The Beatles will indeed release, on October 15th, an expanded edition of their 1970 album Let It Be. It will coincide with their new Get Back documentary, which will air in November.

Like the deluxe reissues of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 2017, The Beatles (‘White Album’) in 2018 and Abbey Road in 2019, Let It Be has been newly mixed in stereo, 5.1 surround DTS and Dolby Atmos by the late George Martin's son Giles Martin.

All these versions feature the new stereo mix of the album as guided by the original “reproduced for disc” version by Phil Spector and sourced directly from the original session and rooftop performance eight-track tapes.

The Special Edition (Super Deluxe) set contains:

57 tracks -- 27 of which are previously unreleased
5-CD + 1-Blu-ray (album’s new stereo mix in hi-res; new 5.1 surround DTS and Dolby Atmos album mixes)
105-page hardbound book in a 10” by 12” die-cut slipcase
180-gram, half-speed mastered vinyl 4-LP + 45-rpm 12-inch vinyl EP with 105-page hardbound book in a 12.5” by 12.5” die-cut slipcase

The Super Deluxe CD and vinyl collections’ illustrated book has a foreword by Paul McCartney, in which he writes, “I had always thought the original film Let It Be was pretty sad as it dealt with the break-up of our band, but the new film shows the camaraderie and love the four of us had between us. It also shows the wonderful times we had together, and combined with the newly remastered Let It Be album, stands as a powerful reminder of this time. It’s how I want to remember The Beatles.”

Also included in the book is an introduction by Giles Martin, a remembrance by engineer and producer Glyn Johns, insightful chapters, detailed track notes, previously unpublished photos -- some by Linda McCartney, images of handwritten lyrics, session notes, sketches, Beatles correspondence, tape boxes, film frames and more.

The other configurations are an expanded digital set, a deluxe 26-track set, and a standard 12-track edition.

The bonus material is as follows...

Get Back – Apple Sessions:

Morning Camera (Speech – mono) / Two of Us (Take 4)
Maggie Mae / Fancy My Chances With You (Mono)
Can You Dig It?
I Don’t Know Why I’m Moaning (Speech – mono)
For You Blue (Take 4)
Let It Be / Please Please Me / Let It Be (Take 10)
I’ve Got a Feeling (Take 10)
Dig a Pony (Take 14)
Get Back (Take 19)
Like Making an Album? (Speech)
One After 909 (Take 3)
Don’t Let Me Down (First rooftop performance)
The Long and Winding Road (Take 19)
Wake Up Little Susie / I Me Mine (Take 11)

Get Back – Rehearsals and Apple Jams:

On the Day Shift Now (Speech – mono) / All Things Must Pass (Rehearsals – mono)
Concentrate on the Sound (mono)
Gimme Some Truth (Rehearsal – mono)
I Me Mine (Rehearsal – mono)
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (Rehearsal)
Polythene Pam (Rehearsal – mono)
Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal – mono)
Oh! Darling (Jam)
Get Back (Take 8)
The Walk (Jam)
Without a Song (Jam) –Billy PrestonwithJohnandRingo
Something (Rehearsal – mono)
Let It Be (Take 28)

Get Back LP – 1969 Glyn Johns Mix:

One After 909
I’m Ready (aka Rocker) / Save the Last Dance for Me / Don’t Let Me Down
Don’t Let Me Down
Dig a Pony
I’ve Got a Feeling
Get Back
For You Blue
Teddy Boy
Two of Us
Maggie Mae
Dig It
Let It Be
The Long and Winding Road
Get Back (Reprise)

Let It Be EP:

Across the Universe (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)
I Me Mine (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)
Don’t Let Me Down (new mix of original single version)
Let It Be (new mix of original single version)

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