take 16 of "I Me Mine", was released on the Anthology 3 outtakes compilation in 1996. Track extension and orchestral overdubs As with Johns' May 1969 version of Get Back, the Beatles rejected his January 1970 submission of the album. Lennon and Harrison then asked American producer Phil Spector to rework Let It Be. Spector decided to extend the length of "I Me Mine" by repeating the rock-style chorus in the middle of the song and the second verse. The extension was carried out on 23 March, with Harrison present for much of the remixing session. It was achieved by copying the tape from the 1:20 mark, after the line "flowing more freely than wine", thereby adding a further 51 seconds to the running time. Along with "The Long and Winding Road" and "Across the Universe", Spector chose to augment "I Me Mine" with his signature Wall of Sound. On 1 April, he overdubbed a 27-piece string section, six brass players, and additional drums by Starr. Although Lewisohn states that the female choir hired by Spector for the session did not sing on "I Me Mine", music critic Richie Unterberger lists their contribution among the song's Wall of Sound characteristics. To the consternation of the EMI engineers, Spector also insisted on hearing the tracks with full tape, plate and chamber echo in place – effects that were usually introduced during final mixing and proved difficult to add. As the last of the three songs to be amended by Spector on 1 April, these additions to "I Me Mine" were the final overdubs on a Beatles track before the group's break-up. The final version, as "re-produced" by Spector, was included on Let It Be. A similar edit, without the orchestral overdubs but retaining the repeated portion, was made available on the Let It Be... Naked album in 2003. Album and film release Let It Be was issued on 8 May 1970 with "I Me Mine" sequenced as the fourth track, between "Across the Universe" and "Dig It". The release followed a month after McCartney's public announcement that he was leaving the Beatles, which had resulted in the group's break-up. For Harrison, the break-up provided the impetus for starting work, with Spector as his co-producer, on the triple album All Things Must Pass, which included songs that had been overlooked by the Beatles. The pre-release press screening of the Let It Be