{"id":4528,"date":"2024-08-08T16:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T20:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvideodvd.com\/store\/product\/beatles-let-it-be-deluxe-widescreen-stereo-edition-1-ntsc-dvd-r-disc\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T23:39:11","slug":"beatles-let-it-be-deluxe-widescreen-stereo-edition-1-ntsc-dvd-r-disc","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kvideodvd.com\/store\/product\/beatles-let-it-be-deluxe-widescreen-stereo-edition-1-ntsc-dvd-r-disc\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatles – Let It Be (Original Deluxe Widescreen Stereo Edition) (1 DVD-R disc)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beatles – Let It Be (Deluxe Widescreen Stereo Edition) <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let It Be is a filmed documentary of the Beatles rehearsing and recording their new album in 1969.\u00a0 The film culminated with a concert by the group set on the rooftop on their own Apple office building in London’s west end.\u00a0 Paul McCartney’s concept for the album and film was that it wasn’t going to have studio trickery like overdubs and effects.\u00a0 It was “back to the roots”<\/em> with the Beatles performing the songs in a natural way.\u00a0 The film and it’s accompanying soundtrack was delayed while the Beatles recorded and released their final album “Abbey Road”.\u00a0 It was eventually released in 1970 and received an Academy Award for it’s title song.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the Beatles completist and serious fans, the biggest frustration has been in not finding the “Beatles – Let It Be” in a complete, uncropped, great quality version. The reason for this is quite interesting. The original film was shot in 16mm (standard TV 4×3 format).\u00a0 However, when the film was released, they cropped the 16mm print by chopping off parts of the top and bottom and blew it up to 35mm widescreen. I myself wondered in the 70’s why the picture quality was so mediocre right in the movie theatre!\u00a0 Now we all know why.\u00a0 So even in the theatre, one did NOT<\/strong> get to see the full picture that was filmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then to add insult to injury, when Let It Be was released in the 1980’s on Beta and VHS videotape and on Laserdisc (all in standard TV 4×3 format), the manufacturers did NOT<\/strong> go back to the original 16mm film that was shot in the same format. INSTEAD<\/strong>, they sourced it from the 35mm widescreen theatre print and CHOPPED it AGAIN!<\/em><\/strong>, this time from the sides. So anyone purchasing previous Beta, VHS and Laserdisc versions of Let It Be, now got to see even LESS!<\/em><\/strong>, since it has now been chopped on all 4 sides.<\/span><\/p>\n

This recent WIDESCREEN, STEREO<\/strong> import DVD release rectifies a lot of the problems.\u00a0 For anyone that saw the film in the theatres in the 70’s, it is great now to be able to see the original theatrical release, in stereo AND<\/strong> in much improved quality, including clearer picture and more natural colours.\u00a0 However, as enjoyable as this version is (which would satisfy most collectors), it still is missing the top and bottom portions from the originally shot 16mm film version.<\/span><\/p>\n

Setlist:<\/strong><\/span>
\n1.\u00a0 Peter And Michael Intro
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0Piano Theme
\n3.\u00a0 Don’t Let Me Down
\n4.\u00a0 Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
\n5.\u00a0 Two Of Us
\n6.\u00a0 I’ve Got A Feeling
\n7.\u00a0 Oh! Darling \/ Just Fun
\n8.\u00a0 One After 909
\n9.\u00a0 Piano Boogie \/ Two Of Us
\n10.\u00a0 Paul And George
\n11.\u00a0 Across The Universe
\n12.\u00a0 Dig A Pony
\n13.\u00a0 Suzy Parker
\n14.\u00a0 I Me Mine
\n15.\u00a0 For You Blue
\n16.\u00a0 Besame Mucho
\n17.\u00a0 Octopus’s Garden
\n18.\u00a0 You Really Got A Hold On Me
\n19.\u00a0 The Long and Winding Road
\n20.\u00a0 Oldies Jam:\u00a0 Shake Rattle and Roll\u00a0\/ Kansas City \/ Miss Ann \/ Lawdy Miss Clawdy
\n21.\u00a0 Dig It
\n22.\u00a0 Two Of Us
\n23.\u00a0 Let It Be
\n24.\u00a0 The Long and Winding Road<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooftop Concert (January 30th, 1969)<\/strong><\/span>
\n25.\u00a0 Get Back
\n26.\u00a0 Don’t Let Me Down
\n27.\u00a0 I’ve Got A Feeling
\n28.\u00a0 One After 909
\n29.\u00a0 Dig A Pony
\n30.\u00a0 Get Back<\/p>\n

Quality:\u00a0 <\/strong>Considering the source quality as described above, very good VHS type quality, about an 8.5 (using our quality rating table located on our website).\u00a0 Audio quality is very good to excellent and now mainly in STEREO!<\/span><\/p>\n

Running Length:<\/strong>\u00a0 80 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Disc Format:\u00a0 <\/strong>1 DVD-R disc.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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