{"id":31135,"date":"2025-01-02T18:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-jan-2-1969-the-beatles-began-work-on-their-final-studio-album-let-it-be\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:02:32","slug":"on-this-day-jan-2-1969-the-beatles-began-work-on-their-final-studio-album-let-it-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-jan-2-1969-the-beatles-began-work-on-their-final-studio-album-let-it-be\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, Jan. 2, 1969: The Beatles began work on their final studio album, &#8216;Let it Be&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2025-01-02\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On This Day, Jan. 2, 1969 &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The Beatles <\/strong>began rehearsals for what would wind up being their final studio album together,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Let It Be<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rehearsals took place at Twickenham Film Studios and were marred by tension within the band, which was captured on film as cameras were recording the sessions for a documentary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Let It Be\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">was released in May 1970 along with the documentary of the same name, which featured The Beatles&#8217; unannounced rooftop concert, their last public performance together. The album, which featured such classic Beatles songs as the title track, &#8220;Get Back\u201d and \u201cAcross the Universe,&#8221; went to #1 in the U.S., the U.K. and several other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The footage from the\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Let It Be\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">documentary was later used by director\u00a0<strong>Peter Jackson\u00a0<\/strong>for the Emmy Award-winning docuseries\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">The Beatles: Get Back<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, which was released in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The original documentary was restored from the original 16mm negative by Jackson\u2019s Park Road Post Production and debuted on Disney+ in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. 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