- Studio:
- The Record Plant West, Los Angeles, USA
Timeline
More from year 1974
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While in L.A., on April 9th they were guests of honour at a luncheon held at the Capitol Records Tower where they were presented with a platinum album representing the sale of one million copies of ‘Band on The Run’ …. They also went to the studios where Harry Nilsson was recording his next album, which features both John Lennon and Ringo. George Harrison was also in town …..
From Wings Fun Club newsletter N°1, 1974
From Rolling Stone:
We were stoned. I don’t think there was anyone in that room who wasn’t stoned. For some ungodly reason, I decided to get on drums. It was just a party, you know. To use the word ‘disorganized’ is completely understating it. I might have made a feeble attempt to restore order – “guys, you know, let’s think of a song, that would be a good idea’ – but I can’t remember if I did or not.
Paul McCartney
It’s very difficult to remember those days because it was all a bit crazy and every was getting out if it. But yes, John was doing some recordings in L.A. and I showed up. lt was a strange session. The thing that I recall, apart from the fact that Stevie Wonder was there, is that someone said, “what songs shall we do – I don’t know anything after ’63”, which I understood because the songs from your formative years are the ones that you tend to use to jam. I ended up on drums for some reason. And no, I don’t have a tape of it!
Paul McCartney, from The Beatles Monthly Book N°255, July 1997
Photo by May Pang
Last updated on August 8, 2022
Songs recorded
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Written by Richard Penniman / Little Richard, Albert Collins
Recording
Album Released on bootleg A Toot And A Snore In '74
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Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. King
Recording
Album Released on bootleg A Toot And A Snore In '74
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Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. King
Recording
Album Released on bootleg A Toot And A Snore In '74
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Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. King
Recording
Album Released on bootleg A Toot And A Snore In '74
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Staff
Musicians
- Paul McCartney:
- drums
- Stevie Wonder:
- keyboards
- John Lennon:
- piano
- Harry Nilsson:
- vocals
- Bobby Keys:
- sax
- Jesse Ed Davis:
- guitar
Going further
Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium
We owe a lot to Chip Madinger and Mark Easter for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details!
Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to the officially released retrospectives, all solo efforts by the four men are exhaustively examined.
As the paperback version is out of print, you can buy a PDF version on the authors' website
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