and George work out middle 8. Ends in film version - Something
John, George and Paul work on the words - I Me Mine
- I Me Mine
extended version of tr.21, ending in film version - All Things Must Pass
George gets shock. Unedited film version
Release history
- Yellow Dog YD 016, released 1992
Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 3
The third installment of Let It Be outtakes and jams from Yellow Dog Records.
- Dialogue/All Things Must Pass
recorded January 3, 1969 - Dialogue/Isn’t It A Pity
recorded January 26, 1969 - I Look Out A Window/Let It Down
recorded January 26, 1969 - For You Blue
recorded January 7, 1969 - Please Mrs. Henry
recorded January 3, 1969 - Ramblin’ Woman/Is It Discovered?
recorded January 3, 1969 - Ramblin’ Woman/I Threw It All Away/Mama, You Been On My Mind
recorded January 3, 1969 - Old Brown Shoe
recorded January 28, 1969 - For You Blue
recorded January 9, 1969
Release history
- Yellow Dog YD 053, released 1994
Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 4
Subtitled Rock N’ Roll, vol. 4 focuses more on the extended jams that the Beatles frequently slipped into during rehearsals for Let It Be.
- Rock And Roll Music/Lucille/Thirty Days/Revolution/A Case Of The Blues/Be-Bop-A_Lula/Lotta Lovin’/Something Else/Improvisation
recorded January 7, 1969 - School Days/FBI/Crackin’ Up/All Shook Up/Your True Love/Blue Suede Shoes/Three Cool Cats/Blowin’ In The Wind/Lucille
recorded January 7, 1969 - My Words Are In My Heart/Negro In Reserve/Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da/I’ll Wait ‘Til Tomorrow/A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody/I’ve Been Thinking That You Love Me/Won’t You Please Say Goodbye/Bring It On Home/Hitch Hike/You Can’t Do That/Hippy Hippy Shake
recorded January 3, 1969 - Short Fat Fanny/Midnight Special (Prisoner’s Song)/When You’re Drunk You Think Of Me/What’s The Use Of Getting Sober/What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
recorded January 3, 1969 - Let’s Dance/Diggin’ My Potatoes/Hey Liley, Liley Lo/Rock Island Line/Michael Row The Boat/Rock-A-Bye Baby/Singin’ The Blues
recorded January 6, 1969 - Little Demon/Maybellene/You Can’t Catch Me/Brown-Eyed Handsome Man/Short Fat Fanny/Sweet Little Sixteen/Around And Around/Almost Grown/School Days/Stand By Me/Where Have You Been/Lady Madonna
recorded January 24, 1969 - I’m Talking About You/High School Confidential/Great Balls Of Fire/Blue Suede Shoes
recorded January 26, 1969 - I Got To Find My Baby/Vacation Time/Maybe Baby/Peggy Sue Got Married/Thinking Of Linking/Crying Waiting Hoping/Mailman Bring Me No More Blues
recorded January 28/29, 1969 - Low-Down Blues Machine/Hi-Heeled Sneakers
recorded January 7/10, 1969
Release history
- Yellow Dog YD 053, released 1994
Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 5
Subtitled The Auction Tapes, this is the tape that was sold at Sotheby’s Auction House in 1993 (thus the title). Nothing new here, though, as all this material can be found on the Rockin’ Movie Stars releases. For completists only.
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Sausages And French Fries / Hi Ho Silver / Stand By Me
- Harry Pinsker (Hare Krishna Mantra) /Two Of Us /You Got Me Going / Don’t Let Me Down
- I’ve Got A Feeling / The One After 909
- All Things Must Pass / Mean Mr. Mustard / Don’t Let Me Down / All Things Must Pass / Fools Like Me / You Win Again
- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying / Sexy Sadie / Blue Suede Shoes / Hava Nagila / Movin’ Along The River Rhine / The Long And Winding Road
- If Tomorrow Ever Comes /What Do You Wanna Make Those Eyes At Me For?
- Don’t Be Cruel / Costa Del Sol / My One And Only Prayer / My Baby Left Me
Release history
- Yellow Dog YD 055, released 1994
