Back to the Egg (TV programme)
Back to the Egg | |
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James Paul McCartney Wings Over the World |
Back to the Egg is a TV special containing
The videos for "Goodnight Tonight" – a song that had been a non-album single shortly before the release of Back to the Egg – and "Baby's Request" were issued on The McCartney Years DVD box set in 2007. The full special has yet to be released on DVD, but can be found on YouTube.
Production
Having completed the year-long sessions for
The production team hired by band leader Paul McCartney included Keith MacMillan, Phil Davey and Hugh Scott-Symonds.[2] According to author Keith Badman, MacMillan decided on the seven songs chosen for filming.[2] Among these were "Old Siam, Sir", "Getting Closer" and "Arrow Through Me"[3] – all tracks that would be issued as singles off Back to the Egg.[7][8] The eighth selection in the TV special would be a clip for "Goodnight Tonight", a non-album single released in March 1979,[9] to coincide with the airing of the band's Wings Over the World TV film.[3] The "Goodnight Tonight" video was also produced by MacMillan's company[10] and dated from a 3 April shoot at London's Hammersmith Palais.[11]
Filming
Filming began on 4 June at Lympne Castle in Kent,[2] where Wings had recorded part of the album.[12][nb 1] The video shot that day was for "Old Siam, Sir",[2] with filming taking place in the hall of the castle.[3]
On 5 June, the production relocated to the inside of an
Also on 5 June, the video for "Again and Again and Again" was shot in one of the nearby fields.[2] With the crew working late into the night, further scenes for "Getting Closer" included footage of a car driving on the airstrip.[2]
The production returned to Lympne Castle on 6 June, where Wings filmed the "Winter Rose/Love Awake" video.[2] Two days later, the band drove to Camber Sands in East Sussex, to shoot a clip for "Baby's Request", before heading to London for the upcoming Back to the Egg press launch.[2]
Filming resumed on 13 June, now at Keef & Co.'s London studios, where the band taped the video for "Arrow Through Me" and shot additional footage for "Getting Closer".[16] Film was also created for the opening and closing segments of the TV special, incorporating images from the album's cover artwork,[3] which was designed by Hipgnosis.[17]
Broadcast
Back to the Egg first aired in America, syndicated nationally on
Although the full special has yet to receive an official release, the clips for "Goodnight Tonight" and "Baby's Request" appeared on disc one of the 2007 DVD box set The McCartney Years.[22]
Songs
- "Getting Closer"
- "Baby's Request"
- "Old Siam, Sir"
- "Winter Rose/Love Awake"
- "Spin It On"
- "Again and Again and Again"
- "Arrow Through Me"
- "Goodnight Tonight"
Notes
Citations
- ^ Madinger & Easter, pp. 240–41, 247.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Badman, p. 233.
- ^ a b c d e f g Madinger & Easter, p. 247.
- ^ Badman, pp. 238, 239.
- ^ Sounes, pp. 353, 355.
- ^ Rodriguez, pp. 66, 219.
- ^ Clayson, p. 191.
- ^ Rodriguez, p. 269.
- ^ Rodriguez, pp. 219, 389.
- ^ Badman, p. 231.
- ^ Madinger & Easter, p. 246.
- ^ Sounes, p. 364.
- ^ Badman, pp. 233–34.
- ^ Madinger and Easter, pp. 247–48.
- ^ a b Mark Williams, "Wings: Taking off at Last", Melody Maker, 16 June 1979; available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
- ^ Badman, p. 234.
- ^ Sounes, p. 352.
- ^ a b Badman, p. 239.
- ^ Clayson, pp. 195, 197.
- ^ Sounes, pp. 357, 359–60, 374.
- ^ Rodriguez, pp. 223–24.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "McCartney Unearths Live Clips, Videos for DVD", Billboard, 24 August 2007.
Sources
- Keith Badman, The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001, Omnibus Press (London, 2001; ISBN 0-7119-8307-0).
- Alan Clayson, Paul McCartney, Sanctuary (London, 2003; ISBN 1-86074-482-6).
- Chip Madinger & Mark Easter, Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium, 44.1 Productions (Chesterfield, MO, 2000; ISBN 0-615-11724-4).
- Robert Rodriguez, Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970–1980, Backbeat Books (Milwaukee, WI, 2010; ISBN 978-1-4165-9093-4).
- Howard Sounes, Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney, HarperCollins (London, 2010; ISBN 978-0-00-723705-0).