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- Timeline More from year 1973
- UK release date:
- Dec 07, 1973
Articles
SiriusXM launches a one-month long Band On The Run Radio
November 29 to December 26, 2010
Filming of “Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five” promotional video
End of August 1974
Jul 27, 1974
Photo shoot of the “Band On The Run” cover
Oct 23, 1973
About
From paulmccartney.com:
Paul’s fifth album since the break up of The Beatles, Band on the Run was made under difficult circumstances: band members Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough left before recordings began in Lagos, Nigeria – which itself proved a challenging environment to work in. Despite the setbacks, Paul, Linda and Denny Laine persevered and Band on the Run – complete with its famous celebrity-packed cover art – proved a triumph. The album topped the US chart three separate times; in the UK, it was the biggest selling studio album of 1974 and spent a miraculous 124 weeks on the chart. Its success has endured and in 2000 the album was included in Q magazine’s list of Greatest British Albums Ever, as well as Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was re-released in March 1999 to celebrate the 25th anniversary, and again in 2010, as the first release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, featuring the remastered album, with rare bonus audio and video content, all in new packaging.
Last updated on May 11, 2019
Special editions
By Paul McCartney & Wings • Official album
Band On The Run (25th Anniversary)
By Paul McCartney & Wings • Official album
Band On The Run (by DCC Compact Classics)
By Paul McCartney • Official album
By Paul McCartney & Wings • Official album
Band On The Run (Limited White LP)
By Paul McCartney & Wings • Official album
By Paul McCartney & Wings • Official album
Band On The Run - Archive Collection
By Paul McCartney & Wings • Official album
Related singles
By Paul McCartney & Wings • 7" Single
Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer
By Paul McCartney & Wings • 7" Single
By Paul McCartney & Wings • 7" Single
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
By Timo Maas • 12" Single
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
By Timo Maas • 12" Single
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
By Timo Maas • 12" Single
Related bootlegs
Band On The Run - Ultimate Archive Collection
By Paul McCartney • Unofficial album
By Paul McCartney • Unofficial album
Related songs
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Officially appears on Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)
Officially appears on Band On The Run (UK version)
Related films
1973 • Directed by Michael Coulson
1973 • Directed by Roy Benson
1974
1974 • Directed by Jim Quick
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
1974 • Directed by David Litchfield
1975 • Directed by Clive Arrowsmith
1979 • Directed by Jack Prestty
1999 • Directed by Alex Peacock
2014 • Directed by Ben Ib
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
2016 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Can Evgin
Related Concerts, TV & radio shows
Oct 26, 2010 • United Kingdom • London • TV show
Related sessions
"Band On The Run" sessions in Lagos
September 1-23, 1973 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Band On The Run (UK version)
October 1973 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Band On The Run (UK version)
Late October / Early November 1973 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Band On The Run (UK version)
Related interviews
Paul McCartney: "Suddenly it just all came together"
Nov 07, 2010 • From The Guardian
Paul interviewed by Tom Meighan of Kasabian
Nov 01, 2010 • From NME
October 2010 • From ITV1
Interview for Dutch magazine Algemeen Dagblad
Oct 15, 2010 • From Algemeen Dagblad
The Making Of Paul McCartney - The story of Band On The Run
Oct 12, 2010 • From Clash
Paul McCartney: The Rolling Stone Interview
Jan 31, 1974 • From RollingStone
Dec 08, 1973 • From Disc and Music Echo
Dec 01, 1973 • From Melody Maker
Dec 01, 1973 • From Record Mirror
Dec 01, 1973 • From Sounds
Interview for Kenny & Cash Show
Nov 24, 1973 • From Capitol Radio
Interview at Leicester’s Odeon Theatre
Jul 09, 1973 • From BBC Radio
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