 Capitol 1st. Sleeve |
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TITLE
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LET IT BE |
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| CATALOG
NUMBER |
SW-11922 |
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RELEASE DATE
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12th March 1979 / First Press |
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| TITLE LISTING |
SIDE
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SIDE
2 |
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| Two Of Us (BMI
3:33) |
I've Got A
Feeling (BMI 3:38) |
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| I Dig A Pony (BMI
3:55) |
One After 909
(BMI 2:52 |
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| Across The
Universe (BMI 3:51) |
The Long And
Winding Road (BMI 3:40) |
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| I Me Mine (BMI
2:25) |
For You Blue (BMI
2:33) |
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| Dig It (BMI :51) |
Get Back (BMI 3:09) |
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| Let It Be (BMI
4:01) |
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| Maggie Mae (BMI
:39) |
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| FRONT--> Click! | BACK --> Click! | SIDE 1 --> Click! | SIDE 2 --> Click! | DISK --> Click! | |
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| INNER SLEEVE | INNER SLEEVE CLOSE UP | ||||
| FRONT --> Click |
BACK --> Click! |
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The front cover to Let It Be
are essentially the same as the original issue, but with the
addition of the Capitol dome logo. Capitol changed the cover from a gatefold to a single pocket sleeve. The pictures that were inside the gatefold were now printed on the inner sleeve. |
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| The front
cover to Let It Be are essentially the same as the original
issue, but with the addition of the Capitol dome logo. |
The UK version had a white border around the photo of the four Beatles, but the US version does not. | On the UK version, the producer is credited as "Phil Spector" with lowercase letters, but on the US version, it's written as "PHIL SPECTOR" in all capital letters. | |||
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In the "Thanks to ~" section below the
photo, the name "Harold Seider*" is included on the US
version, but it does not appear on the UK version. |
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Instead of the Apple logo and credits, a new line was added. | ||||
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| Capitol Records logomark, credit, and EMI logomark
are printed at the bottom of the back sleeve. |
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In March 1978, Capitol switched to a purple label with a large dome logo at the top. The perimeter print contains the phrase "Mfd. By Capitol Records". | ||
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| "Rubber Soul
(ST-2442)" and "Revolver (ST-2576)" were switched to an SW
prefix durling the orange label run. |
In September,
1975, Capitol added a lengthy "All Rights Reserved" saying
to all their albums. The whole LP catalog was transferred to
the purple Capitol label with "All Rights Reserved." |
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SIDE 2 |
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The album labels contain “J. Lennon - P. McCartney” songwriters credits. | |||
| OTHER ITEM: POSTER (55cm X 56cm) | |||||
| FLYER: FRONT --> Click | FLYER: BACK --> Click | ||||
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The album often came with a poster
featuring an enlargement of the front cover. |
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OTHER ITEM: FLYER
(Single Sheet / 28cm X 28cm)
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| FLYER: FRONT --> Click | FLYER: BACK --> Click | ||||
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Some of the later copies come with a
mail-order flyer for the film "The Complete Beatles*." (*) "The Compleat Beatles" is the title of a 1982 documentary narrated by Malcolm McDowell that chronicles the band's career using interviews and footage. |
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| LABEL | Capitol
Purple label with Large Dome Logo |
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| MIX | STEREO |
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| VINYL COLOR | Black |
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| PRESS FACTORY |
SLEEVE | Winchester,
Virginia |
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| VINYL | Winchester
Press |
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| FACTORY CODE | No
Number |
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| MATRIX No. | SIDE 1 |
SW-1-1192 F-2 #3 wally ─◁ (hand etched) MASTERED BY CAPITOL (machine stamped) | |||
| SIDE 2 |
SW-2 -1192 H9 ML Ⓧ #2 ─◁ (hand etched) MASTERED BY CAPITOL (machine stamped) | ||||
| PUBLISHER'S NAME |
- |
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"SUBSIDIARY" PRINT
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YES |
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| COVER FORM |
Single
type. Housed in a cardboard jacket. |
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| INNER SLEEVE | Plain
white sleeve |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Design
by John Kosh Photographs by Ethan Russell |
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| PRODUCER | Reproduced
for disc by Phill Spector |
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COMMENTS
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In March 1978, Capitol switched to
a purple label with a large dome logo at the top. The
perimeter print contains the phrase "Mfd. By Capitol
Records". In September, 1975, Capitol added a lengthy "All Rights Reserved" saying to all their albums. The whole Beatles' LP catalog was transferred to the purple Capitol label with "All Rights Reserved." The front cover to Let It Be are essentially the same as the original issue, but with the addition of the Capitol dome logo. Capitol changed the cover from a gatefold to a single pocket sleeve. The pictures that were inside the gatefold were now printed on the inner sleeve. The UK version had a white border around the photo of the four Beatles, but the US version does not. On the UK version, the producer is credited as "Phil Spector" with lowercase letters, but on the US version, it's written as "PHIL SPECTOR" in all capital letters. In the "Thanks to ~" section below the photo, the name "Harold Seider*" is included on the US version, but it does not appear on the UK version. (*) Harold Seider was a lawyer at ABKCO. Instead of the Apple logo and credits, a new line was added: "Selections contained herein have been previously released by Capitol Records, Inc. or Apple Records, Inc." Some late copies Come complete with factory insert for "The Complete Beatles*" Movie. Wally Traugott as "Wally" or "Wly" etched in the runout Real name: Wallace Edward Traugott Mastering and lacquer-cutting engineer based in the United States. Wally or Wly is always credited in the runout grooves of the record, usually alongside the Mastered by Capitol stamp. ML: Real name: Maurice Long as "ML" etched in the runout Mastering Engineer, Capitol Studios Generally worked on the "H / J" Scully lathe (from Discogs: Capitol Mastering) |
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