Paul had two rick basses?

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:54 pm

Here is a picture of Paul and his 4001S during the Rockestra sessions.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:21 pm

Back to the Egg is Wings' production equivalent to Abbey Road, IMO. The recording is impeccable, making the whole album sound timeless. There is no dating of the sound, whatsoever. Fantastic production, and I think it is the best-produced Wings album.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:57 pm

Brian, I will e-mail you later the back story, as it is indeed apocryphal and lacks any substantive documentation.

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:19 pm

Gary please send a copy to me too. I am interested in that story. Substantiated or not.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:33 pm

Thanks Gary! I'll be looking for it.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:35 pm

E-mail sent.

congerz83 · Post by **congerz83** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:54 am

Gotta Love London Town. As with Back to the Egg it sounded ahead of it's time.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:43 pm

I agree, Richard. London Town is another of my favorites.

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:36 pm

I've got a great scan of Paul in the studio with the Beatles during the Revolver sessions playing his 4001S, he has those goofy glasses on. Great shot. You can see John & George singing in the background. Excellent shot of the 4001 however it is in black & white. I took it from the Beatles Anthology book. I'm sure most of you have seen it. Not sure if it can be posted or not due to copyright?? If it can, I can email it to someone who can resize it and post it. Let me know.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:36 pm

I liked "London Town". It had some great Melodies, however, it seemed to be taken bit less seriously than it should have been. To me, "Tug of War" always sounded like a well polished version of "London Town".

Andrew, "Red Rose Speedway" side 2 reminded be more of Abbey Road. Not so much in substance but the medley portion. Just my thought.

levykev · Post by **levykev** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:32 am

he played his Rick on "...this town..." from Elvis Costello's "Spike" album... if i remember correctly. and his Hofner on "Veronica".

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:59 am

You are remembering correctly Kevin.

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:52 am

I must get a listen to "this Town". Didn't know that!

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:20 pm

Good song and a good bass line.