Release date : Saturday, April 18, 2015
The Family Way - Original Soundtrack Recording (2015)
By Paul McCartney • 12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Release date : Saturday, April 18, 2015
By Paul McCartney • 12" Single • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Concert Apr 18, 2015 • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Ceremony
Single Apr 18, 2015 • "Sweet Thrash" by Paul McCartney released globally
Single Apr 18, 2015 • "The Family Way - Original Soundtrack Recording (2015)" by Paul McCartney released globally
Rehearsal Apr 20, 2015 • Japan • Osaka
Interview Apr 20, 2015 • Paul McCartney interview for RollingStone
Next single Sep 04, 2015 • "Love Song to the Earth" by Various Artists released in the UK
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Early December 1966
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
2:11 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:11 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:00 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:30 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Cue 10M1 / 6M3 / 4M1 / 1M3 / 1M4
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
3:28 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Cue 7M3 (Love In The Open Air)
Written by Paul McCartney
3:02 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
2:10 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:22 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:06 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:47 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:02 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
2:51 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, George Martin
1:03 • Studio version • B2011 • Stereo • 2011 remaster
George Martin : Producer John Underwood : Viola Joy Hall : Cello Raymond Keenlyside : ViolinPerformed by : George Martin Orchestra Neville Marriner : Violin
Session Recording: Early December 1966 • Studio CTS Studios, London, UK
From RECORD STORE DAY:
Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2015
Release Date: 4/18/2015
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Varese Sarabande
Quantity: 5700
Release type: RSD Exclusive ReleaseThis 1967 soundtrack composed by Paul McCartney is one of the most elusive Beatles souvenirs. The original vinyl album has been long out of print, and it is commanding sky-high prices on the collector’s circuit.
The Family Way is a 1966 British comedy-drama film based on Bill Naughton’s play All in Good Time (1963). It began life in 1961 as a television play, Honeymoon Postponed.The film was produced and directed by John and Roy Boulting, respectively, and starred father and daughter John Mills and Hayley Mills.
The soundtrack was composed by Paul McCartney and released on an album in January 1967, effectively the first solo-Beatles outing, musicwise. The album was credited to “The George Martin Orchestra” and issued under the full title The Family Way (Original Soundtrack Album). A 45rpm single, again credited to the George Martin Orchestra, was issued on 23 December 1966, comprising “Love in the Open Air” backed with “Theme From ‘The Family Way’”, as United Artists UP1165. The Family Way won an Ivor Novello Award in 1967 and was last seen on CD in 2011, remastered from the original first generation stereo master tapes. Varese Sarabande was the company behind the release then, as they are now, only on vinyl. The CD included the unreleased stereo mix of “A Theme From The Family Way” as a bonus track, which had appeared originally as the B-side of the 1966 UK/US 7-inch single by the Tudor Minstrels. It is not known if this track will be included on the vinyl edition, or if it will merely mimic the original album release.
The recording took place over November and December 1966, before the Beatles began work on their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. McCartney’s involvement in the project was minimal, according to biographer Howard Sounes, who quotes George Martin’s recollection that he had to “pester Paul for the briefest scrap of a tune” with which to start writing the score. After McCartney had provided “a sweet little fragment of a waltz tune”, Martin continued, “I was able to complete the score.”
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