May 2010


Paul McCartney has reached an agreement to reissue his post-Beatles catalog (solo, and with Wings) through Concord Music Group.

The arrangement signals McCartney’s departure from his struggling former label, EMI. The new agreement does not affect EMI’s business relationship with the Beatles.

The first reissue under the Concord imprint will be Wings’ classic 1973 album, Band on the Run.

The remastered disc, scheduled to hit stores in August, will feature enhanced packaging and rare bonus tracks. According to Concord Music Group, fans “can expect both physical and digital distribution of gems from solo offerings like McCartney, Ram, Pipes of Peace, Give My Regards to Broad Street, and Flaming Pie, as well as Wings landmarks such as Wildlife and Red Rose Speedway. In addition, the re-releases will include stuff done under McCartney's pseudonyms: Percy ‘Thrills’ Thrillington, The Fireman and Twin Freaks.”

McCartney’s 2007 album, Memory Almost Full, and his 2009 CD/DVD, Good Evening New York City, were both distributed under Concord’s Hear Music imprint.

In a statement, McCartney said: “"Since the release of Memory Almost Full in 2007, I've had a good working relationship with Concord and enjoyed our mutual love of music. I'm looking forward to continuing this relationship with the new catalog campaign. I'm always looking for new ways and opportunities to get my music to people, and Concord shares this passion."



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Sounds good since I'd really like to get a copy of the album he did with Elvis Costello ("Flowers In the Dirt"?).

SMART SMART SMART, he gets a huge cut compared to the pennies that everyone usually gets per cd, he also gets paid straight out, Concord, gets alot of its stuff into starbucks which is where McCartney's "memory" was stocked and moved well, this is a no lose situation, alot of this stuff is long gone, and just available as imports, but the imports sound like shit, and deluxe versions would be amazing for his solo stuff like "Flaming Pie" "Pipes OF Peace" "Tug of War" the first McCartney album and "Flowers in the Dirt" to name a few, i would even be curious for Press to Play which had a few gems on it though it was one of his weakest.

lastdecember said:

Press to Play is underrated imo. Its VERY 80s sounding...but quality tracks mare on there. But Ram will always be my fave McCartney album...that thing is brilliance.

awesome news!!!

I agree Press to Play is underrated, there were some good songs on it. Tug of War and Pipes of Peace are both great. As is Flowers in the Dirt.

Looking forward to these reissues - i'll be gettin' them all for sure.

I can't wait! I like collecting all his work.. even the not so good stuff.. so I better be saving up some pennies cause i'm gonna need it all.

I already have the 25th Anniversary edition of this album,so no need to buy it again

SoulAlive said:

I have this too... but i'll still buy the new one if there are previously unreleased tracks added.

I'm a sucker for deluxe reissues

Sdldawn said:

Same here!! Even his "not so good" stuff has a certain charm. Sometimes I just wonder what the man was thinking... lol. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" jumps to mind immediately.

NoVideo said:

I wonder,how much more unreleased stuff is left? The 25th anniversary edition already contains an entire disc of unreleased goodies.

Who knows...they'll probably surprise us and I'll have to buy it again,too

Maybe during the remastering process an engineer could accidental wipe the 'Give My Regards to Broad Street' masters?




....please.

emilio319 said:

Yeah,it can be annoying,especially if they include "bonus tracks" that aren't featured on the previous remaster.

I don't find it annoying, cuz ultimately nobody is forcing anyone to buy them. I have the prior reissues, but if these are nice packages with additional material, I will definitely get them.

I found about this from my mum!

emilio319 said:

I can understand that... But from a fan standpoint, I love it when artists do this. I would LOVE it if Prince did something similar.

I think what's greedy is when artists release multiple items with different formats, different versions for different retailers, different artwork, etc... so that collectors will get all versions. But then again, in this day and age of shrinking record sales, maybe its just smart marketing.

In this case, i really think it's about preserving his legacy, and treating his fans to the best versions of his albums possible. Paul has enough money after all.

SoulAlive said:

I think this is just a move towards digital distribution, just another format, not new unheard recordings

Given his prolific nature, something tells me Paulie has a treasure trove of rare recordings stashed away. I can hardly wait for the reissues!

Shouldn't a person who already owns the album simply "acquire" any bonus tracks thru the years?

paintsprayer said:

If they improve the quality even by a small margin i'm game to buy it all.

SoulAlive said:

No, it doesn´t. 90% are interviews, the rest are only snippets of songs, like:

"Bluebird (Live version - Australia 1975)" - 0:55
"Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) (Acoustic version)" - 1:11
"Band On The Run (Northern Comic Version)" - 0:37

There are only two full "new" songs and these are soundchecks of album tracks from 1989 and 1993

The B-side "Country Dreamer" which can be found on disc 1 is also on the standard CD version.

May 20, 2010


It was the Internet equivalent of the Fab Four playing Shea Stadium: In the minutes leading up to Paul McCartney's web chat this afternoon, fans went crazy posting praise for the legendary rocker.

The Beatle was taking time out from rehearsals for his ongoing Up and Coming Tour — which kicks off its next leg with a 60,000-capacity gig in Mexico City on May 27th — to answer questions from die-hard fans around the world. In the moments before his online arrival, a feed of ecstatic comments updated at a dizzying pace. As one of the more than 4,000 international fans who logged on noted, "Oh God! 8 minutos!!"

Once McCartney appeared onscreen (from his studio in Sussex, England), he was chatty, jokey and warm, answering queries that ranged from the legitimate to the ridiculous. Some revelations: McCartney's favorite book is Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickelby ("It's long but I really love it!"), he is hoping to expand his current tour to include stops in Toronto later this year ("That would be a nice positive answer!"), and the only Mexican instrument he knows how to play is a Mariachi bass.

McCartney also took time to urge fans to purchase the upcoming reissue of Wings' Band on the Run, which hits stores in August. "When you actually listen to them, like I did the other day at Abbey Road, the clarity is so good!" he enthused. And he hinted at the possibility of a performance at the White House. "There's been some rumors and I think we can give you a clue," he said. "Think white house. Think playing, white house. If there is an announcement mentioning the White House remember where you heard it first."

Some hard-core devotees posed legitimately interesting questions: If the Beatle were to create an instrument, what would it sound like? "It would consist of one long string and you'd hit it with a twig," he said, before making the high-pitched warbly sound of the hypothetical instrument. But there were plenty of wild and crazy queries: Where do you buy your milk from? Do you listen to Justin Bieber? Will you come to my wedding? Boxers or briefs?

The whole chat lasted nearly a half-hour and when McCartney logged off he was gracious to the fans who joined in: "Thank you to all around the world for sending in the messages. They're really pouring in!"


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