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Tug Of War Sessions

By Paul McCartneyUnofficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney solo work by MisterClaudel

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Disc 1

  1. Tug Of War

    1. Tug Of War

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:36 • Alternate take • Backing Track with single vocal

    2. Tug Of War

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:22 • Alternate take • Guitars + Backing vocals + orchestra (5.1 mix)

    3. Tug Of War

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:04 • Alternate take • Orchestra Mix

    4. Tug Of War

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:06 • Alternate takeA1 • Single Edit

      Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Campbell Maloney : Military snares Kenneth Sillito : Orchestra lead, Violin Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Keith Harvey : Cello John Underwood : Viola Patrick Halling : Violin Dennis Vigay : Cello Laurie Lewis : Violin Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer Alan John Peters : Violin Galina Solodchin : Violin Michael Rennie : Violin George Turnlund : Viola Ken Essex : Viola Alexander Kok : Cello Peter Willison : Cello David Ogden : Violin Nicolas Reader : Bassoon

      Session Recording: Jan 21, 1981 • Studio Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK

      Session Recording: Mar 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat

      Session Overdubs: March - December 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

      Session Mixing: Dec 13, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

  2. Take It Away

    1. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:04 • Alternate take • Demo practice #1

      Session Recording: Oct 18, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    2. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:37 • Alternate take • Demo practice #2

      Session Recording: Oct 18, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    3. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:19 • Alternate take • Demo practice #3

      Session Recording: Oct 18, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    4. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:48 • Alternate take • Demo practice #4

      Session Recording: Oct 18, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    5. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:18 • Alternate take • Demo practice #5

      Session Recording: Oct 18, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    6. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      5:36 • Alternate take • Demo

    7. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:58 • Alternate take • Monitor Mix (full take)

    8. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:01 • Alternate take • Backing Track

    9. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:01 • Alternate take • Drums + Bass + piano + chorus (5.1 mix)

    10. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:53 • Alternate take • Organ + Horns (5.1 mix)

    11. Take It Away

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:04 • Alternate take • Single Edit

  3. What's That You're Doing?

    1. What's That You're Doing?

      Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

      4:39 • Alternate take • Rough Take (Monitor Mix)

  4. Ballroom Dancing

    1. Ballroom Dancing

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:14 • Alternate take • Wings Rehearsal July 4, 1980

      Session Recording: Jul 04, 1980 • Studio Finchden Manor, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    2. Ballroom Dancing

      Written by Paul McCartney

      7:50 • Alternate take • Wings Rehearsal October 30, 1980

      Session Recording: Oct 30, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK

    3. Ballroom Dancing

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:04 • Alternate take • Demo

  5. The Pound Is Sinking

    1. The Pound Is Sinking

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:34 • Alternate take • Demo #1

    2. The Pound Is Sinking

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:14 • Alternate take • Demo #2 (Hear Me Lover/Something That Didn’t Happen) (unedited)

    3. The Pound Is Sinking

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:24 • Alternate take • Demo #3 (Hear Me Lover/Something That Didn’t Happen) (edited)

Disc 2

  1. Wanderlust

    1. Wanderlust

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:43 • Alternate take • Demo #1 (unedited)

    2. Wanderlust

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:46 • Alternate take • Demo #2 (edited)

  2. Get It

    1. Get It

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:32 • Alternate takeA1 • Single Edit

      Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Bass, Percussion, Synthesizers, Vocals Carl Perkins : Electric guitar, Vocal George Martin : Arrangement, Producer Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer Mike Stavrou : Assistant recording engineer

      Session Recording: Feb 24, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat

      Session Mixing: Oct 01, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    2. Get It

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:25 • Alternate take • 1993 Jam

  3. Dress Me Up As A Robber

    1. Dress Me Up As A Robber #1

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:08 • DemoD1

    2. Dress Me Up As A Robber #2

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:01 • DemoD2

    3. Dress Me Up As A Robber #3

      Written by Paul McCartney

      0:36 • DemoD3

    4. Dress Me Up As A Robber

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:45 • Studio version • 12” Si

  4. Ebony And Ivory

    1. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      5:02 • Alternate take • Wings Rehearsal #1

    2. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:25 • Alternate take • Wings Rehearsal #2

    3. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:42 • Alternate take • Demo #1 (unedited)

    4. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:46 • Alternate take • Demo #2 (edited- correct speed)

    5. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:52 • Alternate take • Rehearsal

    6. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:03 • Alternate take • Alternate Take

    7. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:43 • Alternate take • Basic Track

    8. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:33 • Alternate take • Stevie's vocal (5.1. mix)

    9. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:34 • Alternate take • Paul's vocal (5.1. mix)

    10. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:42 • Alternate take • First Organ + acoustic + chorus (5.1. mix)

    11. Ebony And Ivory

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:45 • Alternate take • Second Organ overdub (5.1. mix)

  5. I'll Give You A Ring

    1. I'll Give You A Ring

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:21 • Alternate takeB • Demo (1974)

      Session Recording: Circa 1974 • Studio Unknown

  6. Rainclouds

    1. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      7:16 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #1

    2. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      3:23 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #2

    3. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      2:45 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #3

    4. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      5:01 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #4

    5. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      3:05 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #5

    6. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      4:19 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #6

    7. Rainclouds

      Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

      2:07 • Alternate take • Rehearsal #7

Disc 3

  1. Instrumental Track

    3:53 • Alternate take

  2. To You

    Written by Paul McCartney

    1:18 • Alternate take • Always Back

  3. My Old Friend

    1. My Old Friend

      Written by Carl Perkins

      3:20 • Alternate takeB • Rough Mix

    2. My Old Friend

      Written by Carl Perkins

      3:23 • Alternate takeA • Final Mix

      Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals Carl Perkins : Guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer, Strings arrangement Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Eddie Klein : Mixing engineer Keith Smith : Mixing engineer Jon Kelly : String recording engineer Mike Stavrou : Recording engineer

      Session Recording: Feb 25, 1981 • Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat

      Session Overdubs: Mid-April 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    3. My Old Friend

      Written by Carl Perkins

      3:33 • Alternate take • 1993 Jam

  4. Stop, You Don't Know Where She Came From

    1. Stop, You Don't Know Where She Came From

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:42 • DemoA

      Paul McCartney : Mixing engineer, ProducerPerformed by : Paul McCartney

      Session Recording & mixing: August 1980 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

  5. The Unbelievable Experience

    1. The Unbelievable Experience

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:46 • DemoA

      Session Recording: August 1980 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

  6. Boil Crisis

    1. Boil Crisis

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:07 • Alternate take

  7. Give Us A Chord, Roy

    1. Give Us A Chord, Roy

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:58 • DemoA

      Session Recording: August 1980 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

  8. Seems Like Old Times

    1. Seems Like Old Times

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:51 • Alternate take • #1

    2. Seems Like Old Times

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:50 • Alternate take • #2

    3. Seems Like Old Times

      Written by Paul McCartney

      4:11 • Alternate take • #3

  9. We All Stand Together

    1. We All Stand Together

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:57 • Alternate take • Demo

    2. We All Stand Together - Humming Version

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:21 • Alternate take

  10. Promotional interview 1982

    1. About "Tug Of War"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:24 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    2. About "Take It Away"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:08 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    3. About "The Pound Is Sinking"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:20 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    4. About "Somebody Who Cares"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:51 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    5. About "Ebony And Ivory"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:50 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    6. About "What's That You're Doing?"

      Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

      0:43 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    7. About "Here Today"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:53 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    8. About "Wanderlust"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      2:28 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    9. About "Ballroom Dancing"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      3:05 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    10. About "Get It"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:48 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

    11. About "Dress Me Up As A Robber"

      Written by Paul McCartney

      1:32 • Interview • Promotional interview 1982

  11. Take It Away Video Shoot

  12. Twin Freaks Production acetate 2005

    1. What's That You're Doing? #1

      Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

      2:15 • Alternate take • From Twin Freaks Production acetate 2005

    2. What's That You're Doing? #2

      Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

      0:33 • Alternate take • From Twin Freaks Production acetate 2005

    3. What's That You're Doing? #3

      Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

      1:10 • Alternate take • From Twin Freaks Production acetate 2005

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