昭和の日。と言っても、このアルバムと直接の関係はない。自分にとっての昭和的アルバムである。国内でリリースされたのは1970年6月。昭和45年。中学2年の時。理科の自由研究の発表で、テープに録音したThe Long And Winding Roadをラジカセで教室に流したことを思い出す。環境音とデシベルの関係についての調査だった。
アルバムAbbey Roadは、1969年10月からアルバム・チャートを1位独走。しかし、1970年3月頃から下降が始まり、6月にLet It Beが急浮上して1位に。だが、Abbey Roadほどの力はなく、2ヶ月程度で失速した。米国では、ジョージ・ハリスンのAll Things Must Passが1970年末に登場。52年前、昭和真っ盛りの頃の出来事。
1. Two Of Us
2. Dig A Pony
3. Across The Universe
4. I Me Mine
5. Dig It
6. Let It Be
7. Maggie Mae
8. I've Got A Feeling
9. One After 909
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. For You Blue
12. Get Back
George Harrison - lead and rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar on "For You Blue" and "I Me Mine", tambura on "Across the Universe", tuned-down six-string electric guitar on "Two of Us" and "Maggie Mae", lead vocals on "I Me Mine" and "For You Blue", backing vocals
John Lennon - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Get Back", lap steel guitar on "For You Blue", acoustic guitar on "Two of Us", "Across the Universe" and "Maggie Mae", six-string bass guitar on "Dig It", "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road", whistling on "Two of Us"
Paul McCartney - lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar on "Two of Us" and "Maggie Mae", piano on "Dig It", "Across the Universe", "Let It Be", "The Long and Winding Road", and "For You Blue", Hammond organ and electric piano on "I Me Mine", maracas on "Let It Be"
Ringo Starr - drums, percussion on "Across the Universe"
Recorded in February 1968, January - February 1969, January, March - April 1970 at EMI and Apple studios and Twickenham Film Studios, London.
