Articles
Jan 20, 1972
Paul and Linda meet John and Yoko in New York
January 29-31, 1972
Jan 30, 1972
Wings departs for their University Tour
Feb 08, 1972
“Give Ireland Back To The Irish” banned
Feb 10, 1972
Wings take a day off from their university tour
Feb 12, 1972
Paul McCartney wins against Northern Songs
Feb 17, 1972
The Beatles win the Grammy Trustee Award
Mar 14, 1972
McCartney Productions Ltd. publish its results
Mar 31, 1972
Mar 31, 1972
Ads published in Sounds Magazine to launch a Paul McCartney fan club
April 20 - July 22, 1972
June 1972
Paul McCartney signs co-publishing deal with ATV
Jun 10, 1972
Spanish holidays for the McCartney family, and Wings
Mid-June to June 25, 1972
Wings invited to festival in Verona
July 1972
Wings’ concert in Lyon doesn’t happen
Jul 14, 1972
Nov 14, 1972
Nov 30, 1972
Late 1972
“Hi, Hi, Hi” banned by the BBC
Dec 01, 1972
What happened for Paul in 1972
From Wikipedia:
Following the addition of guitarist Henry McCullough, Wings’ first concert tour began in 1972 with a debut performance in front of an audience of seven hundred at the University of Nottingham. Ten more dates followed as they travelled across the UK in a van during an unannounced tour of universities, during which the band stayed in modest accommodation and received pay in coinage collected from students, while avoiding Beatles songs during their performances. A seven-week, 25-show tour of Europe followed, during which the band played solely Wings and McCartney solo material except for a few covers, including the Little Richard hit “Long Tall Sally”, the only song McCartney played during the tour that had previously been recorded by the Beatles. McCartney wanted the tour to avoid large venues; most of the small halls they played had capacities of fewer than 3,000 people. Of his first two post-Beatles tours, McCartney said, “The main thing I didn’t want was to come on stage, faced with the whole torment of five rows of press people with little pads, all looking at me and saying, ‘Oh well, he is not as good as he was.’ So we decided to go out on that university tour which made me less nervous … by the end of that tour I felt ready for something else, so we went into Europe.“
Last updated on December 31, 2013
Singles and EPs released in 1972
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
By Wings • 7" Single
By Wings • 7" Single
Love Is Strange / I Am Your Singer
By Wings • 7" Single
Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (UK)
By Wings • 7" Single
Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (France)
By Wings • 7" Single
Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (Germany)
By Wings • 7" Single
Films released in 1972
1972 • Directed by Steven Turner
Give Ireland Back To The Irish (Rehearsal)
1972 • For Wings
1972 • For Wings • Directed by Steven Turner

1972 • For Wings
Mary Had A Little Lamb (Barn version)
1972 • For Wings • Directed by Nicholas Ferguson
Mary Had A Little Lamb (Countryside version)
1972 • For Wings • Directed by Nicholas Ferguson
Mary Had A Little Lamb (Desert version)
1972 • For Wings • Directed by Nicholas Ferguson
Mary Had A Little Lamb (Psychedelic version)
1972 • For Wings • Directed by Nicholas Ferguson
Concerts, TV & radio shows
Shows: 26 • Countries: 9
May 25, 1972 • United Kingdom • London • BBC Television Centre • TV show
Shows: 11 • Countries: 1
Sessions

Rehearsals at The Scotch of St James club
January 17-28, 1972
Recording "Give Ireland Back To The Irish"
Feb 01, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Rehearsals at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
February 02-07, 1972
Mixing "Give Ireland Back To The Irish"
Feb 03, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Mixing "Give Ireland Back To The Irish"
Feb 04, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Mar 06, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Mar 07, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway

"Give Ireland Back To The Irish" rehearsals
Mar 07, 1972
Mar 08, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Mar 09, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Mar 13, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Recording "Mama's Little Girl"
Mar 14, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Recording "Loup (1st Indian On The Moon)"
Mar 15, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
"Red Rose Speedway" sessions at Olympic Studios
Mar 19 - Apr 04, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Mar 20, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Recording "I Would Only Smile"
Mar 22, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Mar 23, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Recording "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
Mar 27, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman Love (UK)

Rehearsals for "Wings Over Europe" tour
Late June to July 6, 1972
Sep 02, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon
Sep 15, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Red Rose Speedway sessions at EMI Studios, Abbey Road
September 1972 - January 1973 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Sep 16, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Sep 18 - Sep 20, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon
Sep 26, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer
Sep 28, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Recording "Bridge On The River Suite", "One More Kiss"
Sep 29, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Walking In The Park With Eloise / Bridge On The River Suite
Sep 30, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Oct 01, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway

Recording backing vocals for "Money"
Late 1972
Oct 03, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Oct 18, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on No Secrets
Recording "Live And Let Die" #1
Oct 19, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Live And Let Die / I Lie Around
Recording "Live And Let Die" #2
Oct 20, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Live And Let Die / I Lie Around
Oct 21, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Live And Let Die / I Lie Around
Nov 06, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon
Nov 07, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon
Nov 12, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Nov 13, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Nov 27, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
December 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Dec 11, 1972 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Red Rose Speedway
Songs written in 1972
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Best Friend (aka "Why Did You Treat Me So Bad?")
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
1972 interviews
Jan 13, 1972 • From WRKO
Jan 22, 1972 • From BBC Radio 1
Jan 29, 1972 • From Disc And Music Echo
Jan 29, 1972 • From New Musical Express
Jan 29, 1972 • From Melody Maker
Jan 30, 1972 • From KHJ Radio
Feb 12, 1972 • From Disc and Music Echo
Feb 12, 1972 • From Melody Maker
Interview for Radio Luxembourg
Feb 12, 1972 • From Radio Luxembourg
Feb 16, 1972 • From Radio Leeds
Feb 18, 1972 • From Radio Sheffield
Feb 26, 1972 • From Melody Maker
March 1972 • From ABC News
Apr 08, 1972 • From New Musical Express
May / June 1972 ? • From McCartney Productions
Jul 09, 1972
Jul 15, 1972 • From The Guardian
Jul 15, 1972 • From Sounds
McCartney getting ready for criticism
Jul 15, 1972 • From Disc And Music Echo
Jul 15, 1972 • From New Musical Express
Linda: 'Quit The Band! I've Just Joined'
Jul 22, 1972 • From Record Mirror
Jul 29, 1972 • From Record Mirror
Denny Laine of Wings talks to Record Mirror
Aug 12, 1972 • From Record Mirror
Aug 26, 1972 • From New Musical Express
Aug 31, 1972 • From RollingStone
September 1972 • From EXTRA
Oct 28, 1972 • From Melody Maker
‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’ … those lyrics are a heavy trip
Dec 02, 1972 • From Melody Maker
Dec 02, 1972 • From Sounds
Dec 02, 1972 • From Record Mirror
Dec 02, 1972 • From Evening Standard
Look out showbiz - Here come Wings
Dec 02, 1972 • From Disc And Music Echo
Paul McCartney and 'that other band'
Dec 13, 1972 • From Liverpool Echo
Dec 16, 1972 • From Sounds
Dec 16, 1972 • From New Musical Express
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