Paul McCartney/Venus and Mars Studio Sessions

This is the culmination of the studio sessions during the recording of the album “Venus And Mars”. “Venus And Mars”, which was recorded with the premise of a world tour, is a masterpiece from an era when all the band members reached their peak abilities. The definitive album of sessions related to “Venus And Mars”, covering rough mixes and outtakes of that masterpiece, promo mixes, as well as TV appearances, EMI sessions, home recordings, etc. that took place before and after this session. is. Let’s take a look at the contents. Disc 1 contains two rough mixes from the album production process. The first half is the first rough mix recorded in February 1975. Everything is a different take from the released version, and Paul still sings in a light flowing manner, and there are counts and chatter at the beginning of the song, so you can feel the peaceful atmosphere of the studio in New Orleans. . “Rock Show” does not have that impressive chorus, and Paul sings alone, and the unfinished lyrics are disguised as “nanana”. The vocals on each song are recorded as vividly as they were rough mixes from the very early stages.In particular, “Medicine Jar” allows you to enjoy Jimmy’s live voice, unlike the released version, which is wrapped in echo and chorus. . “Ano Musume ni Mekkai” is one of the highlights of the song, with its light electric piano arrangement. It is also noteworthy that at this stage it is already a medley with “Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People”, which shows that the basic part of the album composition was built from the beginning of recording. The second half is recorded as a rough assembly, a rough mix that is one step ahead of the first half. It is quite close to the released version, and compared to the first half, you can see the process of completing the song. The vocals for “Long Ago Egyptian Spirit” are completely different, and Denny’s unmotivated singing voice is hilarious. “Call Me Back Again” has the same take as the release version, but it has a long count, and you can see that the final version was created by editing this. Next, let’s move on to Disc 2. This second disc contains complete outtakes, promo mixes, and other session recordings. The biggest listening point is the outtake of “Rock Show” which lasts over 7 minutes. Paul is truly amazing as he ad-libs and spins words one after another like a jam. You can enjoy Paul’s unusually powerful vocals by changing the tone of his voice, adding touches, and shouting, in a fairly hard arrangement. This is seriously amazing! ! When you listen to the following “Love In Song”, you might think that it is the same as the released version, but if you listen carefully, you will find that the vocals are a different version, which shows that the songwriting is highly complete. “Answer of Happiness” is a rare instrumental version. And then there’s the outtake of “Medicine Jar” starting with Jimmy’s count. The drum pattern and guitar solo are quite different from the released version. Besides that, it completely covers the outtakes recorded in this session, such as “My Carnival” and “Lunch Box / Odd Sox”. In addition, the TV program “NEWS SCENE EIGHT” recorded on February 12, 1975, the EMI session and home recording performed in 1975 are included. By the way, the jacket is a capture photo from a rare album promotion video. With this, the sound source and surrounding sessions related to the album “VENUS AND MARS” are perfect. This is the definitive album with the perfect content, blowing away the already released editions with half-baked content. DISC ONE VENUS AND MARS ROUGH MIXES February 1975 01. Venus And Mars 02. Rock Show 03. Love In Song 04. Letting Go 05. Medicine Jar 06. Venus And Mars (Reprise) 07. Listen To What The Man Said 08. Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People 09. Crossroads Theme VENUS AND MARS ROUGH ASSEMBLY March 1975 10. Venus And Mars 11. Rock Show 12. Love In Song 13. You Gave Me The Answer 14. Magneto And Titanium Man 15. Letting Go 16. Medecine Jar 17. Venus And Mars (Reprise) 18. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 19. Call Me Back Again 20. Listen To What The Man Said 21. Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People 22. Crossroads Theme 23. Lunch Box / Odd Sox DISCTWO OUTTAKES FROM VENUS AND MARS SESSIONS 01. Venus And Mars (Promotional Version Mono) 02. Rock Show (Alternate Take) 03. Love In Song (Alternate Take) 04. You Gave Me The Answer (Instrumental) 05. Letting Go (Promotional Version Mono) 06. Medicine Jar (Alternate Take) 07. Listen To What The Man Said (Promotional Version Mono) 08. Lunch Box / Odd Sox (Basic Tracks) 09. Lunch Box / Odd Sox (Rough Mix) 10. Mardi Gras In New Orleans (Unreleased Studio Rendition) 11. My Carnival (Rough Mix 1) 12. My Carnival (Rough Mix 2) 13. My Carnival (Rough Mix 3) 14. My Carnival (Alternate Party Mix) 15. New Orleans (Oobu Joobu Version) 12th February 1975 16. Piano Instrumental 17. My Carnival EMI SESSIONS 1975 18. Reverse (Unreleased Instrumental) 19. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reggae 1975 20. Ou Est Le Soleil (Studio Demo)