Download • Released in 2017
4:57 • Demo • Recorded and mixed by Paul McCartney at Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland 1987
Official album • Released in 1989
4:41 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Strings
Session Recording: May 06, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Orchestral overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 19, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Official album • Released in 1993
4:41 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Strings
Session Recording: May 06, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Orchestral overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 19, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Flowers In The Dirt - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2017
4:41 • Studio version • A2017 • 2017 remaster
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Sam Okell : Remastering Alex Wharton : Remastering Unknown musician(s) : Strings
Session Recording: May 06, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Orchestral overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 19, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Flowers In The Dirt - Special Package
Official album • Released in 1990
4:41 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Strings
Session Recording: May 06, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Orchestral overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 19, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:41 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer Noel Harris : Assistant mixing engineer Unknown musician(s) : Strings
Session Recording: May 06, 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Orchestral overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 19, 1989 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:40 • Remix • A1 • Video mix. Remix of the LP track, used for the lip-synched video found on the Put It There documentary. As it was incomplete on both ends, the intro and the outro are grafted on.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer
Session Recording: April - July 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 30th - Feb 4th 1989 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, or AIR Studios, or Metropolis Studios, UK ?
Unofficial album
4:18 • Remix • A1 • Alternate mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonies, Lead vocal, Percussion, Producer, Solo guitar Linda Eastman / McCartney : Harmonies Hamish Stuart : Acoustic guitar, Harmonies Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Neil Dorfsman : Mixing engineer Chris Witten : Drums, Percusson Clare Fischer : Orchestration Arne Frager : Recording engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer
Session Recording: April - July 1988 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Overdubs: Nov 01, 1988 • Studio Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Session Mixing: Jan 30th - Feb 4th 1989 ? • Studio Hog Hill Studio, or AIR Studios, or Metropolis Studios, UK ?