Paul McCartney & Wings
1972-08-22
Cinema Roma
Antwerp, Belgium
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
01. Best Friend
02. Soily
03. I Am Your Singer
04. Seaside Woman
05. Say You Don't Mind
06. Henry's Blue
07. Give Ireland Back To The Irish
08. Cottonfields
09. My Love
Bonus Tracks
1972-08-10
Track 10 August 20, 1972 Amsterdam, Holland
10. Henry's Blue (6:52)
1972-08-21
The Hague, Holland
11. 1882
12. Wild Life
13. Hi, Hi, Hi
1972-08-20
Dutch Radio Broadcast
14. Complain To The Queen
Complete Set List
Opening Jam
Eat At Home
Smile Away
Bip Bop
Mumbo
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
1882
I Would Only Smile
The Mess
Best Friend
Soily
I Am Your Singer
Seaside Woman
Say You Don't Mind
Henry's Blues
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Cottonfield
My Love
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Maybe I'm Amazed
Hi, Hi, Hi
Long Tall Sally
Harking back to an earlier incarnation of Wings, "Got Any Toothpicks?"is a collection of soundboard recordings from Wings' 1972 Summer TourOf Europe.This special 26th anniversary edition has been remastered from newly
discovered sources, surpassing all previously available versions of
this material.
Liner Notes
"Wings Over Europe" hit the road in early July 1972, playingtwenty-plus shows by the time the tour wrapped up at the end of August. The set list consisted of a mix of previously released
McCartney/Wings tunes as well as providing a showcase for new material
This collection of highlights from the first "official" tour, opens
with a portion of Wings' show at the Cine Roma in Antwerp, Belgium on
August 22, 1972. The tape picks up with the last number of the first set,
'Best Friend'. It was this performance that has served as the basic
track for all the different versions prepared for the never issued
'Cold Cuts' collection. The majority of the second set is also
included with an added bonus. For the only time on the tour, Paul
and Co. performed the Leadbelly standard 'Cottonfields', a huge
European hit for the Beach Boys in 1970.
'Hi, Hi, Hi' and 'Wild Life' both come from the soundtrack of the
uncompleted MPL film project, The Bruce McMouse Show. These
performances were captured at the Congresgebouw in The Hague on
August 21, 1972. Also originating from this concert is Wings'
performance of '1882', an unreleased track originally slated to be
included on 'Red Rose Speedway'. The version appearing here consists
of the live recording after being subjected to additional studio
overdubs, most noticeably additional vocals from Paul. On a side
note, the commercially released live recording of 'The Mess' was
also recorded at this performance.
As Wings was a "real band" opposed to just being Paul's backing
group, each member was afforded a solo spot during the show.
'Henry's Blue', a lengthy, droning 12-bar, complete with
unintelligible lyrics served as lead guitarist Henry McCullough's
contribution. The second version on this collection comes from
Wings' appearance at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on August 20, 1972.
Also recorded this day was an interview for the Dutch radio program,
'Popsmuk'. To close the broadcast, Paul, Linda and Denny Laine
huddled around Henry at the piano and offered an improvised
performance entitled "Complain To The Queen".
As previously noted, these recordings represent Paul in a rare
democratic 'group' setting, certainly the only time this situation
has existed outside of the Beatles. Not surprisingly, this period
was also Wings' least successful in a commercial sense, forcing
Paul to the fore on the 'Red Rose Speedway' LP, evidenced by the
'Paul McCartney and Wings' moniker on the cover. This disc contains
several of the surviving documents of that era.
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