On this day in music history: June 8, 1979 - "Back To The Egg", the seventh album by Wings is released in the UK(US release date is on June 11th). Produced by Paul McCartney, it is recorded at Spirit of Ranachan Studios near Mull Of Kintyre, Scotland, Lympne Castle in Lympne, Kent, UK, Replica Studio and Abbey Road Studios in London from June 29, 1978 - April 1, 1979. Following the departure of band members Jimmy McCullough and Joe English after the "London Town" sessions, Wings will continue with new guitarist Laurence Juber and drummer Steve Holly. The album will also feature guest appearances from musicians such as Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, Hank Marvin (of The Shadows), James Honeyman-Scott (of The Pretenders), Bruce Thomas (of The Attractions), John Paul Jones and John Bonham who will all play on the track "Rockestra Theme". Two of the songs from the sessions, "Goodnight Tonight" b/w "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" will be issued as a stand alone single in March 1979 (peaking at #5 on May 19th) and are not included on the original release of the album. "Egg" will spin off three singles including "Getting Closer" (#20 Pop) and "Arrow Through Me" (#29 Pop). Issued in the US on Columbia Records (Parlophone/EMI in the rest of the world), it is the first release of a lucrative five year contract McCartney signs with CBS Records, in which the label will also give the musician the publishing company Frank Songs, holding the song copyrights of "Guys & Dolls" composer Frank Loesser as an additional signing bonus. "Back To The Egg" will peak at #6 on the UK album chart, #8 on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:59:39 +0000
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