Saturday, October 9, 1971
New Musical Express reports an instrumental version of “Ram” is coming
Last updated on August 8, 2022
Saturday, October 9, 1971
Last updated on August 8, 2022
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McCartney signs Irish bandleader!
Paul and Linda McCartney have signed Irish bandleader Percy Thrillington to McCartney Productions! It seems that, on a recent visit to Ireland, the McCartneys were approached by Thrillington about conducting instrumental versions of their music. His style appealed to them because it was “unusually flexible and inventive” and he was duly signed. Percy will release his first album, an instrumental of the “Ram” album, in the near future.
From New Musical Express, October 9, 1971
On a recent trip to Ireland, McCartney signed bandleader Percy Thrillington to his company, McCartney Productions Ltd. Thrillington had approached the McCartneys through a mutual friend about conducting instrumental versions of McCartney’s music. There are plans for Thrillington to release his first album, an instrumental of RAM, in the near future.
From Melody Maker, November 15, 1971
The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001
"An updated edition of the best-seller. The story of what happened to the band members, their families and friends after the 1970 break-up is brought right up to date. A fascinating and meticulous piece of Beatles scholarship."
We owe a lot to Keith Badman for the creation of those pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details - a day to day chronology of what happened to the four Beatles after the break-up and how their stories intertwined together!
The Beatles - The Dream is Over: Off The Record 2
This edition of the book compiles more outrageous opinions and unrehearsed interviews from the former Beatles and the people who surrounded them. Keith Badman unearths a treasury of Beatles sound bites and points-of-view, taken from the post break up years. Includes insights from Yoko Ono, Linda McCartney, Barbara Bach and many more.
Maccazine - Volume 40, Issue 3 - RAM Part 1 - Timeline
This very special RAM special is the first in a series. This is a Timeline for 1970 – 1971 when McCartney started writing and planning RAM in the summer of 1970 and ending with the release of the first Wings album WILD LIFE in December 1971. [...] One thing I noted when exploring the material inside the deluxe RAM remaster is that the book contains many mistakes. A couple of dates are completely inaccurate and the story is far from complete. For this reason, I started to compile a Timeline for the 1970/1971 period filling the gaps and correcting the mistakes. The result is this Maccazine special. As the Timeline was way too long for one special, we decided to do a double issue (issue 3, 2012 and issue 1, 2013).
Maccazine - Volume 47, Issue 1 - The birth of Wings
"Maccazine is a hard copy magazine (a bound paperback) about Paul McCartney. It is published twice a year. Due to the fact that the Internet has taken over the world and the fact that the latest Paul McCartney news is to be found on hundreds of websites, we have decided to focus on creating an informative paper magazine about Paul McCartney."
"In this issue we take you back to the early days of Paul McCartney’s solo career when he decided to form a new group. With Wings he proved there was life after The Beatles. This Maccazine features a detailed timeline of ‘the birth’ of the band with interesting entries including many new facts and unpublished photos. Follow-up timelines will be published in the upcoming years."
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