Source: Good News Network
45 years ago today Paul McCartney released his most successful post-Beatles album Band on the Run. The majority of the LP was recorded at a ramshackle and under-equipped studio in Lagos, Nigeria in six weeks, during which he and his wife Linda were mugged at knife point while on a walk.
Two members of his band Wings had quit the night before the flight, which made Paul more determined for success than ever. So McCartney ended up playing drums, bass, and lead guitar parts, with Linda on keyboards and Denny Laine on rhythm guitar. Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick recorded on just 8 tracks and when they all returned to London, the orchestral arrangements were taped at George Martin’s studio in a single day, conducted by Tony Visconti, who collaborated with Paul to write them in just 72 hours—including the 60-person orchestra for the title track. Both the songs Jet and Band on the Run became international chart-toppers….The post Good News in History, December 5 appeared first on FeedBox.