| Artist |
Laibach |
| Album Title: |
Let It Be |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Industrial Dance |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
10/24/1988 |
| Label |
Enigma Records/Mute Records Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
7 75404-2 CD STUMM 58 |
| Bar Code No |
0 1877-75404-2 1 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Get Back (4:25)
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| 2.
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Two Of Us (4:04)
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| 3.
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Dig A Pony (4:43)
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| 4.
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Across The Universe (4:15)
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| 5.
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I Me Mine (4:40)
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| 6.
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Dig It (1:31)
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| 7.
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Maggie Mae (Auf der Lüneburger Heide & Was gleicht wohl auf Erden) (3:43)
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| 8.
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I've Got A Feeling (4:35)
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| 9.
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The Long And Winding Road (1:48)
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| 10.
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One After 909 (3:20)
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| 11.
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For You Blue (5:09)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1989 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Sounds (New York City) |
| Purchase Price |
13.00 |
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All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Recorded and mixed in Studio Tivoli, Ljubljana, 1988.
"Opus Dei Choir" from Trbovlje.
1 to 6, 8 to 10: Northern Songs
11: Harrisongs
? © 1988 Mute Records.
All rights reserved.
Printed in Canada. (sleeve)
Manufactured in USA. (disc)
Mastered by Nimbus.
Arranged By – Laibach
Design – New Collectivism Studio
Layout – Slim Smith
Mixed By – Iztok Turk, Janez Krizaj
Painting [Paintings] – Irwin
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
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Analyzed: Laibach / Let It Be
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.91 dB -14.31 dB 4:26 01-Get Back
DR12 -0.27 dB -15.00 dB 4:05 02-Two of Us
DR12 -0.87 dB -15.43 dB 4:43 03-Dig a Pony
DR13 -0.27 dB -15.51 dB 4:16 04-Across the Universe
DR13 -0.27 dB -16.01 dB 4:40 05-I Me Mine
DR13 -0.81 dB -16.43 dB 1:32 06-Dig It
DR13 -0.47 dB -16.18 dB 3:44 07-Maggie Mae
DR11 -0.95 dB -13.94 dB 4:35 08-I've Got a Feeling
DR12 -5.43 dB -21.31 dB 1:49 09-The Long and Winding Road
DR12 -0.27 dB -14.00 dB 3:20 10-One After 909
DR13 -0.27 dB -17.86 dB 5:09 11-For You Blue
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 867 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett:
Probably the band's most famous release in the English-speaking world, Laibach's Let It Be -- unlike the Replacements' album -- didn't just name itself after the Beatles' swan song, it full-on covered every last bit of it, with the notable exception of the title track ("Maggie Mae" gets a Slovenian folk tune substituted for it). Having spent some time beforehand drawing any number of parallels of right-wing extremism with their home country's government and the West alike, especially when it came to the resemblance of big rock concerts to totalitarian rallies, all Laibach had to do was tackle what they felt was the Beatles' worst album. In some respects, Let It Be wasn't that hard of an effort -- songs like "Get Back," "I Me Mine," and "One After 909" simply had to have the Laibach elements applied (growled vocals, martial drums, chanting choirs, overpowering orchestrations, insanely over-the-top guitar solos) to be turned into bizarre doppelgängers. The sheer creepiness of hearing such well-known songs transformed, though, is more than enough reason to listen in -- "Dig It" in particular becomes a full-on Third Reich chant, only to be trumped by the meta-metal fake-live recording blast of "I've Got a Feeling." In a more subtle way, "Across the Universe" easily trumps the original, only a female choir, harpsichord, and organ turning it into a disturbed anthem of acquiescence. Meanwhile, other efforts like "Two of Us" have a smooth, strong passion to their arrangements -- the sheer appeal of the commanding delivery in its own way helps explain the appeal of stage-managed demonstrations and performance. It's a joke endlessly folded in on itself, a killing joke and then some. Happily, it's just as funny as it is disturbing, and points for the hilariously unsettling cover art as well.
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