New Paul Compilation for 2024
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I know I'm not being totally "objective" but I'm very confident that my "New Classics and Hidden Gems" (3 CD Standard Edition) Compilation is generally better than 2016's "Pure McCartney" 4 CD Package.
For starters, "New Classics and Hidden Gems" does include "Live" Versions of Classics (e.g. Maybe I'm Amazed, Every Night, Put It There etc), Great B Sides, Deep Album Cuts and even some Great Unreleased Tracks ( e.g. A Love For You, On The Wings of a Nightingale, Yvonne's The One etc.).
There were songs like "Young Boy", "Riding To Vanity Fair", "Friends To Go", and "Little Lamb Dragonfly" that I couldn't believe weren't on the "Pure McCartney" Compilation. I'm sure there are more examples I could give with some research. As a big time McCartney Fan, these are the songs I would want in my Collection. Of course, you could quibble over a selection or two, but on the whole, I really like all the Songs on this 3 CD Set.
I still think Paul has plenty of high quality songs for a 4 or even 5 CD Deluxe Set. My question is:Would Paul be better off doing a "Standard Edition" Compilation separately or doing both the Standard and Deluxe Editions simultaneously?
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@b-j-conlee
I'm still thinking about my last post and the question I asked.
I'm leaning towards Paul releasing only the "Standard Edition" (the initial 3CD Package immediately above) first and then doing the "Deluxe Edition" later as the "Follow-Up" Package. Here is my logic:
The initial Standard Edition (3 CD Set) would have a lower starting "Price Point" to get Paul's latest Compilation off the ground (Pardon my Pun).
Secondly, the initial "Standard Edition" Set would "Wet the fans appetite" for the "Deluxe" Package.I keep thinking about "truest great songs" not on the initial Package. How about the additional great songs on Chaos and Creation, Run Devil Run, Kisses on the Bottom, McCartney 3 etc,etc.
How about songs from "Underrated Albums" like Press to Play, Off the Ground and Back to the Egg! I realize that this is a "Compilation type Product" and you need to include just his top tier songs. You also have to realize that this is Paul McCartney we're talking about and how "prolific" he has been over many years. It's like the "initial 3 CD" doesn't begin to scratch the surface of his great Discography. You need a follow-up! The initial Package is not nearly enough in my humble opinion.
If you agree with me, let me know and if you also disagree let me also know and why.
Thanks, BJ Conlee -
@b-j-conlee said in New Paul Compilation for 2024:
I know I'm not being totally "objective" but I'm very confident that my "New Classics and Hidden Gems" (3 CD Standard Edition) Compilation is generally better than 2016's "Pure McCartney" 4 CD Package.
For starters, "New Classics and Hidden Gems" does include "Live" Versions of Classics (e.g. Maybe I'm Amazed, Every Night, Put It There etc), Great B Sides, Deep Album Cuts and even some Great Unreleased Tracks ( e.g. A Love For You, On The Wings of a Nightingale, Yvonne's The One etc.).
There were songs like "Young Boy", "Riding To Vanity Fair", "Friends To Go", and "Little Lamb Dragonfly" that I couldn't believe weren't on the "Pure McCartney" Compilation. I'm sure there are more examples I could give with some research. As a big time McCartney Fan, these are the songs I would want in my Collection. Of course, you could quibble over a selection or two, but on the whole, I really like all the Songs on this 3 CD Set.
I still think Paul has plenty of high quality songs for a 4 or even 5 CD Deluxe Set. My question is:Would Paul be better off doing a "Standard Edition" Compilation separately or doing both the Standard and Deluxe Editions simultaneously?
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@b-j-conlee
I have to say that the fact there isn't much interest in releasing a "New and Updated" McCartney Compilation is surprising to me. Maybe it will take a brand new and original 2024 Album/ CD to make this Dream of mine happen.Please take a look at my 3CD Package of "New Classics and Hidden Gems" immediately above and let me know what you think. Compared to 2016's Pure McCartney (Paul's last Compilation) the Track Listing contains very few duplications. Even when I do repeat a few songs, I do use a completely new version mainly in the way of a "Live Performance".
"Pure McCartney" was very generous using a total of 8 "Flaming Pie" Songs (the most from any Paul "Post Beatles" Album) but even in that instance they didn't pick the Best Flaming Pie Songs. While "The Song We Were Singing" (Opening Track) and the "Title Track (Flaming Pie) were good songs, they're not nearly as good as "Young Boy", "Heaven On A Sunday" or "Somedays" in my opinion. That is why I would have to include those 3 Songs on a subsequent (and maybe Final) McCartney Career Spanning Compendium.
What do you guys think of my title for this newly Proposed Package "New Classics and Hidden Gems". If you don't like it, give us a Different Title.
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BJ Conlee -
On Disc 3, I included "I Want to Come Home" as the last track on the Standard Edition to "New Classics and Hidden Gems." As you might remember, this song was the lead track from the Robert Dinero Movie "Everybody's Fine."
In my opinion, this great "Ballad" should be much better known. The movie "tanked" and unfortunately had a very short run in the Theaters.
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@b-j-conlee
If I do say so myself, I really like the 60 songs I selected for "New Classics and Hidden Gems" (Just scroll up to see the 3 Discs above). I like the B Sides and the Unreleased Songs I chose. And this is just the "Stand Edition." If you added the additional songs for the "Deluxe Edition" (5 CD Package) you would have a total of 160 Songs. I am including 20 Songs per Disc.This brings up another question and I'm no expert on CD Technology. With all the new advances in CD Technology, is there a way you can include more tracks per Disc? For example, are there new physical CD's where you can get more than the 20 Tracks I'm doing. Can you get an individual CD that could include 50 Tracks? If Yes is the answer, than you do the Deluxe Edition with using just 2 CD's in the overall package. The "Deluxe" would have a total of 100 songs.
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@b-j-conlee
If you look at the specific songs I've listed for the "Standard Edition" of "New Classics and Hidden Gems" (the 3Disc Compilation directly above) the key for the "Deluxe Edition" is to include 100 "no repeat" songs. Paul easily has that amount of good to very good songs in his Discography which is 2nd to none. In that way, big fans of Paul McCartney would buy both the Standard and Deluxe Editions.To me, that makes a strong case for doing the "Deluxe Edition" 6 months later. Because the "Standard Edition" Tracks are so good, you have a very strong "built in" audience to buy the Part 2 version of "New Classics and Hidden Gems".
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@b-j-conlee
Deluxe Edition for "New Classics, Hidden Gems"Disc 1 (Deluxe Edition)
- Junk - From McCartney 1
- That Would Be Something - From McCartney 1
- My Old Friend - From Carl Perkins - Go Cat Go
- Little Woman Love - Early Single
- Helen Wheels - Early Single
- Back Seat of My Car - From Ram
- Some People Never Know - From Wildlife Album
- Dear Friend - From Wildlife Album
- One More Kiss - From Red Rose Speedway
- Get On The Right Thing - From Red Rose
- Night Out - From Red Rose
- Give Ireland Back To The Irish - Single Banned
- Mrs. Vanderbilt - From Band on the Run
- 1985 - From Band on the Run
- Love In Song - From Venus and Mars
- Letting Go - From Venus and Mars
- Cafe on the Left Bank - From London Town
- Beware My Love - From Wings at the Speed of Sound
- Old Siam Sir - From Back to the Egg
- Spin It On. - From Back to the Egg
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@b-j-conlee
New Classics and Hidden Gems
Deluxe EditionDisc 2
- Mary Had a Little Lamb - Early Single
- Call Me Back Again - From Venus and Mars Album
- Tug of War - Title Cut from Tug of War Album
- Take It Away - From Tug of War Album
- Somebody Who Cares - From Tug of War
- I'll Give You a Ring - B Side of "Take It Away"
Give You a Ring - B Side of Take It Away (Best Version is from "One Hand Clapping" imo) - I've Had Enough - From London Town Album
- Simple As That - From Pipes of Peace Sessions (Released only on Charity CD "It's a Live-In World")
- Tough on a Tightrope - Good Deep Cut on "Press To Play" (B Side to "Only Love Remains")
- Move Over Busker - Good Deep Cut on "Press To Play"
- Distractions - Good Deep Cut on "Flowers in the Dirt"
- We Got Married - Great Deep Cut on "Flowers in the Dirt"
- Figure of 8 - Great Deep Cut on "Flowers in the Dirt"
- Magneto Titanium Man - From Venus and Mars (Use Live Version from "Wings Over America")
- That Day Is Done - From "Flowers in the Dirt"
(Use Paul and Elvis Costello Acoustical/Live Version) - I Owe It All to You - From "Off The Ground"
(Use the "Up Close" Live Concert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC) Version - Peace in the Neighborhood - Use the "Up Close" Live Concert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC" Version
- Big Boys Bickering - Use the "Up Close" Live Concert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC Version
- Back On My Feet - Use Paul's Demo Version
- Once Upon a Long Ago - A Side Single in Great Britain but never in the US
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@b-j-conlee
To Summarize, the Standard Edition of "New Classics And Hidden Gems" is a 3 CD Set. The Deluxe Edition, in my opinion , should be a 5 CD Set. One Key to the overall packages is that none of the songs from the 3 CD Package should be repeated in the 5 CD Package. In this way, the hard core McCartney fans would be highly motivated to buy both the "Standard Edition" and the subsequent "Deluxe Edition".
As I continue to do the 3rd, 4th and 5th Deluxe Discs, I will try to make sure I don't do any repeats from the initial 3 CD Standard Edition. If you notice in what I have done so far, I continue to include "Rare" tracks like "Live" versions, Paul Demos, great Paul songs only on Soundtrack Albums/CDs, Unreleased Songs etc etc This is what would make this future Compilation so special and different from past Compilation Efforts. -
New Classics and Hidden Gems
Deluxe EditionDisc 3
- Off the Ground - Title Cut from Off the Ground
Album (Use Live Version from the "Up Close" Concert at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC) - Long Leather Coat - B Side to "Hope of Deliverance" Single
- I Can't Imagine - B Side to C'Mon People
- Mama's Little Girl - B Side to "Put It There"
- Loveliest Thing - B Side to "Figure of 8" Single
- About You - Great Deep Cut on Driving Rain Album
- Your Loving Flame - Great Deep Cut on the "Driving Rain Album
- Run Devil Run - Title Cut from the Run Devil Run Album
- Try Not To Cry - From the Run (Devil Run Album (Use the Best "Live" Version)
- Lonesome Town - From the Run Devil Run Album (Use the Best "Live" Version). A Ricky Nelson Cover that Paul makes his own.
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man - From the Run Devil Run Album (Use the Best "Live" Version
- Shake a Hand - From the Run Devil Run Album (Use the "Live At The Cavern Club" Version
- All Shook Up - From the Run Devil Run Album
- Fabulous - Use the Best "Live" Version ( Not on Run Devil Run Album
- Off the Ground - Title Cut from Off the Ground
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I inadvertently "Sent Out" the last Set of songs (Disc 3 Immediately above) before I had completed this Disc. Below is the Completed Disc.
New Classics and Hidden Gems
Deluxe EditionDisc 3
- Off The Ground - Title Track to the "Off the Ground" Album. Use the "Up Close" Live Version at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC.
- Long Leather Coat - B Side to the "Hope of Deliverance" Single
- I Can't Imagine - B Side to the "C'Mon People"
Single - Keep Coming Back to Love - Another Extra Song from the "Off The Ground" Sessions
- Sweet Sweet Memories - Extra Song from the "Off the Ground" Sessions
- Mama's Little Girl - B Side of the "Put It There" Single
- Loveliest Thing - Extra Song from the "Flowers in the Dirt". Sessions
- About You - Great Deep Track from the "Driving Rain" Album/CD
- Your Loving Flame - Great Ballad on the "Driving Rain" Album/ CD
- Your Way - Great Deep Track on the "Driving Rain" Album/ CD
- She's Given Up Talking - Another Great Deep Track on the "Driving Rain" Album/CD
- Distractions - Great Deep Track from "Flowers in the Dirt". Album/CD
- Run Devil Run - Title Track from the "Run Devil Run Album/CD (Use the Best "Live" Version)
- Try Not To Cry - Great Rocker from the "Run Devil Run Album/CD (Use the "Live" Version from "Live at the Cavern Club" DVD
- Lonesome Town - Great Ballad from the Run Devil Run Album/CD (Use the Best "Live" Version)
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Great Rocker from Run Devil Run Album/CD (Use the Best "Live" Version
- Shake A Hand - Great Deep Cut from the Run Devil Run Album/CD ( Use the "Live" Version from "Live at the Cavern Club") DVD/CD
- All Shook Up - Great Deep Cut on the Run Devil Run Album/CD
- Fabulous - Extra Track from the Run Devil Run Sessions
- Love Come Tumbling Down - Great extra Track from the "Flowers in the Dirt" Sessions
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On Track #12 (Distractions) of Disc 3 above, I inadvertently duplicated this Track because I had put it on the previous Disc 2.
A good replacement for "Distractions" would be:Waterspout
This track is still Unreleased. Waterspout, written during the London Town Sessions, was supposed to be included on the "All the Best" Compilation but it never happened.
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I really like your song choices, always have! Thanks for your putting in the time. I would definitely purchase both releases. I would also hope they could be sold at concerts.
I’m sure I’m not the only person who buys the CD’s for sale when I go to a concert. Great job!! -
@love2travel
Thank you very much Love2Travel. It's after 10PM here tonight and I'm getting sleepy. I'll give you a more detailed reply tomorrow. Thanks again.
BJ Conlee -
@b-j-conThanks again for your kind words Love 2Travel.
My best guess is that Paul McCartney will have a brand "New" Album released either by the end of this year or by the end of 2024. After that happens, I think it could be a better time for Paul to get serious about a Career Spanning Compilation probably sometime in 2025. Also looking at the potential Track Lists I have given on this Topic, Paul would definitely "need" acomprehensive and updated Compilation,