Recording studio: EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Previous session June - July 1979 • "McCartney II" sessions #1
Single Aug 14, 1979 • "Arrow Through Me" by Wings released in the US
Single Aug 16, 1979 • "Getting Closer / Baby's Request" by Wings released in the UK
Session September - October 1979 • "McCartney II" sessions #2
Article Sep 09, 1979 • Promoter Sid Bernstein places New York Times ad for a Beatles reunion
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "McCartney II" Official album
Paul McCartney spent the summer of 1979 recording tracks at home, which would end up forming the McCartney II album. In September / October, he moved to Abbey Road studios for the mixing of those tracks, with the assistance of Eddie Klein.
It was during the mixing of the recordings in Number 2 studio when I became more involved with the project. Paul did all the mixing and my role was simply that of second engineer and technician. […] I don’t remember how long the mixing process took though it was probably no longer than a week, two at most. Paul then mixed the short edit pieces required for transitions from one song to another.
Eddie Klein – From the McCartney II Archive Collection
Sep 11, 1979 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II
Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 25, 1979 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II
Mixing "Bogey Wobble", "Mr. H Atom", "You Know I'll Get You Baby"
Sep 27, 1979 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II
Mixing "Secret Friend", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Oct 04, 1979 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II
Oct 16, 1979 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II
Sep 11, 1979 • Mixing "Waterfalls"
Sep 25, 1979 • Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 25, 1979 • Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 25, 1979 • Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 25, 1979 • Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 25, 1979 • Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 25, 1979 • Mixing "Frozen Jap", "You Know I'll Get You Baby", "All You Horse Riders"...
Sep 27, 1979 • Mixing "Bogey Wobble", "Mr. H Atom", "You Know I'll Get You Baby"
Sep 27, 1979 • Mixing "Bogey Wobble", "Mr. H Atom", "You Know I'll Get You Baby"
Sep 27, 1979 • Mixing "Bogey Wobble", "Mr. H Atom", "You Know I'll Get You Baby"
Sep 27, 1979 • Mixing "Bogey Wobble", "Mr. H Atom", "You Know I'll Get You Baby"
Sep 27, 1979 • Mixing "Bogey Wobble", "Mr. H Atom", "You Know I'll Get You Baby"
Oct 04, 1979 • Mixing "Secret Friend", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Oct 04, 1979 • Mixing "Secret Friend", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Oct 04, 1979 • Mixing "Secret Friend", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Oct 04, 1979 • Mixing "Secret Friend", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Oct 04, 1979 • Mixing "Secret Friend", "Wonderful Christmastime"
Oct 16, 1979 • Mixing "Check My Machine"
Oct 16, 1979 • Mixing "Check My Machine"
Oct 16, 1979 • Mixing "Check My Machine"
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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