The Beatles have released a newly restored video for their iconic song ‘Let It Be’. The video features footage from the recently restored 1970 film of the same name directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. It has been restored by Park Road Post Production from the original 16mm negative.
The restored video uses rarely-seen alternate camera angles of the Fab Four and Billy Preston as they were recording the song. According to the video’s description on YouTube, it was “filmed on the day after the January 30 rooftop concert” in 1969. This marks the first time that the documentary has been available in over 50 years as it’s now streaming on Disney+.
In a four-star review of the film, NME shared: “There may not be a more punk rock bit of film on earth than George being told the police were on the roof to shut them down, and casually turning his amp back on. For that alone, for all its whitewashing and line-toeing, Let It Be remains a staggering watch.” The documentary was first released in cinemas 54 years ago and has been difficult to obtain since primarily because the original master tapes were stolen from Apple Corps shortly after the film was made.
Jonathan Clyde, producer of the film and director of production at Apple Corps, recently explained in a Q&A hosted by former Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman, how Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary “became the trigger that liberated Let It Be to be re-released”. He remarked that “compared with the transcripts of the old version you’re hearing so much more, there’s more dialogue, there’s more snippets of music and the picture restoration is extraordinary”.
In another Beatles-related story, Paul McCartney recently replied to a declaration of love from a fan named Adrienne – just 61 years after her original message
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