Paul Announces 'McCartney I II III' Box Set That Contains Three of His Awesome Solo Albums

Titled McCartney I II III, the forthcoming box set contain reissues of the legendary

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singer-songwriter’s career-spanning album McCartney (1970), McCartney II (1980) and McCartney III (2020).

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The box set will be available in three different formats: limited edition color vinyl (priced at $99.98),

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black vinyl edition ($89.98), and CD ($39.98). The sets will include three special photo prints and notes from

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the former Beatles member about each album. The cover and typography for the slipcases were created by artist Ed Ruscha.

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McCartney I II III will be released on Aug. 5. Pre-orders are available at McCartney’s

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The third in a trilogy of albums, McCartney III debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart in December 2020

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The stripped back release was self-produced in isolation at McCartney’s Sussex studio. A remix album, McCartney III Imagined, was released the following year

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