Monday, March 16, 1970
Playback of the "McCartney" album
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on August 14, 2025
Monday, March 16, 1970
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on August 14, 2025
December 23, 1969 - March 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Abbey Road Studios • London • UK
Previous session Mar 11, 1970 • The "McCartney" track listing is finalised
Single Mar 11, 1970 • "Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" by The Beatles released in the US
Article Second half of March 1970 • Dispute over the release of "McCartney"
Session Mar 16, 1970 • Playback of the "McCartney" album
Article Mar 17, 1970 • All four Beatles attends Pattie Harrison's birthday party
Article Mar 23, 1970 • Paul defines the promotion plan for "McCartney"
Next session Mar 23, 1970 • Mixing "Let It Be" album #1
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "McCartney" LP
On March 11, 1970, Paul McCartney had completed the recorded of his debut solo album, “McCartney“.
On this day, March 16, he attended a brief session at EMI Studios, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, to listen to a playback of the eight-track and stereo versions of the album.
On March 23, the production masters were created.
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney’s creative and personal lives beyond the Beatles.
Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium
Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to the officially released retrospectives, all solo efforts by the four men are exhaustively examined.
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