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The McCartney Interview is a limited edition vinyl release, published in 1980 on the Parlophone label in the UK and EuropeWEB,www.discogs.com/fr/master/438819-Paul-McCartney-The-McCartney-Interview, Paul McCartney - The McCartney Interview, Discogs.com, 4 January 2022, and the following year on Columbia Records in North America.WEB,www.discogs.com/release/2357225-Paul-McCartney-The-McCartney-Interview, Paul McCartney – The McCartney Interview (1981, Vinyl), 4 January 2022, Discogs.com, The album contains an interview of Paul McCartney by journalist Vic Garbarini, recorded for the magazine Musician in May 1980. The cover photography was taken by Linda McCartney.WEB,www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/the-mccartney-interview/, The McCartney Interview (Album), EMI engineers added an easter egg to this album at the end of side two. If the record is played backwards, Paul can be heard saying “I’m still a Walrus.“WEB,www.mcbeatle.de/macca/a/interview.html, The McCartney Interview,

Track listing

Side One

1. “McCartney II”
2. Negative criticism of The Beatles and Wings
3. His influences
4. “Venus and Mars” / “Wild Life”
5. “Band on the Run”
6. Musical direction / Ringo / George / “Hey Jude”
7. “The White Album” / Tension / “Helter Skelter”
8. “Abbey Road”
9. Musical background / Trumpet, guitar, piano / Learning bass in Hamburg
10. Early Beatles mixes / Motown and Stax influences
11. The “Sgt. Pepper’s” story / The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds
12. “Rubber Soul” / “Revolver”
13. Fame and success / Paul and John’s reaction
14. Stage fright during The Beatles and Wings
15. How Wings started
16. New wave / Early Beatles
17. Creating The Beatles sound / “Love Me Do” and early songs

Side Two

1. The Beatles’ conquest of America
2. Beatles’ haircuts and image
3. Paying dues in Hamburg & Liverpool / Early tours
4. Weathering pressures / The break-up
5. Video of “Coming Up” / Reliving the Beatle image
6. Playing bass
7. Lennon-McCartney songwriting / Dislike of formula
8. Beatles’ imitators
9. “I Am the Walrus” / The black carnation / “Sgt. Pepper” LP cover
10. New wave, Bowie, Ferry, Elvis
11. Pop music and radio
12. Getting married / Changing perspective / “Waterfalls”
13. “Give Ireland Back to the Irish”, “Hi, Hi, Hi” / Banned songs / Children’s songs / “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

Personnel

• Paul McCartney: narration
• Vic Garbarini: interviewer

References

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External links

• US release at Discogs.com
• The McCartney Interview at Rateyourmusic.com

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