


Read on article on Paul’s son, James McCartney, stepping into his father’s shoes here. Chords for Paul McCartney & Wings - Lets Love (One Hand Clapping 1974).: Cm, Gm, Eb7, D7. The Band On The Run cover featured McCartney and a few band mates posing as criminals with some British celebrities, including actors Christopher Lee and James Coburn, and boxer John Conteh. The thieves made off with the demo tapes (among other valuables), forcing the band to record the entire album from memory. Recorded in August and September of 1973 (with further work done at AIR Studios in London in October 1973), they persevered through a tumultuous, yet creatively invigorating 2 month recording process battling difficult studio conditions, oppressive heat and a dangerous mugging at knife point. Days before departure, lead guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell quit the band leaving the entire project to the three core members, Paul, his wife Linda McCartney and band-member Denny Laine (along with recording engineer Geoff Emerick). Spotting one in the remote location of Lagos, Nigeria, he became enthralled with the idea of recording in Africa. Intrigued with recording abroad in the summer of 1973, McCartney searched for a list of studios around the world. The reissue’s press release tells the chaotic story of the album’s creation: On November 2, Band On The Run will be re-released (in three separate versions) via Concord Music Group.The album, which went to #1 upon release in 1973 and would become the band’s highest-selling LP, has been remastered at Abbye Road Studios, under Paul McCartney’s supervision, using the same team that remastered the Beatles’ catalog.īand On The Run will come in a standard version, a special version featuring nine bonus tracks and a DVD with a documentary on the album’s creation and the vintage “One Hand Clapping” television special, and a deluxe version which includes at 120-page book. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupNineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (From 'One Hand Clapping' Soundtrack / Remastered 2010) Paul McCartney & Wings. Paul McCartney and Wings’ Band On The Run is one of the most celebrated albums of their career.
