After numerous delays, revisions and remixes, the Beatles finally released their Let It Be album in America on May 18, 1970. Most of the recordings on the album came from the “Get Back”/“Let It Be” sessions held during January 1969 in a quickly thrown together studio in the basement of the group’s Apple headquarters at 3 Savile Row in London or from the Beatles rooftop concert, also at 3 Savile Row.

Although the Let It Be album was met with mixed reviews (with most complaints pertaining to Phil Spector’s remixing and added production to some of the tracks), it sold over 3 million copies and is home to several classic Beatles songs, including “Get Back,” “Let It Be,” “The Long And Winding Road,” “Across The Universe,” “Two Of Us,” “I’ve Got A Feeling,” “One After 909” and “For You Blue.”

The Beatles “Get Back”/“Let It Be” sessions and the resulting unreleased and released albums and bootlegged recordings are among the most interesting and confusing aspects of the Beatles recorded legacy. My book on this subject, The Beatles Finally Let It Be, was one of the most challenging books I’ve ever written. The book covers the rehearsals and recording sessions, the Get Back albums, Let It Be and Let It Be… Naked, along with American, British, and Canadian perspectives, and fan recollections.