- Release date:
- Jul 31, 2020
- Publisher:
- Capitol Records
- Reference:
- 00602508617713
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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Started Feb 22, 1995
Mar 21-22, 1995
Starting May 05, 1995
Started May 11, 1995
Nov 01-03, 1995
Recording "The Song We Were Singing"
Nov 06-10, 1995
Nov 13-17, 1995
Started Nov 21, 1995
Started Feb 19, 1996
Feb 27, 1996
May 13, 1996
Jun 10, 1996
Recording "Heaven On A Sunday"
Started Sep 16, 1996
Orchestral overdubs for "Beautiful Night"
Feb 14, 1997
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Track list
Disc 1
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
Disc 2
1.
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: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
Disc 3
1.
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: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
2.
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
3.
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: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
Disc 4
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) on Amazon
4.
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
About
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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