Name: Good Evening New York City
Brand: Paul McCartney

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

7231857

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CD & DVD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-12-14

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

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Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Paul McCartney

Genre GB

Classic

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Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE is a British singer, composer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist most famous for being a member of The Beatles. He is also a published poet, painter, philanthropist, animal rights activist, and multi-media executive/producer. McCartney has been recognised as the most successful and popular composer/songwriter/entertainer in the history of popular music.

After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album "McCartney" and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. He resumed his solo career after Wings broke up in April 1981.

McCartney received appointment as Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and was knighted for services to music in 1997. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of The Beatles (1988) and as a solo artist (1999). In addition to his musical achievements, McCartney has had personal successes including marriage to Linda McCartney until her passing; fathering children Mary McCartney, Stella McCartney, James McCartney; marrying Heather Mills with whom they had daughter Beatrice Milly before separating; finally marrying Nancy Shevell.

double cd and dvd package featuring the dazzling performances of beatles, wings and solo classics from citi field, formerly shea stadium, historic site of the beatles' landmark 1965 concert. the highlights of 'good evening new york city' include faithful takes on beatles classics 'drive my car,' 'got to get you into my life,' 'the long and winding road,' 'blackbird,' 'eleanor rigby,' 'back in the ussr,' 'paperback writer,' 'let it be,' 'hey jude,' 'helter skelter' and more, plus 'something' rendered on ukulele gifted to paul by george harrison, and a tribute to john lennon in the form of a medley of 'a day in the life' and 'give peace a chance.' wings era chestnuts include 'band on the run,' 'my love,' 'let me roll it' and the pyrotechnic tour de force of 'live and let die,' while timeless mccartney solo material ranges from 'here today' to the upbeat 'flaming pie' and 'dance tonight' to a pair of numbers from 'electric arguments', the 2008 album released under the alias of the fireman. the concert footage featured on 'good evening new york city' standard edition features concert footage directed by paul becher, who has overseen live visuals for mccartney for some 200 performances and counting. the 33-song 2 hour 40 minute performances were shot in high definition using 15 cameras and digital footage incorporated from 75 flipcams handed out to fans over the course of the three night stand. the audio mix, in both stereo and 5.1, was handled by longtime mccartney engineer paul hicks, whose credits include the recent beatles remasters, the beatles anthology, let it be... naked, and two grammy awards for his mixing work on the beatles' love album.

Good Evening New York City

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