Sold Date: January 2, 2024
Start Date: December 1, 2023
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Paul McCartney & Wings Wings Over America Vinyl 3 LP Set - Capitol SWCO-11593 Near Mint First Pressing with 3 Inner Sleeves and 2-Sided Poster
Condition: Near Mint Vinyl and Near Mint Cover. Vinyl was play-tested on ALL sides and plays really well throughout -- very clean copy. Original cover is solid with great color, and includes all three original inner sleeves and a 2-sided poster in excellent shape. Cover has no splits or writing, and only light wear. Hard to find a copy of this is great shape like this.
Wings over America is a triple live album by the band Wings, released in December 1976. The album was recorded during the American leg of the band's 1975–76 Wings Over the World tour. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Top LP chart.
In addition to including several of McCartney's hits with Wings, the album features performances of five of his Beatles songs: "Yesterday", "Lady Madonna", "I've Just Seen a Face", "Blackbird" and "The Long and Winding Road". The album cover was designed by Hipgnosis – who were nominated in 1978, together with McCartney's production company MPL, for a Grammy Award for Best Album Package for this album – and depicts an airliner about to open its cabin door.
Originally, Wings over America was to be a two-record set of highlight performances but this was rethought due to the success of a bootleg called Wings from the Wings, which contained the entire 23 June 1976 concert recorded at The Forum in Los Angeles. This caused McCartney to release the album as a three-record set, compiled from various shows from the band's North American tour during May–June 1976. McCartney's sound engineer listened to 800 hours of tape and selected the five best performances of each song from the 30-song set list. McCartney chose and mixed the final set of recordings, mostly taken from the 23 June show.
Wings over America was the first triple set by a group to reach number 1 in the US, and was a critical success. "Maybe I'm Amazed" was released as a single on 4 February 1977, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and at number 28 on the UK chart.
Track listing
Side one 1."Venus and Mars/Rock Show/Jet" 9:56 2."Let Me Roll It" 3:51 3."Spirits of Ancient Egypt" 4:04 4."Medicine Jar"McCulloch, Allen4:02
Side two 1."Maybe I’m Amazed"P. McCartney5:10 2."Call Me Back Again" 5:04 3."Lady Madonna"McCartney–Lennon2:19 4."The Long and Winding Road"McCartney–Lennon4:13 5."Live and Let Die" 3:07
Side three 1."Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)" 1:55 2."Richard Cory"Paul Simon2:50 3."Bluebird" 3:37 4."I’ve Just Seen a Face"McCartney–Lennon1:49 5."Blackbird"McCartney–Lennon2:23 6."Yesterday"McCartney–Lennon1:43
Side four 1."You Gave Me the Answer" 1:47 2."Magneto and Titanium Man" 3:11 3."Go Now"Banks, Bennett3:27 4."My Love" 4:07 5."Listen to What the Man Said" 3:18
Side five 1."Let ’Em In" 4:02 2."Time to Hide"Laine4:46 3."Silly Love Songs" 5:46 4."Beware My Love" 4:49
Side six 1."Letting Go"4:25 2."Band on the Run"5:03 3."Hi, Hi, Hi"2:57 4."Soily"5:10
Personnel Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic guitar (side 3), piano (sides 2 & 4), keyboards Linda McCartney – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, percussion Denny Laine – electric & acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, percussion, harmonica, lead vocals on "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Richard Cory," "Time to Hide", and "Go Now". Jimmy McCulloch – electric and acoustic guitars, bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Medicine Jar" Joe English – drums, percussion, backing vocals Tony Dorsey – trombone, percussion Howie Casey – saxophone, percussion Steve Howard – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion Thaddeus Richard – saxophone, clarinet, Western concert flute, percussion _____________________________________________
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I use the Goldmine Grading System, and play-test all records. I note any differences between vinyl and cover, and make note of any inserts, special sleeves, or potential defects.

MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

GOOD PLUS (G+) - Good+ does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, but it has significant surface noise and groove wear. Cover may have significant ring wear, noticeable writing, or obvious damage.

GOOD (G) - Record may have some skipping, but is otherwise listenable. I generally avoid selling Good (G) rated records unless they are highly collectible or desirable, in order to enjoy until something better comes along. Cover has major wear or seam splits that need repair, or heavy writing like radio station call letters to prevent theft.

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