Paul McCartney has shared new details about his upcoming book, “Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run,” revealing the cover and an excerpt of the foreword.

“Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run,” about McCartney’s famous group Wings, is set to arrive on November 4th.

The book, which is compiled from over 42 hours of brand-new interviews, as well as historical and some previously unheard interviews from Paul’s archive, also features around 150 photographs – mostly unseen – capturing the group across several years.

The pictures were taken by Linda McCartney, Mike McCartney, Clive Arrowsmith, Henry Diltz, Robert Ellis and Paul himself.

Some of Paul’s diary page entries from the time and handwritten lyrics also form part of the book.

According to a description, the book is “a landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands – told by Paul and the people who were there.”

The cover of the book shows members Paul, Linda, Denny Laine, Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell together while on tour in Spain in 1972.

A new excerpt of the foreword, written by McCartney, reads, “Suddenly Wings has found its moment. We have a generational shift at work, and it’s like being transported back on a magic carpet. Working on the book has awakened so many beautiful memories of our times back then.”

McCartney his wife Linda formed Wings in 1971. The group saw a meteoric rise throughout the decade before disbanding in 1981. Wings sold over 22 million albums worldwide, went on successful tours and earned many No. 1 hits, including “Band on the Run,” “My Love” and the Oscar-nominated James Bond theme “Live and Let Die.”

Source: RTT Music News