Paul McCartney / Batch 4: Japanese mini-LP SHM CDs
Albums from the ’90s and ’00s

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
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- Drive My Car – Live in Kansas City
- Let Me Roll It – Live in Boulder
- Looking for Changes – Live in Kansas City
- Peace in the Neighbourhood – Live in Boulder
- All My Loving – Live in New York
- Robbie’s Bit (Thanks Chet) – Live in Charlotte
- Good Rockin’ Tonight – Live in Charlotte
- We Can Work It Out – Live in New York
- Hope of Deliverance – Live in New York
- Michelle – Live in Boulder
- Biker Like an Icon – Live in Boulder
- Here, There and Everywhere – Live in Parramatta, Sydney
- My Love – Live in San Antonio
- Magical Mystery Tour – Live in Parramatta, Sydney
- C’mon People – Live in Kansas City
- Lady Madonna – Live in Atlanta
- Paperback Writer – Live in Charlotte
- Penny Lane – Live in Boulder
- Live and Let Die – Live in Boulder
- Kansas City – Live in Kansas City
- Welcome to Sound Check – Link
- Hotel in Benidorm (Soundcheck) – Live in Boulder
- I Wanna Be Your Man (Soundcheck) – Live in Parramatta, Sydney
- A Fine Day (Soundcheck) – Live in New York
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Tracklisting

Flaming Pie Paul McCartney / SHM-CD
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- The Song We Were Singing
- The World Tonight
- If You Wanna
- Somedays
- Young Boy
- Calico Skies
- Flaming Pie
- Heaven on a Sunday
- Used to be Bad
- Souvenir
- Little Willow
- Really Love You
- Beautiful Night
- Great Day
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Tracklisting

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Paul McCartney / SHM-CD
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- Fine Line
- How Kind of You
- Jenny Wren
- At The Mercy
- Friends to Go
- English Tea
- Too Much Rain
- A Certain Softness
- Riding to Vanity Fair
- Follow Me
- Promise to You Girl
- This Never Happened Before
- Anyway
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Tracklisting

New Paul McCartney / SHM-CD
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- Save Us
- Alligator
- On My Way to Work
- Queenie Eye
- Early Days
- New
- Appreciate
- Everybody Out There
- Hosanna
- I Can Bet
- Looking at Her
- Road
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Tracklisting

Amoeba Gig Paul McCartney / SHM-CD
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- Drive My Car – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Only Mama Knows – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Dance Tonight – Live at Amoeba 2007
- C Moon – Live at Amoeba 2007
- The Long and Winding Road – Live at Amoeba 2007
- I’ll Follow the Sun – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Calico Skies – Live at Amoeba 2007
- That Was Me – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Blackbird – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Here Today – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Back in the USSR – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Nod Your Head – Live at Amoeba 2007
- House of Wax – Live at Amoeba 2007
- I’ve Got a Feeling – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Matchbox – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Get Back – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Baby Face – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Hey Jude – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Let It Be – Live at Amoeba 2007
- Lady Madonna – Live at Amoeba 2007
- I Saw Her Standing There – Live at Amoeba 2007
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By Paul Sinclair
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