Just when you think that the market for Beatles-related books is beginning to slow down, you are quickly and happily brought back to reality with a multitude of books suddenly being issued and appearing in the marketplace!
An additional positive element to all of this is that the author of this new McCartney book has a proven track record with another Beatles-related book about Ringo Starr that was issued back in 2023.
It is my firm belief that this new book will be as exciting as the earlier work!
Amazon’s description of the new book:
“For over a decade, Paul McCartney worked on an elusive project that he never fully realized. Through the wildly popular Wings years of the 1970s and his life-altering moments of the early 1980s, McCartney worked on an album behind the scenes. Hidden from of all the number one hits and smash albums was a collection of songs very few knew about. McCartney is a proficient musician and he was seeking an outlet for his growing list of unreleased music. This book tells the story of all those unreleased songs and the years McCartney spent attempting to assemble the one album still missing today: Cold Cuts.
This is the second book by Andrew James. The first, Drumming Is His Madness: The Ringo Starr Discography, published in 2023, is an extensive song by song look at Ringo’s entire solo music catalog.“
AMAZON US LINK:
Paul McCartney’s Lost Album: The Story Of Cold Cuts: James, Andrew: 9798274793957: Amazon.com: Books
AMAZON UK LINK:
Paul McCartney’s Lost Album: The Story Of Cold Cuts Hardcover – 23 Nov. 2025
by Andrew James (Author)
- Publisher : Independently published
- Publication date : 23 Nov. 2025
- There is a hardcover, a paperback and a kindle edition of the book! My choice was the hardcover.
Back cover of the book:
THE FIRST BOOK BY ANDREW JAMES:
DRUMMING IS HIS MADNESS: THE RINGO STARR DISCOGRAPHY Hardcover – September 19, 2023
by Andrew James (Author)
- Publisher : Independently published
- Publication date : September 19, 2023
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Amazon description of the book:
Ringo Starr, the famed drummer of the British rock band The Beatles, set the world ablaze in the 1960s. This Beatle status launched Ringo Starr into a solo music career that is still going strong to this day. It’s hard to fathom the number of books written about The Beatles. Books specifically about John Lennon, Paul McCartney or George Harrison are numerous too. Books about Ringo Starr are few and far between. Drumming Is His Madness: The Ringo Starr Discography sets its own path as a career-spanning dive into the music of Ringo Starr, from his first Beatles vocal in 1962 to his solo releases today in 2023 and everything in between. Packed with facts, this book seeks to cover every song Ringo Starr has recorded or participated in. Scores, ratings and reviews are included for curious listeners and die-hard fans alike to immerse themselves in Ringo’s catalog. Whether you are a long-time fan or you are new to Ringo’s music and are looking for someplace to start, Drumming Is His Madness: The Ringo Starr Discography is an indispensable volume for your music library.
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I have the Andrew James Ringo book as I purchased it as soon as it was released and if the Cold Cuts book is as good as his Ringo book, then I will be in seventh heaven. I have always been fascinated with the Cold Cuts history as a bootleg recording has been circulating for quite some time. Hope that Paul and MPL will strongly consider mining the unreleased recording archives as these recordings certainly deserve to be listened to and appreciated by a mass audience!
A special thanks to Andrew James for exploring the Colds Cut topic for us all in book form. I am looking forward to receiving my copy in the mail and also to Seamus Hayes, a great member of this blog who just informed me of this new book release, inspiring me to issue this blog post!
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Best Wishes!
Buzz
