From The Guardian.
Paul McCartney is to release a new album made entirely alone during lockdown.
McCartney III, comes out on 11 December and will become the third in a loose trilogy of releases for which he has isolated himself from collaborators, after McCartney in 1970 and McCartney II in 1980.
Recorded at the musician’s home in Sussex, the album’s songs were built from live takes of McCartney singing over guitar or piano accompaniments, and were overdubbed later with his bass guitar and drum parts. “It was about making music for yourself rather than making music that has to do a job,” he says. “I had some stuff I’d worked on over the years but sometimes time would run out and it would be left half finished so I started thinking about what I had. Each day, I’d start recording with the instrument I wrote the song on and then gradually layer it all up. It was a lot of fun.”
The catalyst for the new work was returning to an unreleased song he made in the 1990s with Beatles producer George Martin, When Winter Comes, which closes the album and also inspired another track, Long Tailed Winter Bird.
McCartney has used hallowed equipment including his violin-shaped Hofner bass guitar, a Mellotron from Abbey Road studios used by the Beatles, a double bass that backed Elvis Presley and studio gear from Wings sessions in 1971.
The totally solo home-recording approach is now commonly used by musicians – especially during lockdown – but was unusual in 1970 for the original McCartney album, which was made secretly during the Beatles’ fractious last months. Containing a McCartney classic in Maybe I’m Amazed, it influenced the “lo-fi” style of indie-pop. McCartney II’s skewed electronic pop has also become a cult favourite.
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PAUL McCARTNEY Pretty Little Head (1986 UK 3-track cassette single, also includes Angry and Write Away, within a stanard cassette case with a picture sleeve insert TCR6145)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Egypt Station - 140gram Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £19.99, $26.59, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2021 10:24)on December 4, 2021 at 10:45 am
PAUL MCCARTNEY Egypt Station (2018 UK Limited Edition 16-track double LP pressed on 140gram Vinyl, including I Don't Know, Come On To Me and Fuh You. Sharing a title with one of Paul's own paintings, the tracks on 'Egypt Station' combine to convey a unique travelogue vibe. Between the opening and closing instrumentals Station I & II, each song finds Paul capturing a place or moment before transporting the listener seamlessly to the next destination. The result is a kaleidoscopic journey through myriad musical locales and eras, yet firmly rooted in the here and now, with Paul's singular unmistakable melodic and lyrical sensibility serving as a guide. Housed in a single pocket picture sleeve which is adorned with the Paul's aforementioned painting, and lyric printed inners & download code. The sleeve has only light wear whilst the vinyl looks barely played)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Tug Of War - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $39.90, €35.10 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2021 13:20)on December 4, 2021 at 10:45 am
PAUL McCARTNEY Tug Of War (1982 UK 12-track vinyl LP with 'pushing + pulling' etched into the dead wax, picture sleeve complete with illustrated lyric insert. Both the sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint PCTC259)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run - 180gm White Vinyl + Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $53.19, €46.79 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2021 15:26)on December 4, 2021 at 10:45 am
PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS Band On The Run (2017 German pressed UK limited edition Online Exclusive digitally remastered issue of their 1973 9-track LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram Heavyweight White Vinyl including the singles Jet and the classic title track, housed in the sealed & hype-stickered gatefold picture sleeve with the original poster and download code!)
- Paul McCartney and Wings - World Tour 1989/90 - UK - tour programme - £8.00, $10.64, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2021 08:07)on December 4, 2021 at 10:45 am
PAUL McCARTNEY World Tour 1989/90 (Official 1989 UK 11" x 16" tour programme packed with photos of Paul, Linda and the band with a superb fold-out section and die-cut glossy outer cover. There is a little shelfwear to the edges of the outer cover but remains in otherwise excellent condition)
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