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