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On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed a concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, in central London's office and fashion district. Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston , the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and ordered them to reduce the volume.
The album features alternate takes, edits, and mixes of the songs, mainly removing elements added by Spector. The album omits the group chatter, "Maggie Mae" and "Dig It", and adds a live rooftop performance of "Don't Let Me Down", a song omitted from the original album and issued as the B side of the "Get Back" single in 1969. [100]
The album version is the live performance from the rooftop concert which took place on 30 January 1969. This performance is also included in the Let It Be film. The song was written no later than spring 1960 [2] and perhaps as early as 1957, and is one of the first Lennon–McCartney compositions.
'Get Back' and get out! Jenny Spruill of Hampstead was working in London in 1969 when she saw the Beatles play their famous rooftop show.
Cincinnati Museum Center's Omnimax Theater will be screening a documentary that features the entire 1969 London rooftop concert from the Beatles.
Preston accompanied the band on electric piano for its rooftop concert, the group's final public appearance. [8] In April 1969, their single "Get Back" was credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston", the only time an artist was credited as a co-performer with the Beatles after the band started recording as independent artists.
When the "Get Back" project was revisited, Phil Spector dropped "Don't Let Me Down" from the Let It Be (1970) album. [12] The Beatles performed "Don't Let Me Down" twice during their rooftop concert of 30 January 1969, and the first performance was included in the Let It Be (1970) film, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
The Beatles in the U.S.A.," and formed the substance of the 1991 "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit." (Bits and pieces have appeared in various Beatles docs over the years; it is foundational stuff.)