Previous album May 05, 1997 • "Flaming Pie" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
TV show May 17, 1997 • McCartney's Town Hall Meeting
Interview May 17, 1997 • Paul McCartney interview for E! Online
Album May 17, 1997 • "Oobu Joobu - Ecology" by Paul McCartney released in the US
Album May 20, 1997 • "Flaming Pie" by Paul McCartney released in the US
Article May 21, 1997 • Paul McCartney hints at book of never-recorded Lennon/McCartney songs
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "Wild Life", "Tomorrow", "Mumbo"
Jul 26, 1971
Oct 15, 1971
January 1991
Oobu Joobu Main Theme
Studio version
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
6:42 • Studio version • A1993
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Keyboards Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jul 26, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 15, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
2:53 • Studio rehearsal • L1 • Although this performance may originate from a soundcheck, it most likely comes from the Unplugged rehearsals.
Session Recording: January 1991 • Studio The Barn, Hog Hill, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from "Eight Arms To Hold You"
From The Beatles Monthly Book N°255 July 1997:
Oobu Joobu – Ecology is a new Paul McCartney promo put together by MPL’s U.S. offices to promote Paul’s ‘Town Hall Meeting’ internet interview on VH-1 (U.S. MPL 0003127850). The disc features the fifth show of Paul’s award-winning U.S. radio series – an episode he designated as an environment special. Each track on the disc is linked to the green concept: ‘Looking For Changes’, ‘Peace ln The Neighbourhood’, ‘Wild Life’, ‘Mother Nature’s Son’, ‘Off The Ground’, ‘Cow’, ‘How Many People’ and ‘We All Stand Together’.
‘Cow’ is an otherwise unreleased Linda McCartney song, co-written with Bread scriptwriter Carla Lane. (This was one of a couple of tracks the pair recorded with Paul, the other being the anti-vivisection ‘White Coated Man’, available on the U.S. charity CD, Animal Magnetism.)
The Oobu Joobu disc features an edited version of McCartney’s original broadcast, and comes without commercials or contributions from other artists (the Chrissie Hynde and Jeff Beck tracks didn’t survive the copyright tangles). The rest of the show remains intact, however, and includes Paul’s introduction and spoken-word link pieces, as well as the ‘Oobu
Joobu’ theme tune.Just 3,000 of these discs were reportedly manufactured for the Best Buy retail chain in the U.S., and fans had to buy a copy of Flaming Pie to get hold of one. Not surprisingly, copies are already changing hands on the U.K. collector’s market for f50.
From the liner notes:
The summer of 1995 saw the debut of Paul McCartney’s critically acclaimed radio series, Oobu Joobu, which featured :
Unreleased songs from Paul’s own private collection
Rehearsal outtakes from past tours
Never before heard McCartney recordings
Visits to Rude Studios – Paul’s home studio
Favourite selections from Paul’s personal jukebox
Chats with guest artists including Stevie Wonder and Brian WilsonAnd many, many more rarities…
The fascinating glimpse into the ex-Beatle’s musical world, the radio series, whose name was inspired by a BBC production of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Cocu that McCartney heard some 30 years ago on the radio – was a 20-year labour of love, with material gathered from over 250 hours of rare recordings from Paul’s personal archives. The enclosed program is one of Paul’s favourite shows from the series highlighting his favourite cause – The Environment.
The series, directed by Paul McCartney and produced by London-based musician-producer Eddy Pumer, gave the listeners a relaxing hour of summer radio each week from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and offered a little something for everyone: comedy, rarities, cooking tips, concerts, interviews and special guest appearances, all combined with a career that spans more than 30 years, making Oobu Joobu the radio event of 1995, and beyond.
“It’s time that we became the young child.
To build a better kind of future. What do you think ?”
– Paul McCartney
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