McCartney: Collection still in the cards

Paul McCartney says that he'll eventually get around to putting out some of the hundreds of outtakes that haven't made the final cut of his albums. McCartney, who kicks off a four night stand tonight (September 30th) at New York's Madison Square Garden, told the Massachusetts newspaper The Republican that, quote, "I know there are a lot of people interested in that kind of thing. They're all around, I just never got quite inspired enough (to release them)." He went on to add that, "I think when I have a little bit of time, I might sort of look around at all that stuff that's been bootlegged or hasn't been released and figure out some way of getting it out."

Macca has been working periodically on an outtakes project called Cold Cuts since 1974. He's nearly issued the collection four times - in 1974, 1978, 1981 and 1987. Plans for a Wings-era box set were scrapped just prior to the release of the career-spanning Wingspan CD and DVD.

Among the many gems gathering dust in McCartney's vaults are an entire album's worth of acoustic Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly covers he recorded in July 1974 in the backyard of Abbey Road Studios.

An unreleased 1978 soundtrack album to a full-length Rupert The Bear animated feature that never materialized.

Also unreleased is a fully mixed multi-track tape of Wings' last official concert in Glasgow, Scotland from December 17th, 1979.

Macca's tour carries on through the end of November.
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