I've already posted an album called 'Hot Hitz And Cold Cutz', bu that was purely a collection of rare singles, b-sides and album tracks that I wanted to have all in one place. I pinched the title from a legendary album that had been on the cards to be released by McCartney for many years, but which has never seen the light of day, and which will probably remain like that for the foreseeable future. The album was originally conceived as a budget release in 1974, composed of non-album singles and previously unreleased tracks, and work began on it July 1974, with McCartney and his band Wings recording several new songs and overdubbing some previously unused tracks. The album was slated for release in March 1975 but never materialized, and in January 1981, more overdubs were added to the unreleased tracks, with the album given a release date of in early 1981. This deadline was also missed as Columbia Records was not interested in releasing an album of outtakes, and they also considered that its release soon after the death of John Lennon would seem inappropriate. In August 1987 McCartney mixed and edited another version of the album with producer Chris Thomas and engineer Bill Price, but once again it went unreleased after bootleg versions appeared. For McCartney this was the final straw, and so the project was permanently abandoned. To date, a track listing has never been officially announced, but various bootlegs have appeared on the market, taken from a variety of sources, and I've gone with the 1987 issue for this post, with details of the songs included as follows:
- 'A Love for You' – Recorded in 1970 during the 'Ram' sessions, the track received additional overdubs by Laurence Juber and Steve Holley from Wings' third line-up, with that version being released in 2003 on 'The In-Laws' soundtrack album. A 1981 mix of the song was released in 2012 on the Special Edition re-issue of 'Ram'.
- 'My Carnival' – Recorded during the 'Venus And Mars' sessions in New Orleans in 1975, and released as the b-side of 'Spies Like Us' in 1985.
- 'Waterspout' – An outtake from the 'London Town' sessions, it was to be added to 'All The Best!', with additional overdubs done in 1987, but was ultimately scrapped in favour of 'C Moon'.
- 'Mama's Little Girl' – Recorded during the 'Red Rose Speedway' sessions in 1972, and released as the b-side of 'Put It There' in 1990.
- 'Night Out' – This 'Red Rose Speedway'-era outtake was overdubbed multiple times by different incarnations of Wings.
- 'Robber's Ball' – Recorded in 1978 during the 'Back To The Egg' sessions.
- 'Cage' – Removed from 'Back To The Egg' at the last minute in favour of 'Baby's Request', this song features the chords C-A-G-E as its riff to go along with the cage lyric.
- 'Did We Meet Somewhere Before?' – Rejected as the main theme for Warren Beatty's film 'Heaven Can Wait', this song remained on McCartney's shelf until he decided to include it on the outtakes project. A snippet of the track was used in the film 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' although it did not appear on the soundtrack album.
- 'Hey Diddle' – Recorded in 1970 during the 'Ram' sessions as a Paul and Linda duet. Later, the track received further overdubs when Wings were in Nashville in the summer of 1974. The original 1971 version was released in 2012 on the Special Edition re-issue of 'Ram'.
- 'Tragedy – This remake of Thomas Wayne's 1959 ballad dates from the 'Red Rose Speedway' sessions, with the song being considered for inclusion on the album, which was originally planned to be a double.
- 'Best Friend' – Recorded live during the 1972 Wings Over Europe Tour.
- 'Same Time Next Year' – Recorded in 1978 for the film 'Same Time, Next Year' but not used. Released as the b-side of 'Put It There' in 1990.
01 A Love For You
02 My Carnival
03 Waterspout
04 Mama's Little Girl
05 Night Out
06 Robber's Ball
07 Cage
08 Did We Meet Somewhere Before?
09 Hey Diddle
10 Tragedy
11 Best Friend
12 Same Time Next Year
Suggested by 'The Greatest Albums You'll Never Hear' by Bruno MacDonald
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