Great Performances #3105; Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road

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Series
Great Performances #3105
Episode
Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road
Contributing Organization
Thirteen WNET (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/75-010p2p2b
Public Broadcasting Service Program NOLA
GPER 003105
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In this unique concert, the legendary Paul McCartney returns to Studio 2 at London's Abbey Road Studios, where most of The Beatles' recordings were made, for a fascinating journey through his songwriting career, from his very first Beatles song to the work for his new album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. Using a selection of vintage instruments from his own collection-including the bass played by Bill Black on Elvis Presley's original recording of "Heartbreak Hotel," and the Mellotron and mixing console used by the Beatles-McCartney revisits his back catalog in new and revealing ways before an intimate studio audience. McCartney re-interprets old songs and new songs, performs some terrific cover versions, and enlists the audience's help in a demonstration of "in the moment" songwriting and arranging. Among the songs performed are "Blackbird," "Band on the Run," "Lady Madonna" and many others.
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
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Thirteen - New York Public Media (WNET)
Identifier: wnet_aacip_3018 (WNET Archive)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Master
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Citations
Chicago: “Great Performances #3105; Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road,” Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-010p2p2b.
MLA: “Great Performances #3105; Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road.” Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-010p2p2b>.
APA: Great Performances #3105; Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road. Boston, MA: Thirteen WNET, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-010p2p2b