Let It Be Rehearsals series

Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 1

Subtitled The Complete Rooftop Concert, Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 1 features many outtakes and rarities from the January, 1969 rehearsals for the Let It Be album and film. Vol. 1 also features some tracks from the Twickenham sesions.

1. Get Back
   4:06, recorded January 30, 1969
2. Get Back
   take 3, 3:19, recorded January 30, 1969
3. Don’t Let Me Down
   3:18, recorded January 30, 1969
4. I’ve Got A Feeling
   5:28, recorded January 30, 1969
5. One After 909
   take 4, 3:42, recorded January 30, 1969
6. Dig A Pony
   4:29, recorded January 30, 1969
7. I’ve Got A Feeling
   3:56, recorded January 30, 1969
8. Don’t Let Me Down
   3:16, recorded January 30, 1969
9. Get Back
   3:17, recorded January 30, 1969
10. The Walk
    complete version, recorded January 27, 1969
11. Oh! Darling
    recorded January 7, 1969
12. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
    recorded January 7, 1969
13. Across The Universe
    recorded January 7, 1969
14. Gone, Gone, Gone
    recorded January 7, 1969
15. Wake Up In The Morning
    recorded January 3, 1969
16. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
17. Sausages And French Fries/Early In The Morning/Hi Ho Silver
    recorded January 18, 1969
18. Stand By Me
    recorded January 18, 1969
19. Harry Pinkster(Hare Krishna Mantra)
    recorded January 18, 1969
20. Two Of Us
    recorded January 18, 1969

Release history

• Yellow Dog YD 015, released 1992

Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 2

Subtitled All Things Must Pass Part 1: The Electric Set, Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 2 has some previously released versions of Beatles songs.

1. George talks about a solo album
2. All Things Must Pass
3. Old Brown Shoe
4. For You Blue
   two takes from January 25 1969
5. Let it Down
   recorded January 2, 1969
6. I Shall Be Released
   recorded January 2, 1969
7. Speak To Me (Jackie Lomax)
   recorded January 2, 1969
8. Hear Me Lord
9. I Me Mine
   George demos song to John. Picks up where the “Let It Be” film finishes
10. Short Fat Fanny
11. All Things Must Pass
12. Let It Down
13. Hear Me Lord
14. I Shall Be Released
15. On The Road Again
16. How Do You Tell Someone
17. Positively 4th Street
18. Let It Down
19. Well…All Right
20. Hitch-Hike
21. I Me Mine
    Paul and George work out middle 8. Ends in film version
22. Something
    John, George and Paul work on the words
23. I Me Mine
24. I Me Mine
    extended version of tr.21, ending in film version
25. All Things Must Pass
    George gets shock. Unedited film version

Release history

• Yellow Dog YD 016, released 1992

Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 3

The third installment of Let It Be outtakes and jams from Yellow Dog Records.

1. Dialogue/All Things Must Pass
   recorded January 3, 1969
2. Dialogue/Isn’t It A Pity
   recorded January 26, 1969
3. I Look Out A Window/Let It Down
   recorded January 26, 1969
4. For You Blue
   recorded January 7, 1969
5. Please Mrs. Henry
   recorded January 3, 1969
6. Ramblin’ Woman/Is It Discovered?
   recorded January 3, 1969
7. Ramblin’ Woman/I Threw It All Away/Mama, You Been On My Mind
   recorded January 3, 1969
8. Old Brown Shoe
   recorded January 28, 1969
9. For You Blue
   recorded January 9, 1969

Release history

• Yellow Dog YD 053, released 1994

Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 4

Subtitled Rock N’ Roll, vol. 4 focuses more on the extended jams that the Beatles frequently slipped into during rehearsals for Let It Be.

1. Rock And Roll Music/Lucille/Thirty Days/Revolution/A Case Of The Blues/Be-Bop-A_Lula/Lotta Lovin’/Something Else/Improvisation
   recorded January 7, 1969
2. School Days/FBI/Crackin’ Up/All Shook Up/Your True Love/Blue Suede Shoes/Three Cool Cats/Blowin’ In The Wind/Lucille
   recorded January 7, 1969
3. My Words Are In My Heart/Negro In Reserve/Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da/I’ll Wait ‘Til Tomorrow/A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody/I’ve Been Thinking That You Love Me/Won’t You Please Say Goodbye/Bring It On Home/Hitch Hike/You Can’t Do That/Hippy Hippy Shake
   recorded January 3, 1969
4. Short Fat Fanny/Midnight Special (Prisoner’s Song)/When You’re Drunk You Think Of Me/What’s The Use Of Getting Sober/What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
   recorded January 3, 1969
5. Let’s Dance/Diggin’ My Potatoes/Hey Liley, Liley Lo/Rock Island Line/Michael Row The Boat/Rock-A-Bye Baby/Singin’ The Blues
   recorded January 6, 1969
6. Little Demon/Maybellene/You Can’t Catch Me/Brown-Eyed Handsome Man/Short Fat Fanny/Sweet Little Sixteen/Around And Around/Almost Grown/School Days/Stand By Me/Where Have You Been/Lady Madonna
   recorded January 24, 1969
7. I’m Talking About You/High School Confidential/Great Balls Of Fire/Blue Suede Shoes
   recorded January 26, 1969
8. I Got To Find My Baby/Vacation Time/Maybe Baby/Peggy Sue Got Married/Thinking Of Linking/Crying Waiting Hoping/Mailman Bring Me No More Blues
   recorded January 28/29, 1969
9. Low-Down Blues Machine/Hi-Heeled Sneakers
   recorded January 7/10, 1969

Release history

• Yellow Dog YD 053, released 1994

Let It Be Rehearsals vol. 5

Subtitled The Auction Tapes, this is the tape that was sold at Sotheby’s Auction House in 1993 (thus the title). Nothing new here, though, as all this material can be found on the Rockin’ Movie Stars releases. For completists only.

1. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Sausages And French Fries / Hi Ho Silver / Stand By Me
2. Harry Pinsker (Hare Krishna Mantra) /Two Of Us /You Got Me Going / Don’t Let Me Down
3. I’ve Got A Feeling / The One After 909
4. All Things Must Pass / Mean Mr. Mustard / Don’t Let Me Down / All Things Must Pass / Fools Like Me / You Win Again
5. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / Baa Baa Black Sheep
6. Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying / Sexy Sadie / Blue Suede Shoes / Hava Nagila / Movin’ Along The River Rhine / The Long And Winding Road
7. If Tomorrow Ever Comes /What Do You Wanna Make Those Eyes At Me For?
8. Don’t Be Cruel / Costa Del Sol / My One And Only Prayer / My Baby Left Me

Release history

• Yellow Dog YD 055, released 1994