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UK Release date : Monday, June 13, 2011

McCartney II - Archive Collection

By Paul McCartneyOfficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney Archive Collection

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  • UK release date: Jun 13, 2011
  • US release date: Jun 13, 2011

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Disc 1

  1. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:54 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Electric piano, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Tambourine, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Simon Gibson : Remastering

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  2. Temporary Secretary

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:16 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Sequencer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Simon Gibson : Remastering

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  3. On The Way

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:41 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  4. Waterfalls

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:46 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Electric piano, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant Guy Massey : Remastering Steve Rooke : Remastering Simon Gibson : Remastering

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  5. Nobody Knows

    Written by Paul McCartney

    2:55 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  6. Front Parlour

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:34 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  7. Summer's Day Song

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:26 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Keyboards, Mellotron, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant, Recording engineer

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Overdubs: October 1979 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Session Mixing: October 1979 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  8. Frozen Jap

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:41 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant, Recording engineer

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  9. Bogey Music

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:29 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Tambourine, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  10. Darkroom

    Written by Paul McCartney

    2:22 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  11. One Of These Days

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:38 • Studio versionA2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

Disc 2

  1. Blue Sway

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:37 • Studio versionA • With Richard Niles Orchestration

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Matt Butler : Assistant engineer Jon Kelly : Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording engineer Richard Niles : Orchestration

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Overdubs: September - October 1986 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: Oct 31, 1986 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  2. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:10 • LiveL1.2011 • 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Keyboards, Vocals Denny Laine : Guitar, Vocals Howie Casey : Saxophone Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer Laurence Juber : Guitar Steve Holley : Drums Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer Thaddeus Richard : Saxophone Mark Vigars : Recording engineer Jim Jones : Assistant recording engineer Steve Howard : Trumpet Tony Dorsey : Trombone

    Concert From the concert in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Dec 17, 1979

  3. Check My Machine

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:52 • Studio versionA2011 • Edit - 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Banjo, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Oct 16, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  4. Bogey Wobble

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:01 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizers Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Sep 27, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  5. Secret Friend

    Written by Paul McCartney

    10:32 • Studio versionA1.2011 • Full Length Version - 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Oct 04, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  6. Medley

    1. Mr. H Atom

      Written by Paul McCartney

      5:57 • Studio versionA • Medley with "You Know I'll Get You Baby"

      Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant Twiggy : Vocals

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

      Session Mixing: Sep 27, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

      Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

    2. You Know I'll Get You Baby

      Written by Paul McCartney

      5:57 • Studio versionA • Medley with "Mr. H Atom"

      Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

      Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

      Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  7. Wonderful Christmastime

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:49 • Studio versionA2011 • Edited version - 2011 remaster

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Sleigh bells, Synthesizers, Tambourine (?), Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant engineer

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Oct 04, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  8. Medley

    1. All You Horse Riders

      Written by Paul McCartney

      10:10 • Studio versionA • Medley with "Blue Sway"

      Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

      Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

      Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

    2. Blue Sway

      Written by Paul McCartney

      10:10 • Studio versionB • Medley with "All You Horse Riders"

      Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

      Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

      Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Disc 3

  1. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:37 • Studio versionA1 • Full Length Version - Original mix of the song on the main album

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Electric piano, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Tambourine, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: September 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  2. Front Parlour

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:17 • Studio versionA1 • Full Length Version - Original mix of the song on the main album

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitars, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  3. Frozen Jap

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:45 • Studio versionA1 • Full Length Version - Original mix of the song on the main album

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant, Recording engineer

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  4. Darkroom

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:48 • Studio versionA1 • Full Length Version - Original mix of the song on the main album

    Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Oct 04, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  5. Check My Machine

    Written by Paul McCartney

    8:59 • Studio versionA1 • Full Length Version - Original mix of the song on the main album

    Paul McCartney : Banjo, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Shaker, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Oct 16, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  6. Wonderful Christmastime

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:18 • Studio versionA • Full Length Version - Original mix of the song on the main album

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Sleigh bells, Synthesizers, Tambourine (?), Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant engineer

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Oct 04, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  7. Summer's Day Song

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:29 • Studio versionA1 • Original version of the song on the main album, without vocals

    Paul McCartney : Keyboards, Mellotron, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant, Recording engineer

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon

  8. Waterfalls

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:23 • Studio versionA5.2011 • DJ Edit, a shorter edit of the album track, featured on the Wingspan album

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Electric piano, Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK

    Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Sep 11, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon


From superdeluxeedition.com:

PAUL MCCARTNEY’S CLASSIC SOLO RECORDINGS MCCARTNEY AND MCCARTNEY II GET DELUXE TREATMENT JUNE 13th

McCartney’s Seminal Solo Albums Will Be Available In Multiple Configurations Featuring Remastered Rare And Unreleased Audio & Video Content

With Special Exclusive Packaging

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 13th, 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 originating with the single disc digitally remastered Standard Edition version of each album.

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.”

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 eight 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.

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Sal Savino • 6 months ago

Hi, Am I reading this correctly, there were 2 CD/DVD deluxe editions with a book? A 3 disc version and a 4 disc version? This is what it says above:

"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 .."

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 eight rare bonus audio tracks exclusive to this edition. Additionally, the McCartney II deluxe edition contains an extraordinary 128-page hard bound book"


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