Don't Let Me Down
The Beatles with Billy Preston | Artist Essentials
First released: 1969 (year verified)
Original 1969 single version
MusicAtlas editorial note: A slow-burning vocal plea balanced by the relaxed feel of the band around it.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1969 (year verified)
The 1969 single credit includes Billy Preston. Get Back's later Let It Be album mix is not substituted for this single version.
Recording: Original 1969 single version
Credit: The Beatles with Billy Preston
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Don't Let Me Down
Past Masters - official store original-release annotations
Annotations identify original single and EP years and versions, including the 1962 Ringo Starr Love Me Do. The compilation's own issue year is never used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Get Back - official song and version chronology
1969 single credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston; distinguishes 1970 album mix and lists original album tracks. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About The Beatles
The Beatles were the Liverpool group of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their early music drew on rock and roll, pop harmonies and R&B, and their growing emphasis on original songs helped shape their identity during the 1960s. As their recording career developed, they expanded the possibilities of studio arrangement and production. The group's recordings form a shared catalog, separate from the four musicians' later solo albums and other collaborations.
Artist background sources
The Beatles - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Liverpool group and four members, early rock/pop/R&B influences, original songwriting and later studio experimentation. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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