At 80 years old - hell, at many ages younger than that - Paul McCartney has little to prove. Fans may blanch at his catalogue choices of late (whither the Archive Collection? why box up all the self-titled albums? we've heard and seen it all), but it's hard to claim all of his reissue products as uninteresting. Take The 7" Singles Box - a rather massive trove of vinyl featuring 80 single releases personally curated by the former Beatle.

With 163 tracks across its sides, The 7" Singles Box revises history somewhat: it spans his global history of 7" releases, including several that never got a proper release on the format, or 12" and CD line-ups reformatted for this package. Of the 80 discs, 65 will be exact replicas of original 45s, with various international sleeves reproduced along the way; the remaining 15 consist of "tracks previously released on 12", picture discs, CD singles & promos, digital downloads, music videos, two previously unheard demos, and a previously unheard 7" single edit."

 

It all ties into Paul's own love of the 45, per the press release (and a new foreword he's written for the package, preceding a new essay by Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield and other detailed discographical information). If nothing else, The 7" Singles Box offers a striking alternate history of McCartney's solo career, with some harder-to-find treats along the way.

The box will be limited to 3000 copies worldwide and can be pre-ordered at his official store; each copy will come with a random test pressing of one of the discs. A digital version will also be available, allowing for some of the rarer gems to enjoy a wider release. (No CD edition, though.) It's slated to ship around December 2 - a perfect last-minute mega Christmas gift for anyone who already pored through the Revolver box.

The 7" Singles Box (MPL/Capitol/UMe, 2022)

1. Another Day b/w Oh Woman, Oh Why (Sweden, 1971)
2. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Mono) b/w Too Many People (Mono) (U.S. promo, 1971)
3. UK 3A: The Back Seat of My Car b/w Heart of the Country (U.K., 1971)
4. Love Is Strange (Single Edit) b/w I Am Your Singer (previously unreleased on 7")
5. Give Ireland Back to the Irish b/w Give Ireland Back to the Irish (Version) (U.K., 1972)
6. Mary Had a Little Lamb b/w Little Woman Love (U.K., 1972)
7. Hi, Hi, Hi b/w C Moon (Belgium, 1972)
8. My Love b/w The Mess (Live at The Hague) (Israel, 1973)
9. Live and Let Die b/w I Lie Around (Sweden, 1973)
10. Helen Wheels b/w Country Dreamer (Spain, 1973)
11. Jet b/w Let Me Roll It (Germany, 1974)
12. Band on the Run b/w Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (The Netherlands, 1974)
13. Mrs. Vandebilt b/w Bluebird (The Netherlands, 1974)
14. Junior's Farm b/w Sally G (Belgium, 1974)
15. Listen to What the Man Said b/w Love in Song (Australia, 1975)
16. Letting Go b/w You Gave Me the Answer (Germany, 1975)
17. Venus and Mars/Rock Show b/w Magneto and Titanium Man (Belgium, 1975)
18. Silly Love Songs b/w Cook of the House (France, 1976)
19. Let 'Em In b/w Beware My Love (Germany, 1976)
20. Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) b/w Soily (Live) (Japan, 1977)
21. Mull of Kintyre b/w Girls' School (U.K., 1977)
22. With a Little Luck (DJ Edit) b/w Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link (Germany, 1978)
23. I've Had Enough b/w Deliver Your Children (U.K., 1978)
24. London Town b/w I'm Carrying (The Netherlands, 1978)
25. Goodnight Tonight b/w Daytime Nightime Suffering (France, 1978)
26. Old Siam, Sir b/w Spin It On (U.K., 1979)
27. Getting Closer b/w Baby's Request (U.K. 1979)
28. Arrow Through Me b/w Old Siam, Sir (Japan, 1979)
29. Wonderful Christmastime b/w Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae (U.K., 1979)
30. Coming Up b/w Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) / Lunch Box/Odd Sox (U.K., 1980)
31. Waterfalls b/w Check My Machine (U.K., 1980)
32. Temporary Secretary b/w Secret Friend (7" Single Edit) (previously unreleased on 7")
33. Ebony and Ivory b/w Rainclouds (U.K., 1982)
34. Take It Away b/w I'll Give You a Ring (U.K., 1982)
35. Tug of War b/w Get It (U.K., 1982)
36. Say Say Say b/w Ode to a Koala Bear (U.K., 1983)
37. Pipes of Peace b/w So Bad (U.K., 1983)
38. No More Lonely Nights (Ballad) b/w No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version) (U.K., 1984)
39. We All Stand Together b/w We All Stand Together (Humming Version) (U.K., 1984)
40. Spies Like Us b/w My Carnival (U.S., 1985)
41. Press (Video Edit) b/w It's Not True (U.S., 1986)
42. Pretty Little Head (Remix) b/w Write Away (reformatted from U.S. 12" promo, 1986)
43. Stranglehold b/w Angry (Remix) (U.S., 1986)
44. Only Love Remains b/w Tough on a Tightrope (U.K., 1986)
45. Once Upon a Long Ago b/w Back on My Feet (U.K., 1987)
46. My Brave Face b/w Flying to My Home (U.S., 1989)
47. This One b/w The First Stone (U.K., 1989)
48. Figure of Eight (7" Bob Clearmountain Mix) b/w Où Est le Soleil (Australia, 1989)
49. Party Party b/w artwork etching (U.K., 1989)
50. Put It There b/w Mama's Little Girl (U.K., 1990)
51. The Long and Winding Road b/w C Moon (Europe, 1990)
52. Birthday b/w Good Day Sunshine (U.K., 1990)
53. All My Trials b/w C Moon (U.K., 1990)
54. The World You're Coming Into / Tres Conejos b/w Save the Child / The Drinking Song (Let's Find Ourselves a Little Hostelry) (previously unreleased on 7")
55. Hope of Deliverance b/w Long Leather Coat (Europe, 1992)
56. C'mon People b/w I Can't Imagine (Germany, 1993)
57. Young Boy b/w Looking for You (reformatted from 7" picture disc, 1997)
58. The World Tonight b/w Used to Be Bad (reformatted from 7" picture disc, 1997)
59. Beautiful Night b/w Love Come Tumbling Down (reformatted from 7" picture disc, 1997)
60. No Other Baby b/w Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Fabulous (U.K., 1999)
61. From a Lover to a Friend b/w Riding into Jaipur (Europe, 2001)
62. Tropic Island Hum / We All Stand Together (Europe, 2004)
63. Fine Line b/w Growing Up Falling Down (Europe, 2005)
64. Jenny Wren b/w Summer of '59 (Europe, 2005)
65. Dance Tonight b/w Dance Tonight (Demo) (previously unreleased on 7")
66. Nod Your Head b/w 222 (previously unreleased on 7")
67. Ever Present Past b/w House of Wax (Live) (Europe, 2007)
68. Sing the Changes b/w Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight (Radio Edit) (previously unreleased on 7")
69. (I Want to) Come Home b/w (I Want to) Come Home (Demo) (previously unreleased on 7")
70. My Valentine b/w Get Yourself Another Fool (previously unreleased on 7")
71. Christmas Kisses: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) b/w Wonderful Christmastime (U.S., 2012)
72. New b/w Early Days (previously unreleased on 7")
73. Queenie Eye b/w Save Us (previously unreleased on 7")
74. Hope for the Future b/w Hope for the Future (Thrash Mix) (previously unreleased on 7")
75. In the Blink of an Eye b/w Walking in the Park with Eloise (previously unreleased on 7")
76. I Don't Know b/w Come On to Me (global, 2018)
77. Who Cares b/w Fuh You (previously unreleased on 7")
78. Home Tonight b/w In a Hurry (global, 2019)
79. Find My Way b/w Winter Bird/When Winter Comes (previously unreleased on 7")
80. Women and Wives b/w Women and Wives (St. Vincent Remix) (previously unreleased on 7")