Paul McCartney's furious 'don't ever do it again' letter shows what he wanted for The Long ...
A furious letter sent to Allen Klein from Paul McCartney shows exactly what The Beatles member had wanted from the Let it Be tapes.
McCartney, who had a tumultuous time with the fellow Fab Four members and record label Apple Records following the completion of Abbey Road, sent a letter to Klein warning no one could “add to or subtract” from his works without explicit permission. The furious letter, which saw producer Phil Spector and lawyer John Eastman c.c.’d, noted the four changes McCartney wanted for the Let it Be album. His troubles would continue as Apple Records tried to change the release date of his debut solo album, McCartney.
This letter mentions only The Long and Winding Road, with the problems surrounding the recording of the song and its mix highlighted by McCartney.
He wrote: “In future no one will be allowed to add to or subtract from a recording of one of my songs without my permission. I had considered orchestrating The Long and Winding Road but I decided against it. I therefore want it altered to these specifications.” McCartney’s four specifications were as follows:
“Strings, horns, voices and all added noises to be reduced in volume.
Source:cultfollowing.co.uk/Ewan Gleadow
