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8.43am
4 November 2010
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Hmm.. I think I'll wait for the re-release. For now I'll take your suggestion and preview all tracks on Youtube. Thanks for the info!
11.54am
1 May 2011
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Many of the macca albums havent been available for download for ages.
Faves on Venus and Mars are Letting Go (a highlight when paul played live), Medicine Jar and You Gave Me The Answer. However its a really strong album throughout. Wings did hit a period where they made constantly high quality music.
12.23pm
19 September 2010
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Kedame, that's what I did with Ram. I was so sick of everyone saying Ram was so great that I had to listen. I actually am not a huge fan of this album.
2.10pm
1 May 2011
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Re. Ram, i was never a huge fan of it until i heard the unique mono radio promo mixes. They sound far better than the standard versions, more bite. Hopefully with the upcoming remastered reissue Paul will continue the generosity shown so far and include these, even if it means an uber-deluxe especially special edition.
B.O.T. My Carnival was also recorded during these sessions and is a real fun track to listen to. Not sure why there are chicken noises in it tho.
6.00pm
31 March 2008
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If you didn't know, the next releases in the McCartney Archive Collection will be Venus And Mars, Wings At The Speed Of Sound, Wings Over America and (my personal favourite) Ram. There are articles on all of them in the Paul McCartney albums section.
6.06pm
1 May 2011
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Never been too much of a fan of Wings Over America but the other 3 are something to look forward to, especially what bonuses Paul will throw in. The super-deluxe McCartney 2 has set my expectations high.
6.13pm
31 March 2008
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Did you get the super-super one with the hardback book etc? I only have the double disc Special Edition sets of the remasters – the other versions are prohibitively expensive, and I'm not enough of a fan to spent £60 on copies of McCartney II et al.
6.35pm
1 May 2011
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I didnt get the book edition as, like you Joe, i wasnt prepared to splash out so much money on it. I got the double disc of bonus tracks edition from Pauls website. One of the my favourites has to be the instrumental Summer's Day Song which is stunning.
One reissue i am looking forward to is Wings Wild Life, one of my fave solo-beatles albums. Not that its viewed highly by many Macca fans.
8.18pm
23 January 2011
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Wild Life is too harshly maligned, so I'm glad you like it. I love Some People Never Know and Love is Strange.
10.13pm
1 May 2011
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Kedame, the whole of Wild Life, excluding Bip bop, i find to be really strong and i fail to see why it receives so much negativity. My brother isnt a big Paul fan but loves the album, especially the title track. Tomorrow is a hidden gem and i love how Some People Never Know and I Am Your Singer are one after the other. I Am Your Singer is a rare duet with Paul and Linda, there cant be many others. Dear Friend is Paul reaching out to John, very heartfelt.
By the way what the heck is Paul singing on Mumbo? Ive heard that so many times and still cant make it out. (Ok, after a google search have found its all nonsense.)
1.50am
23 January 2011
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Yeah, it took me a few listens to figure out it really was mumbo! I love Dear Friend, and it took a few listens for me to really like Tomorrow, but I love it now. Paul's voice is amazing on it. If you search for some hidden stuff, you can find a few unofficial duets between Paul and Linda. I can't think of any off the top of my head, but that may be because I have so many songs by Paul that I sometimes forget everything that's there. There is a version of Bip Bop/Hey Diddle that is really cute. It's on Wingspan, and Paul and Linda are both singing, accompanied by a laughing baby Mary. There is actually a video of it that shows Heather and Mary chasing each other around the yard while Paul and Linda sit there and sing. I guess if you're not really sentimental, you might think it's cheesy, but I just really love the McFamily in all their cheesy glory.
Oh, and I have the deluxe versions of both McCartney and McCartney II, and I think they were well worth the money if you can bear to part with it. They pictures in the McCartney book especially are amazing, and the extras on McCartney II are excellent. It includes some great videos and some tasty songs that were supposed to be on the double album. However, you could probably find all of the pictures online by now, probably on tumblr, if you don't want to fork over the extra money, and the extra songs are all on youtube.
7.11pm
10 August 2011
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Back to Venus and Mars, I always thought the opening song "Venus and Mars" was beautiful. Anybody else wish it could have been developed into more of a song?
Agree with MeanMrMustard re "Letting Go." Always had a soft spot for it.
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