Pure McCartney is a live DVD/CD and DVD/2-LP album by singer-songwriters Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, and Tracy Bonham, with the band The Damn Crystals, released in 2013.
Overview Pure McCartney contains a recording of a one-off tribute concert at Vega in Copenhagen in celebration of Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday that day.Bertelsen, Mikkel Drejer (22 March 2012). "Tim C hylder Paul McCartney" (Tim C celebrates Paul McCartney). GAFFA.
Bassist Søren Koch once saw Viola play in New York, and thought that he had a strong musical match with Christensen, so he introduced the two.Andersen, Christian Voldborg (25 October 2014). "Tim Christensen: Jeg holder Dizzy-butikken åben nu" (Tim Christensen: I now consider the Dizzy-boutique opened). GAFFA. Christensen and Viola found out that the 1971 McCartney album Ram is their mutual favorite album, and the idea arose to hold a concert in honor of McCartney's 70th birthday on 18 June 2012.Bonus featurette. The set list consisted of songs from Ram alongside several other post-Beatles songs.Christensen, Tim (22 January 2013). "DVD-release: The Pure McCartney-tribute show". The Official Tim Christensen Blog. Vega's large concert hall, with a capacity of 1,500, was sold out.Viola, Mike (2012). Been quiet in the tour update front . Tumblr. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
The concert was filmed and released eight months after the show on DVD/CD and DVD/2-LP, featuring artwork inspired by Ram by Paul "Yellow1" Wilson, who has previously done work on several other releases of Christensen and his band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy.
Noel Gallagher was planned to become a surprise guest. Christensen and Gallagher appeared on Danish television, where they were competing in a small quiz about The Beatles. They got along well with each other backstage and also talked about the McCartney concert, but they never heard back from Gallagher's manager.
Track listing
Personnel
Lead musicians Tim Christensen – lead vocals, guitars, producer, executive producer Mike Viola – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, bric-à-brac Tracy Bonham – lead vocals, violin, percussion
The Damn Crystals Lars Skjærbæk – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Smile Away" Søren Koch – bass, backing vocals, additional lead vocal on "Rock Show" and "Coming Up" Christoffer Møller – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, tenor horn Jesper Lind – drums
Live crew Paul Hammann – FOH engineer Daniel Devantier – monitor engineer Arild Nordgaard – guitar technician Vagn Olsen – drums and bass technician Jacob Bækmand – lighting engineer Mif Damgaard – head of production, tour manager
Recording, production and post-production Frank Birch Pontoppidan – producer, executive producer, mixer (at STC Studios) Max Christensen – producer, director Morten Fuks – film editor Mark Balstrup – color grade Paul Wilson – artwork, titles Nikolaj Vinten – mastering (at Supersonic Mastering) Mads Mølgaard Helbæk – audio engineer Sigurd Høyen – photographer Jørgen Bo Behrensdorff – photographer Mikkel Rise – photographer Mads Mølgaard Helbæk – photographer Frederik Trampe – photographer Morten Fuks – photographer Cecilie Bach Pedersen – photographer Benni Christiansen – photographer
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