Pipes Of Peace - Ultimate Archive Collection

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Disc 1

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Disc 2

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About

From the liner notes:

On Christmas eve 1980 Paul was surprised to receive a phonecall from Michael Jackson, who suggested to “write some hits together”. For some reason, the young man who’s solo album Off The Wall had made him a star, couldn’t make it to Montsearrat. Instead he visited Paul at home in April 1981. They wrote two together: ‘The Man’ and ‘Say Say Say’, and which were further developped and recorded in November of that year and March-April 1982 in Los Angeles. 

Around that time, in May and June, Paul started wording again with George Martin and Eric Stewart on new material, to fleshen out the surplus material that wasn’t used on the previous album. Originally Tug of War II was planned for February 7, 1983, but the recording and filming for Broad Street got in the way. Mork work was tob e done on the tracks in June-July 1983 and the album was postponed until Autumn of that year. 

CD 1 1-11 – Pipes of Peace, released on October 22, 1983 in the USA and on October 31 in Europe.

12 – Ode to a Koala Bear – released on October 3, 1983 as the b-side of ‘Say Say Say’. 

13 – Twice in a Lifetime – recorded on March 14, 1985, with Paul , Eric Stewart and Martin Chamber (of the Pretenders). Sax was probaly added by Andy McKay of Roxy Music. It was meant to be the titletrack for movie, starring Gene Hackman and directed by Bud Yorkin, but went unused. Released in February 1993 as a bonus track on the remastered cd Pipes of Peace.

14 – The Girl Is Mine – duet from Michael Jackson with Paul McCartney, based on an idea from Quincy Jones. Recorded on April 14-16, 1982 in Westlake Studios, Los Angeles. Produced by Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson. First released as a single on October 18, 1982 and on November 30, 1982 on Michael Jackson’s Thriller. 

15 – It’s Not On – demo recorded by Paul and Denny Laine, in August 1980 in Park Gate Studios, 38 Mount Street, Catsfield, East Sussex. Released on October 2, 2015 on Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney Archive Collection

16 – Simple as That – see 15 – nothing to do with the track with the same title Paul receorded during the Press To Play sessions. 

17 – Christian Bop – recorded in August 1981 in the International Christian Community Studios, Eastbourne, Sussex. Mixed on November 11, 1981 and released on October 2, 2015 on Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney Archive Collection

18 – On the Wings of a Nightingale – demo written for the reunited Everly Brothers. Recorded around October 1983.

19 – The Unbelievable Experience – more demo’s from the same period. These were not officially released.

20 – We All Stand Together

21 – Boil Crisis

22 – Give Us a Chord Roy

23 – Seems Like Old Times

CD 2

1-3 – even more Park Gate Studio demo’s from August 1980. These were, speed corrected, released in October 2015 on Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney Archive Collection

1 – Average Person

2 – Keep Under Cover

3 – Sweetest Little Show

‘Say Say Say’ was mostly written by Michael Jackson after jamming with Paul. Paul helped him finished the lyrics the next day. Recording began as an acoustic demo at AIR Studios in London in May 1981. Michael recorded a new demo with studio musicians in April 1982 in Los Angeles. Paul liked this version so much that he only had to add his vocals in February 1983. Following the release of Thriller and most of its singles, ‘Say Say Say’ was released on October 3, 1983. – see CD 1, track 2.

4 – Say Say Say – Special Version – remix by John “Jellybean” Benitez, released on the 12″ vinyl single

5 – Say Say Say – Instrumental – released on the 12″ vinyl single

6 – Ode to a Koala Bear – alternate mix, with Paul singing ‘Koala style bear’ instead of ‘Koala type bear’. This was released in Australia, on the 7″ of ‘Say Say Say’. 

7 – Pipes of Peace – single edit – December 5, 1983 as the second UK single of Pipes of Peace. This edit can also be found on All The Best!, released on November 2, 1987. In the US ‘So Bad’ was the a-side. 

8 – That’ll Be The Day – a Buddy Holly cover, recorded live with Tracey Ullman, on June 7, 1984 for the TV-show Aspel & Company.

9 – The Girl Is Mine – Michael Jackson’s original demo, recorded in 1980 or ’81 in the Allen Zentz Studio, Los Angeles, with engineer John VanNest. There’s no involvement from Paul at all-in this version. Released on January 25, 2008 on the cd-single ‘The Girl is Mine 2008’.

10 – The Girl Is Mine – ‘New Edited Promo’ – a US promo of the album/single version, with just 9 seconds removed!

11 – The Girl Is Mine 2008 with will.i.am – in November 2007, Black Eyed Peas’s singer will.I.am (William Adams) remixed Jackson’s demo and added own his vocals and a new verse written with the aid of Keith Harris. This ‘New Edited Version’ was released on January 25, 2008, to promote the album Thriller 25.

12 – The Girl Is Mine 2008 Club Mix with will.i.am – in December 2007will.I.am remixed what he had done with the song once more. This was released as the second song of the cd-single. 

13-16 – Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) – Dutch producers Koen Groeneveld and Addy van der Zwan sampled ‘Say Say Say’and released the result asa new song by the house group Hi_Tack, on December 6, 2005. It peaked at number three in Finland. The three versions were all on the cd-single. 

17 – Say Say Say 2015 – a remix by Steve Orchard and Mark “Spike” Stent, released on October 6, 2015 to accompany a new videoclip. On the new version, which is over three minutes longer than the original, the opening of the first verse is sung by Jackson instead of McCartney. Also released on 12” vinyl on November 27, 2015 for Record Store Day backed with the instrumental mix

18 – Say Say Say 2015 Radio Edit – A radio edit of the remix, released for streaming on October 30, 2015 and on a UK promo.

19 – Say Say Say 2015 Instrumental – an instrumental version of the remix, available for download at paulmccartney.com.

Note: 

In Feb 1984, Parlophone and CBS were ready to issue a third single & maxi single from Pipes of Peace: 

7” single: ‘The Man’ / ‘Blackpool’

12” single: ‘The Man (Long Version)’ / ‘The Man (Instrumental )’

The single was cancelled at the last minute, and replaced with the Linda McCartney 12” single ‘Love’s Full Glory’ + 2 tracks.

‘The Man’ did get a release on 7” – in Peru, backed with ‘Through Our Love’. There were also 7″- promo singles in Peru and Spain.

Last updated on December 26, 2019