"Ram" sessions (CBS Studios, New York City)
Oct 12 to Nov 20, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording studio: CBS Studios • New York City • USA
Session Oct 12 to Nov 20, 1970 • "Ram" sessions (CBS Studios, New York City)
Session Oct 12, 1970 • Recording "Another Day"
Session Oct 14, 1970 • Recording "Get On The Right Thing"
Session Oct 16, 1970 • Recording "3 Legs", "Eat At Home"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Red Rose Speedway" LP
The “Ram” sessions had begun two days earlier, on October 12, 1970, with Paul McCartney, joined by studio musicians Denny Seiwell on drums and David Spinozza on guitar, recording “Another Day.”
Paul decided to cancel Tuesday’s session and on this second day, he chose to work on a different song, “Get On The Right Thing.” Although it would not be included on “Ram,” it would later appear on the second Wings album, “Red Rose Speedway,” released in 1973.
For the basic track, Paul played piano and sang a rough guide vocal, while Spinozza handled electric guitar and Seiwell played drums. Spinozza later added overdubbed guitar parts in selected sections of the track.
The session again ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., following what would become the regular “Ram” schedule. At the end of the day, Paul told Seiwell and Spinozza that there would be no session the following day. Spinozza began to grow frustrated with those breaks in the weekly schedule, as he was in high demand as a session musician and had to turn down other engagements.
They reconvened on Friday, October 16.
I just remember the vocal being so crazy. Get on the right thing! He was screaming and we were just jamming away. It was a great , fun track to perform. And again it stops and starts and little bits and pieces throughout the song that changes. It’s just a really interesting piece of music. It’s like a little symphony. Rock ‘n’ roll symphony.
Denny Seiwell – Interview with Edward Eikelenboom, August 2013 – From Maccazine Volume 40, Issue 3
We recorded the basic track with Paul on piano and Dave on electric guitar, and I covered the drums with tea towels trying to get The Beatles’ drum sound from so many recordings, trying to be Ringo! It was an awesome song that took a lot of technique to pull off, and quite complicated as well.
Denny Seiwell – Interview by Luca Perasi, 2011 – From “Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989” by Luca Perasi, 2022
The date started out going really smoothly, but then what was happening was that although originally they had told me they wanted me for four whole weeks, days were getting cancelled out and they weren’t booking definite dates. So I had to keep asking, not to be a drag, but to keep my book straight and to know what other work I could take. I kept asking but I wasn’t getting a straight answer.
David Spinozza – Interview with Vicky Wickham – From Hit Parader, November 1971
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
Recording • Recording of the basic track and first overdubs
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