Release date : Apr 22, 2023
By Paul McCartney & Wings • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Last updated on April 7, 2023
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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
3:49 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums John Kurlander : Mixing assistant engineer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer Phil Ault : Recording assistant engineer
SessionRecording : Mar 06, 1972 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionMixing : Jan 09, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
4:12 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Electric piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums Richard Hewson : Orchestra arrangement Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Richard Lush : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Jan 25, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionRecording : Jan 26, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionOverdubs & mixing : Jan 27, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
4:18 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocal Denny Seiwell : Drums David Spinozza : Electric guitar Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Richard Lush : Mixing engineer
SessionRecording : Oct 14, 1970 • Studio : CBS Studios, New York City
SessionOverdubs : March-April 1971 • Studio : Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
SessionMixing : Jan 21, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
2:32 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Electric harpsichord Denny Laine : Bass Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Sep 30, 1972 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Dec 11, 1972 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
6:20 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocal Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocal, Dingers Denny Laine : Backing vocals George Martin : Orchestra arrangement Denny Seiwell : Drums, Percussion, Vocal Hugh McCracken : Electric guitar John Kurlander : Assistant mixing engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer
SessionRecording : Nov 19, 1970 • Studio : CBS Studios, New York City
Overdubs : Between March and December 1972
SessionMixing : Jan 08, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
1:53 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Drums Denny Seiwell : Bass John Kurlander : Assistant mixing engineer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Richard Lush : Mixing engineer Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
SessionRecording : Mar 09, 1972 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionOverdubs & mixing : Jan 29, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
3:41 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Electric bass piano Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals Henry McCullough : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums John Kurlander : Assistant mixing engineer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
SessionRecording : Mar 07, 1972 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionMixing : Jan 09, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
4:23 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Moog, Producer Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums, Percussion Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer Mike Jaratt : Assistant mixing engineer
SessionRecording : Mar 15, 1972 • Studio : Olympic Sound Studios, London
SessionMixing : Jan 10, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Medley
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
11:25 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Mark Vigars : Recording assistant engineer John Kurlander : Mixing assistant engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer John Leckie : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Sep 15, 1972 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 14, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
11:25 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Denny Laine : Harmonica Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Mark Vigars : Recording assistant engineer John Kurlander : Mixing assistant engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer John Leckie : Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Sep 16, 1972 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 14, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
11:25 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Ocarina, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Percussion Denny Seiwell : Congas, Drums, Percussion Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Mike Jaratt : Assistant mixing engineer
SessionRecording : Oct 01, 1972 • Studio : EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 13, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
11:25 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Celeste, Mellotron, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Electric piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums Mark Vigars : Recording assistant engineer John Kurlander : Mixing assistant engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Oct 03, 1972 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 15, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
SessionMixing : Jan 16, 1973 • Studio : EMI Studios, Abbey Road
From paulmccartney.com, February 16, 2023:
Paul McCartney and Wings
Red Rose Speedway
50th Anniversary Limited Edition Vinyl AlbumOut Record Store Day, 22 April 2023
For participating stores and more information, visit the Record Store Day websiteUMe proudly announces the release of Paul McCartney and Wings’ Red Rose Speedway as a limited edition half-speed mastered vinyl LP. The 50th Anniversary pressing will be available from April 22 for Record Store Day 2023, days before the actual anniversary of the album’s original April 30, 1973 release date.
The first Paul McCartney and Wings album to top the US album chart, Red Rose Speedway kicked off a run of #1 albums that included Band On The Run, Venus And Mars, At The Speed Of Sound and Wings Over America. The album’s sole single, “My Love,” was received with similar warmth, becoming Wings’ first #1 single in the US, as well as a staple of Wings and Paul shows for decades to come.
Red Rose Speedway has steadily grown in stature amongst fans, critics and fellow musicians since its April 1973 release. Album opener “Big Barn Bed” has been cited as one of Paul’s greatest underrated tracks by the likes of Guitar World and Ultimate Classic Rock, while “My Love” has spawned a staggering array of cover versions by artists including Tony Bennett, Brenda Lee, Nancy Wilson, Cass Elliot, Johnny Gill, Cher and many more. More recently, “Little Lamb Dragonfly” was singled out in 2022 by USA Today as “enchanting,” and by Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott in Stereogum’s 80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Paul McCartney Song… roundup: “You know a song has made an impression if you can rewind to a place and a smell and the weather and you get these phantom images of where you think he played the song. For an acoustic type of song, it has everything.“
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