Location
Recording studio: EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
Timeline
Previous session Late October / Early November 1973 • "Band On The Run" sessions #3
Interview Oct 27, 1973 • Paul McCartney interview for New Musical Express (NME)
Article Late 1973 • Wings Fun Club newsletter #5 published
Session November 1973 • "Suzy And The Red Stripes" sessions
Album Nov 02, 1973 • "Ringo" by Ringo Starr released in the US
Single Nov 12, 1973 • "Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer" by Paul McCartney & Wings released in the US
Next session Dec 13, 1973 • Mixing "Mama's Little Girl"
Master release
Some of the songs from this session also appear on:
November 26
Paul, Linda and Denny travel to Paris to work on more recordings, notably another version of Linda’s ‘Seaside Woman’, ‘Wide Prairie’ and ‘I Got Up’. Sessions at the Pathe Marconi Studio last from 12.45am to 5.30am, the first time that the studios had been used throughout the night. Following the all night recording, the group return to the George V Hotel to get some sleep. They awake at 5.30pm to do interviews for the French magazines Paris Match and Français. Joining them at the session is Davy Lutton, the ex-drummer of the sixties chart group Love Affair, and the guitarist Jimmy McCulloch. (Paul, Linda and Denny return home later the same evening.) Prior to their departure, Paul gives an interview at his offices in Soho Square, London, to BBC Radio One.
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Just before Christmas Wings set off to Paris via Ferry with Jimmy McCullough ex Blue guitarist & Dave Lutton ex Ellis Drummer. The Ferry landed at Calais, and Ian, faithful roadie for Wings drove + hours to Paris’s plush hotel – The George cinq. The McCartneys stayed in rooms 119, 124 & 125 and after dumping all their stuff down and having something to eat set off again in a Black Caddilac at the dead of night to the Pathe Marconi studios in Bologne. Which is where at approx 12.45am Wings made history. This was the first time the studios had been used overnight.
At 8.30am they were all back at the hotel and went to bed… at 5.30pm they all woke up. Paul did some interview with Paris Match & Francais.
On the 7th floor some more illustrious stars were getting themselves ready for a gig. Yes, you’ve guessed it ….. none other than the fabulous Osmond Brothers. The kids wanted to get the Osmonds autographes so at approx 6.30pm the following bit of dialogue takes place between Paul & little Jimmy:
Paul: Are you going to do ‘Long Haired Lover from L’pool?
Jimmy: Sure Paul, You bet!
Wings arrived in Paris on Wednesday and were due to leave on Friday. But the tracks cut in the studios had been so good that they wanted to get a cassette made for the car so they could listen to the muzac all the way home. Unfortunately the cassette wasn’t ready in time so they missed the ferry. That evening Paul and Linda went to a very jet setty club, and the next day before they left, Linda managed to do a bit of shopping and bought some jewelry & snazy sunglasses in the shape of Christmas trees & tennis rackets.
They caught the 9.0 ‘clock ferry home.
From Wings Fun Club newsletter #6
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