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Mike Langen's Collection

Paul McCartney   01/25/1991

MTV Unplugged (England), Unknown, England
Source sbrd
Media cdr   1 disc
Notes Some guy wrote a review on Amazon.com of the officially released version of this show and said this :

"Unplugged: The Official Bootleg" captures a totally different side of McCartney live.
Instead of approximating the arena-rock experience (which is difficult to do on a record),
you're treated to an intimate, informal performance -- almost as if Paul & Co. were performing in your own living room.

Yes, Bubba, you're right. This isn't a "real" bootleg.
It was released within weeks of the MTV Unplugged performance, specifically designed to beat the bootleggers to market.
Paul's original idea was that it would be a "real" bootleg, manufactured at a plant other than Capitol's,
and distributed underground through the same means as real bootlegs.

Obviously, Capitol/Parlophone didn't like that idea, and so Paul compromised,
limiting production to 250,000 copies in the US and another 250,000 in the UK.
Those 250,000 copies US sold out in the first week, peaking at #14 in Billboard (not too shabby),
then dropping off because there weren't any more copies to be sold.
Until now, only Japan has continued to produce the CD, and now,
thankfully, it seems to be back in production again Stateside.

I'm not sure of the accuracy of that satement, but it seems reasonable .
In any event, the version I received in trade has a few extra songs ,
but they appear in a different order that what's on the "offical bootleg"
Then again, I'm not sure if the order of the songs in the "official bootleg" is really accurate either...

Here's the order of tracks on my discs :


d1
1 intro and band intros
2 mean woman blues
3 matchbox
4 midnight special
5 i lost my little girl
6 here there and everywhere
7 san francisco bay blues
8 we can work it out
9 blue moon of kentucky
10 i've just seen a face
11 every night

d2
1 be bop a lula
2 she's a woman
3 and i love her
4 the fool
5 things we said today
6 that would be something
7 blackbird
8 hi-heeled sneakers
9 good rockin' tonight
10 junk
11 aint no sunshine
12 singing the blues
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A+
Owned by Mike Langen · Last Updated May 23, 2023