Paul McCartney<\/b> has announced plans to release a third anniversary vinyl edition of McCartney III<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The limited run McCartney III \u2014 3×3 Edition<\/i> will be released on December 15th via Capitol Records.<\/p>\n
It will be released in three randomly distributed configurations: Tri-color vinyl + ‘Pretty Boys’ lyric draft, Three-striped vinyl + album artwork sketch, and Swirl vinyl + ‘The Kiss of Venus’ lyric draft.<\/p>\n
Each will feature one of three unique combinations of multi-color vinyl and prints of Paul’s handwritten draft lyrics or of his hand-drawn album artwork sketch.<\/p>\n
Additionally, all copies of McCartney III \u2014 3×3 Edition<\/i> will feature new cover art and will include a poster of Ed Ruscha<\/b>‘s hand-sketched draft for the original McCartney III<\/i> album artwork.<\/p>\n
Originally released December 18, 2020, McCartney III<\/i> is the third in a trilogy of home-made self-titled albums that began with Paul’s milestone 1970 solo debut McCartney<\/i> and continued in 1980 with the bold, experimental McCartney II<\/i>. <\/p>\n
Upon release, McCartney III<\/i> charted at No. 1 on both the U.K.’s Official Album Charts and Billboard<\/i>‘s Top Album Sales Chart. <\/p>\n