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This album has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "Ode To A Koala Bear", "Keep Under Cover"
Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 8, 1980
April 1982
Feb 15, 1983
Aug 31, 1983
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Side 1
1.
Written by Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson
3:55 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Electric guitar (?), Electric piano (?), Percussion (?), Synthesizers (?), Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Michael Jackson :
- Backing vocals, Vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Jerry Hey :
- Horns
- Nathan Watts :
- Bass
- Bill Wolfer :
- Keyboards, Synthesizers
- David Williams :
- Electric guitar
- Chris Smith :
- Harmonica
- Ricky Lawson :
- Drums
- Ernie Watts :
- Horns
- Gary E. Grant :
- Horns
- Gary Herbig :
- Horns
- Session Recording:
- May 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK ; Odyssey Studios, London, UK
- Session Recording:
- April 1982
- Studio :
- Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, USA ; Sigma Sound Studios, New York City, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Feb 15, 1983
- 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
Side 2
1.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:44 • Studio version • B • Australian mix
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Engineer assistant
- Paul Robinson :
- Drums
- Chris Lawrence :
- Bass
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Aug 31, 1983
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
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I have the Australian 7 inch (Parlophone A.1124) and compared the two versions of 'Ode to a Koala bear'. The yare very similar but he Australian version has a slightly cleaner guitar sound. Most notable difference is that Paul sings "Koala STYLE bear" on some of the verses of the Australian one, whereas he sing "Koala TYPE bear" on the regular mix. This suggests a different vocal take was used. BTW: A koala is not a bear, neither a type or a style of bear ;-)
Thanks Jan for those details about the Australian version of "Ode To A Koala Bear" !!! This page needs some attention, will try to enrich it soon !