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Paul McCartney To Reissue ‘Tug of War’ and ‘Pipes of Peace’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on August 1, 2015

in New Music,News

Two more classic solo albums from Paul McCartney, Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, will be released on October 2 in multiple expanded formats.

Tug of War was McCartney’s first album after the breakup of Wings and, for the new release, is highlighted with a totally new remix of each of the tracks. With the hits Ebony and Ivory and Take It Away, the album includes support from Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Carl Perkins, Denny Laine, Steve Gadd and Stanley Clarke. The new version will include a 2-CD set with the 2015 remix and a bonus album with eleven demos and b-sides, and a 3-CD/1-DVD set with the 2015 remix, the original album, the bonus disc and a DVD with videos made for the album and an 18-minute documentary on Take It Away.

Pipes of Peace will be released in a 2-CD set with the original album and a disc of nine rarities along with a 2-CD/1-DVD set that adds music videos and three short home movies. Pipes of Peace includes the number one single Say Say Say with Michael Jackson.

In addition, look for both albums in 2-Vinyl LPs and as digital downloads.

The track lists:

Tug of War

Paul McCartney Tug of WarDisc 1 (Remixed Album)
Tug of War
Take It Away
Somebody Who Cares
What’s That You’re Doing?
Here Today
Ballroom Dancing
The Pound Is Sinking
Wanderlust
Get It
Be What You See (Link)
Dress Me Up As a Robber
Ebony and Ivory

Disc 2 (Original Album)
Tug of War
Take It Away
Somebody Who Cares
What’s That You’re Doing?
Here Today
Ballroom Dancing
The Pound Is Sinking
Wanderlust
Get It
Be What You See (Link)
Dress Me Up As a Robber
Ebony and Ivory

Disc 3 (Bonus Tracks)
Stop, You Don’t Know Where She Came From (Demo, previously unreleased)
Wanderlust (Demo, previously unreleased)
Ballroom Dancing (Demo, previously unreleased)
Take It Away (Demo, previously unreleased)
The Pound Is Sinking (Demo, 2015 Remaster)
Something That Didn’t Happen (Demo, previously unreleased)
Ebony and Ivory (Demo, previously unreleased)
Dress Me Up As a Robber/Robber Riff (Demo, previously unreleased)
Ebony and Ivory (Solo Version, B-side of Ebony and Ivory 12-inch single)
Rainclouds (B-side of Ebony and Ivory 7-inch single)
I’ll Give You a Ring (B-side of Take It Away single)

DVD
Tug of War Music Video (Version 1)
Tug of War Music Video (Version 2)
Take It Away Music Video
Ebony and Ivory Music Video
Fly TIA – Behind The Scenes on Take It Away (new 18 minute documentary using previously unreleased archive footage)

Pipes of Peace

Paul McCartmey Pipes of PeaceDisc 1 (Remastered Album)
Pipes of Peace
Say Say Say
The Other Me
Keep Under Cover
So Bad
The Man
Sweetest Little Show
Average Person
Hey Hey
Tug of Peace
Through Our Love

Disc 2 (Bonus Audio)
Average Person (Demo, previously unreleased)
Keep Under Cover (Demo, previously unreleased)
Sweetest Little Show (Demo, previously unreleased)
It’s Not On (Demo, previously unreleased)
Simple As That (Demo, previously unreleased)
Say Say Say (2015 Remix, previously unreleased)
Ode to a Koala Bear (B-side of Say Say Say single)
Twice in a Lifetime (bonus track from 1993)
Christian Bop (previously unreleased)

DVD
Pipes of Peace Music Video
So Bad Music Video
Say Say Say Music Video
Hey Hey in Montserrat (previously unreleased home movie footage, 3 mins)
Behind the Scenes at AIR Studios (previously unreleased 6 min edit)
The Man (previously unreleased home movie footage, 4 mins)

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