Release date : Friday, July 31, 2020
Flaming Pie (2020 LP)
By Paul McCartney • Official album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Release date : Friday, July 31, 2020
By Paul McCartney • Official album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney
3:52 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Double bass, Electric guitar, Harmonium, Harmony vocal, Lead vocal, Producer Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Keyboard, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Marc Mann : Digital sequencing Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Nov 06-10, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs ?: February 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
4.03 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Lead vocal, Percussion, Piano, Producer Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Keyboard, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Nov 13-17, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs ?: February 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
4.36 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : 12 string acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Lead vocal, Producer Steve Miller : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Started May 11, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
4.11 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Lead vocal, Producer, Spanish guitar George Martin : Orchestration Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Peter Lale : Viola Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Gary Kettel : Percussion Rita Manning : Violin Skaila Kanga : Harp Martin Parry : Flute Miles Showell : Mastering Jackie Hartley : Violin Keith Pascoe : Violin Levine Andrade : Viola Martin Loveday : Cello Peter Manning : Violin Christian Kampen : Cello Andy Findon : Alto flute Michael Cox : Flute Roy Carter : English horn, Oboe
Session Recording: Nov 01-03, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: Jun 10, 1996 • Studio AIR Studios Lyndhurst, 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
Written by Paul McCartney
3.54 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Hammond organ, Lead vocal, Producer Steve Miller : Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Rhythm guitar Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Frank Farrell : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Started Feb 22, 1995 • Studio Steve Miller's home studio, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 21-22, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2.29 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Knee slap, Percussion, Producer, Vocal George Martin : Producer Bob Kraushaar : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Sep 03, 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2.27 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Lead vocal, Piano, Producer Jeff Lynne : Electric guitar, Harmony vocal, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Feb 27, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
4.26 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Acoustic solo, Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Fender rhodes, Harpsichord, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Vibraphone Linda McCartney : Backing vocals James McCartney : Electric guitar solo Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Michael Thompson : French horn Richard Bissill : French horn Richard Watkins : French horn John Pineguy : French horn
Session Recording: Started Sep 16, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Written by Paul McCartney, Steve Miller
4.08 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Drums, Lead vocal, Producer Steve Miller : Electric guitar, Lead vocal Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: May 05, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
3.38 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Harpsichord, Lead vocal, Piano, Producer Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Keyboard, Producer Kevin Robinson : Trumpet Chris 'Snake' Davis : Saxophone Dave Bishop : Baritone saxophone Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Started Feb 19, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Written by Paul McCartney
2.55 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonium, Harpsichord, Lead vocal, Mellotron, Percussion effects, Piano, Producer, Spanish guitar Jeff Lynne : Backing vocal, Electric spinette harpsichord, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Started Nov 21, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs ?: February 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
5.14 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Electric guitar, Lead vocal, Producer, Wurlitzer piano Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: May 14, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
5:03 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Additional percussion, Backing vocal, Bass guitar, Electric guitar, Hammond organ, Lead vocal, Piano, Producer, Wurlitzer piano Linda McCartney : Backing vocal Ringo Starr : Additional percussion, Backing vocal, Drums Jeff Lynne : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Producer George Martin : Orchestral arrangement Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer John Barclay : Trumpet Keith Smith : Assistant engineer David Ogden : Violin Susan Milan : Flute Belinda Bunt : Violin Roger Garland : Violin Maciej Rakowski : Violin Rita Manning : Violin Bernard Partridge : Violin Jeremy Williams : Violin David Woodcock : Violin Graeme Scott : Viola Robert Bailey : Cello Anthony Pleeth : Cello Chris Laurence : Double-bass Miles Showell : Mastering Michael Thompson : Horn Richard Watkins : Horn Andrew Crowley : Trumpet Mark Bennett : Trumpet Nigel Black : Horn Richard Edwards : Trombone Andy Fawbert : Trombone Marcia Crayford : Violin Adrian Levine : Violin Jackie Hartley : Violin Keith Pascoe : Violin Julian Tear : Violin Briony Shaw : Violin Bogustav Kostecki : Violin Jonathan Reeves : Violin Robert Smissen : Viola Stephen Thees : Viola Levine Andrade : Viola Philip Dukes : Viola Ivo Van Der Werff : Viola Stephen Orton : Cello Martin Loveday : Cello Robin McGee : Double-bass David Theodore : Oboe
Session Recording: May 13, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Recording: May 14, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: Feb 14, 1997 • 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
Written by Paul McCartney
2.06 • Studio version • A2020.1 • 2020 half-speed remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Leg slap, Percussion, Producer, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocal George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer Bob Kraushaar : Recording engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Sep 03, 1992 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
From paulmccartney.com, July 3, 2020:
[…] Fans who remember Flaming Pie the first time around may recall that it was originally released on one disc. Given its popularity today, it’s funny to think that back in the 1990s vinyl was becoming more and more of a niche product; the CD was king! That meant certain decisions were made by the record label to keep the cost down and they crammed the whole album on to two sides of vinyl.
Fast forward 23 years to 2020 and vinyl is back in a big way! So when the production team were putting their heads together about how best to present Flaming Pie on vinyl, they spoke with Paul and the decision was made to split it across two discs and cut it at half speed.
That last sentence contains two things that you may be unfamiliar with (we certainly were!), so here’s an explainer:
Why two discs? Vinyl can only comfortably fit around 20 minutes on one side. If you try and add more, you lose sound quality as you’re losing information by pushing the grooves closer and closer together. As Flaming Pie runs to about 54 minutes, Paul and the production team all agreed to give it some space and cut it across two discs. This way, you get wider grooves and better sound quality.
Why half speed? Half-speed mastering is quite an impressive artform! Normally, when a master lacquer is cut for an album, it is done in real time and the engineer skilfully makes any adjustments on the fly. It’s impressive. But imagine if you were learning to play that supercool piano riff from the song ‘Flaming Pie’ on piano. By slowing things down, you give yourself that little bit more time to get it perfect – the slower the moves the more info in the grooves! And that’s what happens with half-speed mastering. Without getting too technical, it allows the studio engineers to cut high frequencies (which are difficult to cut) as mid-range frequencies (which are easier to cut).
So this additional bit of work, by a very impressive engineer named Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, means we can now enjoy listening back to Flaming Pie on vinyl at the best quality it’s ever been! […]
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