Beatles 1st Press OZ LP Let it be EX ’70 Red Apple PCSO7096 Full Gloss Cover   Beatles Let it be

Original OZ 1st Press LP released in 1970 on Apple Records. Cat: PCSO77096. Sleeve variation with a boxed 'STEREO' above title on front and 'An E.M.I. Recording Manufactured And Distributed By E.M.I. (Australia) Limited, Sydney, N.S.W.' under rear red Apple logo. Disc housed in clear poly sleeve. Matrix Numbers: YEX 773-3U/ YEX 774-3U.

The only Beatles album to occasion negative, even hostile reviews, there are few other rock records as controversial as Let It Be. First off, several facts need to be explained: although released in May 1970, this was not their final album, but largely recorded in early 1969, way before Abbey Road. Phil Spector was enlisted in early 1970 to do some post-production work, but did not work with the band as a unit, as George Martin and Glyn Johns had on the sessions themselves; Spector's work was limited to mixing and some overdubs. And, although his use of strings has generated much criticism, by and large he left the original performances to stand as is: only "The Long and Winding Road" and (to a lesser degree) "Across the Universe" and "I Me Mine" get the wall-of-sound layers of strings and female choruses. Although most of the album, then, has a live-in-the-studio feel, the main problem was that the material wasn't uniformly strong, and that the Beatles themselves were in fairly lousy moods due to inter-group tension. All that said, the album is on the whole underrated, even discounting the fact that a sub-standard Beatles record is better than almost any other group's best work. McCartney in particular offers several gems: the gospelish "Let It Be," which has some of his best lyrics; "Get Back," one of his hardest rockers; and the melodic "The Long and Winding Road". The folky "Two of Us," with John and Paul harmonizing together, was also a highlight.  

Tracks: Two of us/ Dig a pony/ Across the universe/ I me mine/ Dig it/ Let it be/ Maggie mae/ I’ve got a feeling/ One after 909/ The long and winding road/ For you blue/ Get back.
There is a name written on each side of label. Record has some light scuff marks that cause a few light crackles and is in Excellent condition. Full gloss cover is in Near Mint condition.

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