Let It Be (album) - Quiz
Let It Be album
  • 1. What date was the meeting where the band agreed to Harrison's terms?
A) 21 January
B) 15 January
C) 13 May
D) 30 January
  • 2. Whose terms for returning to the group did the band agree to on 15 January?
A) McCartney's
B) Starr's
C) Lennon's
D) Harrison's
  • 3. What plan did the band agree to abandon during the 15 January meeting?
A) To release Abbey Road
B) To record at Twickenham
C) To use EMI Studios
D) To stage a public concert
  • 4. Where did the band move from after leaving the cavernous soundstage?
A) Twickenham
B) Olympic Studios
C) Abbey Road
D) Manchester Square
  • 5. Where did the band move to record a new album after leaving Twickenham?
A) Apple Studio
B) Olympic Studios
C) Savile Row rooftop
D) EMI Studios
  • 6. Who designed the poor quality recording and mixing equipment installed at Apple Studio?
A) George Martin
B) Glyn Johns
C) "Magic" Alex Mardas
D) Mark Lewisohn
  • 7. What was the relationship of "Magic" Alex Mardas to John Lennon?
A) Producer
B) Friend
C) Brother
D) Engineer
  • 8. Where was Apple Studio located?
A) At EMI's Manchester Square headquarters
B) In the basement of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row
C) At Olympic Studios in Barnes
D) In Twickenham soundstage
  • 9. Who was only a marginal presence at Twickenham?
A) Billy Preston
B) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
C) Glyn Johns
D) George Martin
  • 10. What equipment did George Martin arrange to borrow from EMI Studios?
A) Four mixing consoles
B) One mobile recording unit
C) Two four-track recorders
D) Two eight-track recorders
  • 11. Who helped George Martin prepare the facility for the Beatles' use?
A) Glyn Johns
B) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
C) "Magic" Alex Mardas
D) Billy Preston
  • 12. On what date did sessions and filming begin at Apple?
A) 15 January
B) 21 January
C) 30 January
D) 22 January
  • 13. Who invited keyboardist Billy Preston to participate in the sessions?
A) McCartney
B) Harrison
C) Lennon
D) Starr
  • 14. On what date did Harrison meet Billy Preston outside the Apple building?
A) 15 January
B) 21 January
C) 30 January
D) 22 January
  • 15. Besides contributing to most of the recording, what else did Billy Preston become?
A) A permanent member of the Beatles
B) The film director
C) An Apple Records artist
D) The executive producer
  • 16. Who continued to hope for a public concert by the Beatles to cap the project?
A) Lennon and Harrison
B) McCartney and Lindsay-Hogg
C) Starr and Preston
D) George Martin and Glyn Johns
  • 17. According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, what is uncertain about the rooftop concert?
A) How long it lasted
B) Who thought of it
C) What date it happened
D) Which police officers arrived
  • 18. In Preston's recollection, who suggested the rooftop concert?
A) Ringo Starr
B) Paul McCartney
C) George Harrison
D) John Lennon
  • 19. On what date did the Beatles discuss performing the concert and go silent before Lennon spoke up?
A) 13 May
B) 30 January
C) 31 January
D) 21 January
  • 20. What exact phrase did John Lennon use in the silence before deciding to do the rooftop concert?
A) "One and all – let's climb up."
B) "Fuck it – let's go do it."
C) "Let it be – let's go play."
D) "Get back – to the roof."
  • 21. At around what time did the four Beatles and Preston arrive on the roof?
A) 3:00 pm
B) 5:30 pm
C) 12:30 pm
D) 10:00 am
  • 22. When the Beatles began to play on the roof, where were many members of the public who felt confused?
A) On their lunch break
B) Watching from a cinema
C) At EMI Studios
D) Inside the Apple building
  • 23. Where did crowds congregate as news of the rooftop event spread?
A) At the Twickenham soundstage
B) In the reception of EMI headquarters
C) Inside the Apple Corps basement
D) In the streets and on the flat rooftops of nearby buildings
  • 24. Which song were the Beatles playing the second take of when police officers ascended to the roof?
A) "I've Got a Feeling"
B) "Get Back"
C) "Don't Let Me Down"
D) "One After 909"
  • 25. With the conclusion of which song did the rooftop concert come to an end?
A) "Dig a Pony"
B) "Let It Be"
C) "Get Back"
D) "Don't Let Me Down"
  • 26. On what date did the recording and filming of the project wrap?
A) 31 January
B) 15 December
C) 30 January
D) 28 May
  • 27. In early March, who called Glyn Johns to Abbey Road and offered him free rein to compile an album?
A) Allen Klein and "Magic" Alex
B) Lennon and McCartney
C) George Martin and Lindsay-Hogg
D) Harrison and Starr
  • 28. Where did Glyn Johns book time between 10 March and 28 May to mix the album?
A) Apple Studio
B) EMI Studios
C) Abbey Road Studios
D) Olympic Studios
  • 29. On what date did Glyn Johns complete the final banded master tape?
A) 13 May
B) 28 May
C) 31 January
D) 10 March
  • 30. How many tracks from the rooftop concert were included on Johns's first compiled album?
A) Zero tracks
B) Two tracks
C) Three tracks
D) Only one track
  • 31. What was the name of the sole track taken from the rooftop concert for Johns's first compiled album?
A) "Don't Let Me Down"
B) "Get Back"
C) "I've Got a Feeling"
D) "One After 909"
  • 32. Which songs were studio recordings instead of rooftop performances on Johns's first compiled album?
A) "Two of Us" and "The Long and Winding Road"
B) "Let It Be" and "Across the Universe"
C) "I've Got a Feeling" and "Dig a Pony"
D) "Teddy Boy" and "I Me Mine"
  • 33. What was "Dig a Pony" called at the time of Johns's first mix?
A) "Rocker"
B) "All I Want Is You"
C) "Save the Last Dance for Me"
D) "Teddy Boy"
  • 34. Whose rougher versions of "Two of Us" did Johns favour over the 31 January session?
A) Earlier versions
B) Later versions
C) Rooftop versions
D) Live television versions
  • 35. Which take of "The Long and Winding Road" did the Let It Be album use?
A) The rooftop concert take
B) The 1968 studio take
C) The same 26 January take that Johns had used
D) The 31 January take
  • 36. What jam was included on Johns's first compiled Get Back album?
A) "Rocker"
B) "Teddy Boy"
C) "Save the Last Dance for Me"
D) "Dig It"
  • 37. Which group's song received a brief rendition on Johns's first compiled album?
A) The Byrds
B) The Drifters
C) The Rolling Stones
D) The Beatles
  • 38. What song by the Drifters received a brief rendition on Johns's first album?
A) "On Broadway"
B) "Up on the Roof"
C) "Stand By Me"
D) "Save the Last Dance for Me"
  • 39. Whose song was "Don't Let Me Down" on Johns's first compiled album?
A) Lennon's
B) McCartney's
C) Harrison's
D) Starr's
  • 40. How long was the edit of "Dig It" included on Johns's first compiled album?
A) Six minutes
B) Two minutes
C) Ten minutes
D) Four minutes
  • 41. In which American cities were tape copies of Johns's acetate played on radio stations in September 1969?
A) Chicago and Detroit
B) New York and Los Angeles
C) San Francisco and Seattle
D) Buffalo and Boston
  • 42. Who took the photograph for the cover of the proposed Get Back album on 13 May?
A) Angus McBean
B) "Magic" Alex Mardas
C) Mark Lewisohn
D) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
  • 43. Where was the photograph for the proposed album cover taken?
A) On the roof of the Apple Corps building
B) In the interior stairwell at EMI's Manchester Square headquarters
C) At Olympic Studios in Barnes
D) In the basement studio at 3 Savile Row
  • 44. What earlier album cover was the 13 May photo intended as an update of?
A) Rubber Soul
B) Help!
C) Please Please Me
D) Abbey Road
  • 45. From what year was the original cover image that the 13 May photo updated?
A) 1967
B) 1970
C) 1969
D) 1963
  • 46. Who particularly favoured the 13 May photograph update?
A) Lennon
B) Starr
C) Harrison
D) McCartney
  • 47. Where was a different photograph from the 13 May shoot later used?
A) On the cover of Abbey Road
B) On the cover of the Let It Be album
C) On the cover of the 1967–1970 compilation album
D) On the cover of the 1962–1966 compilation album
  • 48. Who composed "One After 909", which was sequenced as the opening track?
A) Lennon–McCartney
B) Richard Starkey
C) Glyn Johns
D) George Harrison
  • 49. From what era was the composition "One After 909" originally from?
A) The early 1960s
B) The 1968 studio sessions
C) The late 1950s
D) The Apple Studio sessions
  • 50. What aesthetic was furthered by sequencing "One After 909" as the opening track?
A) Orchestral symphonic aesthetic
B) Psychedelic pop aesthetic
C) Electronic experimental aesthetic
D) Back-to-the-roots aesthetic
  • 51. What did the Beatles do to the Get Back album compiled by Johns?
A) Rejected the album
B) Certified it platinum
C) Lost the master tapes
D) Released it immediately
  • 52. Initially, when was the Get Back album intended for release?
A) December 1969
B) July 1969
C) March 1969
D) September 1969
  • 53. Why was the release of the Get Back album pushed back from September to December?
A) Because Angus McBean lost the cover photographs
B) Because the television special was cancelled permanently
C) Because the Beatles had just recorded Abbey Road and wanted to issue that album instead
D) Because Glyn Johns refused to hand over the master tapes
  • 54. On what date did Lennon tell McCartney, Starr, and Allen Klein that he wanted a divorce from the group?
A) 3 January
B) 20 September
C) 15 December
D) 15 January
  • 55. Who was the business manager present when Lennon announced he wanted a divorce?
A) "Magic" Alex Mardas
B) Glyn Johns
C) George Martin
D) Allen Klein
  • 56. How many days before Abbey Road was released did Lennon make his "divorce" announcement?
A) Six days
B) One day
C) Thirty days
D) Ten days
  • 57. By what month had the Get Back album been shelved?
A) March
B) July
C) December
D) September
  • 58. On what date did the Beatles again approach Glyn Johns to compile an album?
A) 15 January
B) 28 May
C) 3 January
D) 15 December
  • 59. What was the specific instruction given to Glyn Johns when approached on 15 December?
A) That all songs must be produced by George Martin
B) That the album cover must feature the Please Please Me photo
C) That the album must include only rooftop recordings
D) That the songs must match those included in the as yet unreleased Get Back film
  • 60. Between which dates were Johns's new mixes prepared?
A) 10 March 1969 and 28 May 1969
B) 21 January 1969 and 31 January 1969
C) 15 December 1969 and 8 January 1970
D) 3 January 1970 and 15 January 1970
  • 61. Which song was omitted from Johns's second mix because it did not appear in the film?
A) "Teddy Boy"
B) "I Me Mine"
C) "Across the Universe"
D) "One After 909"
  • 62. Which song was added as a remix of the 1968 studio version to Johns's second mix?
A) "Across the Universe"
B) "Teddy Boy"
C) "Let It Be"
D) "I Me Mine"
  • 63. Why was a remix of the 1968 studio version of "Across the Universe" used instead of January 1969 rehearsals?
A) Because the master tapes were stolen
B) As the January 1969 rehearsals had not been properly recorded
C) Because Lennon refused to re-record his vocals
D) Because George Martin preferred the 1968 arrangement
  • 64. Which members performed on "I Me Mine"?
A) All four Beatles plus Billy Preston
B) Lennon, McCartney and Harrison
C) Harrison, McCartney and Starr
D) Lennon and Starr only
  • 65. On what date was "I Me Mine" newly recorded?
A) 31 January 1969
B) 28 May 1969
C) 3 January 1970
D) 8 January 1970
  • 66. Why was "I Me Mine" newly recorded in January 1970?
A) Because John Lennon demanded a new song on the album
B) Because George Martin wanted a more polished performance
C) Because the original 1968 version was lost
D) As it appeared in the film since no multi-track recording had yet been made
  • 67. Where did Johns move "Let It Be" in his second playlist rearrangement?
A) To open the album instead of "One After 909"
B) Next to "Across the Universe"
C) To the very end of the second side
D) Away from "The Long and Winding Road" onto the first side
  • 68. What did the Beatles do to Johns's second compiled album?
A) Sent it to US radio stations
B) Awarded it a Grammy
C) Once again rejected the album
D) Released it as Let It Be
  • 69. Who characterised the Twickenham rehearsals as a "hostile lethargy"?
A) Peter Brown
B) George Harrison
C) John Lennon
D) Paul McCartney
  • 70. What substance did John Lennon and Yoko Ono descend into heroin addiction after?
A) Marijuana
B) Cocaine
C) Heroin
D) LSD
  • 71. When were Lennon and Yoko Ono arrested on drugs charges?
A) December
B) January
C) October
D) July
  • 72. Whose ideas did John Lennon scorn during the Twickenham rehearsals?
A) George Harrison's
B) Paul McCartney's
C) Ringo Starr's
D) Michael Lindsay-Hogg's
  • 73. Where did George Harrison recently stay that inspired him?
A) France
B) Germany
C) The US
D) India
  • 74. With which musician did Harrison experience musical camaraderie and creative freedom in upstate New York?
A) Lindsay-Hogg
B) Bob Dylan
C) Michael Housego
D) Peter Brown
  • 75. Whose attempts to focus the band were construed as overly controlling, particularly by Harrison?
A) Starr's
B) Brown's
C) Lennon's
D) McCartney's
  • 76. Whose film crew used intrusive cameras and microphones during the rehearsals?
A) Bob Dylan's
B) Lindsay-Hogg's
C) Michael Housego's
D) Peter Brown's
  • 77. Which journalist reported in the Daily Sketch that Harrison and Lennon's exchange descended into violence?
A) Lindsay-Hogg
B) Bob Dylan
C) Michael Housego
D) Peter Brown
  • 78. In which newspaper did Michael Housego report about the alleged physical altercation between Harrison and Lennon?
A) Daily Express
B) Daily Mail
C) Daily Sketch
D) Apple Corps
  • 79. In which newspaper did Harrison deny that there was a punch-up on 16 January?
A) Daily Sketch
B) The Times
C) The Guardian
D) Daily Express
  • 80. When did the Beatles complete the sessions for their self-titled double album?
A) Early October 1968
B) Mid-October 1968
C) Mid-December 1968
D) February 1969
  • 81. When did the Beatles retire from live performance?
A) January 1969
B) December 1968
C) August 1966
D) Mid-October 1968
  • 82. To whom did John Lennon enthuse that the Beatles were coming out of their shell?
A) Jonathan Cott
B) Paul McCartney
C) Denis O'Dell
D) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
  • 83. Where was the Roundhouse located?
A) Liverpool
B) United States
C) North London
D) South London
  • 84. Who suggested that the group be filmed rehearsing at Twickenham Film Studios?
A) Jonathan Cott
B) Paul McCartney
C) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
D) Denis O'Dell
  • 85. What was the initial plan for the rehearsal footage filmed at Twickenham?
A) Broadcast live on television
B) Turned into a double album
C) Edited into a short TV documentary promoting the main TV special
D) Released as a full-length feature film immediately
  • 86. Until when was George Harrison away in the United States, dictating the project's timeline?
A) New Year
B) Mid-October
C) February
D) Christmas
  • 87. Which date was chosen to serve as a potential dress rehearsal day?
A) 23rd
B) 19th
C) 2nd
D) 18th
  • 88. What number studio album is Let It Be for the Beatles?
A) Thirteenth
B) Eleventh
C) Twelfth
D) Tenth
  • 89. Who was recruited as a guest keyboardist when the band reconvened at Apple Studio?
A) George Martin
B) Glyn Johns
C) Phil Spector
D) Billy Preston
  • 90. Which American producer did Lennon and Harrison ask to assemble the accompanying album?
A) Phil Spector
B) Glyn Johns
C) George Martin
D) Billy Preston
  • 91. What does Let It Be... Naked remove from the original album?
A) The drum tracks
B) Spector's embellishments
C) The rooftop concert tracks
D) Billy Preston's keyboard parts
  • 92. In what year was a remixed and expanded edition of Let It Be released with session highlights and the original 1969 Get Back mix?
A) 2003
B) 1970
C) 2021
D) 1995
  • 93. Where was the film premiered on 13 May 1970?
A) Liverpool
B) Los Angeles
C) New York City
D) London
  • 94. How many tracks were released in accordance with original plans for the Get Back project?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Seven
D) Eleven
  • 95. What was included inside the box along with the Let It Be LP in most countries?
A) A full colour book
B) A sticker sheet
C) A poster
D) A postcard set
  • 96. Who provided the photos for the book included with the Let It Be album?
A) Ethan Russell
B) Jonathan Cott
C) Derek Taylor
D) John Kosh
  • 97. Who insisted on removing all expletives from the dialogue in the book?
A) United Artists
B) Capitol Records
C) Apple
D) EMI
  • 98. Which publication did writers Jonathan Cott and David Dalton work for?
A) Rolling Stone
B) NME
C) Billboard
D) Melody Maker
  • 99. Since which album had the Beatles made efforts to provide increasingly elaborate packaging?
A) Rubber Soul
B) Revolver
C) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
D) Abbey Road
  • 100. By what percentage did the book's lavishness increase production costs?
A) 25 per cent
B) 33 per cent
C) 50 per cent
D) 10 per cent
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