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Post by debjorgo on Mar 30, 2016 18:50:03 GMT -5
Steve's article with the second teaser: www.examiner.com/article/second-mystery-mccartney-video-gives-possible-clue  Maybe I’m Amazed Heart Of The Country Jet Warm And Beautiful Listen To What The Man Said Dear Boy Silly Love Songs The Song We Were Singing Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Early Days Big Barn Bed Another Day Flaming Pie Jenny Wren Too Many People Let Me Roll It New Live And Let Die English Tea Mull Of Kintyre Save Us My Love Bip Bop Let 'Em In Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Calico Skies Hi, Hi, Hi Waterfalls Band On The Run Appreciate Sing The Changes Arrow Through Me Every Night Junior’s Farm Mrs. Vandebilt Say Say Say (2015 Remix) My Valentine Pipes Of Peace The World Tonight Souvenir Dance Tonight Ebony And Ivory Fine Line Here Today Press Wanderlust Winedark Open Sea Beautiful Night Girlfriend Queenie Eye We All Stand Together Coming Up Too Much Rain Good Times Coming / Feel The Sun Goodnight Tonight Baby’s Request With A Little Luck Little Willow Only Mama Knows Don’t Let It Bring You Down The Back Seat Of My Car No More Lonely Nights Great Day Temporary Secretary Venus and Mars / Rock Show Hope For The Future Junk I don't get the song selection here. Paul has enough songs to actually do a four disc best of. This has too much filler in it. No release date but I have a feeling I know when it will be. |
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Post by kc on Mar 30, 2016 21:05:28 GMT -5
No release date but I have a feeling I know when it will be. When? This is welcome, if unexpected. I thought we would see the Flowers In The Dirt remaster and High In The Clouds project before this. On the other hand, I've been saying for years that McCartney's compilations are in need of updating. We can argue about what should be included, or excluded, on a 4 disc set, but I am reasonably happy with the suggested track list. No one is going to get every one of their own favourites on something like this. The cover looks pretty good, much better than Wings Greatest, All The Best and Wingspan, IMO. What I'm really wondering about is the track list for the two CD version. |
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 30, 2016 22:00:11 GMT -5
My guess. It's ready to drop.
April 1st.
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Post by markc on Mar 31, 2016 9:30:00 GMT -5
Every album covered? Studio with vocals, that is.
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 31, 2016 13:33:51 GMT -5
Is the cover photo from 1970 or 1971?
As Steve reports, Paul's song selection was to be a "fun" grouping of songs. Something to take on the road for instance.
I need to study this set more but as a bunch of songs for a roadtrip, it looks promising!
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 14:03:48 GMT -5
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 14:06:17 GMT -5
Every album covered? Studio with vocals, that is. No, not every one. I have seen comments that say FITD isn't there (people really complaining about no "My Brave Face"), among others. I haven't gone through and picked which ones aren't there, but here's which are: “McCartney,” “RAM,” “Band on the Run,” “Wings at the Speed of Sound,” “Venus and Mars,” “Red Rose Speedway,” “Pipes of Peace,” “Kisses on the Bottom,” “McCartney II,” “Back to the Egg,” “Flaming Pie,” “Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard,” “Wild Life,” “Memory Almost Full,” “Off the Ground,” “London Town,” “Give My Regards to Broad Street,” and his most recent “NEW,” plus the album “Electric Arguments” done under The Fireman. Also included are several non-album singles. |
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 14:07:29 GMT -5
No release date but I have a feeling I know when it will be. When? This is welcome, if unexpected. I thought we would see the Flowers In The Dirt remaster and High In The Clouds project before this. On the other hand, I've been saying for years that McCartney's compilations are in need of updating. We can argue about what should be included, or excluded, on a 4 disc set, but I am reasonably happy with the suggested track list. No one is going to get every one of their own favourites on something like this. The cover looks pretty good, much better than Wings Greatest, All The Best and Wingspan, IMO. What I'm really wondering about is the track list for the two CD version. Release date and full info is in my Examiner story: www.examiner.com/article/first-full-details-on-paul-mccartney-s-new-pure-mccartney-album |
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Post by markc on Mar 31, 2016 14:29:00 GMT -5
Every album covered? Studio with vocals, that is. No, not every one. I have seen comments that say FITD isn't there (people really complaining about no "My Brave Face"), among others. I haven't gone through and picked which ones aren't there, but here's which are: “McCartney,” “RAM,” “Band on the Run,” “Wings at the Speed of Sound,” “Venus and Mars,” “Red Rose Speedway,” “Pipes of Peace,” “Kisses on the Bottom,” “McCartney II,” “Back to the Egg,” “Flaming Pie,” “Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard,” “Wild Life,” “Memory Almost Full,” “Off the Ground,” “London Town,” “Give My Regards to Broad Street,” and his most recent “NEW,” plus the album “Electric Arguments” done under The Fireman. Also included are several non-album singles. Kind of surprising if FITS is the only album not represented. I'm only going by what I can remember, not a list. My Brave Face or one of the other Elvis Costello collaborations would have fit. |
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 14:36:46 GMT -5
No, not every one. I have seen comments that say FITD isn't there (people really complaining about no "My Brave Face"), among others. I haven't gone through and picked which ones aren't there, but here's which are: “McCartney,” “RAM,” “Band on the Run,” “Wings at the Speed of Sound,” “Venus and Mars,” “Red Rose Speedway,” “Pipes of Peace,” “Kisses on the Bottom,” “McCartney II,” “Back to the Egg,” “Flaming Pie,” “Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard,” “Wild Life,” “Memory Almost Full,” “Off the Ground,” “London Town,” “Give My Regards to Broad Street,” and his most recent “NEW,” plus the album “Electric Arguments” done under The Fireman. Also included are several non-album singles. Kind of surprising if FITS is the only album not represented. I'm only going by what I can remember, not a list. My Brave Face or one of the other Elvis Costello collaborations would have fit. I haven't gone through the list and I think there are others. But leaving off MBF is curious. |
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 14:40:22 GMT -5
Going through it from an album list, there's also no "Press to Play," Russian album, "Run Devil Run," in addition to FITD.
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Post by markc on Mar 31, 2016 14:50:34 GMT -5
There are a couple from Press to Play : Press and Good Times Coming
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Post by kc on Mar 31, 2016 16:16:47 GMT -5
"Nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to" is an unusual basis for a box set type career overview release; the only one in his catalogue. I'm not saying it's wrong, but it's not the way I would have approached things.
I suppose this accounts for the Wild Life track being Bip Bop rather than, say, Some People Never Know, or Dear Friend? Moreover, no room for songs like Back On My Feet, Somedays, Riding To Vanity Fair, Daytime Nightime Suffering, the unreleased Tommy's Coming Home, etc., which many fans count among his post-Beatles' best? How didn't Helen Wheels make the cut though?
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 16:32:50 GMT -5
There are a couple from Press to Play : Press and Good Times Coming Ah, read over those...tx |
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 31, 2016 16:45:53 GMT -5
"Nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to" is an unusual basis for a box set type career overview release; the only one in his catalogue. I'm not saying it's wrong, but it's not the way I would have approached things. I suppose this accounts for the Wild Life track being Bip Bop rather than, say, Some People Never Know, or Dear Friend? Moreover, no room for songs like Back On My Feet, Somedays, Riding To Vanity Fair, Daytime Nightime Suffering, the unreleased Tommy's Coming Home, etc., which many fans count among his post-Beatles' best? How didn't Helen Wheels make the cut though? I am stunned that "Mumbo" does not lead things off instead of the predictable "Maybe I'm Amazed" which needs to be on this album but so does "Mumbo." CoachBK will be furious that "Bip Bop" was selected and like you KC, I am wondering where "Dear Friend," "Some People Never Know" or even the hard rocking "Wild Life" are?? I was delighted to see "Dear Boy," "Back Seat Of My Car" and "Too Much Rain" included, all killer McCartney cuts! As I noted above, this is still an excellent roadtrip album. It seems paced very nicely. |
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Post by kc on Mar 31, 2016 17:40:17 GMT -5
"Nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to" is an unusual basis for a box set type career overview release; the only one in his catalogue. I'm not saying it's wrong, but it's not the way I would have approached things. I suppose this accounts for the Wild Life track being Bip Bop rather than, say, Some People Never Know, or Dear Friend? Moreover, no room for songs like Back On My Feet, Somedays, Riding To Vanity Fair, Daytime Nightime Suffering, the unreleased Tommy's Coming Home, etc., which many fans count among his post-Beatles' best? How didn't Helen Wheels make the cut though? I am stunned that "Mumbo" does not lead things off instead of the predictable "Maybe I'm Amazed" which needs to be on this album but so does "Mumbo." I think it would have been appropriate to have included Mumbo on a "fun" compilation. What about Heather, Ever Present Past, Figure Of Eight...? Two of the discs from the four disc version have only 16 tracks. There might have been space for a few more inclusions. |
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Mar 31, 2016 17:57:13 GMT -5
This announcement came as quite a surprise to me. Song-wise, I'm a little unsure as to if it was the correct approach, forsaking straight "hits" and "big tracks" in favor of some lesser known obscurities. I guess it all depends on the intent of this collection ... as a potpourri of "pot luck", it's intriguing... but as any kind of definitive account of Paul's solo career, not really.
Right off the bat I like the cover... I'm not sure about the title, though ("Pure McCartney"). As for the track listings, this is gonna get crazy if each and every one of us starts subjectively asking "where is this song?" and "why is that song there?", but naturally we can't resist. For my part of it, I don't mind "My Brave Face" missing... not a fan of that one. But although I AM a fan of the oft-maligned "Bip Bop" (for what it is more than what it is not), I can't help but wonder why in the world Paul would want that one on here? That's going to confuse a lot of people... but I suppose at the same time it's kind of risqué for Paul to add such a despised track, and that is something I respect him for here.
So this is just my initial reaction without having a chance to really let this sink in. I think we all want to ask "where are all the bigger hits, since Paul has so many of them!??!?", but I suppose we have already had a few of those types of compilations.
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Post by kc on Mar 31, 2016 18:04:14 GMT -5
I guess it all depends on the intent of this collection ... as a potpourri of "pot luck", it's intriguing... but as any kind of definitive account of Paul's solo career, not really. No, it's not a definitive overview. But, apparently, it's not really meant to be. I think we might have to wait until Paul is gone to get that. |
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 31, 2016 18:08:40 GMT -5
No Getting Closer, Take it Away or So Bad.
Some of the titles on it got me suspicious. I became sure it was an April Fools joke, if not the release than certainly the tracks.
Didn't Paul say recently, I think someone even quoted it here, that he didn't know what he was thinking writing Bip Bop? I like the track though, but some of the others songs... Better songs could have been picked.
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 31, 2016 18:11:53 GMT -5
Spies Like Us is the only track I don't have. Oh wait....
I buy the remasters for the bonus tracks, the stuff I don't have.
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Post by Panther on Mar 31, 2016 19:23:21 GMT -5
Let's see: no Daytime Nighttime Suffering or My Brave Face, and instead we get Girlfriend, Ebony & Ivory, Goodnight Tonight and Here Today?
Fail.
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Post by coachbk on Mar 31, 2016 19:33:14 GMT -5
No FLOWERS IN THE DIRT tracks is just bizarre. "My Brave Face" was a good size hit. Plus "This One" and "Put It There" are often on lists of Paul's top songs (including my list!)
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 31, 2016 19:38:22 GMT -5
No FLOWERS IN THE DIRT tracks is just bizarre. "My Brave Face" was a good size hit. Plus "This One" and "Put It There" are often on lists of Paul's top songs (including my list!) My Brave Face hit #25 on Billboard. |
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 31, 2016 20:14:43 GMT -5
No FLOWERS IN THE DIRT tracks is just bizarre. "My Brave Face" was a good size hit. Plus "This One" and "Put It There" are often on lists of Paul's top songs (including my list!) We Got Married got played on the local classic rock station here. That was when classic rock played new "Instant Classic" tracks too. Tracks that kind of register with kids today like Monkberry Moon and Old Siam, Sir would had been good. But without any rare tracks on it, I'm not interested. Throw in Concert for Kampuchea or songs from that tour and I'd pay asking price. |
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 31, 2016 21:41:36 GMT -5
FYI: Chronological order
Maybe I’m Amazed
Every Night
Junk
Another Day
Too Many People
Dear Boy
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
Heart Of The Country
The Back Seat Of My Car
Hi, Hi, Hi
Bip Bop
Big Barn Bed
My Love
Live And Let Die
Band On The Run
Jet
Mrs. Vandebilt
Let Me Roll It
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
Mull Of Kintyre
Junior’s Farm
Venus and Mars / Rock Show
Listen To What The Man Said
Let 'Em In
Silly Love Songs
Warm And Beautiful
Don’t Let It Bring You Down
Girlfriend
With A Little Luck
Arrow Through Me
Baby’s Request
Goodnight Tonight
Coming Up
Temporary Secretary
Waterfalls
Here Today
Wanderlust
Ebony And Ivory
Say Say Say (2015 Remix)
Pipes Of Peace
No More Lonely Nights
Good Times Coming / Feel The Sun
Press
We All Stand Together
Winedark Open Sea
Flaming Pie
The Song We Were Singing
Calico Skies
The World Tonight
Little Willow
Souvenir
Great Day
Beautiful Night
Dance Tonight
Too Much Rain
Fine Line
English Tea
Jenny Wren
Sing The Changes
Only Mama Knows
My Valentine
Early Days
New
Save Us
Appreciate
Queenie Eye
Hope For The Future
Sorry if I got a few wrong. I did this on memory.
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 31, 2016 21:54:27 GMT -5
This is something any fan can do on their own.
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 31, 2016 22:04:02 GMT -5
No FLOWERS IN THE DIRT tracks is just bizarre. "My Brave Face" was a good size hit. Plus "This One" and "Put It There" are often on lists of Paul's top songs (including my list!)  But it has "Bip Bop!" |
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 31, 2016 22:08:07 GMT -5
If any of these songs on the comp are co-written by someone other than Linda, can they be called "pure McCartney?"
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 31, 2016 22:12:16 GMT -5
This is something any fan can do on their own. Yes, but if you put something like this together, would it clean the carpet as well? This product here has the extra suction you've been doing without. Point being, the songs as listed, never build up any kind of excitement/power at all. The flow is completely off, to my ears. The chronological order I just posted works much better. With a few substitutions, I'd recommend it to someone who has no McCartney in their collection. Singles are picked for a reason. |
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Post by sayne on Mar 31, 2016 23:01:10 GMT -5
This is something any fan can do on their own. You are so right. This is another argument to support the advantages of streaming. Assuming all the songs are out their, why buy a "best of," "the complete," "all my best," "deep cuts," or "all the hits" of anything? There never will be a definitive release, nor a release that everyone will be pleased with. As long as all the songs are streamable, one can always put their own together - to your taste. Plus, you can find the images on-line and download them to your computer, AND there is no carbon footprint. The artist would still get their $, while you get the songs you want. WIN/WIN. These types of releases are 20th Century marketing and business models in the 21st Century. If these songs were all alternative versions or unplugged or somehow versions that "no one" has heard, fine. But, that's not what we have here, mostly. |
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