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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WINGS Give Ireland Back To the Irish (Rare 1972 Japanese Apple label 7" single pressed on 'Everclean' Wine Red Vinyl, with 'MFD. By Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd' label text, also including the Instrumental Version, with a unique fold-out picture insert with lyrics in English & Japanese inside. The insert displays minimal wear whilst the vinyl shows very little evidence of play, a really nice example EAR-10013)
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PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS Set Of Club Sandwich Fanzines nos 53-85 (Superb set of 32 UK 'Club Sandwich' fanzines, ranging from number 53: Winter Issue 1989 through to number 85: Spring Issue 1998 inclusive [issue #55 is a double issue, #77 has aposter, #82 has The Flame (Flaming Pie "newspaper")]. #65-85 are still in their original mailers and most still have their merchandise inserts. Featuring anything and everything from articles, interviews, exclusive pictures & more - an absolutegem to add to any collection!)
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PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS Band On The Run (1973 UK first issue 9-track LP with 'An Apple Record' label credit, complete with the original diagonal corner shaped lyric inner & 27" x 20" fold-out poster of polaroid snapshots. The sleeve has some light edgewear and corner creasing; the inner has a large tear along the bottom edge; whilst the poster is unused and the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play only PAS10007)
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WINGS Wings Over America (1976 UK 28-track triple LP, including live versions of both Wings and Beatles material, such as Jet, Lady Madonna, Blackbird, Yesterday & Band On The Run, housed in a wide-spined gatefold picture sleeve complete with illustrated card inners & double-sided fold-out poster. The sleeve shows a little edgewear whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play PCSP720)
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