Shopping for that special Paul McCartney fan in your life this holiday season?
Look no further than “The 7” Singles Box,” an amazing box set that features 163 tracks — in the form of 80 7-inch singles — running over 10 hours of music.
The collection includes such hits and fan favorites as “My Love,” “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “Silly Love Songs,” “Coming Up,” “Ebony and Ivory,” “Say Say Say,” “No More Lonely Nights” and “Wonderful Christmastime.”
The offerings range from 1971’s “Another Day” to 2022’s Record Store Day Song of the Year, “Women and Wives” (from 2020’s “McCartney III”), representing a half-century of McCartney’s creative output.
It’s an absolute treasure chest for vinyl fans, with recreations of 65 singles (with original B-sides, with restored artwork) that Paul has put out over the years. It also features 15 singles, originally offered up as on 12-inch, picture discs, CD singles and other formats, which have never been released as 7-inch platters.
The vinyl set — which is limited to 3,000 copies — is gorgeously packaged in a special wooden art crate, designed and built in Derbyshire, England, and includes a 148-page book that features a personal foreword by Sir Paul himself as well as an essay by music journalist Rob Sheffield and other material.
It is, however, pricey — at $611.98. Yet, these singles can also be streamed through Spotify, Amazon Music and various streaming services. Visit paulmccartney.com for all the details.
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Paul McCartney The 7” Singles Box Track Listing:
1971, Sweden1A: Another Day1B: Oh Woman, Oh Why
1971, US MonoPromotional Release2A: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey [Mono]2B: Too Many People [Mono]
1971, UK3A: The Back Seat of My Car3B: Heart of the Country
Previously unreleased on 7”4A: Love Is Strange [Single Edit]4B: I Am Your Singer
1972, UK5A: Give Ireland Back to the Irish5B: Give Ireland Back to the Irish [Version]
1972, UK6A: Mary Had a Little Lamb6B: Little Woman Love
1972, Belgium7A: Hi, Hi, Hi7AA: C Moon
1973, Israel8A: My Love8B: The Mess [Live at The Hague]
1973, Sweden9A: Live and Let Die9B: I Lie Around
1973, Spain10A: Helen Wheels10B: Country Dreamer
1974, Germany11A: Jet11B: Let Me Roll It
1974, Germany12A: Band on the Run12B: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
1974, The Netherlands13A: Mrs. Vandebilt13B: Bluebird
1974, Belgium14A: Junior’s Farm14B: Sally G
1975, Australia15A: Listen to What the Man Said15B: Love in Song
1975, Germany16A: Letting Go16B: You Gave Me the Answer
1975, Belgium17A: Venus and Mars / Rock Show17B: Magneto and Titanium Man
1976, France18A: Silly Love Songs18B: Cook of the House
1976, Germany19A: Let ‘Em In19B: Beware My Love
1977, Japan20A: Maybe I’m Amazed (Live)20B: Soily (Live)
1977, UK21A: Mull of Kintyre21AA: Girls’ School
1978, Germany22A: With a Little Luck (DJ Edit)22B: Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link
1978, UK23A: I’ve Had Enough23B: Deliver Your Children
1978, The Netherlands24A: London Town24B: I’m Carrying
1978, France25A: Goodnight Tonight25B: Daytime Nightime Suffering
1979, UK26A: Old Siam, Sir26B: Spin It On
1979, UK27A: Getting Closer27AA: Baby’s Request
1979, Japan28A: Arrow Through Me28B: Old Siam, Sir
1979, UK29A: Wonderful Christmastime29B: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae
1980, UK30A: Coming Up30B: Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)30BB : Lunch Box/Odd Sox
1980, UK31A: Waterfalls31B: Check My Machine
Previously unreleased on 7”32A: Temporary Secretary32B: Secret Friend[7″ Single Edit]
1982, UK33A: Ebony and Ivory33B: Rainclouds
1982, UK34A: Take It Away34B: I’ll Give You a Ring
1982, UK35A: Tug of War35B: Get It
1983, UK36A: Say Say Say36B: Ode to a Koala Bear
1983, UK37A: Pipes of Peace37B: So Bad
1984, UK38A: No More Lonely Nights (Ballad)38B: No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version)
1984, UK39A: We All Stand Together39B: We All Stand Together (Humming Version)
1985, US40A: Spies Like Us40B: My Carnival
1986, US41A: Press [Video Edit]41B: It’s Not True
1986, Art reformatted from US 12” promotional vinyl42A: Pretty Little Head (Remix)42B: Write Away
1986, US43A: Stranglehold43B: Angry (Remix)
1986, UK44A: Only Love Remains44B: Tough on a Tightrope
1987, UK45A: Once Upon a Long Ago45B: Back on My Feet
1989, US46A: My Brave Face46B: Flying to My Home
1989, UK47A: This One47B: The First Stone
1989, Australia48A: Figure of Eight [7″ Bob Clearmountain Mix]48B: Où Est le Soleil
1989, UK49A: Party Party49B: Artwork etching
1990, UK50A: Put It There50B: Mama’s Little Girl
1990, Europe51A: The Long and Winding Road51B: C Moon
1990, UK52A: Birthday52B: Good Day Sunshine
1990, UK53A: All My Trials53B: C Moon
Previously unreleased on 7”54A: The World You’re Coming Into54AA: Tres Conejos54B: Save the Child54BB: The Drinking Song (Let’s Find Ourselves a Little Hostelry)
1992, Europe55A: Hope of Deliverance55B: Long Leather Coat
1993, Germany56A: C’Mon People56B: I Can’t Imagine
1997, Reformatted from 7” picture disc57A: Young Boy57B: Looking for You
1997, Reformatted from 7” picture disc58A: The World Tonight58B: Used to Be Bad
1997, Reformatted from 7” picture disc59A: Beautiful Night59B: Love Come Tumbling Down
1999, UK60A: No Other Baby60B: Brown Eyed Handsome Man60BB: Fabulous
2001, Europe61A: From a Lover to a Friend61B: Riding into Jaipur
2004, Europe62A: Tropic Island Hum62B: We All Stand Together
2005, Europe63A: Fine Line63B: Growing Up Falling Down
2005, Europe64A: Jenny Wren64B: Summer of ’59
Previously unreleased on 7”65A: Dance Tonight65B: Dance Tonight [Demo]
Previously unreleased on 7”66A: Nod Your Head66B: 222
2007, Europe67A: Ever Present Past67B: House of Wax (Live)
Previously unreleased on 7”68A: Sing the Changes68B: Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight [Radio Edit]
Previously unreleased on 7”69A: (I Want To) Come Home69B: (I Want To) Come Home [Demo]
Previously unreleased on 7”70A: My Valentine70B: Get Yourself Another Fool
2012, USChristmas Kisses71A: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)71B: Wonderful Christmastime
Previously unreleased on 7”72A: New72B: Early Days
Previously unreleased on 7”73A: Queenie Eye73B: Save Us
Previously unreleased on 7”74A: Hope for the Future74B: Hope for the Future [Thrash Mix]
Previously unreleased on 7”75A: In the Blink of an Eye75B: Walking in the Park with Eloise
2018, Global76A: I Don’t Know76AA: Come on to Me
Previously unreleased on 7”77A: Who Cares77B: Fuh You
2019, Global78A: Home Tonight78AA: In a Hurry
Previously unreleased on 7”79A: Find My Way79AA: Winter Bird / When Winter Comes
Previously unreleased on 7”80A: Women and Wives80B: Women and Wives (St. Vincent Remix)
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