The McCartney Years DVD - new Paul anthology

[nowheregirl]

Has anyone heard anything about a new Paul McCartney anthology called "The McCartney Years"?

I've just found this article at Soundgenerator

Paul McCartney planning sky-high London Eye show

Paul McCartney is hoping to re-name the iconic London Eye landmark to promote his forthcoming DVD anthology release and could even perform for fans in the huge structure.

The new release "The McCartney Years" is due out in November, and the cover artwork recently inspired him to look towards the riverside wheel as a source of inspiration for promoting the DVD and CD. McCartney has revealed how he'd love for the Eye to renamed for a day, with his album artwork displayed down the 130 metre wheel for the whole of London to see.

"The whole idea came together after a series of meetings in Macca HQ. The artwork for the DVD cover is a stylised close-up of Sir Paul's eye - and that got the team thinking," a source close to the former Beatle tells the Daily Mirror.

"It occurred to them that the other most famous eye in the world was, of course, the London Eye and they immediately tried to work together."

McCartney is even in talks to play a special show in one of the pods - but fans shouldn't expect an invite for the 25-person capacity space. "It's ambitious but his people are determined to make it happen and Sir Paul may even perform a one-off show in one of the pods to make it even more special."

"Macca loves London and to be the face and name of the Eye - albeit just for a short time - would be a massive honour that he would cherish."

[thewalruswasmike]

I hadn't heard anything about that, thats great news. What exactly is teh London Eye?

[nowheregirl]

It's a giant wheel on the banks of the River Thames.

www.londoneye.com

[nocturnalquadruped]

I hope it comes to pass, but I will reserve judgement until it is released, I remember how disappointed I was the last time Macca was going to release an anthology, all we got in the end was Wingspan, a good release but a far cry from an anthology. Something in the line of Lennons He tried To Face Reality would be great, can you imagine how much stuff macca must have accumulated that has never seen the light of day. Bring it on.

[nowheregirl]

There's finally an official press release about this.

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On November 13th, 2007, 'THE McCARTNEY YEARS' will hit the stores from MPL/Rhino Entertainment. This first time ever DVD includes the definitive visual collection of Paul McCartney's amazing career featuring solo music videos, career-spanning live performances, personal commentary by Paul McCartney and exclusive footage that tracks his incredible musical journey as never before.

Spanning four decades, 'THE McCARTNEY YEARS' is a three volume DVD collection, featuring some of the world's best-loved music that has become the soundtrack to all our lives.

VOLUME ONE and VOLUME TWO contain the definitive collection of McCartney music videos. Starting in the 1970s with Paul McCartney's first solo single "Maybe I'm Amazed," the DVD includes the Wings promo video for "Band On The Run" as well as hits from the 1980s such as "Say Say Say," and the 1990s with "The World Tonight." It finishes with 2005's "Fine Line." The films can be viewed either in chronological order or as play-lists that have been personally arranged by Paul featuring his exclusive voiceover commentaries.

VOLUME THREE includes live performances taken from three classic McCartney live shows; "ROCKSHOW" filmed on Wings' 1976 World Tour, new edits of Paul's seminal "UNPLUGGED" in 1991 and Paul's now legendary headlining performance at 2004's GLASTONBURY Festival.

'THE McCARTNEY YEARS' is also packed with bonus features and extra never before seen footage and performances, including "Let It Be" from LIVE AID, archive interviews with Melvyn Bragg and Michael Parkinson, alternative versions of music videos and the full-length 2005 documentary "Creating Chaos at Abbey Road." Paul has recorded exclusive commentary and personal introductions for each promo video and each live concert.

This collection has been meticulously restored and all films polished, re-graded and given a new lease on life in Widescreen format with re-mastered stereo audio and for the first time the original recordings re-mixed into 5.1 surround sound. 'THE McCARTNEY YEARS' includes over 40 promo videos and over two hours of live performances.

DISC/TRACK LISTING

DISC 1
1. Tug Of War
2. Say Say Say
3. Silly Love Songs
4. Band On The Run
5. Maybe I'm Amazed
6. Heart Of The Country
7. Mamunia
8. With A Little Luck
9. Goodnight Tonight
10. Waterfalls
11. My Love
12. C-Moon
13. Baby's Request
14. Hi Hi Hi
15. Ebony And Ivory
16. Take It Away
17. Mull Of Kintyre
18. Helen Wheels
19. I've Had Enough
20. Coming Up
21. Wonderful Christmastime

Extras
1. Juniors Farm
2. Band On The Run
3. London Town
4. Mull Of Kintyre 2
5. The Southbank Show

DISC 2
1. Pipes Of Peace
2. My Brave Face
3. Beautiful Night
4. Fine Line
5. No More Lonely Nights
6. This One
7. Little Willow
8. Pretty Little Head
9. Birthday
10. Hope Of Deliverance
11. Once Upon A Long Ago
12. All My Trials
13. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
14. Press
15. No Other Baby
16. Off The Ground
17. Biker Like An Icon
18. Spies Like Us
19. Put It There
20. Figure Of Eight
21. C'Mon People

Extras
1. Parkinson
2. So Bad
3. Creating Chaos At Abbey Road

DISC 3
Rock Show
1. Venus And Mars
2. Rock Show
3. Jet
4. Maybe I'm Amazed
5. Lady Madonna
6. Listen To What The Man Said
7. Bluebird

MTV Unplugged
8. I Lost My Little Girl
9. Every Night
10. And I Love Her
11. That Would Be Something

Glastonbury
12. Jet
13. Flaming Pie
14. Let Me Roll It
15. Blackbird
16. Band On The Run
17. Back In The USSR
18. Live And Let Die
19. Hey Jude
20. Yesterday
21. Helter Skelter
22. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Extras
1. Live Aid
2. The Superbowl XXIV

[nowheregirl]

What do you all think about this DVD? Will you be buying it?

[nocturnalquadruped]

Yes I will buy it, I am sure it will be good, I would still like to have seen an anthology in the style that both Lennon and the Beatles had released.

[jean]

Just in time for Christmas.

[givepeaceachance]

jean said:

Just in time for Christmas.

I know what I'll be asking for.

[nowheregirl]

This is what the cover of the DVD will look like, according to Paul's Meyesight website. It's supposed to be an image of Paul's eye.