December 23, 1969 - March 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney
Recording studio: Morgan Studios • London • UK
Session Feb 16, 1970 • Tape copying for the "McCartney" album
Album Feb 16, 1970 • "Magic Christian Music" by Badfinger released in the US
Session Feb 17, 1970 • Recording "Teddy Boy"
Session Feb 18, 1970 • Recording "Junk", "Kreen - Akrore"
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. Assisted by junior engineer Robin Black, he spent this first day at Morgan to transfer the 4-track tapes recorded at home onto 8-track master tapes.
For this second day at Morgan Studios, February 17, Paul and Robin added overdubs onto Take 1 of “Teddy Boy,” doubling the lead and backing vocals, and adding drums and handclaps. The track was completed by the end of this session and would be mixed on February 26.
In the evening, Paul watched “The Tribe That Hides From Man,” a documentary broadcast on ITV about the Kreen-Akrore tribe, an isolated group living in the Brazilian jungle known to kill intruders who encroached upon their way of life. The programme inspired him to record an instrumental piece the following day.
Rerecorded partly at home…(guitar, voices and bass)…and finished at Morgan. Linda and I sing the backing harmonies on the chorus and occasional oos.
Paul McCartney, from the press release of “McCartney”, April 1970
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording • Overdubs
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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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