Oct 01, 2016
While the focus since the beginning of the year was on the Beatles songs, I have switched to pure McCartney stuff in the past weeks. Year 1987, some live albums, “Run Devil Run“… Don’t ask me the logic, as I sometimes go very random when it comes to organize the work on this project 🙂
Year 1987 – Choba B CCCP
Released in 1988 in the USSR, and three years later in Western countries, the Russian album has been recorded in 2 days of 1987. Discover all the details about the “Choba B CCCP” and related albums:
- Choba B CCCP – the international release from 1991.
- The Last Temptation of Elvis: An All-Star Tribute – A tribute album containing Paul’s contribution – It’s Now Or Never, recorded during the Choba B CCCP sessions.
- This One CD single on which appeared “I Wanna Cry“, the only song recorded during the Choba B CCCP sessions and written by McCartney.
- It’s Now Or Never (The Complete Russian Sessions) – This bootleg contains all officially released songs from the Choba B CCCP sessions, and also the three songs Paul sang during the “Last Resort” TV show recorded in November 1987
- Choba B CCCP Ultimate Archive Collection – Another bootleg that contains all songs from the Choba B CCCP sessions, and the two medleys leaked online in 2010. Indeed the ultimate version of Choba B CCCP !
Year 1987 – Once Upon A Long Ago
“Once Upon A Long Ago” was the single of year 1987, released in 4 different versions – with never previously heard songs from Choba B CCCP in Western countries:
- 7″ single
- 12″ single, version one (with songs from Choba B CCCP)
- 12″ single, version two (with songs from Choba B CCCP)
- CD single (with songs from Choba B CCCP)
“Once Upon A Long Ago” was however issued first on All The Best!, a few days before the singles.
Paul Is Live
The mostly overlooked live album from Paul, released in 1993:
- Paul Is Live
- Paul Is Live – Ultimate Archive Collection – containing songs from the New World Tour left out of the Official CD, and soundcheck songs
Run Devil Run
- Run Devil Run
- No Other Baby / Brown Eyed Handsome Man CD single (with Fabulous as extra track)
- Run Devil Run – Ultimate Archive Collection – containing live recordings from some “Run Devil Run” songs
Misc
- Paul McCartney recorded a version of That’s All Right Mama, which appeared on Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records released in 2001.
- Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, the first album by the Fireman.
- Work in progress on Driving Rain.

Paul, Ringo & Ron Howard at the World Premiere of The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years. – From The Beatles Official Facebook Page
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I want to know, does Paul McCartney co-sings in a song named "Black Beatles"? Is it true?
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Thanks for the kind words, Ruben.
My understanding is that Paul endorsed the song "Black Beatles" by tweeting his own Mannequin Challenge video with this song in the background, back in 2016 ; but as far as I get it, I don't think Paul has cosigned it, as some articles have reported it.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rae-sremmurd-talk-paul-mccartney-mannequin-challenge-w450930