Venus And Mars (1993)
By Wings • Official album • Part of the collection “The Paul McCartney Collection”
By Wings • Official album • Part of the collection “The Paul McCartney Collection”
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
1:19 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Finger cymbals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Piano Denny Laine : Moog, Sitar Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar, Electric guitar Joe English : Drums Tony Dorsey : Clarinet Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 29, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Feb 26, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: February 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:33 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Hand bells, Mellotron, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Hand bells, Moog, Organ Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Hand bells Jimmy McCulloch : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Drums, Electric guitar, Hand bells, Moog Joe English : Backing vocals, Drums, Hand bells, Percussion Allen Toussaint : Electric guitar, Piano Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Kenneth Williams : Congas Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 27, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Recording: Feb 05, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Feb 26 and Mar 06 and Mar 07, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 20, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:07 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Hand bells, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Hand bells, Moog Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Piano Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums, Milk bottles Sid Sharp Strings : Bass, Celli, Viola, Violins Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer (overdubs & strings) Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Nov 07, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: January - February 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Feb 27 and Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios & Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 19, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:19 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Joe English : Backing vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Michael J Pierce : Clarinet Vito Platomone : Clarinet Carlos Klejman : Violin Russell Joseph Bobrowski : Violin Ronald B. Benko : Trumpet John K. Branch : Viola Harold Joseph Ballam : Bassoon Bernard S. Richterman : Cello Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 24, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Recording: Feb 04, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 06, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 21, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:21 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Moog, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Clarinet Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Joe English : Drums Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 27, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Recording: Feb 14, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Recording: Feb 17, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 15, 1975 ? • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:35 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer (overdubs) Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Clyde Kerr : Trumpet John Longo : Trumpet Michael Pierce : Alto sax Alvin Thomas : Alto sax Carl Blouin : Baritone sax Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Nov 05, 1974 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 15, 1975 ? • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:07 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Piano Jimmy McCulloch : 12-string guitar Geoff Britton : Cymbals Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 22, 1975 and Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 14, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 24, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:01 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Gismo, Moog, Producer Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ, String machine Denny Laine : Electric guitar, Vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals Joe English : Backing vocals, Drums, Gong Alan O'Duffy : Backing vocals, Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 23, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Jan 18, 1975 and Jan 20, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 17, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 25, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Jimmy McCulloch, Colin Allen
3:38 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Producer Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Organ Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Congas Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Joe English : Backing vocals Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer (overdubs) Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Nov 13, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 03, 1975 and Feb 06, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 02, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 22, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:01 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Clarinet, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Mellotron flutes Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Joe English : Drums Steve Howard : Trumpet Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Clyde Kerr : Trumpet John Longo : Trumpet Michael Pierce : Alto sax Alvin Thomas : Alto sax Carl Blouin : Baritone sax Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Feb 03, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 26, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:55 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Clarinet, Electric guitar, Electric piano, Moog, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bongos, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Joe English : Drums, Percussion Sid Sharp Strings : Cello, Violas, Violins Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Dave Mason : Electric guitar Tom Scott : Saxophone Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 31, 1975 and Feb 20, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 03 to Mar 06, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 26, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:24 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Celeste, Piano, Producer, Strings arrangement, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Joe English : Drums Sid Sharp Strings : Bass, Cello, Violas, Violins Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 25, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 12 and Mar 14 and Mar 18, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 27, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Tony Hatch
1:16 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Strings arrangement Linda McCartney : Organ Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Lead guitar Joe English : Drums Sid Sharp Strings : Bass, Celli, Violas, Violins Gayle Levant : Harp Tony Dorsey : Strings arrangement Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 31, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 10, 1975 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Session Overdubs: February 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 27, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Bonus tracks on "The Paul McCartney Collection"
In 1993, Venus And Mars was remastered and reissued on compact disc as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:03 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Accordion (?), Bass, Drums (?), Keyboards (?), Producer Linda McCartney : Keyboards (?) Denny Laine : Electric guitar (?) Henry McCullough : Electric guitar (?) Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer Denny Seiwell : Drums (?) Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Alan Parsons : Recording engineer Andy Arthurs : Assistant mixing engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Apr 25, 1973 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: May 14, 1973 • 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
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:52 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer Linda McCartney : Moog Denny Laine : Guitar Geoff Britton : Drums Tony Dorsey : Bass Alan O'Duffy : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Biff Dawes : Assistant mixing engineer Ken Lexton : Assistant recording engineer Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Jan 20, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Mixing: Mar 17, 1975 • Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:59 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Crowd vocals, Electric guitar Joe English : Crowd vocals, Drums Tony Dorsey : Crowd vocals, Trombone Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Ken Lexton : Crowd vocals, Trumpet George Porter Jr. : Cow-bell, Crowd vocals Benny Spellman : Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Feb 12, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
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