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April 27, 2011

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Official press release:

We are pleased to announce McCartney and McCartney II as the next releases in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection on June 13th, 2011 (14th June USA).

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 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. (Only digital version is available in USA only)

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featuring rare and previously unseen footage, an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book containing many exclusive and unpublished photos by Paul and Linda McCartney, original album artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, an illustrated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."

MCCARTNEY TRACKLIST:

CD 1 - Remastered Album
1. The Lovely Linda
2. That Would Be Something
3. Valentine Day
4. Every Night
5. Hot As Sun / Glasses
6. Junk
7. Man We Was Lonely
8. Oo You
9. Momma Miss America
10. Teddy Boy
11 Singalong Junk
12. Maybe I'm Amazed
13. Kreen-Akrore


CD 2 - Bonus Audio Tracks
1. Suicide [Out-take]
2. Maybe I'm Amazed [From One Hand Clapping]
3. Every Night [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
4. Hot As Sun [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
5. Maybe ''m Amazed [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
6. Don't Cry Baby [Out-take]
7. Women Kind (Demo) [Mono]


DVD - Bonus Film
1. The Album Story
2. The Beach
3. Maybe I'm Amazed Music Video
4. Suicide [from One Hand Clapping]
5. Every Night [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
6. Hot As Sun [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
7. Junk [MTV Unplugged]
8. That Would Be Something [MTV Unplugged]

MCCARTNEY II TRACKLIST:

CD 1 – Remastered Album
1. Coming Up
2. Temporary Secretary
3. On The Way
4. Waterfalls
5. Nobody Knows
6. Front Parlour
7. Summer's Day Song
8. Frozen Jap
9. Bogey Music
10. Darkroom
11 One Of These Days

CD 2 – Bonus Audio 1
1. Blue Sway [With Richard Niles Orchestration]
2. Coming Up [Live At Glasgow, 1979]
3. Check My Machine [Edit]
4. Bogey Wobble
5. Secret Friend
6. Mr H Atom / You Know I'll Get you Baby
7. Wonderful Christmastime [Edited Version]
8. All You Horse Riders/Blue Sway

CD 3- Bonus Audio 2 (DELUXE 3 CD – 1 DVD EDITION ONLY)
1. Coming Up [Full Length Version]
2. Front Parlour [Full Length Version]
3. Frozen Jap [Full Length Version]
4. Darkroom [Full Length Version]
5. Check My Machine [Full Length Version]
6. Wonderful Christmastime [Full Length Version]
7. Summer's Day Song [Original without vocals]
8. Waterfalls [DJ Edit]


DVD – Bonus Film
1. Meet Paul McCartney
2. Coming Up Music Video
3. Waterfalls Music Video
4. Wonderful Christmastime Music Video
5. Coming Up [Live at Concert for the People of Kampuchea]
6. 'Coming Up' [taken from a rehearsal session at Lower Gate Farm, 1979]
7. Making the Coming Up Music Video
8. Blue Sway

2CD version $16

2CD+DVD / 3CD+DVD $60each

Nice!

I need that.

I was holding back on getting Band on the Run until I saw what they were going to do with the other albums in the series. I figured that, if the full deluxe release with the book was just for BOTR, and the others didn't offer that as an option, then I should just get the cheaper version of BOTR. Now I have to decide whether to splurge for these expensive ones.

I'm starting to hope that Prince never does release those remasters, because most of my music budget may be eaten up by stuff like this.

McCartney II reissue trailer.

Drumming on a toilet.

Nice, but I wish he'd just start at the beginning and go chronologically

NoVideo said:

Nice, but I wish he'd just start at the beginning and go chronologically

I guess he's doing "Paul" albums, not "Wings".

MickyDolenz said:

NoVideo said:

Nice, but I wish he'd just start at the beginning and go chronologically

I guess he's doing "Paul" albums, not "Wings".

Well he already did Band on the Run... it was the first of the series

NoVideo said:

MickyDolenz said:

I guess he's doing "Paul" albums, not "Wings".

Well he already did Band on the Run... it was the first of the series

Paul released a deluxe version of Band a few years ago for an anniversary also.

MickyDolenz said:

NoVideo said:

Nice, but I wish he'd just start at the beginning and go chronologically

I guess he's doing "Paul" albums, not "Wings".

Concord is releasing his entire post-Beatles catalog, including Wings, in apparent random order.

Identity said:

MickyDolenz said:

I guess he's doing "Paul" albums, not "Wings".

Concord is releasing his entire post-Beatles catalog, including Wings, in apparent random order.

Even Percy Thrillington and The Fireman?

I'm looking forward to some of the 80s stuff, especially 'Tug of War' and 'Pipes of Peace'

MickyDolenz said:

Identity said:

Concord is releasing his entire post-Beatles catalog, including Wings, in apparent random order.

Even Percy Thrillington and The Fireman?

We can only hope. The company has yet to provide a schedule of upcoming expanded versions of his albums.

Identity said:

MickyDolenz said:

Even Percy Thrillington and The Fireman?

We can only hope. The company has yet to provide a schedule of upcoming expanded versions of his albums.

Since there's Wonderful Christmas Time, where's the B-side Rudolph The Red Nosed Reggae?

I think we're likely to see "Rudolph" added as a bonus cut onto the Back To The Egg expanded.

What a a great set.

Prince, please take note.

MickyDolenz said:

Identity said:

We can only hope. The company has yet to provide a schedule of upcoming expanded versions of his albums.

Since there's Wonderful Christmas Time, where's the B-side Rudolph The Red Nosed Reggae?

That was recorded in 1975 along with "Lunch Box-Odd Sox", the b-side to "Coming Up", so those two will probably pop up on the Venus and Mars remaster.

Well, these are out today, and I picked mine up.

Fondly enjoyed "McCartney" - odd little album of home recordings, ad-libbed instrumentals, song snippets, plus the classic "Maybe I'm Amazed".

"McCartney II" is mostly brutally awful.

But the sound and packing of these reissues are really nice; "McCartney" is just draw-dropping in clarity and warmth.

Anybody else pick these up?

I didn't pick these up yet,but I'm gonna finally get that 'Band On The Run' vinyl reissue