- Studio:
- At home, Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, UK
Timeline
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About
On March 7, 1972, Wings was interviewed by ABC News at Paul McCartney’s London home, in St John’s Wood. They were filmed rehearsing “Give Ireland Back To The Irish“. According to beatlesonfilm.com, a 7-minute-long video shows them performing three takes of the song, while the interview of Paul and Linda McCartney lasted about 9 minutes.
A 3:41 minute video of the rehearsals, entitled “Give Ireland Back To The Irish (Rehearsal)“, was released in 2018 on the “Wild Life – Archive Collection“. It is erroneously labelled as being recorded on February 1, 1972.









Songs recorded
1.
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Recording • Rehearsal #1
Album Released on bootleg Studio Rarities Vol. 1
2.
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Recording • Rehearsal #2
Album Released on bootleg Studio Rarities Vol. 1
3.
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Recording • Rehearsal #3
Album Released on bootleg Studio Rarities Vol. 1
Staff
Musicians
- Paul McCartney:
- Performed by
- Linda McCartney:
- Performed by
- Denny Laine:
- Performed by
- Henry McCullough:
- Performed by
- Denny Seiwell:
- Performed by
Going further
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989
With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.
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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