PAUL McCARTNEY | McCartney | 1970 VINYL LP | GATEFOLD

Description: Paul McCartney McCartney Artist: Paul McCartney Title: McCartney Release Year: 1970 Pressing Year: 1970 Label: Apple Records Catalog Number: STAO-3363 Run-Out Etching: STAO-1-3363 Z4#2 LH Run-Out Stamping: STERLING [triangle I AM] Format: 33 RPM • 12” Album • Stereo UPC: none Paul McCartney retreated from the spotlight of The Beatles by recording his first solo album at his home studio, performing nearly all of the instruments himself. Appropriately, McCartney has an endearingly ragged, homemade quality that makes even its filler -- and there is quite a bit of filler -- rather ingratiating. Only a handful of songs rank as full-fledged McCartney classics, but those songs -- the light folk-pop of That Would Be Something, the sweet, gentle Every Night, the ramshackle Beatles leftover Teddy Boy, and the staggering Maybe I'm Amazed (not coincidentally the only rocker on the album) -- are full of all the easy melodic charm that is McCartney's trademark. The rest of the album is charmingly slight, especially if it is read as a way to bring Paul back to earth after the heights of The Beatles. At the time the throwaway nature of much of the material was a shock, but it has become charming in retrospect. Unfortunately, in retrospect it also appears as a harbinger of the nagging mediocrity that would plague McCartney's entire solo career. Personnel: Paul McCartney (vocals, all instruments); Linda McCartney (backing vocals). Side One: Side Two: The Lovely Linda Oo You That Would Be Something Momma Miss America Valentine Day Teddy Boy Every Night Singalong Junk Hot As Sun Maybe I’m Amazed Glasses Kreen - Akrore Junk Man We Was Lonely VINYL GRADE: VG Notes: Slight surface noise. A good focused cleaning will perk this one up tremendously. No warping. LABEL GRADE: VG+ Notes: Neither side has spindle wear, tape, ring wear, or writing. Standard Apple half-core logo. Text is black on white / light green. SLEEVE GRADE: VG Notes: Original plain white paper with center circles cut on both sides to display label. No writing, no tape, no stains, no rips, slight crinkles, some yellowing. Three-inch split at center of bottom edge. JACKET GRADE: VG Notes: Visible ring wear. No marks, no splits, no writing, no tape, no stains, slight crinkling, a few dings. Edges, corners, spine (readable) are worn. (See my original scan.) Gatefold has full-color candid family photo collage. Not original to the release, but of note, is an original taped-in (at center of gatefold) five-column newspaper clipping from October 24, 1969 with the headline “Is Paul McCartney Dead?” (With a bit of care, it can be removed with no damage.) Shipping is $4.49. NOTE: I will NOT be responsible for items lost or damaged in the mail. Payments managed by eBay. Combined shipping: I will be happy to combine multiple items. If you buy more than one item from me, the shipping cost will be the highest original shipping fee plus $1 per additional item. This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original issue. Note: I haven't cleaned this 54-year-old vinyl record because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This comes from my own collection. Bought at Leggett’s Dept. Store, downtown Radford VA. Enjoy the auction — and good luck!

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Radford, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-17T20:39:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.49 USD