Album This song officially appears on the Ram LP.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1971
Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1971, when Paul McCartney was 29 years old)
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Feb 22, 1971
"Ram" sessions (Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles)
March-April, 1971
Officially appears on Red Rose Speedway
Official album • Released in 1971
1:00 • Studio version • B • Mono
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
LP • Released in 1971
1:00 • Studio version • A • Stereo
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
1:00 • Studio version • A1993.1 • 1993 remaster by Steve Hoffman
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer Steve Hoffman : Remastering
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
1:00 • Studio version • A1993 • Stereo • 1993 remaster
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Peter Mew : Remastering Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2012
0:56 • Studio version • A2012 • Stereo • 2012 remaster
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2012
0:53 • Studio version • B2012 • Mono • 2012 remaster
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2021
1:00 • Studio version • A2021 • 2021 half-speed mastering
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
0:51 • Studio version • B • Mono • Original mono promo LP, especially made for the American AM stations. All the songs have different mixes
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Ram - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
0:53 • Studio version • B • Mono
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney Phil Ramone : Recording engineer Jim Guercio : Recording engineer Tim Geelan : Recording engineer Ted Brosnan : Assistant recording engineer Dixon Van Winkle : Assistant recording engineer Armin Steiner : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 22, 1971 • Studio A&R Studios, New York City
Session Mixing: March-April 1971 • Studio Sunset Sound Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, USA
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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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