LOT 284 PAUL MCCARTNEY / WINGS INTEREST - BAND ON THE RUN RECORDING TAPES - WITH BOLAN RECORDING.

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Two reels of 1/4" recording tape, each with 10.5" diameter, marked by pen to one 'R243A' and to the other 'R243B', containing recordings of Wings performing tracks from 'Band on the Run' (1973). In original card mailer with handwritten note 'Dear George, Track 2 side one is 2db too loud on this cut, slight distortion' with a signature. A summary of contents prepared by the vendor is as follows:

TAPE 1 LAGOS, 30 mn pristine studio sound quality. A complete Geoff Emerick tape of the recordings made in September 1973 ( From the 3rd to the 14th at EMI studio, Lagos Nigeria), with count in and talks before tracks but without overdubs done in October at AIR studios, London.

MAMOONIA 4.56 mn : Basic track with guide vocal and without overdubs

BAND ON THE RUN PART 1 & PART 2 , 5.20 mn,Not yet linked together, no overdubs, great introduction, guide vocals with mistakes, wonderful

HELEN WHEELS 3.59 mn, basic track without overdubs, full of energy

MRS VANDERBILT 4.38mn, basic track with no overdub, no sax solo yet

NO WORDS 4.29mn, longer version, still instrumental, the best moment of the tape

LET ME ROLL IT 5.12 mn, instrumental without overdub, rough basic track

TAPE 2

DRINK TO ME ( PICASSO LAST WORDS ) 6,24, longer version without overdubs, great introduction, all the pieces are stuck together, recorded at Ginger Baker ARC Batakota Lagos Studio on the 17th of September 1973

MARC BOLAN VOCAL AND GUITAR track overdubs SESSION, 20 mn