In this first of a groundbreaking multi-volume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney's creative and personal lives beyond the Beatles. When Paul McCartney issued a press release in April 1970 announcing that the world's most beloved band, the Beatles, had broken up no one could have predicted that McCartney himself would go on to have one of the most successful solo careers in music history. Yet in the years after the Fab Four disbanded, Paul McCartney became a legend in his own right. Now journalist and world-renowned Beatles' historian Allan Kozinn and award-winning documentarian Adrian Sinclair chronicle in technicolor McCartney's pivotal years from 1969 to 1973, as he recreated himself in the immediate aftermath of the Beatles breakup -- a period when, newly married and with a growing family, he conquered depression and self-doubt, formed a new band, Wings, and recorded five epochal albums culminating in the triumphant smash, Band on the Run. Part 1 of a multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL. 1 documents a pivotal moment in the life of a man whose legacy grows increasingly more relevant as his influence on music and pop culture remains as relevant as ever. It is the first truly comprehensive biography, and the most finely detailed exploration of McCartney's creative life beyond the Beatles, ever undertaken. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. "[There is] unprecedented amount of detail on every single Paul McCartney solo recording session: dates, places, songs worked on, remembrances from those in the room, and lots of equipment detail." -- "Houston Press Book Review" "A compelling redemptive narrative...It's an often breathless and riveting read." -- " Reader's Digest" "A fulsome biography set during a crucial period of the iconic musician's life." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "A triumph...In their masterful study of the artist's spectacular rise from the ashes of the Beatles, Kozinn and Sinclair bring McCartney's comeback story vividly to life." -- "Salon" "Golden Voice narrator Simon Vance performs this biography with sonority and dramatic range...Full of personal and professional details that humanize his outsized celebrity...Vance's interpretations are invariably in tune with the authors' writing." -- "AudioFile" "If the devil is in the detail, then The McCartney Legacy is positively satanic." -- " Mail on Sunday (London)" "Meticulously researching the topic and writing in a lively, conversational style, the coauthors have delivered the definitive work about the immediate post-Beatles times of Paul McCartney." -- "Library Journal" ALLAN KOZINN  is an author, teacher, and former music critic and culture reporter for the New York Times , where he interviewed Paul McCartney several times. He contributes regularly to the  Wall Street Journal , the  Washington Post , and other publications. ADRIAN SINCLAIR  is a researcher who has worked for almost every major broadcaster in the world, including the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, National Geographic, Discovery, and MTV. He received accolades for his work from the Royal Television Society in England, and his 2010 documentary  Stealing Shakespeare was shortlisted for the Emmy Award for Best Documentary.