Release date : Friday, June 12, 2020
Young Boy (2020)
By Paul McCartney • EP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on December 23, 2023
Release date : Friday, June 12, 2020
By Paul McCartney • EP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Singles”
Last updated on December 23, 2023
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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney
3:55 • Studio version • A2020 • 2020 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Hammond organ, Lead vocal, Producer Steve Miller : Backing vocal, Electric guitar, Rhythm guitar Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer Keith Smith : Assistant engineer Frank Farrell : Assistant engineer Alex Wharton : Remastering
Session Recording: Started Feb 22, 1995 • Studio Steve Miller's home studio, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
Session Overdubs: Mar 21-22, 1995 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
2:22 • Demo • B
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocal Alex Wharton : Mastering
Session Recording: Circa 1994
Written by Paul McCartney
4:48 • Studio version • A2020 • 2020 remaster
Paul McCartney : Backing vocal, Hammond organ, Hofner bass, Lead vocal, Producer Ringo Starr : Congas, Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer
Session Recording: May 14, 1996 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Oobu Joobu - Part 1
Some Folks Say Oobu
0.25 • Radio show
Oobu Joobu Main Theme
0.30 • Radio show
Fun Packed Show
0.09 • Radio show
Written by Paul McCartney
3.44 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer David Gilmour : Electric guitar Dave Mattacks : Drums Jon Jacobs : Recording engineer David Foster : Keyboards Jon Kelly : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: March 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Clock Work
0.08 • Radio show
Paul McCartney Talks About Young Boy
3.46 • Radio show
Oobu Joobu We Love You
0.13 • Radio show
Oobu Joobu Main Theme
0.56 • Radio show
From paulmccartney.com, June 12, 2010:
[…] Also available as a stand alone purchase, the EP recreates the 1997 ‘Young Boy’ maxi single and features the remastered Flaming Pie single ‘Young Boy,’ a home recorded version of the song, the original B-side ‘Looking For You,’ and excerpts of ‘Oobu Joobu Part 1’ also from the original single. The two music videos for the track have been restored and will also be published on the same day.
Two additional EPs will be available for pre-order with ‘The World Tonight’ arriving on June 26 and ‘Beautiful Night’ on July 17. […]
The below table summarizes the differences between “Oobu Joobu Part 1” released on the 1997 EP and the 2020 version.
| Oobu Joobu Part 1 (1997) | Oobu Joobu Part 1 (2020) | |
| Some Folks Say Oobu | 0:25 | 0:25 |
| Oobu Joobu Main Theme | 0:30 | 0:30 |
| Fun Packed Show | 0:09 | 0:09 |
| I Love This House | 3:44 | 3:44 |
| Clock Work | 0:08 | 0:08 |
| Paul McCartney Talks About Young Boy | 3:46 | 3:46 |
| Oobu Joobu We Love You | 0:13 | 0:13 |
| Oobu Joobu Main Theme | 0:56 | Absent |
| Total length | 9:51 | 8:55 |
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