Amoeba Gig is a live album by Paul McCartney taken from the recordings of a secret performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, on 27 June 2007, and released in July 2019.[2] Tracks from the recordings were previously released in 2007 on Amoeba's Secret[3] and as B-sides to the single "Ever Present Past."[4] The album features the complete concert recording of that secret performance.[2]
| Amoeba Gig | ||||
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| Released | 12 July 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 27 June 2007 | |||
| Venue | Amoeba Music | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 79:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Background
editPaul McCartney and his touring band played a secret show at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, as part of the promotion for Memory Almost Full on 27 June 2007.[5] The performance was later released in November 2007 as Amoeba's Secret, a limited edition 12" vinyl record, and again in January 2009 on CD.[6] Three tracks from the Amoeba's Secret release were also released as B-sides for the "Ever Present Past" single in November 2007.[4] In 2010, the set was released as Live in Los Angeles, a 12-track CD version given away free with the Daily Mail newspaper. In 2012, an extended version of the Daily Mail CD was released by Paul McCartney's website, adding two additional tracks.[7] The complete Amoeba Gig show, with all 21 songs and remixed by McCartney's engineer Steve Orchard, was finally released on 12 July 2019 on CD, vinyl, and digital download.[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Lennon-McCartney except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive My Car" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Only Mama Knows" (Paul McCartney) | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Dance Tonight" (McCartney) | 3:25 |
| 4. | "C Moon" (Paul & Linda McCartney) | 3:13 |
| 5. | "The Long and Winding Road" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "I'll Follow the Sun" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Calico Skies" (McCartney) | 2:57 |
| 8. | "That Was Me" (McCartney) | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Blackbird" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Here Today" (McCartney) | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Back in the U.S.S.R." | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Nod Your Head" (McCartney) | 2:00 |
| 13. | "House of Wax" (McCartney) | 6:02 |
| 14. | "I've Got a Feeling" | 5:56 |
| 15. | "Matchbox" (Carl Perkins) | 3:31 |
| 16. | "Get Back" | 4:21 |
| 17. | "Baby Face" (Harry Axt, Benny Davis) | 0:54 |
| 18. | "Hey Jude" | 8:01 |
| 19. | "Let It Be" | 3:54 |
| 20. | "Lady Madonna" | 3:34 |
| 21. | "I Saw Her Standing There" | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 22. | "Coming Up (Soundcheck)" (McCartney) | 4:25 |
Personnel
edit- Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards
- Rusty Anderson – guitar, vocals
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, vocals
- Brian Ray – guitar, bass, vocals
- David Arch – keyboards
- Steve Orchard – 2019 remix sound engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 149 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 44 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 83 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 28 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 24 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 19 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] | 51 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 82 |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Amoeba Gig > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Paul McCartney's 'Amoeba Gig' Will Be Available For The First Time on July 12". 10 July 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Calkin, Graham. "Amoeba's Secret (12inch Single)". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b Calkin, Graham. "Ever Present Past (c.d. Single)". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Paul McCartney Rocked Amoeba Hollywood June 27, 2007". Amoeba Music. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Amoebas Secret HRM 31306 02 : Paul McCartney". Concord Music Group. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul (16 November 2012). "Paul McCartney / Live In Los Angeles The Extended Set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Paul Is Live: McCartney Premieres "Amoeba Gig," Reissues Classic Live Sets on CD and LP". 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paul McCartney – Amoeba Gig" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paul McCartney – Amoeba Gig" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul McCartney – Amoeba Gig" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul McCartney – Amoeba Gig" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-07-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 29: del 12.7.2019 al 18.7.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links
edit- Amoeba Gig at AllMusic
- Amoeba Gig at Discogs (list of releases)
- Paul McCartney Rocked Amoeba at Amoeba Music official website
- Paul McCartney's - Amoeba's Secret at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages