Wednesday, July 5, 1978

"Rupert The Bear" soundtrack session

For Wings

Last updated on October 30, 2023

Location

Recording studio: Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Kintyre, Scotland, UK

Timeline

Session June 29 - July 27, 1978 • "Back To The Egg" sessions #1

Interview 1978 • Paul McCartney interview for GOLD

Session Jul 05, 1978 • "Rupert The Bear" soundtrack session

Single Aug 14, 1978 • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (US 1978 single)" by The Beatles released in the US

Single Aug 26, 1978 • "London Town / I'm Carrying" by Wings released in the UK

Next session September 11 to 29, 1978 • "Back To The Egg" sessions #2

Session activities

Rupert Song
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Tippi Tippi Toes
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Flying horses
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
When The Wind Is Blowing
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
Recording
The Palace Of The King Of The Birds
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Sunshine Sometime
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Sea / Cornish Wafer
Recording
Storm
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Nutwood Scene
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Walking In The Meadow
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Sea Melody
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Rupert Song
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording

Going further

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.

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Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium

We owe a lot to Chip Madinger and Mark Easter for the creation of those session pages, but you really have to buy this book to get all the details!

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.

As the paperback version is out of print, you can buy a PDF version on the authors' website

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iliketrees • 1 year ago

Hello!

I found audio of this session in bootleg "Back To The Egg Sessions" (https://archive.org/details/pmbacktotheeggsessions/), and think it's really wonderful -- how could macca never have released this? According to this bootleg, the song "We All Stand Together" also appears in this session, but I'm not so sure of it -- perhaps you have more clue? :)

Have a nice day!

The PaulMcCartney Project • 1 year ago

Hello, the earliest mention of "We All Stand Together" I know of is from this session - https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/session/home-recordings-4/ (August 1980)

iliketrees • 1 year ago

Thank you for the reply!!

I listened to the 1980 home recording on "MoMac's Hidden Tracks vol.16" and found it basically identical to the one on "Back To The Egg Sessions," apart from some mixing differences, so August 1980 should be the correct time!

It's such a lovely recording by the way! I also secretly hope that Paul would one day remember that he once did a song called "Rupert the Bear" and make a video for it...it's so sweet and I smile to the line "Rupert will be singing the song of love" every time:)

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