NewsRare Paul McCartney white label given official release on 12-inch vinyl
It was probably as inevitable as death and taxes that the ‘mysterious’ white label that contained remixes of Paul McCartney and Wings‘ Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five, which we told you about back at the end of March, has now been given an official release, complete with new artwork.
The remixes of the Band on the Run album track were revealed to have been fully sanctioned by McCartney and created by Timon Maas and James Teej.
The song was never called “1985” but they’ve put that on the new cover anyway. The new 12-inch has the same two tracks as the white label (‘Remix’ and ‘Club Mix’) and the artist is snappily credited to “Paul McCartney & Wings vs Timo Maas & James Teej”. According to the track listing on Amazon UK, this official release also includes a ‘radio edit’ of the remix, although this is not 100 percent confirmed. Incidentally, all three versions are also available digitally, although none of them are available on CD.
This 12-inch vinyl release will obviously allow the many Macca fans out there a chance to own this, which is of course a good thing.
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five is issued officially on 27 May 2016, or the following week in some areas. Pure McCartney follows on 10 June.
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Qobuz has this lossless:
http://www.qobuz.com/be-fr/album/nineteen-hundred-and-eighty-five-paul-mccartney-wings-vs-timo-maas-james-teej-wings/0060254779965
There are CD promo copies on eBay but beware – one of the sellers of it presently is notorious for selling homemade knock offs on eBay and Discogs.
Thanks for the heads up Paul !
My first order through jpc, will give feedback !
Cheers,
Chris
No CD version no sale as far as I am concerned. Shame the timing appears to be wrong and it couldn’t have been included on Pure as a sort of ‘new’ bonus track.
Is it just me or has the DL version of the radio edit (got mine from Amazon UK) got vinyl pop/crackle all the way through it? At first I thought this might be something deliberate, but I’m pretty certain on further listening it isn’t. Surely Amazon haven’t just made their DL version by ripping a pretty ropey vinyl version?
Amazon uk lists tracks as Original, Radio Edit & Club Mix. Also why is Amazon UK Always more expensive than other sites to start with, then the price comes nearer to release date?
Andrew Mogford,
Amazon US says 4 CD Deluxe of Pure McCartney is due to be released on June 10th.
Absolute garbage. Classic tune ruined by a couple of useless nobody’s with a drum machine.
This. Just listen to the amazon sample.
Great song that I’ve always felt was the secret weapon on BOTR. Not so sure about the remixes though but interesting idea.
Paul do you know anything about the 4 CD box set CD collection of Pure McCartney?
Amazon UK say it’s not available and they don’t know when it will be. Was it a limited edition?
Don’t think so.. although I suppose it could be, relatively. Seems to be available easily enough on other Amazons and elsewhere at the moment…
Amazon US says 4 CD Deluxe of Pure McCartney is due to be released on June 10th.
My local record shop says that theres only 2000 available ?
Any news on that Paul ?
Any release date yet for “Flowers in the Dirt”?
Just hope this will be a better pressing than the white label!
The 12 inch contains:
1. Paul McCartney & Wings Vs. Timo Maas & James Teej Remix Radio Edit (2:45)
2. Paul McCartney & Wings Vs. Timo Maas & James Teej Remix (6:01)
3. Paul McCartney & Wings Vs. Timo Maas & James Teej Club Mix (5:06)
All 3 tracks are available as an MP3 download single at Amazon UK though it’s probably 256kbps and not 320kbps.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01F94PCJU/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp