McCartney decided that he would pick whichever players he wanted for the album. Although Denny Laine, the only member of Wings beside Linda McCartney to last the entire run of the group, played on a few songs on the Tug of War album, the band was essentially kaput. There was never any ...
George Martin’s discipline and unwillingness to accept substandard material meant there was a great deal of surplus. McCartney had written a large number of songs, giving him enough for a double album, but it was decided that they should be split in two. The first of these,Tug Of War, ...
Released in 1982, Tug of War was Paul’s first album following the break-up of Wings and his third solo LP overall. Hailed upon its release as “exquisitely
Previous releases in this ambitious reissue program encompassing 41 years of timeless material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist of all time include solo works McCartney and McCartney II, Paul and Linda McCartney’s RAM, and Wings’ Venus and Mars and At The Speed Of Sound...