''Twin Freaks'' is an album by Twin Freaks, a duo composed of

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and Freelance Hellraiser (Roy Kerr), released on 13 June 2005.

History and structure

McCartney and Kerr created the double vinyl album as a continuation of Kerr's collaboration with McCartney from a 2004 tour. Kerr was known at the time for the mash-up album ''A Stroke of Genius'', released in 2002. Kerr performed a half-hour set prior to McCartney's 2004 gigs in which he remixed various McCartney tracks into unusual and often unrecognizable forms. ''Twin Freaks'' was the outgrowth of these manipulations. All McCartney tracks on the album are strongly revised and reinvented in the process. Who is responsible for what aspects of the works or their reinvention is unclear. The album was produced as a double vinyl release and a digital download in

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(WMA) format. The cover features a painting by McCartney, the interior artwork features paintings that are similar in tone and style to artist

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. McCartney knew the late artist, with whom he shared a similar painting style. "Really Love You", backed with "Lalula", was released as a one-sided 12" single, limited to 500 copies, released on 6 June 2005. A second single, limited to 200 copies, was of "What's that You're Doing" backed with "Rinse the Raindrops". The album was re-released as a digital download on 24 April 2012 to iTunes and Amazon.

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where noted. ;Side one #" Really Love You" (Paul McCartney,

Richard Starkey Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

) – 5:42 #"Long Haired Lady (Reprise)" (Paul McCartney,

Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney ( Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. She was the keyboardist in th ...

) – 4:50 #"Rinse the Raindrops" – 3:14 ;Side two #

"Darkroom" – 2:30 #" Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 3:26 #"

Temporary Secretary "Temporary Secretary" is a song by Paul McCartney, released as the third single from his album ''McCartney II'' in September 1980. Dominated by a dissonant sequenced synthesiser line, ''NME'' later described the song as "wonky electropop that didn' ...

" – 4:12 ;Side three #

"What's That You're Doing" (

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

, Paul McCartney) – 4:57 #" Oh Woman, Oh Why" – 4:19 #"Mumbo" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 5:24 ;Side four #

"Lalula" – 4:25 #" Coming Up" – 4:42 #"

Maybe I'm Amazed "Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by English musician Paul McCartney that was first released on his 1970 debut solo album ''McCartney''. Although the original recording has never been released as a single, a live performance by McCartney's l ...

" – 6:12

References

External links

McCartney, Paul. Twin Freaks
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