PAUL McCARTNEY UND WINGS 855 785 (-81) EAST GERMANY

 

For some reason East European pre-glasnost issues are mosty not considered very collectible and when they show up you can get them relatively cheap. I don't understand that. The originals are getting rarer with time and with a little luck you can get either very good releases by domestic bands or exclusive ones from UK or US acts, not possible to find anywhere else.  This is an example. A DDR McCartney compilation that, at least to my taste, remains one of the better.  Twelve tracks dating from1970-80, ones that were 45 only back then  coupled with many LP favorites. "Mull Of Kintyre", "Another Day" and "Maybe I'm Amazed" were some of the best singles of their times and to get those together with "Getting Closer", "Band On The Run", "My Love", "With A Little Luck" and the others at least makes my day. Only one personal reservation - if they'd choosed "Arrow Through Me" instead of "Coming Up" it would have been consummated. The audio is very good offering enjoyable listening and the sleeve design exclusive enough. So if You're a Macca fan and happen to find it to a reasonable price...don't hesitate.  I guess this was the only issue, also on AMIGA cassette (055 785). Vinyl had label as shown here in a very thin glossy cover.  (BÄ*)  MÄCC*)  (BÅC*)  (ÄMY*)  (GÖXÄ*)