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Band on the Run
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724349917620
Format: Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: March 09, 1999
Studio: Capitol
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Editorial Review:
Band on the Run should have been a disaster. Two of Wings' original members quit in a huff just before its production. The whimsical decision to record in Lagos, Nigeria, became a nightmare when McCartney and company found themselves in a decaying studio, then had many of the project's demos stolen by armed bandits. Despite these hardships--perhaps because of them--Band on the Run remains the most focused and consistently satisfying record of McCartney's wildly uneven post-Beatles career. This mini box set contains the original album, a well-written booklet by Mark Lewisohn, and a bonus disc featuring outtake snippets and interviews with all the album's participants (including its cover crew, which includes actors James Coburn and Christopher Lee) and Dustin Hoffman, who recounts how he spurred McCartney to spontaneously write "Picasso's Last Words" on a dare. This second disc would make a fine radio show; it comes up short where it matters most--in music. Time spent detailing the album-cover photo session could have been more gratifyingly devoted to more contemporary outtakes (much of the bonus Band material is culled from live performances from as recently as the mid '90s; perhaps McCartney wants us to know how important the record has been to him over the years) or to a pair of single B-sides, which are curiously absent here. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Longtime favorite well worth the listen
I'm trying to fill in my CD collection since the prices have gotten so low. I'm not sure why I never moved this album from vinyl to CD, but finally did it and I'm glad I did.
"Band on the Run" isn't my favorite McCartney CD, but it does have some of my favorite songs on it, including:
Band on the Run
1985
Jet
With the extended version, this CD is well worth the price and a nice addition to the collections of Beatle fans.
Rebecca Kyle, ... Read More
Rating:  - WINGS FLYING HIGH
Band On The Run,McCartney's best solo album,along with Ram,McCartney carried on the idea of Sgt. Pepper having celebrities in the background of this conspicuous cover,with Linda,James Coburn,Christopher Lee and other known actors,making this the second best cover in rock-n-roll,Band On The Run recorded in Lagos,Africa with x-Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine,a great masterpiece was created with catchy tunes,consisting of McCartney originals,Band On The Run,Jet,Drink To Me(Picasso's Last Words),Mrs. Vanderbilt,Bluebird,Let ... Read More
Rating: - Second-best Beatles solo effort
This is Paul McCartney's best ever solo album, and for Beatles fans, the second-best solo album of the four, George Harrison's epic "All Things Must Past" is, in my opinion, the best fab four solo album.
"Band on the Run" isn't that far back. Paul shows why he's simply the best popular music writer who ever lived. These songs flow right along from the great hits to the excellent album tracks, really not a bad tune in the bunch.
The title track is epic Paul at his storytelling best. Much like "Uncle ... Read More
Rating: - LIKE A LOT.
IT's funny I love this cd but I think wings had better lps than this one. Put it still is great.
Rating: - Best Wings Record
Every track on this album is good if not great. If you are an ultimate fan of Paul McCartney, get the 25th anniversary issue for the interviews. If you don't care for the extras, get this. The songs "Band On The Run" and "Jet" are worth the price of the CD alone. If you are only to get one Paul McCartney album, get this one.
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