© 1983 Paul McCartney/Credit: Linda McCartneyTwo of Paul McCartney‘s early-’80s solo albums, Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, will be released in remastered and expanded form on October 2 as the latest installments in the rock legend’s Archive Collection reissue campaign.
The albums, which originally were released in 1982 and 1983, respectively, will be available in multiple formats, including a two-CD Special Edition, a multiple-disc Deluxe Edition featuring bonus audio and video content, a two-LP vinyl set packaged with a download card, and digital versions of both the Standard and Deluxe Editions.
Tug of War features McCartney’s chart-topping duet with Stevie Wonder, “Ebony and Ivory,” as well as the top 10 hit “Take It Away” and Paul’s touching homage to the late John Lennon, “Here Today.” The Deluxe Edition of the reissue is a three-CD/DVD set containing the original 1982 mix of the album; a 2015 remix of the record; an eight-song CD of bonus tracks, including B-sides and previously unreleased demos; and a DVD with the original promo videos for the album’s singles, and a new 18-minute documentary boasting unseen archival footage. The deluxe package also offers a 112-page essay book and a 64-page scrapbook featuring photos and memorabilia. Meanwhile, a limited-edition Super Deluxe version of Tug of War packaged in an acrylic slipcase and including hand-numbered prints of photos taken by the late Linda McCartney also will be sold.
Pipes of Peace features McCartney’s #1 collaboration with Michael Jackson, “Say Say Say,” and the top 30 hit “So Bad.” The Deluxe Edition of the reissue is a two-CD/one-DVD collection featuring the remastered version of the 1983 album; a nine-song bonus CD including a 2015 remix of “Say Say Say,” as well as B-sides, outtakes and unreleased demos; and a DVD containing the promo videos for the album’s singles and unseen clips from Sir Paul’s archives. The deluxe Pipes of Peace also will be packaged with an essay book and scrapbook.
Here is the track list of the deluxe edition of Tug of War:
Disc 1: 2015 Remix
“Tug of War”
“Take It Away”
“Somebody Who Cares”
“What’s That You’re Doing?”
“Here Today”
“Ballroom Dancing”
“The Pound Is Sinking”
“Wanderlust”
“Get It”
“Be What You See (Link)”
“Dress Me Up as a Robber”
“Ebony and Ivory”
Disc 2: Original 1982 Mix
Track list same as Disc 1
Disc 3: Bonus Audio
“Stop, You Don’t Know Where She Came From” (Demo)*
“Wanderlust” (Demo)*
“Ballroom Dancing” (Demo)*
“Take It Away” (Demo)*
“The Pound Is Sinking” (Demo) (2015 Remaster)
“Something that Didn’t Happen” (Demo)*
“Ebony and Ivory” (Demo)*
“Dress Me Up as a Robber/Robber Riff” (Demo)*
“Ebony and Ivory” (Solo Version) (B-side of “Ebony and Ivory” 12″ single)
“Rainclouds” (B-side of “Ebony and Ivory” 7″ single)
“I’ll Give You a Ring” (B-side of “Take It Away” single)
Disc 4: Bonus Film
“Tug of War” Music Video (Version 1)
“Tug of War” Music Video (Version 2)
“Take It Away” Music Video
“Ebony and Ivory” Music Video
Fly TIA — Behind the Scenes on “Take It Away” (new 18-minute documentary using previously unreleased archive footage)
And here is the track list of the deluxe edition of Pipes of Peace:
Disc 1: Remastered Album (Stereo)
“Pipes of Peace”
“Say Say Say”
“The Other Me”
“Keep Under Cover”
“So Bad”
“The Man”
“Sweetest Little Show”
“Average Person”
“Hey Hey”
“Tug of Peace”
“Through Our Love”
Disc 2: Bonus Audio
“Average Person” (Demo)*
“Keep Under Cover” (Demo)*
“Sweetest Little Show” (Demo)*
“It’s Not On” (Demo)*
“Simple as That” (Demo)*
“Say Say Say” (2015 Remix)*
“Ode to a Koala Bear” (B-side of “Say Say Say” single)
“Twice in a Lifetime” (bonus track from 1993)
“Christian Bop”*
Disc 3: DVD
“Pipes of Peace” Music Video
“So Bad” Music Video
“Say Say Say” Music Video
Hey Hey in Montserrat (previously unreleased home movie footage, three minutes)
Behind the Scenes at AIR Studios (previously unreleased six-minute edit)
The Man (previously unreleased home movie footage, 4 minutes)
* = previously unreleased.
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