From The Paul McCartney Special (mcbeatle.de):
The following paragraph has been written by Ed Chen (taken from the rec.music.beatles “video” FAQ)
The Paul McCartney Special (1986) — A program originally produced for the BBC, and aired on television several times in 1986. Originally conceived as a long-form promotional piece for “Press to Play”, the BBC staffer (Richard Skinner) persuades Macca to talk about much more, including one of the more in-depth interviews about Wings. All of the interview bits were done at Abbey Road studio #2, leading to some reminiscing on Paul’s part. Scattered among the interview are some nice McCartney film rarities (including rarely seen promo clips / videos, concert footage from both the 1973 and 1976 tours, and even a bit of the never released “One Hand Clapping” film). A very nice package, and an absolute must for McCartney fans.
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 00:10 | ca. 1963, b/w, Beatle Paul talking about his plans for the future (while smoking a cigarette) |
| 00:38 | 1986, live, Paul performing I Saw Her Standing There at the Prince’s Trust concert |
| 01:40 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, Paul talks about Love Me Do |
| 02:52 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about Press To Play album (15th solo album, co-writing, new studio, anti-commercial) |
| 05:40 | Abbey Road Studio 2, Paul performing live (with headphones on, rhythm guitar) Press To Play, audio both live and cv footage. “The cheapest video I’ve ever done” |
| 08:20 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, Paul talks about his influences: Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Elvis Presley |
| 09:31 | August 1974, Backyard tape, Paul performs “Peggy Sue” (vocals, acoustic guitar) |
| 10:45 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, “What are the pure McCartney songs”, about McCartney II |
| 12:13 | 1976, Wings Over America live, performing Maybe I’m Amazed |
| 14:10 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about song writing after Beatles split up, John’s help |
| 16:42 | 1973, video clip Helen Wheels |
| 18:28 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, the year after the Beatles, forming Wings |
| 18:53 | ca. 1971, Wings first Rehearsal, Lucille |
| 19:12 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, playing with the band |
| 19:55 | 1973, Wings live, Hi Hi Hi |
| 22:21 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about Johnny Cash, band, on the road, surprise shows |
| 23:53 | 1973, Wings live, Wild Life |
| 26:11 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about Beatles, band, Wings beeing sidemen, guitar solo of My Love |
| 29:24 | Live video Clip Wings My Love with Orchestra |
| 30:54 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about Band On The Run and Nigeria |
| 33:27 | 1976, Wings Over America live, Jet |
| 35:27 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about personal changes |
| 37:35 | Wings video clip Goodnight Tonight |
| 39:30 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about McCartney II |
| 41:23 | Video Clip Waterfalls |
| 43:57 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about “back to George Martin” |
| 45:57 | Take It Away video clip |
| 47:16 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about films (Broadstreet and Magical Mystery Tour) |
| 49:47 | Give My Regards To Broad Street Movie, excerpt |
| 50:47 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about musicals, going on the road again, Prince’s Trust rehearsal for Long Tall Sally |
| 54:21 | 1986, Prince’s Trust concert live, Long Tall Sally |
| 55:39 | Abbey Road Studio 2 Interview, about simplicity in song writing |
| 56:35 | Video clip Tug Of War with closing credits at the end |
| 59:33 | the end |
