Paul McCartney / Tug of War and Pipes of Peace deluxe editions
As predicted in last week’s SDE newsletter (not signed up? click here), Paul McCartney‘s 1982 solo album Tug of War and 1983 follow up Pipes of Peace will both be reissued in October, with the former being remixed and both albums available in the now familiar multi-disc deluxe ‘book’ editions.
All physical versions of the Tug of War reissue (including vinyl) come with eight demos – six early takes of album tracks and the unreleased Stop, You Don’t Know Where She Came From and Something Didn’t Happen. The three commercially released B-sides are also included: Rainclouds, I’ll Give You A Ring and Ebony and Ivory (solo version).
The deluxe edition is a 3CD+DVD set with the three audio discs comprising the remixed version of Tug of War (remixed from the analogue multi-track tapes at Abbey Road), a remastered version of the standard album and the bonus CD with the demos etc. The DVD features five promo videos and an 18-minute behind-the-scenes documentary. This deluxe set features a “112 page essay book” and “a 64 page scrapbook” and also comes with the hi-res audio download.
For the first time in his archive series Paul has created Super Deluxe Edition of one of his albums. Before you get too excited the Tug of War SDE is basically the standard ‘deluxe’ edition but with a “limited edition numbered acrylic slipcase” and a few hand numbered prints. Yours for £60 more than the deluxe! Everything else is the same and in fact if you look at the photos I think I prefer the slipcase on the ‘standard’ deluxe which at least has the album cover on the front. Fair play though, because the SDE is properly limited (just 1000 worldwide).
There is a familiar two-CD special edition which includes the REMIXED version of Tug of War and and the bonus CD with the demos and B-sides. And a two-LP vinyl edition offers the same content on 180g vinyl. This means that the only place to get the Tug of War 2015 REMASTER (not the remix) is via the four-disc deluxe edition or super deluxe edition.
PIPES OF PEACE is reissued on the same day as Tug of War and comes as a two-CD special edition, a 2CD+DVD deluxe edition (pictured below) and a 2LP vinyl set. All physical editions come with nine bonus tracks, including previously unreleased demos of Average Person, Keep Under Cover, Sweetest Little Show and Simple As That; a new 2015 remix of Say Say Say; that song’s B-side Ode to a Koala Bear; Twice in a Lifetime (Paul’s theme song to the 1985 Gene Hackman film) and a track called Christian Bop. Although there is a new remix of Say Say Say, the original 12-inch and extended instrumental mix from the single are missing. There are suggestions that these may well pop-up as free downloads via Macca’s site in the near future (he did exactly this with an unheard demo of Rock Show last year) but of course they really should have been on the physical release (Laupered!)
The deluxe edition adds a DVD but no more audio content, making this a three-disc set. The DVD includes promo videos and some short behind-the-scenes footage. Perhaps the most notable content is a video to The Man, the second Michael Jackson duet on the album that was planned as a third single but ultimately cancelled.
The Pipes of Peace deluxe, just like Tug of War, comes with a 112 page essay book and 64 page photo book (about the music video for Pipes of Peace). There is no limited edition ‘super deluxe’ for Pipes of Peace and unlike Tug of War the music hasn’t been remixed, so all editions feature a 2015 remaster.
All editions of Tug of War and Pipes of Peace are released on 2 October 2015.
Notes: The UK prices on Amazon WILL come down. The deluxe should be £45-£50. Other links to be added when they come live.
Pre-order DELUXE Book Editions
Tug of War 3CD+DVD deluxe edition
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Pipes of Peace 2CD+DVD deluxe book edition
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Pre-order 2-disc SPECIAL Editions
Tug of War 2CD special edition
- • UK Pre-order: Tug of War (special edition)
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Pipes of Peace 2CD special edition
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Pre-order 2LP VINYL Editions
Tug of War 2LP vinyl edition
- • UK Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • USA Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • CANADA Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • SPAIN Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
Pipes of Peace 2LP vinyl edition (contains all bonus tracks)
- • UK Pre-order: Pipes of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • USA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • CANADA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • SPAIN Pre-order: Peaces of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
Pre-order SUPER DELUXE EDITION of Tug of War
Only available via McCartney’s store and SOLD OUT already!
Tug Of War
Disc 1 – Remixed Album
1 Tug Of War (Remixed 2015)
2 Take It Away (Remixed 2015)
3 Somebody Who Cares (Remixed 2015)
4 What’s That You’re Doing? (Remixed 2015)
5 Here Today (Remixed 2015)
6 Ballroom Dancing (Remixed 2015)
7 The Pound Is Sinking (Remixed 2015)
8 Wanderlust (Remixed 2015)
9 Get It (Remixed 2015)
10 Be What You See (Link) (Remixed 2015)
11 Dress Me Up As A Robber (Remixed 2015)
12 Ebony And Ivory (Remixed 2015)
Disc 2 – Bonus Audio
1 Stop, You Don’t Know Where She Came From (Demo / Remastered 2015)
2 Wanderlust (Demo / Remastered 2015)
3 Ballroom Dancing (Demo / Remastered 2015)
4 Take It Away (Demo / Remastered 2015)
5 The Pound Is Sinking (Demo / Remastered 2015)
6 Something That Didn’t Happen (Demo / Remastered 2015)
7 Ebony And Ivory (Demo / Remastered 2015)
8 Dress Me Up As a Robber / Robber Riff (Demo / Remastered 2015)
9 Ebony And Ivory (Solo Version / Remastered 2015)
10 Rainclouds (Remastered 2015)
11 I’ll Give You A Ring (Remastered 2015)
Disc 3- Remastered Album (deluxe and super deluxe only)
1 Tug Of War (Remastered 2015)
2 Take It Away (Remastered 2015)
3 Somebody Who Cares (Remastered 2015)
4 What’s That You’re Doing? (Remastered 2015)
5 Here Today (Remastered 2015)
6 Ballroom Dancing (Remastered 2015)
7 The Pound Is Sinking (Remastered 2015)
8 Wanderlust (Remastered 2015)
9 Get It (Remastered 2015)
10 Be What You See (Link) (Remastered 2015)
11 Dress Me Up As A Robber (Remastered 2015)
12 Ebony And Ivory (Remixed 2015)
Disc 4 – DVD (deluxe and super deluxe only)
1 Tug of War (Music video version 1)
2 Tug of War (Music video version 2)
3 Take It Away (Music video)
4 Ebony & Ivory (Music video)
5 Fly TIA – Behind the scenes of Take it away (18 minutes documentary)
Pipes of Peace
Disc 1 – Remastered Album
1 Pipes of peace
2 Say say say
3 The other me
4 Keep under cover
5 So bad
6 The man
7 Sweetest little show
8 Average person
9 Hey hey
10 Tug of peace
11 Through our love
Disc 2 – Bonus Audio
1 Average person (Demo)
2 Keep Under Cover (Demo)
3 Sweetest Little Show (Demo)
4 It’s Not On (Demo)
5 Simple As That (Demo)
6 Say Say Say (New 2015 remix)
7 Ode to a Kola Bear
8 Twice in a Lifetime
9 Christian Bop
Disc 3 – DVD (deluxe only)
1 Bonus film (26 minutes)
2 Pipes of Peace (Music video)
3 So Bad (Music video)
4 Say Say Say (Music video)
5 Hey Hey in Montserrat (Home video 3 minutes)
6 Behind the scenes at AIR (6 minutes)
7 The Man (Home video 4 minutes)
Pre-order DELUXE Book Editions
Tug of War 3CD+DVD deluxe edition
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Pipes of Peace 2CD+DVD deluxe book edition
- • UK Pre-order: Pipes of Peace (deluxe edition)
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- • CANADA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace (deluxe edition)
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Pre-order 2-disc SPECIAL Editions
Tug of War 2CD special edition
- • UK Pre-order: Tug of War (special edition)
- • USA Pre-order: Tug of War (special edition)
- • CANADA Pre-order: Tug of War (special edition)
- • SPAIN Pre-order: Tug of War (special edition)
Pipes of Peace 2CD special edition
- • UK Pre-order: Pipes of Peace (special edition)
- • USA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace (special edition)
- • CANADA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace (special edition)
- • SPAIN Pre-order: Pipes of Peace (special edition)
Pre-order 2LP VINYL Editions
Tug of War 2LP vinyl edition
- • UK Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • USA Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • CANADA Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • SPAIN Pre-order: Tug Of War [2LP Vinyl Edition]
Pipes of Peace 2LP vinyl edition (contains all bonus tracks)
- • UK Pre-order: Pipes of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • USA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • CANADA Pre-order: Pipes of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
- • SPAIN Pre-order: Peaces of Peace [2LP Vinyl Edition]
Pre-order SUPER DELUXE EDITION of Tug of War
Tug of War 3CD+DVD super deluxe edition (limited to 1000)
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