Paul McCartney
McCartney I II III Box Set
Paulâs three iconic solo albums (McCartney, McCartney II and McCartney III) available together for the first time as a limited edition box set â August 5th, 2022
Written, performed and produced entirely by Paul McCartney, his three eponymous career-spanning solo albums (1970âs McCartney, 1980âs McCartney II, and 2020âs McCartney III) will now be packaged together and available in one special box set for the first time.
McCartney I II III box set will be available in three different formats â Limited Edition Color Vinyl, Black Vinyl Edition and CD â each including three special photo prints with notes from Paul about each album. The newly created box set cover art and typography for the slipcase are by Ed Ruscha. To pre-order McCartney I II III, please click HERE.
Bookending 50 years of unparalleled work, each album demonstrates Paul McCartneyâs restless creativity and adventurous artistic spirit. McCartney, the Number One Album was Paulâs first solo album released in 1970 and features timeless tracks âEvery Nightâ, and âJunk,â along with the immortal classic âMaybe Iâm Amazedâ. This album saw a global music superstar pioneer a novel homespun approach to recording that would in time become a sought-after sound, and the highly influential precursor to the âlo-fiâ alternative genre.
Just as McCartney marked the end of an era with Paulâs first release after leaving the biggest band in history, Paul did it again in 1980, this time signaling the end of 70s rock giants Wings. Taking a fresh approach to things, Paul wrote, performed, and produced the avant-garde masterpiece McCartney II, which reached Number One in the UK, and Number 3 in the US producing such classics as âComing Up,â âWaterfalls,â and âTemporary Secretaryâ.
With McCartney III Paul went back to basics again to create some of his most revealing work to date. Released in December 2020, just two years after Paulâs Billboard-topping Egypt Station album, âRockdown” saw Paul turn unexpected time on his hands into an opportunity to get into the studio on his own. An intimate and loose record featuring âFind My Wayâ and the now live favorite âWomen and Wives,â McCartney III features Paulâs melodic gift at its forefront throughout. Upon release, McCartney III charted at Number One on the UKâs Official Album Charts and Number One on Billboardâs Top Album Sales Chart.
In an unrivaled career Paul has always been willing to take risks and have fun along the way â his musical projects have included classical albums, electronic albums, ballet scores, writing for video games, and left-field collaborations â along the way breaking chart records, box office records, winning countless awards and remaining one of the worldâs most influential and revered artists of all time. McCartney, McCartney II and McCartney III captured and documented landmark moments of his singular career, each offering a personal snapshot of a unique artist at a particular moment in time.
Paul will headline the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 25th June.
FORMAT INFO:
Slipcase cover art and typography by Ed Ruscha (all formats)
1) Limited Edition Color Vinyl
· Three-disc 180g audiophile vinyl set (McCartney – clear, McCartney II -white and McCartney III – creamy white vinyl)
· Three x 8 x 10â photo prints with introductions from Paul
2) Limited Edition Black Vinyl Edition
· 180g audiophile vinyl set
· Three x 8 x 10â photo prints with introductions from Paul
3) CD
· Limited Edition three-disc set
· Three photo prints with introductions from Paul
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