Paul McCartney / Wings: Venus and Mars Orig GERMAN LP Complete MINT-

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 Paul McCartney / Wings

Original 1975 GERMAN LP
Complete with Both Posters and Both Stickers!!!

Venus And Mars

CAPITOL / EMI / MPL       1C 062 96623

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Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings. Released as the follow-up to the enormously successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour. It was Paul McCartney's first post-Beatles release under the Capitol Records label.

Background and recording

After recording Band on the Run as a three-piece with wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine, McCartney added Jimmy McCulloch on lead guitar and Geoff Britton on drums to the Wings line-up in 1974. Having written several new songs for the next album, McCartney decided upon New Orleans, Louisiana as the recording venue, and Wings headed there in January 1975.

As soon as the sessions began, the personality clash that had been evident between McCulloch and Britton during Wings' 1974 sessions in Nashville became more pronounced, and Britton — after a mere six month stay — quit Wings, having only played on three of the new songs. A replacement, American Joe English, was quickly auditioned and hired to finish the album.

The sessions themselves proved to be very productive, not only finishing the entire album, but also several additional songs including two future McCartney B-sides: "Lunch Box/Odd Sox" and "My Carnival". McCartney also decided to link the songs together much like The Beatles had on Abbey Road to give the album a more continuous feel.

John Lennon, often in a nostalgic mood while in Los Angeles, had told May Pang (his then girlfriend) that he planned to visit the McCartneys during the recording sessions for Venus and Mars, but this was not to be. Lennon's planned visit would be permanently postponed due to his reunion with Yoko Ono.

Singles

Preceded by the single "Listen to What the Man Said" in May, Venus and Mars appeared two weeks later to decent reviews and brisk sales. The album reached number 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom and worldwide (as did "Listen to What the Man Said" in the US) and sold several million copies during the 1970s, with sales now pitched at over 10 million, even if the reaction was less than what had greeted Band on the Run a year earlier.

Two additional singles, "Letting Go" and "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" were released, though to less success. Although the latter almost reached the US Top 10, it didn't chart at all in the UK.

Live

By September, Wings kicked off what would be their year-long Wings Over the World tour in the UK, with Australia, the US and Canada penciled in for the coming months; Venus and Mars material would be heavily featured.

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Paul & Linda McCartney (listed as "McCartney") except as noted. 

Side One
1. "Venus and Mars"   1:20
2. "Rock Show"   5:31
3. "Love in Song"   3:04
4. "You Gave Me the Answer"   2:15
5. "Magneto and Titanium Man"   3:16
6. "Letting Go"   4:33

Side Two
1. "Venus and Mars (Reprise)"   2:05
2. "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" (lead vocals by Denny Laine) 3:04
3. "Medicine Jar" (lead vocals by Jimmy McCulloch) Jimmy McCulloch, Colin Allen 3:37
4. "Call Me Back Again"   4:58
5. "Listen to What the Man Said"   4:01
6. "Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People"   4:21
7. "Crossroads Theme"   Tony Hatch 1:00

Personnel

Paul McCartney: vocals, bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, piano
Linda McCartney: keyboards, vocals
Denny Laine: guitars, keyboards, vocals
Jimmy McCulloch: guitars, vocals
Joe English: drums, percussion
Geoff Britton: drums

Additional personnel

Kenneth "Afro" Williams: congas
Dave Mason: guitar
Tom Scott: saxophone
Allen Toussaint: piano, keyboards

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