Early Days (track)
by Paul McCartney
Early Days appears on the following album(s) by Paul McCartney:
- New (track #5) (this album) (2013)
- The 7" Singles (track #143) (compilation) (2022)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 06:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,457 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2025 18:16 | Garyf1972 | 8,104 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2025 13:57 |  VictorVale | 44,178 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2024 12:50 |  Tamthebam | 45,720 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2024 20:32 | BurndenAce | 6,134 | 77/100 |
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McCartney's voice is cracking with age but he still gives us a another classic. I wish he would make an album full of personal tracks like this, raw and stripped back. A kind of Macca version of Johnny Cash's later recordings he did with Rick Rubin. That would be fascinating.
Just when you think he's out he pulls you back in. A great late-period Macca song.
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