Memory Almost Full

Memory Almost Full - Digipack Front Cover	Memory Almost Full - Digipack Back Cover	Digipack Label

Memory Almost Full - Digipack Fully Opened	Memory Almost Full - Digipack One Leaf Closed
(As you open each leaf, one sees one word of the title printed in pink each time)
Memory Almost Full - Disc 1 Label	Memory Almost Full - Disc 2 Label
Memory Almost Full - Vinyl Album Cover	Memory Almost Full - Vinyl Album Cover
Memory Almost Full - Vinyl Album Cover	Memory Almost Full - Vinyl Album Cover
Memory Almost Full - Vinyl A-side Label	Memory Almost Full - Vinyl B-side Label
Memory Almost Full - Vinyl Poster Cover Unfolded (and un-ironed too)

Label	Hearmusic
Catalogue No.'s	723 0358 .... Limited Edition 2 Disc Digipack (088872 30358 4) 723 0357 .... C.D. with Special Packaging 723 0348 .... Standard C.D. 723 0383 .... Vinyl L.P.
Matrix No.'s	7230383 A-1 .... A-side of vinyl 7230383 B-1 .... B-side of vinyl
Release Dates	04 June 2007 (Digital versions) 25 June 2007 (Vinyl)
Total time	Disc 1 - 42:07 Disc 2 - 35:07
U.K. Album Chart Detail :	Entry Date : 10th June 2007 Highest Position : 5 Weeks in Chart : 6
Comments :	Paul McCartney's 21st Studio album since The Beatles, and thirty-sixth release in total. Under the MPL Communications banner, this is the first album on the new Starbucks "Hearmusic" label. Credited to "Paul McCartney". All tracks written and composed by Paul McCartney. Produced and Programmed by David Kahne Engineers: Adam Noble, David Kahne, Steve Orchard, Geoff Emerick and Paul Hicks. Mixed by David Kahne and Andy Wallace Mixed at:      See Squared Studios, New York      Soundtrack Studios, New York      Hog Hill Mill Studios, Sussex. Paul McCartney played all instruments except:      Paul "Wix" Wickens - Keyboards      Rusty Anderson - Guitar      Brian Ray - Bass Guitar      Abe Laboriel Jnr - Drums        who played on the tracks:           Only Mama Knows           You Tell Me           Vintage Clothes           That Was Me           Feet In The Clouds           House Of Wax The CD Deluxe Edition Set is beautifully presented in a digipack, very similar in size to a standard DVD case. It has 4 panels that fold out to form a cross shape. The two CDs sit in the tray at the centre of the cross, one disc slightly overlapping the other. (You should get the idea in the above scans). Housed in the right-hand panel of the 'cross' is a folded tallish narrow 'poster' that has lyrics and credits on one side and photographs on the other. The cover art front is by Humphrey Ocean and is entitled Black Love Chair (aquatint). The cover art rear is by Humphrey Ocean and is entitled Black Love Chair from Behind (gouache). Photography by Max Vadukul, Bill Bernstein and David Modell Ideas by Rebecca and Mike. The album entered the chart at number 5 on 10th June 2007, Paul's highest chart position for over four years. 17th June 2007 - In it's second week Paul's album slipped to number 10 (in the same week the Wilbury's collection stormed in at number 1) 24th June 2007 - third week in the chart and the album fell to number 13. 1st July 2007 - fourth week in the chart and Memory Almost Full fell 13 places to number 26. 8th July 2007 - fifth week and a non-mover at number 26. 15th July 2007 - sixth and final week, this album drops to number 49. Only the top 75 counts for record purposes, but it actually dropped out the chart and missed out on one more chart week by just one position. It dropped down to number 76, then 111 and it's final registered position was 141. Sales so far in the U.K. are said to be 43,000, with world-wide sales of over 1 million copies.                                           Chart progression 5-10-13-26-26-49-out This CD was also sold separately without the extra disc, but with the booklet in special packaging and without. Also a vinyl version was issued on 25th June 2007 which I picture above. The vinyl version is the cheapest and poorest quality album I've seen for a long time. The inner sleeve is ok, being standard cardboard with the lyrics on. But then it is just wrapped in a poster and a clear plastic sleeve. Very flimsy. There was a single issued from the album on 18th June, Dance Tonight (the last track recorded for the album).

The C.D. (Disc 1)

No	Track	Time
1	Dance Tonight	2:53
2	Ever Present Past	2:55
3	See Your Sunshine	3:18
4	Only Mama Knows	4:17
5	You Tell Me	3:14
6	Mr. Bellamy	3:39
7	Gratitude	3:19
8	Vintage Clothes	2:21
9	That Was Me	2:38
10	Feet In The Clouds	3:24
11	House Of Wax	4:58
12	The End Of The End	2:52
13	Nod Your Head	1:56

Bonus Disc (Disc 2)

No Track Time 1 In Private 2:06 2 Why So Blue 3:10 3 222 3:38 4 Paul talks about the music of Memory Almost Full 25:57

Free Edition

In an unprecedented move on Sunday 18th May 2008 this album was given away FREE to millions of readers of the Mail On Sunday in the U.K.
The 13 track C.D. is identical to the officially released version.
The cover contains the Mail On Sunday logo, as does the disc and both contain the words "For Promotional Use Only - Not For Sale".
The "Live" supplement that came with the previous week's Sunday Daily Mail newspaper was also essential as it included a track-by-track analysis by Paul and exclusive photos of him too.

Memory Almost Full - Mail On Sunday Front Cover	Memory Almost Full - Mail On Sunday Label

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