Paul McCartney Albums Get Special Treatment

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Paul’s classic solo albums McCartney and McCartney II are getting some very special love this June. Both will feature remastered rare and unreleased content with special exclusive packaging and all aspects have been personally supervised by McCartney himself.

Here are the promo videos:

 

From the official press release:

April 27th, 2011 – MPL and the Concord Music Group are pleased to announce McCartney and McCartney II as the next releases in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection on June 14th, 2011. 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 McCartney 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.

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featuring rare and previously unseen footage, an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book containing many exclusive and unpublished photos by Paul and Linda McCartney, original album artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, an illustrated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

The lovingly packaged 4 disc (3 CD, 1 DVD) Deluxe Edition of McCartney II not only includes an exclusive bonus DVD featuring rare and previously unseen footage (including performances of ‘Coming Up’ and the new video for the unreleased track ‘Blue Sway’) but includes an additional seven rare bonus audio tracks exclusive to this edition. Additionally, the McCartney II deluxe edition contains an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book featuring many previously unpublished photos by Linda McCartney, original album and single artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album, an illustrated history of the making of the album, and expanded track by track information for all three audio discs plus detailed historical information on the film content.

Both original remastered albums and bonus audio content will also be issued as 2 disc 180gm audiophile vinyl editions which will come with an MP3 download of all included audio. Lastly, the special and deluxe versions of McCartney and McCartney II will be made available digitally worldwide.

The musical achievement of McCartney and McCartney II are noted in the annals of music history as they serve as bookends to the historic first chapter of McCartney’s solo career.

McCartney & McCartney II mark the second and third releases from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, an ambitious reissue program that encompasses 41 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history. In November of 2010, the inaugural title in the Archive Collection, Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1973 classic Band on the Run was released to worldwide acclaim.

And here are the track listings:

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 I’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)

Coming Up [Full Length Version]

Front Parlour [Full Length Version]

Frozen Jap [Full Length Version]

Darkroom [Full Length Version]

Check My Machine [Full Length Version]

Wonderful Christmastime [Full Length Version]

Summer’s Day Song [Original without vocals]

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

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