December 23, 1969 - March 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney
Recording studio: EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road • London • UK
Session Jan 27, 1970 • Mixing "The Inner Light"
Single Feb 06, 1970 • "How The Web Was Woven / Thumbin' A Ride" by Jackie Lomax released in the UK
Session Feb 07-08, 1970 • Recording the "McCartney" album
Article February 10-14, 1970 • Family trip in the South of England
Next session Feb 15, 1970 • Recording "Maybe I'm Amazed"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "McCartney" LP
In late December 1969, Paul McCartney began recording new material using a Studer J37 4-track tape recorder that had recently been installed at his home in London. In early January 1970, he took part in the final Beatles sessions. After a last day of work at home on his solo project on January 17, he moved to EMI Studios on January 24 to prepare rough mixes of the work done so far.
In the months following John Lennon’s announcement, in September 1969, that he was leaving The Beatles, Paul gradually severed ties with Apple — including with Mal Evans, the Beatles’ roadie-turned-servant, and, he believed, friend. On January 27, Mal wrote in his diary:
Seem to be losing Paul. Really got the stick from him today. He let me down.
Mal Evans – Diaries – From “Living the Beatles Legend: The untold story of Mal Evans” by Kenneth Womack, 2023
Yet on February 5, 1970, when Paul phoned Mal to ask him to move some instruments from his London home to EMI Studios in preparation for two days of work on February 7 and 8, Mal obliged, as always.
Mal: Yeah?
Paul: I’ve got time at EMI over the weekend. Would like you to pick up some gear from the house.
Mal: Great, man. That’s lovely. Session at EMI?!
Paul: Yes, but I don’t want anyone there to make me tea. I have the family—wife and kids there.
Mal: [thinking to himself] Goes my poor head, “Why????”
Mal Evans – Diaries – From “Living the Beatles Legend: The untold story of Mal Evans” by Kenneth Womack, 2023
The work accomplished during that weekend at EMI Studios is not known. Paul returned to EMI the following Sunday to record “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
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.
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney’s creative and personal lives beyond the Beatles.
Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium
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.
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