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All The Best! (Box Set)

By Paul McCartneyOfficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • For Promotional Use Only


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  • Publisher: Parlophone
  • Reference: PM BOX 1

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Disc 1

  1. My Love

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    4:07 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Electric piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums Richard Hewson : Orchestra arrangement Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Richard Lush : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

    Session Recording: Jan 25, 1973 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Recording: Jan 26, 1973 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Overdubs & mixing: Jan 27, 1973 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  2. Another Day

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    3:40 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Percussion (?), Producer, Tambourine (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Seiwell : Drums, Percussion David Spinozza : Acoustic guitar (?), Electric guitar Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Oct 12, 1970 • Studio CBS Studios, New York City

    Session Overdubs: January 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City

    Session Mixing: Feb 08, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

Disc 2

  1. Jet

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    4:07 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Moog (?), Piano (?), Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Keyboards, Moog (?) Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Piano (?) Tony Visconti : Orchestration Howie Casey : Sax Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Strings

    Session Recording: October 1973 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Mixing: Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio Kingsway Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. Band On The Run

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    5:10 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Moog Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings

    Session Recording: September 1-23, 1973 • Studio EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria

    Session Overdubs: October 1973 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Mixing: Late October / Early November 1973 • Studio Kingsway Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

Disc 3

  1. Ebony And Ivory

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:41 • Studio version

  2. Say Say Say

    Written by Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson

    3:53 • Studio version

Disc 4

  1. Listen To What The Man Said

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    3:54 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Clarinet, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bongos, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Joe English : Drums, Percussion Sid Sharp Strings : Cello, Violas, Violins Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Dave Mason : Electric guitar Tom Scott : Saxophone Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Jan 31, 1975 and Feb 20, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA

    Session Overdubs: Mar 03 to Mar 06, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA

    Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA

    Session Mixing: Mar 26, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA

  2. Live And Let Die

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    3:10 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Bass (?), Electric guitar (?), Percussion (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar (?) George Martin : Producer Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums, Percussion (?) Ray Cooper : Duck-call, Percussion (?), Tympani Bill Price : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer

    Session Recording: Oct 19, 1972 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Overdubs: Oct 20, 1972 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Mixing: Oct 21, 1972 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

Disc 5

  1. Let 'em In

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    5:08 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Military drum (?) Jimmy McCulloch : Bass Howie Casey : Flutes, Horns Joe English : Drums Thaddeus Richard : Flutes, Horns Mark Vigars : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Pete Henderson : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Steve Howard : Flutes, Horns Tony Dorsey : Flutes, Horns

    Session Recording: Feb 03, 1976 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Overdubs: January - March 1976 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: January - March 1976 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. Goodnight Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:22 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Percussion, Synthesizers, Tambourine, Vocals, Vocoder Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Laurence Juber : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar Steve Holley : Backing vocals, Clay-hand drums, Percussion

    Session Recording: February 6, 1978 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Overdubs: December 1978 - February 1979 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Session Mixing: Between Jan 23 and Feb 9, 1978 • Studio Replica Studio, Soho Square, London

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

Disc 6

  1. With A Little Luck

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:46 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums (?), Electric piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Keyboards (?) Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Synthesizer (?) Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Joe English : Drums (?) Mark Vigars : Assistant engineer Pete Henderson : Assistant engineer Steve Churchyard : Assistant engineer

    Session Recording: May 10 and 12, 1977 • Studio Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin Islands

    Session Overdubs: November 1977 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:50 • Studio version

Disc 7

  1. Silly Love Songs

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    5:53 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron (?), Percussion (?), Piano (?), Producer, String conductor, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Tambourine (?) Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Piano (?) Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar (?) Howie Casey : Horns Joe English : Drums, Percussion (?) Thaddeus Richard : Horns Mark Vigars : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Pete Henderson : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Steve Howard : Horns Tony Dorsey : Horns, String arrangements

    Session Recording: Jan 16, 1976 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Overdubs: January - March 1976 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: January - March 1976 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. C Moon

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    4:31 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Cornet, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Tambourine Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass Henry McCullough : Drums Denny Seiwell : Cornet, Xylophone Mark Vigars : Assistant mixing engineer Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Mary McCartney : Backing vocals Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer Mike Bobak : Recording engineer

    Session Recording: Sep 02, 1972 • Studio Morgan Studios, London

    Session Mixing: Nov 07, 1972 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

Disc 8

  1. No More Lonely Nights

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:38 • Studio version

  2. Pipes Of Peace

    Written by Paul McCartney

    3:22 • Studio version

Disc 9

  1. Mull Of Kintyre

    Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

    4:44 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic bass guitar, Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Lead vocal, Producer Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Joe English : Drums Campbell Maloney : Drums Campbeltown Pipe Band : Bagpipes Ian Bairson : Backing vocals Dave Paton : Backing vocals Tony Wilson : Bagpipe Ian McKerral : Bagpipe David McIvor : Bagpipe John Lang Brown : Bagpipe Archie Coffield : Bagpipe John McGeachy : Bagpipe Dougie Lang : Bagpipe Jimmy McGeachy : Drums David Hastie : Drums Ian Campbell : Drums Tommy Blue : Drums John MacCallum : Drums Ian MacKenzie : Drums Tim Summerhays : Assistant recording engineer

    Session Recording: August 9, 1977 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Overdubs: October 1977 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. We All Stand Together

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:25 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals George Martin : Producer John Barclay : Trumpet Jon Kelly : Mixing engineer Nigel Perrin : Vocals Alastair Hume : Vocals Bill Ives : Vocals Anthony Holt : Vocals Simon Carrington : Vocals Brian Kay : Vocals Pete Beachill : Euphonium Robin Williams : Violin Pete Swinfield : Flute Gary Kettel : Tympani Mike Stavrou : Recording engineer The London Community Gospel Choir : Vocals The King's Singers : Backing vocals

    Session Recording: Oct 31, 1980 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Recording: Nov 03, 1980 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Overdubs & mixing: Nov 10, 1980 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Session Overdubs & mixing: Nov 15, 1980 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

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