The MOJO Vinyl Edition includes a full 12-inch album version of Let It Be Revisited – The Beatles’s final album from 1970 covered by a selection of MOJO-approved artists – as well as a special cover line-free collectors’ cover of the magazine.
The entire package is bagged in a heavy-duty plastic sleeve and is designed to slot in alongside the readers’ Beatles vinyl albums. Limited to 10,000 copies, The MOJO Vinyl Edition is an instant collectable and the rarest edition of MOJO magazine to date, says the publishers. The package is also designed to reflect the recent growth in vinyl record sales.
“The MOJO Vinyl Edition is our way of celebrating the rebirth of vinyl which we’ve seen in recent years,” explains MOJO’s Editor-In-Chief, Phil Alexander. “Essentially, we created an incarnation of the magazine that we wanted to buy ourselves so it was something of a labour of love.”
Let It Be Revisited features contributions from hotly tipped new acts including John Grant, Pete Molinari, Phosphorescent and The Jim Jones Revue, alongside classic artists like Beth Orton, Judy Collins, Dennis Locorriere and Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson.
“In terms of the album itself, we hand-picked the acts and they all paid tribute to the enduring power of The Beatles by providing new perspectives on a set of classic tunes,” adds Alexander.
The magazine itself features an exclusive interview with Paul McCartney who revisits the records he made in the wake of The Beatles’s split – starting with his self-titled effort in 1970 and culminating in the triumph on Wings’ world-beating 1973 set, Band On The Run.
Also in the issue, award-winning author Jon Savage examines the impact of The Beatles’s demise, an acclaimed journalist Mark Paytress chronicles the rise and fall of the band’s label, Apple Records.
The MOJO Vinyl Edition is available from WH Smith, HMV and selected UK record shops. In the US it is available exclusively via Barnes & Noble and Borders. Limited copies are available to order via the MOJO website.
The full tracklisting for The MOJO Vinyl Edition of Let It Be Revisited runs as follows:
SIDE ONE
1. John Grant
Two Of Us
2. Dennis Locorriere
Dig A Pony
3. Phosphorescent
Across The Universe
4. Beth Orton
I Me Mine/Dig It
5. The Amorphous Androgynous
Let It Be (Part 1)
SIDE TWO
1. The Amorphous Androgynous
Let It Be (Part 2) incorporating Across The Universe (Reprised)
2. CW Stoneking
Maggie Mae
3. Besnard Lakes
I’ve Got A Feeling
4. Wilko Johnson
One After 909
5. Judy Collins
The Long And Winding Road
6. Pete Molinari
For You Blue
7. The Jim Jones Revue
Get Back
