This is a masterpiece album that was completed despite being produced amidst a series of disasters.
Paul McCartney % Wings' third album, released in 1973, was credited to Wings. It reached number one in the UK and US, and sold over 6 million copies worldwide. "Jet" and the title track "Band on the Run" were later re-cut as singles.
The recording of this album was beset by a series of misfortunes, including "members leaving the band," "the recording studio that was supposed to be complete was left unfinished," "their demo tapes and notes with lyrics were stolen," and "a power outage caused by heavy rain during recording." The result that was born from such misfortune is a masterpiece.
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A:
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1)
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Band On The Run
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2)
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Jet
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3)
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Bluebird
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4)
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Mrs. Vandebild
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5)
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Let Me Roll It
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B:
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1)
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Mamunia
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2)
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No Words
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3)
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Helen Wheels
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4)
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Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)
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5)
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Nineteen Hundred And EightyFive
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C:
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1)
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Paul McCartney (Dialogue Intro) / Band On The Run (Nicely Toasted Mix)
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2)
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Jet (Berlin Soundcheck - 3rd September 1993)
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3)
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Band On The Run (Original) (Background) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 1)
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4)
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Band On The Run (Barn Rehearsal - 21st July 1989)
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5)
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Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 2) / Mamunia (Original) (Background) / Denny Laine (Dialogue) / Mamunia (Original) (Background) / Linda McCartney (Dialogue) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 3)
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6)
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Bluebird (Live-Version - Australia 1975)
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7)
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Bluebird (Original) (Background) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 4)
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8)
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Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 5) / No Words (Original) (Background) / Geoff Emerick (Dialogue)
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9)
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No Words (Original) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 6) / Tony Visconti (Dialogue) / Band On The Run (Original) (Illustration) / Tony Visconti (Dialogue)
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10)
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Jet (Original From Picasso's Last Words) (Background) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 7) / Jet (Original From Picasso's Last Words) (Background) / Al Coury (Dialogue)
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D:
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1)
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Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 8) / Clive Arrowsmith (Dialogue)
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2)
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Band On The Run (Nicely Toasted Mix) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 17)
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3)
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Band On The Run (Northern Comic Version)
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4)
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Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five (Original) (Background) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 9) / James Coburn (Dialogue) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 10) / John Conteh (Dialogue)
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5)
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Mrs Vandebilt (Original) (Background) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 11) / Kenny Linch (Dialogue)
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6)
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Let Me Roll It (Cardington Rehearsal - 5th February 1993) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 12)
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7)
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Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 13) / Mrs Vandebilt (Background) / Michael Parkinson (Dialogue) / Linda McCartney (Band On The Run Photo Shoot) (Dialogue) / Michael Parkinson (Dialogue)
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8)
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Helen Wheels (Crazed) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 14) / Christopher Lee (Dialogue)
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9)
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Band On The Run (Strum Bit) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 15) / Clement Freud (Dialogue)
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10)
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Picasso's Last Words (Original) (Background) / Paul McCartney (Dialogue Link 16) / Dustin Hoffman (Dialogue)
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11)
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Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) (Acoustic Version)
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Written-By - Paul McCartney (B2, C7)
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Written-By - Denny Laine (B2, C7)
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Liner Notes - Mark Lewisohn
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Written-By - Paul & Linda McCartney (A1 to B1, B3 to C6, C8 to D11)
