McCartney Times

Sir Paul McCartney and his band are planning to release an album of cuts from their improvised soundchecks.

The Beatles legend teased it’s a “treasure trove” of unheard material they’ve been keeping recordings of over the years.

In an interview for his website paulmccartney.com, the 77-year-old rocker was asked if they still ad-lib at soundcheck, and he replied: “Yeah, we do!

“We’ve got millions of them!

“And fortunately, there’s a guy called Jamie, who logs them.

“It’s a little treasure trove!

“And one day we will have to put together an album or seething, with a selection of these songs the that we’ve gathered.”

Meanwhile, McCartney has just announced he’s working on a stage adaptation of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’.

The ‘Let it Be’ hitmaker is in the process of turning the 1946 film – which starred the likes of James Stewart and Donna Reed – into a musical production after teaming up with Bill Kenwright, who will produce the project.

He said: “Like many of these things this all started with an email. Bill had asked if it was something I might be up for.

Source: Paul McCartney plotting album of soundcheck improvisations | Entertainment | wdel.com