The Beatles Let It Be Restored - Better Than Get Back?

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Finally, after so many years of stalling, this Peter Jackson directed restoration gives Michael Lindsay-Hogg's original's film the treatment is deserves which, at the time of writing, it is only available via streaming on Disney +. In this video, we look at the differences between the original and restored film and compare both its sound and picture quality to Get Back with some surprising results.
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  • @quiastje6316
    @quiastje6316Ай бұрын

    Incredible intro by 12 year old Andrew haha thanks for sharing

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @atravelerofbothtimespace4172

    @atravelerofbothtimespace4172

    29 күн бұрын

    A remarkably large child fot a 12 yr old

  • @beyondvisiblefilms

    @beyondvisiblefilms

    29 күн бұрын

    It was amazing to hear - a podcast from 1979!

  • @quiastje6316

    @quiastje6316

    29 күн бұрын

    @@beyondvisiblefilms he was already predicting his future hehe

  • @bernlitzner2739

    @bernlitzner2739

    28 күн бұрын

    "Be quiet, I'm taping The Beatles".

  • @stevencamilli9528
    @stevencamilli952829 күн бұрын

    I went to a late night screening of Let It Be at a local theater with a group of friends in 1978. For some reason, I decided to take my cassette recorder (much like Andrew’s) with me. I taped the entire film with audience reaction. I still have that cassette, and I really should digitize it and upload it to the internet. Also, around 1990 my local video store was liquidating its entire Betamax stock. Everything was a dollar each and I grabbed around a dozen movies. So glad I got a copy of Let It Be on Beta!

  • @samp.8099

    @samp.8099

    29 күн бұрын

    Please do

  • @Beantbeantbeant

    @Beantbeantbeant

    29 күн бұрын

    Contact Apple or Abbey Road... that material will be gold

  • @NintendoCraft28

    @NintendoCraft28

    29 күн бұрын

    Please digitize that tape, it deserves to be seen by everyone!

  • @jlyn8228

    @jlyn8228

    29 күн бұрын

    Thoughts, life, etc., that lead to their reactions, from people nearly half a century ago. If you decide to archive it, I hope it's cherished.

  • @pbirdchat

    @pbirdchat

    29 күн бұрын

    I’m still hoping a stand alone rooftop concert Blu ray will be released. One with no cutaways and only Beatles.

  • @johncarsell1205
    @johncarsell120529 күн бұрын

    For all the expense and trouble to go through restoring Let It Be, there should be no excuse for not making it available on Blu-ray and DVD, It's The Beatles after all! Thanks for the review Andrew.

  • @rhythmfield

    @rhythmfield

    28 күн бұрын

    Agree 100%! Greg in the Bronx, NYC

  • @MrRETEROROB

    @MrRETEROROB

    28 күн бұрын

    Let It Be should certainly be released.

  • @Vel_0000

    @Vel_0000

    28 күн бұрын

    It's most certainly getting issued on physical media later this year

  • @dingopisscreek

    @dingopisscreek

    28 күн бұрын

    I agree - if it's on Disney+ then no excuse at all

  • @neilafacci5833

    @neilafacci5833

    28 күн бұрын

    They need to release . The restored version had hit the bootleg Blu-ray market already .

  • @Louisejames23
    @Louisejames2329 күн бұрын

    “SSH everyone, I’m recording this” 😊😊. I still remember when we got our first VHS and my parents wouldn’t talk when they were recording something in case it came out on the tape 🤦‍♀️😬. Thanks Andrew ❤

  • @videoplusdvd
    @videoplusdvd29 күн бұрын

    What is nice about the new edition of “Let It Be” is the full 4:3 ratio of the original 16mm elements. 35mm theatrical prints were hard matte cropped to 1.85:1, and it was one of these prints that was used for the home video releases on tape and laserdisc back in the day, being left/right cropped further to fit standard 4:3 CRT television screens, with opening and closing credits anamorphically squeezed in to fit the format, so a lot of film frame real estate was lost in the original home video releases.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    You are absolutely right

  • @doctorrobert1339

    @doctorrobert1339

    29 күн бұрын

    So THAT'S why the old DVD I have of it looks like that, had no idea

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    @@doctorrobert1339 And the DVD is a bootleg.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    @@doctorrobert1339 The DVD is a bootleg. It was shot on 16mm film (instead of the usual 35mm or sometimes 70mm) because it was originally intended for TV. And 16mm has a lot less quality than 35mm. And then they cropped it and blew it up for the theatrical release, and the initial video cropped and blew up again - really causing a lot of grain, etc.

  • @moxievision

    @moxievision

    27 күн бұрын

    Glad to see someone mention the LaserDisc release of Let It Be, it was the best looking and sounding version available up until now, and the source for most of the pirate copies, either directly or through copies of digital files made from transfers of it. The unfortunate thing is, like most MVC (Magnetic Video Company) LaserDiscs, it was prone to "laser rot" and many copies developed interference in the form of coloured speckles, or became unplayable altogether, due to corrosion of the metal disc inside the outer acrylic layer. Occasionally you'd hear stories of people paying huge sums of money for sealed copies, only to discover the disc had "gone bad" in the interim. The first time I saw a copy was around 1990 at a record show in Baltimore, and even then it was priced at $300.

  • @Paul_Wetor
    @Paul_Wetor29 күн бұрын

    Even at a young age, you were "reporting" before your recording, rather than just taping it. A harbinger of things to come.

  • @moreheff

    @moreheff

    28 күн бұрын

    I was thinking that very same thing!!

  • @philiptate8810
    @philiptate881029 күн бұрын

    The entire rooftop gig really should have had its own disc in the LIB super deluxe edition. After all, all the other sets have contained extensive recording sessions, and in the context of LIB, that's exactly what the rooftop gig was.

  • @magneto7930
    @magneto793029 күн бұрын

    I haven't seen the newly restored version of Let It Be yet, but I'm very disappointed to learn that they did away with Paul's vocal adlib of Get Back at the end of the movie. That was actually the part of the song where it faded out on the 45, so it was always nice to get that little extra glimpse of where the song was going. That was a nice little introduction on the cassette tape. Even as a child, you sounded very professional. Well done!

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    Yes. I've always thought that one of the Beatle's finest moments was when Ringo comes in to start the reprise of Get Back - on the single.

  • @davidmanion9720
    @davidmanion972029 күн бұрын

    I saw the film at a theater with a friend when it was released in 1970. I was 13. I remember being depressed because the news that The Beatles had broken up was already out and the theater in Trenton, New Jersey, where I saw the film was run down and closed only a few years later. Also, only a few people were in the theater, which made things even more depressing. I did enjoy the rooftop concert at the end, but my memory of the movie in general was that it was confusing and left me longing for the joy I always got from the group before. However, I really enjoyed the Get Back documentary and will give Let It Be a second chance. Thanks for another excellent video Andrew.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it David and thanks for sharing your memories.

  • @adrianmorris2628
    @adrianmorris262829 күн бұрын

    I have a memory of 'Let It Be' playing on BBC 2 on a Saturday lunch time around 1982! I certainly watched it on telly and was overcome, in my young mind, at the pathos within the film that wasn't necessarily detracting from the narrative. This BBC 2 showing was probably the last time it was shown till now!

  • @xaviercallobre6822
    @xaviercallobre682229 күн бұрын

    Andrew, after seeing so many other Beatles-centric KZread channels, yours is the only one I have subscribed to and enjoy, watching always from beginning to end. You always give me what I want - a discussion of sound and/or visual quality, remaster and other improvements, along with comparisons to the originals. Being a Beatles fanatic, I enjoy your sharing of background information, which is never a re-telling of old stories or anecdotes that most true Beatles fans would already know, but mostly fascinating details that have rarely been mentioned. I am massively happy that "Let It Be" has finally been restored and re-released, and hope that Apple/Disney realize that a blu-ray release will not only give millions of Beatles fans something they've wanted for more than half a century, but will make them (the studios) a lot more money. Thank you for another enjoyable and enlightening video.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @andy57167

    @andy57167

    29 күн бұрын

    if only the editing and special effects were turned down a bit,,,its almost as if every second must contain some kind of distraction

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    @@andy57167 If you don't like it, don't watch it.

  • @BugRib

    @BugRib

    28 күн бұрын

    @Parlogram - I don't think they were intending to come across as impolite. That said, great video and I love this channel!

  • @CB-xr1eg

    @CB-xr1eg

    28 күн бұрын

    @@andy57167 I agree, this guy gets carried away with his technology trickery sometimes. We just want to watch a video on The Beatles, not a demonstration of what a technological whiz he is.

  • @danswan1047
    @danswan104729 күн бұрын

    I saw Let It Be the week it came out in theaters, and then again in the eighties at a local film festival. I’ve never considered it a downer or sad. Quite the contrary, as the rooftop concert was the only thing we could talk about afterwards. That was a revelation. I love the remastered film and hope it receives a physical release. But the highlight of your video was hearing your cassette tape recording. Thanks for sharing that with us. And yes; I wish they had left the original ending.

  • @stevekirk7066
    @stevekirk7066Ай бұрын

    I've been waiting for this release for years. I was waiting for the "Let It Be" lp to be released in 1970 with anticipation after "Abbey Road" had been such a smash but had to wait till the autumn of that year as I couldn't afford the box set. This release on Disney+ really does fill the hole. They should release a DVD and/or Blu-ray or I'm certain the counterfeiters will, just as they did with the "Rooftop Concert" LP. I've also been looking forward to your slant on the reissued film and I've not been disappointed. Thank you.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    Ай бұрын

    Cheers Steve. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @terrymann1341
    @terrymann1341Ай бұрын

    I've got to say that it was a joy to watch. I do not have Disney+ but watched it last Saturday at a friend of mine's house, it was our escape from all things Eurovision. I loved the restoration, PJ has done a fantastic job with it. Though I do like this movie, with the passage of time, I last saw it on the Beeb that Saturday afternoon in May '82 I have to say I do enjoy Get Back more, that was more in the documentary style, a kind of Documentary about a Documentary of the Beatles writing and rehearsing their next album/proposed stage show. I have this on DVD and watch it most Bank Holiday weekends, and I always spot something new with each viewing. But it is great to Have Let It Be here all restored to watch and enjoy. I do hope it get's a DVD/Blu-ray release (I'll buy it) But I really do think that Universal have missed a trick here and should consider a Cinema release, after all that's where it was originally seen in 1970, and I for one would love to see it up on the Silver Screen.

  • @JanPBtest
    @JanPBtest29 күн бұрын

    And I'm still waiting for an extended edition of "Get Back".

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    Well, I think Get Back is too long. How many minutes of Paul reading the newspaper aloud? I could do without any of that.

  • @BugRib

    @BugRib

    28 күн бұрын

    @judmcc - I see where you're coming from, but I'm such a deranged Beatles fanatic that I could watch 60+ hours of the Beatles putting their shoes on, and still be mad that they still haven't release the full 120 hours of it, haha.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    28 күн бұрын

    @@BugRib Yes, I understand that. At one time, decades ago, I wanted to hear all of the Nagra tapes from January 1969. When the complete bootleg did come out, I thought "well, that is just too much" and I haven't gotten it.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    28 күн бұрын

    @@BugRib One thing though, about Paul reading the newspaper aloud, I do like it when he reads the part about John and George getting into a fight, and they act like they are having one!

  • @JanPBtest

    @JanPBtest

    28 күн бұрын

    @@judmcc Well, you don't have to buy or watch it 🙂The fact is that many people would love to watch as much of this stuff as possible (for many reasons).

  • @FiveLiver
    @FiveLiver29 күн бұрын

    1:19 The future KZreadr as a child in 1979.

  • @MrRETEROROB
    @MrRETEROROB28 күн бұрын

    thank you, Andrew, for announcing some of your upcoming schedule. I look forward to hearing you speak on other bands and your archives are great. it'll take me a long time to finish watching these !

  • @B2Unit
    @B2Unit27 күн бұрын

    the smile on your face as you talk about your young self recording the telly is really lovely

  • @bwpm1467
    @bwpm146729 күн бұрын

    It is amazing how you have kept so much cool stuff from your life as a fan. Makes me regretful about how much I've simply lost over the years. Great video yet again.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Robutube1
    @Robutube128 күн бұрын

    Engaging and informative as always - thanks Andrew. On the "waxy vs grainy" point, you're right but I'm keen not to lose sight of the wonder we all felt when we saw the restored footage in "Get Back" and I bow to no-one in my admiration and thanks for Peter Jackson's (and his team!) work on that and the joy he brought us. Had we not now got this wonderful further restoration I doubt I'd be bothered by the smoothing process.

  • @Algabatz
    @Algabatz28 күн бұрын

    This channel keeps getting better and better. Looking forward to more sixties band stuff!

  • @baseboy1241
    @baseboy124129 күн бұрын

    I remember that 79 Beatles Xmas No internet or video recording it was Xmas heaven.

  • @earlgrey3461
    @earlgrey346128 күн бұрын

    Another perfect little gem from you Andrew. I never miss your videos. If I’m not mistaken I don’t think I’ve commented on your videos til now, so it’s about time I do! It’s always a good day when I see a new Parlogram video has dropped. Respect, and Thanks for all you do for us Fabs fans out here. I’m from over the pond. I’m a little older than you, I did get to see Let It Be in its theatrical run, and while the film was grainy, I loved every moment of the film. Back in 1970, you couldn’t just click on KZread and see The Beatles. I was 12… almost 13 when I saw Let It Be in the movie theater: …Wish I’d thought to bring my little Sony cassette recorder there! Good on your young self for thinking of doing that! But, like your good self, I did figure out the tape record/TV thing, 1971… And I did record John and Yoko’s week of shows on Dick Cavett! I think it came to 6 cassettes I recorded, and I listened to them over and over. HELP! was replayed on American television that same year… yes, I recorded it off TV with my little cassette recorder as well, I pretty much memorized the dialogue from that movie (“Go to the window… Go tooo the window…”). It’s good to see M L Hogg’s film out again, finally. Is it Get Back? Hell no. But is it good? Heck yes! Great video as always Andrew, thanks for the great content. We appreciate you!

  • @TigerRogers0660
    @TigerRogers066028 күн бұрын

    Andrew, you've covered this very well !! I last saw the movie as a teenager in the mid 1970s. Looking forward to seeing this restored version.

  • @goldenboy8167
    @goldenboy816729 күн бұрын

    Great review. Thanks for sharing the old cassette tape of yourself!

  • @ianhughes9928
    @ianhughes992829 күн бұрын

    Thanks for that Andrew.I recall back when Let It Be the movie was first released back in 1970,that it was quickly promoted again by a U.K.cinema chain and showings were then as a double bill with "A Hard Days Night" film from 1964,Ian

  • @superpabloman2790
    @superpabloman279028 күн бұрын

    1:27 These are the kind of details that make me appreciate your videos even more, the appreciation and emotional connection you have with these things is genuine. LOVE THAT❗❗

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @trublu71
    @trublu7128 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your memories and tape recording with us. As a child I would do the same thing. Recording the audio from TV shows and movies. Now onto Let It Be. I was very pleased with the remastering and restoration of the film. This has been a long wait for Beatles fans being that LIB hasn’t been available since the days of VHS, Betamax and laser disc in 1981. And all those years of terrible copies from the Internet and eBay. The new restoration sounds and looks great ! FaB! And Andrea agree with you they should have left the original ending in with the new release. Including the drop T letters The End. And in the end, love you take is equal to the love you make. Great video Andrew ! Many thanks!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @EricSchultz-zs8hz
    @EricSchultz-zs8hz29 күн бұрын

    This is another good video. I'm glad that you included the audio of the original end of the film.

  • @joerizzo884
    @joerizzo88429 күн бұрын

    Great job as usual, Andrew!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @chriscampanozzi6516
    @chriscampanozzi651629 күн бұрын

    Andrew, great information as always. Thank you for your content and information. I very much enjoyed your childhood tape.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, Chris!

  • @JoeOrber
    @JoeOrber24 күн бұрын

    Wow, thank you so much for this video! Had I not been subscribed to your channel, I would’ve completely missed this awesome release of Beatles history on DP. I guess I’ve been living under a rock with so much work lately hahaha. Thank you sir, so much! 🥰

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    23 күн бұрын

    Thank you, Sir! 😊

  • @johntellmewhy
    @johntellmewhy29 күн бұрын

    Great video Andrew, love this reissue

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @michaelf9693
    @michaelf969329 күн бұрын

    I took a cassette recorder to a showing at a lecture hall at my college back in March 1981. When John comes on the screen for the first time the place really cheers. Obviously Let It Be is a vital part of the Beatles filmography and history. And of course Michael Lindsay Hogg could not have anticipated Get Back in 2021. So I appreciate that he shot all the footage and Apple kept it. No doubt there were things out of his control like his four boss’s suggestions and the timing of the film’s release right after the breakup. Still, with all that footage there we now know of, at least the eight hours from Get Back, I do have to question some of his editing choices. But having it restored, with hopefully a blu ray in the future, can only be a plus.

  • @elmerseiscientos

    @elmerseiscientos

    28 күн бұрын

    Doesn't the audience boo when Yoko appears? I remember that happening when I saw the movie in the theater.

  • @michaelf9693

    @michaelf9693

    28 күн бұрын

    @@elmerseiscientos they might have booed in the past. But since this was three months after the murder there was none.

  • @boysiesolem4752
    @boysiesolem475229 күн бұрын

    Fantastic Let It Be update Andrew ✌️ I love your channel 💕 keep up the great work mate 😎✌️⭐️

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks! ✌️😎

  • @mwmeier7677
    @mwmeier767729 күн бұрын

    I am grateful for this re-release/restoration of Let It Be! Please release it on DVD, Apple and Disney! As for the visual quality of Get Back, I can report feeling like I was there with The Beatles and most of the people with whom I’ve discussed Get Back - especially kids and young adults - agree, enthusiastically! Another fab effort, Andrew, to which the inclusion of your audible - younger self - lent great charm. Thanks lad and man!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @alanabentrod3963

    @alanabentrod3963

    29 күн бұрын

    If you haven't seen it in 4K with HDR your missing out on a amazing experience. a DVD would be a very poor drinks coaster.

  • @thefonzkiss

    @thefonzkiss

    28 күн бұрын

    DVD is a dead format. Why would you master something to 4K and then release it on DVD? That’s like mastering audio to modern standards and then playing down a landline.

  • @deepredson
    @deepredson29 күн бұрын

    Wonderful review as usual. I will wait for the physical media... if any or not. Great memories. Barty

  • @alexisescobar1974
    @alexisescobar197428 күн бұрын

    As usual good content and explanations. And nice detail that one to expose your old cassette record… even being a child lad you knew you were recording for future 👍🏼😉

  • @boblehman1726
    @boblehman172628 күн бұрын

    Thanks Andrew! I especially liked your cassette recording as a kid of your voice and the audio from TV speakers via a microphone - you were very professional for your age! I also did that in the mid 60s, but it was with a small Japanese 3-inch open-reel recorder (before Philips cassettes became popular), and the programming wasn't The Beatles but rather original "Star Trek" episodes. Unfortunately, none of my tapes or that recorder survived our frequent moves during those years. Sorry to hear about some of the edits done to this restored version - glad I have a pseudo-bootleg (Russian?) VHS copy of the original (dubbed to DVD), which DOES include the unforgettable McCartney singing at the very end of his "whooping" version of the last part of "Get Back".

  • @neilloughran4437
    @neilloughran443725 күн бұрын

    Thanks for showing that Radio Times cutting from xmas 1979... that was the exact time i recall recording the audio to my then new cassette recorder also! That was quite a xmas to be able to watch all the Beatles films in sequence.

  • @imperialjoe8023
    @imperialjoe802326 күн бұрын

    The Beatles are my favorite group of all time, but it’s so cool seeing you branch off and cover other groups. It was your Hollies video that introduced me to them and have since gone onto become one of my all time favorites.

  • @J_alex_day
    @J_alex_day28 күн бұрын

    Hi Andrew, I look forward to watching both Get Back and Let it Be!

  • @TheCliffandPhilShow
    @TheCliffandPhilShow28 күн бұрын

    Great vid! Can't wait to see Let It Be this weekend! :)

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Hope you enjoy it!

  • @moondogaudiojones1146
    @moondogaudiojones1146Ай бұрын

    Great episode Andrew! The one thing that stood out to me was that the Let It Be film had no cohesion before the Rooftop performance. I’m sure it was difficult to make any thing cohesive, at that time, as the end seemed eminent. Not really a documentary but “live” snapshots which was alright since it had been years since we had seen a “movie” with them at all. Only the Ed Sullivan shows gave us glimpses of what they were up to at that time. I remember walking out of the movie gathering with friends and they were confused. In honesty so was I. Except for the rooftop performance. That was the sun breaking through the dark clouds. The band were immediately in their element. Paul was right pushing them to perform live one more time. Their smiles showed everything! Luckily I have a boot of the film that was reformatted, cleaned up pretty well and lovely audio with the original ending. Good to hear your take on it! And I got great joy out of your ending to the episode.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks for posting your memories, Brian. Glad you enjoyed the review!

  • @thenerktwins
    @thenerktwins28 күн бұрын

    I've had Let It Be in my collection for decades and have watched it probably once a decade, and it's been a good 10 years since I'd seen it last. The new version really surprised me still at being not a band breaking up but a band taking on a difficult project. I loved it. Great video!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @MrSacf
    @MrSacf29 күн бұрын

    Loved the 12 year old Andrew snippet. I've watched the film last night and I found it amazing. Cheers, Andrew, thanks for your labour of love.

  • @ericcapossela6530
    @ericcapossela653028 күн бұрын

    Another great video! Thank you, sir 🙏🏻 The Beatles Films podcast seemed confident in saying that Peter Jackson and MLH were indeed NOT in the same room for that interview.

  • @Peoria19581
    @Peoria1958129 күн бұрын

    Excellent videos as always. you're hired! I've always liked Let It Be regardless of the complaints from fans and critics. The Beatles are human like everyone else, hats off for keeping their cool and being gentlemen through out their career together. They are the unsurpassed masters. I'm impressed with the Disney + stream Peter Jackson update. Hopefully we'll get it on Blu Ray.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @AegonCallery-ty6vy
    @AegonCallery-ty6vy29 күн бұрын

    Amazing you still have that tape!

  • @glennprangnell5767
    @glennprangnell576727 күн бұрын

    I clearly remember that season of Beatles films at Christmas 1979. I was 16 years old and I'd seen all of the films before as they were often screened during school holidays in the '70's. However, I didn't get to see 'Magical Mystery Tour' until 1979, when it was shown for the first time in 11 years. It was so exciting and yes, I recorded everything on one of those cassette recorders too. Another great video, Andrew!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Thanks Glenn! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @RonaldBrown59
    @RonaldBrown5927 күн бұрын

    I first saw Let It Be on cable TV in the US in the early 1980's , I think I watched it twice. And hadn't seen it again until last week when I watched it on Disney Plus. Though I had seen the rooftop concert portion many times over the years on KZread. And while I watching Get Back I was thinking to myself that many of the clips I remembered from Let It Be were missing. I really enjoyed seeing the film again, after all these years. And it looked great, much better than the version I saw in the 80's, and it sounded great as well. Great video, and thanks for sharing

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Thank you Ronald. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @20thcenturyarchivist52
    @20thcenturyarchivist5222 күн бұрын

    Thanks, Andrew, for another superb mini-doc from Parlogram. Sorry for the late comment, everyone, but I am eagerly awaiting buying the inevitable Blu-ray release of Michael Lindsay-Hogg's original Let It Be. Let It Be was hard for us Yanks to screen throughout the decades as well. I don't recall any network or syndicated broadcasts of Let It Be in the USA during the 1970s or 1980s (If I am wrong, I hope and expect other Beatlesologists will correct me in the replies.). I first saw the film as a university student in 1993/1994 by renting the sole VHS edition that was released in the USA in the early eighties. I visited the oldest video rental store in town, which luckily rented out their copy without a cash deposit (because Let It Be received only one VHS release in the USA, store rental copies were frequently reported "lost" or "stolen."). The VHS transfer was poor, but the appeal of watching The Beatles make music together, warts and all, was still a thrill. And those late '60s fashions! I finally saw a 35-milimeter print of Let It Be at The Mary Pickford Theater at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, in the late 2000s or early 2010s. The Mary Pickford Theater is just a small screening room, but I felt privileged to catch a view of a 35mil cinema print. Unfortunately, the sound system in the Pickford Theater is only adequate, and the dialogue was just as hard to hear as the VHS print. But the music sounded fine. I have no idea how the Library of Congress obtained the print: I wonder if the Library made a direct plea to Apple Corps. Ltd., who perhaps decided they could not refuse such a prestigious institution? Anyway, we Beatles fans can rejoice at the remastering of such a fascinating visual document of The Beatles making one of their last and best albums.

  • @edwardrussell5989
    @edwardrussell598929 күн бұрын

    Brilliant review Andrew I saw let it be on its release in 1970. I was 11. Saw it three times in the one day. It was double feature with yellow submarine. Obviously in 1970 I never knew the whole story or noticed or cared about the editing of the film. The Beatles start a song in one set of clothes and finish in another lol. I loved it then and still love it today

  • @dmitrysobolin5158
    @dmitrysobolin515829 күн бұрын

    Always welcoming everything Beatles related. Hope to see this version of Let It Be somehow in the future

  • @billleary5779
    @billleary5779Ай бұрын

    Great review of Let it Be! I have been enjoying watching it and glad it’s finally restored. I do miss the original ending though but I understand the need for new credits to acknowledge all the people that worked on it…..they should have done something similar to what they did for Yellow Submarine but leaving the original film intact and adding on new credits afterwards……looking forward to future videos…. I am hoping to hear your thoughts on the new Rolling Stones singles box 1966-1971….thanks so much Andrew!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Bill. Glad you enjoyed the review.

  • @antoniodalfonso
    @antoniodalfonso29 күн бұрын

    thank you, andrew! yes, as another comment mentioned! your 13th-old- year recording is truly revealing of the adult you became!! a great filmic moment!! yes, more Stones and other bands!! Thank you for your analysis of this film! Accurate to a t!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Many thanks, Antonio! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @frednijsten7582
    @frednijsten758228 күн бұрын

    Hi Andrew, thanks again for this very informative video. Cheers Fred

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, Fred!

  • @sammcbride2149
    @sammcbride214929 күн бұрын

    I signed up for Disney+ specifically to watch "Let It Be". And then to my complete surprise found out that Disney+ also has "Get Back", which I had never seen before and am in the middle of watching right how. So it's a win/win for me I'm having a lot of fun.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    You have to see them both.

  • @robertshapiro-xu9di

    @robertshapiro-xu9di

    29 күн бұрын

    @@judmccHi! I have a question for you if you don’t mind. Seeing as you’ve seen both, Get Back and Let It Be, is there a particular order that I should watch these films? Thank you and I’m looking forward to hearing your opinion Robert

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    @@robertshapiro-xu9di That's hard to answer - I could make a case for either order. I'm tempted to say LiB first and then GB for more of the background, but alternatively, you could watch GB first because it leads up to LiB as the final product.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    29 күн бұрын

    @@robertshapiro-xu9di PS, I saw LiB in the theater in 1970 and have seen it several times since.

  • @judmcc

    @judmcc

    28 күн бұрын

    @@robertshapiro-xu9di Thinking about it longer, I think I'd go with LiB first. I think it is better to see it the first time before you've seen GB.

  • @catmando7262
    @catmando726229 күн бұрын

    You and I both saw the movie in 1979 ( before I was a fan) and in1982 (when I was a fan and luckily my girlfriend's family had a VHS recorder). Thanks for the review. Looking forward to my Disney+ time next week.

  • @bedlach
    @bedlach29 күн бұрын

    Another wonderful video, Andrew, and I especially enjoy the little personal moments you include of yourself. I have to vote "significantly jarring" on the ending credits change, though. And as much as I enjoyed Get Back, it still seems incomplete without the original film. Finally, greatly looking forward to future Stones videos. Cheers!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @stuartshire
    @stuartshire25 күн бұрын

    lovely touch at the end Andrew :)

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    25 күн бұрын

    Thanks Stuart!

  • @rixvspinner
    @rixvspinner29 күн бұрын

    Great detailed and informative review. It's a good thing Peter Jackson is not only a film making genius in my opinion but a huge Beatles fan. I like that Gerard 301 turntable behind you. I have owned one of those over the years with an FR 64S tonearm.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @IsaacBTTF
    @IsaacBTTF29 күн бұрын

    Andrew, I'm glad you mentioned the grain! It just amazes me how much objectively better it looks. I didn't know there were some small changes in the edit of the film. To be fair it's my first ever seeing it. Generally speaking, I don't really have a problem with directors re-editing their films (even if small changes) AS LONG AS the original IS always EASILY accessible. What happened to preserving films as they WERE, as a product of their time? Having said that, I'm still happy that the film has been finally re-released even though it's not 100% the same film from 1970.

  • @armandperez711
    @armandperez71129 күн бұрын

    thanks for this vid! i really wanted to hear your opinion on this before i watched it because i trust your say on these things and i know the reputation of the original

  • @paulogonzalez1632
    @paulogonzalez163227 күн бұрын

    OFF TOPIC: Glad to hear that you are going to do videos about other 60s bands. If you take suggestions, I'd like to hear you talking about my other favorite beat groups: The Hollies, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Dave Clark Five, Herman's Hermits, Buffalo Springfield... Thank you for these great Beatles video-series Andrew. You always let us wanting to hear and learn more.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    26 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestions, Paul!

  • @cbot72
    @cbot7229 күн бұрын

    Baby Andrew is remarkable! Amazing that you were even so organized so young

  • @joanolivella3531
    @joanolivella353127 күн бұрын

    After watching Get Back documentary, and now having seen the Let It Be movie properly restored I understand much better the project and I appreciate the album much more. Even what Spector did back in 1970. After so many years listening to this album, watching my early 90's VHS film copy thounsand of times, now I really appreciate their initial idea and I find it absolutely challenging by 1969. Great description of everything as always! Joan

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Thank you, Joan. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @baq8680
    @baq868028 күн бұрын

    Get Back and now Let It Be were both simply fascinating to me as a new fan of The Beatles. Given the privilege of a look behind the genius of these four is something we should all be thankful for. I purchased Get Back on bluray and I plan on watching Let It Be again soon. There is a hint of sadness for me as I watched these two incredible documentaries... that this talented group only recorded together for (slightly less) than 8 short years. One can only imagine what might have been had they continued to work together. But getting back to the topic at hand, I loved the renewed film and I look forward to seeing it again. Thanks for your review, Andrew.

  • @brettweary8491
    @brettweary849128 күн бұрын

    You Have Absolutely Brilliant Channel Andrew Thank you for Your Awesome Honest Input and Opinions

  • @rewind2play
    @rewind2play29 күн бұрын

    How cute was your kids intro, fab video as always

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @jxchamb
    @jxchamb29 күн бұрын

    I can't belive you still have that tape. Wish I had any of the tapes I made back in the 80's. I enjoyed pretending to be a DJ.

  • @mjm5081
    @mjm508128 күн бұрын

    Andrew, thanks for another great Beatles video! ✌❤✌❤🎶

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! ✌️

  • @mjm5081

    @mjm5081

    28 күн бұрын

    @@Parlogram Always do! 😃 👍 👊

  • @scottlapointe1505
    @scottlapointe150529 күн бұрын

    Thankyou Andrew!

  • @mindyourself7063
    @mindyourself706329 күн бұрын

    I had a tape recorder and mic to the TV just like that in the US. So happy for KZread today. 🎬

  • @CB-xr1eg

    @CB-xr1eg

    28 күн бұрын

    I used that technique for taping my favourite songs off the radio. You could guarantee that it was nearly always spoiled by either the DJ talking incessantly over the song, or one of my parents shouting at me to "turn that bloody noise down". 🤣

  • @skywalkerranch
    @skywalkerranch27 күн бұрын

    Excellent review. Another sub.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Thank you and much appreciated!

  • @alancruzdominguez5074
    @alancruzdominguez507428 күн бұрын

    I still didn't see the Get Back documental only bits here on KZread, i have the Let It Be film in a bootleg DVD, i didn't have Disney+ but i'd love to see the new remastered Let It Be movie, you are amazing Andrew. Greetings from Mexico.✌️🇲🇽

  • @lynnturman8157
    @lynnturman815729 күн бұрын

    This film was hard to find in the U.S. as well. Yeah, it may officially have been released on VHS but that doesn't mean you could walk into your local Blockbuster & rent it anytime you wanted. I did see it one time in a mom & pop video store but for the most part, finding a copy was very rare.

  • @yutopia7
    @yutopia729 күн бұрын

    12 year old Andrew proves that he was always organized, well spoken and talented at hosting and presenting his Beatles treasures. Well, I suppose his mother should know.

  • @JALuzRobin45
    @JALuzRobin4528 күн бұрын

    I borrowed a Let It Be Betamax tape and watched it when I was in grade school back in the late 1980s. I recall I was bored at some parts of Let It Be. But some parts I got very curious seeing how a professional music artist (my favorite band ever even at that time) record songs from scratch and the process of making an album. But I love the rooftop performance and I watched that part many times. I guess The Beatles made so many firsts or reached many milestone in the music industry as live audience performing band and later as recording artists. 54 years after they disbanded and yet they are still making many first in the advent age of AI and in the current music and movie technology. Thanks to artist like Peter Jackson for giving life to new Beatles projects. Thank you to all Beatles youtubers specially the best Beatles youtube content, Parlogram.

  • @rhythmfield
    @rhythmfield28 күн бұрын

    Terrific and informative review, which I believe all reviews should be, not just somebody’s assessment of “good” or “bad.” Really enjoyed the presence of your old cassette machine or reasonable fax simile brought back so many memories of hours and hours and hours spent with my little Panasonic cassette recorder, recording radio shows, jam sessions with my own little band at age 13 etc. Greg Burrows, Drummer, percussionist, singer

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @michaelmiller641
    @michaelmiller64129 күн бұрын

    Thanks for that video!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    My pleasure, Michael!

  • @stdismas
    @stdismas29 күн бұрын

    Another thoughtful video. Please do consider a series on the Moody Blues!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks. Will do!

  • @michaelcarpenter2498
    @michaelcarpenter249827 күн бұрын

    I saw this movie in college after a friend gave me a copy. It is an incomplete story that really needed a reedit. But the restoration puts the old copy I used to have to shame. Great as always Andrew

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    26 күн бұрын

    Many thanks, Michael!

  • @billphelps5611
    @billphelps561127 күн бұрын

    I love this movie. Always have since I was a little kid. I have the VHS tape and a bootleg DVD. I hope this new version gets released on BR or DVD because I would enjoy checking it out. Great video!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Thanks Bill. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @archieleechjb
    @archieleechjb29 күн бұрын

    The lower third graphic at the beginning of Let It Be show that Jackson was in New Zealand Lindsay-Hogh was in New York City. I had to rewind to check it myself. Great job, Andrews 1979 and 2024.

  • @hofnerbassman737
    @hofnerbassman73727 күн бұрын

    Hi Andrew. I recorded "Let It Be" onto VHS in 1982, and thanks for providing the exact date ! Around 2003 I bought a DVD player with a hard drive so I could transfer my VHS copy to DVD; and I still have it today ! No comparison though with the new fully restored version which is very impressive. Interestingly, there seems to be more audio in the new version (inc George's F bombs) which I assume has arisen because of the clean up of the audio tracks. When I play the '82 version now, it serves as a testament to the development of televisions from the old square box to the magnificent wide screen TVs of today, hence why I'll be retiring my old DVD copy to the archives ! One thing that struck me when I watched the restored version was the amount of completed takes in it; Jackson's Get back docuseries emphasised the chatter although I felt he could have included some alternate takes from 31/1/69 sessions, but Jackson's remarks emphasising that he tried to avoid duplication with the "Let It Be" film has now paid dividends ! Cheers Tim

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    27 күн бұрын

    Cheers Tim!

  • @NiftyPlymouth
    @NiftyPlymouth29 күн бұрын

    Sensationally interesting. Your original tape is the one I like best. Thanks and nifty greetings from Germany 🎼🎶🐈‍⬛

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Thanks Nifty! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Spukmeyer
    @Spukmeyer29 күн бұрын

    Excellent Andrew, I still have a VHS copy that I got in the early 90s, which curiously contains an hour and a half of black and white footage and unsynchronized audio (It's from "Let it be", but they don't match the images ). Needless to say, the quality was bad, but for years and before internet access, that's what I had. Comparing "Let it be" with "Get Back" is inevitable, but you have to see each thing in its context. Let's continue enjoying the Beatle legacy. Greetings Beatlepeople.

  • @ianlaker9161
    @ianlaker916129 күн бұрын

    Absolutely spot on Andrew. I have nothing to add and you've made all the points I was going to. At 63, I also remember those BBC screenings before it was vetoed by the surviving three Beatles. The remaster is a triumph indeed and I found it refreshing to not have the prospect of enduring 8+ hours, regardless of my obsession with the greatest band ever.

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks Ian. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @jimcabezola3051
    @jimcabezola305129 күн бұрын

    I hope I can get this "Let It Be" performance on disc. I've enjoyed "Get Back" a number of times on Blu-Ray. What a thing!

  • @denpea-mm8zr
    @denpea-mm8zr29 күн бұрын

    Another informative vid, Thanks Andrew. Now knowing what footage MLH had to work with and what was not used in "Let It Be", I find difficult to ignore in 2024. Footage of McCartney seemingly writing "Get Back" on the spot was left on the shelf to perhaps never see the light of day ? In hindsight, this seems unforgivable. Thank goodness for Peter Jackson.

  • @BugRib

    @BugRib

    28 күн бұрын

    Good point!

  • @jonnysmith9124
    @jonnysmith912429 күн бұрын

    Nice to see that old cassette deck. I had one and recorded Where Eagles Dare one Christmas. probably 1981.

  • @lefthand84
    @lefthand8429 күн бұрын

    I first saw Let It Be through a bootleg DVD bought on eBay in early 2005 that eventually stopped working. I fell in love with it's randomness, and it's great to see it again - I really missed the full basement performances of Two of Us etc in Get Back. And for what it's worth, I really like the long version of Dig It with Paul doing the counter-melody. They're all vibing.

  • @Ckom-Tunes
    @Ckom-Tunes27 күн бұрын

    Remarkably I did almost exactly the same thing. I wore out the tape listening to it on a loop as I fell asleep. Wonderful!

  • @Condon1972
    @Condon197229 күн бұрын

    As always, excellent 👌

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you, Sir!

  • @blackvinylgrooves
    @blackvinylgrooves22 күн бұрын

    It's great to hear you at twelve years old, Andrew. You certainly had your chops as a presenter even then. I first saw "Let It Be" in a movie theatre, when it fist came out, and I was nine years old, and had been a Beatles fan about four years. I saw "Get Back", and found it hard to sit through. It was way too long, I got bored. The thing could have used a good editor. Which would have destroyed the purpose of the film, I know. Even a hardcore, longtime Beatles fan like me found it hard to endure. I dropped my free trial of Disney+ after watching it, although I may have to sign up again, to watch "Doctor Who". There are a lot of other connections between Disney and The Beatles you could have mentioned. The 1970 film was never meant to be a straightforward documentary, in the traditional sense, as far as I know. Although I never did like the edits you spoke of.

  • @TheSupertone1
    @TheSupertone129 күн бұрын

    Hi again Andrew & greetings from sunny Scotland. Thanks again for another great video. Ah, 08 May 1982 - I remember my Mum & I watching Let It Be on BBC, & taping it on my newly acquired rented Betamax. At the time, my Mum who is only a casual Beatles fan asked who the keyboard player who suddenly appeared was, plus who's the hammer guy, who's the little girl with Ringo? (She did know who Yoko & George Martin were). One thing you DIDN'T mention was the complete lack of Who? & When? in the original film. The ONLY date given is copyright 1970. There is NOTHING that states everything we see was filmed during January 1969. No-one is introduced. It wasn't until Peter Jackson's Get Back docu that I could finally put names to several of the "fringe" players like Kevin Harrington. For those of us around in May 1970, remember. The Beatles Monthly Book had ceased publication in Dec '69. In Feb 1970 we saw John with cropped hair + Mal Evans in TOTP's studio singing Instant Karma, then in April on film doing backing to Let It Be with long hair, then Paul looking identical with his solo album. So, the impression given when the film was released was that it was all filmed fairly recently, & NOT back in Jan '69 BEFORE Abbey Road. Best wishes, & could you maybe cover The Monkees? I saw ALL 4 in-concert x

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to my list!

  • @SQDLVR
    @SQDLVR29 күн бұрын

    Very informative video Handsome. Awww a 12 year old Andrew. Glad you have that tape of yourself

  • @joelcrowservo
    @joelcrowservo27 күн бұрын

    Great review and video as always. I’m glad you reminded everyone that Apple already has “VAM” or bonus features ready for any LIB deluxe release. We can’t let them forget how easy it will be to put together a nice set that fans will love! Unlike “Get Back”…😮 Btw: bring on the Stones videos! I’d also love it if you took a look at Badfingers career. It’s both amazing and heartbreaking, as I’m sure you know quite well.

  • @glennwallace9203
    @glennwallace920328 күн бұрын

    Great review!

  • @Parlogram

    @Parlogram

    28 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

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