Band On The Run - 50th Anniversary Edition (Half-Speed Master) LP

Track list

Disc 1

1. Band On The Run

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   5:13 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   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

2. Jet

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   4:09 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   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

3. Bluebird

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   3:24 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Chimes (?), Guiro (?), Maracas (?), Percussion (?), Producer, Triangle (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Chimes (?) Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals Howie Casey : Sax Remi Kabaka : Drums, Percussion Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer

   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

4. Mrs. Vandebilt

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   4:41 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Percussion (?), Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Keyboards Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?), Percussion (?) Howie Casey : Sax Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer

   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

5. Let Me Roll It

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   4:50 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer

   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 2

1. Mamunia

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   4:50 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar (?), Percussion, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Moog Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?), Percussion Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer

   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

2. No Words

   Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

   2:35 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Shaker (?), Synthesizer (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Keyboards, Shaker (?) Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Trevor Jones : Backing vocals Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Strings Ian Horne : Backing vocals

   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

3. Helen Wheels

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   3:47 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Moog Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Monday : Assistant recording engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant mixing engineer

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

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

   Session Mixing: Oct 02, 1973 • 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

4. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   5:49 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Shaker, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Shaker Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Shaker, Vocals Tony Visconti : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Ginger Baker : Shaker Monday : Assistant engineer Pete Swettenham : Assistant engineer Beaux Arts Orchestra : Horns, Strings Pierre Denis Le Seve : French narration

   Session Recording: September 1-23, 1973 • Studio ARC Studios, Ikeja, 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

5. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   5:31 • Studio version • A2024 • 2024 half-speed mastering

   Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Shaker (?), Synthesizers, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ, Shaker (?) Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?), 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: 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

From Band on the Run 50th Anniversary Edition (Half-Speed Master) LP – Paul McCartney Official Store:

Ships on February 2, 2024

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Band on the Run, this special vinyl edition was cut at half speed using a high-resolution transfer of the original master tapes from 1973 at Abbey Road Studios, London. This tracklist mirrors the US release which includes the song “Helen Wheels”. Includes reproduction of Linda McCartney Polaroid poster. 

Limited to 4 per customer.

Tracklist
A1. Band on the Run 
A2. Jet 
A3. Bluebird 
A4. Mrs. Vandebilt 
A5. Let Me Roll It 
B1. Mamunia 
B2. No Words 
B3. Helen Wheels 
B4. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me) 
B5. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

This product is expected to ship on or about 2/2/24.