The Beatles - Solo Years Appreciation Topic

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A major improvement for sure:


Helen Wheels (2016 Stereo Remix) - Paul McCartney & Wings




Quote Tiger Rogers - "Those that know this song will know that 90% of it is in mono (The intro lick which repeats itself a couple of times during the song is stereo). This is an attempt to make a full stereo from the official release version (note separate backing vocals in the right channel). This song, recorded during the Band On The Run Sessions, was a major hit all over the world in late '73. Personnel as follows: Denny Laine - rhythm & lead guitars, vocals. Paul McCartney - vocals, drums, bass, lead guitar. Linda McCartney - synthesizer, vocals. "



And this is the official stale mix -

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WINGS "Helen Wheels" Promo vid from 1973 -

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Here We Go Again

Published: 22 August 2010 | Last updated: 13 July 2021

Menlove Ave album artwork – John Lennon Written by: Lennon-Spector
Recorded: October-December 1973
Producers: John Lennon, Phil Spector

Released: 3 November 1986 (UK), 27 October 1986 (US)

The only published song John Lennon wrote with Phil Spector, ‘Here We Go Again’ was recorded in 1973 but remained unreleased until 1986.

Lennon recorded two home demos of ‘Here We Go Again’ in October 1973, performed on an acoustic guitar. The first take broke down, but the second showed how Lennon was still working on the lyrics.

Later that month work began on the Rock ‘N’ Roll project with Spector. As an original composition it was unlikely that ‘Here We Go Again’ was considered for the album, so the reason for its recording remains unclear. It is possible that Lennon was considering hiring Spector to produce the follow-up to Mind Games, but their working relationship ended during those chaotic sessions.

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Published: 22 August 2010 | Last updated: 13 July 2021

Menlove Ave album artwork – John LennonWritten by: Lennon-Spector
Recorded: October-December 1973
Producers: John Lennon, Phil Spector

Released: 3 November 1986 (UK), 27 October 1986 (US)

Available on:
Menlove Ave

Personnel:

John Lennon: vocals
Jesse Ed Davis, Steve Cropper, Jose Feliciano, Art Munson, William Perry, Louis Shelton, Dale Anderson, Larry Carlton, David Cohen: guitar
Phil Spector: guitar, piano
Mac Rebennack, Leon Russell, Michael Omartian: keyboards
Nino Tempo: saxophone, keyboards
Bob Glaub, Thomas Hensley, Ray Neapolitan: bass guitar
William Perkins, Robert Hardaway: woodwind
Anthony Terran: trumpet
Jeff Barry, Andy Thomas, Michael Wofford, Michael Lang, Barry Mann, Michael Melvoin: piano
Bobby Keys, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson, Ronald Langinger, Donald Menza, Gene Cipriano: saxophone
Joseph Kelson: horn
Julian Matlock: clarinet
Conte Candoli, Chuck Findley: trumpet
Jim Keltner, Hal Blaine, Frank Capp, Jim Gordon: drums
Gary Coleman, Alan Estes, Steve Forman, Terry Gibbs: percussion

The only published song John Lennon wrote with Phil Spector, ‘Here We Go Again’ was recorded in 1973 but remained unreleased until 1986.

Lennon recorded two home demos of ‘Here We Go Again’ in October 1973, performed on an acoustic guitar. The first take broke down, but the second showed how Lennon was still working on the lyrics.

Later that month work began on the Rock ‘N’ Roll project with Spector. As an original composition it was unlikely that ‘Here We Go Again’ was considered for the album, so the reason for its recording remains unclear. It is possible that Lennon was considering hiring Spector to produce the follow-up to Mind Games, but their working relationship ended during those chaotic sessions.

Spector’s role in the songwriting is unclear. Lennon had the tune in place by the time the demos were recorded, so it is possible that the producer’s contribution was to assist with the final lyrics. The song was copyrighted to both men on 16 July 1975.

‘Here We Go Again’ was shelved by Lennon, most likely because its full-on deployment of Spector’s trademark Wall of Sound would have sat uneasily on Walls And Bridges. Although it would have made a fine standalone single in early 1974, it was eventually released after Lennon’s death as the lead track on the posthumous collection Menlove Ave.

The lyrics were a contemplation on the purposes of life, with a sense of being guided by karma and destiny – themes which Lennon had touched upon in early compositions such as ‘Instant Karma’ and ‘Mind Games’.

Lennon’s doleful vocals, seemingly resigned to the various lows he would experience throughout the Lost Weekend, were perfectly complemented by the spiralling brass arrangement. His screams towards the end of the song encapsulated his frustrations at having parted from Yoko Ono, the decline in his commercial fortunes since the release of Some Time In New York City, and his descent into alcohol abuse.

- courtesy of The Beatles Bible, you must check their website:
https://www.beatlesbible.com/

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George Harrison - Behind The Scenes Of Got My Mind Set On You - 5 October 1987 -

A Home Movie taken at the filming of the second version of the Got My Mind Set On You promo video.









Now, compare these to the 12 inch mix:

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Wings - Back To The Egg (Full TV Special, Remastered, 1979)



Basically a bunch of music videos made for songs from Wings 1979 album "Back To The Egg". As is the norm for Paul this TV special wasn't screened in the UK until 1981.
Apart from a very cool specially filmed opening and ending, 8 songs are featured.

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Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (One Hand Clapping) -Paul McCartney & Wings



Now for the "Band on the Run" album track...

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Mixed by Claudio Navarrete. Now starts the London Town 2021 Mix Album release for all of you. This songs were worked with MPL Communications and Kobalt Music for all the requirements to upload.

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Recently uploaded on the official George Harrison channel but the audio fidelity sounded low. From the album 'Somewhere In England', the single 'All Those Years Ago' was originally released on May 11th, 1981.

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Awesome work and song, loving every second of this !!!


Deconstructing George Harrison - What Is Life (Isolated Tracks)

00:00 Drums, Tambourine, Bass, Organ and Brass
04:20 Electric Guitars, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitars, Keys, Piano and Backing Vocals
09:09 Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals
13:12 Strings and Slide Guitar
16:18 Saxos, Trumpets and Backing Vocals
20:31 Thanks!!!





Personnel

Drums (1970 Camco natural maple drum set): Jim Gordon
Tambourine: Mike Gibbins
Bass (1965 Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Bass): Carl Radle
Lead Guitar (1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocaster or 1957 Gibson Les Paul Cherry Custom) : George Harrison
Slide Guitar: George Harrison
Rhym Guitar (1948 Gibson L-5-P CES or 1956 Fender Stratocaster or 1959 Gibson Les Paul Cherry Custom
): Eric Clapton
Acoustic Guitar (1968 Harptone 12-String, 1963 Gibson J-50, Gibson J-200, 60's Martin D-28, 1967 Harptone L-6 guitar): George Harrison, Pete Ham, Tom Evans and Joey Molland
Organ (Hammond L-100 Organ and Fender Rhodes): Bobby Whitlock
Piano (Steinway & Son Grand Piano (London Studios) or Bechstein #44064 Grand (Trident Studios) or Challen upright 861834 (EMI Studios ): Bobby Whitlock
Saxophone: Bobby Keys
String Arrangement: John Barham
Trumpet and Horn Arrangement: Jim Price
Lead Vocals: George Harrison
Backing Vocals: George Harrison


While I'm at it, Hows about 2020 mix?



Good write-up over on wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Life

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Paul McCartney & Wings - Letting Go [Extended Version]



The extended version of the Wings song “Letting Go” originally released on the Venus and Mars LP in 1975. This version contains elements later utilized in both the album and single versions of the song. This specific version of the song is for download on Paul McCartney’s official website

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"Soft Hearted Hannah" and "Deep Blue (B-side)".

It's been said and written these two Harrison tunes are identical.

But, I don't agree with that.

Let's listen now in this order:

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Just found this excerpt interview from 1986. George doesn't mince his words with his criticisms of Marcos

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Paul McCartney On Russian Radio - CBS Newsnet - 26 January 1989

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Canadian’s rediscovered John Lennon interview going up for auction -

The tapes of some long-forgotten interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono done by a Canadian journalist are going up for auction in the U.K. The 91 minutes of audio recording could fetch more than $50,000.

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Buck Owens & Ringo Starr - Act Naturally (1989)




Great duet. I like this better than the Beatles record

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Get it - Paul McCartney & Carl Perkins (1982) - Good one to follow up after you played and heard the STARR-OWENS duet.

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Save the World (1981) by music legend George Harrison. Certainly rings true today !

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Looks and sounds like an 81-year old teenager doesn't he, this is Ringo Starr 'Rock Around the Clock' -



As a child, he faced many health challenges and in 1954, 14-year old Richard Starkey had been hospitalized for tuberculosis. His mother got the doctors to allow him to see the movie Blackboard Jungle, which featured the song . He included the song on his EP as a reflection to that time.