| No. |
Full Detail
(preceded by Start Time, ending with track timing) |
Total
Time |
| 1 |
| Roll 1154b Slate 502 |
| 0:00 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.48 contd.)
Take 21 continued from previous reel.
But, breaks down almost straight away.
Paul sings in a heavy loud scouse accent.
John shouts, "Get off your bum." |
0:27 |
| 1:21 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.49)
Take 22
During guitar solo Paul says, "Let it be."
After this take John sings, "There once was a woman who loved a moondog."
They then discuss perhaps just getting the backing down.
Apparently John still hasn't 'been', "Daddy wants to wee-wee" he says.
As they prepare for the next take, John says,
"Are we supposed to giggle in the solo ?"
Paul, "Yeah". |
3:48 |
| 6:48 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.50)
Take 23
During guitar solo Paul sings, "There will be an answer Let It Be."
John (in posh voice), "I lost a bass note somewhere, but I don't think it mattered
if that was it, I suddenly found myself letting it be." |
3:46 |
| 10:56 |
Let's Have A Party (DDSI no. 31.51)
John starts then Paul sings a bit too.
The tape drops out during this. |
1:41 |
| 12:50 |
Dialogue
Nothing discernible for quite some time (about 7 minutes - John having his wee break !).
A playback of Let It Be can be heard faintly. (DDSI no. 31.49P)
It sounds like maybe cameras are being set-up.
Michael, "Listen, which ones are we going to do today ?"
Paul, "Let's get Let It Be now."
Michael, "How close are we to Let It Be ?"
Glyn, "We've got so many takes, there's got to be a good one."
Glyn, "OK, one more take, with John's bass line corrected."
Michael, "What would you like to do next ?"
He then lists all yesterdays tracks, ending with "Teddy Boy maybe ?".
Paul, "Teddy Boy is actually as far as it's going to get."
They then discuss getting Let It Be filmed as a take.
George, "It's 25 to 6, so what one are we going to do now ?"
George, "Play a song, or you going to pack up ?"
They then discuss the newspapers reports on the rooftop concert. |
11:50 |
| 24:20 |
Instrumental (DDSI no. 31.52)
They return to the studio proper and start warming up again. |
1:04 |
| 28:33 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.54)
Take 24
George fluffs his solo, Paul sings "Let It Be yeah" during it.
The verse after the solo, Paul completely messes up just as the reel ends.
John, "Keep the first half, Glyn."
(29 seconds of a chorus from this performance was edited into 31.65 for the film version) |
3:14 |
| 31:47 |
| 2 |
| Roll 1155b Slate 502 |
| 0:00 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.55)
Take 25
Breaks down at first chorus, John is not happy.
John, "What the sh1tting hell is going on here ?"
Paul and John then lark about with a bit of mock German followed by a German count-in ... |
0:45 |
| 1:31 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.56)
Terrible guitar solo again. No quote from Paul during it.
John, "I think that was rather grand, I'd take one home with me."
Glyn, "Yeah, that was fine."
John, "Don't kid us Glyn, give it to us straight."
John, "Let's hear it." (He wants a playback)
Paul, "Let's do one more to cover ourselves."
John, "We've got so many of the bastards."
George, "One last one then." |
3:49 |
| 7:33 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.59)
Take 26
Paul breaks down in the verse after the solo.
Paul, "Shall we do something else for a while, then come back or leave it ?"
John, "Snakes and ladders ?"
Paul, "OK"
John, "What else is there ?" |
2:54 |
| 11:59 |
Oh Darling (DDSI no. 31.60)
Paul starts into this as the others are discussing what to do.
Second verse the others gradually join in, by third verse John is singing too. |
3:14 |
| 15:13 |
Oh Darling (DDSI no. 31.61)
Restarts immediately.
Some interesting bass from John, but all through it's a tremendous vocal from Paul.
After a brief bossa-nova version John shouts, "OK, WHAT SHALL WE DO ?" |
2:41 |
| 18:52 |
Instrumental Jam (DDSI no. 31.62)
John, "Come on then, who's got one ?"
"Slate 503"
Paul, "Let's do Let It Be again."
Paul then practices some Let It Be, trying some different words. (DDSI no. 31.63) |
1:10 |
| 27:24 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.64)
Take 27 - "Sync to second clap please"
This excellent performance was used as the single after they overdubbed a different guitar solo in April.
And after further overdubs in January 1970 this was the album version.
After a fine performance Paul says, "One more time, very fair, one more."
Paul, "Second clap" .... this makes George laugh .... |
3:50 |
| 31:29 |
Let It Be (DDSI no. 31.65)
George laughs over the start.
The final reel of this terrific box set runs out, so that's ...
END OF CAMERA B RECORDINGS FOR THE 31st JANUARY 1969.
Which is a shame as this version was the film version with 29 seconds edited in from 31.54. |
0:32 |
| 32:01 |
