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August 1980

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Last updated on April 18, 2020

In August 1980, Paul McCartney recorded a set of demos to be considered for the upcoming sessions for a new session (the one to become “Tug Of War“). There were some strong tracks in it, which would indeed end up on “Tug Of War“, or the next album, “Pipes Of Peace“. There were also some weak ones, which would remain unreleased.


Session activities

  1. Ballroom Dancing

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  2. Take It Away

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  3. Keep Under Cover

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection

  4. Average Person

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection

  5. Dress Me Up As A Robber

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  6. Dress Me Up As A Robber

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  7. Dress Me Up As A Robber

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  8. The Pound Is Sinking

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  9. Sweetest Little Show

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection

  10. Ebony And Ivory

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  11. Something That Didn’t Happen / Hear Me Lover

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  12. Wanderlust

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Those Were The Days / Turn! Turn! Turn!

  13. Stop, You Don't Know Where She Came From

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Tug Of War - Archive Collection

  14. The Unbelievable Experience

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  15. We All Stand Together

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  16. Boil Crisis

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  17. Give Us A Chord, Roy

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  18. Seems Like Old Times

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumReleased on bootleg Rude Studio Demos

  19. Simple As That

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Recording

    AlbumOfficially released on Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection


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.

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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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