The Beatles - Let It Be  (Super Deluxe Edition) Apple Records – 0602507138899

The Beatles' classic 1970 album!

Super Deluxe 180-gram 4LP + 12-inch EP Box Set packaging

Newly mixed by Giles Martin, son of original producer George Martin, and Sam Okell in stereo as guided by the original "reproduced for disc" version by Phil Spector

Sourced directly from the original session and rooftop performance 8-track tapes

Includes 27 unreleased session recordings, a 4-track Let It Be EP, the 1969 unreleased 14-track "Get Back" stereo LP mix by Glyn Johns, and a 100-page hardback book with an intro by Paul McCartney, track-by-track recording information, many unseen photos, notes and more

Custom slipcase houses the LPs, 12-inch EP, and hardbound book

The Beatles have announced a reissue of Let It Be, packaging the classic 1970 album with a new stereo mix of the album by Giles Martin, son of original producer George Martin, and engineer Sam Okell, as guided by the original "reproduced for disc" version by Phil Spector and sourced directly from the original session and rooftop performance 8-track tapes.

The vinyl version Super Deluxe Edition set also includes previously unreleased session recordings and a 1969 mix by noted producer and recording engineer Glyn Johns. The reissue also corrals unreleased rehearsals and studio jams, and is slated to arrive October 15, 2021 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe.

"I had always thought the original film Let It Be was pretty sad as it dealt with the break-up of our band," writes Paul McCartney in his foreword for a special edition Let It Be book included in the Super Deluxe Edition. "But the new film shows the camaraderie and love the four of us had between us. It also shows the wonderful times we had together, and combined with the newly remastered Let It Be album, stands as a powerful reminder of this time. It's how I want to remember The Beatles."

In 2017, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was reissued for its 50th anniversary. The White Album got the same treatment the following year, and Abbey Road was reissued in 2019.

Rolling Stone calls Let It Be the Beatles' misunderstood masterpiece. The album with the band's most daunting reputation. We're all used to hearing it as their break-up album. The messy film soundtrack that arrived in May 1970, just as the band was breaking up.

But with Phil Spector taking the helm, the story of Let It Be had diamonds among shining amid its darker moments. This is the album with classics such as "Let It Be," "Across the Universe," "Get Back," and "Two of Us."

Rolling Stone reports that this crucial box set that drops Oct. 15 finally places this wildly misunderstood music in the Beatles' story.

The extras included in the set are gems of their own. For instance, take the the Glyn Johns stereo mix.

Johns has worked on classic albums for such stars as the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, the Eagles, the Who, the Beatles and the Clash. You can't shuffle through a classic rock collection without finding his name in the credits.

"It's an album of conflict," says producer Giles Martin, son of the late George Martin, of Let It Be. "Not, funnily enough, conflict within the band, despite what people think, but creative conflict. It's the most creatively conflicted album the Beatles made, because they aren't quite sure what they're making."

There's pain in the music, yet there are also undeniable moments of warmth, laughter, brotherhood. It's rooted in friendship, whether it's George helping Ringo write "Octopus' Garden" or Paul and John writing "I've Got a Feeling." There's something so beautifully daft about the whole Get Back/Let It Be project, something that only could have occurred to the Beatles.

Let It BeA1Two Of Us Drums – * Electric Guitar – * Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – *, * Written-By –  A2Dig A Pony Drums – * Electric Piano –  Harmony Vocals, Bass – * Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar] – * Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar [Rhythm Electric Guitar] – * Written-By –  A3Across The Universe Drums, Maracas – * Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – * Percussion [Tambours] – * Piano – * Written-By –  A4I Me Mine Drums – * Harmony Vocals, Organ, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano – * Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – * Written-By – * A5Dig It Drums – * Electric Guitar [Electric Leslie Guitar] – * Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar [Six-String Bass Guitar] – * Organ –  Piano – * Shaker –  Written-By – *, *, *, * A6Let It Be Backing Vocals, Bass – * Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar – * Drums – * Lead Vocals, Piano – * Organ –  Written-By –  A7Maggie Mae Arranged By – *, *, *, * Drums – * Electric Guitar – * Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – *, * Written-By –  B1I've Got A Feeling Drums – * Electric Piano –  Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar] – * Vocals, Bass – * Vocals, Electric Guitar [Rhythm Electric Guitar] – * Written-By –  B2One After 909 Drums – * Electric Piano –  Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar] – * Vocals, Bass – * Vocals, Electric Guitar [Rhythm Electric Guitar] – * Written-By –  B3The Long And Winding Road Acoustic Guitar – * Bass – * Drums – * Electric Piano –  Vocals, Piano – * Written-By –  B4For You Blue Drums – * Lap Steel Guitar [Electric Lap Steel Slide Guitar] – * Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – * Piano – * Written-By – * B5Get Back Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar] – * Drums – * Electric Guitar – * Electric Piano –  Lead Vocals, Bass – * Written-By –  Get Back - Apple SessionsC1Morning Camera (Speech - Mono) / Two Of Us (Take 4) Written-By –  C2Maggie Mae / Fancy My Chances With You (Mono) Arranged By – *, *, *, * Written-By – ,  C3Can You Dig It? Written-By –  C4Don't Know Why I'm Moaning (Speech – Mono)C5For You Blue (Take 4) Written-By – * C6Let It Be / Please Please Me / Let It Be (Take 10) Written-By –  C7I've Got A Feeling (Take 10) Written-By –  D1Dig A Pony (Take 14) Written-By –  D2Get Back (Take 19) Written-By –  D3Like Making An Album? (Speech)D4One After 909 (Take 3) Written-By –  D5Don't Let Me Down (First Rooftop Performance) Written-By –  D6The Long And Winding Road (Take 19) Written-By –  D7Wake Up Little Suzie / I Me Mine (Take 11) Written-By – , * Get Back - Rehearsals And Apple JamsE1On The Day Shift Now (Speech – Mono) / All Things Must Pass (Rehearsals – Mono) Backing Vocals, Bass – * Backing Vocals, Organ – * Drums – * Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar – * Written-By – * E2Concentrate On The Sound (Mono) Written-By –  E3Gimme Some Truth (Rehearsal – Mono) Written-By – * E4I Me Mine (Rehearsal – Mono) Written-By – * E5She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Rehearsal) Written-By –  E6Polythene Pam (Rehearsal – Mono) Written-By –  E7Octopus's Garden (Rehearsal – Mono) Written-By –  F1Oh! Darling (Jam) Written-By –  F2Get Back (Take 8) Written-By –  F3The Walk (Jam) Written-By – *, * F4Without A Song (Jam) – Billy Preston With John And Ringo Written-By – *, , * F5Something (Rehearsal – Mono) Written-By – * F6Let It Be (Take 28) Written-By –  Get Back - 1969 Glyn Johns MixG1One After 909 Written-By –  G2I'm Ready (AKA Rocker) / Save The Last Dance For Me / Don't Let Me Down Written-By – *, *, , , * G3Don't Let Me Down Drums – * Electric Piano –  Harmony Vocals, Bass – * Lead Guitar [Lead Electric Guitar] – * Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar [Rhythm Electric Guitar] – * Written-By –  G4Dig A Pony Written-By –  G5I've Got A Feeling Written-By –  G6Get Back Written-By –  H1For You Blue Written-By – * H2Teddy Boy Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – * Drums – * Electric Guitar – * Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – * Written-By – * H3Two Of Us Written-By –  H4Maggie Mae Arranged By – *, *, *, * Written-By –  H5Dig It Vocals – * Written-By – *, *, *, * H6Let It Be Written-By –  H7The Long And Winding Road Written-By –  H8Get Back (Reprise) Written-By –  Let It Be EPI1Across The Universe (Unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 Mix) Written-By –  I2I Me Mine (Unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 Mix) Written-By – * J1Don't Let Me Down (New Mix Of Original Single Version) Written-By –  J2Let It Be (New Mix Of Original Single Version)