![Originally released in 1997, Flaming Pie ended a four-year gap between McCartney studio albums. Recorded largely in the wake of Paul’s involvement in the curation and release of The Beatles […]](http://www.obsessed-with-music.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-11-at-9.43.15-PM-620x250.png "Paul McCartney Flaming Pie Deluxe Editions Out Now")
Originally released in 1997, Flaming Pie ended a four-year gap between McCartney studio albums. Recorded largely in the wake of Paul’s involvement in the curation and release of The Beatles Anthology series, Flaming Pie was shaped and inspired by that experience, with Paul remarking at the time:
“(The Beatles Anthology) reminded me of The Beatles’ standards and the standards that we reached with the songs. So in a way it was a refresher course that set the framework for this album.”
Produced by Paul, Jeff Lynne and George Martin and featuring a supporting cast of family and friends including Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, Linda McCartney and son James, Flaming Pie is equal parts a class in songcraft and a sustained burst of spontaneity. With highlights ranging from the opener “The Song We Were Singing” to the raucous title track (named for a quote from an early John Lennon interview on the origin of The Beatles’ name: “It came in a vision – a man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them, ‘from this day on you are Beatles with an A.’”) to the pensive “Calico Skies,” and featuring singles “Young Boy,” “The World Tonight” and “Beautiful Night,” Flaming Pie represents yet another high point in Paul’s solo catalogue: The album was Paul’s most commercially successful release of the ‘90s.
Flaming Pie is available in formats including a numbered, limited seven-disc (5CD/2DVD) Deluxe Edition Box Set comprised of the original album remastered at Abbey Road Studios, 32 bonus audio tracks including unheard home recordings and demos, alternative studio recordings, rough mixes and B-sides including selections from Oobu Joobu parts 1-6, Flaming Pie At The Mill CD (Paul’s hour-long tour of his studio), video content including the In The World Tonight documentary, original music videos, EPKs, interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes material, a 128-page book containing previously unpublished images by Linda McCartney, expanded album artwork from the archives and the story behind the album written by Chris Heath – including track-by-track information, recipes and new interviews with Paul, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Steve Miller and key album personnel, studio notes, handwritten lyrics, the 1997 Flaming Pie issue of Club Sandwich, the official newspaper of the Paul McCartney Fanclub, downloadable 24bit 96kHz HD audio, and more.
A 4LP/5CD/2DVD Collector’s Edition — strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies issued in a cloth wrapped two-piece collector’s box — feature everything in the Deluxe Edition plus a marbled art print portfolio of six silkscreened Linda McCartney art prints, exclusive vinyl versions of the remastered album cut at half speed across 2LPs in an exclusive gatefold sleeve, an LP of home recordings in a hand-stamped white label sleeve, and “The Ballad of the Skeletons” – Paul’s 1996 collaboration with Allen Ginsberg, also featuring Philip Glass and Lenny Kaye – released for the first time on vinyl and cut at 45 RPM with vinyl etching and poster.
Additional Flaming Pie Archive Collection formats include 2CD (remastered album + 21 tracks of bonus audio), 2LP (remastered album cut at half speed across two 180g LPs in gatefold sleeve with booklet), and 3LP (remastered album cut at half speed across two 180g LPs in gatefold sleeve with booklet, plus single 180g LP of unreleased home recordings in hand-stamped white label sleeve both housed in a slipcase). The release is also available on streaming platforms.
More Info/Buy Now: Deluxe Edition | 2CD | Vinyl
Track listings:
DELUXE EDITION
Numbered cloth wrapped clam shell box
CD portfolio containing 5CDs and 2DVDs
128-page book containing previously unpublished images by Linda McCartney, expanded album artwork from the archives and the story behind the album – including track-by-track information, recipes and new interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Steve Miller and key album personnel, written by Chris Heath.
Facsimiles of John Hammel studio notebook, Club Sandwich Magazine, Flaming Pie plectrum, and envelope containing handwritten lyrics for 8 tracks and The Flame newspaper
CD1 – Remastered Album
The Song We Were Singing
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day
CD2 – Home Recordings
The Song We Were Singing [Home Recording]
The World Tonight [Home Recording]
If You Wanna [Home Recording]
Somedays [Home Recording]
Young Boy [Home Recording]
Calico Skies [Home Recording]
Flaming Pie [Home Recording]
Souvenir [Home Recording]
Little Willow [Home Recording]
Beautiful Night [1995 Demo]
Great Day [Home Recording]
CD3 – In The Studio
Great Day [Acoustic]
Calico Skies [Acoustic]
C’mon Down C’mon Baby
If You Wanna [Demo]
Beautiful Night [Run Through]
The Song We Were Singing [Rough Mix]
The World Tonight [Rough Mix]
Little Willow [Rough Mix]
Whole Life [Rough Mix]
Heaven On A Sunday [Rude Cassette]
CD4 – Flaming Pies
The Ballad Of The Skeletons
Looking For You
Broomstick
Love Come Tumbling Down
Same Love
Oobu Joobu Part 1
Oobu Joobu Part 2
Oobu Joobu Part 3
Oobu Joobu Part 4
Oobu Joobu Part 5
Oobu Joobu Part 6
CD5 – Flaming Pie At The Mill
DVD1 – In The World Tonight
DVD2 – Bonus Film
Beautiful Night
Making Of Beautiful Night
Little Willow
The World Tonight [Dir. Alistair Donald]
The World Tonight [Dir. Geoff Wonfor]
Young Boy [Dir. Alistair Donald]
Young Boy [Dir. Geoff Wonfor]
Flaming Pie EPK 1
Flaming Pie EPK 2
In The World Tonight EPK
Flaming Pie Album Artwork Meeting
TFI Friday Performances
Plus downloadable 24bit 96kHz HD audio
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COLLECTOR’S EDITION
All the contents of the Deluxe Edition plus:
Numbered cloth wrapped two-piece collector’s box
4LPs including: exclusive remastered album cut at half speed across 2LPs; hand-stamped white label vinyl featuring home recordings; exclusive “The Ballad Of The Skeletons” 12” single with vinyl etching and poster
Exclusive marbled art print portfolio housing six Linda McCartney art prints
Watch the unboxing video here:
LP1 – Remastered Album
Side 1
The Song We Were Singing
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Side 2
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
LP2 – Remastered Album
Side 3
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Side 4
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day
LP3 – Home Recordings
Side 1
The Song We Were Singing [Home Recording]
The World Tonight [Home Recording]
If You Wanna [Home Recording]
Somedays [Home Recording]
Young Boy [Home Recording]
Side 2
Calico Skies [Home Recording]
Flaming Pie [Home Recording]
Souvenir [Home Recording]
Little Willow [Home Recording]
Beautiful Night [1995 Demo]
Great Day [Home Recording]
LP4 – The Ballad Of The Skeletons
Side 1
The Ballad Of The Skeletons
Side 2
Vinyl etching
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3LP FORMAT
LP1 – Remastered Album
Side 1
The Song We Were Singing
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Side 2
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
LP2 – Remastered Album
Side 3
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Side 4
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day
LP3 – Home Recordings
Side 1
The Song We Were Singing [Home Recording]
The World Tonight [Home Recording]
If You Wanna [Home Recording]
Somedays [Home Recording]
Young Boy [Home Recording]
Side 2
Calico Skies [Home Recording]
Flaming Pie [Home Recording]
Souvenir [Home Recording]
Little Willow [Home Recording]
Beautiful Night [1995 Demo]
Great Day [Home Recording]
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2LP FORMAT
LP1 – Remastered Album
Side 1
The Song We Were Singing
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Side 2
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
LP2 – Remastered Album
Side 3
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Side 4
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day
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2CD FORMAT
CD1 – Remastered Album
The Song We Were Singing
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day
CD2 – Bonus Audio
The Song We Were Singing [Home Recording]
The World Tonight [Home Recording]
If You Wanna [Home Recording]
Somedays [Home Recording]
Young Boy [Home Recording]
Calico Skies [Home Recording]
Flaming Pie [Home Recording]
Souvenir [Home Recording]
Little Willow [Home Recording]
Beautiful Night [1995 Demo]
Great Day [Home Recording]
Beautiful Night [Run Through]
Whole Life [Rough Mix]
Heaven On A Sunday [Rude Cassette]
Great Day [Acoustic]
Calico Skies [Acoustic]
C’mon Down C’mon Baby
Looking For You
Broomstick
Love Come Tumbling Down
Same Love
More Info/Buy Now: Deluxe Edition | 2CD | Vinyl
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