“Let It Be is the only Beatles album that seems to have no end. In many ways, it feels incomplete as a work, and perhaps that’s why it captivates many – even Paul McCartney. When we think about it and wonder what makes it so special, we find the opportunity to return to a time that was ripe for every possible outcome.

But is this revisionism? Is it nostalgia? What motivates all those who buy the pirated editions from every moment of the filming and recording of this album? Perhaps it has been given so much significance because it marked the end of the Beatles…”

Steve Matteo is also the author of the biography of Dylan. He has written about music for publications such as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Blender, and Spin.