PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - RED ROSE SPEEDWAY SESSIONS - 2-CD-SET WITH ALTERNATES
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - RED ROSE SPEEDWAY SESSIONS :
The first disc presents the alternate mixes in album order beginning with “Big Barn Bed.” This mix has the vocals louder. There is also a faint shout by McCartney during the opening guitar riff, and the “da da dewey” scats are not present. “Get On The Right Thing” was a track left over from the sessions for Ram and even features David Spinozza on guitar adding his sharp edged sound to the song. This is identical to the officially released version but is a “new remastered version.” “One More Kiss” and the gem “Little Lamb Dragonfly” are again identical to the commercial version but remastered. “I Would Only Smile” is a Denny Laine composition which would be released a decade later on his first post-Wings solo album Japanese Tears. This is the same as the final version except it is several seconds longer at the end. “Thank You Darling” is a silly sounding studio outtake that has never surfaced in any form. Lasting three and a half minutes, it betrays McCartney’s love for all things vaudville. “Bridge Over The Water” suite is a three minute long, blues based instrumental that was never used by McCartney. This track is in excellent stereo. “Jazz Street” exists in its unedited form lasting eight minutes and edited form lasting about five. It is the same instrumental except for the difference in length. It is an interesting exercise and includes great riffs from Henry McCullough.Following are two versions of “The Mess.” The first is the cut as it appears on the remastered edition of Red Rose Speedway, recorded live at The Hague on August 21st, 1972. Following is a boomy but good audience recording of the same song from the same show. The biggest difference is the additional dialogue at the beginning where McCartney encourages the audience to clap along with the song. The sound quality on this release is generally an improvement over previous issues and is a great way to obtain these outtakes.
Disc One
01. Big Barn Bed (Rough Mix)
02. My Love (Promotional Film Soundtrack)
03. Get On The Right Thing (First Remaster Version)
04. One More Kiss (First Remaster Version)
05. Little Lamb Dragonfly (First Remaster Version)
06. Single Pigeon (Rough Mix)
07. When The Night (Rough Mix)
08. Loup - 1st Indian On The Moon (Rough Mix)
09. Medley (First Remaster Version)
(a) Hold Me Tight
(b) Lazy Dynamite
(c) Hands Of Love
(d) Power Cut
10. I Would Only Smile (Rough Mix)
11. Night Out (Rough Mix)
12. The Mess (Studio Version Rough Mix)
13. Thank You Darling (Unreleased Track Rough Mix)
14. I Lie Around (Single Version)
15. Country Dreamer (Single Version)
Disc Two
01. Hi Hi Hi (Promotional Film Soundtrack)
02. C Moon (Promotional Film Soundtrack)
03. Live And Let Die (Quadrasonics Version)
04. Tragedy (Rough Mix)
05. Mama's Little Girl (Rough Mix)
06. Seaside Woman (Rough Mix)
07. Bridge Over The River Suite (Instrumental Backing Track)
08. Jazz Street (Unedited Long Version)
09. Jazz Street (Edit Version)
10. Henry's Blues (Amsterdam 20 Aug 1972)
11. "1882" (Hague 21 Aug 1972)
12. The Mess (Hague 21 Aug 1972 Soundboard)
13. The Mess (Hague 21 Aug 1972 Audience)
14. Best Friend (Antwerp)
