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Like previous instalments McCartney 1970 and McCartney II 1980, Paul has written, performed, and produced the entire album himself. 50 years following the release of his selftitled first solo album McCartney, featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and recording every song, Paul McCartney will release McCartney III on December 11th. Paul hadnt planned to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of Rockdown, he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones. Before long an eclectic collection of spontaneous songs would become McCartney III a strippedback, selfproduced and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970s McCartney and 1980s McCartney II. Recorded earlier this year in Sussex UK, McCartney III is mostly built from live takes of Paul on vocals and guitar or piano, overdubbing his bass playing, drumming, etc. atop that foundation. McCartney III spans a vast and intimate range of modes and moods, from soulsearching to wistful, from playful to raucous and all points between mdash captured with some of the same gear from Pauls Rude Studio used as far back as 1971 Wings sessions. And Pauls array of vintage instruments he played on the new album have an even more storied history, including Bill Black of Elvis Presleys original trios double bass alongside Pauls own iconic Hofner violin bass, and a mellotron from Abbey Road Studios used on Beatles recordings, to name but a few. Just as McCartneys 1970 release marked Pauls return to basics in the wake of the biggest band breakup in musical history, and the 1980 avantgarde masterpiece McCartney II rose from the ashes of Wings, McCartney III finds Paul back on his own, turning unexpected circumstances into a personal snapshot of a timeless artist at a unique point in history. Paul McCartney Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £26 +P&P