Released in 1968
Written by Mike McCartney / McGear • Roger McGough
Last updated on June 29, 2021
Album This song officially appears on the McGough & McGear (Mono) LP.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1968
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
From June 18, 1967 to ?
“Yellow Book” is a track from the 1968 album “McGough & McGear“, by Roger McGough and Mike McCartney – brother of Paul – known professionally as Mike McGear. Paul McCartney helped with the production of the whole album:
Though production was credited to “All of Us,” those duties were in fact shared by several fellows. If his brother Paul was there, Mike recalls, “he would be the producer, ’cause I’d be out on the floor. If our kid didn’t do it, it would be me doing it. I, having been brought up with a musical brother, and having seen so much of what he did, learned a lot myself of what I wanted. If I was in the studio and our kid wasn’t there, Paul Samwell-Smith [later to produce Cat Stevens and Carly Simon] would have helped. He was a great listener, very good producer.“
From Liner notes to CD reissue of McGough & McGear (richieunterberger.com)
“Yellow Book” is a beautiful ballad in the moon-june tradition but with some nicely unusual similes. The words are by Roger. The smooth singer is Michael. At the haunting piano is a haunting friend.
From the original liner notes, by Hunter Davies
LP • Released in 1968
2:15 • Studio version • A • Mono
Paul McCartney : Producer Mike McCartney / McGear : Producer Paul Samwell-Smith : Producer
Session Recording: From June 18, 1967 to ? • Studio De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, UK (and other studios?)
LP • Released in 1968
2:15 • Studio version • B • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Producer Mike McCartney / McGear : Producer Paul Samwell-Smith : Producer
Session Recording: From June 18, 1967 to ? • Studio De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, UK (and other studios?)
McGough & McGear (2016 remaster)
CD • Released in 2016
2:15 • Studio version • B2016 • Stereo • 2016 remaster
Paul McCartney : Producer Mike McCartney / McGear : Producer Paul Samwell-Smith : Producer
Session Recording: From June 18, 1967 to ? • Studio De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, UK (and other studios?)
McGough & McGear (2016 remaster)
CD • Released in 2016
2:15 • Studio version • A2016 • Mono • 2016 remaster
Paul McCartney : Producer Mike McCartney / McGear : Producer Paul Samwell-Smith : Producer
Session Recording: From June 18, 1967 to ? • Studio De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, UK (and other studios?)
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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