After the breakup, Beatles fans expected major statements from the three chief songwriters in the Fab Four. John and George fulfilled those expectations – Lennon with his lacerating, confessional John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Harrison with his triple-LP All Things Must Pass – but Paul McCartney certainly didn't, turning toward the modest charms of McCartney, and then crediting his wife Linda as a full-fledged collaborator on its 1971 follow-up, Ram. Where McCartney was homemade, sounding deliberately ragged in parts, Ram had a fuller production yet retained that ramshackle feel, sounding as if it were recorded in a shack out back, not far from the farm where the cover photo of Paul holding the ram by the horns was taken.
Released on 29/08/11. Pianist, arranger and singer Linda Williams spent four years as Natalie Cole’s musical director in the 1970s and composed the music for the Quiet Storm’s staple LA Costa. City Living, released in 1979, was Williams debut album. Produced by Richard Evans, it contains the R&B hit single No Love, No Where, Without You.
This Deluxe Edition Box Set features the original album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London; 8 bonus audio tracks; remastered mono album (previously unreleased commercially; remastered Thrillington album, the instrumental cover version of Ram originally released under the pseudonym of Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington.
In a stunningly presented 112-page book, photo prints, handwritten lyrics, four CDs and a bonus film DVD, telling the full story of a classic album that has gone down in music history as one of the most revered in Paul’s catalogue.
After the breakup, Beatles fans expected major statements from the three chief songwriters in the Fab Four. John and George fulfilled those expectations - Lennon with his lacerating, confessional John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Harrison with his triple-LP All Things Must Pass - but Paul McCartney certainly didn't, turning toward the modest charms of McCartney…
Super deluxe edition of "RAM" release from Paul McCartney. All CDs feature remastering in Abbey Road Studio and the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). This edition consists of 4 discs and a bonus DVD with unreleased videos. CD 1: Ram (original album), CD2: Ram (mono mix), CD3: Thrillington (instrumental version of "Ram"), CD4: bonus contents. Also contains the following bonuses: a card for downloading hi-res tracks included in the disc 1 & 4, a 112-page hardcover book, a sheet with lyrics and illustrations written by Paul, a description written by Paul, a booklet with photos of the ram on the jacket (unreleased, 100 pictures approx.), a 32-page scrapbook, and a photo of Paul.
Scandal marks the first time that trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano have recorded a full studio album of material together, revealing a passionately adventurous band for whom no territory is off-limits. As on their live debut recording, Sound Prints features pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Joey Baron. The super group heads off into swinging, heartfelt and sophisticated new territory inspired by saxophonist giant Wayne Shorter. Two of Shorter's pieces receive special treatment. A truly fantastic and original group playing new originals and music by Shorter.