Paul McCartney & Wings To Reissue 'Band On The Run'
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
Paul McCartney & Wings have announced they will re-release iconic album 'Band on the Run' on November 1st.
Heralded as one of the greatest albums of all time, the Grammy-winning, smash Number One album - originally released December of 1973 - yielded the immortal title track and world-wide hit “Jet” becoming Wings’ most successful and celebrated album ever. Paul McCartney personally supervised all aspects of the 'Band on the Run' reissue. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles’ catalogue.
'Band on the Run' will be available in a variety of formats originating from the digital remastering of the LP. The 3 disc (2CD, 1 DVD) special edition features nine bonus audio tracks, rare footage of the McCartneys in Lagos and behind-the-scenes at the famous album cover shoot, original 'Band on the Run' promotional video clips and the 'One Hand Clapping' television special all with beautifully enhanced packaging.
Collectors will be especially thrilled by the 4 disc (3CD, 1 DVD) deluxe edition which adds an extraordinary 120-page hard bound book containing many unseen and unpublished photos by Linda McCartney and Clive Arrowsmith, album and single artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, a full history of the album complete with a new interview with Paul and expanded track by track information for all four discs. The deluxe edition also includes a special 'Band on the Run' audio documentary .
The original remastered album and bonus audio content will also be issued in a 2 disc 180gm audiophile vinyl edition that comes with an MP3 download of all 18 tracks. Lastly, the standard and deluxe versions of 'Band on the Run' will be available digitally worldwide.
'Band on the Run' triumphed both critically and commercially. The album topped the UK and US album charts, won a Grammy and went on to sell more than 7 million copies. Upon the release of 'Band on the Run', then Rolling Stone reviewer Jon Landau famously gushed, “The finest record yet released by any of the four musicians who were once called The Beatles.”
'Band on the Run' marks the first release from the 'Paul McCartney Archive Collection', an ambitious reissue program that encompasses 40 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history.
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