Many classic albums are surrounded in juicy, front-page-of-the-Daily Mail drama. Then there's Paul McCartney's debut solo album, McCartney -- released 50 years ago on April 17, 1970 -- which is in a league of its own. To some, it's The Album That Ended The Beatles. But, as is so often characteristic of rock lore, much of that drama overshadows the musical artifact and its true lasting legacy.
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31.03.2020 - 12:01 / breakingnews.ie
It wasn’t quite the day the music died, but for Beatles fans the world over, it must have felt pretty close.
On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney issued a press release alongside advance copies of his solo album, which seemed to announce the Beatles’ demise.
Framed as the transcript to a Q&A, he confirmed that he did not miss his band-mates, that he was not planning anything with them, and that he could not foresee writing any future songs with John Lennon. When asked if he enjoyed solo work, he
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