Paul McCartney / Batch 4: Japanese mini-LP SHM CDs

Paul McCartney is releasing a fourth batch of albums as limited edition Japanese mini-LP SHM-CDs (compatible with all CD players).

This batch are made up of three studio albums and two live albums, one of which (Amoeba Gig) started life as an EP before being remixed and expanded for 2019 release).

• Paul is Live (1993) – 2019 remaster
• Flaming Pie (1997) – 2020 remaster
• Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) – original mastering
• New (2013) – original mastering
• Amoeba Gig (2019) – 2019 remix

Paul is Live was issued after Paul’s New World Tour and featured material from the then recent Off The Ground albums alongside Beatles and Wings hits. Flaming Pie was McCartney’s well received 1997 studio album, which is the last album to be reissued as part of Archive Collection, way back in 2020.

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard hasn’t been reissued and is arguably Paul’s last truly great – and consistent – album, even if subsequent releases had their moments. New from 2013 does have such moments, one of which is the sublime ‘Alligators’, produced by Mark Ronson. The best track on the album wasn’t selected to be any of the five singles.

Finally, Amoeba Gig has a long history. It was originally a four-track 12-inch release from Paul’s June 2007 appearance at Amoeba Music in California to promote the Memory Almost Full album. Since that time it was expanded to 12-tracks and given away free with the Daily Mail in the UK and eventually in 2019 was remixed and expanded again to 21 tracks. It’s that version that is reissued here.

These are sometimes called ‘paper sleeve’ editions and and each is presented as vinyl replica CDs with the usual exacting standards from Japan including OBI-strip, extra booklet with Japanese lyrics, ‘rice paper’ sleeve for disc protection and re-sealable outer clear clear sleeve. Original inner sleeves are recreated as is the original packaging. All of these are gatefolds, except Amoeba Gig.

As usual, these are very limited, but as before the SDE shop has secured a guaranteed allocation and is offering them as a 5CD bundle, which you can order via this link or the buttons below. Strictly one bundle per customer please (multiple orders will be cancelled).

All five are released on 27 July 2025, via Capitol.

Tracklisting

Paul is Live Paul McCartney / SHM-CD

• 2019 remaster
  • 1. Drive My Car – Live in Kansas City
    2. Let Me Roll It – Live in Boulder
    3. Looking for Changes – Live in Kansas City
    4. Peace in the Neighbourhood – Live in Boulder
    5. All My Loving – Live in New York
    6. Robbie’s Bit (Thanks Chet) – Live in Charlotte
    7. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Live in Charlotte
    8. We Can Work It Out – Live in New York
    9. Hope of Deliverance – Live in New York
    10. Michelle – Live in Boulder
    11. Biker Like an Icon – Live in Boulder
    12. Here, There and Everywhere – Live in Parramatta, Sydney
    13. My Love – Live in San Antonio
    14. Magical Mystery Tour – Live in Parramatta, Sydney
    15. C’mon People – Live in Kansas City
    16. Lady Madonna – Live in Atlanta
    17. Paperback Writer – Live in Charlotte
    18. Penny Lane – Live in Boulder
    19. Live and Let Die – Live in Boulder
    20. Kansas City – Live in Kansas City
    21. Welcome to Sound Check – Link
    22. Hotel in Benidorm (Soundcheck) – Live in Boulder
    23. I Wanna Be Your Man (Soundcheck) – Live in Parramatta, Sydney
    24. A Fine Day (Soundcheck) – Live in New York

Tracklisting

Flaming Pie Paul McCartney / SHM-CD

• 2020 remaster
  • 1. The Song We Were Singing
    2. The World Tonight
    3. If You Wanna
    4. Somedays
    5. Young Boy
    6. Calico Skies
    7. Flaming Pie
    8. Heaven on a Sunday
    9. Used to be Bad
    10. Souvenir
    11. Little Willow
    12. Really Love You
    13. Beautiful Night
    14. Great Day

Tracklisting

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Paul McCartney / SHM-CD

• 2005 mastering
  • 1. Fine Line
    2. How Kind of You
    3. Jenny Wren
    4. At The Mercy
    5. Friends to Go
    6. English Tea
    7. Too Much Rain
    8. A Certain Softness
    9. Riding to Vanity Fair
    10. Follow Me
    11. Promise to You Girl
    12. This Never Happened Before
    13. Anyway

Tracklisting

New Paul McCartney / SHM-CD

• 2013 mastering
  • 1. Save Us
    2. Alligator
    3. On My Way to Work
    4. Queenie Eye
    5. Early Days
    6. New
    7. Appreciate
    8. Everybody Out There
    9. Hosanna
    10. I Can Bet
    11. Looking at Her
    12. Road

Tracklisting

Amoeba Gig Paul McCartney / SHM-CD

• 2019 remix
  • 1. Drive My Car – Live at Amoeba 2007
    2. Only Mama Knows – Live at Amoeba 2007
    3. Dance Tonight – Live at Amoeba 2007
    4. C Moon – Live at Amoeba 2007
    5. The Long and Winding Road – Live at Amoeba 2007
    6. I’ll Follow the Sun – Live at Amoeba 2007
    7. Calico Skies – Live at Amoeba 2007
    8. That Was Me – Live at Amoeba 2007
    9. Blackbird – Live at Amoeba 2007
    10. Here Today – Live at Amoeba 2007
    11. Back in the USSR – Live at Amoeba 2007
    12. Nod Your Head – Live at Amoeba 2007
    13. House of Wax – Live at Amoeba 2007
    14. I’ve Got a Feeling – Live at Amoeba 2007
    15. Matchbox – Live at Amoeba 2007
    16. Get Back – Live at Amoeba 2007
    17. Baby Face – Live at Amoeba 2007
    18. Hey Jude – Live at Amoeba 2007
    19. Let It Be – Live at Amoeba 2007
    20. Lady Madonna – Live at Amoeba 2007
    21. I Saw Her Standing There – Live at Amoeba 2007