AbbeyRoadCrosser:
Etcetera posted this on another forum .. little while ago and I though it was interesting and share it with everyone here. Some infos about the enormous project, with 50 + deluxe sets : . "First, each deluxe set will have a great amount of bonus stuff, mainly already bootleged stuff but in excellent condition for the reissue ( only 2 or 3 unknown gems per sets ), the unknown stuff will be reserved for the wonderful box sets which will finished the reissue program. The quantitity of bonuses will be linked to the " non " success of the disc at the time : in other words , press to play and driving rain will be full of bonuses. All the b sides and remixes will be included, even it will contain 7 mixes of the same track . The reissues will be spread from 2010 to 2016. Run devil, chaos and driving will be first reissued simply( just to fill the space in records shops ) but will have a deluxe treatement in 2014 . All the titles not yet published but revealed will appear on the cloud or on the last great sets; " Cavendish Parade " has been copyrighted with a different title, because of the refrence of the actual McCartney Home in London . Some deluxe sets will be made in very low quantity and sell only on the mccartney site, and will become very high collectable items. At this stage, the mcgear holly set has some legal problems to be accepted because of the mixing of mike and Paul vocal tracks for the same songs ; Here is the deluxe schedule with hopes, including dvd archives and linda's archives. At the same time, the cloud will show up things at any time ... 4 Ram 3 cds 1 dvd 5 Venus & Mars 2 cds 1 dvd 6 Speed Of Sound 2 cds 1 dvd 7 Wings Over America 2 cds 2 dvds 8 Linda McCartney Wide Prairie 2 cds 2 dvds 9 Wild Life 2 cds 2 dvds 10 Red Rose Speedway 2 cds 2 dvds 11 London Town 2 cds 1 dvd 12 Back to the egg 2 cds 1 dvd 13 Wings Live 1979 2 cds 1 dvd 14 Tug Of War 2 cds 1 dvd 15 Pipes Of Peace 2 cds 1 dvd 16 Give my regards 3 cds 2 dvd 17 Press To Play 4 cds 1 dvd 18 Choba B CCCP + Prince Trust 2 cds 1 dvd 19 McGear / Holly Days / Whippets / Country Hams and Surprises 4 cds 20 Flowers In The Dirt 3 cds 1 dvd 21 Tripping The Live Fantastic 3 cds 2 dvds 22 Unplugged 2 cds 1 dvd 23 Off The Ground 3 cds 2 dvds 24 Paul Is Live 2 cds 2 dvds 25 The Fireman Vol1 & 2 ( Strawberry + Rusches ) 3 cds 1 dvd 26 Oobu Joobu , liverpool collage, Daumier's Law and crazy stuff 3 cds 1 dvd 27 Flaming Pie 2 cds 2 dvds 28 Run Devil Run 2 cds 1 dvd 29 Driving Rain 2 cds 1 dvd 30 Back In The US / World 3 cds 1 dvd 31 Chaos & Creation in The Back Yard 2 cds 2 dvds 32 Memory Almost Full 2 cds 1 dvd 33 Electric Arguments 3 cds 1 dvd ( reissue ) 34 Liverpool Oratorio 3 cds 2 dvds 35 Standing Stone 3 cds 2 dvds 36 Working Classical / A Leaf 2 cds 1 dvd 37 Ecce Cor Meum 2 cds 1 dvd 38 The Studio Outtakes 1970 / 1989 4 cds 39 The Studio Outtakes 1990 / 2014 4 cds 40 The Rude Studio Recordings 1970 / 1997 4 cds 41 The Demos 1960 1979 4 cds 42 The Demos 1980 2016 4 cds 43 The rare live recordings, soundchecks and rehearsals 4 cds ... You won't be dissapointed but this vast and ambitious program, and the 2 new sets in June will be a pleasure for real fans as us" Alright so now you've read it. Because of Etcetera previous posts I'm not believing this post to much. But if this was true, let's talk about what would fill each disc.
Whatever I've highlighted in bold, underlined or italics is what I will talk about. Wow, sorry if this feels late and the timing is wrong, but boy am I shocked as to what is going on with the Paul McCartney Archive Collection and seeing there is much more *probably* going on than meets the eyes, ears and etc., However I do question several things if anyone wants to talk about them with me or if someone later on from Hear Music, MPL or Etcetera can ever address what I'm about to say... Question #1 Why does this have to end by 2016!?!? Is it going to be that long for the remastering, planning, marketing, packaging & etc. to be done!?!? Don't get me wrong, I know certain tapes and masters show up here and there like those "Ram" demoes, but why the long wait!?!? Can't they just put the stuff recently discovered in the said Macca Anthology Box Sets?! Will someone other than Allan Rouse look into mastering the albums, too!?!? Is the end date leaning toward 2016 because of the legal issues of getting Mike McCartney and Denny Laine's two albums out!?!? Why wait, shouldn't MPL get more help? Question #2 Why do the proposed deluxe versions of "Red Rose Speedway" and "Wild Life" say they will have two DVDs?!? Isn't there enough room to put all of the video footage from '72-'73 on one DVD since they usually hold up 2 hours, I thought the JPM Special was only 50 minutes with several promos out there along with somewhat of live footage. Also what could be added that can't fit on one DVD for "Wild Life"? There's very little material to do with the 1971-1972 period that would go into one DVD having to do with the songs from that period. Fans! Should a Macca Video Anthology be out to hold what wasn't properly transfered the first time like the "stretched" Music Videos or the bad looking EDITED version of "OHC"!?!? I thought there was a boot with superior pic quality? Question #3 I know "Red Rose Speedway" wasn't the most successful album but seeing how it's said there will be one box set of Live Material, shouldn't the "Deluxe Version" of "RRS" include a Disc with Live Tracks at least from the August 1972 Wings Concerts like that performance of "Best Friend" and even "Cottonfields", I mean if there isn't another Live Box Set said to be out, why not add a live disc with the deluxe version of "RRS"? Besides it can't have two DVDs from the videos I've seen they can all fit on one DVD to my belief, I wish Hear Music/MPL will re-consider how to reissue "RRS". Question #4 Can Thrillington be released on it's own? I know some of the albums to be reissued might end up being site exclusives and be limited, but can "Thrillington" be released on it's own even if there isn't video or any outtakes having to do with the album? I bet it could be released on the deluxe "Ram" reissue, but people want the mono album (maybe on it's own for fidelity reasons) and a disc of misc. tracks on their on, Right? Question #5 I thought little material was done at that Prince's Trust Concert? Also I thought those performances were (Hate it or Love it? Situations), that and shouldn't performances of songs from I believe 1986 be included with "Press to Play" since it's rumored that it's reissue will have much bonuses, besides I'm sure there were outtakes from "Choba B CCCP" from what I've heard, but if it's done to fill time, I say what the hey! Question #6 I thought there wasn't much material from the "Give My Regards.." period, why should it have another disc, discs can hold up to 79 minutes, why waste discs if little else could be released, all I know is there are several outtakes and mixes of "No More..", what else is there to issue with the deluxe version of "GMRTBS"!?!? Also I know DVDs can hold up to two hours and it's seems obvious the movie will be issued with the album in the deluxe set, but can a Bluray disc of the MOVIE "Give My Regards.." be issued in the deluxe version along with whatever like that said Parkinsons Interview, the videos of "No More Lonely.." and "So Bad", and that "Making-Of" video? I mean the Movie was filmed on some nice cameras it be good to utilize something new, right? Just for a few deluxe versions, maybe include a Bluray, I know they didn't give McCartney I + II and BOTR Bluray discs of the DVDs but that could be excused, right? Question #7 Will the deluxe version of "Press to Play" include both the "Hugh Padgham" Mix and the "Bert Bevans and Steve Forward" Mix of the album for completist reasons? It'd be a good decision if the idea to reissue a deluxe version for :sigh: "PTP" to include both mixes of the album if some parts are pretty different (Are they?) Question #8 What's the "Whippets" CD or DVD that's said to be included with a reissue including the Holly Days album and the McGear album? Is it going to be video material or just outtakes from the sessions from those two albums or what!?!? I never ever heard of "Whippets" having to do with Wings or Paul is it a Mike or Denny thing, can someone explain this for me? Also if there will be a disc including Country Hams or/and Nashville 1974 session songs, will the Country Hams single and the Junior's Farm single be included with the "V&M" deluxe reissue I mean discs hold up to 79 minutes why waste space? Besides most come from the same recording period ('74-'75). Question #9 While certain tours have had albums covering those periods and even a possible future release covering the "pretty full length" version of Wings concerts from December 1979 will be out on it's own, will there be another said live and soundcheck recordings box out, I can't see MPL/Hear Music shoving everything in especially from all the different time periods. Question #10 Can all of the Oobu Joobu material be included on one disc!?!? That reissue including it with the Liverpool Collage sounds like it'll be a pretty small release compared to the said reissues of "Give My Regards.." and "Press To Play", so what could happen, will it include just highlights or ?? Oh, and will any of the songs played in the "Oobu Joobu" sessions be included in full length in the deluxe reissues or just in the box sets!? Question #11 Shouldn't a Box Set be out to include instrumentals, karaoke versions or plain backing tracks of Paul/Wings songs? Also shouldn't Box Sets be out including remixes, alternate mixes, acetates, and early mixes of Wings/Paul songs be out to seeing how limited the bonus discs are coming off now? I'm sure some what like "Blue Sway" "Mr. H Atom" and "You Know I'll Get You.." without the segues and etc. Right? Question #12 Why would you consider material from the future like in 2014 and in 2016 "outtakes" or "rarities"?!?! Those are my questions I ask if anyone especially from MPL or Hear Music can look into if any of the previous information is true, also anyone hear can say something if you want, I'm just shocked, happy, annoyed, but very questionable of what could happen. :