SDE-exclusive: McCartney: 10 Years of Archive Reissues – A4 booklet

Just received today here in Melbourne. What an excellent read on sunny winter day here in a locked down Melbourne while listening to Macca. Well done Paul its Excellent!

I received the book last week. I could not stop reading it. It is really well written and an absolute must have for a Macca fan and record collector as I am.
Thank you Paul for the very good work!

Received mine few days ago and yikes how much have I spent, still great things to have.

Great book and think agree with what have said re some of the sets, the DVD are espeially disappointing on some of the sets.

basded on this booklet decided to buy the Flowers in the Dirt – Anniversary Edition booklet and look forward to this arriving shortly.

My McCartney Archive book arrived a few days ago ( Tom/ Rochester, NY) and fantastic – the history and background of each release along with the insight regarding each Archive release thoroughly enjoyable and an excellent read ‘
– great job and LOVE the website as well – thank you

My copy arrived yesterday (Berlin, Germany).
Thank you Paul. Indeed a labour of love. I really appreciate all the details, the illustrations are brillant (bravo Lucy Barnes I understand).
I’ll dive in the reading later today. I’ve got a feeling I’ll pull out some Paul McCartney Archive Collection from my shelves on the coming days.

Thanks again.

Mine has arrived today. Thanks a lot! It’s a labour of love. The print quality is great. Funny idea of the back cover that looks like Paul’s shirt on the shot with the koala bear.

It’s arrived! The print quality is superb. My first impressions in this video – https://youtu.be/IDbJ9Y5rZ-A

The booklet is superb and very professionally done, a great companion to the archive series.
Am reading this now in a very hot garden, well done Paul and Paul!!

And mine has just arrived. It’s bloody brilliant – really well thought out, lovely design inside and out, a nice little idea in the ‘ready reckoner’ table at the end of each Reissue’s feature – and great engaging writing – which gives praise where praise is due but doesn’t shy away of calling out the shortcoming and coulda-been-shoulda-beens of some entries in the PMACollection. If you are a collector of this series and are unsure of getting this – seriously, do, it’s a fab (sorry) companion piece to your sets. Thanks Paul!

Got the box, got the 2cd version, got the triple vinyl… So let the good read come to my household soon…

I am sure this has been answered before but why no ‘Press To Play’ ? Fantastic album, some cheesy 80’s stuff but I love cheesy 80’s stuff. Footprints is up there with the best imho

Here’s an idea… could SDE produce a Special Deluxe “best of the irate responses“ A4 booklet from all the comments, perhaps with a spot UV cover, ribbon divider, balloons and present that to MPL? I am sure the SDE readership would crowdfund that! You won’t be short of content…

Hey Paul, why is the Band On The Run archive “not good” according to your latest newsletter?
Thanks

Dear Paul, in your last newsletter (SDE’s Week in Review: 14 June 2020), you wrote «…some lows (Flowers in the Dirt, Band on the Run). » I understand for Flowers in the Dirt (prices, songs to download instead of their availability on CD or vinyl) but I’m intrigued by your « low » regarding Band On The Run. Are you going to talk about it in your booklet? If so, I look forward to read you. Otherwise, what do you mean by “low” regarding this edition that I bought in 2010 at half price during a big sale on a Saturday at HMV Canada, CA $ 22.99, yes taxes included (OK, I scratched a “lucky” coupon and got a 50% discount to take advantage of it. I felt so privileged, of course). And at that time, I didn’t know there would be other Paul McCartney Archive Collection in the future. It was a beautiful box to get.

Pfjeww. The new Archive Collection box is going to be even more expensive.
They keep going up…
But I guess in time I will surrender. Like to keep the collection complete… Hoping for a sharp deal later this year ;-)
And this time lots of music and video, so that’s better than for instance drawings from some person who’s also on tour….
Start saving (cause I expect Let it Be box – later on this year).

Thanks for everything.

Just ordered the booklet, thanks for all your great work, Paul! Cheers from a Brit in Chicagoland!

Hey Paul…just ordered the Archive Book!! Looking forward to reading thru it in Philly while listening to Flaming Pie Archives :)

Is there any hope for London Town and Back to the egg to receive the deluxe treatment Paul Sinclair?

Hi,
You stated that this is booklet #7. I have “Flowers in the Dirt” The producers.
Is there anyway that I can get a copy of the other 5 that I am missing?
Today I ordered Flaming Pie in all formats. So excited about the archive series. Flaming Pie is one of my favourite albums from Paul. I ordered a copy of the Collector’s Edition from Paul’s Website, Special Deluxe Edition from Japan along with the 2 cd, 2 LP and the 3LP all from Japan.
Thank you for providing such interesting insights on upcoming releases. Great job, well done.

Ode to a koala bear – b-side to say,say,say

Just ordered, looking forward to this. Loved the FITD one!

Hello, ordered from France too, thank you!

Just ordered Paul – looking forward to it. The Before the Dawn Kate Bush and Andy Mackay/Phil Manzanera books were both excellent.

Another one here hoping that we get a (sensibly priced) London Town set before too long.

Hi, Just ordered the book from France.
Hope McCartney will release soon enough the London Town archive too !

Ordered it earlier today…and someone brought up the Flowers one, and I forgot about that, thought “do I have that one??” And occurred to me…yes I do!! Still waiting on my copy of the TFF one but you are likely sending it with the Ace of Base box I ordered from you… packing it all together I gather…debating in my mind which version of FP I will order…might go for the deluxe or wait for a price drop…but that collector’s one is too much money…

Ordered!

I have 9 of the 12 box sets (soon 10 out of 13) and this is a great enhancement. Thanks for your website Paul. It’s such a joy to visit multiple times a day, looking for new releases and deal alerts.

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

Thanks Paul……just ordered it…..cant wait to read through it…..thanks for putting this together!!!!

Reminds me of Notting Hill; “..if you can find one unsigned I understand they’re worth a small fortune”…

Is it just me, or does Macca look slightly worried to be holding that koala? It’s like the photographer just told him the koala has explosive diarrhoea and “hold him still so he doesn’t go off”…

Can’t wait to see this book! I’ve collected every issue in the archive series and now with
“Flaming Pie” coming…this will be a nice companion book to go with them. So! I ordered
it today and cheers from Wisconsin USA!

I’m excited to have this. My brother and I are forever referring approvingly to “things Paul said” (Sinclair, not Macca), and it’s good to have some of it in print to put on my shelf and revisit from time to time. I’ve got your previous McCartney booklet tucked in my Flowers in the Dirt World Tour Pack from 1989. This will go near it, maybe in the deluxe Wild Life box that I just cracked open this month (if it’ll fit!).

Ordered! The Flowers In The Dirt book you did was a great addition to the Archive Collection box so I am happy to assume this one will be as good!

Ordered “keepsake”
Not going to order Flaming Pie
To expensive

Hi Paul
Just ordered the book. Was wondering, did you ever manage to track down the ltd version of the Tug of War box cause I remember you received the same dubious excuse as I did from Amazon France? I’m still gutted about that as I’ve never found one that hasn’t been silly money.

Paul Sinclair, you are a Winner! Bravo for all your A4 booklets, especially this one to come.

Great item! Ordered – thank you Paul, all the best from Poland!

Ordered! Hey Paul, will you sign mine “Paul (McCartney) Sinclair”? ;) j/k

Hope its gone through Paul your site said something about abnormal traffic
i paid but no confirmation .Fingers crossed

Ordered the book. Excellent, Paul. Again something to look out for, just as with the Tears for Fears booklet. Keep up the good work!
Cheers, Wouter

Hi Paul just ordered booklet looks interesting great cover photo too. Take care joe

Just ordered the booklet here from the US.
Looking forward to it!

To channel Terry Wogan, hoping to get one of the rare unsigned copies!

I just ordered the booklet.

Ordered – really enjoyed the FITD one, so no pressure!

Just ordered a copy. Look forward to it.
Thanks for all the great work Paul.

So these will be autographed by Paul. Just not the Paul we were hoping for.

This looks fantastic, ordered!

how much is the limited keepsake booklet with the koala’s signature?

Booklet ordered. Cheers Paul