Paul McCartney's Band on the Run Reissue Packages Details

Band on the Run marks the first release from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, which encompasses 40 years of music from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles� catalog.

Band on the Run will be available in a variety of formats including a standard edition (single CD), special edition (2 CD/1 DVD), deluxe edition (3 CD/1 DVD), and vinyl edition. The 3 disc (2CD, 1 DVD) special edition features nine bonus audio tracks (including the top 10 smash �Helen Wheels�), rare footage of the McCartneys in Lagos and behind-the-scenes at the famous album cover shoot, original Band on the Run promotional video clips, the One Hand Clapping television special (highlighted by studio performances filmed at Abbey Road in 1974) all with beautifully enhanced packaging.

Collectors will be especially thrilled by the 4 disc (3CD, 1 DVD) deluxe edition which adds an extraordinary 120-page hard bound book containing many unseen and unpublished photos by Linda McCartney and Clive Arrowsmith, album and single artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, a full history of the album complete with a new interview with Paul and expanded track by track information for all four discs. The deluxe edition also includes a special Band on the Run audio documentary (originally produced for the 25th Anniversary edition.) The original remastered album and bonus audio content will also be issued in a 2 disc 180gm audiophile vinyl edition that comes with an MP3 download of all 18 tracks. Lastly, the standard and deluxe versions of Band on the Run will be available digitally worldwide.