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50 years following the release of his self-titled first solo album
McCartney, featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and
recording every song, Paul McCartney will release McCartney III on
December 11th. Paul hadn’t planned to release an album in 2020, but in
the isolation of “Rockdown,” he soon found himself fleshing out some
existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones. Before long
an eclectic collection of spontaneous songs would become McCartney III:
a stripped back, self-produced and, quite literally, solo work marking
the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970’s McCartney and
1980’s McCartney II. Recorded earlier this year in Sussex, McCartney
III is mostly built from live takes of Paul on vocals and guitar or
piano, overdubbing his bass playing, drumming, etc. atop that
foundation.
McCartney III spans a vast and intimate range of modes and
moods, from soul searching to wistful, from playful to raucous and all
points between — captured with some of the same gear from Paul’s
Rude Studio used as far back as 1971 Wings sessions. And Paul's array of
vintage instruments he played on the new album have an even more storied
history, including Bill Black of Elvis Presley's original trio's double
bass alongside Paul's own iconic Hofner violin bass, and a mellotron
from Abbey Road Studios used on Beatles recordings, to name but a few.
Just as McCartney’s 1970 release marked Paul’s return to basics in
the wake of the biggest band break-up in musical history, and the 1980
avant-garde masterpiece McCartney II rose from the ashes of Wings,
McCartney III finds Paul back on his own, turning unexpected
circumstances into a personal snapshot of a timeless artist at a unique
point in history. Indie Exclusive Hand-Numbered White LP; Includes
Poster.
out 18 DECEMBER 2020…
PLEASE NOTE: >>>If you would like your pre-orders (with different release dates) shipped separately—please order them separately. If not, we will happily ship all your items, when the last title is released! xo-tLc
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