Current Paul McCartney news thread (interviews, articles, miscellaneous)

At this point, there is no telling what will happen. My guess is that the Archive sets WILL continue. Paul seems to really want to do these (but at a snail's pace). But maybe there will be changes to scheduling or formats.
As for the re-pressing of older Archive titles, I'm not sure. Are all of the older sets sold out already? Maybe they will only reissue the regular 2-CD versions, and not the Deluxe Book versions.

 

Thanks for asking! I'd prefer to keep it relatively contemporary, with the usual diversions caused by the loonies (@Dr. Pepper*, Arnie, Glenn).

I think @Bobby Morrow had a thread here somewhere with old clippings - that would probably be ideal for what you've got...
EDIT - this thread:
Paul McCartney/Wings 70s press cuttings thread. »


*There, you got namechecked this time - are you happy?

 

I can tell you this regarding the older Archive titles. I picked up Band on the Run CD back on release date in 2010, I wanted the vinyl set a year or so ago. I had a lot of trouble finding it... finally paid a bit over MSRP for the vinyl set, maybe $45 through a third party seller on Amazon.

 

May I suggest "Wings Wednesday"

 

Oh. The vinyl sets may always be a rarer item. I'm not sure if those will get repressed at all, regardless of which label is handling his solo stuff.

 

I find this to be the most interesting part of the press release:

What does it mean exactly? Is it saying that the rights remain with Concord until July 2017, or that the rights move to Capitol immediately and that that's when they announce what they will do with it?

 

Not good news IMHO

 

My guess is that any Brand-New album will go to Capitol (even if it comes out BEFORE July 2017). But his older albums won't move over until July 2017 and afterwards. However, we do NOT know if they will reissue just regular (non-Archive CDs) or Archive 2-CD sets or Archive Deluxe Book sets or .... It has always been a mystery in the past, and there is no reason to believe that MPL will not continue to work in mysterious ways regardless of the label involved.

 

Did everyone get this in their e-mail?:

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Paul McCartney signs worldwide recording agreement with Capitol Records


Historic deal encompasses McCartney's catalogue of master recordings and welcomes him home to label where he began his extraordinary career

Paul McCartney has signed a worldwide recording agreement with Capitol Records, it was announced today by Capitol Music Group (CMG) Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett.

"This is genuinely exciting for me," McCartney said. "Not only was Capitol my first U.S. record label, but the first record I ever bought was Gene Vincent's 'Be-Bop-A-Lula' on the Capitol label."

This historic contract encompasses McCartney's entire body of post-Beatles work, from his 1970 McCartney album, through his decade with Wings, to the dozens of solo and collaborative works that have continually reaffirmed his standing as the most popular, influential and acclaimed artist in the history of recorded music. In a career that spans six decades, McCartney has sold more than 500 million records worldwide. He was recently named the United Kingdom's most successful albums artist of all time by the Official Albums Chart Company and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for his services to music.

Paul McCartney is the recipient of countless accolades and awards. He is a 21-time Grammy winner, two-time inductee into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, an Academy Award winner and honoree of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors, the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and France's Légion d'Honneur.

McCartney is currently working on a new studio album, while a comprehensive plan for the artist's catalogue is being conceived by Capitol and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) - in conjunction with the artist and his management team - and will be implemented beginning July 2017. The catalogue moves to Capitol/UMe from Concord, Paul's previous label partner on such Grammy-winning albums as Band On The Run (Best Historical Album, 2012), Kisses On The Bottom (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, 2013) and Wings Over America (Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, 2014).

According to Barnett, "Paul McCartney's association with Capitol has long defined so much of our historic legacy, and all of us here are extremely proud and honored that he has chosen to come back home. Paul's indelible contributions to our culture are second to none, and his constant evolution as an artist and performer continues to inspire and enrich the lives of countless millions of people. We are overjoyed that Paul will be creating new music for years to come, and that Capitol will be helping to present it to the world."

Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, said: "It would be simply impossible to overstate what an honor it is to welcome Paul back to Capitol. It's a homecoming of one of the greatest musical artists of all time to the label that first helped bring his incredible music to the world. Paul's astonishing career has shown no limits - in creativity, in commercial longevity, and in its impact on people and cultures in every corner of the globe. We are thrilled at both Capitol and UMG to be able to contribute to the next chapter in Paul's extraordinary career."

Michele Anthony, UMG's Executive Vice President of U.S. Recorded Music added, "Paul's vital and legendary body of work as a solo artist remains essential, relevant and so highly in demand. We're beyond thrilled at the opportunity to put the global resources of Universal Music behind Paul's forthcoming work, as well as introducing his previous iconic albums to new generations of fans around the world."

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Great! My search didn't bring this up. Thanks!

 

I would think David Gilmour because he did the guitar work on Run Devil Run, and everything I hear on this track including Paul's voice and the way it's recorded sound exactly like it's an outtake form those sessions.

 

So is the new Capitol deal going to change things with the Archive reissues, or are we heading down the same course with a different company manufacturing and distributing them?

 

It also explains the Pure McCartney release.

 

I predict the latter choice.

 

Thanks to a server tragedy, most of my clippings on that thread have disappeared. I haven't been so devastated since Two Of A Kind came out. However, if anyone wants to add anything I'll be happy to read it.

 

Busy day, ehh...

 

Why this calls for a total remastering/reissue campaign all over again! (j/k)

 

McCartney started his relationship with Concord in 2007, and presumably at least some of his catalog is tied up with Concord until 2017 (10 years). The bulk of the back catalog shifted to Concord in 2010...Terms were never announced publicly, but it's conceivable that that transfer was subject to the umbrella terms of the contracts that began in 2007.

This isn't how the parties expected things to end. When Concord announced the back catalog transfer and reissue campaign in 2010, they repeatedly talked of a "long term collaboration." Six years is hardly a long term collaboration. But whatever. I am sure Capitol played on the synergies of being back on the same label as The Beatles, the fact that Capitol is once again stable after the bankruptcy and acquisition by Universal, and the considerably deeper pockets of Universal.

The Concord contract was reportedly short on advances and long on promises and collaboration, and I imagine something similar is at play here.

 

Yes. They are going to discontinue using "Coming Soon" cards, and instead will include "Forthcoming" cards.

 

Universal paid a lot of money just to release a crappy Icon budget release....

 

Interesting perspective on the business side. Thanks.

 

Wonder if this Capitol business means we finally get a superdeluxe release of Mary had a little lamb . Long overdue.

 

Well then that should make the Capitol Beatles albums the official versions.

Do I need to add a winky or does everyone understand that I'm joking?

 

Oh, this is a load of crap! How can you possibly put me in the same group as those two! Oh, they try to be funny and we humor them by courtesy laughs and likes, but I'm the funny one dammit! I've recorded a ton of comedy albums. Well...sure I haven't released any, but I'm like Paul I keep the good stuff locked away for future generations to enjoy. I've played my comedy albums for hours and hours on end to my cats and they just laugh and laugh! Cats do laugh right? Well, I'm sure they are laughing. Of course, when I perform live for them, they just scratch me, but that's just because they prefer vinyl!

 

OK lets bring on WILD LIFE ARCHIVE!