Amoeba gig

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Amoeba gig
Live album by Paul McCartney
Publication ; (s)	12th July 2019
Label (s)	Capitol Records / Universal Music Group
Format (s)	CD , vinyl , download
Genre (s)	Rock , pop
Title (number)	CD: 21 ; LP: 22
running time	CD: 78 min 47 s ; LP: 82 min 15 s
occupation	Paul McCartney - vocals , guitar , bass , piano , mandolin ; Rusty Anderson - guitar, backing vocals; Brian Ray - guitar, bass, backing vocals; Dave Arch - keyboard ; Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums , percussion, backing vocals; Sound engineer : Darrell Thorp (2007);
production	David Kahne (2007), Steve Orchard (2019)
Studio (s)	SeeSquared Studios, New York (2007), Abbey Road Studios , London (2019)

Amoeba gig is the ninth live album by Paul McCartney . At the same time, including the Wings albums, The Fireman albums, the classic albums, the live albums and compilation albums, it is the 48th album by Paul McCartney after the Beatles split up . It was released on July 12, 2019 in Germany , the UK and the USA .

Emergence

Amoeba Music on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood

Paul McCartney live, 2007

On June 27, 2007, Paul McCartney and his band gave a free concert at the Amoeba Music record store chain in Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles to promote his album Memory Almost Full . The idea was to get more exposure as the group The Police performed at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles that same day . The audience of almost 1,000 included Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach, as well as Olivia Harrison . Other celebrities included Jeff Lynne , Alanis Morissette , Woody Harrelson and Rosanna Arquette . Paul "Wix" Wickens was not available for the concert and was replaced by Dave Arch on keyboard. The original mix was done by David Kahne at SeeSquared Studios in New York. Paul McCartney mentioned at the beginning of the concert and on the cover text of the album: “This has to be the most surreal gig ever. The Management has asked me to point out no shoplifting please. " (German: "This has to be the most surreal appearance of all time. The management asked me to point out that please do not commit shoplifting.")

On November 13, 2007, a limited 12 ″ vinyl EP with four songs was released in the USA under the title Amoeba's Secret , followed in January 2009 by a CD release that reached number 119 in the US charts. Two of the songs, That Was Me ("Best Male Pop Vocal Performance") and I Saw Her Standing There ("Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"), were each nominated for a Grammy in 2009.

EP (12 ″ vinyl / CD):

Only Mama Knows ( Paul McCartney ) - 3:47
C Moon (Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney ) - 3:17
That Was Me (Paul McCartney) - 3:03
I Saw Her Standing There ( Lennon / McCartney ) - 3:25

On January 17, 2010, twelve songs from the concert under the title Live in Los Angeles were included on a CD in the Sunday editions of The Mail on Sunday in Great Britain and the Irish Sunday Mail in Ireland . The CD is in a cardboard cover, the image of which is designed similar to the EP edition.

Live in Los Angeles (CD):

Drive My Car (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:33
Only Mama Knows (Paul McCartney) - 3:54
Dance Tonight (Paul McCartney) - 3:09
C Moon (Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney) - 3:22
That Was Me (Paul McCartney) - 3:02
Blackbird (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:37
Here Today (Paul McCartney) - 2:38
Back in the USSR (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:59
Get Back (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:53
Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney) - 7:08
Lady Madonna (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:12
I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:25

On November 16, 2012, premium members of Paul McCartney's website were able to download the "CD version" with the two additional songs Nod Your Head and House of Wax .

Live in Los Angeles - The Extended Set (Download):

Drive My Car (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:33
Only Mama Knows (Paul McCartney) - 3:54
Dance Tonight (Paul McCartney) - 3:09
C Moon (Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney) - 3:22
That Was Me (Paul McCartney) - 3:02
Blackbird (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:37
Here Today (Paul McCartney) - 2:38
Nod Your Head (Paul McCartney) - 1:20
House of Wax (Paul McCartney) - 5:08
Back in the USSR (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:59
Get Back (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:53
Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney) - 7:08
Lady Madonna (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:12
I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:25

It was not until July 12, 2019, twelve years after the concert, that the full live album with 21 songs was legally released, it was remixed by Steve Orchard at Abbey Road Studios .

While there are five Beatles songs on the album Wings over America , the number has been increased to 15 on Tripping the Live Fantastic , Back to the US to 19 and Back in the World to 21, and 21 Beatles songs are also on the album Album Good Evening New York City . On the album Amoeba Gig , 12 of the 21 tracks are Beatles songs.

The album was also pressed as a double vinyl album (180 g) on black vinyl as well as clear and amber-colored (one record and also 180 g) vinyl. The vinyl album also contains the song Coming Up (Soundcheck).

Cover design

The cover shows a pixelated photo of Paul McCartney that was taken during the concert, under the photo is Paul McCartney's name and the album title in handwriting. On the back cover is a cover text by Marcus Kagler. The double vinyl album has a simple sleeve. The CD is in a hinged cardboard cover, which contains the cover text on the inside.

Who is responsible for the cover design is not listed.

Track list

CD

Drive My Car (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:41
from The Beatles album Rubber Soul
Only Mama Knows (Paul McCartney) - 3:59
from McCartney's album Memory Almost Full
Dance Tonight (Paul McCartney) - 3:25
from McCartney's album Memory Almost Full
C Moon (Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney) - 3:13
Wings single from 1972
The Long and Winding Road (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:34
from The Beatles album Let It Be
I'll Follow the Sun (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:56
from The Beatles album Beatles for Sale
Calico Skies (Paul McCartney) - 2:57
from McCartney's album Flaming Pie
That Was Me (Paul McCartney) - 3:05
from McCartney's album Memory Almost Full
Blackbird (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:44
from The Beatles album The BEATLES
Here Today (Paul McCartney) - 3:13
from the McCartney album Tug of War
Back in the USSR (Lennon / McCartney) - 4:08
from The Beatles album The BEATLES
Nod Your Head (Paul McCartney) - 2:00
from McCartney's album Memory Almost Full
House of Wax (Paul McCartney) - 6:02
from McCartney's album Memory Almost Full
I've Got a Feeling (Lennon / McCartney) - 5:56
from The Beatles album Let It Be
Matchbox ( Carl Perkins ) - 3:31
of The Beatles EP Long Tall Sally
Get Back (Lennon / McCartney) - 4:21
from The Beatles album Let It Be
Baby Face (Harry Akst / Benny Davis) - 0:54
Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney) - 8:01
The Beatles single from 1968
Let It Be (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:54
from The Beatles album Let It Be
Lady Madonna (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:34
The Beatles single from 1968
I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:40
from The Beatles album Please Please Me

LP

Coming Up (Soundcheck) (McCartney) - 3:28 (only available on vinyl album)
from the McCartney album McCartney II

Single releases

No single was released from the album.

Charts and chart placements

Amoeba Gig reached position 28 in the album charts in Germany and stayed in the top 100 for a week. In the UK I was also only able to keep the album in the album charts for a week and reached position 82. Amoeba Gig also reached number 24 in Japan .