McCartney Times

Paul McCartney’s love of reggae has surfaced in the Beatles’ “I Call Your Name” and Wings’ “C-Moon” but he‘s rarely talked about his journey in discovering Jamaica’s music. In the foreword to the liner notes for The 7″ Singles Box — a collection of 80 45s spanning McCartney’s solo career, from 1971 to the present, out December 2nd — the artist talks about cratedigging in Montego Bay. “There were records you didn’t know what they were, they weren’t established artists,” he writes in this exclusive excerpt. “So it was kind of a great adventure, just asking the guy behind the counter, ‘What’s this like? Is it any good?’”

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Source: Paul McCartney on Crate Digging in Jamaica, 7-Inch Singles Box Set – Rolling Stone