The McCartney Interview
Studio album by
Paul McCartney
Released4 December 1980
RecordedMay 1980
GenreInterview
Length54:13
LabelCBS Records International (PC 36987)
Paul McCartney chronology
McCartney II
(1980)		 The McCartney Interview
(1980)		 Tug of War
(1982)

The McCartney Interview is a limited edition vinyl release, published in 1980 on the Parlophone label in the UK and Europe[1] and the following year on Columbia Records in North America.[2] The album contains an interview of Paul McCartney by journalist Vic Garbarini, recorded for the magazine Musician in May 1980. The cover photography was taken by Linda McCartney.[3] EMI engineers added a bonus “clue” to this album. It’s a little note from Paul that appears at the end of side two, in the outgroove, just before the needle lifts. If you play the outgroove backwards, Paul says: “I’m still a Walrus.”[4]

Track listing

Side One
  1. "McCartney II"
  2. Negative criticism of The Beatles and Wings
  3. His influences
  4. "Venus and Mars" / "Wild Life"
  5. "Band on the Run"
  6. Musical direction / Ringo / George / "Hey Jude"
  7. "The White Album" / Tension / "Helter Skelter"
  8. "Abbey Road"
  9. Musical background / Trumpet, guitar, piano / Learning bass in Hamburg
  10. Early Beatles mixes / Motown and Stax influences
  11. The "Sgt. Pepper's" story / The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
  12. "Rubber Soul" / "Revolver"
  13. Fame and success / Paul and John's reaction
  14. Stage fright during The Beatles and Wings
  15. How Wings started
  16. New wave / Early Beatles
  17. Creating The Beatles sound / "Love Me Do" and early songs
Side Two
  1. The Beatles' conquest of America
  2. Beatles' haircuts and image
  3. Paying dues in Hamburg & Liverpool / Early tours
  4. Weathering pressures / The break-up
  5. Video of "Coming Up" / Reliving the Beatle image
  6. Playing bass
  7. Lennon-McCartney songwriting / Dislike of formula
  8. Beatles' imitators
  9. "I Am the Walrus" / The black carnation / "Sgt. Pepper" LP cover
  10. New wave, Bowie, Ferry, Elvis
  11. Pop music and radio
  12. Getting married / Changing perspective / "Waterfalls"
  13. "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", "Hi, Hi, Hi" / Banned songs / Children's songs / "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Paul McCartney - The McCartney Interview". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Paul McCartney – The McCartney Interview (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "The McCartney Interview (Album)".
  4. ↑ "The McCartney Interview".
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