Home recordings (aka "The Piano Tape") (session) • The Paul McCartney Project

I’ve always wondered about the date of the “piano tape” too. Initially when it surfaced people said 1977 cos Mull was on it but then it went back to 1975, then Nashville, 1974 then 1973 but then Paul really threw a wrench in the works when he stated “Woman Kind” was from 1970! Now we have this tape which someone has claimed was recorded at Dustin Hoffman’s house (which by the way was April 1973 I think). The theory that Paul kept a tape recorder next to his piano at home for recording any new “ideas” does make sense but if the “piano tape” is made up of different recordings spanning from 1970 (assuming Paul’s dating is correct and we all know Paul’s memory is perfect lol) to say circa 1974 and even if the tape was only up to 1973… would anyone leave the same tape in their cassette recorder for 3 or 4 years without getting a newer blank tape? Surely in all that time he would have removed it to take to the studio or wherever to listen to his “Ideas” but then would he really take it back and use it again?? Plus to my ears the piano tape sounds like the recordings were done around the same time and not over the course of a few years. This “Hoffman Tape” also sounds a bit like the “Piano Tape” to my ears so I’m a bit dubious about its origins. I think we maybe talking about a horde of “ideas tapes” with some being from just one or two days and others from a few weeks but I highly doubt that one tape spans 3 or 4 years. Therefore the thought that Mull or Getting Closer could have their origins in 1970 is amazing but very possible!
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