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

Yes, and if you look at it the other way, the #1 album on the chart that counts (Billboard 200) last week sold approximately 1,885 actual copies.
HITS Daily Double
Note: Hitsdailydouble is a different chart than Billboard but their numbers are very similar, and they provide more data than Billboard does, breaking down actual sales plus TEA and SEA (the other components in the main chart).

 

My problem is that over that particular period - those 9 weeks it was Christmas #1 in the UK - you couldn't escape it. It was all over the radio and the videos were all over the TV. This was a few years before I got into Macca's music and by that time I'd heard Mull so many times that it sort of ruined any possibility that I'd ever warm to it. I rarely hear it in the UK at Christmas any more, it's usually Wonderful Christmastime, which I prefer out of the two. It's impossible to hear Mull with new ears and an open mind anymore, it's a tune that never resonated with me and I can't divorce the song from it's over-exposure at the time.

Edit: I don't hate the song though. If he played it live I'd be singing along with everyone else but it's not a song I'd choose to listen to from Macca's catalogue.

 

As I mentioned earlier a few months ago there was a similar book with Depeche Mode. It is now available in a much more achievable edition. I suspect they are doing the same thing here.
Anton Corbijn’s Depeche Mode book now available as non-limited variant – SuperDeluxeEdition

 

Great group…

 

Unearthed interview tells the story behind Paul McCartney's hit song 'Junior's Farm'

 

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I’ve seen some of these Nashville photos then in magazines …,grew up in nearby state …now live near Nashville. I remember reading in mags it was a huge deal with the local population when he went to music city Nashville to record. He also went to opryland to a fiddler convention,

 

Here's a bit of a teaser from a book @WilliamWes and I have begrudgingly been working on regarding all of Paul's music. It's looking like the Wings years alone (and volume one) will be around 600 pages!

This segment is from the unreleased One Hand Clapping recordings. . .

“C Moon/Little Woman Love”

This take is enjoyable, though a Paul and Linda interview segment is placed on top of the music for a significant portion of the song. Whether by design or editing, the medley doesn’t start with “Little Woman Love” like normal. Other takes not in the film but recorded during these sessions do. One unused take in particular that broke down quickly sees Paul and Linda devolve into Southern country accents. Paul name checks Curly Putman Jr. who owned the farm the band recently stayed at during their Nashville recording sessions. Yes, it’s the same “Jr.” in “Junior’s Farm”. Linda asks for a grape Coca-Cola in a very convincing accent.

 

Your book is interesting. As a southerner myself, I was conscious of several interviews with Paul and Linda especially in the seventies imitating the southern drawl. Listening to Macca’s music in the seventies, I noticed he imitated accents live in concert at times and on records several times especially in the seventies…for instance the beginning of Listen to what the man said. It’s great you are paying attention to wings years in your book, many times over looked I think because the later paul and denny fall out. The OHC video is one of my favorite paul era videos and from my favorite era period …Also, the music on that video displays his extreme range of music styles.

 

A couple of years ago, while visiting TN, I checked out Junior’s Farm. I also had an opportunity to spend some time with Dan Ealey who spent quite a bit of time at the farm with Paul and band. He had great photos and stories of that time and beyond. Was really a fun day and Dan was very generous with his time.

 

Thanks for that!

Now I’m waiting for either an archive release or new record titled:
“Juniors’s Bike.”

 

I was very envious of that guy when I read about him then. I’d hadn’t yet then seen Paul with wings in concert and wasn’t sure I’d ever see him live or in person.

 

Has great photos of Wings on the farm and Paul’s birthday party there

 

I saw some of those in seventies mags then but I’m sure the book has more.

 

Two Handwritten Beatles Setlists Are Up for Auction
Only eight are said to still be in existence

Two Handwritten Beatles Setlists Are Up for Auction | Exclaim!
By Megan LaPierre
Published Aug 05, 2021
If you happen to have a couple hundred thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket, you can bid to get your hands on one of two '60s-era Beatles setlists — handwritten by Sir Paul McCartney — via Bonhams auction house on October 28.

They're expected to go for somewhere between $150,000 and $250,000 USD, which makes sense considering only eight of the band's setlists are said to remain in existence.

"There's very few tangible, physical items directly used by the band that become available to the public," Howard Kramer, a senior specialist for music at Bonhams, told Rolling Stone of the auction in a statement.

He added: "The Beatles are still the most collectible music group and these two documents reveal their inner workings."

One of the lists is from a 1960 gig at Liscard, England's Grosvenor Ballroom, shortly before the group dropped "Silver" from their name to become the Beatles. The other dates back to a concert in 1963 — the year drummer Ringo Starr joined the lineup — at Luton, England's Majestic Ballroom.

While the idea of dropping that kind of cash on a literal piece of paper is cringe-inducing, these rarities are worth a pretty penny for good reason. Now we're left to wonder about the possible whereabouts of the other six Beatles setlists...

Check out photos of the pricey slips below to see the repertoire covered in each show, as well as the evolution of McCartney's handwriting.

This follows the news that Beatles recordings are due to be preserved for 1,000 years in a bomb-proof vault, located between Norway and the North Pole. A new Rick Rubin-hosted Paul McCartney documentary is also currently streaming on Disney+.




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The 1960 list sure looks like Paul's list of songs that he sings, not a set list for a Beatles concert.

 

'Maya and the Three' Studio Tangent Shuts Down | Animation Magazine
The source added that Netflix was displeased with Tangent’s work on two upcoming projects – The Monkey King and High in the Clouds.

 

Oh brother. I fear this means more delays for HITC.

 

Let’s hope not but obviously not the best of signs

 

Such beautiful handwriting.

 

Did I miss any hints about whatever might be “coming soon” in your avatar? Are we close to finding out?

 

We are not far off as of right now but as this year has shown us…..

 

Anonymous commenter claiming to be a former Tangent employee: "High in the Clouds never left the testing phases and likely never would have based on Tangent's inability to produce rendered frames."

He also mentions a "client that was unable to lock a basic script," but it's unclear whether that refers to High in the Clouds or The Monkey King.

 

Netflix still has it listed as coming in 2022