McCartney’s Archive series hits the iPad

Screenshots from app

While we were busy awaiting the “Venus and Mars” and “Speed Of Sound” releases in the Paul McCartney Archive series, the previous releases in the series have been reworked as Apple iPad apps.

Band on the Run

McCartney

McCartney II

Ram and

Wings over America – have been turned into iPad apps by label Concord Music Group, and released through Apple’s App Store. The above links go to the UK version, substitute “gb” in the url for your own country code (ie “us” for USA).

Each app includes remastered audio tracks, interviews, rare photos, album and single artwork, and videos including rehearsal footage and documentaries.

The new apps cost just £5.49 each (UK) or $7.99 (USA) .

Contents:

Band On The Run:

· the original 9 track album audio remastered

· 6 video clips including Behind-the-scenes at the iconic album cover shoot in London’s Osterley Park

· an extensive interview with Paul

· rare photos by Linda McCartney and Clive Arrowsmith

· full album and single artwork and history of the making of the album

McCartney:

· the original 13 track album audio remastered

· 8 video clips including performances of ‘Suicide’ and ‘Hot As Sun’

· an extensive interview with Paul

· rare photos of Paul & Linda

· full album artwork and history of the making of the album

McCartney II:

· the original 11 track album audio remastered

· 8 video clips including rehearsal footage for ‘Coming Up’ and a new video for ‘Blue Sway’

· an extensive interview with Paul

· previously unpublished photos by Linda McCartney

· full album and single artwork plus a full history of the making of the album

Ram:

· the original 12 track album audio remastered

· 5 video clips including a new documentary narrated by Paul

· an extensive interview with Paul

· previously unpublished photos by Linda McCartney plus the small book of sheep

· full album and single artwork plus a full history of the making of the album

Wings Over America:

· the original 28 track live album audio remastered

· the 75 minute documentary Wings over the World and bonus feature Photographers Pass

· David Fricke’s editorial photo book with new interviews and tour photography

· Linda McCartney’s Look photographic journal, chronicling life on the road

· a replica tour book with itineraries, the tour programme, memorabilia and lyrics

· Ocean View – a book of drawings by Humphrey Ocean

All music and video content can be downloaded via the “download content” button within the app. If you click to play a video or listen to a track on the audio player, prior to downloading the content, you will be prompted to make the download.

If you already have the audio within your iTunes library then you can select and play it within iTunes and then return to the app with the music still playing in the background.