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PAUL McCARTNEY EGYPT STATION/STRICTLY LIMITED DELUXE EDITION /  2LP / ONE TIME PRESSING
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Paul McCartney invites you on a musical journey to Egypt Station estimated time of arrival September 7, 2018 by way of Capitol Records.

Sharing a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt Station is the first full album of all-new McCartney music since 2013’s international chart-topping NEW. Preceded by two of its tracks: Plaintive ballad ‘I Don’t Know’ and raucous stomper ‘Come to Me’ 

Egypt Station was recorded between Los Angeles, London and Sussex, and produced (with the exception of one Ryan Tedder track) by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Beck, Foo Fighters).

Of the forthcoming album’s enigmatic title, Paul says, “I liked the words ‘Egypt Station.’ It reminded me of the ‘album’ albums we used to make.., Egypt Station starts off at the station on the first song and then each song is like a different station. So it gave us some idea to base all the songs around that. I think of it as a dream location that the music emanates from.”

True to the inspiration behind its title, Egypt Station’s 14 songs combine to convey a unique travelogue vibe. Between the opening and closing instrumentals “Station I” and “Station II,” each song finds Paul capturing a place or moment before transporting the listener seamlessly to the next destination. Stops along the way include an acoustic meditation on present day contentedness (“Happy With You”), a timeless anthem that would fit on virtually any album of any McCartney era (“People Want Peace”), and an epic multi-movement closer clocking in at seven minutes with a song suite structure harkening back to the days of Paul’s previous combos (“Despite Repeated Warnings”). The result is a kaleidoscopic journey through myriad musical locales and eras, yet firmly rooted in the here and now--with Paul’s singular unmistakable melodic and lyrical sensibility serving as a guide.

Confirmation of Egypt Station’s release puts an end to speculation about a new Paul McCartney album that began with the whiting out of his Instagram account as Paul turned up at various landmarks in Liverpool. The capper was a June 9 surprise gig at Liverpool’s tiny Philharmonic Pub, during which “Come On To Me” was debuted alongside a set of classics spanning Paul’s career.

TRACK LISTING

A1        OPENING STATION     

A2        I DON'T KNOW            

A3        COME ON TO ME        

A4        HAPPY WITH YOU     

B1        WHO CARES    

B2        FUH YOU         

B3        CONFIDANTE   

B4        PEOPLE WANT PEACE

B5        HAND IN HAND           

C1        DOMINOES     

C2        BACK IN BRAZIL           

C3        DO IT NOW     

C4        CAESAR ROCK

D1       DESPITE REPEATED WARNINGS          

D2       STATION II       

D3       HUNT YOU DOWN/NAKED/C-LINK