Paul McCartney Announces Release Of Classic Solo Recordings
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
MPL and the Concord Music Group are pleased to announce McCartney and McCartney II as the next releases in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection on June 13th, 2011. Heralded as one of the most beloved solo debuts of all time, McCartney, the smash # 1 album, originally released April of 1970, yielded the timeless tracks “Every Night” and “Junk” along with the immortal classic “Maybe I’m Amazed.” McCartney II originally issued in May of 1980 was McCartney’s return to solo work after nine years touring and having released several massively successful albums with Wings. Reaching #1 in the UK, and #3 in the U.S., the album produced enduring classics such as “Coming Up,” “Waterfalls,” & “Temporary Secretary.”
Paul McCartney personally supervised all aspects of these two reissues. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles’ catalogue. Both McCartney and McCartney II will be available in a variety of formats originating with the single disc digitally remastered Standard Edition version of each album.
McCartney will also be made available as a 2-disc (2 CD) Special Edition featuring the original remastered album plus seven bonus audio tracks including the previously unreleased outtakes “Suicide” and “Don’t Cry Baby” plus a rare live 1979 recording of “Maybe I’m Amazed”. For collectors, the reissue will additionally be made available as a lavishly packaged 3 disc (2 CD, 1 DVD) Deluxe Edition which includes an exclusive bonus DVD featuring rare and previously unseen footage, an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book containing many exclusive and unpublished photos by Paul and Linda McCartney, original album artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, an illustrated history of the making of the album, and expanded track by track information for the two audio discs as well as detailed historical information on the film content.
McCartney II will also be made available as a 2-disc (2 CD) Special Edition featuring the original remastered album plus eight bonus tracks including B-Sides and alternative versions. The bonus audio CD includes the #1 hit “Coming Up (Live At Glasgow, 1979)” and holiday perennial “Wonderful Christmastime.”
The lovingly packaged 4 disc (3 CD, 1 DVD) Deluxe Edition of McCartney II not only includes an exclusive bonus DVD featuring rare and previously unseen footage (including performances of ‘Coming Up’ and the new video for the unreleased track ‘Blue Sway’) but includes an additional eight rare bonus audio tracks exclusive to this edition. Additionally, the McCartney II deluxe edition contains an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book featuring many previously unpublished photos by Linda McCartney, original album and single artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album, an illustrated history of the making of the album, and expanded track by track information for all three audio discs plus detailed historical information on the film content.
Both original remastered albums and bonus audio content will also be issued as 2 disc 180gm audiophile vinyl editions which will come with an MP3 download of all included audio. Lastly, the special and deluxe versions of McCartney and McCartney II will be made available digitally worldwide.
The musical achievement of McCartney and McCartney II are noted in the annals of music history as they serve as bookends to the historic first chapter of McCartney’s solo career.
McCartney & McCartney II mark the second and third releases from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, an ambitious reissue program that encompasses 41 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history. In November of 2010, the inaugural title in the Archive Collection, Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1973 classic Band on the Run was released to worldwide acclaim.
MCCARTNEY TRACKLIST:
CD 1 - Remastered Album
01 - The Lovely Linda
02 - That Would Be Something
03 - Valentine Day
04 - Every Night
05 - Hot As Sun / Glasses
06 - Junk
07 - Man We Was Lonely
08 - Oo You
09 - Momma Miss America
10 - Teddy Boy
11 - Singalong Junk
12 - Maybe I’m Amazed
13 - Kreen-Akrore
CD 2 - Bonus Audio Tracks
01 - Suicide [Out-take]
02 - Maybe I’m Amazed [From One Hand Clapping]
03 - Every Night [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
04 - Hot As Sun [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
05 - Maybe I’m Amazed [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
06 - Don’t Cry Baby [Out-take]
07 - Women Kind (Demo) [Mono]
DVD - Bonus Film
01 - The Album Story
02 - The Beach
03 - Maybe I’m Amazed Music Video
04 - Suicide [from One Hand Clapping]
05 - Every Night [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
06 - Hot As Sun [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
07 - Junk [MTV Unplugged]
08 - That Would Be Something [MTV Unplugged]
MCCARTNEY II TRACKLIST:
CD 1 - Remastered Album
01 - Coming Up
02 - Temporary Secretary
03 - On The Way
04 - Waterfalls
05 - Nobody Knows
06 - Front Parlour
07 - Summer’s Day Song
08 - Frozen Jap
09 - Bogey Music
10 - Darkroom
11 - One Of These Days
CD 2 - Bonus Audio 1
01 - Blue Sway [With Richard Niles Orchestration]
02 - Coming Up [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
03 - Check My Machine [Edit]
04 - Bogey Wobble
05 - Secret Friend
06 - Mr H Atom / You Know I’ll Get you Baby
07 - Wonderful Christmastime [Edited Version]
08 - All You Horse Riders/Blue Sway
CD 3 - Bonus Audio 2 (DELUXE 3 CD – 1 DVD EDITION ONLY)
01 - Coming Up [Full Length Version]
02 - Front Parlour [Full Length Version]
03 - Frozen Jap [Full Length Version]
04 - Darkroom [Full Length Version]
05 - Check My Machine [Full Length Version]
06 - Wonderful Christmastime [Full Length Version]
07 - Summer’s Day Song [Original without vocals]
08 - Waterfalls [DJ Edit]
DVD – Bonus Film
01 - Meet Paul McCartney
02 - Coming Up Music Video
03 - Waterfalls Music Video
04 - Wonderful Christmastime Music Video
05 - Coming Up [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
06 - Coming Up [taken from a rehearsal session at Lower Gate Farm, 1979]
07 - Making the Coming Up Music Video
08 - Blue Sway
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