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Farmer John plows the musical landscape to unearth treasures that time has forgotten. Each Epysode showcases one album that deserves more attention. Epysodes include background information, track analyses, reviews and interviews with band members or anyone else involved with the creation of these great records. I hope you dig them as much as I do. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
Wings Take Flight One Last Time: McCartney & co.'s Back to the Egg (Part 1 of 2)
Vinyl Relics
1 hour 22 minutes
4 months ago
Wings Take Flight One Last Time: McCartney & co.'s Back to the Egg (Part 1 of 2)
EPYSODE 44 (pt. 1): "Back To The Egg" by Wings.
Guest: Wings' guitarist Laurence Juber.
Rules are meant to be broken. I couldn't help myself. I know I said that I would be presenting "under-the-radar" types of albums on this show. So why am I featuring an album that sold 4 million copies, won a grammy, and whose bandleader just so happens to be Sir Paul McCartney?!? 'Cuz I love this one!! Many critics (and some fans) have a different opinion of this record. These are the people I like to call...wrong.
"Back To The Egg" has divided music listeners for over 4 decades now. With some wonderful commentary from Wings' guitarist Laurence Juber, we break down the songs to explain why this really is a fantastic album. If you haven't given this one a fair chance, take a listen with us. Maybe you'll be amazed...
Thanks for tuning in, turning on & dropping by Vinyl Relics. I hope you dig "Back To The Egg" as much as I do.
- Farmer John
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===LINKS===
Check out Laurence's website here:
https://laurencejuber.com
I used several archival interviews in this epysode. Here are the links to listen to them in their entirety.
1979 Wings KHJ Radio interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUte0UWg70
Back To The Egg Filming Locations with Tudor Smith:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvtB85VvxQ
John Heaton review of Back To The Egg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uDy3dZ2wvA
Michael Noland - The Bottom Line BTTE review:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SuX5bKQRlyU
Beatley Tone’s Beatle Channel “Is Back To The Egg - Is It Actually Any Good?”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvpQC4MdDHU
Paul McCartney “Back To The Egg” interview, 1979:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S79QvQ2QqFs
Paul McCartney interview, 1986:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stIwherKnJU
Paul discusses his arrest in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1CuU4i6Hmo
Denny Laine interview, 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4FXk1cQMRo
Denny Laine interview, 1994:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K2ZMTDmHCU
===THE MUSIC===
Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured ( *denotes track is not available on Spotify):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bsKvLl7RQMUDSly3ROQ3w?si=fa6d5f41f4ca43d0
*THE MUSIC MACHINE “Talk Talk”
MEL & KIM “Respectable”
THE SHADOWS “Apache”
JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS “All Your Love”
DAVY GRAHAM “Angi”
JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS “Shotgun”
AL STEWART “The Year Of The Cat”
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT “A Dream Within A Dream”
*CLEO LAINE “Sunday”
*MARVIN HAMLISCH “Gunbarrel”
CARLY SIMON “Nobody Does It Better”
DAVID ESSEX “Rock On”
PAUL McCARTNEY “Maybe I’m Amazed”
PAUL McCARTNEY “Another Day”
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY “Too Many People”
THE MOODY BLUES “Go Now”
WINGS “Wild Life”
JOE COCKER “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS “My Love”
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS “Band On The Run”
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN “Something In The Air”
WINGS “Junior’s Farm”
WINGS “I’ve Just Seen A Face” (live)
WINGS “Let Me Roll It” (live)
WINGS “Mull Of Kintyre”
WINGS “With A Little Luck”
*PAUL McCARTNEY “Same Time Next Year”
WINGS “Goodnight Tonight”
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Farmer John plows the musical landscape to unearth treasures that time has forgotten. Each Epysode showcases one album that deserves more attention. Epysodes include background information, track analyses, reviews and interviews with band members or anyone else involved with the creation of these great records. I hope you dig them as much as I do. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
