Tripping the Live Fantastic

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Tripping the Live Fantastic
Live album by Paul McCartney

Publication
(s)

November 5, 1990 ( UK ) ,
November 6, 1990 ( US )

Label (s)

Format (s)

LP , MC , CD , download

Genre (s)

Rock music

Title (number)

37

running time

  • 138 min 20 s (Tripping the Live Fantastic)
  • 74 min 35 s (tripping the live fantastic highlights!)
occupation
  • Paul 'Wix' Wickens - keyboard, backing vocals
  • Chris Whitten - drums, percussion
  • Sound engineers :
    Jeff Cohen,
    Geoff Foster,
    Eddie Klein,
    Scott Hull,
    George Cowan,
    Paul Rushbrook,
    Matt Buttler

production

  • Paul McCartney,
  • Bob Clearmountain
  • Peter Henderson
chronology
Flowers in the Dirt
(1989) 		Tripping the Live Fantastic Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
(1991)

Tripping the Live Fantastic ( English the magic of live music experience ) is the second live album by Paul McCartney . At the same time, including the Wings albums , it is Paul McCartney's 20th album after the Beatles split up . It was released on November 5, 1990 in the UK and on November 6, 1990 in the US.

The compilation album Tripping the Live Fantastic - Highlights! is not an independent new album by Paul McCartney, but mainly contains selected songs from the album Tripping the Live Fantastic . It was released on November 19, 1990 in the UK and on November 20, 1990 in the US.

Emergence

Following the release of his album Flowers in the Dirt , Paul McCartney went on tour again for the first time in ten years in September 1989.

From September 26 to November 11, 1989, Paul McCartney began his world tour with a European tour with 28 concerts, followed by a North American tour with fourteen concerts from November 23 to December 15. From January 2 to January 26, 1990 McCartney gave six concerts in Birmingham and eleven concerts in Wembley, London . From February 1 to 19, 1990, eleven concerts followed in the USA, six appearances in Tokyo (March 3 to 13, 1990), then Paul McCartney gave nine concerts in the USA from March 29 to April 15, 1990 .

Paul McCartney and band on February 20, 1990 while rehearsing for the Grammy Awards

The tour should end with the concerts on April 20 and 21, 1990 in the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro . On Saturday, April 21st, 184,000 spectators came to the stadium. At the request of concert promoters in Great Britain and the USA, the world tour was extended to include three concerts in Great Britain (June 23, 28 and 30) and twelve concerts in the USA (July 4 to 29, 1990).

On August 6, 1990 Polydor Records released the live compilation album Knebworth - The Album , which includes live recordings by Coming Up and Hey Jude . The charity concert took place on June 30, 1990, in addition to Paul McCartney, other artists including Pink Floyd , Eric Clapton , Elton John , Phil Collins , Cliff Richard and Robert Plant and Jimmy Page appeared.

Of the 102 concerts, 83 performances were recorded with a 32-track digital tape recorder under the direction of Jeff Cohen. Paul McCartney, Pete Henderson and Bob Clearmountain selected the songs that were used for the album Tripping the Live Fantastic .

As with Wings over America , this live album was also released as a triple long-playing record and a double CD. While there are five Beatles songs on the album Wings over America , the number on Tripping the Live Fantastic has been increased to fifteen, in contrast to Wings over America, the name of the authorship Lennon / McCartney was retained.

The order of the songs corresponds with a few exceptions to the order of the songs as they were played during the concerts. On the setlist but not on the album Tripping the Live Fantastic is Good Day Sunshine , which was released as the B-side of the single Birthday . Birthday , included on the album, was only played on June 30, 1990 in Knebworth . The concert sequence is also interrupted by five soundcheck recordings.

A selection of songs has been selected to include the compilation album Tripping the Live Fantastic - Highlights! to publish. The European edition contains the song All My Trials , which is not on Tripping the Live Fantastic , while the US edition of Tripping the Live Fantastic - Highlights! contains the song Put It There . All My Trials was performed exclusively in Milan on October 27, 1989 . The release of this album took place for the first time in most countries only as a CD, occasionally, as in the USA, Australia or Czechoslovakia , vinyl long-playing records were still made.

Cover design

The cover was designed by Peter Saville. The double CD comes with two booklets - each with 28 pages - containing information about the album and pictures of the tour. The single CD has a 24-page booklet.

Track list

CD

page 1

  1. Showtime - 0:38
  2. Figure of Eight (McCartney) - 5:32
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt ; recorded on November 10, 1989 in Rotterdam
  3. Jet (McCartney) - 4:02
    from the album Band on the Run ; recorded on January 17, 1990 in Wembley, London
  4. Rough Ride (McCartney) - 4:48
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt ; recorded on October 10, 1989 in Paris
  5. Got to Get You into My Life ( Lennon / McCartney ) - 3:21
    from the Beatles album Revolver ; recorded on October 17, 1989 in Dortmund
  6. Band on the Run (McCartney) - 5:09
    from the album Band on the Run ; recorded on January 16, 1990 in Wembley, London
  7. Birthday (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:43
    from the Beatles album The BEATLES ; recorded on June 30, 1990 in Knebworth

Page 2

  1. Ebony and Ivory (McCartney) - 4:00
    from the album Tug of War ; recorded on November 8, 1989 in Rotterdam
  2. We Got Married (McCartney) - 6:38
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt ; recorded on January 16, 1990 in Wembley, London
  3. Inner City Madness (Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney / Hamish Stuart / Robbie McIntosh / Paul Wickens / Chris Whitten) - 1:22
    hitherto unreleased song, recorded on January 2, 1990 in Birmingham during a sound check
  4. Maybe I'm Amazed - 4:41
    from the album McCartney ; recorded on November 8, 1989 in Rotterdam
  5. The Long and Winding Road (Lennon / McCartney) - 4:18
    from the Beatles album Let It Be ; recorded on April 19, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro
  6. Crackin 'Up ( Ellas McDaniel ) - 0:49
    from the album Снова в СССР (The Russian Album) ; recorded on November 23, 1989 in Los Angeles during a sound check

Page 3

  1. The Fool on the Hill (Lennon / McCartney) - 5:01
    from the Beatles album Magical Mystery Tour ; recorded on January 13, 1990 in Wembley, London
  2. Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon / McCartney) - 6:23
    from the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ; recorded on November 23, 1989 in Los Angeles
  3. Can't Buy Me Love (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:14
    from the Beatles album A Hard Day's Night ; recorded on October 21, 1989 in Munich
  4. Matchbox ( Carl Perkins ) - 3:09
    from the Beatles EP Long Tall Sally ; recorded on January 21, 1990 in Wembley, London
  5. Put It There (McCartney) - 2:43
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt ; recorded on September 28, 1989 in Gothenburg
  6. Together (Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney / Hamish Stuart / Robbie McIntosh / Paul Wickens / Chris Whitten) - 2:17
    Previously unreleased song, recorded on December 5, 1989 in Chicago during a sound check

page 4

  1. Things We Said Today (Lennon / McCartney) - 5:01
    from the Beatles album A Hard Day's Night ; recorded on November 2, 1989 in Madrid
  2. Eleanor Rigby (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:36
    from the Beatles album Revolver ; recorded on February 8, 1990 in Worcester
  3. This One (McCartney) - 4:28
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt ; recorded on February 1, 1990 in Detroit
  4. My Brave Face (McCartney / Elvis Costello ) - 3:09
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt ; Recorded on February 19, 1990 in Wembley, London
  5. Back in the USSR (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:15
    from the Beatles album The BEATLES ; recorded on March 5, 1990 in Tokyo
  6. I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:25
    from the Beatles album Please Please Me ; recorded on December 9, 1989 in Montreal

page 5

  1. Twenty Flight Rock ( Eddie Cochran / Ned Fairchild) - 3:09
    from the album Снова в СССР (The Russian Album) ; recorded on January 13, 1990 in Wembley, London
  2. Coming Up (McCartney) - 5:18
    from the album McCartney II ; recorded on March 3, 1990 in Tokyo
  3. Sally (Will E. Haines / Harry Leon / Leo Towers) - 2:03
    Previously unreleased song, recorded on January 21, 1990 in Wembley, London during a sound check
  4. Let It Be (Lennon / McCartney) - 3:53
    from the Beatles album Let It Be ; recorded on April 14, 1990 in Miami
  5. Ain't That a Shame ( Fats Domino / Dave Bartholomew) - 2:40
    from the album Снова в СССР (The Russian Album) ; Taken on March 9, 1990 in Tokyo
  6. Live and Let Die (McCartney) - 3:11
    Wings single from 1972; recorded on September 28, 1989 in Gothenburg
  7. If I Were Not upon the Stage (Thomas Sutton / Bill Turner / Stan Bowsher) - 0:36
    a "mistakenly" played song that serves as an introduction to Hey Jude
  8. Hey Jude (Lennon / McCartney) - 8:03
    Beatles single from 1968; Taken on February 12, 1990 in Cincinnati

page 6

  1. Yesterday (Lennon / McCartney) - 2:06
    from the Beatles album Help! ; recorded on February 9, 1990 in Worcester
  2. Get Back (Lennon / McCartney) - 4:11
    Beatles single from 1969; recorded on March 13, 1990 in Tokyo
  3. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End (Lennon / McCartney) - 6:41
    from the Beatles album Abbey Road ; recorded on December 7, 1989 in Toronto
  4. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Joe Greene) - 4:31
    Previously unreleased song, recorded on December 9, 1989 in Montreal during a sound check

Tripping the Live Fantastic - Highlights!

  1. Got to Get You into My Life - 3:15
  2. Birthday - 2:43
  3. We Got Married (McCartney) - 7:09
  4. The Long and Winding Road - 3:48
  5. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 6:21
  6. Can't Buy Me Love - 2:14
  7. All My Trials ( Traditional ) - 3:14 (released in Europe only)
    Put It There (McCartney) - 2:44 (released in US only)
  8. Things We Said Today - 5:01 am
  9. Eleanor Rigby - 2:36
  10. My Brave Face (McCartney, Elvis Costello ) - 3:09
  11. Back in the USSR - 3:15
  12. I Saw Her Standing There - 3:25
  13. Coming Up (McCartney) - 5:18
  14. Let It Be - 3:53
  15. Hey Jude - 8:03
  16. Get Back - 4:11
  17. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End - 6:41

Re-releases

  • The CD has not yet been remastered .
  • In April 2011 the album was released in download format.

Single releases

Birthday

The 7 "vinyl single Birthday / Good Day Sunshine was released on October 8, 1990 (USA: October 16, 1990) . In the USA only one music cassette was released. Furthermore, a 12 ″ vinyl maxi single / 5 ″ CD single with the following songs was released in Europe:

  1. Birthday (Live)
  2. Good Day Sunshine (Live)
    from the Beatles album Revolver ; recorded on December 9, 1989 in Montreal
  3. PS Love Me Do (Live)
    from the album Flowers in the Dirt - Special Edition ; recorded on April 21, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro
  4. Let 'Em In (Live)
    from the album Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound ; recorded on March 5, 1990 in Tokyo

The three B-sides are not included on the album.

In the USA, 5 ″ CD promotional singles were produced that only contain the song Birthday .

All My Trials

On November 26, 1990, the second single All My Trials / C Moon (Live) was released in Great Britain . In addition, two 5 "CD maxisingle were released, the first also appeared as a 12" vinyl maxi single:

  1. All My Trials (Live)
    a traditional song not previously published by Paul McCartney; recorded on October 27, 1989 in Milan
  2. C Moon (Live)
    Wings single from 1972; recorded on October 27, 1989 in Milan
  3. Mull of Kintyre (Live)
    Wings single from 1977; recorded on October 26, 1989 in Milan
  4. Strawberry Fields Forever - Help! - Give Peace a Chance (Live)
    Medley of songs John Lennon sang; recorded on June 28, 1990 in Liverpool

The songs C Moon, Mull of Kintyre and the medley Strawberry Fields Forever - Help! - Give Peace a Chance are not included on the Tripping the Live Fantastic album. The A-side All My Trials is only on the album Tripping the Live Fantastic - Highlights! .

The Long and Winding Road

In Germany, the second single The Long and Winding Road (Live) / C Moon (Live) was released in January 1991 .

A 12 "vinyl maxi single and 5" CD single were also released with the following songs: The Long and Winding Road (Live) / C Moon (Live) / Mull of Kintyre (Live) / Put It There (Live).

let it be

The 7 "vinyl promotional single Let It Be / Let It Be was produced in Spain and France . A commercial version of the single was not produced.

Chart placements

year album Chart placements annotation
DE AT CH UK US
1990 Tripping the Live Fantastic - - - 17th 26th The title also reached number 12 in the Japanese charts.
1990 Tripping the Live Fantastic Highlights! 28 - 27 - 141 The album also reached number 18 in the Norwegian charts.
year Single release Chart placements annotation
DE AT CH UK US
1990 Birthday
Tripping the Live Fantastic 		- - - 29 -
1990 All My Trials
Tripping the Live Fantastic Highlights! 		nv nv nv 35 nv
1991 The Long And Winding Road
Tripping the Live Fantastic 		- - - nv nv

Sales figures and awards

Tripping the Live Fantastic

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg1 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg1 × platinum
 200,000

Tripping the Live Fantastic - Highlights!

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000
All in all Platinum record icon.svg 1 × platinum
 1,000,000

Video publishing

Knebworth, The Event Vol. 1

In August 1990, the VHS video cassette Knebworth, The Event Vol. 1 was released, on which, in addition to the two songs that appeared on the album, Coming Up and Hey Jude , Can't Buy Me Love also contained.

In 2002 concert excerpts from Knebworth, The Event Vol. 1 - 3 were re-released on DVD .

From Rio to Liverpool (Going Home)

The 52-minute music documentary deals mainly with concerts in two cities, two concerts took place on April 20 and 21, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro, one concert in Liverpool on June 30, 1990. Further concert excerpts were from concerts in Glasgow and Philadelphia shown. The director of the musical film is Aubrey Powell. The film premiered in the UK on December 17, 1990 on Channel 4.

In October 1991 the film was released on VHS cassette. A DVD release has not yet been carried out.

Get back

The concert film Get Back was recorded during the 1989/1990 world tour and contains 21 songs. The director of the film is Richard Lester , who also created the first two Beatles films A Hard Day's Night and Help! turned. Originally, the concert film was supposed to be released shortly after the release of the album Tripping the Live Fantastic . The completion of the film was delayed until July 1991, so that the cinema premiere was postponed to September 1991.

In October of the same year Get Back was released on VHS , in the USA only in December 1991. The DVD was released in July 2011 in a 5.1 mix.

The film recordings are from concerts that were recorded in the following cities: Rotterdam , Montreal , Hamburg , Toronto , Birmingham , Zurich , Los Angeles and Chicago . The following songs are shown in the film:

  1. Band on the run
  2. Got to Get You into My Life
  3. Rough ride
  4. The Long and Winding Road
  5. The Fool on the Hill
  6. Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  7. Good Day Sunshine
  8. I saw her standing there
  9. Put it there
  10. Eleanor Rigby
  11. Back in the USSR
  12. This one
  13. Can't Buy Me Love
  14. Coming up
  15. let it be
  16. Live and Let Die
  17. Hey Jew
  18. Yesterday
  19. Get back
  20. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End
  21. Birthday

The 7 ″ vinyl promotional single Get Back was produced in Spain as an advertising measure .

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms to Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (pp. 316-339).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LP: Tripping the Live Fantastic-Highlights!
  2. ↑ Single: Birthday
  3. ↑ Maxisingle: Birthday
  4. ↑ CD single: Birthday
  5. ↑ Promotion CD single: Birthday
  6. ↑ Single: All My Trials
  7. ↑ CD Singles: All My Trials
  8. ↑ Maxi single: All My Trials
  9. ↑ Single: The Long and Winding Road
  10. ↑ Maxi single: The Long And Winding Road
  11. ↑ CD single: The Long and Winding Road
  12. ↑ 7 "vinyl promotional single: Let It Be
  13. ↑ Music video: From Rio to Liverpool
  14. ↑ Music video: Get Back
  15. ↑ Spanish 7 ″ vinyl promotional single: Get Back