McCartney Times

This past March, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that for the first time since 1987, vinyl outsold compact disc releases. In the U.S., some 41 million vinyl records were sold last year in comparison to 33 million CDs. It’s an incredible resurgence, fueled largely by an increase in younger demographics having discovered and fallen in love with the vinyl experience.Released this month in celebration of Record Store Day, Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Red Rose Speedway” offers a particular case in point. Recut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, the album showcases why audiophiles adore vinyl so much. Thanks to numerous technological advances, this new 50th anniversary edition of “Red Rose Speedway” offers a vast improvement over previous editions, which felt muted and constrained —particularly in its compact-disc format.

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Source: Paul McCartney’s Wings album “Red Rose Speedway” is all the richer at 50 with a loving remaster | Salon.com