Macca ready to release lost Beatles track finally!

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Macca ready to release lost Beatles track finally!

LONDON-Observer
For Beatles fans across the world it has gained near mythical status. The 14-minute improvised track called 'Carnival of Light' was recorded in 1967 and played just once in public. It was never released because three of the Fab Four thought it too adventurous.

The track, a jumble of shrieks and psychedelic effects, is said to be as far from the melodic ballads that made Sir Paul McCartney famous as it is possible to imagine. But now McCartney has said that the public will have the chance to judge for themselves.

'It does exist,' McCartney says on a BBC Radio 4 arts programme to be broadcast this week. Talking to John Wilson, the presenter of Front Row, the former Beatle confirms that he still has a master tape of the work and says he suspects that 'the time has come for it to get its moment'. 'I like it because it's the Beatles free, going off piste,' he adds.

*The piece was inspired, McCartney says, by the works of composers John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. In his book Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, author Mark Lewisohn - who was played the track in 1987 - describes 'distorted, hypnotic drum and organ sounds, a distorted lead guitar, the sound of a church organ, various effects (water gargling was one) and, perhaps most intimidating of all, Lennon and McCartney screaming and bawling random phrases including "Are you all right?" and '"Barcelona!".' *

In the 40 years since 'Carnival of Light' was recorded by McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon in the Abbey Road studios in London, its collection of disparate rhythms has become a kind of holy grail for Beatles obsessives. The track was put together on 5 January 1967, in between working on the vocals for the song 'Penny Lane'.



A video response to Carnival of Light~ Opus 002

Coincidentally, McCartney played some of his Fireman compositions at the reopened Roundhouse venue last year during the Electric Proms. 'With the Fireman you're in disguise,' he told Observer Music Monthly.
His pseudonym may have been taken from the lyric of 'Penny Lane' where a fireman 'rushes in from the pouring rain' and could also be a nod to his father, Jim McCartney, a firewatcher on the Liverpool docks in the Second World War.

• John Wilson's interview with Paul McCartney can be heard on Front Row, Radio 4, on Thursday

The Observer

HA! Let's hope this track doesn't sound something- too scary, like Yoko Ono's avant garde, music. Sorry Yoko,. I'm just not fond of your music. I can't wait another day Paull!!!! give us a clue, a snippet, I'll find it! What will the critic's think? -Muhahahaha!
hb~

Stop the presse's Audrey is back from London her lil review & live concert footage!

Stop the presse's Audrey is back from London her lil review and Live concert footage!
note: the concert link I posted last week is now down but check these freakin concert vids out!

Well i am finally home from London, and have caught up on some sleep, what a fantastic time was had and an experience i will never forget.

Yes the two girls from California love u sign was made on my wrapper to my hamburger while waiting in line, as folks were getting antsy and there was about 1-2 hours left. Sharon made the sign, on which i commented only 2, and the funny thing is, paul made the same comment.

From Macca/Lennon damnit this video rawks and so vividly clear! I see you guys great now!

Another thing that was way cool is i had taken a picture in hopes to have it signed, it was one from amoeba in which he is at the piano and his back is to us, but in the piano reflection you can see him, it is one of the pictures i am proud of, so i took it, rolled it up, put a sharpie on it to hold it rolled (and to sign with of course) and it was very light so i took some little coin - 20c perhaps and put it in there and launced it on stage, and you can see him pick up the picture and

he said "is this for me?" and he put it in his pocket, it was at the end of lady Madonna. it has my name and address on the back but i dont care if i get it back, i can always print more, but it is neat that he actually saw it, for he put it in his pocket and it remained there the rest of the night.

From Macca/Lennon damn just fantastic Calico skies & Eleanor Rigby,brillant!

we ended up being on the video bunches of times, funny thing is after being in line with some of these folks twice, during the audience shots i can name almost all of the people shown......kind of weird, guess i might be turning into a real fan now!!!!

Let it be-Lady Madonna Paul @ The Roundhouse

i met wonderful people, both before during and after the show, both at the show and during my entire vacation. we took the tube and the bus everywhere, ( after a few days on the tube we realized you don't see a thing from the underground so we got on the bus so we could see where we were going) and our room was 5 stops on the bus from the roundhouse and two different tubes so we easily went back and forth numerous times on the bus, it ran 24 hours a day.


Get Back @ The Round House damn rawkin gettin goose bumps on this one!

also did all the sights of London while there, abbey road, Beatles shop, Parliament, big Ben, palaces and mews, cathedrals ( the cardinal was saying mass when we went and the choir and organ was at full force) and the dome to go with it (best pictures were from the dome) shops, towers, bridges, jewels, mansions, parks, pubs - had the best food at the pubs- and again tubes trains and buses.

what a wonderful time was had and i am still going through with drawl. the videos on you tube are wonderful but the ones on my camera i like cuz they are of only Paul, and they are mine!

thanks to all of the boardies on this board that made this trip so special, it went so fast and there was so much more i wanted to do, might have to go back sometime, perhaps maybe this summer

Saw her standing there
harleyblues take: I wonder if Paul is going to send Audrey back the piccie? Do you think Paul will post it in the mail? lmao! I know I love London too Audrey I'm very happy for you girls, and eveyone that had such a rawkin time, right on damnit wish I had been there. I see all ya'all!
xx
hb~

Paul @ RoundHouse/Camden

http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2007/media/nb/paulmccartney_16x9_nb.asx

Win player ,real player, media player would play this video concert.

This is Paul McCartney's entire gig last night at The Round House, Electric Proms event!
Oct.25.07

note: I suggest watching this on windows media player for the full concert effect with bigger screen
Enjoy Folks!

Ok watching the vid myself so far I see Elsa, dang gurl you were there too! Ok, also see Audrey and Sharon, hehehe. lmao Audrey whats with the boppin head? kidding of course! Keps too? Hey Tessa, I see you in the vid also! Abe the giggin clown and great drummer!

Man lots of people who were in La gig at the Amoeba is at this gig!
Right on Paul! lovin the live strings on "Only mama Knows" Man this is freakin brillant

Paul's entire gig!! well at least we can watch the whole thing for those of us that couldn't be there!~ "That was me" "was brillant" Oh man "Eleanor Rigby"is brillant with the strings, fantastic! Man lovin "Band on the run" also Paul. "Calico Skies" just lovely woohooo!!wish we'd hear "Head in the clouds" a must watch live concert.

This is just like a Hallmark card the next best thing to being there lmao!

Paul gives Shout out to fans from Cali!

Paul gives shout out to fans in Cali!

~ Audrey P. from San Jose Ca, was one of few lucky fans that happened to log onto the
"Round house webby" that accidently went live earlier this month. Scoring her two tickets immediately to see Paul McCartney at the Round House-Electric Proms" event earlier this evening! Apparently Miss Audrey had fellow fan Sharon fly with her over to London to see Paul.
(how lucky can two fans from Cali be? lol) During the live web cast from the "Proms" Paul noticed a sign in the crowd, and read it:

"Two California Girls Love U"

Well how lucky for you girls! I know you were excited beyond belief! I'm just waiting to hear about the gig! By the way, I carried my dang sign thru four countries in the last 5 years and Paul never read my sign out loud! damn gurllls!
stay tuned for updates!

Photo courtesy Electric Proms website

Paul giggin it, at the Electric Proms London, with Hofner in hand. Nice suit Paul!~

Paul McCartney to play Electric Proms London

Paul McCartney to play the Electric Proms in London


Yesterday Paul McCartney played the Olympia theater, now Paul is off to play
The Electric Proms in London ,October 25 mark your calenders! When fans had heard about Macca playing the Proms earlier this month they went crazy in an attempt to register online with the Roundhouse & Electric Proms websites. Somehow the Roundhouse website went "live" and a few "very lucky fans" got thru and were able to purchase tickets and sold out within a few minutes.

Later on in the month fans from all over the world gathered once again, on their phones and computers attempting to get thru for hours for a last chance effort to see Macca in London. At $25 give or take per ticket, when is the last time you saw Paul McCartney for that amount?

Per Paul McCartneys official webby this morning, registered users recieved an email stating tickets had been released for the upcoming Electric Proms gig. This will be Paul McCartney's last gig for this year!

Damn! Wish I had the funds to fly to London and see Paul one more time!