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The Beatles are back with a happier ending

"Let It Be", released in 1970, has long been considered the legendary group's breakup album. 

Philippe Grelard and Eric Randolph (AFP)
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Thu, October 14, 2021

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 The Beatles are back with a happier ending The Beatles are seen during the recording sessions for their album 'Let It Be' at the Apple Studios, in London, Britain in this undated handout photo obtained September 16, 2020. (Apple Corps/Handout via Reuters/File)

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he Beatles are back this autumn with a new book, reworked final album and much-anticipated documentary that sheds new light on their fraught final days.

"Let It Be", released in 1970, has long been considered the legendary group's breakup album. 

That is partly because it was the last album they released, and also because it was followed by a making-of documentary that showed deep tensions among the fab four. 

However it's not that simple: "Let It Be" was actually recorded before 1969's "Abbey Road" but sat on the shelf for a year because the band weren't satisfied with it.

In fact, Paul McCartney was never satisfied, having been left out of the mixing sessions by fabled producer Phil Spector.

A new remix of the album by Giles Martin -- son of The Beatles' usual producer George Martin -- aims to bring it closer to the band's wishes.

But speaking to NME this week, Giles Martin admitted that "Paul's main issue with what happened is that he normally had a lot of input into the arrangements, and he didn't with Spector."

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