What if The Beatles (aka 'The White Album') is released as a single album in November 1968 (same date as OTL double album), and then a second album released in early-mid 1969 from the same sessions??
If this release schedule is pre-planned by the Beatles/Apple/EMI, it takes a LOT of pressure off them in this time period.. So what happens to the whole 'Get Back'/'Let it Be' project?
In OTL, the January 1969 'Get Back' sessions started off as rehearsals for a show at The Roundhouse/An amphitheatre /A cruise liner/A lunatic asylum. The planned venue changed from day to day - the last suggestion was John Lennon's by the way.
I think one of the main stumbling blocks with the planned 'Get Back' concert was the decision to use only new songs for the show.
If the concert (or small tour of up to 6 dates) is promoting a new album that's already 'in the can' that eases pressure on them to learn new songs as they're writing them. They can play the more straightforward songs from the 2 recent albums, the odd re-worked classic, and a couple of new tunes.
Any thoughts?
If this release schedule is pre-planned by the Beatles/Apple/EMI, it takes a LOT of pressure off them in this time period.. So what happens to the whole 'Get Back'/'Let it Be' project?
In OTL, the January 1969 'Get Back' sessions started off as rehearsals for a show at The Roundhouse/An amphitheatre /A cruise liner/A lunatic asylum. The planned venue changed from day to day - the last suggestion was John Lennon's by the way.
I think one of the main stumbling blocks with the planned 'Get Back' concert was the decision to use only new songs for the show.
If the concert (or small tour of up to 6 dates) is promoting a new album that's already 'in the can' that eases pressure on them to learn new songs as they're writing them. They can play the more straightforward songs from the 2 recent albums, the odd re-worked classic, and a couple of new tunes.
Any thoughts?