Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” and John Lennon’s “Imagine” are among 25 sound recordings newly-selected for induction into the US Library Of Congress National Recording Registry.
Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian – with advice from the Library's National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) – annually selects 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and are at least 10 years old.
Recordings from 1908 to 2012 are featured in the new series of inductions, including Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s 1970 album, “Déjà Vu”, “Synchronicity” by The Police, the Eurythmics’ 1983 hit, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, and records by John Denver, Jimmy Buffett, and Madonna, among others.
The 2023 inductions bring the number of titles on the registry to 625, representing a small portion of the national library’s vast recorded sound collection of nearly 4 million items.
The epic “Stairway To Heaven” was featured on the UK band’s 1971 untitled fourth record, which went on to be referenced as “Led Zeppelin IV” and become one of the best-selling albums of all time.
“The idea of ‘Stairway,’”Jimmy Pagetold the BBC in 2014, “was to have a piece of music, a composition, whereby it would just keep unfolding into more layers and more moods. The whole subtlety and intensity of the overlay would actually accelerate as it went through every level – every emotional level, every musical level. And so it keeps opening up, as it continues through these patterns.”
Lennon recorded “Imagine” for his 1971 self-titled album; it became the best-selling single of his solo-career and one of the world’s most-covered songs.
The Rolling Stones paid tribute to The Beatles during a June 9 concert at Anfield Stadium in the band’s hometown of Liverpool, UK.
“We had decided to rehearse a special version of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,'”Mick Jagger told the crowd, referencing the 1960s hit by Gerry And The Pacemakers that serves as the anthem of local soccer team Liverpool FC, who play at Anfield, “but we decided instead to do a cover song written by other local lads, so we’ll do this especially for you.”
The Stones then launched into their version of the John Lennon-Paul McCartney song, “I Wanna Be Your Man”, for the first time in a decade.
Lennon-McCartney originally gave the song to the Stones in 1963 – who released it as their second single and went on to have a Top 15 UK hit with it – before The Beatles issued their own recording of the track on their second album, “With The Beatles.”
The Liverpool event marked the third date of the Stones’ 60th anniversary tour, following shows in Madrid, Spain and Munich, Germany.
“From Liverpool with love!,” shared the Stones on social media after the concert. “It was great to see you all tonight.”
The 2022 tour will continue with a June 13 appearance in Amsterdam.
The Beatles will screen their legendary 1969 rooftop concert – as featured in the new docuseries “Get Back” – in IMAX as part of an exclusive event on January 30.
The evening will see footage of the band’s live performance on the rooftop of Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969 featured alongside a Q&A with filmmaker Peter Jackson.
To celebrate the anniversary of the landmark performance, select IMAX® theaters will host the screenings with a filmmaker Q&A and give away exclusive mini-posters; the Q&A will be broadcast via satellite simultaneously to all connected IMAX locations.
“I’m thrilled that the rooftop concert from ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is going to be experienced in IMAX, on that huge screen,” says Jackson. “It’s The Beatles’ last concert, and it’s the absolute perfect way to see and hear it.”
The concert will be optimized for IMAX screens, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Remastering) technology.
Tickets for the Exclusive IMAX Event Screening and Filmmaker Q&A on January 30, 2022, are currently on sale at tickets.imax.com.
A global theatrical engagement of the 60-minute feature, “The Beatles: Get Back–The Rooftop Concert,” will then run February 11-13.
The complete docuseries, “The Beatles: Get Back”, will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD in the U.S. on February 8.
The Black Crowes are sharing their version of the John Lennon classic, “Jealous Guy”, as featured on the upcoming series of expanded 30th anniversary editions of their 1990 debut, “Shake Your Money Maker.”
The tune, which first appeared on Lennon’s legendary 1971 album “Imagine”, is among the previously-unreleased material from sessions for the group’s first record that will be featured on the February 26 package.
The reissue has been expanded into multiple packages, including 4LP and 3CD Super Deluxe versions that include a remastered version of the original album; three never-before-heard studio recordings; 2 unreleased demos from the band’s early incarnation as Mr. Crowe’s Garden; B-sides and an unreleased 1990 concert recording in their hometown of Atlanta, GA.
A 2CD Deluxe version has the remastered album along with the unreleased studio songs, demos, and b-sides; there are also standard 1CD and 1LP versions with the remastered record, as well as streaming and digital options.
Chris Cornell’s team are streaming a lyric video for the singer’s cover of the classic 1980 John Lennon hit, “Watching The Wheels.”
The late Soundgarden singer’s version of the third single from Lennon’s “Double Fantasy” record is featured on the newly-released collection, “No One Sings Like You Anymore.”
The project delivers Cornell’s take on songs by Harry Nilsson, Ghostland Observatory, Electric Light Orchestra, Carl Hall and others alongside a new studio recording of the Prince-written "Nothing Compares 2 U"; Chris' cover of Guns N' Roses"Patience," which was released on his birthday this year and earned him his first solo Billboard No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, is also included.
All instruments on the album were played by Cornell and producer Brendan O'Brien.
“No One Sings Like You Anymore” is now available in digital formats and will see a physical release on March 19.
Director Peter Jackson has released an exclusive sneak peek of his upcoming documentary, “The Beatles: Get Back.”
Shot in January 1969 and compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage (filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been restored, “The Beatles: Get Back” is the story of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as they plan their first live show in over two years and charts the writing and rehearsing of 14 new songs, originally intended for release on an accompanying live album.
The film features for the first time in its entirety, The Beatles' last live performance as a group – a rooftop concert on London’s Savile Row – as well as other songs featured on the band’s final two albums, “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be.”
The preview delivers a montage of footage from the project, which is scheduled to debut in cinemas on August 27, 2021
“We wanted to give the fans of The Beatles all over the world a holiday treat,” says Jackson, “so we put together this five-minute sneak peek at our upcoming theatrical film ‘The Beatles: Get Back.’ We hope it will bring a smile to everyone’s faces and some much-needed joy at this difficult time.”
David Bowie’s team will issue his covers of John Lennon and Bob Dylan songs as a special single for the late rocker’s upcoming 74th birthday on January 8.
Unreleased versions of Lennon’s “Mother” and Dylan’s “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” will be featured on the 7” single that will be limited to 8147 numbered copies, 1000 of which will be on cream coloured vinyl available only from the official David Bowie store and Warner Music’s Dig! store (the remainder will be black); both tracks will be available to stream and download.
Originally recorded by Lennon for his 1970 album “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band”, Bowie's version of “Mother” was produced by Tony Visconti in 1998 for a Lennon tribute that never came to fruition.
Dylan’s original “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” was released on his 1997 album, "Time Out Of Mind"; Bowie’s version was recorded in February 1998 during the mixing sessions for the "LiveAndWell.com" album.
Bowie passed away from liver cancer on January 10, 2016, just two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his 25th album, “Blackstar.” See also:
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine and his daughter Electra can be seen covering The Beatles’ classic, “Come Together”, in a new Instagram video.
“Right now... QUARANTINE!,” writes Electra. “Here’s a lil’ #MyMusicMoment with my dad, @davemustaine, someone who I’d never want to lose! THAT is why the Mustaine’s stay home. We hope you do too!🖤🏡 🧼 Wash your hands, 😷 practice social distancing, 😊 & stay healthy."
The Instagram video post also sees Mustaine’s daughter sharing details about “Music Moments”, a new project featuring covers of classic tunes by a variety of artists in support of The Alzheimer's Association; Dave’s late mother-in-law, 76-year-old Sally Estabrook, was in the "severe" stage of Alzheimer's when she went missing and was found dead in November 2014.
Learn more about the “Music Moments” set at alz.org.
The Beatles will release a new vinyl box set, “The Singles Collection”, on November 22.
From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group’s British albums at that time.
These singles, plus an exclusive new double A-side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” are newly cut for vinyl from their original mono and stereo master tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios for a new limited edition package.
“The Beatles: The Singles Collection” presents 46 tracks on 23 180-gram seven-inch vinyl singles in faithfully reproduced international picture sleeves – from the band’s star-making 1962 debut single, “Love Me Do” with its B-side “P.S. I Love You”, to their 1970 finale of “Let It Be” / “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number).”
The records are accompanied by a 40-page booklet with photos, ephemera, and detailed essays by Beatles historian Kevin Howlett.
“The Singles Collection” follows the September 27 release of The Beatles’ "Abbey Road" album in a suite of 50th Anniversary Edition packages.
The Beatles “The Singles Collection” vinyl box set
Release date: November 22
1962 [sleeve art: U.S.]
A: Love Me Do
B: P. S. I Love You
1963 [sleeve art: Italy]
A: Please Please Me
B: Ask Me Why
1963 [sleeve art: Norway]
A: From Me To You
B: Thank You Girl
1963 [sleeve art: Greece]
A: She Loves You
B: I’ll Get You
1963 [sleeve art: Chile]
A: I Want To Hold Your Hand
B: This Boy
1964 [sleeve art: Austria]
A: Can’t Buy Me Love
B: You Can’t Do That
1964 [sleeve art: Holland]
A: A Hard Day’s Night
B: Things We Said Today
1964 [sleeve art: Sweden]
A: I Feel Fine
B: She’s A Woman
1965 [sleeve art: Spain]
A: Ticket To Ride
B: Yes It Is
1965 [sleeve art: Belgium]
A: Help!
B: I’m Down
1965 [double A-side / sleeve art: France]
A: We Can Work It Out
A: Day Tripper
The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” has returned to the US Top 10 for the first time in five decades.
According to Billboard, a series of 50th anniversary reissues has pushed the project from No. 71 to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 after selling 81,000 equivalent album units and earning an 803% increase over the previous sales window.
“Abbey Road” spent 11 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in late 1969 and early 1970, and last appeared in the US Top 10 on April 25, 1970.
The 2019 reissues deliver a new mix of the full original record by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell alongside 23 session recordings and demos, most of which have not been previously available.
The US chart news follows headlines from the UK, where “Abbey Road” made chart history when it landed at No. 1 and set a new Guinness Book Of World Record for the longest time for an album to do so in the country at 49 years and 252 days.
The Beatles’ iconic “Abbey Road” album has made UK chart history as it returns to the top of the charts with a series of 50th anniversary reissues.
The feat of returning to No. 1 after a record-breaking 49 years and 252 days has been officially recognized as a Guinness World Record for the longest time for an album to do so in the country, as “Abbey Road” regains top spot for the first time since its initial 17-week run ended on January 31, 1970.
This new milestone extends The Beatles’ own record, previously held by “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, which topped the charts in June 2017 after a gap of 49 years, 125 days.
“It’s hard to believe that Abbey Road still holds up after all these years,” says Paul McCartney. “But then again, it’s a bloody cool album.”
The “Abbey Road” reissue delivers a 2019 mix of the full original record by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, as well as a variety of session recordings and demos, most of which were previously-unreleased.
The Beatles are streaming a video for the new 2019 mix of the track, “Here Comes The Sun”, as the latest preview to the 50th anniversary reissue of their 1969 album classic “Abbey Road.”
Issued five decades to the day of the set’s release and directed by Trunk Animation’s Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney, Rolling Stone notes that the clip features vintage photos of the group floating throughout Abbey Road Studios’ Studio Two, where they cut the iconic album; photographed by Linda McCartney, the images fly past instruments, rising up above Ringo Starr’s drum kit to form a gigantic, golden sun.
The clip shifts to animation of the Fab Four’s feet crossing the famous road, with a white bird watching over them; it concludes with footage of the band’s final photo session on May 4, 1969, nearly a year before they announced their breakup in 1970. The group stands in England’s Tittenhurst Park surrounded by wildflowers, on the same grounds as John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s home Berkshire.
Due September 27, the “Abbey Road” reissues will deliver a 2019 mix of the full original record alongside 23 session recordings and demos, most of which have not been previously available.
The Beatles’ eleventh album topped the charts in several countries on its way to eventual worldwide sales of more than 31 million copies; the project was inducted into the US Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1995.
A series of 50th anniversary packages will include a Super Deluxe Edition, limited edition four-disc CD/Blu-ray and 3LP box sets, Deluxe 2CD, single CD and vinyl as well as digital and streaming versions.
The Beatles are streaming a new 2019 mix of the track, “Come Together”, as the latest preview to the forthcoming 50th anniversary reissue of their 1969 album classic“Abbey Road.”
The band are also sharing a previously-unreleased “Take 5” version of the song from studio sessions for the expanded project, which will be released on September 27.
The “Abbey Road” reissue will deliver a 2019 mix of the full original record by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, as well as a variety of session recordings and demos.
“Abbey Road” topped the charts in several countries on its way to eventual worldwide sales of more than 31 million copies.
A series of 50th anniversary packages will include a Super Deluxe Edition, limited edition four-disc CD/Blu-ray and 3LP box sets, Deluxe 2CD, single CD and vinyl as well as digital and streaming versions.
The Beatles have previously previewed the project with new and unreleased versions of “Something” and “Oh! Darling.”
The band are also sharing a previously-unreleased “Take 4” version of the song – featuring an overdubbed Hammond organ from Billy Preston – from studio sessions for the expanded project, which will be released on September 27.
The “Abbey Road” reissue will deliver a 2019 mix of the full original record alongside 23 session recordings and demos, most of which have not been previously available.
The Beatles’ eleventh album topped the charts in several countries on its way to eventual worldwide sales of more than 31 million copies; the project was inducted into the US Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1995.
A series of 50th anniversary packages will include a Super Deluxe Edition, limited edition four-disc CD/Blu-ray and 3LP box sets, Deluxe 2CD, single CD and vinyl as well as digital and streaming versions.
The Beatles will mark the 50th anniversary of “Abbey Road” this fall with a series of expanded releases.
Due September 27, the legendary record will be reissued with a new 2019 mix alongside 23 session recordings and demos, most of which are previously-unreleased.
A Super Deluxe Box Set delivers 40 tracks – including “The Long One” Trial Edit & Mix for the album’s epic Side 2 medley – on three CDs (stereo) and one Blu-ray disc (Dolby Atmos, 96kHz/24 bit high resolution stereo, and 96 kHz/24 bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1). A 100-page hardbound book – with foreword by Paul McCartney – traces, among other things, notes from recording sessions to the cover art photo shoot on the famous sidewalk outside the London studio.
A Super Deluxe digital audio edition presents all 40 tracks for download and streaming in standard and MFiT formats, as well as in high resolution audio (96kHz/24 bit) for download.
A limited edition “Abbey Road” Deluxe vinyl box set features all 40 tracks from the Super Deluxe collection on three 180-gram vinyl LPs, while a Deluxe 2CD set pairs the new stereo mix with versions taken from the session takes and demo recordings of its 17 songs, sequenced to match the album’s running order.
The album’s new stereo mix is also available in 1CD and 180-gram 1LP vinyl packages, for digital download in standard and MFiT audio, and on a limited edition picture disc vinyl LP illustrated by the album’s front and back cover art images.
The Beatles’ eleventh album, “Abbey Road” topped the charts in several countries on its way to eventual worldwide sales of more than 31 million copies; the project was inducted into the US Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1995.
“The Beatles recording journey had gone through many twists and turns, learning curves and thrilling rides,” writes McCartney in his foreword. “Here we were – still wondering at the magic of it all.”
“The magic comes from the hands playing the instruments, the blend of The Beatles’ voices, the beauty of the arrangements,”Giles Martin explains in his written introduction for the new edition. “Our quest is simply to ensure everything sounds as fresh and hits you as hard as it would have on the day it was recorded.”
The 50th anniversary “Abbey Road” packages are being previewed with an official video trailer, an unboxing video, and streaming audio of three versions of the George Harrison classic, “Something”, including a 2019 stereo mix, a demo and an instrumental take featuring strings only.
The Beatles “Abbey Road” Super Deluxe Box Set (3CD/DVD)
Release date: September 27
CD1: 2019 Stereo Mix
01. Come Together
02. Something
03. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
04. Oh! Darling
05. Octopus’s Garden
06. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
07. Here Comes The Sun
08. Because
09. You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. The End
17. Her Majesty
CD2: Sessions
01. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Trident Recording Session & Reduction Mix)
02. Goodbye (Home Demo)
03. Something (Studio Demo)
04. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Take 7)
05. Old Brown Shoe (Take 2)
06. Oh! Darling (Take 4)
07. Octopus’s Garden (Take 9)
08. You Never Give Me Your Money (Take 36)
09. Her Majesty (Takes 1–3)
10. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Takes 1–3 / Medley)
11. Here Comes The Sun (Take 9)
12. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (Take 12)
CD 3: Sessions
01. Come Together (Take 5)
02. The End (Take 3)
03. Come And Get It (Studio Demo)
04. Sun King (Take 20)
05. Mean Mr Mustard (Take 20)
06. Polythene Pam (Take 27)
07. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Take 27)
08. Because (Take 1 – Instrumental)
09. The Long One (Trial Edit & Mix – 30 July 1969)
(Medley: You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Her Majesty, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End)
10. Something (Take 39 – Instrumental – Strings Only)
11. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Take 17 – Instrumental – Strings & Brass Only)
Blu-ray: Abbey Road
Dolby Atmos
96kHz/24 bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
96kHz/24 bit High Res Stereo (2019 Stereo Mix)
The Rolling Stones top this week’s hennemusic Hot 10.
The band are streaming video of a performance of a Beatles classic by the John Lennon-led supergroup The Dirty Mac as part of a newly-released series of expanded reissues of their 1968 concert special, “Rock And Roll Circus.”
Read all about it and watch the video in this week’s top story!
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The Rolling Stones are streaming video of a performance of a Beatles classic by the John Lennon-led supergroup The Dirty Mac as part of a newly-released series of expanded reissues of their 1968 concert special, “Rock And Roll Circus.”
With Lennon on guitar and vocals, Eric Clapton on guitar, Keith Richards on bass and Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience on drums, the lineup delivered a live version of “Yer Blues”, from The Beatles’ self-titled 1968 double album, aka The White Album, just three weeks after its release.
Lennon’s appearance – filmed at the event before a live audience in London – marked his first live performance outside of The Beatles.
Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, “Rock And Roll Circus” centers on the original line up of The Rolling Stones, who serve as both the show’s hosts and featured attraction; the event also included performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull and Yoko Ono.
“It was an incredible shoot, I think, 36 hours or something,” recalls Richards. “I remember not remembering everything towards the end… but it was fun… we went through two audiences… wore one out… it was great!”
Originally conceived as a BBC-TV special to promote the band’s “Beggars Banquet” album, those plans were abandoned in the wake of Brian Jones’ departure and subsequent death, with the film remaining unreleased until 1996.
“The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus” is now available in multiple packages, including a box set; a Limited Deluxe Edition which includes Blu-Ray, DVD, and a 2CD soundtrack; digital download (TVOD); with the soundtrack offered in its vinyl debut alongside 3LP, CD and digital audio formats.
Paul McCartney is streaming a previously-unreleased demo recording of “Dear Friend”, from the forthcoming Wings reissue of their 1971 album, “Wild Life.”
The tune is the John Lennon-inspired closing track of the group’s debut record.
“With ‘Dear Friend,’ that’s sort of me talking to John after we’d had all the sort of disputes about The Beatles breakup," says McCartney. "I find it very emotional when I listen to it now. I have to sort of choke it back. I remember when I heard the song recently, listening to the roughs [remastering works-in-progress] in the car and I thought, ‘Oh God.’ That lyric: ‘Really truly, young and newly wed,’ listening to that was like, ‘Oh my God, it’s true.’ I’m trying to say to John, ‘Look, you know, it’s all cool. Have a glass of wine. Let’s be cool.’”
“And luckily we did get it back together, which was like a great source of joy because it would have been terrible if he’d been killed as things were at that point and I’d never got to straighten it out with him. This was me reaching out. So, I think it’s very powerful in some very simple way. But it was certainly heartfelt.”
McCartney is also streaming a newly-remastered version of “Dear Friend” from the reissue, which will be released – alongside 1973’s "Red Rose Speedway" – on December 7.
“Wild Life” was recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios in just over a week during the summer of 1971, with more than half of the songs completed live in a single take.
The album reached No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 on its way to gold status in the country for sales of 500,000 copies.
The 2018 “Wild Life” reissue is a 3CD, 1DVD limited deluxe edition that includes a remastered album alongside 25 bonus audio tracks including rough mixes of the album, original single edits, B-sides, home recordings and other previously unreleased material across three CDs.
The set’s DVD features rare footage of acoustic home videos, rehearsals and more. A download redemption card will provide access to all audio in HD 24/96kHz unlimited high-resolution versions.
The Beatles’ legendary self-titled 1968 record – aka the White Album – has returned to the US Top 10.
Billboard reports the set’s newly-released 50th anniversary reissue re-enters the Billboard 200 at No. 6 following opening week sales of 63,000 units, of which 52,000 were in traditional album sales.
The project presents a 2018 stereo mix of the record by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell, marking the first time the double album has been remixed and delivered with additional demos and session recordings.
“In remixing ‘The White Album,’ we’ve tried to bring you as close as possible to The Beatles in the studio,” explains Martin in his written introduction for the new edition. “We’ve peeled back the layers of the ‘Glass Onion’ with the hope of immersing old and new listeners into one of the most diverse and inspiring albums ever made.”
The White Album previously spent nine nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 between December 28, 1968 and March 1, 1969.
Among the multiple expanded versions of the record are a 7-disc Super Deluxe box set package, a 3CD Deluxe edition and a 2LP vinyl version.
The Beatles are streaming a new lyric video for the 2018 mix of their 1968 classic, “Back In The U.S.S.R.”, ahead of its inclusion on the November 9 release of a series of 50th anniversary reissues of The White Album.
The clip for the opening track on the legendary double album follows a previous preview of three different versions of the song from the reissue, including the new 2018 stereo mix by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell, an instrumental backing track from studio sessions, and an early acoustic version from the Esher demo series.
“The White Album” debuted and/or reached the top of the charts in countries around the world upon its original release, while it went on to earn 19x Platinum status in the US for sales of 9.5 million copies.
Much of the material for the record was written while The Beatles were on a retreat with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India in early 1968.
“We had left Sgt. Pepper’s band to play in his sunny Elysian Fields and were now striding out in new directions without a map,” says Paul McCartney in his written introduction for the new releases.
Among the multiple expanded versions of the project are a 7-disc Super Deluxe box set package, a 3CD Deluxe edition and a 2LP vinyl version, with all formats presenting a new 2018 remix of the landmark record.
