I II III Box Set

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Published 2022-07-30 06:00

Written, performed, and produced entirely by Paul McCartney, his 3 eponymous career spanning solo albums, 1970’s "McCartney", 1980’s "McCartney II", and 2020’s "McCartney III", will now be packaged together and available in one special boxset for the 1st time.

"McCartney I II III Box Set" will be available in 3 different formats, limited edition color vinyl, black vinyl edition, and CD, each including 3 special photo prints with notes from Paul about each album. The newly created boxset cover art and typography for the slipcase are by Ed Ruscha.

Bookending 50 years of unparalleled work, each album demonstrates Paul McCartney’s restless creativity and adventurous artistic spirit. "McCartney" was Paul’s 1st solo album released in 1970 and features timeless tracks “Every Night” and “Junk”, along with the immortal classic “Maybe I’m Amazed”. This album saw a global music superstar pioneer a novel homespun approach to recording that would, in time, become a sought after sound and the highly influential precursor to the lo fi alternative genre.

Just as "McCartney" marked the end of an era with Paul’s 1st release after leaving the biggest band in history, Paul did it again in 1980, this time signaling the end of 70's rock giants Wings. Taking a fresh approach to things, Paul wrote, performed, and produced the avant garde masterpiece "McCartney II", which reached # 1 in the UK, and # 3 in the US, producing such classics as “Coming Up”, “Waterfalls”, and “Temporary Secretary”.

With "McCartney III" Paul went back to basics again to create some of his most revealing work to date. Released in December 2020, just 2 years after Paul’s "Egypt Station album", 'Rockdown' saw Paul turn unexpected time on his hands into an opportunity to get into the studio on his own. An intimate and loose record featuring “Find My Way” and the now live favorite “Women & Wives”, "McCartney III" features Paul’s melodic gift at its forefront throughout. Upon release, "McCartney III" charted at # 1 in the UK and # 1 in the US.

In an unrivaled career, Paul has always been willing to take risks and have fun along the way, his musical projects have included classical albums, electronic albums, ballet scores, writing for video games, and left field collaborations, along the way, breaking chart records, box office records, winning countless awards and remaining one of the world’s most influential and revered artists of all time.

"McCartney", "McCartney II" and "McCartney III" captured and documented landmark moments of his singular career, each offering a personal snapshot of a unique artist at a particular moment in time.