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Disc 1
1.
From "Tug Of War"
1.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:22 • Studio version • A
- 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.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:16 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangements, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Guitar
- George Martin :
- Arrangements, Electric piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Gadd :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Horns
- Session Recording:
- Feb 16-18, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- December 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
3.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:19 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Spanish guitar, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Synthesizer
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Gadd :
- Drums, Percussion
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Adrian Brett :
- Pan pipes
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 09, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- July 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Sep 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
4.
Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder
6:23 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Stevie Wonder :
- Synthesizer, Vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Recording engineer
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Andy Mackay :
- Lyricom
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Wonderlove :
- Backing vocals
- Session Recording:
- Mar 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
- Session Overdubs:
- August 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
5.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:29 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Guitar, Vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Jack Rothstein :
- Violin
- Bertrand Partridge :
- Violin
- Ian Jewel :
- Viola
- Keith Harvey :
- Cello
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Patrick Halling :
- Violin
- Dennis Vigay :
- Cello
- Laurie Lewis :
- Violin
- Alan John Peters :
- Violin
- Galina Solodchin :
- Violin
- Michael Rennie :
- Violin
- George Turnlund :
- Viola
- Ken Essex :
- Viola
- Alexander Kok :
- Cello
- Peter Willison :
- Cello
- Renate Blauel :
- Second engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Dec 09, 1981
- Studio :
- Odyssey Studios, London
6.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:08 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- John Barclay :
- Horn
- Jack Brymer :
- Clarinet gliss
- Peter Marshall :
- Narration
- Chris Spedding :
- Guitar
- David Ogden :
- Violin
- David Willis :
- Saxophone
- Raymond Swinfield :
- Saxophone
- Thomas Whittle :
- Horn
- Session Recording:
- Jan 02, 1981
- Studio :
- Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Dec 14, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 17, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
7.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:55 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Synthesizers, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- 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 04, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Recording:
- Feb 10, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 12, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Sep 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
8.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:49 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Keith Harvey :
- Cello
- Adrian Sheppard :
- Drums, Percussion
- Philip Jones :
- Trumpet (?)
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Patrick Halling :
- Violin
- Dennis Vigay :
- Cello
- Laurie Lewis :
- Violin
- Galina Solodchin :
- Violin
- Michael Rennie :
- Violin
- George Turnlund :
- Viola
- Ken Essex :
- Viola
- Alexander Kok :
- Cello
- Peter Willison :
- Cello
- Alan Peters :
- Violin
- David Ogden :
- Violin
- Jeff Bryant :
- French horn (?)
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble :
- Brass instruments
- Paul Archibald :
- Trumpet (?)
- James Watson :
- Trumpet (?)
- Michael Thompson :
- French horn (?)
- John Pigneguy :
- French horn (?)
- Raymond Premu :
- Bass trombone (?)
- Session Recording:
- Jan 02, 1981
- Studio :
- Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
- Session Recording:
- July 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
9.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:29 • Studio version • A
- 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
10.
Written by Paul McCartney
0:33 • Studio version • A • Link
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Guitar, Vocals, Vocoder
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Session Recording and mixing:
- Dec 29, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
11.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:43 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitars, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Synthesizer
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Electric piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums, Percussion
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Feb 04, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Aug 14, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
12.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals, Vocoder
- Stevie Wonder :
- Backing vocals, Drums, Electric piano, Percussion, Synthesizers, Vocals
- 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 28, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 30, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1981
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 19, 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
2.
Written by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
3:12 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum, Spanish guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing assistant engineer, Recording assistant engineer
- Paddy Moloney :
- Uilleann pipes
- Session Recording:
- December 8th-9th, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- 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
3.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:07 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Tony Coe :
- Clarinet
- Session Recording:
- January - February 1974 ?
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey ?
- Session Recording:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
4.
Written by Carl Perkins
3:23 • Studio version • A
- 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
5.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:47 • Studio version • B • Solo version
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals, Vocoder
- Stevie Wonder :
- Drums, Electric piano, Percussion, Synthesizers
- 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 28, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 30, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1981
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
6.
August 1980 demos, from "Tug Of War - Archive Collection"
1.
Stop, You Don't Know Where She Came From
Written by Paul McCartney
1:42 • Demo • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Mixing engineer, Producer
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney
- Session Recording & mixing:
- August 1980
- Studio :
- Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
2.
Written by Paul McCartney
3.
Written by Paul McCartney
5:36 • Demo • C • [demo]
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer, Recording engineer
- Session Recording & mixing:
- August 1980
- Studio :
- Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
4.
5.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:34 • Demo • C • [demo]
- Session Recording & mixing:
- August 1980
- Studio :
- Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
6.
Written by Paul McCartney
7.
Written by Paul McCartney
1:45 • Demo • D
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Session Recording & mixing:
- August 1980
- Studio :
- Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
8.
Written by Paul McCartney
1:45 • Demo • D • [demo]
- Session Recording & mixing:
- August 1980
- Studio :
- Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
7.
Written by Carl Perkins
3:27 • Studio version • B • Original version
- 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
8.
Disc 2
1.
2015 remix, from "Tug Of War - Archive Collection"
1.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:23 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Remixing, Synthesizers, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Campbell Maloney :
- Military snares
- Kenneth Sillito :
- Orchestra lead, Violin
- Jon Jacobs :
- 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
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- 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:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
2.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:16 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangements, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Remixing, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Guitar
- George Martin :
- Arrangements, Electric piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Steve Gadd :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Horns
- Session Recording:
- Feb 16-18, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Recording:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
3.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:19 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Remixing, Spanish guitar, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Synthesizer
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Steve Gadd :
- Drums, Percussion
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Adrian Brett :
- Pan pipes
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Feb 09, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- July 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
4.
Written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder
6:23 • Studio version • C • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Remixing, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Stevie Wonder :
- Synthesizer, Vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Recording engineer
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Andy Mackay :
- Lyricom
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Wonderlove :
- Backing vocals
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Mar 01, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
- Session Overdubs:
- August 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
5.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:29 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Guitar, Remixing, Vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Jack Rothstein :
- Violin
- Bertrand Partridge :
- Violin
- Ian Jewel :
- Viola
- Keith Harvey :
- Cello
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Patrick Halling :
- Violin
- Dennis Vigay :
- Cello
- Laurie Lewis :
- Violin
- Alan John Peters :
- Violin
- Galina Solodchin :
- Violin
- Michael Rennie :
- Violin
- George Turnlund :
- Viola
- Ken Essex :
- Viola
- Alexander Kok :
- Cello
- Peter Willison :
- Cello
- Renate Blauel :
- Second engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
6.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:09 • Studio version • C • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Percussion, Piano, Remixing, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- John Barclay :
- Horn
- Jack Brymer :
- Clarinet gliss
- Peter Marshall :
- Narration
- Chris Spedding :
- Guitar
- David Ogden :
- Violin
- David Willis :
- Saxophone
- Raymond Swinfield :
- Saxophone
- Thomas Whittle :
- Horn
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Jan 02, 1981
- Studio :
- Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Dec 14, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 17, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
7.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:56 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Remixing, Synthesizers, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Feb 04, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Recording:
- Feb 10, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 12, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
8.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:49 • Studio version • C • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Remixing, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Bass
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Keith Harvey :
- Cello
- Adrian Sheppard :
- Drums, Percussion
- Philip Jones :
- Trumpet (?)
- John Underwood :
- Viola
- Patrick Halling :
- Violin
- Dennis Vigay :
- Cello
- Laurie Lewis :
- Violin
- Galina Solodchin :
- Violin
- Michael Rennie :
- Violin
- George Turnlund :
- Viola
- Ken Essex :
- Viola
- Alexander Kok :
- Cello
- Peter Willison :
- Cello
- Alan Peters :
- Violin
- David Ogden :
- Violin
- Jeff Bryant :
- French horn (?)
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble :
- Brass instruments
- Paul Archibald :
- Trumpet (?)
- James Watson :
- Trumpet (?)
- Michael Thompson :
- French horn (?)
- John Pigneguy :
- French horn (?)
- Raymond Premu :
- Bass trombone (?)
- Session Recording:
- Jan 02, 1981
- Studio :
- Parkgate Studio, Sussex, UK
- Session Recording:
- July 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Paul McCartney
2:28 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Bass, Percussion, Remixing, Synthesizers, Vocals
- Carl Perkins :
- Electric guitar, Vocal
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Feb 24, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
10.
Written by Paul McCartney
0:34 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Guitar, Remixing, Vocals, Vocoder
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer assistant
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Dec 29, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
11.
Written by Paul McCartney
2:43 • Studio version • B • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitars, Remixing, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Synthesizer
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Electric piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Recording engineer
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums, Percussion
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Feb 04, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
12.
Written by Paul McCartney
3:46 • Studio version • C • 2015 remix
- Paul McCartney :
- Arrangement, Backing vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Remixing, Synthesizers, Vocals, Vocoder
- Stevie Wonder :
- Backing vocals, Drums, Electric piano, Percussion, Synthesizers, Vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Feb 28, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 30, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1981
- Studio :
- Strawberry Studios South, Dorkins, Surrey
- Session Mixing:
- March 2-30, 2015
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
2.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:05 • Studio version • A1 • 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
3.
Written by Paul McCartney
4:03 • Studio version • A • Single edit
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangements, Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Ringo Starr :
- Drums
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals, Guitar
- George Martin :
- Arrangements, Electric piano, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Steve Gadd :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Mike Stavrou :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Horns
- Session Recording:
- Feb 16-18, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- December 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
4.
Wings rehearsals in Pugin's Hall (October 20, 1980 and November 7, 1980)
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Written by Norman Petty, Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan
3:26 • Studio version • [rehearsal]
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Wings rehearsals in Pugin's Hall (October 20, 1980 and November 7, 1980)
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About
From the liner notes:
In October 1980, Paul started working again with George Martin – for the first time since ‘Live And Let Die’ in 1973. It was a special project: the soundtrack for an animation film around Rupert Bear, and especially the song ‘We All Stand Together’.
The collaboration went well, and Paul asked Martin to produce the next Wings album. He handed him a tape with 16 demo’s, prepared in August 1980 with the help of Denny Laine. Martin was happy with some of the songs, but less impressed with others.
Furthermore, George Martin had a suggestion for Paul. He was preparing his next book: George Martin’s Making Music: The Guide to Writing, Performing & Recording. The book is a collection of essays on writing and arranging music, performing music, recording music, and on the music business. For each chapter, Martin approached someone who he admired for his area of expertise: Paul Simon about songwriting and melody, Steven Sondheim about words, Quincy Jones on producing…
So, Martin suggested Paul should take a similar approach: instead of working with a band, why not choose some musician you admire and work with each of them on one song. Who needs Wings when you can work with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson or Ringo Starr?Recordings started on October 31, 1980 in Martin’s A.I.R. Studios, London, but came to a halt shortly after the murder on Lennon. ’Ode to a Koala Bear’, ‘Rainclouds’, ‘Ballroom Dancing’, ‘Tug of War’ and ‘Take It Away’ were at least partly by then.
When proceedings started again, in February 1981, it was far from the spotlights, on the Isle of Montserrat, where A.I.R. had opened a brand new studio. It was there that Paul invited selected guests to work with him for a few days in a tropical surrounding. Tracks recorded there are: ‘Ebony and Ivory’, ‘What’s that You’re Doing’, ‘Dress Me up as a Robber’, ‘Average Person’, ‘The Pound Is Sinking’, ‘Somebody Who Cares’, ‘Hey Hey’, ‘Get It’ and ‘My Old Friend’.
After a month on the isle, everyone flew back home. More work was done in March and April in AIR London. New songs started were ‘Sweetest Little Show’, ‘Wanderlust’, ‘Keep Under Cover’ and ‘No Values’. George Harrison agreed to add a guitar solo to ‘Wanderlust’, but wanted Paul, Linda en Denny to add backing vocals to his tribute to John first: ‘All
These Years Ago’. Finally, there was no time left to play the solo. At some time in this period, Denny Laine left and on April 28 it was officially announced that Wings was split.After another break for a few months, McCartney and Martin continued their work (September until November 1981 in A.I.R. Studios, London), now joined by Eric Stewart from 10cc. ‘Here Today’ was added.
Tug of War was the first album by Paul McCartney that was mixed digitally.
CD 1
1-12 – Tug Of War was released on vinyl on April 26, 1982 – The first cd –release was in Japan, in June 1983 followed by the USA, in February 1984.
1 – Tug of War – with Campbell Maloney from The Campbeltown Pipe Band on military snares and an orchestral arrangement by Kenneth Sillito.
2 – Take It Away – with Ringo Starr and Stan Gatz on drums and George Martin on electric piano.
3 – Somebody Who Cares – with Denny Laine, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Steve Gadd
4 – What’s That You’re Doing? – a jam with Stevie Wonder
5 – Here Today – with a string quartet
6 – Ballroom Dancing – with Denny Laine
7 – The Pound Is Sinking – with drummer Dave Mattacks and Denny Laine, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Steve Gadd
8 – Wanderlust – with Denny Laine
9 – Get It – duet with Carl Perkins
10 – Be What You See (Link)
11 – Dress Me Up as a Robber – with drummer Dave Mattacks and Denny Laine
12 – Ebony and Ivory – duet with Stevie Wonder
13 – Rainclouds – with Paddy Moloney (The Chieftains) on Irish bagpipes – released on March 29, 1982 as the b-side of ‘Ebony and Ivory’.
14 – I’ll Give You a Ring – released on June 21, 1982, as the b-side of ‘Take It Away’.
15 – My Old Friend – written by Carl Perkins to thank Paul for the invitation to Montserrat. Recorded on February 25, 1981, and released fifteen years later – after some sweetening – on Carl’s album Go Cat Go (October 15, 1996). On this album Carl presents collaboration with all of the Fab Four.
16 – Ebony and Ivory – solo version – released on March 29, 1982, on the 12” version of ‘Ebony and Ivory’.
17-24 –demo’s recorded by Paul and Denny Laine, in August 1980 in Park Gate Studios, 38 Mount Street, Catsfield, East Sussex. The purpose of these demo’s was to present them to George Martin as a start for the collaboration. The demo’s were speed corrected and released on October 2, 2015 on the Tug Of War – Paul McCartney Archive Collection.
25 – My Old Friend – the original version, as the songs tood on February 25, 1981.
26 – Juggler Version 1 – a little ditty recorded during the Tug of War sessions. A juggler playing with a moon and some planets is the company logo of MPL – McCartney Productions Limited.CD 2
1-12 – a rather harsh, dry sounding remix of the entire Tug Of War album, made by Paul and Steve Orchard in March 2015 in Hog Hill Mill Studios in Sussex, and presented on October 2, 2015 on the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, alongside the original mixes.
13 – Tug of War – 7″ mix, released on September 8, 1982, with edited intro and outro.
14 – Take It Away – singlemix, released on June 21, 1982, with edited intro and outro.
15-23 – Wings rehearsals recorded on October 30, 1980 and November 7, 1980 in Pugin’s Hall, Tenterden, Kent. These are presented here in edited form, especially made for VooDoo Records.
24 – Juggler Version 2 aka ‘Juggler Fanfare’
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