Wings Over the World
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time73 minutes
Production companyMPL Communications
Original release
NetworkBBC2 (UK), CBS (US)
Release
  • 16 March 1979 (1979-03-16) (US)
  • 8 April 1979 (1979-04-08) (UK)

Wings Over the World is a 1979 television music documentary film featuring the rock band Wings.[1] It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed Wings Over the World tour of 1975-1976,[2] together with behind-the-scenes footage.[3] Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.[4] Problems with the audio from the 1976 live performances delayed the film's release until 16 March 1979 in the United States (on CBS) and 8 April 1979 in the United Kingdom (on BBC2),[2][5][6] by which time, band members Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English had left the group and been replaced.[7]

In 2013, the film was released on DVD as part of the deluxe edition of the Wings over America live album.[8]

Program content

Chapters as per the DVD

  1. "Jet" (live)
    "Bip Bop" / "Hey Diddle" (Scotland, 6 June 1971)
    "Lucille" (first Wings rehearsals)
  2. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live)
    [Wings at Elstree, July 1975]
    "Live and Let Die" (live)
  3. [Glasgow, Scotland]
    [Perth, Australia]
    "Band on the Run"
    "Letting Go" (live)
  4. "You Gave Me the Answer"
    [Sydney]
    "Honey Don't" / "Yesterday" (soundcheck)
    "Yesterday" (live)
  5. "The Long and Winding Road"
    "Silly Love Songs" (soundcheck)
    "Magneto and Titanium Man" (live)
  6. "Silly Love Songs" (live)
    "The Long and Winding Road"
  7. "Go Now" (live)
  8. "Beware My Love" (live)
    "The Long and Winding Road"
    Let 'Em In (live)
  9. "Band on the Run" (live)
    [Seattle]
  10. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (live)
    [Los Angeles]
  11. "Hi, Hi, Hi" (live)
  12. "Soily" (live)
    "Listen to What the Man Said" (credits)

Citations

  1. ^ McGee, p. 107.
  2. ^ a b Rodriguez, p. 336.
  3. ^ Madinger & Easter, p. 227.
  4. ^ Badman, p. 64.
  5. ^ Badman, Keith (15 December 2009). The Beatles: Off The Record 2 - The Dream is Over: Off the Record. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121028.
  6. ^ McGee, p. 122.
  7. ^ Sounes, p. 344.
  8. ^ "'Wings over America' to be reissued In May". paulmccartney.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

Sources

  • Badman, Keith (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6.
  • Clayson, Alan (2003). Paul McCartney. London: Sanctuary. ISBN 1-86074-482-6.
  • McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-87833-304-2.
  • Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
  • Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8.
  • Sounes, Howard (2010). Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-723705-0.
  • Woffinden, Bob (1981). The Beatles Apart. London: Proteus. ISBN 0-906071-89-5.

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