Jan. 30, 1969 - The Beatles On the Roof

[Wally Pryor 5,315]

 

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

Wild they started playing before the count off.  Weird syncing.

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

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Peter Jackson To Direct Documentary On The Beatles Recording 'Let It Be'

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/30/689961544/peter-jackson-to-direct-documentary-on-the-beatles-recording-let-it-be?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20190130&fbclid=IwAR03Thwq-RCUUuViP-Cipx2-iMUxolpB7v0PPg3vlQ2KI5r7jptP5-hYu8s

Edited January 30, 2019 by Chad Fuck

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/01/30/688814122/remembering-the-beatles-rooftop-gig-50-years-later-with-someone-who-was-there

 

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Remembering The Beatles' Rooftop Gig, 50 Years Later, With Someone Who Was There

 

[UTCzech III 2,917]

Listening to a stream right now on KOOP 91.7, the Eggmen are at the Austin Library recreating the rooftop concert.  Well, that part's already done, now they're just playing other 68-69 era songs, good stuff.

[UTCzech III 2,917]

43 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/30/689961544/peter-jackson-to-direct-documentary-on-the-beatles-recording-let-it-be?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20190130&fbclid=IwAR03Thwq-RCUUuViP-Cipx2-iMUxolpB7v0PPg3vlQ2KI5r7jptP5-hYu8s

Yeah, saw that yesterday, wasn't sure where to post it.  Guess I'll dig out my 14 DVDs worth of Nagra reel audio and get ready!

[4th&Five 41,726]

42 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/30/689961544/peter-jackson-to-direct-documentary-on-the-beatles-recording-let-it-be?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20190130&fbclid=IwAR03Thwq-RCUUuViP-Cipx2-iMUxolpB7v0PPg3vlQ2KI5r7jptP5-hYu8s

this gives me a music boner.

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

Seems like this is Paul’s attempt at rehabilitation/revisionist history of the Get Back/ Let It Be movie and sessions. Go out on a more positive note, as it were.

I know they’ve ready released Let It Be Naked a while back. I’m wondering is this means we can look for another boxed set a la Sgt. Peppers and the White Album.

[Wally Pryor 5,315]

Yes, it should be good.  

[Guest Lobo]

They look so old and wise up there, hard to remember they were still in their 20s.  

[UTCzech III 2,917]

Watching the original Let It Be right now, it's so dark, hopefully they can lighten it up some.  And I know what broke up the Beatles,  the hours (and I mean HOURS) spent on Maxwell's fucking Silver Hammer, what a load.  Seriously though, will be curious to see the footage Peter Jackson can dig up of them all having fun together, because in the original they are definitely not.

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

3 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

Watching the original Let It Be right now, it's so dark, hopefully they can lighten it up some.  And I know what broke up the Beatles,  the hours (and I mean HOURS) spent on Maxwell's fucking Silver Hammer, what a load.  Seriously though, will be curious to see the footage Peter Jackson can dig up of them all having fun together, because in the original they are definitely not.

Did you burn a VHS version?  

I've tried to find a copy for a while and they're rare as hens teeth.

[UTCzech III 2,917]

archive.org

LINK

[Wally Pryor 5,315]

1 hour ago, UTCzech III said:

archive.org

LINK

 

Thanks.

[UTCzech III 2,917]

Ken Mansfield, former U.S. manager for Apple Records, recalls watching the momentous 1969 rooftop performance mere feet from the Fab Four

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-last-concert-rooftop-ken-mansfield-interview-783884/

 

2003 article about the recovery of the Nagra tapes I mentioned above, source of hundreds of bootlegs and which will surely be integrated into the new film

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-beatles-buried-treasure-237925/

[UTCzech III 2,917]

BTW, the link above appears to have some audio overdubbed from the official album and bootlegs.  Here's a version with the original audio, for authenticity:

https://archive.org/details/LetItBe_724

There might be other better versions, these were just the first 2 I came across...

Edited January 30, 2019 by UTCzech III

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

38 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

Ken Mansfield, former U.S. manager for Apple Records, recalls watching the momentous 1969 rooftop performance mere feet from the Fab Four

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-last-concert-rooftop-ken-mansfield-interview-783884/

 

2003 article about the recovery of the Nagra tapes I mentioned above, source of hundreds of bootlegs and which will surely be integrated into the new film

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-beatles-buried-treasure-237925/

Man, it's been a loooong time since those tapes were found.

[Wally Pryor 5,315]

2 hours ago, UTCzech III said:

Ken Mansfield, former U.S. manager for Apple Records, recalls watching the momentous 1969 rooftop performance mere feet from the Fab Four

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-last-concert-rooftop-ken-mansfield-interview-783884/

 

2003 article about the recovery of the Nagra tapes I mentioned above, source of hundreds of bootlegs and which will surely be integrated into the new film

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-beatles-buried-treasure-237925/

 

Was just about to post the Mansfield read.  Great stuff.

[DougO 5,257]

On 1/30/2019 at 2:13 PM, Chad Fuck said:

Did you burn a VHS version?  

I've tried to find a copy for a while and they're rare as hens teeth.

I have a VHS copy from a Blockbuster rental from a couple of decades ago before it got blackballed. I was surprised to find it was not copy protected and duped just fine. I never watch it, though. It's pretty depressing. The recordings of the rooftop sessions are more enjoyable. I always wondered how many of those other takes were filmed.

 

[Chad Fuck 17,910]

12 hours ago, DougO said:

I have a VHS copy from a Blockbuster rental from a couple of decades ago before it got blackballed. I was surprised to find it was not copy protected and duped just fine. I never watch it, though. It's pretty depressing. The recordings of the rooftop sessions are more enjoyable. I always wondered how many of those other takes were filmed.

 

Let's hope Peter Jackson does as well with Let It Be as he did with the WWI footage.  

[DougO 5,257]

3 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

Let's hope Peter Jackson does as well with Let It Be as he did with the WWI footage.  

I'm really looking forward to seeing the WWI doc. It's not showing near my shithole town, though. They finally put out something I would actually go to a theater to watch.