Those of you who have already digested the revised edition of the Good Book will be familiar with my hypothesis that releasing the Let It Be…Naked album, which allows the public to hear how the Beatles really sounded beneath the cloak of Phil Spector’s genius, was not a particularly smart business move. Although at the time of writing the ‘Let It Be…Naked (Not a Pretty Sight)’ chapter I had no actual hard evidence to validate my theory, I feel that the photograph below (kindly sent in to us by Nick from Skellingthorpe near Lincoln) goes some way to back up my initial hunch.
If, after carefully studying the above photograph - paying particular attention to the price sticker situated at the top right hand corner of the CD case – you wish to contribute to our survey, all you need do is answer A, B or C to the following multiple choice question:
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If you intend to do any further research yourself as to whether or not releasing the musical equivalent of sandblasting the Sistine Chapel ceiling may have been counterproductive to the Beatles’ on-going deification, go to www.amazon.co.uk, type in the words: ‘Let It Be…Naked’ and locate the customer reviews section where – nestled amongst the five star reviews from Beatle Heads who, lets face it, would give five stars to a recording of their house being demolished by a bulldozer if Sir Paul were driving it - you’ll discover a wealth of scathing reviews from a somewhat more sober sector of the Fab Four fan family, who all appear to share my viewpoint on this rather delicate matter.