A return to the original concept and a stripping-back of the Spector-produced overdubs from the 1970 Let It Be album. The release also corrects the tracklist and removes the bonus disc from the original.
- The album was rushed out in time for Christmas 2003, as a response to bootlegs of the original 'Get Back' tapes circulating. It reached number 3 in the UK charts and number 8 in the US Billboard 200.
- The release was a way to address criticisms of the original Let It Be album, namely Phil Spector's production choices. It features the original tracklist as intended by the band before Spector's involvement.
- This was the last Beatles album to be released as a new studio album in the 20th century, and the first to be released in the 21st century.
The Beatles were a rock band from Liverpool who became the most commercially successful and influential act of the rock era. By 2003, they were a historical phenomenon, having broken up over thirty years prior.
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