Thursday, February 19, 1970
Recording "Hot As Sun"
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on August 13, 2025
Thursday, February 19, 1970
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on August 13, 2025
December 23, 1969 - March 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney
Recording studio: Morgan Studios • London • UK
Session Feb 17, 1970 • Recording "Teddy Boy"
Session Feb 18, 1970 • Recording "Junk", "Kreen - Akrore"
Session Feb 19, 1970 • Recording "Hot As Sun"
Session Feb 21, 1970 • Mixing "The Lovely Linda", "Glasses/Suicide", "Momma Miss America", "Singalong Junk"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "McCartney" LP
In late December 1969 and on January 17, 1970, Paul McCartney began recording new material using a Studer J37 4-track tape recorder that had recently been installed at his home in London. Believing these experiments could evolve into his first solo album, he moved to EMI Studios, Abbey Road, to continue the work. He spent time there on January 24, February 7 and 8 and again on February 15.
On February 16, Paul relocated to Morgan Studios, where he would continue recording until February 20.
“Hot As Sun” dates from The Quarry Men era, circa 1958 or 1959. It was first recorded with The Beatles during the “Get Back” sessions on January 24, 1969 as mostly an instrumental track with Paul adding some vocal sounds and a spoken word passage: “Welcome to the South Sea Islands, where the sound of a wave landing on the sand brings joy to the air”.
Paul recorded a version of it at home in late December 1969.
On this third day at Morgan Studios, February 19, 1970, he decided to re-record the track, as the home recording suffered from some tape distortion. He also expanded the piece by improvising the middle section during this session. No vocals or words were added to it.
The new version was recorded in a matter of a few hours and would be mixed on February 24.
A song written in about 1958 or 9 or maybe earlier, when it was one of those songs that you play now and then. The middle was added in Morgan Studio, where the track was recorded recently.
1 acoustic guitar.
Paul McCartney, from the press release of “McCartney”, April 1970
2 electric guitar.
3 drums.
4 rhythm guitar.
5 organ.
6 maracas.
7 bass.
8 bongos.
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
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