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The Beatles did not perform live for Sullivan after 1965. You are probably
referring to the "Let It Be" promo which appeared on the March 1, 1970
edition of the program. The entire show was a tribute to the Beatles
(including a fairly amusing appearance by the Muppets), and is available
in its entirety (including commercials!) in fairly high quality on the
collectors circuit.
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> > I've been told that the Beatles played "Let It Be" on the "The Ed Sullivan
> > Show" in April of 1970, but I can't locate a source that will confirm this.
>
> The Beatles did not perform live for Sullivan after 1965. You are probably
> referring to the "Let It Be" promo which appeared on the March 1, 1970
> edition of the program.
Right, and Let It Be was the version from the movie, with the same camera
shots and all, so if you have a copy of the film you wouldn't need this one
too.
-- Bob G.
Are you sure about this? I always thought the Ed Sullivan promo clip was
the George Martin single version of the song and not the Phil Spector album
cut. I seem to remember the gospel organ music break and not the over
powering electric guitars. I could almost swear even the video was
different than the movie.
Boy Phil Spector really mangled this song almost as bad as "The Long And
Winding Road".
ronct
> "Bob Gill" <bob...@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:3A05FD0F...@erols.com...
>
> > Right, and Let It Be was the version from the movie, with the same camera
> > shots and all, so if you have a copy of the film you wouldn't need this one
> > too.
>
> Are you sure about this? I always thought the Ed Sullivan promo clip was
> the George Martin single version of the song and not the Phil Spector album
> cut. I seem to remember the gospel organ music break and not the over
> powering electric guitars. I could almost swear even the video was
> different than the movie.
Unless they showed two different Let It Be films on the Sullivan show, it was
definitely a clip from the movie. I remember it visually more than aurally: John
chewing gum as he supplied "oohs" for backing vocals with Yoko sitting next to
him, in particular. I remember my dad saying, "Is that that Lennon? I don't like
that guy."
>> > Right, and Let It Be was the version from the movie, with the same camera
>> > shots and all, so if you have a copy of the film you wouldn't need this one
>> > too.
>>
>> Are you sure about this? I always thought the Ed Sullivan promo clip was
>> the George Martin single version of the song and not the Phil Spector album
>> cut. I seem to remember the gospel organ music break and not the over
>> powering electric guitars. I could almost swear even the video was
>> different than the movie.
>
> Unless they showed two different Let It Be films on the Sullivan show, it was
>definitely a clip from the movie.
When it was on in 1970, I recorded the sound (since the channel
it was on was on the FM dial) and I also took some 8mm film of
the screen (this was before we had VCRs). The clips on Sullivan
are the same as the LIB film.
Jud McCranie
> Are you sure about this? I always thought the Ed Sullivan promo clip was
> the George Martin single version of the song and not the Phil Spector album
> cut. I seem to remember the gospel organ music break and not the over
> powering electric guitars. I could almost swear even the video was
> different than the movie.
The Sullivan promo clip, which, as others have pointed out, is simply a clip
from the film, is from neither mix of the single and LP take of the song. It's
an entirely different take; in fact, it's from two takes, edited into one.
Jud McCranie wrote:
(snipped)
>
> When it was on in 1970, I recorded the sound (since the channel
> it was on was on the FM dial) and I also took some 8mm film of
> the screen (this was before we had VCRs). The clips on Sullivan
> are the same as the LIB film.
> Jud McCranie
>
I thought so.
Steve
Oozingchrome wrote:
> I've been told that the Beatles played "Let It Be" on the "The Ed Sullivan
> Show" in April of 1970, but I can't locate a source that will confirm this.
I remember seeing that show and, if memory serves, it was footage from the
Twickenham sessions that was also included in the Let It Be film. It
showed Paul sitting at the piano looking directly at the camera with shots
of John playing bass sitting on the floor with Yoko, George playing guitar
and Ringo in the background being Ringo.
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Cheers... Bill Lynn
Simtech Publications
switc...@hsj.com
Here is a complete list I found of all the Beatles appearances on Ed
Sullivan:
http://www.rarebeatles.com/photopg7/sullivan.htm
Mike