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Track Listings

1. 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

Editorial Reviews
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Paul's first solo outing is very much a homegrown affair with him singing and playing everything (apart from a few harmonies by Linda). The expectations were high, and while not everything clicked, there was enough good stuff for the legend to continue. "That Would Be Something," "Man We Was Lonely," "The Lovely Linda," and "Teddy Boy" all make the grade, but everything is eclipsed by "Maybe I'm Amazed," which remains one of his most enduring songs, up there with anything the Beatles released (and which would have sounded quite at home on Let It Be). --Chris Nickson

Product Description
Remastered reissue of his first studio album, recorded at his home studio in 1970. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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McCartney

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Memory Almost Full
Edgy and delightful
Death doesn't seem to bad after hearing this
The Beatles are back
Just be Grateful.

Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney
Manufacturer: Hear Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P2A242
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Dance Tonight
Ever Present Past
See Your Sunshine
Only Mama Knows
You Tell Me
Mr. Bellamy
Gratitude
Vintage Clothes
That Was Me
Feet In The Clouds
House of Wax
The End Of The End
Nod Your Head

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"Many years from now" must have seemed like an understatement to 16-year-old Paul McCartney, wondering if he'd still be needed or fed at the age of 64. As it turned out, all doubt as to the latter had ceased by his 22nd birthday (though few could have predicted he'd end up washing down those meals with the liquid pride of Seattle). As to the former? Now that McCartney, as of the date of this album's release, has reached that mythic age, his greatest work is 40 years behind him, his solo peak over 30 years gone. Does the world need a new Paul McCartney album? The answer is yes, at least as much as it needs anything else that passes for music these days. With Memory Almost Full, Macca is back. No, it's not Ram or Band on the Run. It might not even be Flowers in the Dirt--in 1989, he had a full band, the support of Linda, and Elvis Costello as a collaborator. Here, he's on his own. Literally: on the majority of the tracks, everything but the strings is multi-instrumentalist Paul. But the surprise is that it's one of his freest, loosest affairs in years, sonically reminiscent of the Tug of War/Pipes of Peace era with nods to Abbey Road in the album-closing medley, McCartney's gravelly tones on "Gratitude," and 2007's version of "Her Majesty," the palate-cleansing "Nod Your Head." It's a surprise because of the album's inescapable sense of retrospection ("Ever Present Past," "Vintage Clothes," "That Was Me") and even a bit of weariness. The next-to-last song is "The End of the End," after all, in which McCartney tells us about what he'd like to happen "on the day that I die." (He wants "songs that were sung/to be hung out like blankets/that lovers have played on/and laid on while listening to songs that were sung," and will likely get his wish.) But it never gets overwhelming, for McCartney mostly resists his tendency to get plodding and maudlin. In fact, Memory Almost Full must be the most sanguine album made during the dissolution of a marriage since...well, ever. "What went out is coming back," he sings in "Vintage Clothes," and from the sound of things, that may not be just wishful thinking. What's past is prologue; if we're lucky, what to come may be McCartney's late renaissance. --Benjamin Lukoff

Album Description

The 13 new songs on Memory Almost Full are performed entirely by Paul McCartney (excluding strings) and produced by Grammy Award-winner David Kahne (The Strokes, Sublime, Bruce Springsteen and more).

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Customer Reviews:

Memory Almost Full.......2007-07-13

I bought this for someone else who actualy likes Paul McCartney. I think he likes it. I hate it, but I never liked the Beadles or Paul McCartney.

Edgy and delightful.......2007-07-13

The last few McCartney CD's have left me wanting less "boppy", syrupy music. As a Beatles fanatic, I was surprised at my reaction to previous Paul McCartney endeavors. But this CD surprised and delighted me! It's edgy enough to keep my attention, but still maintains his wonderful ability to craft a tune that we can sing along with. I would highly recommend this album.

Death doesn't seem to bad after hearing this.......2007-07-13

I had to listen to this cd on repeat for about 7 hours at work. Needless to say I'm sick of it. If this were one of those cds that you could listen to over and over again and grow to appreciate it more as time went on, I wouldn't have minded. I love the Beatles, but this is just bad. It's nothing original, and more so it's just annoying.

The Beatles are back.......2007-07-12

I thoroughly enjoyed this album. It brought back memories of the style of the Beatles and in some tracks Wings. Just great, well done Paul!

Just be Grateful........2007-07-12

I was listening to this and thinking how lucky we are to still have Paul making great music still. Enjoy and don't over analyze. It is music!

Memory Almost Full [Deluxe Limited Edition]

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My First "McCartney" Disappointment. . .
Macca incredible as always
Surprised at all the good reviews
Welcome addition to McCartney's renaissance
mccartney memory almost full new cd release from paul

Memory Almost Full [Deluxe Limited Edition]
Paul McCartney
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ASIN: B000PMLFRU
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Gratitude
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That Was Me
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The End Of The End
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Paul talks about the music of Memory Almost Full

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Album Description

The 13 new songs on Memory Almost Full are performed entirely by Paul McCartney (excluding strings) and produced by Grammy Award-winner David Kahne (The Strokes, Sublime, Bruce Springsteen and more).

This beautifully-packaged, deluxe limited edition also comes with a 2nd disc that contains 3 unreleased bonus tracks and audio commentary by Paul McCartney describing the music, 6 foldout color postcard-sized photos, and full lyrics.

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My First "McCartney" Disappointment. . ........2007-07-12

Like the gal wrote in an earlier review. . ."I'm surprised at all the good reviews!".
Like most all of Paul's CD's. . .I've either preordered, or purchased without any sampling. When this came in the mail, both my wife and I were severely disappointed. Paul's voice was sounding whiney and strained. . .and. . . with exception of a couple of tunes, the writing wasn't all that good. We feel that Paul's talent has finally succumbed to his ego. His work smacks of a man who feels that everything he does is genius. If all this wasn't bad enough. . .I find that the two entire CD's can be loaded on one standard CD-R. Adding insult to injury is the fact that Paul believes that his fans want to hear 20 minutes while he dribbles on about how he came to write the songs. . .Great marketing ploy here. . .little else. Sorry Paul.

Macca incredible as always.......2007-07-12

It's impossible to compare this Cd with "chaos...", probably the greatest album of all since The Beatles. If you do that, you are not fair.
Memory almost full is full McCartney style, from the beginning to the end. It's a must, if you are a fan, this cd must be in your collection.

Surprised at all the good reviews.......2007-07-12

I was hesitant to get this album but after seeing the Dance Tonight commercial and reading so many good reviews I decided to go ahead. I've been a Paul McCartney fan from the beginning through the children's video "Rupert and the Frog Song" and Band on the Run. With all the hype I was expecting to be elated by the songs on Memory Almost Full. Instead I heard myself repeatedly say "I've heard this before. He's just repackaging the familiar. The only truly overflowing with life track was Dance Tonight. It seems he wrote it in the kitchen with his family present, after the entire album was recorded. In Dance Tonight you can tell Paul is happy. The others songs have a forced undertow. If he can maintain the vitality he brought forth in Dance Tonight for his next album then we might have some great music.

Welcome addition to McCartney's renaissance.......2007-07-11

As you can gather from the other reviews here, Memory Almost Full is a fine album from the inimitable, irrepressible Mr McCartney. All the elements are in order here: songwriting, singing, performance, production, and recording. I am happy to give the album five stars (it's a very strong collection), but I'm not sure it ranks with Paul's very best. Why not? I guess for my tastes, I find Paul's best work happens when all the elements are in order *and* the album also sustains a tight emotional focus. This was the case on Tug of War (1980) and, especially, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005). Memory Almost Full, by contrast, seems to me just an outstanding collection of songs, the way Flowers in the Dirt (1989) was an outstanding collection of songs. It's enjoyable and (as always) fascinating to see McCartney working through his various and surprising musical ideas, and it's again a reminder of what a genius this guy has been for so many years, but I don't think it will inspire "awe" (Bob Dylan's word) the way Chaos and Creation did a couple years ago. Still, one must be grateful for what one gets, and that I certainly am: Memory Almost Full is a very strong, very enjoyable album. I hope you buy the album and enjoy it as much as I have. The three bonus tracks continue McCartney's long tradition of putting out weird gems for his B-sides.

mccartney memory almost full new cd release from paul.......2007-07-11

I bought this cd about one week after the release date. I think that it is worth buying for a few reasons, first it is a great cd with some fine music on it,and almost all the songs are very good,i could only pick one or two songs that I do not like, but the songs on the limited edition the three extra are very good and i am surprised how good ,they could have been put on the main cd or on his next,so I recommend the limited edition but the regular edition is ok if you do not want to spend the extra money.I had to listen to most of the songs a few times and they grew on me and I have played the cd at least 15 times and I still like it. This is a winner, buy the cd and show Paul we still care about his new music and help him because so many people get the music illegally and for free hurting the cd sales, I know he does not need the money but he needs some fans who got enjoyment from his musical career to show support now,and as a bonus get a great cd by a great artist who is not given enough credit for his solo career Thanks for all the great music Paul.

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A classic
brilliant, eccentric, charming, extremely melodic, silly, experimental and one of my favourite McCartney albums.
Maybe Paul's Best Album, Ever
One Of His Best
Paul's best solo album

Ram
Paul & Linda McCartney
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ASIN: B000002UC7
Release Date: 1999-09-03

Tracks:

Too Many People
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Ram On
Dear Boy
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Smile Away
Heart Of The Country
Monkberry Moon Delight
Eat At Home
Long Haired Lady
Ram On
The Back Seat Of My Car

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Technically, it was Paul and Linda McCartney, since this album was very much a collaboration between them. Some of the material was of the standard we expected ("Monkberry Moon Delight," "The Backseat of My Car," "Uncle Albert/AdmiralHalsey"), but somehow it all seemed entirely too whimsical, as if they'd spent a bit too long isolated on the farm. It was the expectations that were the problem, of course. Paul was simply making a lighthearted album, and we wanted earth-shaking pronouncements. Take Ram on its own terms (i.e., fun), and it's throughly enjoyable. --Chris Nickson

Album Description

Reissue of the 1971 album. Paul McCartney's 2nd solo album, which was credited as a collaboration with his wife, Linda, is a more substantial and produced effort, yet it has much of the same homemade charm as its predecessor. Divided between simple pop/rockers and cleverly constructed mini-suites like 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey' and 'Back Seat of My Car', Ram doesn't gel into any major statement, but it has many pleasurable detours. McCartney layers the ramshackle rhythm tracks with odd sound effects and off-kilter arrangements. While the production might not always work, it does make for pleasant ear candy, not only on lovely songs like 'Heart of the Country' but also on throwaway numbers like the hard-rocking 'Smile Away' and 'Monkberry Moon Delight'. Packaged in a paper sleeve. EMI. 2005.

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Customer Reviews:

A classic.......2007-06-04

Yes, this album is a classic, maybe the best pure "McCartney" album. It is filled with melodicism, great arrangements, hooks galore and, with no apologies, great nonsense lyrics. The Beatles had lost their sense of fun; to Paul's credit, he knew it, tried to restore it, realized it couldn't be done with the Beatles anymore, and set out to achieve it on his own (with his wife Linda).

He does achieve it, in spades. Evidently, that's not what critics were looking for in the summer of '71, and they all took their best shots at the album. Too bad, because it was their loss. The LP was full of extremely inventive fun, and that was what I needed in the summer of '71, and still need today. If you are new to Paul McCartney, this is the best place to start, and if you are an old fan, do yourself a favor and put this on again. I love albums where I can simultaneously reminisce and appreciate the present moment, because the music is so good.

Taken on its own terms, there is not a bad song, because every moment on the album is full of Paul's whimsy. I'll take Paul's whimsy any day before George's self-concious spirituality or John's self-concious indignation. Frankly, this makes me feel better, and that's what music is supposed to do, when all is said and done. That's what makes Ringo such a good album; nobody mistook that album for the next big artistic statement, and it holds up nearly as well as Ram. In the end, though, it's McCartney's overall musicianship, songwriting, playing and production that makes Ram not only autobiographical (this is Paul, fully revealed, at that point in his life), but also a musical masterpiece. Make no mistake, it is no less than that.

brilliant, eccentric, charming, extremely melodic, silly, experimental and one of my favourite McCartney albums........2007-05-05

brilliant, eccentric, charming, extremely melodic, silly, experimental and one of my favourite McCartney albums.

1. Too Many People - Killer opener. It rocks and I love the frantic guitar that closes out the song. It sounds a bit like a Plastic Ono Band send up both lyrically - controversial in those days - and vocally alot like something John would have done. The thing that sets the song apart from that band the superior melody work, unmistakingly McCartney.

2. 3 Legs - Macca being isolated at the farm for too long. A rather silly story song about a dog having 3 legs. Fantastic acoustic guitar and backing instrumentation though.

3. Ram On - A charming interlude with Paul crooning accompanied by a lovely ukelele and some thundering percussion coming in later.

4. Dear Boy - Beautifully rich harmony singing from Paul, amongst his best ever and a strong melody which veils some very ambigious lyrics, almost a mumble. Linda sounds good here too.

5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul's first #1 US Single as a solo artist is one of his best creations in the studio. Macca is up to all of his tricks here, complete with his wacky vocal impersonations and some nice sound effects. Great changes in tempo, a worthy #1 single.

6. Smile Away - A charming rocker, still a great song. Hilarious lyrics and background harmonies that add to the songs novelty appeal.

7. Heart Of The Country - One of the best acoustic ditties Macca came up with, extremely melodic and very autobiographical of his at the time recent change in lifestyle.

8. Monkberry Moon Delight - So bizzare and off the wall it's scary. Sounds like he is gargling mouthwash. Some tripped out lyrics, Paul having alot of fun. Linda's vocal work is a little irritating but it fit the intent of the song, so it seemed.

9. Eat At Home - Has a Buddy Holly feel to it, but with Macca's pop polish and fantastic song construction. Some of the best drumming on a Macca solo song, it really is a great effort on the drums. Husband and wife on harmony vocals turn in a winning effort.

10. Long Haired Lady - Long experimental. Interesting song and great melody. Linda's vocals, you don't wan't to crucify her but thats what she did on this song with a whining vocal but ended up harmonising nicely with Paul on the 'love is long part'.

11. Ram On - A reprise

12. The Back Seat Of My Car - An epic power ballad which will have the hair on your neck standing up at its pulsating and dramatic climax.

Maybe Paul's Best Album, Ever.......2007-04-24

This joyful album has it all. Admiral Halsey is almost like a children tune, Long Haired Lady is pure romance and Ram On is Paul in an acoustic setting produced yet like he's in outer space. It is worthwhile listening to the opener, Too Many People, and study the "FCK the Beatles" picture on the sleeve. Paul was not only having fun but was also being extremely funny.

Unlike some of his other material, this album has aged remarkably well and sounds today fresh as ever. Recorded at his farm in Scotland, one can sense the organic nature of it. He went on making some really good music (also some really bad one too) but he never came close to captivating the originality, which is special since its structure is mostly simple, of what he did on Ram.

This is definitely among his best work, if not his best album ever.

One Of His Best.......2007-03-08

Any album, be it Stones, Zep, Creedance, (just examples) were all aware to get someone's attention in 1972, you had to open the album with a STOMPER - and "Too Many People" stands up against ANYTHING Big Mac's done with the Beatles, Wings, or whoever-they-are-now-but-they-sure-are-good.

Paul's best solo album.......2007-02-15

Without a doubt, this is the most comprehensive and enjoyable album that Paul McCartney ever made on his own. Linda adds some nice background vocals without being overbearing, and Paul is his usual witty self while also throwing in some slow and reflective tunes (Heart of the Country, one of my favorites). There are a lot of songs that remind me of the stuff he did on the White Album, so I think thats about all I need to say. Its great. If you like the Beatles (which of course you do), this album will not dissapoint.

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Classic Early 70's Rock Album
Wings Band on the Run
One Of The Finest Rock Albums Ever Made, No Question About It.
Love this album!!!
Back in the day

Band on the Run
Paul McCartney & Wings
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Dialogue Link 13/Mrs. Vandebilt/Dialogue/Dialogue/Dialogue - Paul McCartney & Wings, Michael Parkinson
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Picasso's Last Words /Dialogue Link 16/Dialogue [Original Version] - Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney & Wings
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Band on the Run /Dialogue Link 17 [Nicely Toasted Mix]
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Band on the Run should have been a disaster. Two of Wings' original members quit in a huff just before its production. The whimsical decision to record in Lagos, Nigeria, became a nightmare when McCartney and company found themselves in a decaying studio, then had many of the project's demos stolen by armed bandits. Despite these hardships--perhaps because of them--Band on the Run remains the most focused and consistently satisfying record of McCartney's wildly uneven post-Beatles career. This mini box set contains the original album, a well-written booklet by Mark Lewisohn, and a bonus disc featuring outtake snippets and interviews with all the album's participants (including its cover crew, which includes actors James Coburn and Christopher Lee) and Dustin Hoffman, who recounts how he spurred McCartney to spontaneously write "Picasso's Last Words" on a dare. This second disc would make a fine radio show; it comes up short where it matters most--in music. Time spent detailing the album-cover photo session could have been more gratifyingly devoted to more contemporary outtakes (much of the bonus Band material is culled from live performances from as recently as the mid '90s; perhaps McCartney wants us to know how important the record has been to him over the years) or to a pair of single B-sides, which are curiously absent here. --Jerry McCulley

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Classic Early 70's Rock Album.......2007-05-05

The best and most successful Rock album Paul McCartney, with Wings released. It is a classic rock album worthy of its praise, its boldness and McCartney was back with a bang with an emphatic message to the music world.

1. Band on the Run - A classic.

2. Jet - A classic. What a one-two punch to kick of the album?

3. Bluebird - Beautiful harmonies. Underrated.

4. Mrs. Vandebilt - A silly story song made good by Paul's great vocals and great musicianship of his trio.

5. Let Me Roll It - Remains a concert staple and fan favourite. This song is best performed live, the studio version is a weaker immitation of the real thing, which is live baby.

6. Mamunia - The melody master near his best, but many people don't know this song, it is a pleasure to listen to. Macca's voice is at its clearest, the band harmonises in peak form.

7. No Words - Has a Beatles/Badfinger sound to it. Paul and Denny harmonising is really something to hear.

8. Helen Wheels - A fun and catchy rocker, nothing earth shaking.

9. Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) - Macca's musical response to a Dustin Hoffman challange. Its a great song, I love the drunken feel to the music, great engineering.

10. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - A pulsating climax to the album, most of Pauls best albums finish with a bang.

Wings Band on the Run.......2007-03-10

The Wings roll it to you on the run, how great it is.

One Of The Finest Rock Albums Ever Made, No Question About It........2007-03-04

By 1974, Paul McCartney's solo career had an interesting conflict associated with it. He scored big with his first few solo albums, scoring big with hit singles like "Another Day", "Live And Let Die" and "My Love". His loyal fanbase was broader than ever.

However, Paul and his newly formed band Wings were ripped apart by music critics who felt John and George's solo work was far more innovative and overall worth owning. Paul decided to put an end to this criticism. He, along with his wife Linda and his fellow Wings bandmates, jetted down to Legolas in Africa to record what would become one of the best rock albums ever made. After several months that resulted in various technical problems as well as a mugging, "Band On The Run" was released.

"Band On The Run" is, to put it in simple terms, an awesome album. This is Paul at his best. This the Paul we all know and love. He is loose, focused and clearly enjoying himself along with the rest of the band. The album opens with the classic title track, which starts off as a slow, kind of whiny number, then picks up the pace a bit as an ominous revnge fantasy, then, out of nowhere, the horns flair up as if it were some sort of musical exodus, you can feel the rain exploding with a mighty crash drenching you. It's one of the most stunning musical moments on record.

From here on in, the album never lets up. "Jet" is a McCartney classic and a concert staple. A fast paced, wild rocker with a blast your throat out chorus and classic riff. "Helen Wheels" is a crazed bulldozer of a number that will blow your speakers out if played too loudly. This is Paul at his most raucous. "Let Me Roll It" is a blueslier number, a great love song that remains a concert showstopper. "Bluebird" and the lovely "Mamunia" provide the more mellow moments here, but do not drag down the album at all. The vitriolic "No Words" is a raw, gutsy ballad with some of Paul's most cynical and best lyrics ever. "Picasso's Last Words" is a three part chronicling of the last hours before the passing of the famous artist, complete with a singalong chorus and French interlude. The closing "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five" is an out and out musical extravaganza complete with intense instrumental breaks and some fine piano work by Sir Paul. The one clunker is "Mrs. Vanderbilt", and even that's fine for what it is.

Disc 2 is the real treat. You get Paul performing various renditions of certain tracks (including several different variations of the title track), live performances, and tour rehearsals (including a blistering version of "Jet). The interviews detailing the arduous but enjoyable recording process is a thrill. To hear Paul as well as people like Geoff Edwards, Christopher Lee, James Coburn and many others give their input. The most entertaining interview by far comes from none other than a man who is to cinema what Paul is to music, the legendary Dustin Hoffman, whose fantastic detailing of his influence on "Picasso's Last Words" is a joy to listen to. Paul and Dustin should collaborate more often.

The booklet and photo spread are excellent bonuses, and this is an album all music fans need to have.

Love this album!!!.......2007-02-13

I have the vinyl, can't wait to recieve the CD!!! This will be played daily along with my Beatles CDs!!

Back in the day.......2007-02-12

As far as Paul McCartney's career away from The Beatles was, this was good it gets. The cd is great from Top to Bottom and a classic rock cd and deserves a spot in any classic rock collection. Truth be known when I was much younger 17; me and my friend would have a contest who could roll one the best before Paul could say Let Me Roll It in my most favorite tune on the cd, but it was an album back then.

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Darn good but Wings Greatest was tighter
This review is not going to talk about Paul, the songwriter, but Paul the musician
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An OK Paul Mccartney introduction

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Listen To What The Man Said
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C Moon
Hi Hi Hi
Let 'Em In
Goodnight Tonight
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Coming Up
No More Lonely Nights

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Heart Of The Country
Every Night
Take It Away
Junk
Man We Was Lonely
Venus And Mars/Rockshow
Back Seat Of My Car
Rockestra Theme
Girlfriend
Waterfalls
Tomorrow
Too Many People
Call Me Back Again
Tug Of War
Medley: Bip Bop/Hey Diddle/I Am Your Singer
No More Lonely Nights

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While his fellow ex-bandmates busied themselves with various high-profile projects (John Lennon with Imagine and a series of high-profile media events; George Harrison with All Things Must Pass and The Concert for Bangla Desh), Paul McCartney climbed into a van with his wife and a few journeyman players and gigged at university student unions for what amounted to spare change. Of course, by 1976 they were one of the biggest draws in rock, having the last laugh--if not necessarily the final word. Gathering the cream of their recorded output on a generous double-disc sampler-cum-TV-special-soundtrack seemed a promising effort at historical revisionism, but Wingspan itself is a distinct misnomer: fully 17 of the 40 tracks here hail from various pre- and post-Wings McCartney solo albums. Completely overlooked are unheralded B-sides such as "Oh Woman, Oh Why," "Little Woman Love," "Country Dreamer," "The Mess," "Walking in the Park with Eloise," "Sally G," and "Girl's School"--some of McCartney the bandleader and solo artist's scrappiest and most interesting work. All the expected hits are here and more, ranging from spunky rockers and hook-rich bubblegum to syrup-drenched ballads. What's lacking is a fresh and less myopic perspective. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Darn good but Wings Greatest was tighter.......2007-06-20

This give you more back for the buck but I have to say I like the Wings Greatest better because it is leaner and has only huge hits. This one has stuff like "C Moon" that was not a hit just a b-side I think it was not a A-side in Britain but I could be wrong. "Pipes Of Peace" was a UK number 1 but not even a US single, but no matter because it is not a Wings song. Neither is "Maybe I am Amazed", "Tug of War", "No More Lonely Nights" (both versions), "Take It Away", "Waterfalls", "Uncle Albert", "Another Day", "Man We Was Lonely", "Junk", "Every Night", "Too Many People". I think I got them all, I don't have it in front of me.

But that is all true, none of those songs were released as Wings. Which is silly because of the other hits songs he released as Wings: "Helen Wheels" (US top ten), "Maybe I'm Amazed (live)" US top ten, "I Have Had Enough", "Arrow Through Me", "Getting Closer", "London Town", "Girls School", "Sally G", Letting Go" - all of those were US top 40s.

The only "unreleased" track is a home recording that has Paul and Linda doing a medly of "Bip Bop" from the Wild Life album and "Hey Diddle". Please, they could have put the unreleased studio version of "Hey Diddle" on the album! How about any other of the many unreleased Paul songs that are very good and were going to be included on an album called Cold Cuts. What about the great "Cage" that was meant to conclude Back to the Egg (which had two top 40s, as listed above, but is only represented here by crappy Rockestra Theme probably just because it somehow won a Grammy).

This review is not going to talk about Paul, the songwriter, but Paul the musician.......2007-04-06

When we look at Paul McCartney,
we tend to forget one very very important fact...

Paul in his prime was simply one of the finest pop singers ever to have lived..
his vocal fundamentals
and technique were flawless...

Are people too hard on Paul in general... (fans, critics, and haters alike)... YES!!! ..without a doubt!!! Without Paul's incredible vocal power and ability, The Beatles would have never been able to pull of their amazing 3 to 4 part harmonies..

In the words of Reggie Jackson, Paul was the straw the stirred the drink.. Lennon's imagination may have been there, that's surely true and was certainly a gift... Harrison's natural beauty may have been there, this is surely true and was certainly a gift..

But Paul, Mr. Paul McCartney was what made the Beatles Pop Superstars.. His voice alone had the power to silence Beatle haters (even to this day!!!)

WHY YOU MAY ASK????

BECAUSE, Paul was the Beatle and only Beatle who could scream like Robert Plant and just as easily harmonize like Elton John.. his voice (so flexible, so maleable; combo Tenor + Baritone...) was a multi technicolor dreamcoat with unparralled ability to mimic any singer on the planet.. very few singers (perhaps Elton John, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder would fit in this category) could sing with such power and finess. This is why we must pay tribute to Paul's gifts and contributions to music.. IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!

WILL IT NEVER END FOR THE BEATLES.......2007-03-27

THIS ALBUM IS JUST PROOF THAT WHEN YOU GOT IT NOTHING CAN STOP YOU FROM SHOWING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Good and the Bad.......2007-03-24

This album released by the record companies, is a great indication of just how good Paul McCartney is (and was) and just how boring he is (was). With the Beatles, McCartney was inspirational and a key ingredient (duh). However, had he never been a Beatle, but just some guy who ventured forth, he probably would have hit the budget bins rather quickly. Wingspan (Hits and History) exposes this truth rather well. While sappy people with sappy tastes would have loved "Silly Love Songs," discriminating music listeners find it boring. "My Love," probably the most boring song in pop history, as well as one of McCartney's biggest hits, is exposed for all its monotony here. As I recall, McCartney's post-Beatle success is largely attributed to the fact that he was a Beatle, and from having re-listened to this tripe after buying the album, I have to say that he should not have traveled so far on the charts. Some gems exist, "Band on the Run," "Maybe I'm Amazed," and "Helen Wheels," come to mind. But on the other hand what is "Helen Wheels" about? For that matter, what are "Jet," "C-Moon," and "Hi,Hi,Hi" about? Which reveals the problem with all of McCartney's songs. Not all, but most of Paul's songs are about nothing, just a series of loosely connected rhyming verses with great melodies. Hence, his value. McCartney is gifted with great melodies, and it is those great melodies that make his music worth listening to, because the lyrics go nowhere and mean nothing. But the boy can write a melody!

If you are a Paul McCartney fan, and you want a collection to put into your library, this is as good of a Paul McCartney collection as you will find. On the other hand, be ready to skip over several selections, as the tedium is high, and the gems are flawed.

An OK Paul Mccartney introduction.......2007-03-06

I suppose this anthology is aimed at someone who has no Paul Mccartney CDs and wants a little more than the single disc All the Best. The first disc more or less duplicates All the Best, and the second appears to be Pauls picks for songs that should get more notice. I suppose it works in that respect, so this should be 4 stars. But I dock it a star- and here's why.

For starter's this is not a Wings Anthology, as the name implies. We get songs from Pauls first solo album all the way through the 80s. If I'm not mistaken, Ringo played on No more lonely nights, so I was wondering if anyone ever told him he's on a Wings album?

Also, I don't like the selections on the 2nd disc. Paul has recorded far better songs, so if the aim of this collection is to introduce one to Paul's Best, this ain't it. This collection could have been better by limiting it to Wings songs, and including either better "near hit" songs, or go the other way and release obscure songs for the Wings fans: B sides and rarities. Here ya go off the top of my head: From the first disc, eliminate Pipes of Peace, Coming up and No more Lonely Nights, since they aren't Wings songs. Instead, include Maybe I'm amazed, Venus & Mars/Rockshow, and Bluebird (from the 2nd disc). The second disc could then be something like:

1. Give Ireland Back to the Irish
2. The Mess
3. Mary had a little Lamb
4. Little woman Love
5. Helen Wheels
6. Country Dreamer
7. Sally G.
8. Letting Go
9. Beware my Love
10. London Town
11. I've had enough
12. Girlfriend
13. Girl's school
14. Getting closer
15. Spin it on
16. Old Siam sir
17. Arrow through me
18. Daytime nighttime suffering
19. Soily

Let's see if I still had room, I'd add a couple unreleased "cold cuts": Tragedy, Waterspout, etc. Anyway, I think this would be a much better collection, appeal to more of an audience, and be a more accurate representation of Wings. Or, better yet, Paul should just release a box set to cover all of this and more. Missed the mark for me.

Thanks for reading...

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

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That Would Be Something
Valentine Day
Every Night
Hot As Sun/Glasses
Junk
Man We Was Lonely
Oo You
Momma Miss America
Teddy Boy
Singalong Junk
Maybe I'm Amazed
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Paul's first solo outing is very much a homegrown affair with him singing and playing everything (apart from a few harmonies by Linda). The expectations were high, and while not everything clicked, there was enough good stuff for the legend to continue. "That Would Be Something," "Man We Was Lonely," "The Lovely Linda," and "Teddy Boy" all make the grade, but everything is eclipsed by "Maybe I'm Amazed," which remains one of his most enduring songs, up there with anything the Beatles released (and which would have sounded quite at home on Let It Be). --Chris Nickson

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Album Description

Remastered reissue of his first studio album, recorded at his home studio in 1970.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of Macca's First Solo LP, featuring his First Hit Solo Single 'maybe I'm Amazed'.

Customer Reviews:

Pure Paul.......2007-07-06

I imagine that there is no other pop musician who polarizes music lovers more than Paul McCartney. I was in the opposite camp from McCartney lovers for quite a few years;for me Lennon and Harrison were IT!
However,i have been revisting Macca's Beatles and solo material and I now believe myself to have treated him rather unfairly.
Is there anyone out there who can write such simple and beautiful melodies? Maybe there is and since I am 52 I may not be aware of some youngster out there who is of equal ability as Mac.
This LP came out w/ Let it Be and I believed that Mac was the one to blame for the breakup of t he Beatles,so I bought this Lp and then spent alot of energy dissing it to my friends,but I suppose all the while I was a closeted Macca fan and did not want to admit it.
This album is full of quality material,if crudely recorded,that only adds to it's charms.
Like i said in an earlier review of another Mac CD,every one of Mac's solo pop CDs/LPs has at least one killer song #1 with a bullet on it.
Mac just seems to be able to pluck them out of the air like so many golden apples,while lying back on the country grass in complete repose.
One reviewer said the "Glasses" is eerie. Well, in case nobody has mentioned it on this thread,"Glasses" is actually Paul and Linda playing/rubbing the rims of variously filled water glasses.
Paul was into avant-garde sound/music long before Lennon.
I believe Paul will be remembered as a composer/musician on par with the classical crowd of the 18th and 19th centuries,if for nothing than his remarkable melodic gift and great production and execution that is evident on most of his pop/rock recordings.
I feel lucky to have been born and to have grown up w/ his music.
History will bear out the fact that Lennon and McCartney were of a rare origin.There won't be their like to grace our ears and lives for many generations to come,if at all.
Thanks,God.

awesome raw talent.......2007-06-30

who cares what John Lennon,the critics,or his peers thought,this was good music and it has stood the test of time as well as the artist.these songs are easy to sing along with and keeps a happy melody in your head.Paul should have went solo long before he did.

Paul McCartney's first album.......2007-06-27

"McCartney", Paul McCartney's first album after the breakup of the Beatles, is a glimpse in time of this talented, enduring musician. Post-Beatles, pre-Wings, this album is a sort of personal memoir. McCartney wrote, produced, and performed the entire album in his home studio, before the age of synthesizers and digital effects. The results are sometimes uneven but sometimes brilliant. More than thirty-five years later he still gets mileage out of the classic "Maybe I'm Amazed" and Phoebe Snow, among others, have made successful covers of "Every Night." As much as anything, though, the album displays McCartney's seemingly endless ability to craft catchy tunes. "McCartney" is a pleasant romp through the meandering musical musings of the album's namesake.

sentimental.......2007-06-24

I always feel sentimental when I listen to this album. My LP is long gone and I'm thrilled to have finally found this CD (it wasn't available the last time I looked). I'm not the Beatles fan in my family (although I grew up listening to the music). My dad was and still is. Aside from all the Beatles records he had, he also had this album which was originally released the year I was born. These songs were the songs of my very early childhood. Although I am sure that earlier reviewers were correct when stating that this album does not meet the standards we have come to expect from McCartney after the Beatles era. Still, lets not forget that at this point in his life, the Beatles were over. Why would any artist continue using the same style in a new phase of his life/career. I think of Sting's solo album after The Police. Many die hard Police fans did not like Sting's first solo album. I don't think it was that bad albeit different from The Police. Likewise for McCartney. Well, regardless of how good or bad people view his post-Beeatles work, I will always love this album. Junk singalong was a melody I remember fondly as a child. Maybe I'm Amazed is a song my dad often strummed on his guitar. I will always equate this album to the early 70's. I don't long for the past but remembering it is bittersweet. Isn't this the purpose of good music --to touch us emotionally.

It's different, and I love it!.......2007-06-05

Although a first class pop band, not all the Beatles albums have aged equally well. This album is not as _consistently_ good as their best few ('Abbey Road' and 'Revolver' are superb). It contains a few lightweight tracks, but hey, so do plenty of Beatles albums.

However, the best tracks on 'McCartney' -- 'Junk' (including the instrumental reprise) and 'Every Night' -- are every bit as good as the very very best Beatles songs. And there very nice bits in some of the other tracks (eg. 'Maybe I'm Amazed' and 'Hot as Sun/Glasses').

But, most importantly, it's _different_ from the Beatles. It has certain great qualities most Beatles albums lack -- charm and spontaneity in particular. Let's face it, the Beatles were a great band, so they carried it off, but a lot of their material was overproduced (although magnificently so) and often lacked an edge (I actually prefer many of the takes that came out in the Anthology series), and some of it now sounds dated and kind of pretentious.

Of course these flaws don't matter -- they were the Beatles, great talents whose flaws and eccentricities just added character to their music. The point is, with this album, you have the _most important_ of those great talents producing songs with immense charm, warmth, sincerity immediacy and soul -- the very qualities in which the Beatles were so often somewhat weak.

It's different, and I love it!

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Far and away, the best bet for Mac's solo career
Paul still has it!!!
Best Songwriting in Years
What can I say?
Nigel Godrich eats worms!

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Sir Paul is an elder statesman now, but Chaos and Creation in the Backyard finds him in considered and tastefully restrained form, penning songs worthy of his finest hour. McCartney crafts this collection of songs with exquisite balance, lining up haunting chimes and heartfelt lyrics ("Riding to Vanity Fair") alongside pounding "Hey Bulldog"-esque chords and eerily Beatles-ish multitracked vocals ("Promise to You Girl," "Fine Line") and, most impressively, distinctively new yet timeless gems of songcraft ("Anyway," "Jenny Wren"). Emotionally, Chaos and Creation manages to avoid being mired in oversentimentality, while retaining a powerful, understated sincerity. Poignant though it is, however, the record is essentially positive and hopeful: Sir Paul's playfulness beams through in his intonation, which picks up a line such as "It's not right/In your life/Too much rain" and breathes life and optimism into its words. "English Tea" completes the package, an unrepentantly twee serving of Anglo-nostalgia with recorder. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard displays the full range of McCartney's inimitable talent, presenting listeners with one of his finest solo albums. --Jonti Davies

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Far and away, the best bet for Mac's solo career.......2007-07-05

With producer Nigel Godrich (a frequent Radiohead collaborator) helping out, Paul's latest effort may seem to reek of a desperation to connect with the hip, young crowd. In fact, Godrich seems to be on hand to make sense of the rougher impulses in McCartney's solo oeuvre, streamlining the mess into cohesion. Chaos and Creation is Paul's best and most consistent album since...well, ever.

Granted, I've heard less McCartney records than ones I haven't, but the general consensus suggests that the ones I've heard were the better ones. Although Paul had the most successful music career of the Beatles after the break-up, he's never hovered in the same league as Lennon or Harrison. But with this album, he proves that he may have been capable of crafting true albums all along; all he had to do, it seems, is just get away from those silly love songs. Even the songs that ring of the alarms of filler warning ("English Tea" especially) are pleasant and catchy enough not to make one feel the itch to reach for the skip button. The gentle lilt of "A Certain Softness" is an obvious highlight, as are the drawn out sprawls of "How Kind of You" and "Riding to Vanity Fair," and the zippy leadoff, "Fine Line." The album's often spare beauty is its greatest asset; don't expect it to grip you immediately, but it has better replay value than anything McCartney's done since his Beatles days.

Best cuts: "A Certain Softness," "This Never Happened Before," "Fine Line," "Riding to Vanity Fair," "At the Mercy," "How Kind of You," "Jenny Wren," "Anyway," "Too Much Rain," "Promise to You Girl"

Paul still has it!!!.......2007-07-03

I first listened to this album when it came out in 2005. It took me til 2007 to really understand and appreciate this album. I had to listen to it a number of times before I started to like the songs. I had to understand that this Macca is not of Beatle fame already. One can't really detach him from the Beatles because they were such a famous group in the 60's.

Paul still writes with the poppy feel that he often used when he was still with the Beatles. The melodicism and the melancholy in past Beatle albums are still there.

Here are a few points that I have noticed:

Jenny Wren--- very Blackbird style
A Certain Softness---- still remember 'And I love her'?
English Tea--- flashes of Eleonor Rigby
This Never Happened Before--- basslines akin to basslines from Rubber Soul album and upward albums
Riding to Vanity Fair--- can pass for a track in Abbey Road

For me, to really appreciate Paul now is to not really look back with his past Beatlse work. We should understand that his inspirations change through time but his talent for writing songs is still there. I still like him now and I am thankful that he still writes today because there's way too much groups that churn out songs that can be passed for noise these days.

Best Songwriting in Years.......2007-07-02

Someone once said that Paul McCartney conveys his feelings, not through lyrics but through his use of melody. No where is that more apparent than on this album. I bought this cd during the divorce scandal, so maybe my impression is colored by hindsight, but the melodies and chord sequences on some of the songs are so sad, that it's almost hard to listen. Mind you I've been a fan for 37 years, and maybe this also colored my impression,but I can't listen to songs like 'Jenny Wren', 'Vanity Fair', and 'Friends to Go' without feeling a heavy, sadness. It doesn't matter what or who he's singing about,in fact the lyrics don't even matter. The melodies convey such sadness, that even on upbeat songs like, 'A Certain Softness', and 'English Tea', I still felt that heaviness. I get the same feeling when I listen to Paul's part of the long medly on Abbey Road,ie; 'You Never Give Me Your Money', 'Golden Slumbers',etc. This guy writes the sweetest melodies when he's going through s***. So I love this cd. Before I bought it, I hadn't owned a McCartney album since 'Band on the Run'. I had always been a Beatles fan, but after 'Band on the Run', (which I loved) I got away from Paul for many years because I just didn't like what he was doing anymore. 'Silly Love Songs?'.. yuk.. collaborations with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder?...oh come on, what is he doing?, I thought. I concentrated on punk and new wave, alternative, and 60's music (especially British), and of course I never stopped loving the Beatles. Fast forward to 2006, and it's all over the news that my favorite bass player is going through a nasty divorce. I found out that his latest album contains many songs about what he was going through, and I was intrigued, so I bought it. On first listen, I didn't like it, and incidentally a lot of the reviewers who gave it less than 4 stars probably wrote their reviews after only one listen. But the second time I put it on, I was blind sided. Some cynical people who still live in the land of 'Silly Love Songs' and think that McCartney lost it after he lost the Beatles (I was one of those people),will not agree with what I'm about to say but I'll say it anyway...This cd contains some of the most beautiful music he's done in years and some of it is as good as anything he did in the Beatles. 'Jenny Wren' could have easily fit on the White Album, Abbey Road or even Revolver. It's just as good as Eleanor Rigby (ouch, can't believe I'm saying that). 'A Certain Softness' is as romantic and sexy as 'Here There and Everywhere', and that too would have fit nicely on Revolver. You really feel how much he loves the two women he's singing about, but he also seems to be singing about loss, which lends a sadness to this wonderful song. Critics have written off 'English Tea', saying it's trite, and one of the weaker songs. I guess they don't get the ironic humor of it, and they missed the gorgeous melody too...oh well their loss...don't listen to them. If 'English Tea' had been on the White Album, it would have stood up well to 'Martha My Dear'. Some people say 'Friends to Go' is about George Harrison. Did Paul actually say this? Whether he did or not, it does seem to be about a relationship that has been strained, and the author wants to make things right...(before it's too late?) 'Riding to Vanity Fair' is the most foreboding, bitter song I've ever heard from McCartney. Of course the "Vanity Fair" analogy seems to suggest it's about Ms. Mills-McCartney, and actually that's a pretty obvious metaphor. Who else could he possibly be singing about? Another reviewer said that it's about his daughter Heather, but I don't think that's right. I did an advance Google search of Heather Louise McCartney and a possible Vanity Fair article and nothing came up. But everyone remembers Heather Mills' Vanity Fair interview from 2002.

After buying this album, I came back to McCartney. I bought 'Driving Rain','Flowers in the Dirt','Ram' 'McCartney', a cd replacement of 'Band on the Run', and some of his live albums. I even bought his classical cd, 'Ecc Cor Meum'. I love all of them, and I can't believe what I was missing all these years. With 'Chaos and Creation' the great pop melodist is back. You will love this album. Even the cover photo is brilliant. A class act.

What can I say?.......2007-06-27

I love McCartney. Fav song on this CD, This Never Happened Before. Check it out on Lake House.

Nigel Godrich eats worms!.......2007-06-23

Get a copy of "Tug of War" before you start advising Paul McCartney on how to record an album, Nigel! This one has virtually ruined everything.

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Band on the Run is much better
A stellar album!
One of Paul's best!
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Rock on people, wherever you are--because that's basically it.

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Released in the glow of Wings' biggest and best album, Band on the Run, Venus & Mars found Paul McCartney in his element--a working rock star, being screamed at again, cheerfully riding the last rays of his youth. Adulation always brought the best out of him, and Venus & Mars is nearly the equal of its more lauded predecessor. McCartney never strays from his favorite themes (sex, drugs, rock & roll, and marriage), but his confidence is high as he mixes gorgeous, airy production numbers like "Listen to What the Man Said" and "Letting Go" with the ribald and hilarious. "Rock Show" matches the Who's "Long Live Rock" as the finest and funniest of those self-celebratory '70s stomps. McCartney's effortless marshalling of melody and arrangement hoists the blander material out of trouble, and the best stuff's powered by genuine, rediscovered verve. Facile and frivolous, but not at all bad. And their version of the "Crossroads" theme is wicked. --Taylor Parkes

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of their #1 1975 album featuring the #1 smash 'Listen To What The Man Said', plus 'Letting Go', 'Venus And Mars/ Rock Show' and three bonus tracks: 'Zoo Gang', 'Lunch Box/ Odd Sox' & 'My Carnival'. 16tracks total. 1993 Parlophone release.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Version of the Hit Album with Listen to What the Man Said / Medicine Jar / Magneto and Titanium Man, plus Three Bonus Tracks Added: Zoo Gang / Lunch Box-Odd Sox / My Carnival.

Customer Reviews:

Band on the Run is much better.......2007-06-18

This is far from McCartney's best. In fact, only five of these songs really stand out to me one way or the other. The best songs are easy to pick out: My top pick is the New Orleansy hit Listen to What the Man Said, followed by the album's only two rockers (Letting Go, Rock Show). On the bad end are Spirits of Ancient Egypt, which is just idiotic, and the dull ballad Call Me Back Again. Actually, a lot of these songs are ballads, and rather forgettable ones at that (Love in Song, You Gave Me the Answer, Medicine Jar, Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People), but at least none of them are odiously bad. I'm not an expert on Paul's solo career, but I will say that Band on the Run leaves much more of an impact.

A stellar album!.......2007-06-18

What a great album! 30 years after, you still can listen in a row to all these great songs. This album, mostly recorded in New Orleans, has a special touch and was the foundation for the 75-76 tour that would bring the Wings around the world and take them to the top.

My 2 favorites: "Magneto And Titanium Man" and "Listen To What The Man Said"!

If you like the best hits of the Wings, go and buy it, you won't be disappointed!

One of Paul's best!.......2007-01-05

This is still one of my favorite McCartney albums. i bought this when it first came out, and liked every song!(which is unusual). in a time when Paul was writing sugary stuff, this effort was pretty darn good! great songwriting. it's like he actually had something to say, instead of frivolous stuff! Love in song, and rockshow are two examples of this great album. i feel like letting go, is another song which ROCKS THE HOUSE!! a great one to listen to any time of day!! Highly Reccomended!

A Musical Trip Down Memory Lane.......2007-01-05

Growing up I was a big fan of Paul McCartney and Wings. I was a little young to know or understand his music during the Beatle years so Wings was my first exposure. This CD brought back a lot of memories spent listening to the radio on a warm summer day without a care in the world. I am especially partial to Magneto and Titanium Man. Although the song is lyrical and fun, its melody and words hearken back to a more carefree time that we all wish to relive. The mastering of the CD was well done and the music was fairly dynamic when compared to other versions of songs from that era. I've definitely enjoyed this CD and have since begun searching out other recording from that era.

Rock on people, wherever you are--because that's basically it........2006-10-30

This album by Wings boasts a fine example of Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and their peers working together to produce a timeless album. More than 30 years after its release this album still attracts attention and sells well. The music on the CD proves why.

The album begins with the dreamy, psychedelic and slow paced "Venus And Mars." The album quickly changes gears, however, as the next song is "Rock Show." This song has a strong rock and roll flavor to it and the musical arrangement is very well done. Other great songs include "Love In Song;" "Magneto And Titanium Man;" "Letting Go;" and the touching ballad "Call Me Back Again."

I especially like the song "Medicine Jar." The rock and roll beat combines with great vocals by Jimmy McCulloch to make this a super powerful song. Many people can relate to this song; it directly addresses the dangers of drug abuse and it remains very timely.

"Listen To What The Man Said" is my favorite song on this CD. I agree with the Amazon reviewer who writes that the song has a jazz feel to it. It's a powerful song with catchy lyrics and a melody that sticks in your mind the first time you hear it.

A big plus to this CD is the addition of three bonus tracks: "Zoo Gang;" "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" and "My Carnival." Paul wrote "Zoo Gang" to be the theme for a TV thriller series; and "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" is an instrumental jam session recorded in New Orleans and released several years later as the B-side of "Coming Up." "My Carnival" has a great beat and creates a strong, upbeat mode to end the CD. Awesome!

The quality of the sound is excellent. The liner notes have the picture of Wings in the northern California desert; and there are creative sketches of Wings as well. You get the complete song lyrics and the song credits are there, too.

Overall, this CD is one of the best Wings ever recorded. I highly recommend this for Paul McCartney fans, fans of 1970s rock and roll and people who want an excellent introduction to Wings. Go grab a copy of this CD and crank it up--you won't be disappointed!

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Beatles - Capital Years Vol 1-
About damn time!
America! Bring on the reverb!
My childhood is back!
GREAT MUSIC

The Capitol Albums Vol. 1
The Beatles
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00065XJ48
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

I Want To Hold Your Hand (Stereo)
I Saw Her Standing There (Stereo)
This Boy (Stereo)
It Won't Be Long (Stereo)
All I've Got To Do (Stereo)
All My Loving (Stereo)
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Not A Second Time (Stereo)
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This Boy (Original Mono)
It Won't Be Long (Original Mono)
All I've Got To Do (Original Mono)
All My Loving (Original Mono)
Don't Bother Me (Original Mono)
Little Child (Original Mono)
Till There Was You (Original Mono)
Hold Me Tight (Original Mono)
I Wanna Be Your Man (Original Mono)
Not A Second Time (Original Mono)

Tracks:

Roll Over Beethoven (Stereo)
Thank You Girl (Stereo)
You Really Got a Hold On Me (Stereo)
Devil In Her Heart (Stereo)
Money (alt version to UK release)(Stereo)
You Can't Do That (Stereo)
Long Tall Sally (Stereo)
I Call Your Name (Stereo)
Please Mr. Postman (Stereo)
I'll Get You (Stereo)
She Loves You (Stereo)
Roll Over Beethoven (Original Mono)
Thank You Girl (Original Mono)
You Really Got a Hold On Me (Original Mono)
Devil In Her Heart (Original Mono)
Money (alt version to UK release) (Original Mono)
You Can't Do That (Original Mono)
Long Tall Sally (Original Mono)
I Call Your Name (Original Mono)
Please Mr. Postman (Original Mono)
I'll Get You (Original Mono)
She Loves You (Original Mono)

Tracks:

I'll Cry Instead (Stereo)
Things We Said Today (Stereo)
Any Time At All (Stereo)
When I Get Home (Stereo)
Slow Down (Stereo)
Matchbox (Stereo)
Tell Me Why (Stereo)
And I Love Her (Stereo)
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Stereo)
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Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand) (Stereo)
I'll Cry Instead (Original Mono)
Things We Said Today (Original Mono)
Any Time At All (Original Mono)
When I Get Home (Original Mono)
Slow Down (Original Mono)
Matchbox (Original Mono)
Tell Me Why (Original Mono)
And I Love Her (Original Mono)
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Original Mono)
If I Fell (Original Mono)
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To Hold Your Hand) (Original Mono)

Tracks:

No Reply (Stereo)
I'm A Loser (Stereo)
Baby's in Black (Stereo)
Rock and Roll Music (Stereo)
I'll Follow The Sun (Stereo)
Mr. Moonlight (Stereo)
Honey Don't (Stereo)
I'll Be Back (Stereo)
She's A Woman (Stereo)
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Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Stereo)
No Reply (Original Mono)
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Baby's in Black (Original Mono)
Rock and Roll Music (Original Mono)
I'll Follow The Sun (Original Mono)
Mr. Moonlight (Original Mono)
Honey Don't (Original Mono)
I'll Be Back (Original Mono)
She's A Woman (Original Mono)
I Feel Fine (Original Mono)
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Original Mono)

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When the Beatles catalog was first issued on CD in the '80s, an attempt was made to standardize the releases (which often varied wildly in content internationally) by using their original British format. But this confounded many Fabs fans in the U.S. who now found CDs with track listings that often differed dramatically from their original American LPs. More maddening, the initial four releases were only available in not-so-glorious mono mixes. This four-CD collection of the band's 1964 American album releases finally addresses those concerns, and then some. Meet the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, Something New, and Beatles '65 have been digitally prepared from Capitol's vintage album masters and presented in both the original stereo and mono mixes released back in '64. This set gives younger fans a chance to finally hear the band's epochal early music in stereo--and should please an older generation by returning massive hit singles like "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You," "She's a Woman," and "I Feel Fine" to their original American album contexts. The booklet contains a wealth of rare photos and concise notes by noted Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

*First Time Ever on CD...Meet The Beatles, The Beatles' Second Album, Something New and Beatles `65....presented in both Stereo and Mono

*Compiled from the original U.S. master tapes

*Special packaging including original album cover artwork and 48 page collectors booklet

Customer Reviews:

Beatles - Capital Years Vol 1-.......2007-05-31

I bought Vol 1 and 2 to replace my record collection. I was not disappointed. The sound quality is great and the mini albums are exact replicas of the originals.

About damn time!.......2007-03-14

Even though I have all the 1987 CD's,I still bought this set. And I couldn't be happier! The set sounds great,Duophonic,Real Stereo or Mono. The packaging is stellar,each CD in the set in a reproduction of the original US album sleeve,with the CD label reproduction of the vinyl label (for the most part-the Capitol logo should've been at the top of the label...but so what). The booklet,however,could've been longer...but that's my opinon. Buy this set,as well as Volume 2. You will not be disappointed! (Here's hoping Capitol does a Volume 3!)

America! Bring on the reverb!.......2007-03-04

Debate all you want the merits of the British versions versus the American versions, but the first time I heard "I Feel Fine" (on my big sister's original Capitol 45) it was bathed in echo and reverb. So was the flip "I Feel Fine." And didn't these versions sound great coming over the tinny transistor radio? You bet your Beatle Boots they did!

Years later when the CDs came out we were "treated" to the British versions (as the Beatles intended), we got to hear those two songs (on Past Masters Vol. 1) dry and stripped of the echo and reverb. I was stunned. So that's how they were supposed to sound, eh? I felt betrayed by the evil Capitol engineers.

Now it's a million years later and Capitol has the AUDACITY to release their original mixes. And you know what? Lay that reverb on me, baby. Douse me in echo! I'm a freakin' stupid clueless eight year old again!

What I didn't know didn't hurt me!

America: The land of milk and honey and REVERB!

My childhood is back!.......2007-02-17

I had gotten so used to the CD versions of these Beatles oldies that I had forgotten how full the songs sounded in glorious stereo on my original LPs. The American mix is much more fun to listen to! Listening to these songs in the mono version is like listening to a Beethoven piano concerto on an "original" instrument, after you've already heard it on a concert Steinway. One gets the impression that Beethoven would have preferred the booming Steinway, and that the fab four would have preferred the Capitol mix. Drawback: way too expensive! Including the mono mixes doesn't really add anything, so basically you're paying about $48 for about 100-110 minutes of music. A ripoff, but I'm enjoying it anyway.

GREAT MUSIC.......2007-01-15

Bought this for my 14 year old nephew...a beatles fan...the whole family enjoyed listening to the music...and he felt very important for having such a nice collectors item.

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all the best, paul mccarthy
Awesome, one of the best
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fast shipment and a great price!
This cd made me a McCartney solo fan

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Truth-in-packaging regulations are strained to the breaking point--some previous work with a former band was pretty darn "best" too--but if we're talking about Macca the Singles Artist, this compilation does highlight the many sides of a celebrated melodist, bandleader, and hitmaker--from the banalities of "My Love" to the electrifying buzz of "Jet." It won't win any stylistic cohesion awards, and followers will miss album tracks like "Picasso's Last Words" and "That Would Be Something." But All the Best collects the more popular Wings hits and throws in some necessary rarities ("C-Moon," one of many great B-sides that McCartney has thrown away), star duets (former friend, now-Fabs copyright-holder Michael Jackson on "Say Say Say"; Stevie Wonder on the inevitable "Ebony and Ivory"), live cuts (an un-Chipmunked "Coming Up"), and soundtrack odds and ends, like the freaky Bond theme "Live and Let Die." --Don Harrison

Customer Reviews:

all the best, paul mccarthy.......2007-04-11

just about all of his greates hits AFTER the beatles broke up.

Awesome, one of the best.......2007-03-21

Awesome CD. I think some of Paul's best music was with Wings. Excellent music. I remember when a lot of these songs came out in the mid to late seventies. They are as good now as they were then. These classics will always be listened to. "Coming Up" and "a little luck" are two of my favorites on this CD. The music is really original, nothing out there sounds like it.

Great Collection.......2007-01-23

This is a great collection of Paul McCartneys best songs he made after his Beatle days.This man had a great career with Wings as well as various solo albums.This is a reflection of those days when he kept releasing hit after hit.Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is one of my favorites here.A kind of fun song and addictive.I also like the song My Love,a slow song and its a great tune.
There is a whole stack of other great hits from this mastermind of music.

fast shipment and a great price!.......2007-01-20

this cd came fast and was exactly what I ordered, thank you!!!!

This cd made me a McCartney solo fan.......2007-01-07

My Mo brought this cd home one day for me to listen to. Since she knew I was becoming such a huge Beatles fan. Ever since it has been one of my fave cd's. The songs are catchy and fun! I listen to it all the time.

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