January 30th marks the anniversary of the famed 1969 Beatles Rooftop Concert, a final live musical jaunt for the Fab Four, who was able to put aside and sweep under the carpet all the backbiting, bickering, and heavy vitriol that had existed at the time and ultimately forced them to splinter and finally break up the following year, in 1970.

By the look, sound, and overall energy and vibe of the Rooftop Concert, you would never know that there was any tension between the four musicians, the band’s front men John Lennon and Paul McCartney in particular. Legions of stories, most urban legends, some shrouded in truth, have told countless tales of why the band’s foundations were cracking by January 30, 1969 and what led to their eventual breakup. The concert acted as the centerpiece of the film that was to also be released in 1970, Let it Be, which showed the band sort of getting back to their roots, congregating in the chilly Twickenham Studios in London, creating in essence this record, and also the early versions of what were to become songs that would later surface on the band’s final release, Abbey Road. Although Let it Be was released after Abbey Road, the songs that made up Let it Be were recorded first.