Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023

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Take a look at the post its, it looks like he is working on something. "Apples on a pond?" "Fairchild #1?"

Notice how in this older photo he does not have anything on it

It's always interesting to see how he works.

Victor

I'd like to solve please.

Ripples... On... A... Pond.

NJR

@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

@njr Thanks Nancy.
One of the songs on the "McGear" album that was a Single was a track called "Leave It". It made it to #36 on the UK charts.

PS the original or studio version of MIA is the version I hear almost all the time on the radio. The live version from Wings Over America is easy to tell from Paul's vocals. I love both versions but if pushed I would choose the Studio version by a tad over the live version. Because you hear the studio version far more on the radio, I chose to put the "live" version of my proposed "Starter " CD for Leftovers and Rarities.

Well, where I live they never play the studio version of MIA - always the live version! Strange!
P.S. Paul is listed as playing bass.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGear

NJR

@victor said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

I'd like to solve please.

Ripples... On... A... Pond.

I HOPE that’s an “R” and not an “N!”

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@njr said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

I HOPE that’s an “R” and not an “N!”

I thought about that too! What type of ponds has Paul been going to?

NJR

@kㅤ said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

@njr said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

I HOPE that’s an “R” and not an “N!”

I thought about that too! What type of ponds has Paul been going to?

B J Conlee

@njr
Besides the 1 CD "Starter" Set, another option to consider for "Leftovers and Rarities" is a 2 CD Initial Package. After doing the Tracklist for this Set, l like this one the best. Basically we go from 1970 to Egypt Station (2018). Since Paul/MPL just released the 3 CD McCartney Albums/Trilogy Package, I thought it make the most sense to stop at Egypt Station for the 2 CD Leftovers and Rarities Set. Here is the Tracklist:

Disc 1

My Old Friend
Goodbye
A Love for You (InLaws Soundtrack)
The Mess (Live Version and B-Side)
Sally G. (B-Side Version)
Maybe I'm Amazed (Live Version/ Wings Over America)
Daytime Nighttime Suffering (B-Side Version)
Waterspout
Cage
Rainclouds (B-Side Version)
On the Wings of a Nightingale
Yvonne's the One
Loveliest Thing (B-Side Version)
Back on My Feet (Acoustic Version)
Once Upon a Long Ago
The Lovers That Never Were (Paul-Elvis Costello
Demo Version)
I Can't Imagine (B-Side Version)
Love Come Tumbling Down (B-Side Version)
Flying to My Home (B-Side Version)
Love Mix/Waiting for the Sun to Shine
I Love This House
Lindiana
Squid

None of the above songs appeared on an Original Paul McCartney/Wings Album (Except Maybe I'm Amazed on the McCartney Album and The Lovers That Never Were on the Off The Ground Album). We are using different versions for both of those Tracks)

Disc 2 (To Be Continued)

B J Conlee

@b-j-conlee
Leftovers and Rarities
Disc 2

Mull of Kintyre (Paul did this song many times at various Great Britain and Canada shows where local Bagpipe Bands appeared on stage; Pick the best "Live" Performance)
Simple As That - Written during the Pipes of Peace Sessions. Paul's Children sing "Back-up" vocals on the Track.
Wanderlust - Use the Broad Street Soundtrack version where George Martin adds a snippet of "Here There and Everywhere" at the end.
Hope of Deliverance- Paul has done this Song several times on Tour. Pick the best "Live" Performance.
Great Day- Use Acoustic Version from the Flaming Pie Archive Box Set
Calico Skies - Paul performed this many times on Tour. Pick the Best "Live" Performance.
No Other Baby- Live Version done at the "Cavern" Concert. Definitive performance in my opinion.
Try Not to Cry- Live Version done at the PETA Concert in Los Angeles CA
Magic - From the Driving Rain Album and tells the story of when Paul and Linda first met
India - Unreleased and performed by Paul/Band on the Internet "Secret" Show.
Celebration - Pick the Best "Live" Version
Summer of 59 / B- Side to Jenny Wren Single
This Loving Game / B-Side to Jenny Wren Single
Why So Blue - the Deluxe Edition of Memory Almost Full
Comfort of Love - B-Side to Fine Line Single
Growing Up/ Falling Down - B-Side to Fine Line Single
Whole Life - Paul and Dave Stewart
Cut Me Some Slack - Paul sung this with the Foo Fighters (Written by Paul)
I Want to Come Home - From the "Everybody's Fine" Soundtrack.
In the Blink of an Eye - From the Ethel and Ernest Soundtrack
My Valentine - "Live" Version done with Paul and Diana Krall on tour at Vancouver BC
Turned Out- From the Deluxe Edition of the "New" Album
I Don't Know - Live version done at the Glasgow Soundcheck
Dominoes - Great Deep Track from Egypt Station

B J Conlee

@b-j-conlee

Correction... I was rushing this morning and noticed that I made a mistake on 3 of my choices for Disc 2 above.
They are:

9. Only Love Remains - Live version on the Great Britain Tube Show. On this Video, Paul plays the piano with Linda and Actress Judith Light singing back-up. Great Video and Paul plays a little snippet of Great Balls of Fire at the end (Instead of the song "Magic" above)

11. Home Tonight - Written and Sung by Paul during the Egypt Station Sessions but not included on the Egypt Station Album. (Instead of the Song "Celebration" above

24. In a Hurry - From the Egypt Station Sessions but not included on the Egypt Station Album.

(instead of the Song "Dominoes" above)

NJR

@b-j-conlee For me, your post is “below” not “above” since I click on “Newest to Oldest.”

B J Conlee

@njr
Re: Leftovers and Rarities "Proposed CD Package"

After careful deliberation, I think the 2 CD Compilation makes the most sense. From my research, Paul has plenty of relatively "unknown" material that is good to great imo. A 2 CD Compilation makes a big enough splash and the Track List alone will create a lot of curiosity.

Below is my Track List:

Leftovers and Rarities
2 CD Package
Disc 1

My Old Friend- Written by Carl Perkins during the Tug of War Sessions
Goodbye- Demo by Paul for Mary Hopkin
A Love for You- Written by Paul during the Ram Sessions. Best Version is on the In-Laws Soundtrack.
The Mess - Live Version and B-Side to My Love Single.
Sally G - B-Side to Junior's Farm Single
Maybe I'm Amazed- Live version on Wings Over America Album
Daytime Nighttime Suffering- B-Side to Goodnight Tonight Single
Waterspout- Unreleased from the London Town Sessions
Cage- Unreleased and written during the Back to the Egg Sessions
Rainclouds- B-Side to Ebony and Ivory Single
On the Wings of a Nightingale- Unreleased Demo written by Paul for the Everly Brothers
Yvonne's the One- Unreleased Demo written during the Press to Play Sessions
Loveliest Thing - B-Side to Figure of 8 Single
Back on My Feet- Paul and Elvis Costello Demo
Once Upon a Long Ago- Single only released in Great Britain
The Lovers That Never Were - Paul and Elvis Costello Demo; Great vocals by Paul
I Can't Imagine- B-Side to C'mon People Single
Love Come Tumbling Down- B-Side to Beautiful Night Single
Flying To My Home - B-Side to My Brave Face Single
Love Mix/Waiting for the Sun to Shine- Unreleased track
Love This House- Unreleased Track
Lindiana- Unreleased Track
Squid- Unreleased Track

@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

@b-j-conlee
I sometimes find "the best of " articles interesting especially if its about my favorite artist Paul McCartney. This one was called simply "32 Underrated and Obscure Paul McCartney Songs".
Being a hard core Macca fan, I often read them to compare their list to rare Paul songs that I personally like/love.
In this list a bunch of deep cuts were listed and I couldn't disagree with any of them. In the top 10, the author listed a couple ones that I really love#

5 was "Somebody Who Cares (from Tug of War) and # 4 was Dominoes (Egypt Station). I couldn't argue with those choices but what really shocked me was his #1 choice. It was totally unknown to me called "What Do We Really Know". Paul wrote it to be included on his Brother's Album called McGear (1974). While I was a big Paul fan, I've never listened to any of Mike McGear's discography. Of course, we later found out that Mike's real name is Mike McCartney. Mike's big brother not only helped him on the Album by writing several songs, he also brought ii other members of Wings to play on the Album.

That really got my curiosity and Questions:

Are any of these songs good?
Were any of the songs issued as "Singles"
How good is the song "What Do We Really Know" that this obscure article listed as #1 among his 32 Underrated and obscure McCartney songs.

Has anyone here heard the album " McGear" and is it fairly good?
Thanks

PS Maybe one of these songs could be a candidate for a Leftovers and Rarities type album/CDg

I had a Mike Mgear cassette back in the 70s produced by Paul. Don't know what happened to it but I remember I liked it.

B J Conlee

@b-j-conlee
Leftovers and Rarities (Continued)
2 CD Compilation
Disc 2 / Track List

Mull of Kintyre - played this song several times on tour using local Bagpipe Bands in Great Britain and Canada. Pick the Best "Live Version".
Simple As That - Written during the Pipes of Peace Sessions. Released on the "It's a Live-In World" Soundtrack. Paul's children sing Back-Up Vocals on this track.
Wanderlust- Use the "Broad Street" Soundtrack. Great version where George Martin adds a snippet of "Here There and Everywhere" at the end.
Only Love Remains - "Live" Version on the British Tube Show with Paul on piano/ Linda and Actress Judith Light singing Back-Up. Great Version. Paul plays a snippet of Great Balls of Fire (Classic Jerry Lee Lewis song) at the end.
Hope of Deliverance - Use best "Live" Version. Paul did a great version on the MTV Up Close Show that's much better than the Studio version.
Great Day- Use the Acoustic Version on the Recent Flaming Pie Archive Box Set.
Calico Skies- Use the Best "Live" Version from his Tours.
No Other Baby- from the Run Devil Run Album. Use the "Live" version from "Live at the Cavern Club". Definitive Version imo.
Magic - One of the Best cuts on Driving Rain describing when Paul first met Linda
India - Unreleased track/ Paul and Band did it on the Internet Secret Show.
Summer of 59 - B-Side on the Jenny Wren Single.
This Loving Game - B-Side on the Jenny Wren Single
Why So Blue- from the Deluxe Edition of Memory Almost Full
Comfort of Love - B-Side of the Fine Line Single
Growing Up Falling Down - B-Side of the Fine Line Single
She Is So Beautiful - From the Japanese Edition of Chaos and Creation
Whole Life - Collaboration between Paul and Dave Stewart. Best Version is on the 46664 One Year On Soundtrack.
Cut Me Some Slack- Written by Paul where he performed it with the Foo Fighters. Sound City: Real to Reel Soundtrack
I Want to Come Home - From the Everybody's Fine Soundtrack. Great ballad imo
In the Blink of an Eye - from the Ethel and Ernest Soundtrack.
Turned Out- from Deluxe Edition of the "New " Album
My Valentine - Use the "Live" Version from the Vancouver BC Show with guest Diana Krall on piano and Paul singing
I Don't Know- Use the Soundcheck Version in Glasgow. One of the Best songs on Egypt Station

24.Home Tonight- Extra song during the Egypt Station Sessions and not on the subsequent album

In A Hurry - Another extra song during the Egypt Station Sessions and not on the Album.

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Correction...
Track #21
The correct title should be:
"I Love This House"

The great David Gilmour plays lead guitar on this track.

B J Conlee

@b-j-conlee

The 2 Disc Package above has a total of 48 tracks (23 for Disc 1 and 25 for Disc 2).

Personally I don't care if Paul/MPL uses a "Starter" 1 CD Package or the 2 CD Compilation. In my opinion, this "Leftovers and Rarities" type of release needs to be done. Paul has too many good songs that deserve to be heard. Most of the songs on both Disc 1 and Disc 2) are generally "unknown" to casual Beatle and Paul fans.

I will add a "Honorable Mention" List to this 2 CD Package I have listed. Again, I don't care if Paul decides to substitute some of these additional songs over my Lists above, as long as a Leftovers and Rarities Release gets done. For Paul's Post Beatles' full Career, it needs to be part of his total Discography.

Thanks for your attention.

B J Conlee

@b-j-conlee
Below are some of my "honorable mentions or substitute" songs to my 2 Disc Compilation I posted above.

Vanilla Sky- from the Vanilla Sky Soundtrack CD.
My Soul- from the Nitin Sawhney CD called London Underground. Paul wrote "My Soul" for this CD.
Maybe Baby- Paul's cover of the classic Buddy Holly tune. Paul's cover is a faster version of the original and appears on the Maybe Baby "Movie/Soundtrack ". It has an ELO feel to it and I love it.
Jenny Wren- Live Version done on the "Chaos and Creation- Live at Abbey Road" TV Show.
Long Leather Coat - B-Side to the "Hope of Deliverance" Single.
Big Boys Bickering - B-Side to the Hope of Deliverance Single. Paul and Band do an excellent "Live Version" on the MTV Up Close TV Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Sweet Sweet Memories- B-Side to the "Off the Ground" Single.
Keep Coming Back to Love - B-Side to the "C'Mon People" Single.
Try Not to Cry- Live Version done at the Turn of the Century "PETA" Show in Los Angeles. Great Version with David Gilmour's blistering middle Solo.
Shake a Hand - from the "Live at the Cavern". Classic Paul Vocals.
I'm Carrying - Great Deep Track on London Town Album. Best Version is on the "In-Laws Soundtrack.
Celebration - From one of Paul's Classical Albums. Paul and Band also did "Celebration" Live on the Internet Secret Show along with the Unreleased song "India".
Early Days- One of the Best tracks on Paul's "New" New Album.
That Was Me - Live Version done on the Amoeba Gig in Los Angeles. Originally on the Memory Almost Full Album and Paul only did it "Live" at a handful of Shows.
That Was Me - from the "Memory Almost Full" album. Use the best "Live" Version from one of Paul's tours.
House of Wax - from Memory Almost Full. Use Paul's best "Live" Performance.
Dominoes - Along with "I Don't Know", it's one of the Best Songs on the Egypt Station Album.

I could go on and on with Paul's underrated songs. As I said, I wouldn't have any problems if they substituted any of the above songs from my 2 Disc Set for "Leftovers and Rarities" above.

NJR

@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:

@b-j-conlee
Below are some of my "honorable mentions or substitute" songs to my 2 Disc Compilation I posted above.

Vanilla Sky- from the Vanilla Sky Soundtrack CD.

My Soul- from the Nitin Sawhney CD called London Underground. Paul wrote "My Soul" for this CD.

Maybe Baby- Paul's cover of the classic Buddy Holly tune. Paul's cover is a faster version of the original and appears on the Maybe Baby "Movie/Soundtrack ". It has an ELO feel to it and I love it.

Jenny Wren- Live Version done on the "Chaos and Creation- Live at Abbey Road" TV Show.

Long Leather Coat - B-Side to the "Hope of Deliverance" Single.

Big Boys Bickering - B-Side to the Hope of Deliverance Single. Paul and Band do an excellent "Live Version" on the MTV Up Close TV Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Sweet Sweet Memories- B-Side to the "Off the Ground" Single.

Keep Coming Back to Love - B-Side to the "C'Mon People" Single.

Try Not to Cry- Live Version done at the Turn of the Century "PETA" Show in Los Angeles. Great Version with David Gilmour's blistering middle Solo.

Shake a Hand - from the "Live at the Cavern". Classic Paul Vocals.

I'm Carrying - Great Deep Track on London Town Album. Best Version is on the "In-Laws Soundtrack.

Celebration - From one of Paul's Classical Albums. Paul and Band also did "Celebration" Live on the Internet Secret Show along with the Unreleased song "India".

Early Days- One of the Best tracks on Paul's "New" New Album.

That Was Me - Live Version done on the Amoeba Gig in Los Angeles. Originally on the Memory Almost Full Album and Paul only did it "Live" at a handful of Shows.

That Was Me - from the "Memory Almost Full" album. Use the best "Live" Version from one of Paul's tours.

House of Wax - from Memory Almost Full. Use Paul's best "Live" Performance.

Dominoes - Along with "I Don't Know", it's one of the Best Songs on the Egypt Station Album.

I could go on and on with Paul's underrated songs. As I said, I wouldn't have any problems if they substituted any of the above songs from my 2 Disc Set for "Leftovers and Rarities" above.

What do you mean “could” go on and on? You have!