Limited edition set collects McCartney (1970), McCartney II (1980), and McCartney III as artist turns 80
A day before he turns 80, Paul McCartney has picked out his own present: a compendium of his self-titled albums, which span a half-century of his life, Rolling Stone reports.
McCartney I II III box set will be available in three different formats – Limited Edition Color Vinyl, Black Vinyl Edition, and CD – each including three special photo prints with notes from Paul about each album. The newly created boxset cover art and typography for the slipcase are by Ed Ruscha.
Paul's career-spanning, self-titled albums McCartney I, II, and III are being packaged together in one special boxset for the first time! Available now for pre-order: https://t.co/8Al7mzgwNT
📷 by Linda McCartney and Mary McCartney pic.twitter.com/3xNfG9OlpQ
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) June 17, 2022
The limited-edition collection, dubbed McCartney I II III, presents McCartney (1970), McCartney II (1980), and McCartney III (2020) — three albums on which he performed nearly all of the instruments himself — side-by-side. It will be available on colored vinyl, black vinyl, and CD in slipcases that sport new design and typography (that highlights the word “art” within McCartney’s name) by pop artist Ed Ruscha on Aug. 5.
The colored LP editions will feature the first album on clear vinyl, the second on white, and the third on creamy white vinyl. All editions will feature special photo prints containing bespoke notes on each album by McCartney.
17 April 1970: McCartney debut solo album was released
McCartney recorded it in secrecy, mostly using basic home-recording equipment at his house in St John's Wood.
The next day’s Daily Mirror ran the front-page headline “Paul Quits The Beatles.” If Paul wanted to ensure that his debut solo album didn’t go unnoticed, he could hardly have done more.
Paul McCartney has recorded 22 number one albums and over a music career that spans six decades.McCartney, who has sold 700 million albums across the globe, has now been awarded the Official Chart Record Breaker Award, which recognises him as the UK’s most successful albums act of all time.
Macca, again Number 1 with "Paul McCartney III" - Listen all tracks here
Paul McCartney had another No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart in over 36 years, as his new studio effort, Egypt Station, bows atop the list on Sept. 22- 2018 dated chart, where Egypt Station debuts at No. 1,has been posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, Sept. 18. 2018.
Paul McCartney, who claims this year’s Official Christmas Number 1 album and his first solo chart-topping record in 31 years with McCartney III. (Officialcharts.com)
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