Paul McCartney announces new ‘career-spanning’ collection album Pure McCartney

New album: Paul McCartney announces ‘career-spanning’ collection
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Jennifer Ruby31 March 2016
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Paul McCartney has announced a brand new album of his ‘career-defining’ songs.

The former Beatle will release Pure McCartney on June 10, featuring his best-loved songs as a solo artist and his work with Wings and Fireman.

Spanning five decades, the new record will feature tracks from his 1970 debut solo album right up to 2015’s Say Say Say remix.

The epic album can either be bought as a 2CD, 4DC or 4LP and includes an impressive 67 songs including Live and Let Die and Ebony and Ivory.

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“Me and my team came up with the idea of putting together a collection of my recordings with nothing else in mind other than having something fun to listen to,” said McCartney.

“Maybe it's to be enjoyed on a long car journey or an evening at home or at a party with friends? So we got our heads together and came up with these diverse playlists from various periods of my long and winding career.

"The word 'career' is a bit misleading because to me it has been more like a musical adventure than a proper job.”

He added: "It pleases me, and often amazes me, that I've been involved in the writing and recording of so many songs, each of them so different from the others.”

Pure McCartney will be released on June 10.

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