The McCartney Interview

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]

The McCartney Interview
Studio album by
Paul McCartney
Released4 December 1980
RecordedMay 1980
GenreInterview
Length54:13
LabelCBS Records International (PC 36987)
Paul McCartney chronology
McCartney II
(1980)		 The McCartney Interview
(1980)		 Tug of War
(1982)

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

References
  1. "Paul McCartney - The McCartney Interview". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Paul McCartney – The McCartney Interview (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "The McCartney Interview (Album)".
  4. "The McCartney Interview".
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