The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73 [9780063312883]

Overview

In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney’s creative and personal lives beyond the Beatles.

When Paul McCartney issued a press release in April 1970 announcing that the world’s most beloved band, the Beatles, had broken up no one could have predicted that McCartney himself would go on to have one of the most successful solo careers in music history. Yet in the years after the Fab Four disbanded, Paul McCartney became a legend in his own right. Now journalist and world-renowned Beatles’ historian Allan Kozinn and award-winning documentarian Adrian Sinclair chronicle in technicolor McCartney’s pivotal years from 1969 to 1973, as he recreated himself in the immediate aftermath of the Beatles breakup – a period when, newly married and with a growing family, he conquered depression and self-doubt, formed a new band, Wings, and recorded five epochal albums culminating in the triumphant smash, Band on the Run.

Part 1 of a multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL. 1 documents a pivotal moment in the life of a man whose legacy grows increasingly more relevant as his influence on music and pop culture remains as relevant as ever. It is the first truly comprehensive biography, and the most finely detailed exploration of McCartney’s creative life and post-Beatles career ever undertaken.

This meticulously researched Paul McCartney biography reveals:

• Beatles History: A definitive inside look at the personal and professional fallout of the world’s most famous breakup and the end of the Fab Four.
• Exclusive Access: Discover the true story pieced together from hundreds of new interviews and thousands of never-before-seen documents from McCartney’s personal archives.
• The Birth of Wings: Follow the journey of how Paul, along with his wife Linda, conquered self-doubt to form a new band and record five classic albums in just four years.
• 1970s Music Deep Dive: Go behind the scenes for the creation of the triumphant, chart-topping smash album, Band on the Run, and other epochal records of the time.