Wings Over America Overdubs?

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:12 pm

Hey folks. Listening to the great bootleg of the '76 tour from Boston...a great listen....

I'm not sure if I read it on this forum, but is it true that Macca extensively overdubbed the vocals on the official release for Wings Over America....his singing captured on this Boston tape is so awesome, powerful, soulful, I can't imagine why he would have felt any, let alone a lot of overdubbing was necessary for the WOA.

Anyone know anymore about this? Is it true? Anyone know why?

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:29 pm

It was common practice at that time (late 70s) to extensively overdub live albums (particularly-guilty parties included Thin Lizzy and Kiss [using a session guitarist, even]), but I have no idea about WOA. Often, overdubbing was required for technical (line buzz, bumped microphones, things like that), rather than performance, reasons, so even if WOA was overdubbed, it's not necessarily a poor reflection on the bassist.

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:00 pm

Thanks Doug - I certainly didn't think of it as a poor reflection of Macca's singing abilities. He was so dead on in '76 everything he sang on that tour sounds better to me than the studio takes.

I just thought it was a little odd and wherever I saw it mentioned, it was sort of used as a barb against McCartney.,,,

MCL

titanic_tony · Post by **titanic_tony** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:26 pm

Speaking of "dead-on", the back-up vocals on WOA are really sweet, and IMHO must have been re-recorded.

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:46 am

Michael,
His excellent singing must have even been more of a challenge because the old Boston Garden (I assume that where he played) was notorious for its bad accoustics.

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:20 am

Hey Michael,
Where did you get a copy of that show?? Any chance you'd sell a burned copy?? I'd really like to own one myself.

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:46 pm

Hey Scott - no I wouldn't sell it, but I'd be happy to provide you with a free copy if you want to PM me your address. This stuff is only for sharing. Oh and Tony - you're right about the bkgrd vocals on WOA vs. the Boston Gardens show. WHEW....what a diff....

MCL