McCartney / Wings: Speed Of Sound - UK LP MINT

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 Paul McCartney / Wings

1976 UK Vinyl LP

Wings At The Speed Of Sound

MPL / EMI     PAS 10010
0C 064 97581

Record: MINT
(Possibly unplayed!)
Sleeve: NM+
(Inner sleeve has a piece of tape over seam split)

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Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth album by Wings and was recorded and issued in 1976 in the midst of a large world tour as the follow-up album to the popular Venus and Mars.

After a series of concerts in Australia in November 1975, Wings took a break from the tour to spend the holidays with their families and in January 1976 booked time at Abbey Road Studios in London to record Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was the first time McCartney had recorded an album in England since Red Rose Speedway. Due to the tour commitments, Wings was not afforded the opportunity to record in another different and exciting locale, preferring to work in a familiar environment. By the end of February, the album was complete, and Wings dutifully went back on the road.

Around the time of the studio sessions for Wings at the Speed of Sound, McCartney was facing criticism for Wings simply being a vehicle for himself. He encouraged each of the band members to contribute a song during the sessions, though this would become one of the reasons for the criticism of the album. McCartney had previously attempted to create a democratic album in Red Rose Speedway, though it would be rejected by his record label.

Wings at the Speed of Sound was released in late March to average reviews. Although the critics were not as enthusiastic as they had been for Band on the Run and Venus and Mars, the fans certainly were, sending the album to #2 in the UK, where it became the 4th best-selling album of 1976. It became McCartney's most successful US chart album, spending seven unconsecutive weeks at #1 throughout the summer (and blocking the Beatles' then-new compilation Rock 'n' Roll Music, which reached #2). Much of Wings at the Speed of Sound's success can be attributed to its two smash singles. "Silly Love Songs," a response to his critics and one of McCartney's biggest hits, followed the album in April. It became one of 1976's biggest-selling singles. This was followed in July with "Let 'Em In," which also scaled the singles charts. Amid all this, Wings finally went to North America for the Wings Over America Tour, playing McCartney's first shows there in ten years (after The Beatles' last tour in 1966) to euphoric reaction; a few selections from Speed of Sound were included.

The album was received with poor to lukewarm reviews. However, Rolling Stone's reviewer viewed this record as something of a concept album, describing it as "A Day with the McCartneys". The introduction, "Let 'Em In", is sometimes perceived as an invitation for the listener to join the McCartneys on this fantasy day, with explanation of their philosophy ("Silly Love Songs"), a lunch break ("Cook of the House"), and a chance to get to know McCartney's friends (Denny Laine in "The Note You Never Wrote", Jimmy McCulloch in "Wino Junko', etc.).

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.

Side One
1. "Let 'Em In"   5:10
2. "The Note You Never Wrote" (lead vocal by Denny Laine) 4:19
3. "She's My Baby"   3:06
4. "Beware My Love"   6:27
5. "Wino Junko" (written by Jimmy McCulloch/Colin Allen, lead vocal by Jimmy McCulloch) 5:19

Side Two
1. "Silly Love Songs"   5:53
2. "Cook of the House" (lead vocal by Linda McCartney) 2:37
3. "Time to Hide" (written and lead vocal by Denny Laine) 4:32
4. "Must Do Something About It" (lead vocal by Joe English) 3:42
5. "San Ferry Anne"   2:06
6. "Warm and Beautiful"   3:12

Personnel:
Paul McCartney - Vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
Linda McCartney - Vocals, keyboards
Denny Laine - Vocals, guitars, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, bass
Jimmy McCulloch - Guitars, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
Joe English - Drums, vocals

Additional musicians:
Tony Dorsey - Trombone
Thaddeus Richard Saxophone, clarinet, flute
Steve Howerd - Trumpet, flugelhorn,
Howie Casey - Saxophone

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