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After spending four months in Scotland, and before travelling to New York to begin the recording of “Ram,” Paul and Linda McCartney, together with their daughters Heather and Mary, took a holiday in France, following a short stay with Paul’s family in Liverpool.

From Liverpool, they flew to Nice and spent several days on the French Riviera, before driving to Paris. After a few days in the capital, they continued on to Le Havre, where they boarded the ocean liner S.S. France bound for New York.


We were on holiday in France and thinking about making another album. I’d written a few new songs and we thought that for a change we’d go to New York to record. It’s good place, with a lot of great musicians and would give us a different slant.

Paul McCartney – From “Wingspan – Paul McCartney’s Band On The Run“, 2002


From Linda McCartney on Instagram – Arc de Triomphe. Paris, 1970⁣
From Linda McCartney on Instagram – Police officer. Paris, 1970

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The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001

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Maccazine - Volume 40, Issue 3 - RAM Part 1 - Timeline

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