Released in 1972
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney
Last updated on August 22, 2014
Unofficial live • Released in 2001
3:26 • Live
Concert From the concert in Arles, France on Jul 13, 1972
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
3:30 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Percussion, Piano, Producer, Recorder (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Maracas (?), Moog (?), Vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Mandolin Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums, Percussion, Recorder (?), Xylophone (?) Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Mary McCartney : Backing vocals Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 27, 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial live • Released in 2017
3:53 • Live
Concert From the concert in Frankfurt, Germany on Jul 19, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2019
Live
Concert From the concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 20, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2019
Live
Concert From the concert in Groningen, Netherlands on Aug 19, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2003
3:40 • Live
Concert From the concert in Frankfurt, Germany on Jul 19, 1972
Unofficial live
3:37 • Live • L1 • Live vocals, over pre-recorded soundtrack
Session Recording: February - March 1973
Live In Groningen - August 19, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2001
3:32 • Live
Concert From the concert in Groningen, Netherlands on Aug 19, 1972
Unofficial album
5:02 • Interview • E • An interview of Paul and Linda McCartney for WKRO radio, recorded in the McCartney Productions Ltd offices in New York, and featuring a piano rehearsal of “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
Session Recording: Circa December 1971 • Studio McCartney Productions Limited office, New York, USA
Details & description coming from Interview for WRKO
Unofficial album
4:43 • Studio version • A3 • Early Take
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums
Session Recording: March 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:38 • Live • L1 • Live vocals, over pre-recorded soundtrack
Session Recording: February - March 1973
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
3:59 • Live
Concert From the concert in Munich, Germany on Jul 18, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2009
3:40 • Live
Concert From the concert in Ollioules, France on Jul 09, 1972
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
4:43 • Rough mix • D • "“Heather and Mary’s backing vocals are not yet included and there are a few overdubs yet to add. Additionally, there is an extended coda ending here that was not included in the single mix”
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Henry McCullough • Denny Seiwell Glyn Johns : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: March 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Details & description coming from The Beatles Rarity
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
3:35 • Studio version • B • Stereo • Alternate mix released in Germany
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Recorder, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Maracas, Moog, Vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Mandolin Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums, Percussion, Recorder, Xylophone Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Mary McCartney : Backing vocals Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 27, 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
3:42 • Outtake • A2 • Film Barnyard Version (with live vocal)
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
3:51 • Outtake • A5 • Film Psychedelic Version (with live vocal)
The Alternate Red Rose Speedway Volume 2: Outtakes & Rough Mixes
Unofficial album
4:46 • Rough mix • A3
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums
Session Recording: March 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
UK Singles Collection - Volume 01
Unofficial album • Released in 2007
3:32 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Percussion, Piano, Producer, Recorder (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Maracas (?), Moog (?), Vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Mandolin Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums, Percussion, Recorder (?), Xylophone (?) Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Mary McCartney : Backing vocals Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 27, 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 1994
4:44 • Outtake • A3 • From "Red Rose Speedway" sessions
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums
Session Recording: March 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:32 • Studio version • A • In an effort to write a rock song for children, Paul put a nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin, to music. Basis track recorded in January 1972, with brand new Wings guitarist Henry McCullough on mandolin. Overdubs added in March 1972. Released as the second Wings single, on May 12, 1972, in the U.K. and May 29, 1972 in the U.S..
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Percussion, Piano, Producer, Recorder (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Maracas (?), Moog (?), Vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Mandolin Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums, Percussion, Recorder (?), Xylophone (?) Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Mary McCartney : Backing vocals Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 27, 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:32 • Studio version • A2 • Alternate mix, with the children's voices in the chorus mixed out. Released in Germany on 7”.
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Recorder, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Maracas, Moog, Vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Mandolin Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums, Percussion, Recorder, Xylophone Heather McCartney : Backing vocals Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Mary McCartney : Backing vocals Phil Ault : Assistant recording engineer
Session Recording: Mar 27, 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
4:40 • Rough mix • A3 • Early mix. The version as recorded in January 1972, before the overdubs were added in march. The backing vocals of McCartney daughters Heather and Mary are not yet included and there are a few overdubs yet to add. There is an extended coda ending that was not included in the single mix.
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Henry McCullough : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums
Session Recording: March 1972 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Unofficial live • Released in 2001
3:55 • Live
Concert From the concert in Aarhus, Denmark on Aug 14, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2001
3:40 • Live
Concert From the concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug 20, 1972
Unofficial live • Released in 2013
4:09 • Live
Concert From the concert in Lund, Sweden on Aug 11, 1972
Unofficial live
3:39 • Live
Concert From the concert in Montreux, Switzerland on Jul 22, 1972