Paul Is Live

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Paul Is Live
Live album by Paul McCartney

Publication
(s)

November 15, 1993 ( UK ) ,
November 17, 1993 ( US )

Label (s)

Format (s)

LP , MC , CD , download

Genre (s)

Rock music

Title (number)

24

running time

77 min 19 s

occupation
  • Paul 'Wix' Wickens - keyboard, backing vocals
  • Blair Cunningham - drums, percussion

production

Paul McCartney

Studio (s)

Hog Hill Mill Studios, Sussex (song mix)

chronology
Off the Ground
(1993) 		Paul Is Live Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest
(1993)

Paul is Live is the fourth live album by Paul McCartney . At the same time, including the Wings albums, the classic albums, the live albums and compilation albums, it is Paul McCartney's 25th album after the Beatles split up . It was released on November 15, 1993 in the UK and on November 16, 1993 in the US.

Emergence

New World Tour Design by Brian Clarke
Stage design of the New World Tour of Brian Clarke

Following the release of his album Off the Ground , Paul McCartney went on tour again in February 1993. From February 18 to 23, 1993 Paul McCartney began his world tour under the name New World Tour with a European tour with four concerts, each including two concerts in Frankfurt am Main and Milan . An Australia / New Zealand tour with ten concerts followed from March 5th to 27th . From April 14 to June 15, 1993 McCartney went on a North American tour with 23 concerts. The setlist was as follows:

  1. Drive My Car ( Lennon / McCartney )
  2. Coming Up (McCartney)
  3. Get Out of My Way (McCartney)
  4. Another Day (McCartney)
  5. All My Loving (Lennon / McCartney)
  6. Let Me Roll It (Paul and Linda McCartney)
  7. Peace in the Neighborhood (McCartney)
  8. Off the Ground (McCartney)
  9. I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon / McCartney)
  10. Can't Buy Me Love (Lennon / McCartney)
  11. Robbie's Bit ( Robbie McIntosh )
  12. Good Rockin 'Tonight ( Roy Brown )
  13. We Can Work It Out (Lennon / McCartney)
  14. Every Night (McCartney)
  15. And I Love Her (Lennon / McCartney)
  16. Hope of Deliverance (McCartney)
  17. Michelle (Lennon / McCartney)
  18. Biker Like an Icon (McCartney)
  19. Here, There and Everywhere (Lennon / McCartney)
  1. Yesterday (Lennon / McCartney)
  2. My Love (McCartney)
  3. Lady Madonna (Lennon / McCartney)
  4. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney)
  5. Let It Be (Lennon / McCartney)
  6. Magical Mystery Tour (Lennon / McCartney)
  7. C'mon People (McCartney)
  8. The Long and Winding Road (Lennon / McCartney)
  9. Paperback Writer (Lennon / McCartney)
  10. Fixing a Hole (Lennon / McCartney)
  11. Penny Lane (Lennon / McCartney)
  12. Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon / McCartney)
  13. Band on the Run (McCartney)
  14. I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon / McCartney)
  15. Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney)
  16. Mull of Kintyre (played at three concerts) (McCartney / Denny Laine )
  17. Kansas City ( Leiber / Stoller ) (played only on May 31 in Kansas City)

At the request of the record company EMI there should be a new live album by Paul McCartney for Christmas business, so Geoff Emerick and McCartney put the songs together in July 1993 in their own Hog Hill Mill Studios in Sussex and mixed them.

In contrast to the live albums Wings over America and Tripping the Live Fantastic , this live album was neither released as a triple long-playing record nor as a double CD, but only as a double album and a single CD, so that only nineteen of the 34 songs played on average were used. The order of the songs corresponds, with exceptions, to the order of the songs that were played during the concerts. Kansas City , included on the album, was only played on May 31, 1993 in Kansas City . The CD ends with three soundcheck recordings, of which Hotel in Benidorm and A Fine Day are new compositions.

After the album was completed, the world tour continued. A European tour with 28 concerts followed from September 3 to October 27, 1993, after which Paul McCartney gave five concerts in Japan from November 12 to 19, 1993 . The world tour ended with a South America tour, from November 25th to December 16th, with eight concerts.

The album Paul Is Live was not a commercial success, it is likely that one of the reasons was the time lag to the previous live album Tripping the Live Fantastic , which was released three years earlier.

Cover design and name of the album

Volkswagen with the registration number "51 IS"

The cover was designed by Electronic Retouching Obscura under the direction of Roger Huggett. The front image is by Ian Macmillan and the image on the back of the CD is by Linda McCartney . The CD is accompanied by a 16-page, illustrated booklet that can be opened into a mini poster.

The title of the album was originally intended to be From AUS to USA , as only live recordings from the USA and Australia were used. The title Paul Is Live then used is meant ambiguously, on the one hand the name of a live album is meant, on the other hand it refers to a conspiracy theory regarding Paul McCartney.

Rumors have existed since 1969 that Paul McCartney was killed in a car accident and replaced by a doppelganger. As alleged "evidence" one interpreted, among other things, some details on the cover of the LP Abbey Road , for example that McCartney is the only one of the Beatles to be seen barefoot, which is interpreted as a symbol of death in Great Britain, as people are buried there without shoes. In addition, it is extraordinary that he - as a left-handed person - holds his cigarette in his right hand. These conspiracy theories were started by a radio host. The cover of Abbey Road served as a template, which underwent some changes:

  • Instead of the four Beatles, Paul McCartney can be seen with a dog.
  • Paul McCartney is wearing shoes this time.
  • The Volkswagen license plate does not read as “28 IF”, but as “51 IS”. At the time of the album's release, McCartney was 51 years old.
  • The police car from the original cover has been removed.

Track list

  1. Drive My Car (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:34
    from the Beatles album Rubber Soul ; recorded on May 31, 1993 in Kansas City
  2. Let Me Roll It (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney ) - 4:10
    from the album Band on the Run ; recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder
  3. Looking for Changes (Paul McCartney) - 2:43
    from the album Off the Ground ; recorded on May 31, 1993 in Kansas City
  4. Peace in the Neighborhood (Paul McCartney) - 4:50
    from the album Off the Ground ; recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder
  5. All My Loving (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:16
    from the Beatles album With the Beatles ; recorded on June 11, 1993 in East Rutherford
  6. Robbie's Bit (Thanks Chet) (Robbie McIntosh) - 2:00
    This song is a solo appearance by Robbie McIntosh ; recorded on June 15, 1993 in Charlotte
  7. Good Rockin 'Tonight (Roy Brown) - 2:48
    Song previously unreleased by Paul McCartney, one of the most famous recordings is by Elvis Presley ; recorded on June 15, 1993 in Charlotte
  8. We Can Work It Out (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:42
    Beatles single from 1965; recorded on June 11, 1993 in East Rutherford
  9. Hope of Deliverance (Paul McCartney) - 3:29
    from the album Off the Ground ; recorded on June 11, 1993 in East Rutherford
  10. Michelle (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:56
    from the Beatles album Rubber Soul ; recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder
  11. Biker Like an Icon (Paul McCartney) - 3:40
    from the album Off the Ground ; recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder
  12. Here, There and Everywhere (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:29
    from the Beatles album Revolver ; Taken on March 22, 1993 in Parramatta, Australia
  13. My Love (Paul McCartney) - 4:06
    from the album Red Rose Speedway ; recorded on May 29, 1993 in San Antonio
  14. Magical Mystery Tour (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:15
    from the Beatles album Magical Mystery Tour ; Taken on March 22, 1993 in Parramatta, Australia
  15. C'mon People (Paul McCartney) - 5:38
    from the album Off the Ground ; recorded on May 31, 1993 in Kansas City
  16. Lady Madonna (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:33
    Beatles single from 1968; recorded on May 1, 1993 in Atlanta
  17. Paperback Writer (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:39
    Beatles single from 1966; recorded on June 15, 1993 in Charlotte
  18. Penny Lane (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:58
    Beatles single from 1967; recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder
  19. Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) - 3:51
    Wings single from 1972; recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder
  20. Kansas City ( Jerry Leiber , Mike Stoller ) - 3:54
    from the album Снова в СССР (The Russian Album) ; recorded on May 31, 1993 in Kansas City
  21. Welcome to Soundcheck - 0:41
  22. Hotel in Benidorm (Paul McCartney) - 2:00
    Previously unreleased song, recorded on May 26, 1993 in Boulder during a sound check
  23. I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:36
    from the Beatles album With the Beatles ; recorded on March 22, 1993 in Parramatta , Australia during a sound check
  24. A Fine Day (Paul McCartney) - 6:18
    Previously unreleased song recorded on June 11, 1993 in East Rutherford during a sound check

Re-releases

  • In June 2011 the album was released in download format.
  • On July 12, 2019, the double album, pressed on 180 grams of light blue (1-LP) and peach-white (1-LP) vinyl as well as on 180 grams of black vinyl, was released by Capitol Records . The CD has a cardboard cover that can be opened and the CD album comes with a double-sided mini poster. The songs were remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Alex Wharton .

Single releases

No single was released from the album.

In Germany and other continental European countries, the fourth single from the album Off the Ground was released on November 8, 1992, the 5 ″ CD single Biker Like an Icon / Midnight Special (Live) / Things We Said Today (Live) / Biker Like an Icon (Live) released.

In the Netherlands , the 5 ″ CD single Biker Like an Icon / Biker Like an Icon (Live) was released on November 8, 1992 .

In Europe, the promotional album sampler Paul Is Live with the songs Magical Mystery Tour / Biker Like an Icon / My Love / Paperback Writer / Live and Let Die was released in November 1993 .

The CD promotional single Michelle was produced in Mexico .

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 44 (10 weeks) 10
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 38 (2 weeks) 2
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 34 (2 weeks) 2
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 78 (4 weeks) 4th

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg 1 × gold
 50,000

Video publishing

The concert film Paul Is Live In Concert On The New World Tour was recorded during the 1993 world tour and contains 21 songs. The film is directed by Kevin Godley and Aubrey Powell. The film was shot in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and France. Most of the soundtracks of the concert film come from the same recordings that were used for the CD. The songs Let It Be , Yesterday and Hey Jude are not included on the CD.

In March 1994 Paul Is Live In Concert On The New World Tour was released on VHS and double VCD , in the USA in April 1994. The DVD was released in August 2003 in a 5.1 mix.

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (pp. 356-377)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul is dead ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brand-xfilms.de
  2. ↑ Paul is Live - Colorful Vinyl
  3. ↑ Paul is Live - Black Vinyl
  4. ↑ Paul is Live - CD re-release
  5. ↑ Promotional album sampler: Paul Is Live
  6. ↑ CD promotion single Michelle
  7. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: Charts DE Charts AT Charts UK Charts US