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, California, on 27 June 2007, and released in July 2019. Tracks from the recordings were previously released in 2007 on '' Amoeba's Secret'' and as B-sides to the single "

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." The album features the complete concert recording of that secret performance.

Background

Paul McCartney and his touring band played a secret show at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, as part of the promotion for '' Memory Almost Full'' on 27 June 2007. The performance was later released in November 2007 as '' Amoeba's Secret'', a limited edition 12" vinyl record, and again in January 2009 on CD. Three tracks from the ''Amoeba's Secret'' release were also released as B-sides for the "

" single in November 2007. In 2010, the set was released as '' Live in Los Angeles'', a 12-track CD version given away free with the

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newspaper. In 2012, an extended version of the Daily Mail CD was released by Paul McCartney's website, adding two additional tracks. The complete ''Amoeba Gig'' show, with all 21 songs and remixed by McCartney's engineer Steve Orchard, was finally released on 12 July 2019 on CD, vinyl, and digital download.

Track listing

Personnel

*Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards *

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– guitar, vocals *

Abe Laboriel Jr. Abraham Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo ...

– drums, vocals *

Brian Ray Brian Thomas Ray (born January 4, 1955) is an American session musician, guitarist, bassist, singer–songwriter, and musical director. He is best known for his work as a bass, rhythm, and lead guitarist with Paul McCartney's touring band, ...

– guitar, bass, vocals *

David Arch David Arch, better known as Dave Arch, is a British pianist, conductor, arranger and composer with a career covering albums, films and commercials, television and live performances. He is Musical Director and arranger for BBC Television's '' Str ...

– keyboards *Steve Orchard – 2019 remix sound engineer

Charts

References

External links

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Paul McCartney Rocked Amoeba
at Amoeba Music official website
Paul McCartney's - Amoeba's Secret
at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages {{Paul McCartney 2019 live albums Paul McCartney live albums Capitol Records live albums