The McCartney Interview

The McCartney Interview is spoken word album featuring an interview of Paul McCartney by Vic Carbarini, recorded for the magazine Musician in May 1980. It was issued in the US on 4December 1980, and release in the UK followed on 23February 1981.

Track listing
Side One
 * 1) "McCartney II"
 * 2) Negative criticism of The Beatles and Wings
 * 3) His influences
 * 4) "Venus and Mars" / "Wild Life"
 * 5) "Band on the Run"
 * 6) Musical direction / Ringo / George / "Hey Jude"
 * 7) "The White Album" / Tension / "Helter Skelter"
 * 8) "Abbey Road"
 * 9) Musical background / Trumpet, guitar, piano / Learning bass in Hamburg
 * 10) Early Beatles mixes / Motown and Stax influences
 * 11) The "Sgt. Pepper's" story / The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
 * 12) "Rubber Soul" / "Revolver"
 * 13) Fame and success / Paul and John's reaction
 * 14) Stage fright during The Beatles and Wings
 * 15) How Wings started
 * 16) New wave / Early Beatles
 * 17) Creating The Beatles sound / "Love Me Do" and early songs

Side Two
 * 1) The Beatles' conquest of America
 * 2) Beatles' haircuts and image
 * 3) Paying dues in Hamburg & Liverpool / Early tours
 * 4) Weathering pressures / The break-up
 * 5) Video of "Coming Up"	/ Reliving the Beatle image
 * 6) Playing bass
 * 7) Lennon-McCartney songwriting	/ Dislike of formula
 * 8) Beatles' imitators
 * 9) "I Am the Walrus" / The black carnation / "Sgt. Pepper" LP cover
 * 10) New wave, Bowie, Ferry, Elvis
 * 11) Pop music and radio
 * 12) Getting married / Changing perspective / "Waterfalls"
 * 13) "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", "Hi, Hi, Hi" / Banned songs / Children's songs / "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Personnel

 * Paul McCartney: narration
 * Vic Garbarini: interviewer