Paul McCartney: 'McCartney' (1970)
 

Though Lennon turned to Phil Spector to produce his sombre 1970 release 'Plastic Ono Band', McCartney chose to take producing and recording duties unto himself, primarily recorded on his Scottish farm (though he would record several overdubs at Abbey Road, under the pseudonym Billy Martin). Though 'Ono Band' is the more celebrated of the two releases, 'McCartney' is the more intriguing record, a compilation of ideas, some brilliant, some not so brilliant, some hilariously unfinished, but significantly rawer and more honest than many of the albums Paul McCartney would release in the seventies and eighties. With 'Let It Be' tarnished by strings and choral singers, 'McCartney' may prove to be the closest thing to the original concept 'Be' envisioned a raw sung to and for the listener. Complete with giggles, coughs and mutters, 'McCartney' had an intimacy of a live gig, one which baffled contemporary critics for its unfinished feel.

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