Volume 1 – 1971
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E BY CO THE AD LL M E C T O R S F O R C O Paul McCartney L S L E O R 7 ” DISCOGRAPHY C T PART 1 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN, OH WHY COMPILED BY MARKUS DEN BOER INTRO EINLEITUNG ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN, OH WHY was Paul McCa- Nach der Trennung der Beatles war ANOTHER DAY / OH . rtney’s first solo single release after the Beatles split. Both WOMAN, OH WHY die erste Solo-Single von Paul McCart- songs were eventually recorded in New York in November ney. Beide Songs wurden im November 1970 in New York 1970. However, before he could begin the sessions, he first aufgenommen. Für die Aufnahmen musste Paul jedoch zuerst had to find some suitable musicians, so, at the beginning of geeignete Musiker finden, so dass Anfang November 1970 je that month, he held auditions for both a guitarist and a drum- eine Audition für den Schlagzeuger und eine für die Gitarristen mer. These were won by session guitarist David Spinozza and stattfand. Für den Gitarren-Part wurde der Session-Musiker Denny Seiwell respectively (the latter also going on to become David Spinozza ausgesucht, während am Schlagzeug Denny the first drummer with Wings). Seiwell überzeugen konnte. Letzterer hinterließ einen derart positiven Eindruck, so dass er später auch zur Ur-Besetzung The decision to credit the songwriting for Another Day to ‘Mr. der „Wings“ gehörte. & Mrs. McCartney’ was to result in considerable legal head- aches for Paul. Only a few years before, the company ATV Beim Song Another Day wurden als Songschreiber „Mr. & Music had paid several million pounds to acquire the North- Mrs. McCartney“ angegeben, was dem Ex-Beatle Ärger in ern Songs publishing company, which not only held the rights Form eines längeren Rechtsstreits einbrachte. Die Firma ATV to the Beatles song catalogue, but also to any new compo- Music hatte erst wenige Jahre zuvor ein paar Millionen Pfund sitions by Paul McCartney or John Lennon. The director of für den Kauf der Firma Northern Songs bezahlt, die bekannt- ATV Music, Lew Grade, viewed this co-authorship credit from lich die Rechte am Beatles-Songkatalog besitzt, aber auch Linda as an attempt on the part of the McCartneys to cheat Rechteinhaber neuer Kompositionen von Paul McCartney ATV Music out of 50% of the royalties which would have been und John Lennon war. Lew Grade, Präsident von ATV Music, due to Linda. Later on, a settlement was negotiated, in which sah in Lindas Co-Autorenschaft nur als Versuch der McCart- Paul agreed to film a TV special for ATV (called ‘James Paul neys, ATV Music um Tantiemen zu bringen, die Linda zu 50% McCartney’). zugestanden hätten. Im späteren Verlauf einigte man sich und Paul willigte ein, für ATV ein Fernseh-Special („James Paul This first single was conceived as an autonomous release and McCartney“) zu drehen. unrelated to the album RAM, which was released some three months later (indeed neither track appears on the album). This Es handelt sich bei der Single Another Day um eine vorge- single was clearly not planned as a teaser for any forthcoming zogene, eigenständige Veröffentlichung. Das „RAM“-Album LP. In fact, it would be a further seven years before Another wurde erst drei Monate später veröffentlicht, wobei sich keiner Day appeared on an album, when it was included on Wings der beiden Songs hierauf wiederfand. Insofern kann man Greatest in 1978. It took even longer for Oh Woman, Oh Why: sicher nicht von einer klassischen “Vorabsingle” des Albums it was finally included as a bonus track on the 1987 CD issue sprechen. Es dauerte weitere sieben Jahre, bis Another Day . of Wings Wild Life. zum ersten mal regulär auf einem Album veröffentlicht wurde. So ist der Titel auf dem „Wings Greatest“ Album aus dem ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN, OH WHY was released in Jahr 1978 enthalten. Bei Oh Woman, Oh Why dauerte es countless countries around the globe. For this reason, this sogar noch um einiges länger. Diesen Song gab es erstmals first chapter of the discography is probably the most extensive als Bonus-Track auf der englischen CD-Veröffentlichung des section of the entire discography. Albums „Wings Wild Life“ aus dem Jahr 1987. While the single was released in a black Apple die-cut sleeve Die Single ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN, OH WHY wurde in the United Kingdom and the United States, in most Euro- rund um den Erdball in unzähligen Ländern veröffentlicht. Ins- pean countries, it came out in a wide variety of picture sleeves. gesamt dürfte dieses Kapitel der Diskographie auch das mit The various pressings from countries such as Denmark, Ire- Abstand umfangreichste des ganzen Projekts sein. land, Lebanon and New Zealand have at least one thing in common. They have basically the same matrix number as Während die Single in England und den USA nur in einem the UK issue, all of them bearing the wording ‘PECKO’ on schwarzen Apple-Lochcover veröffentlicht wurde, erschien the A-side and ‘FP’ on the B-side. It is therefore quite likely sie in vielen europäischen Ländern in mitunter sehr stark vari- that the stampers for the pressings were supplied to these ierenden Bildcovern. Die Pressungen aus diversen Ländern countries by the British manufacturers. There is, however, no wie Dänemark, Irland, dem Libanon und aus Neuseeland conclusive proof of this assumption. fallen dadurch auf, dass sie quasi die gleiche Matrixnummer wie die UK Veröffentlichung haben; jeweils mit dem Schriftzug „PECKO“ auf der A-Seite und „FP“ auf der B-Seite. Insofern liegt die Vermutung nahe, dass diese Länder die entspre- chenden Matrizen zur Herstellung der Singles aus England bekommen haben. Another Day (Mr. & Mrs. McCartney) Oh Woman Oh Why (Paul McCartney) Recorded: Nov. 1970 until Jan. 1971 (A&R Studios, Recorded: Nov. 1970 until Jan. 1971 (A&R Studios, New York, USA; Columbia Studios, New New York, USA; Columbia Studios, New York, USA) York, USA) Musicians: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Dave Musicians: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Dave Spinozza (guitar), Denny Seiwell (drums) Spinozza (guitar), Denny Seiwell (drums) and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Produced by: Paul & Linda McCartney Produced by: Paul & Linda McCartney The illustration on the first page of this chapter is the Die Titelseite dieses Kapitels zeigt die Werbeanzeige UK advertisement for Another Day / Oh Woman Oh aus England für die Another Day / Oh Woman Oh Why Why. Single. 1971-1-2 PART 1: ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY Collectors Guide: ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN, OH WHY (1971) 1. Acetates / Acetates: ANOTHER DAY & OH WOMAN, OH WHY [1971-1/01a] UK Apple Records (one-sided acetate) AS 06 [1971-1/02a] USA Sound Recorders Studio (8“ one-sided acetate) CS 13 [1971-1/02b] USA Apple Records 1829 (7“ two-sided acetate) CS 13 [1971-1/02c] USA Apple Records 1829 (10“ one-sided acetate) CS 14 [1971-1/02d] USA Apple Records 1829 (10“ one-sided acetate) CS 14 2. Official single releases / Offizielle Single Veröffentlichungen: ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN, OH WHY [1971-1/01b] UK Apple Records R 5889 (push-out centre; demonstration disc) AS 06 [1971-1/01c] UK Apple Records R 5889 (closed centre) AS 06 [1971-1/01d] UK Apple Records R 5889 (closed centre; different label) AS 07 [1971-1/01e] UK Apple Records R 5889 (closed centre; different label; sample sticker) AS 07 [1971-1/01f] UK Apple Records R 5889 (closed centre; different label) AS 07 [1971-1/01g] UK Apple Records R 5889 (push-out centre; sample sticker) AS 08 [1971-1/01h] UK Apple Records R 5889 (push-out centre) AS 08 [1971-1/01i] UK Apple Records R 5889 (push-out centre; different label) AS 08 [1971-1/01j] UK Apple Records R 5889 (open centre) AS 09 [1971-1/01k] UK Apple Records R 5889 (open centre; different label) AS 09 [1971-1/01l] UK Apple Records R 5889 (open centre; different label) AS 09 [1971-1/01m] UK Capitol Records R 5889 (reissue; push-out centre; sample sticker) PB 10 [1971-1/01n] UK Capitol Records R 5889 (reissue; push-out centre) PB 10 [1971-1/01o] UK Capitol Records R 5889 (reissue; push-out centre, bigger ) PB 10 [1971-1/01p] UK Capitol Records R 5889 (reissue; closed centre) PB 11 [1971-1/01q] UK Capitol Records R 5889 (reissue; push-out centre, diff. Copyright) PB 11 [1971-1/01r] UK Capitol Records R 5889 (reissue; push-out centre, diff. Copyright) PB 11 [1971-1/02e] USA Apple Records 1829 (Los Angeles pressing; star on label) AS 14 [1971-1/02f] USA Apple Records 1829 (same as [1971-1/02c] but with broken label) AS 15 [1971-1/02g] USA Apple Records 1829 (Scranton pressing; thin printing) AS 15 [1971-1/02h] USA Apple Records 1829 (Scranton pressing; thick printing) AS 15 [1971-1/02i] USA Apple Records 1829 (Scranton mispressing) AS 16 [1971-1/02j] USA Apple Records 1829 (early Winchester pressing) AS 16 [1971-1/02k] USA Apple Records 1829 (Winchester pressing) AS 16 [1971-1/02l] USA Apple Records 1829 (Jacksonville pressing) AS 17 [1971-1/02m] USA Apple Records 1829 (Jacksonville pressing; blank B-side label) AS 17 [1971-1/02n] USA Apple Records 1829 (Jacksonville pressing; blank A-side label) AS 17 [1971-1/02o] USA Apple Records PRO 6193/6194 (promotional copy) AS 18 [1971-1/02p] USA Capitol Records 1829 (reissue) CS 19 [1971-1/02q] USA Capitol Records 1829 (reissue; different label typeset) PW 19 [1971-1/02r] USA Capitol Records 1829 (reissue; different label typeset) CS 19 [1971-1/02s] USA Capitol Records 1829 (reissue; different label typeset) PW 20 [1971-1/03a] CAN Apple Records 1829 CS 21 [1971-1/03b] CAN Capitol Records 1829 (reissue) CS 21 [1971-1/03c] CAN Capitol Records 1829 (reissue; different label typeset) CS 21 [1971-1/04a] JPN Apple Records AR-2771 (red vinyl)