Paul McCartney Reissues Four Live Albums

Paul McCartney Album Reissues

Four decades-spanning, rare live albums from Paul McCartney have been reissued in a variety of formats. The albums – Amoeba Gig, Paul is Live, Choba B CCCP, and Wings Over America – have been remixed and remastered into new vinyl, CD, and digital editions.

The albums cover his career from his 1975-1976 return to U.S. arenas with Wings up to his intimate 2007 performance at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles, which is available in full for the first time. “Amoeba Gig is the first full-length commercial release of Paul’s surprise free concert at Hollywood’s Amoeba Music on June 27, 2007,” his website explains. “To date, only four songs have seen wide release as the Amoeba’s Secret EP, two of which were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2008: ‘That Was Me’ for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.”

Wings Over America is the former Beatle’s #1 charting triple live album, while Paul Is Live is a recording from his touring in support of 1993’s Off the Ground. Finally, Choba B CCCP is a live album released in the Soviet Union in 1988 that saw a wider release in 1991. The record captures many of McCartney’s favorite hits from the ’50s and was the first example of a Western artist issuing an album exclusively for the U.S.S.R.

“When I was very young I asked my dad if people wanted peace,” Paul said at the time. “He said to me, ‘Yes, people everywhere want peace – it’s usually politicians that cause trouble.’ It always seemed to me that the way The Beatles’ music was admired in the USSR tended to prove his point, that people the world over have a great deal in common. In releasing this record exclusively in the Soviet Union, I extend the hand of peace and friendship to the people of Russia.”

Each of the albums are available on CD and vinyl, while Amoeba Gig is also available as a digital download.

Amoeba Gig

CD, vinyl and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).
CD Track List:

  1. Drive My Car
  2. Only Mama Knows
  3. Dance Tonight
  4. C Moon
  5. The Long And Winding Road
  6. I’ll Follow The Sun
  7. Calico Skies
  8. That Was Me
  9. Blackbird
  10. Here Today
  11. Back In The USSR
  12. Nod Your Head
  13. House Of Wax
  14. I’ve Got A Feeling
  15. Matchbox
  16. Get Back
  17. Baby Face
  18. Hey Jude
  19. Let It Be
  20. Lady Madonna
  21. I Saw Her Standing There

LP Track List:

  1. Drive My Car
  2. Only Mama Knows
  3. Dance Tonight
  4. C Moon
  5. The Long And Winding Road
  6. I’ll Follow The Sun
  7. Calico Skies
  8. That Was Me
  9. Blackbird
  10. Here Today
  11. Back In The USSR
  12. Nod Your Head
  13. House Of Wax
  14. I’ve Got A Feeling
  15. Matchbox
  16. Get Back
  17. Baby Face
  18. Hey Jude
  19. Let It Be
  20. Lady Madonna
  21. I Saw Her Standing There
  22. Coming Up [Soundcheck]

Paul Is Live

CD, vinyl

CD Track List:

  1. Drive My Car
  2. Let Me Roll It
  3. Looking For Changes
  4. Peace In The Neighbourhood
  5. All My Loving
  6. Robbie’s Bit (Thanks Chet)
  7. Good Rockin’ Tonight
  8. We Can Work It Out
  9. Hope Of Deliverance
  10. Michelle
  11. Biker Like An Icon
  12. Here, There And Everywhere
  13. My Love
  14. Magical Mystery Tour
  15. C’mon People
  16. Lady Madonna
  17. Paperback Writer
  18. Penny Lane
  19. Live And Let Die
  20. Kansas City
  21. Welcome To Soundcheck (link)
  22. Hotel In Benidorm (soundcheck)
  23. I Wanna Be Your Man (soundcheck)
  24. A Fine Day (soundcheck)

LP Track List:

  1. Drive My Car
  2. Let Me Roll It
  3. Looking For Changes
  4. Peace In The Neighbourhood
  5. All My Loving
  6. Robbie’s Bit (Thanks Chet)
  7. Good Rockin’ Tonight
  8. We Can Work It Out
  9. Hope Of Deliverance
  10. Michelle
  11. Biker Like An Icon
  12. Here, There And Everywhere
  13. My Love
  14. Magical Mystery Tour
  15. C’mon People
  16. Lady Madonna
  17. Paperback Writer
  18. Penny Lane
  19. Live And Let Die
  20. Kansas City
  21. Welcome To Soundcheck (link)
  22. Hotel In Benidorm (soundcheck)
  23. I Wanna Be Your Man (soundcheck)
  24. A Fine Day (soundcheck)

Choba B CCCP

CD, vinyl

CD Track List:

  1. Kansas City
  2. Twenty Flight Rock
  3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
  4. Bring It On Home To Me
  5. Lucille
  6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
  7. That’s All Right (Mama)
  8. Ain’t That A Shame
  9. Crackin’ Up
  10. Just Because
  11. Midnight Special

LP Track List:

  1. Kansas City
  2. Twenty Flight Rock
  3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
  4. Bring It On Home To Me
  5. Lucille
  6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
  7. That’s All Right (Mama)
  8. Ain’t That A Shame
  9. Crackin’ Up
  10. Just Because
  11. Midnight Special

Wings Over America

CD, vinyl

CD Track List:

  1. Venus And Mars / Rock Show / Jet
  2. Let Me Roll It
  3. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt
  4. Medicine Jar
  5. Maybe I’m Amazed
  6. Call Me Back Again
  7. Lady Madonna
  8. The Long And Winding Road
  9. Live And Let Die
  10. Picasso’s Last Words
  11. Richard Cory
  12. Bluebird
  13. I’ve Just Seen A Face
  14. Blackbird
  15. Yesterday
  16. You Gave Me The Answer
  17. Magneto And Titanium Man
  18. Go Now
  19. My Love
  20. Listen To What The Man Said
  21. Let ‘Em In
  22. Time To Hide
  23. Silly Love Songs
  24. Beware My Love
  25. Letting Go
  26. Band On The Run
  27. Hi, Hi, Hi
  28. Soily

LP Track List:

  1. Venus And Mars / Rock Show / Jet
  2. Let Me Roll It
  3. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt
  4. Medicine Jar
  5. Maybe I’m Amazed
  6. Call Me Back Again
  7. Lady Madonna
  8. The Long And Winding Road
  9. Live And Let Die
  10. Picasso’s Last Words
  11. Richard Cory
  12. Bluebird
  13. I’ve Just Seen A Face
  14. Blackbird
  15. Yesterday
  16. You Gave Me The Answer
  17. Magneto And Titanium Man
  18. Go Now
  19. My Love
  20. Listen To What The Man Said
  21. Let ‘Em In
  22. Time To Hide
  23. Silly Love Songs
  24. Beware My Love
  25. Letting Go
  26. Band On The Run
  27. Hi, Hi, Hi
  28. Soily

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