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Publisher:: Voo-Doo Records

London Town (1993)

London Town / I'm Carrying

Master release

Related sessions

This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions

"London Town" sessions #1

February 7 to March 31, 1977

Recording "London Town", "Name And Address", "Girls' School", "Girlfriend"

Feb 14, 1977

"London Town" sessions #2

May 1 to May 31, 1977

Recording "Don't Let It Bring You Down"

May 25, 1977

"London Town" sessions #3

August 1977

"London Town" sessions #4

October 25 to December 1, 1977

Overdubs for "Don't Let It Bring You Down"

Nov 24, 1977

"London Town" sessions #5

December 3 to 14, 1977

"London Town" sessions #6

January 4 to 23, 1978

Mixing "Girlfriend"

Jan 12, 1978

Mixing "Don't Let It Bring You Down"

Jan 18, 1978

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Track list

Disc 1

1.

From "London Town" album

1.

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

4:10 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar (?), Bass, Electric guitar (?), Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Electric piano

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar, Slide guitar

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: February 7 to March 31, 1977

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: August 1977

Studio :: Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

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.

Cafe On The Left Bank

Written by Paul McCartney

3:25 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Bass, Percussion (?), Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Percussion (?)

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Percussion (?)

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar, Percussion (?)

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums, Percussion (?)

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: May 02, 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

3.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:43 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: May 05, 1977

Studio :: Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin Islands

Session Overdubs:: December 3 to 14, 1977

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.

Backwards Traveller

Written by Paul McCartney

1:09 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: October 25 - December 1, 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

5.

Written by Paul McCartney

1:59 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Bass (?), Drums, Producer, Synthesizer

Linda McCartney :: Keyboards (?)

Denny Laine :: Bass (?), Synthesizer

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: October 25 - December 1, 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

6.

Children Children

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

2:22 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar (?), Autoharp (?), Backing vocals, Bass, Flute, Producer, Violin

Linda McCartney :: Autoharp (?), Backing vocals, Keyboards

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Flute, Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Acoustic guitar (?)

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums, Harmonica, Vocals (?)

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: February 7 to March 31, 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

7.

Written by Paul McCartney

4:42 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Piano (?), Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Piano (?)

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Unknown musician(s) :: Flutes, Strings

Session Recording:: February 14, 1977

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: October 25 to December 1, 1977

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Recording:: January 12, 1978

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

8.

I've Had Enough

Written by Paul McCartney

3:02 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar (?), Producer, Tambourine (?), Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards, Tambourine (?)

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Electric guitar

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: May 1 to May 31, 1977

Studio :: Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin Islands

Session Overdubs:: Nov 24, 1977

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: January 4-23, 1978

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

9.

With A Little Luck

Written by Paul McCartney

5:46 • Studio version • A

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

10.

Famous Groupies

Written by Paul McCartney

3:35 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar (?), Bass, Electric guitar (?), Mellotron, Percussion, Producer, Slide guitar (?), Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?)

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar, Slide guitar (?)

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: May 13, 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

11.

Deliver Your Children

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

4:17 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Bass, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Spanish guitar, Vocals

Jimmy McCulloch :: Acoustic guitar (?)

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: May 1 to May 31, 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

12.

Name And Address

Written by Paul McCartney

3:08 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Bass (?), Electric guitar, Percussion, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Organ

Denny Laine :: Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar (?)

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: February 7 to March 31, 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

13.

Don't Let It Bring You Down

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

4:35 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Irish tin whistle, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Irish tin whistle

Jimmy McCulloch :: Acoustic guitar (?)

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Brushes, Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Session Recording:: May 25, 1977

Studio :: Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin

Session Overdubs:: November 24, 1977

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Mixing:: Wednesday, January 18, 1978

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

14.

Morse Moose And The Grey Goose

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

6:25 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney :: Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric piano, Mellotron, Producer, Vocals

Linda McCartney :: Backing vocals, Keyboards

Denny Laine :: Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Piano

Jimmy McCulloch :: Electric guitar

Geoff Emerick :: Recording engineer

Joe English :: Drums

Mark Vigars :: Assistant engineer

Pete Henderson :: Assistant engineer

Steve Churchyard :: Assistant engineer

Gavin Wright :: Violin

Session Recording:: May 1 to May 31, 1977

Studio :: Record Plant Mobile Studio, Fair Carol Yacht, US Virgin Islands

Session Overdubs:: November 1977

Studio :: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Session Overdubs:: December 3 to 14, 1977

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

2.

Mull Of Kintyre

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

4:43 • Studio version

3.

Written by Paul McCartney

4:35 • Studio version • A

4.

Written by Paul McCartney

4:49 • Studio version

5.

Did We Meet Somewhere Before

5:00 • Studio version

6.

Written by Charlie Phillips, Odis Echols

2:09 • Studio version

7.

Mr. Sandman

2:52 • Studio version

8.

B-Side To Seaside

Written by Linda McCartney

2:40 • Studio version

9.

Mull Of Kintyre

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

1:39 • Studio version • [demo instrumental]

Disc 2

1.

Written by Paul McCartney

4:00 • Studio version

2.

Tippi Tippi Toes

Written by Paul McCartney

2:52 • Studio version • Parents Theme

3.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:09 • Studio version

4.

When The Wind Is Blowing

Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

3:48 • Studio version

5.

The Palace Of The King Of The Birds

Written by Paul McCartney

1:39 • Studio version

6.

Sunshine Sometime

Written by Paul McCartney

3:15 • Studio version

7.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:38 • Studio version • / Cornish Wafer

8.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:56 • Studio version

9.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:06 • Studio version

10.

Walking In The Meadow

Written by Paul McCartney

2:14 • Studio version

11.

Written by Paul McCartney

1:48 • Studio version

12.

Written by Paul McCartney

3:37 • Studio version • reprise

13.

After You've Gone

Written by Turner Layton, Henry Creamer

4:45 • Studio version

14.

Written by Denny Laine

5:32 • Studio version • Somehow

15.

Written by Paul McCartney

3:47 • Studio version

16.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:38 • Studio version

17.

Backwards Traveller

Written by Paul McCartney

3:50 • Studio version • [demo]

18.

Written by Paul McCartney

0:42 • Studio version

19.

I Can't Write Another Song

Written by Paul McCartney

1:03 • Studio version

20.

Written by Paul McCartney

2:44 • Studio version • [basic track]

21.

Mull Of Kintyre

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

3:35 • Studio version • Promo edit

22.

Written by Paul McCartney

3:23 • Studio version • Promo edit

23.

With A Little Luck

Written by Paul McCartney

3:14 • Studio version • Promo edit

24.

Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

3:48 • Studio version • Promo edit

25.

Written by Paul McCartney

6:56 • Studio version • Sea Melody / A

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RON B FOWLER 6 months ago

I need to do this one, too. Obviously, we are never getting an official archive edition.

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