DO ME A FLAVOUR . . .

another from Jeff Harris' wonderful music blog

On this day in music history: March 25, 1976 - “Wings At The Speed Of Sound”, the fifth album by Wings is released. Produced by Paul McCartney, it is recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London from January - February 1976. Unlike the previous four Wings albums that feature material written entirely by Paul McCartney, the other members of the band are asked to write and sing songs on the next album. This is done in part as a response to critics that feel that Wings is merely a vehicle for McCartney alone, with the other members acting as just sidemen and is not a “democratic” band. Issued just ten months after their previous album “Venus And Mars”, Wings will mount an extensive world tour in support of its release. In spite of tepid reviews from critics, it is another huge commercial success. It spins off two singles including “Silly Love Songs” (#1 Pop) and “Let ‘Em In” (#3 Pop).Original vinyl LP pressings as well as the singles feature custom label artwork, that is discontinued on later reissues. The album is remastered and reissued in November of 2014 through Hear/Concord Music in four configurations. The first is a two CD set including seven additional bonus tracks, a two CD + one DVD set, a remastered vinyl pressing, and as a high resolution digital download. “Wings At The Speed Of Sound” spends seven weeks (non-consecutive) at number one on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

 again a quiet classic from Macca and Linda too. We saw Wings a couple of times and as I have said were early Fan Club members when you rec'd newsletters and stuff. This is Paul at his melodic best IMHO and not to everyone's taste but is proof the guy can write a pop song about ANYTHING! We dug them!