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Sunday, December 21, 1969

Mixing the "Get Back" album (4th compilation)

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Last updated on December 7, 2021

Location

  • Recording studio: Olympic Sound Studios, London

Timeline

Single Dec 19, 1969 • "The Beatles Seventh Christmas Record" by The Beatles released in the UK

Session Late December 1969 to Jan 03, 1970 • "McCartney" home recordings

Session Dec 21, 1969 • Mixing the "Get Back" album (4th compilation)

Article Dec 25, 1969 • Rooftop "Get Back" video clip broadcast in color in the UK

Article Dec 31, 1969 • New years eve party at Ringo's

Next session Jan 03, 1970 • Recording "I Me Mine" for the "Get Back" album (4th compilation)

More from year 1969

On December 15, 1969, Glyn Johns started working on a new version of the “Get Back” LP. His previous attempts had been rejected, but he was asked to give it another try and make sure the album was aligned with the content of the upcoming documentary by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, which was now near completion.

It meant removing “Teddy Boy” which was not appearing in the latest version of the film, and adding “Across The Universe” and “I Me Mine“.

On this day, from 2 to 4 pm, Glyn Johns continued his work. It’s not known which songs were worked on.

Work would continue on January 3, 1970, with the recording of “I Me Mine“. More mixing would be done on January 5 and January 8.

(This session is not documented in ​”The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions” by Mark Lewisohn, but is mentioned in “The Complete Beatles Chronicle” by the same author).

About Glyn Johns’ “Get Back” compilations

A few months after the end of the “Get Back” sessions, engineer/producer Glyn Johns was given the task of compiling an actual album. Glyn made four different variants of the album, two of them having been considered for release at some point.

Compilation 1 – January 1969Compilation 2 – Early May 1969Compilation 3 – Late May 1969Compilation 4 – January 1970
Mixed:
Late January 1969		Mixed:
February 5, 1969
March-May, 1969
March 4, 1969
April 3, 1969
April 4, 1969
April 7, 1969
May 2, 1969
May 7, 1969
May 9, 1969		Mixed:
May 15, 1969
May 28, 1969		Additional recording:
January 3, 1970
January 8, 1970

Mixed:
December 15, 1969
December 21, 1969
January 5, 1970
Side one

1. Get Back
2. The Walk
3. Let It Be
4. Teddy Boy
5. Two Of Us

Side two

6. Don’t Let Me Down
7. I’ve Got A Feeling
8. The Long And Winding Road
9. For You Blue
10. Dig A Pony
11. Get Back		Side one

1. One After 909
2. Rocker
3. Save the Last Dance for Me
4. Don’t Let Me Down
5. Dig a Pony
6. I’ve Got a Feeling
7. Get Back

Side two

8. For You Blue
9. Teddy Boy
10. Two of Us
11. Maggie Mae
12. Dig It
13. Let It Be
14. The Long and Winding Road
15. Get Back (reprise) 		Side one

1. One After 909
2. Rocker
3. Save the Last Dance for Me
4. Don’t Let Me Down
5. Dig a Pony
6. I’ve Got a Feeling
7. Get Back

Side two

8. For You Blue
9. Teddy Boy
10. Two of Us
11. Maggie Mae
12. Dig It
13. Let It Be
14. The Long and Winding Road
15. Get Back (reprise)		Side one

1. One After 909
2. Rocker
3. Save the Last Dance for Me
4. Don’t Let Me Down
5. Dig a Pony
6. I’ve Got a Feeling
7. Get Back
8. Let It Be

Side two

9. For You Blue
10. Two of Us
11. Maggie Mae
12. Dig It
13. The Long and Winding Road
14. I Me Mine
15. Across the Universe
16. Get Back (reprise)

Unfortunately, no songs are listed for this session. Help us complete the track list by leaving a comment!

Staff

Production staff

Going further

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