The Paul McCartney Project

Brian Epstein travels to the US in anticipation of The Beatles’ tour In March 1966, the London Evening Standard newspaper published an interview with John Lennon. Titled “How does a Beatle live? John Lennon lives like this“, it was penned by...

August 6, 1966. Brian Epstein travels to the US in anticipation of The Beatles’ tour and following the publication of an article where John Lennon declares "We’re more popular than Jesus now." www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1966/08/bria...

Help! (album) From Help! | The Beatles: Released on 6th August, 1965, and eight months after Beatles For Sale, the recordings for Help! had actually started in earnest in mid February just...

6 August 1965. The Beatles' "Help!" was relased. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/masteralbum/...

Mood Indigo - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (album) From Etienne Charry: Mood Indigo – Soundtrack | Milan Records: Mood Indigo (L’écume des jours) is the new film by acclaimed director and music video...

August 5, 2014. The soundtrack of Michel Gondry's film "Mood Indigo" is released. It features Paul McCartney playing bass on two tracks www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/mood-i...

Recording "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Because", "The End" (Aug 05, 1969) On July 30, 1969, when The Beatles assembled the first version of the long medley for the “Abbey Road” album, one of the key challenges was how to smoothly...

August 5, 1969 - The Beatles start adding Moog overdubs on "Abbey Road," with the help of Mike Vickers, a former member of Manfred Mann www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/session/reco...

Revolver (album) From The Beatles: The Beatles’ seventh album was released in early August 1966. Following the release of Rubber Soul the group had embarked on what was to be their...

August 5, 1966. The Beatles’ seventh album, "Revolver," was released in the UK. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/masteralbum/...

Thanks Luca ! that's interesting ! I didn't know about the line in a film. Intriguing ...

I've read that some teens in the 70s didn't know McCartney had another band before Wings. Funnily, nowadays, Wings is barely remembered compared to this former band..

Paul McCartney’s new band is announced On this day, the Daily Mirror announced that Paul McCartney had formed a new band with his wife Linda. The other band members and the name of the band were not mentioned. A...

August 3, 1971 - Paul McCartney's new band was announced. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1971/08/paul...

Recording "Come And Get It" (Aug 02, 1969) The Iveys were a Welsh-English rock band who, in July 1968, became the first non-Beatle recording artists signed to Apple. They released a couple of singles with limited chart...

August 2, 1969 - The Iveys - soon to become Badfinger - recorded "Come And Get It," a song written by Paul McCartney. Paul also acted as producer for the track. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/session/reco...

“Thingumybob” series premieres on UK TV Paul McCartney composed the theme tune for a new TV comedy series called “Thingumybob.” The Black Dyke Mills Band, a renowned brass band, recorded the instrumental...

August 2, 1968 - The “Thingumybob” TV comedy series premiered on UK TV. Its theme tune was composed by Paul McCartney and recorded by The Black Dyke Mills Band. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1968/08/thin...

The Aerovons meet Paul McCartney at the Speakeasy The Aerovons was an American rock band established in 1966. After a Capitol Records representative listened to their 1967 demo, the band was offered a recording opportunity in...

In August 1968, a young US band travelled to London to meet their idols, and managed to see them recording at Abbey Road 😍Those were the days... www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1968/08/paul...

That's the beauty of being one of his fans - always sthg to discover, even tiny things :) last week, I discovered the L.I.L.Y. mark on the RAM cover album :)

Let me know what you think !

A frequent request from my readers: why don't I list the content of DVD / Blu-Rays in the McCartney Archive Collection series ? I've built what was needed to properly list video content - and "McCartney Archive Collection" has been updated. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/mccart...

Recap: what we’ve learned about the Beatles’ Greek island mystery My attempts to clarify a historical footnote led me into a maze of phantom islands, financial strategies, secret services and cold war propaganda.

Exactly 58 years ago, the Beatles were in Greece searching for an island to buy.

For my Substack, I've recapped everything I've learned about this story - including phantom islands, financial strategies, cold war propaganda - and a bit more clarity about the mysterious 'Magic Alex':

John Lennon and Paul McCartney travel to Greece On this day, July 22, 1967, Paul McCartney and his girlfriend Jane Asher joined John Lennon, his wife Cynthia and son Julian, Pattie Harrison’s 16-year-old sister Paula...

On this day in 1967, John Lennon and Paul McCartney traveled to Greece. They aimed to explore a group of Greek islands that they were interested in purchasing to live on.

Paul and Linda McCartney on holiday in Provence and Corfu From May 15 to June 17, 1969, Paul McCartney, his wife Linda, and her daughter Heather took a month-long holiday, first travelling to Provence in the south of France, then to...

ah nice story - Paul visited Corfu in May 1969 - didn't know he was considering buying. www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/05/paul...

The Beatles visit Greece • Day 1 On July 22, 1967, Paul McCartney and his girlfriend Jane Asher joined John Lennon, his wife Cynthia and son Julian, Pattie Harrison’s 16-year-old sister Paula Boyd, Mal...

On this day in 1967, The Beatles were in Greece and went sightseeing in the countryside surrounding Athens.

Recording "Come Together" (Jul 21, 1969) Since the beginning of the “Abbey Road” sessions in early July, John Lennon had contributed little — either due to his recovery from a car accident on July...

On this day in 1969, The Beatles recorded the basic track of John Lennon's "Come Together" -

Thanks for the tip ! I didn't know that.

With the rise of Generative AI, the spam comments are becoming more and more tailored to the content 😡 - but nothing matches the genuine comments, often from insiders, that I receive. So much love and insights in those, pls don't stop! 😍

Jane Asher announces her separation from Paul McCartney On this day, Jane Asher was invited on Simon Dee’s BBC Television show “Dee Time“, and publicly announced that her engagement to Paul McCartney had been called...

On this day in 1968, Jane Asher announced her separation from Paul McCartney www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1968/07/jane...

New North America leg for the “Got Back” tour announced On this day, Paul McCartney announced a new North American leg of his “Got Back” tour, set to run from late September through November 2025. Those dates would see...

Still catching-up. A new North-American leg of the "Got Back" tour was announced last week - www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/2025/07/new-... - 19 dates across 2 countries (US & Canada). It's good news for American audiences, but the prospect of new Paul album this year is fading ... :(

Brian Clarke (artist) Sir Brian Clarke Hon FRIBA CF (2 July 1953 – 1 July 2025) was a British painter, architectural artist, designer and printmaker, known for his large-scale stained glass and...

Catching up with the news after some holiday. Brian Clarke died on July 1. He was a long-time friend of Paul and Linda. He collaborated on the "Tug Of War" and "Flowers In The Dirt" album covers among other projects. Find more at www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/artist/brian...

YouTube video by Adam Hall Group Wings Tour Bus 🚌🪽 | A Journey Through Music History | Adam Hall Group

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The new owner of the 1972 Wings tour bus is revealed At the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, Tom Jennings acquired the 1972 Wings tour bus, which was discovered in a dilapidated state in Tenerife and transported back to the...

The 1972 Wings Tour Bus has a new owner! www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/2025/07/the-...

YouTube video by IMMERSION ROBIN GIBB & PAUL McCARTNEY together for the FIRST TIME! An Exclusive Conversation: PT 1

Unseen, if slightly awkward, video of Paul with Robin Gibb and Babyface in 2004 after recording ‘Too Much Heaven’ for a Maurice Gibb tribute album that never came out. There’s a part 2 coming out - so maybe Paul relaxes a bit more there.

On this day in 1980, Paul McCartney started the recording sessions for Ringo Starr's new album in the South East of France

On this day in 1972, Wings played the first concert of their Wings Over Europe tour in Olioules in the South East of France

On this day in 1968, Paul, George and Ringo attended a press screening of “Yellow Submarine”