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Apr 22, 2010 Updated Apr 23, 2010

Sir Paul McCartney has severed his ties with EMI records and has agreed a deal with independent label Concord to re-release his back catalogue of solo and Wings material.

Sir Paul said: "I'm always looking for new ways and opportunities to get my music to people."

Macca's departure from EMI follows that of acts including The Rolling Stones, Crowded House and Radiohead, who have also left the embattled label in recent months.

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Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the United Kingdom alone. McCartney...

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