Paul and Linda McCartney’s Legendary Album RAM Set for Deluxe Reissue
UK Release: 21st May 2012 - US Release: 22nd May 2012
Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 album will be released across a variety
of formats with new and exclusive content including a beautifully
packaged Deluxe Edition Box Set - the ultimate collectable
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is an album from a long, long time ago, when
the world was different. This is an album that is part of my history -
it goes back to the wee hills of Scotland where it was formed. It's an
album called RAM. It reminds me of my hippie days and the free attitude
with which was created. I hope you're going to like it, because I do!"
Paul McCartney, 2012
Following the successful recent reissues of McCartney, McCartney II, and
this year's Grammy winner for Best Historical Album Band on the Run, RAM
is the latest album from Paul's iconic back catalogue to get the deluxe
Paul McCartney Archive Collection treatment. As with the previous
releases in the series, Paul has personally overseen every aspect of the
project and the result is spectacular. In keeping with the reissue
campaign to date, the Deluxe Edition Box Set is the ultimate collectable
for any fan of this album. Its stunningly presented 112-page book, photo
prints, handwritten lyrics and notes, four CDs and a bonus film DVD,
tells the full story of a classic album that has gone down in music
history as one of the most revered in McCartney's catalogue.
RAM, originally released in May of 1971, is the only album to be credited
to both Paul and Linda McCartney and was Paul's second post-Beatles LP.
It was overshadowed at the time by the drama of the dissolution of The
Beatles, as played out in the world's media. The album topped the charts
hitting #1 in the UK and #2 in the US. While RAM polarized critics upon
its release, music fans and critics alike since have overwhelmingly
embraced it, with Rolling Stone, for example, revising their original
review up to 4 stars.
Recently RAM has enjoyed even further re-appraisal and acknowledgement
including a number of tribute albums.
RAM was written by Paul and Linda, mostly at their Scottish farm on the
Mull of Kintyre. In the autumn of 1970 they flew to New York to start
the recording process. Without a band in place they auditioned and
drafted musicians, who included future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell and
guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken.
The band completed the album in early 1971 along with non-album tracks
'Another Day' and 'Oh Woman, Oh Why' which were released together as
Paul's first post-Beatles single ahead of the release of RAM and became
a Top 5 global hit. The multi-disc editions of the RAM reissue include
both songs as bonus tracks. The album also gave Paul his first solo US
number 1 single with 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey' and a Grammy win for
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists.
RAM was also issued in mono with alternate mixes, which were only made
available to radio stations at the time. This version has gone on to
become one of the most sought after McCartney collectables. It will now
be commercially available for the first time ever on CD as part of the
Deluxe Edition as well as a limited run on vinyl.
1977 saw the release of Thrillington, an instrumental interpretation of
RAM, which was originally recorded in 1971 at London's Abbey Road
Studios and was arranged by Richard Hewson. It was released under the
pseudonym Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington, an unknown eccentric socialite
who often cropped up in mysterious newspaper classifieds. In reality
Percy was a character devised by Paul and Linda. The idea behind it was
simply to have some fun and the concept of doing a full orchestral album
was an ambition long held by Paul.
The additional film content features previously unreleased and exclusive
content including the brand-new documentary, "Ramming' narrated by Paul,
as well as the original music videos for 'Heart Of The Country' and '3
Legs'.
The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who
recently remastered the complete Beatles' catalogue.
RAM will be available across a variety of different formats:
·
Standard Edition: 1 CD digipak Single disc, digitally remastered 12-
track standard edition
·
Special Edition: 2 CD digipakRemastered album and 8-track bonus audio CD
including rarities, b-sides and the hit single, 'Another Day'.
·
Deluxe Edition Box Set: 4 CD/1 DVD box set & download Remastered album,
bonus audio CD, remastered Mono album, Thrillington CD, bonus film DVD,
112 page book, 5 prints in vintage style photographic wallet, 8 full
size facsimiles of Paul's original handwritten lyric sheets and mini
photographic book of outtakes from the original album cover photo shoot.
·
Hi-Res: 24bit 96kHz files of the remastered and bonus audio CD, accessed
via a download code inserted on a card within the deluxe edition package
·
Vinyl: 2LP 180gm, gatefold vinyl with download Remastered album, bonus
audio disc plus digital download of all 20 tracks
·
Limited Edition Mono Vinyl: 1LP, Remastered mono album
Digital: RAM will be available for download across a variation of digital configurations including Mastered for iTunes and High Resolution
Update:
RAM
Tracklisting Announced Today
UK Release: 21st May 2012
US Release: 22nd May 2012
Paul and
Linda McCartney’s 1971 album will be released across a variety of
formats with new and exclusive content including a beautifully packaged
Deluxe Edition Box Set– the ultimate collectable.
Tracklisting
confirmed today
Standard
Edition
1. Too Many People
2. 3 Legs
3. Ram On
4. Dear Boy
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Smile Away
7. Heart Of The Country
8. Monkberry Moon Delight
9. Eat At Home
10. Long Haired Lady
11. Ram On
12. The Back Seat Of My Car
1. Another Day
2. Oh Woman, Oh Why
3. Little Woman Love
4. A Love For You (Jon Kelly Mix)
5. Hey Diddle (Dixon Van Winkle Mix)
6. Great Cock And Seagull Race (Dixon Van Winkle Mix)
7. Rode All Night
8. Sunshine Sometime (Earliest Mix)
1. Too Many People
2. 3 Legs
3. Ram On
4. Dear Boy
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Smile Away
7. Heart Of The Country
8. Monkberry Moon Delight
9. Eat At Home
10. Long Haired Lady
11. Ram On
12. The Back Seat Of My Car
1. Too Many People
2. 3 Legs
3. Ram On
4. Dear Boy
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Smile Away
7. Heart Of The Country
8. Monkberry Moon Delight
9. Eat At Home
10. Long Haired Lady
11. The Back Seat Of My Car
1. Ramming
2. Heart Of The Country
3. 3 Legs
4. Hey Diddle
5. Eat At Home On
Tour
- Menu music
features a selection of jingles from the promo disc Brung To Ewe By
112-page book with 32 page scrapboook, 5 photo prints, wallet including facsimiles of Paul’s handwritten lyrics and notes, mini-photographic book of outtakes from the album cover photo shoot, plus digital-only premium membership to paulmccartney.com.
RAM,
originally released in May of 1971, is the only album to be credited to
both Paul and Linda McCartney and was Paul’s second post-Beatles LP.
It was overshadowed at the time by the drama of the dissolution
of The Beatles, as played out in the world’s media. The album topped the
charts hitting #1 in the UK and #2 in the US.
While
RAM polarized critics upon its release, music fans and critics alike
since have overwhelmingly embraced it, with Rolling Stone, for
example, revising their original review up to 4 stars.
Recently RAM has enjoyed even further re-appraisal and
acknowledgement including a number of tribute albums.
Special
Edition:
CD 1 - Remastered Album
1. Too Many People
2. 3 Legs
3. Ram On
4. Dear Boy
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Smile Away
7. Heart Of The Country
8. Monkberry Moon Delight
9. Eat At Home
10. Long Haired Lady
11. Ram On
12. The Back Seat Of My Car
1. Another Day
2. Oh Woman, Oh Why
3. Little Woman Love
4. A Love For You (Jon Kelly Mix)
5. Hey Diddle (Dixon Van Winkle Mix)
6. Great Cock And Seagull Race (Dixon Van Winkle Mix)
7. Rode All Night
8. Sunshine Sometime (Earliest Mix)
Vinyl:
Disc 1 - Side A
1. Too Many People
2. 3 Legs
3. Ram On
4. Dear Boy
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Smile Away
Disc 1 - Side B
1. Heart Of The Country
2. Monkberry Moon Delight
3. Eat At Home
4. Long Haired Lady
5. Ram On
6. The Back Seat Of My Car
Disc 1 - Side C
1. Another Day
2. Oh Woman, Oh Why
3. Little Woman Love
4. A Love For You (Jon Kelly Mix)
5. Hey Diddle (Dixon Van Winkle
Mix)
Disc 1 - Side D
1. Great Cock And Seagull Race (Dixon Van Winkle Mix)
2. Rode All Night
3. Sunshine Sometime (Earliest Mix)
Remastered album &
bonus audio disc as high quality MP3s via a download code inserted on a
card within the vinyl package
Limited
Edition Mono Vinyl:
Side A
1. Too Many People
2. 3 Legs
3. Ram On
4. Dear Boy
5. Uncle
Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Smile Away
1. Heart Of The
Country
2. Monkberry Moon
Delight
3. Eat At Home
4. Long Haired Lady
5. Ram On
6. The Back Seat Of
My Car
RAM will be available for download across a variation of digital configurations
including Mastered for iTunes and High Resolution. Two digital-only bonus
tracks will be available via paulmccartney.com and iTunes:
1. Eat At Home/Smile
Away (Live in Groningen, 1972)
2. Uncle Albert Jam
Limited edition 7” vinyl single as a special release for ‘Record Store Day’ on 21st April 2012, for independent record stores only
Another Day
Oh Woman, Oh Why