Posts made by johnnymain

@5th-beatle said in Paul McCartney 2023 Rumors:

There are now rumors of an European tour in 2023. No details regarding dates or places.

What is the source of these "rumours" - why post a bland statement with nothing to back it up?

oobu24 wrote:

What does that mean? He would become a Lord? What is the female version of this?

A quick internet search would answer your questions.

There are multiple reports in the UK press today that Paul's being considered for a peerage to mark his 80th birthday.

Daily Mail

The Telegraph

The Sun

I think Paul and MPL understand his audience so they don't need fans trying to convince them to release compilation albums, much less choose the tracks.

Someone posted the US link for the signed edition but didn't bother posting the UK link so here it is:

The Lyrics: Special Limited Edition

(Hyperlinked to appease the moaning minnies on here that moan everytime a links not clickable!)

Uncut (UK) - 2017 - updated version of the 2014 publication for Paul's 75th birthday.

Amazon UK have a pre-order for the big box is up with a pre-order price of £201 at the moment - no doubt the price will fluctuate as the release date approaches but might be worth putting a speculative order in just in case the price goes above this.

Deluxe Set

There's also a pre-order available for the 2-disc set:

2 Disc set

This is the latest leaked tracklist from a German retailer -

Disc 1
The Song We Were Singing 
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day

Disc 2 - Demos & Home Recordings
The Song We Were Singing [Home Recording) 
The World Tonight [Home Recording)
If You Wanna [Home Recording]
Somedays [Home Recording]
Young Boy [Home Recording]
Calico Skies [Home Recording]
Flaming Pie [Home Recording]
Souvenir [Home Recording]
Little Willow [Home Recording]
Beautiful Night [1995 Demo]
Great Day [Home Recording]

Disc 3 - Studio Tracks
Great Day [Acoustic] 
Calico Skies [Acoustic]
C'mon Down C'mon Baby
If You Wanna [Demo]
Beautiful Night [Run Through]
The Song We Were Singing [Rough Mix
The World Tonight [Rough Mix]
Little Willow [Rough Mix]
Whole Life [Rough Mix]
Heaven On A Sunday [Rude Cassette)

Disc 4 - B-Sides
The Ballad Of The Skeletons 
Looking For You
Broomstick
Love Come Tumbling Down
Same Love
Oobu Joobu Part 1
Oobu Joobu Part 2
Oobu Joobu Part 3
Oobu Joobu Part 4
Oobu Joobu Part 5
Oobu Joobu Part 6

Disc 5 - Spoken Word
Flaming Pie At The Mill

Disc 6 - DVD 1
In The World Tonight (Documentary)

Disc 7 - DVD 2
Beautiful Night
The Making Of Beautiful Night
Little Willow
The World Tonight [Directed by Alistair Donald)
The World Tonight [Directed by Geoff Wonfor)
Young Boy [Directed by Alistair Donald]
Young Boy [Directed by Geoff Wonfor]
Flaming Pie EPK 1
Flaming Pie EPK 2
In The World Tonight EPK 
Flaming Pie Album Artwork Meeting
TFI Friday Performances
David Frost Interview

AndrewMBarros wrote:

5th-beatle wrote:

Yahllil wrote:

Yes, all the main newspapers published it a few days ago.  They mentioned that ticket prices will apparently be around 400 to 1200ILS (120-350 USD).

It that within the price range usually charged by other big international artists that play in Tel Aviv?

Regarding the possible date of the concert, I think that May (before the concerts in France) is more likely than June (pretty full schedule already).

if that happens, the number of material for Paul's docummentary gets bigger and even more interesting because it looks like the last imagens will be recorded at the show in Glastonbury.

It's already been confirmed that documentary footage will be shot at Glastonbury by filmmaker Charlie Lightening, however, the BBC always records and broadcasts live footage and interviews from Glastonbury which could also be used in Lightening's as yet untitled film.

Not really that "interesting" without context  on where the photo came from.

briaboy wrote:

https://www.discogs.com/Wings-Back-To-The-Egg/release/1249587

https://www.discogs.com/Wings-London-Town/release/1425514

These discs were released in Europe in 1993 - not just the UK.

There were a very limited number of Egypt Station - Explorer's Edition CDs  reduced to £5:99 in HMV and once they've all been sold it will go back up to the regular price, so it won't be available at that price in August/September.

Paul prepares to unwind for the festive period as he and Nancy Shevell arrive at JFK airport ahead of Christmas

Daily Mail (UK)

Listening to a bootleg of this show - really good quality with the soundcheck as well.   Great memories of a good night.

Just giving the Wings Last Flight (Glasgow Apollo, December 1979) a listen - what an amazing show! McCartney on top form and even the usually dull 'Cook Of The House' sounds great here.

Kestrel wrote:

johnnymain wrote:

Kestrel wrote:

Yankeefan2 wrote:

Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?

I wouldn't.  Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.

I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.

I'm glad someone does. Its almost a hanging offence around here not to say wonderfully squiffy things about Paul's recent releases  !!  

That's why I don't post here much - too many people ready to have a go at you if you don't like everything he does!

thenightfish wrote:

johnnymain wrote:

He's played the US pretty much every year since 2002, and the UK and Europe get much less than those (he's only toured the UK 5 times since 2002, for example, not including one-off shows), so hopefully he'll skip the US next year and give other countries a visit instead.

As for slowing down, he is 77 so it's no surprise that he no longer does huge tours but selected dates instead.

He did completely skip the US in 2018, doing only short tours of Japan, Canada, and Europe/UK.

I did say "pretty much" not "every single" year.

Kestrel wrote:

Yankeefan2 wrote:

Question for you. Where would you place the songs just released on the original album?

I wouldn't.  Much as I find Egypt Station to be a fairly forgettable, uninteresting album,the inclusion of the two 'new' songs (positioned anywhere on ES) wouldn't have improved the album at all.

I have to say that I agree with everything you've said here, Kestrel.

ImprinteeRenesmee wrote:

Renan Takenouchi wrote:

Do you guys think more dates are coming or that's all for 2020? He annouced all the shows for 2019 in 2018, maybe he will repeat the pattern, what do you think? And he seems to have slowed down a little bit.

God I hope not. I'm still really holding out for at least a handful of dates in the US, because chances are good if he does another set of shows here he'll make it around to my neck of the woods this time. He's due here.

He's played the US pretty much every year since 2002, and the UK and Europe get much less than those (he's only toured the UK 5 times since 2002, for example, not including one-off shows), so hopefully he'll skip the US next year and give other countries a visit instead.

As for slowing down, he is 77 so it's no surprise that he no longer does huge tours but selected dates instead.

Spotted in Glasgow yesterday on my way home from work.