Wings Greatest - Front Cover | Wings Greatest - Rear Cover |
Label | Parlophone | ||||||
Catalogue No. | PCTC 256 | ||||||
Release date | 1st December 1978 | ||||||
Total time | 54:30 | ||||||
U.K. Album Chart Detail : |
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Detail : | Paul's tenth "solo" release, credited to "Wings". Obviously, this features a variety of Wings line-ups, see individual entries for clarification.
After being once again back down to a trio, in 1978 Paul augmented the band with Steve Holly and Lawrence Juber.
The album fared fairly well, but only managed to reach number 5 in the chart, although it was listed for over seven months !
The sleeve design was by Paul and Linda with assistance from Aubrey Powell and George Hardie of Hipgnosis, and photography
by Angus Forbes.
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Track | Composer | Release Information | Time |
Another Day | McCartney | 1971 single (credited to Paul McCartney) See Another Day. |
3:39 |
Silly Love Songs | McCartney | 1976 track from Wings At The Speed of Sound, and 1976 single. See Silly Love Songs. |
5:51 |
Live And Let Die | McCartney | 1973 single, James Bond film theme, and album track. See Live And Let Die. |
3:09 |
Junior's Farm | McCartney | 1974 single. See Junior's Farm. |
4:18 |
With A Little Luck | McCartney | 1978 track from London Town, and hit single, See With A Little Luck |
5:42 |
Band On The Run | McCartney | 1973 title track of the Band On The Run album, and 1974
single, See Band On The Run. |
5:08 |
Track | Composer | Release Information | Time |
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | McCartney | Ram album track and US single, 1971 See Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. |
4:38 |
Hi Hi Hi | McCartney | 1972 single, originally A-side to C Moon's B-side, the 45 was flipped when Hi Hi Hi was banned. See Hi Hi Hi |
3:05 |
Let 'Em In | McCartney | 1976 track from Wings At The Speed of Sound, and 1976 single. See Let 'em In. |
5:07 |
My Love | McCartney | 1973 single, and Red Rose Speedway track. See My Love. |
4:05 |
Jet | McCartney | 1973 track from Band On The Run L.P., and 1974 single. See Jet. |
4:04 |
Mull Of Kintyre | McCartney-Laine | 1977 single. See Mull Of Kintyre. |
4:40 |
January 1985, the next listing is on the Parlophone label, ATAK 15 (+ TCATAK 15).
4th February 1985, the first C.D. release, it's on Parlophone and only has an International number of CDP 7 46056 2
It includes no bonus tracks.
June 1993, a "Re-master" re-issue C.D. has catalogue number CDPMCOL 9 (+ TCPMCOL 9),
(international number CDP 7 89317 2),
and still has no bonus tracks.
Re-issue
18th May 2018 - Blue Vinyl version (673 7244) - Nothing new, no bonus tracks.
Press Release:
Originally released in 1978, Wings Greatest was the first ever compilation of Paul's post-Beatles hits,
featuring four classics that had previously been unavailable on any McCartney album: 'Another Day', 'Junior's Farm' 'Hi, Hi, Hi' and 'Mull of Kintyre.'
The penultimate Wings album release, Wings Greatest was naturally a worldwide hit, and the soundtrack to the 70s for a generation.
As part of its 2018 edition reissue, Wings Greatest will be available as a limited edition blue vinyl 180gram vinyl LP with download card and 20"x30" poster.
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