The McCartney Interview is a limited edition vinyl release, published in 1980 on the Parlophone label in the UK and Europe[1] and the following year on Columbia Records in North America.[2] The album contains an interview of Paul McCartney by journalist Vic Garbarini, recorded for the magazine Musician in May 1980. The cover photography was taken by Linda McCartney.[3] EMI engineers added a bonus “clue” to this album. It’s a little note from Paul that appears at the end of side two, in the outgroove, just before the needle lifts. If you play the outgroove backwards, Paul says: “I’m still a Walrus.”[4]

Track listing

Side One

1. "McCartney II"
2. Negative criticism of The Beatles and Wings
3. His influences
4. "Venus and Mars" / "Wild Life"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. Musical direction / Ringo / George / "Hey Jude"
7. "The White Album" / Tension / "Helter Skelter"
8. "Abbey Road"
9. Musical background / Trumpet, guitar, piano / Learning bass in Hamburg
10. Early Beatles mixes / Motown and Stax influences
11. The "Sgt. Pepper's" story / The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
12. "Rubber Soul" / "Revolver"
13. Fame and success / Paul and John's reaction
14. Stage fright during The Beatles and Wings
15. How Wings started
16. New wave / Early Beatles
17. Creating The Beatles sound / "Love Me Do" and early songs

Side Two

1. The Beatles' conquest of America
2. Beatles' haircuts and image
3. Paying dues in Hamburg & Liverpool / Early tours
4. Weathering pressures / The break-up
5. Video of "Coming Up" / Reliving the Beatle image
6. Playing bass
7. Lennon-McCartney songwriting / Dislike of formula
8. Beatles' imitators
9. "I Am the Walrus" / The black carnation / "Sgt. Pepper" LP cover
10. New wave, Bowie, Ferry, Elvis
11. Pop music and radio
12. Getting married / Changing perspective / "Waterfalls"
13. "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", "Hi, Hi, Hi" / Banned songs / Children's songs / "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Personnel

• Paul McCartney: narration
• Vic Garbarini: interviewer

References

External links

• US release at Discogs.com
• The McCartney Interview at Rateyourmusic.com