Let It Be - The Making Of The Beatles' Final Album: Book 2: The Apple Sessions (and beyond)

In part 2 of his fresh take on the Beatles' Let It Be sessions, Terry Wilson continues the story through the Apple Studio recordings, offering an insight and overview of the process. The myths which have shrouded this project continue to fall as the true, complete story is told in print for the first time.Based on a forensic search of the ‘Nagra’ tapes, a day-by-day account of what went on in the studio is given, as the group hone and refine material for the album. Billy joins the fold, Glyn takes his seat at the recording desk and Allen Klein rears his head as the project nears the finishing line.We learn how the studio tapes were made - the book includes a full directory of the tape reels and take numbers for every track, and where they can be heard. We encounter all the mix reels Glyn Johns put together, and see how they morphed into the acetate discs and then the Get Back album itself - which was set for release again and again through 1969. The story does not end in January - 'mystery' recording sessions take place then continue through the spring, picking up again at the end of the year and into 1970.The tale continues as Phil Spector is drafted in, the records eventually come out, and a final section tells of how our understanding of the album has been shaped by inaccurate accounts over generations. This is a story which has been waiting to be told properly - and now finally has been. Read more