Timeline This song was recorded in 1969
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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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The "Get Back / Let It Be" sessions • Day 19
Jan 28, 1969
Other improvisations recorded during the "Get Back" sessions
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It's Good To See The Folks Back Home
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“Half A Pound of Greasepaint” is an improvised piece by Paul McCartney, credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded on January 28, 1969, during The Beatles’ “Get Back” sessions. This impromptu performance was featured in Peter Jackson’s 2021 documentary “The Beatles: Get Back.“
Bootlegs
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A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 28th, 1969 - 5 & 6
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
1:36 • Rehearsal • Jan.28 - D6-09 - Greasepaint On Your Face 28.89
Performed by : Paul McCartney
Session Recording: Jan 28, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Improvisations played during the "Get Back" sessions
"Half A Pound Of Greasepaint" was an improvisation recorded during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions in January 1969. Here is a list of improvisations recorded by Paul McCartney, either alone or with other Beatles, during these sessions:
- As Clear As A Bell
- Bonding
- Bring Your Own Band
- Commonwealth
- Don't Start Running
- Freakout Jam
- Get Off
- Half A Pound Of Greasepaint
- I Bought A Piano The Other Day
- I Told You Before
- I Will Always Look For You
- It's Good To See The Folks Back Home
- Lowdown Blues Machine
- Maureen
- Mister Epstein Said It Was White Gold
- My Imagination
- Oh Baby I Love You
- Oh Julie, Julia
- Over And Over Again
- Shakin' In The Sixties
- Song Of Love
- Suzy Parker / Suzy's Parlour
- Tell All The Folks Back Home
- The Teacher Was A-lookin
- Woman Where You Been So Long
- You Wear Your Women Out
