2013 Grammy Award Winner for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package!
Numbered, Limited Edition 3CD/DVD/4Book Hardbound Slip-Case Box Set!
McCartney Supervises Reissue Of Live Album "Wings Over America"!
Newly Remastered at Abbey Road!
Complete 2 Disc Wings Over America Album + Bonus Disc Recorded Live at the Cow Palace in San Francisco!
Deluxe Edition Contains 4 Full-Color Books - Over 350 Total Pages!
The Fifth Release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, Personally Supervised by Paul McCartney! The 4 Disc Numbered Deluxe Edition Features: The Original 28 Track Album Across 2 Discs, 8 Previously Unreleased Bonus Audio Tracks, DVD of the 75 Minute TV Special "Wings Over The World" + Brand New Short Film, Limited Time Downloadable High Resolution Audio Versions of the Remastered Album & Bonus Audio Tracks, 112 Page Book Written by David Fricke, 60 Page Photographic Journal of Linda's Images, 136 Page Replica Tour Book, 80 Page Book of Drawings by Humphrey Ocean, 3 10" x 8" Prints!!!
Wings over America is the monumental live album by Paul McCartney and Wings, originally released in December of 1976. Recorded throughout the band's “Wings over America” U.S. tour dates earlier that Spring, the album reached #1 in the US in early 1977. Containing almost two full hours of music, Wings over America offers a stunning rendition of “Maybe I'm Amazed,” plus Wings classics such as “Live and Let Die,” “My Love,” & “Let 'Em In.” McCartney also included some Beatles classics into the set list, including “Yesterday,” “The Long and Winding Road” and more for the first time since the Beatles had broken up six years earlier.
The newly-remastered 'Wings Over America' album Deluxe 3CD Plus 1 DVD Box Set includes stacks of bonus material including a recording of the band live at San FranciscoÂ’s Cow Palace, and a 75-minute television special of 'Wings Over the World' as well as a series of never-before-seen photos and artwork from the tour.
"Basically, there are two things that rock bands do: they make an album and they go on tour. Since Paul McCartney fervently wanted to believe Wings was a real rock band, he had the group record an album or two and then took them on the road. In March of 1976 he released Wings at the Speed of Sound and launched a tour of America, following which he released Wings Over America, a triple-album set that re-created an entire concert from various venues. It was a massive set list, running over two hours and featuring 30 songs, and it was well received at the time, partially because he revived some Beatles tunes, partially because it wasn't the disaster some naysayers expected, and mostly because -- like the tour itself -- it was the first chance that millions of Beatles fans had to hear McCartney in concert properly (the Beatles had toured, to be sure, and had played before millions of people between 1963 and 1966, but as a result of the relatively primitive equipment they used and the frenzied, omnipresent screaming of the mid-'60s teen audiences at their shows, few of those present had actually "heard" the group)... the album offers bracing renditions of "Maybe I'm Amazed" -- arguably the best of McCartney's post-Beatles songs and possibly his single greatest composition -- and "Band on the Run," as well as nicely distilling the harder side of his repertory, with a few breaks for softer songs such as "My Love" and "Silly Love Songs"; another highlight is the rippling bass sound, showing off that instrument in a manner closer in spirit to, say, a John Entwistle solo LP than to McCartney's more pop-focused studio work. The triple LP, issued two weeks before Christmas of 1976, was priced so low that it was offered by most stores as a "loss leader" to pull customers in; what's more, the Beatles mystique was still very much attached to record and artist alike -- at the time, John Lennon had seemingly burnt out a major chunk of his talent, George Harrison was losing his popular edge and had done a disastrous 1974 American tour, and no one was expecting great things from Ringo Starr -- and it seemed like McCartney represented the part of the group's legacy that came closest to living up to fans' expectations. Thus the album ended up selling in numbers, rivaling the likes of Frampton Comes Alive and other mega-hits of the period, and rode the charts for months..." - allmusic.com
Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Collector's Edition 3CD + 1DVD Box Set
• Original 28-track album on 2 CDs - Newly Remastered at Abbey Road Studios
• 3rd CD - 8 previously unreleased audio tracks recorded live at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
• DVD features the 75 minute Wings Over The World TV special and a brand new short film charting the tour in photographs
• Housed in 1' x 10" x 2 1/2" Numbered Hardbound Slip-Case Box
• 80-page book of drawings by artist Humphrey Ocean
• Exclusive 60-page photo journal of Linda's images chronicling life on tour with rare & previously unseen photos
• 136-page replica tour book with original itineraries, memorabilia, lyrics, plus 3 photographic 10" x 8" prints
• 112 page essay book with editorial written by David Fricke and new interviews + extensive tour photography
• Tour programme
• Limited time access to 24bit 96kHz high resolution audio of the remastered album and bonus tracks
Selections:
CD1 - Remastered Album - Part One:
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
CD2 - Remastered Album - Part Two:
1. You Gave Me the Answer
2. Magneto and Titanium Man
3. Go Now
4. My Love
5. Listen To What the Man Said
6. Let 'Em In
7. Time To Hide
8. Silly Love Songs
9. Beware My Love
10. Letting Go
11. Band On the Run
12. Hi Hi Hi
13. Soily
CD3 - Bonus Tracks - Wings Over San Francisco - Live At The Cow Palace
1. Let Me Roll It
2. Maybe I'm Amazed
3. Lady Madonna
4. Live and Let Die
5. Picasso's Last Words
6. Bluebird
7. Blackbird
8. Yesterday
DVD - Bonus Film
1. Wings Over the World (1979 made-for-TV film featuring Paul & Linda McCartney)
2. Photographer's Pass
Numbered, Limited Edition 3CD/DVD/4Book Hardbound Slip-Case Box Set!
McCartney Supervises Reissue Of Live Album "Wings Over America"!
Newly Remastered at Abbey Road!
Complete 2 Disc Wings Over America Album + Bonus Disc Recorded Live at the Cow Palace in San Francisco!
Deluxe Edition Contains 4 Full-Color Books - Over 350 Total Pages!
The Fifth Release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, Personally Supervised by Paul McCartney! The 4 Disc Numbered Deluxe Edition Features: The Original 28 Track Album Across 2 Discs, 8 Previously Unreleased Bonus Audio Tracks, DVD of the 75 Minute TV Special "Wings Over The World" + Brand New Short Film, Limited Time Downloadable High Resolution Audio Versions of the Remastered Album & Bonus Audio Tracks, 112 Page Book Written by David Fricke, 60 Page Photographic Journal of Linda's Images, 136 Page Replica Tour Book, 80 Page Book of Drawings by Humphrey Ocean, 3 10" x 8" Prints!!!
Wings over America is the monumental live album by Paul McCartney and Wings, originally released in December of 1976. Recorded throughout the band's “Wings over America” U.S. tour dates earlier that Spring, the album reached #1 in the US in early 1977. Containing almost two full hours of music, Wings over America offers a stunning rendition of “Maybe I'm Amazed,” plus Wings classics such as “Live and Let Die,” “My Love,” & “Let 'Em In.” McCartney also included some Beatles classics into the set list, including “Yesterday,” “The Long and Winding Road” and more for the first time since the Beatles had broken up six years earlier.
The newly-remastered 'Wings Over America' album Deluxe 3CD Plus 1 DVD Box Set includes stacks of bonus material including a recording of the band live at San FranciscoÂ’s Cow Palace, and a 75-minute television special of 'Wings Over the World' as well as a series of never-before-seen photos and artwork from the tour.
"Basically, there are two things that rock bands do: they make an album and they go on tour. Since Paul McCartney fervently wanted to believe Wings was a real rock band, he had the group record an album or two and then took them on the road. In March of 1976 he released Wings at the Speed of Sound and launched a tour of America, following which he released Wings Over America, a triple-album set that re-created an entire concert from various venues. It was a massive set list, running over two hours and featuring 30 songs, and it was well received at the time, partially because he revived some Beatles tunes, partially because it wasn't the disaster some naysayers expected, and mostly because -- like the tour itself -- it was the first chance that millions of Beatles fans had to hear McCartney in concert properly (the Beatles had toured, to be sure, and had played before millions of people between 1963 and 1966, but as a result of the relatively primitive equipment they used and the frenzied, omnipresent screaming of the mid-'60s teen audiences at their shows, few of those present had actually "heard" the group)... the album offers bracing renditions of "Maybe I'm Amazed" -- arguably the best of McCartney's post-Beatles songs and possibly his single greatest composition -- and "Band on the Run," as well as nicely distilling the harder side of his repertory, with a few breaks for softer songs such as "My Love" and "Silly Love Songs"; another highlight is the rippling bass sound, showing off that instrument in a manner closer in spirit to, say, a John Entwistle solo LP than to McCartney's more pop-focused studio work. The triple LP, issued two weeks before Christmas of 1976, was priced so low that it was offered by most stores as a "loss leader" to pull customers in; what's more, the Beatles mystique was still very much attached to record and artist alike -- at the time, John Lennon had seemingly burnt out a major chunk of his talent, George Harrison was losing his popular edge and had done a disastrous 1974 American tour, and no one was expecting great things from Ringo Starr -- and it seemed like McCartney represented the part of the group's legacy that came closest to living up to fans' expectations. Thus the album ended up selling in numbers, rivaling the likes of Frampton Comes Alive and other mega-hits of the period, and rode the charts for months..." - allmusic.com
Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Collector's Edition 3CD + 1DVD Box Set
• Original 28-track album on 2 CDs - Newly Remastered at Abbey Road Studios
• 3rd CD - 8 previously unreleased audio tracks recorded live at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
• DVD features the 75 minute Wings Over The World TV special and a brand new short film charting the tour in photographs
• Housed in 1' x 10" x 2 1/2" Numbered Hardbound Slip-Case Box
• 80-page book of drawings by artist Humphrey Ocean
• Exclusive 60-page photo journal of Linda's images chronicling life on tour with rare & previously unseen photos
• 136-page replica tour book with original itineraries, memorabilia, lyrics, plus 3 photographic 10" x 8" prints
• 112 page essay book with editorial written by David Fricke and new interviews + extensive tour photography
• Tour programme
• Limited time access to 24bit 96kHz high resolution audio of the remastered album and bonus tracks
Selections:
CD1 - Remastered Album - Part One:
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
CD2 - Remastered Album - Part Two:
1. You Gave Me the Answer
2. Magneto and Titanium Man
3. Go Now
4. My Love
5. Listen To What the Man Said
6. Let 'Em In
7. Time To Hide
8. Silly Love Songs
9. Beware My Love
10. Letting Go
11. Band On the Run
12. Hi Hi Hi
13. Soily
CD3 - Bonus Tracks - Wings Over San Francisco - Live At The Cow Palace
1. Let Me Roll It
2. Maybe I'm Amazed
3. Lady Madonna
4. Live and Let Die
5. Picasso's Last Words
6. Bluebird
7. Blackbird
8. Yesterday
DVD - Bonus Film
1. Wings Over the World (1979 made-for-TV film featuring Paul & Linda McCartney)
2. Photographer's Pass
