Video: 'The Beatles - Get Back Day 1 Part 1 (January 2, 1969)'

(Thursday, January 2, 1969, 10:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles got together with director Michael Lindsay-Hogg today at Twickenham Film Studios in London to film rehearsals for the group’s proposed first live concert, venue undetermined, since 1966.

The project, known as the “Get Back/Let It Be sessions,” would concentrate on new material, and was intended to form the basis for both a television documentary and a new album, which were given the title of Let It Be when released more than a year later.

On the first day of the filming, the group swapped fragments of their new songs. John Lennon unveiled “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Dig A Pony”; George Harrison introduced “All Things Must Pass” and “Let It Down.”

Eventually they worked on two Lennon songs, “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Everybody Had A Hard Year,” which Paul McCartney swiftly incorporated into his own song, “I’ve Got A Feeling.”

Video: 'The Beatles - The Get Back Sessions Day 1 Part 2a (January 2, 1969)'

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