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All of our used records are play-graded and come in a protective outer-sleeve. Catalog Number: PCTC-256

CONDITION DETAILS Import from UK. Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, a couple discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (photo). Spine is mostly easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. Poster not included. (Not a cut-out.)

ABOUT THE RECORD Wings Greatest is a compilation album by the band Wings (including Linda McCartney and Denny Laine) and is their eighth album as well as Paul McCartney's 10th since leaving the Beatles. It is notable as being the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career. Wings Greatest is notable for including many of McCartney's post-1970 single-only releases, including Another Day (actually a "Paul McCartney" song, not a Wings recording), Live and Let Die, Junior's Farm, Hi, Hi, Hi and Mull of Kintyre. In addition to Another Day, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey was originally credited to "Paul & Linda McCartney" and from their 1971 album Ram. Despite the fact that McCartney had amassed enough hits by late 1978 to fill a double album of hits, he kept it down to a single disc for commercial reasons. The album was promoted by a TV commercial in the UK, which featured several members of the public (played by actors) singing Wings tunes in public places. At the end a dustman, waiting in his lorry at a set of traffic lights (in Abbey Road), sings to himself an out of tune rendition of Band on the Run, at which point Paul, Linda and Denny pull up alongside and Paul shouts out "You're a bit flat mate!". The driver leans out his window and says "Funny, I only checked them this morning!" Aubrey Powell and George Hardie of Hipgnosis are credited with the album jacket design, as well as Paul and Linda McCartney. The front of the album cover depicts a chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statuette in the snow. The statuette of Semiramis was created by famed Art Deco sculptor Demetre Chiparus. Having bought it, Linda wanted the flying lady photographed in the snow, so on 14 October 1978 she flew the statuette and photographer Angus Forbes to the Alps, where a snowdrift was created and the photograph was taken from a helicopter. The rear cover depicts the record covers of the twelve releases, mostly singles, from which each of the Greatest's songs were taken, in columns on either side of the album. In the middle is a photograph of Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine. The background is another scene of the Alps. A reviewer on allmusic.com says, "this record is a great overview of McCartney's first decade of solo recording, containing many of his very best solo tunes."
Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.

TRACK LISTING Another Day Silly Love Songs Live And Let Die Junior's Farm With A Little Luck Band On The Run Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Hi, Hi, Hi Let 'Em In My Love Jet Mull Of Kintyre

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