Paul McCartney / Dub Sandwich

He has always enjoyed delivering the unexpected, and Paul McCartney is about to wrong foot fans – perhaps anticipating a new album or archive reissue – once more, by releasing Dub Sandwich, a new remix collection.

While not necessarily number one on anyone’s McCartney wish-list, the album will at least include a host of rarities, as the ex-Beatle brings together some of his most weird and wonderful audio excursions. These include the rare promo-only ‘Mole Mix’ of the playout version of 1984’s No More Lonely Nights (available very briefly when Paul’s music first came to iTunes), Deliverance (Steve Anderson’s reworking of 1993’s Hope Of Deliverance), an unheard version My Carnival (remixed by Gary Langan for the Spies Like Us single), the Dub Mix of 1986’s Press (along with rare B-side Hanglide), John ‘Tokes’ Potoker’s near seven-minute 12-inch mix of Pretty Little Head and the Bruce Forest Club Mix of the rare (but not actually very good) Party Party.

Additionally, the single CD set (a 2LP vinyl edition will also be available) features the ‘Tub Dub’ mix of 1990 US single Ou Est Le Soleil?, the seven minute ‘Groove Mix’ of This One B-side Good Thing. The promo-only Artful Dodger Mix of Silly Love Songs makes an appearance, as does a previously unheard remix of Dance Tonight.

Paul’s occasional turns as The Fireman (with Youth) isn’t forgotten and is represented by two cuts: the the ‘Out Of Body Mix’ of Fluid (taken from 1999’s Rushes and remixed by Nitin Sawhney) and Highway (Electro Dynamo Lemon Sherbet Sunrise Dubstep Remix) which was previously only available on the DVD in the now very rare Electric Arguments steel box set issued in 2009.

Also, Dub Sandwich sees the first official CD release of two Twin Freaks tracks. For the uninitiated, Twin Freaks is a 2005 project where producer/DJ Freelance Hellraiser was given the green light to create some proper mashups of some of Paul’s favourite Wings/McCartney tracks. Included here, are Coming Up and Longhaired Lady (Reprise). Until now, they have only been available officially on vinyl (long out-of-print) and digitally.

Frustratingly, this collection is less than comprehensive (being only a single disc set) and on first glance I’m not convinced it will necessarily ‘play’ well, either. It’s a bit random, to be honest, but I guess it’s something of a fool’s errand trying to please everyone with these kind of sets.

Dub Sandwich will be issued on 22 June about a month after the recently announced reissues of Thrillington, Wings Greatest, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard and New. Paul has persuaded Capitol to revive the Chinese EMI imprint Xao Hasiti especially for this release.

No Amazon links as yet, although it can be ordered from uDiscoverMusic.com

Dub Sandwich / CD Edition

• No More Lonely Nights (Mole Mix) 8.39
• Coming Up [Twin Freaks] 4.46
• Silly Love Songs (Artful Dodger Remix) 6.20
• Press (Dub Mix) 6.30
• Dance Tonight (remix) 3.43
• Party Party (Bruce Forest Club Mix) 6.27
• Highway (Electro Dynamo Lemon Sherbet Sunrise Dubstep Remix) 5.42
• Deliverance (Dub Mix) 7.41
• Ou Est Le Soleil? (Tub Dub Mix) 4.27
• Good Thing (Groove Mix) 7.22
• Hanglide (5.18)
• Fluid (Out Of Body Mix) 4.23
• Longhaired Lady (Reprise) [Twin Freaks] 5.01

Dub Sandwich / 2LP vinyl

Side 1

• No More Lonely Nights (Mole Mix) 8.39
• Coming Up [Twin Freaks] 4.46
• Silly Love Songs (Artful Dodger Remix) 6.20

Side 2

• Press (Dub Mix) 6.30
• Dance Tonight (remix) 3.43
• Party Party (Bruce Forest Club Mix) 6.27

Side 3

• Highway (Electro Dynamo Lemon Sherbet Sunrise Dubstep Remix) 5.42
• Deliverance (Dub Mix) 7.41
• Ou Est Le Soleil? (Tub Dub Mix) 4.27

Side 4

• Good Thing (Groove Mix) 7.22
• Hanglide (5.18)
• Fluid (Out Of Body Mix) 4.23
• Longhaired Lady (Reprise) [Twin Freaks] 5.01