McCartney "Back in the U.S." sources revealed

Some very patient people went to the trouble of researching which songs on the Back in the U.S. CD came from which shows. I had nothing to do with any of this. I'm just passing along the info.


BACK IN THE US CD:
HELLO GOODBYE: DETROIT MAY 1.
JET: DALLAS MAY 9 (mixed with some edit piece from Washington April
23, or a Studio fix/ overdub between 2:46 and 2:54 aprox)
ALL MY LOVING: CLEVELAND APRIL 29
GETTING BETTER: DENVER MAY 7
COMING UP: MSG APRIL 26
LET ME ROLL IT: CHICAGO APRIL 11
LONELY ROAD: FT. LAUDERDALE MAY 17
DRIVING RAIN: CHICAGO APRIL 11
YOUR LOVING FLAME: MSG APRIL 26
BLACKBIRD: BOSTON APRIL 19
EVERY NIGHT: DALLAS MAY 9
WE CAN WORK IT OUT: CHICAGO APRIL 11
MOTHER NATURE'S SON: DALLAS MAY 10
VANILLA SKY: DALLAS MAY 10
YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY: TAMPA MAY 15
FOOL ON THE HILL: WASHINGTON APRIL 23
HERE TODAY: TORONTO, CANADA APRIL 13
SOMETHING: TAMPA MAY 15
ELEANOR RIGBY: DENVER MAY 7
HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE: CHICAGO APRIL 11
BAND ON THE RUN: DALLAS MAY 9
BACK IN THE USSR: DALLAS MAY 9
MAYBE I'M AMAZED: NEW JERSEY APRIL 17
C MOON: WASHINGTON APRIL 23
MY LOVE: DALLAS MAY 9
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE: ATLANTA MAY 13
FREEDOM: DALLAS MAY 9
LIVE AND LET DIE: DALLAS MAY 9
LET IT BE: ATLANTA MAY 13
HEY JUDE: MSG APRIL 26 (except for the "Came on!" scream at 3:15
which is from another show or maybe a studio overdub)
LONG AND WINDING ROAD: DENVER MAY 7
LADY MADONNA: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN APRIL 26
I SAW HER STANDING THERE: FT. LAUDERDALE MAY 17 (including the "SEND
NOW" intro)
YESTERDAY: DALLAS MAY 9
SGT. PEPPER /THE END: FT. LAUDERDALE MAY 17


BACK IN THE WORLD CD:
The rest of the Songs are the SAME versions as on the BACK IN THE US
CD

CALICO SKIES: OSAKA, JAPAN NOV 17 2002
MICHELLE: MEXICO CITY, NOV 3 2002
LET'EM IN: OSAKA , JAPAN NOV 17 2002
SHE'S LEAVING HOME: MEXICO CITY, NOV 3 2002
HEY JUDE: MEXICO CITY, NOV 3 2003

 

Mr Carrot,

Do you know if Paul touched up any of the songs in the studio?

 

Recorded in advance?

Just kidding, I know you meant 2002. Right?

 

Isn't amazing that an artist of McCartney's statue can't perform a concert that in its entirety is worthy of release?

Since he obviously had all (or most) of the shows recorded, why didn't he make CDs available, as The Who and other artists have. He could have used the CDs to raise money for charity.

I'll stick with my audience recordings!

 

I believe he actually has released a single concert in its entirety, and it wasn't so long ago... the 1999 Cavern Club performance, which is available on DVD.

 

That's because he's a perfectionist. He trys to use the most perfectly performed/recorded versions.

 

He has never, to my knowledge, released a live recording that wasn't sweetened or fixed in the studio. To me that makes him dishonest, not a perfectionist. You can be a perfectionist and not be dishonest. Many people have criticized Paul in the past for "over producing" some of his studio LPs. Being a perfectionist can have its drawbacks.

I'm very critical of Paul but I love his music!

I'd rather listen to almost any of the live audience recordings I have of his 2002 - 2003 tour (and I have almost every show) than the officially released live CD.

 

Well, Pearl Jam - the kings of official bootlegs - released a live album in '98 that was patched together from different shows. It's terrific!

I like it when live albums are hodge-podges from different shows.

Zappa used the piecemeal approach on his three 1988 live CD's to great advantage - and they boast "no overdubs". It is more jarring, however, when Zappa cuts from one year to another, like on his Stage series.

I think the overdubbing of live material is only dishonest if you're presenting it as a "live" album, and not something "new" a'la Zappa or Neil Young or The Dead or REM. "Basic Tracks Recorded Live"

Some bands overdubbed their live tapes out of necessity (Kiss), but sometimes it just wasn't necessary (vocals on Who "Live At Leeds" expanded editions).

 

How are you defining "sweetened or fixed"? Does remixing count as "sweetened or fixed"?