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REVEALED: The Real Reason Phil Spector Ruined The Beatles' Final Album

REVEALED: The Real Reason Phil Spector Ruined The Beatles' Final Album

How a megalomaniac producer turned the Fab Four's swan song into a schmaltzy mess

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Jan 12, 2025
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REVEALED: The Real Reason Phil Spector Ruined The Beatles' Final Album
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  • The Beatles' final album Let It Be was meant to be a back-to-basics live record called "Get Back" until Phil Spector got his hands on it

  • Paul McCartney was so appalled by Spector's orchestral arrangements he didn't speak to the other Beatles for months

  • John Lennon later admitted he only approved Spector's mix to "stick it to Paul" - setting up decades of bad blood

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