5 Things to Know About the Beatles' Let It Be Album

Let It Be was released after the Beatles had already broken up The album came out in May 1970, a month after Paul McCartney publicly announced the band’s breakup in April 1970.

The recording sessions happened before Abbey Road Let It Be was recorded from late 1968 to early 1969, but the project sat on the shelf while the band argued over mixes and Phil Spector’s production.

It is not the last album they recorded Abbey Road, released in September 1969, was the last album the Beatles recorded together. Let It Be is the last one they released.

The album is technically posthumous By the time Let It Be dropped, the band had officially split. It is a posthumous studio album from a band that was already done.

The release was messy and uncharacteristic The Beatles never did things neatly, and Let It Be is a fittingly chaotic end to their discography.