| Label:
Mistral Music Date: 1992 Ref: MM 9225 Sound quality: good but a lot of problems with the mikes. Total Playing Time : 29:12 |
This recording is the last
performance by Paul & John in a studio. It happened on
Sunday March 31, 1974.
Although the performance is very poor, this recording is an historical moment to
share.
On that day of March, John held a night music jam session at his beach house in
L.A. Those in attendance included Paul McCartney (vocals, drums), Jesse Ed Davis
(guitar), Harry Nilsson (vocals), Stevie Wonder (electric piano) & Bobby
Keys (sax). John played vocals and drums. Mal Evans and May Pang also attended
the session.
A few days sooner, on Thursday
March 28, Paul & Linda
had dropped at Burbank Studios, California, where John Lennon started to produce
the Harry Nilsson album "Pussy Cats". Paul & Linda intended to
watch the recording, and Paul finally joined in a jam session with John and
other musicians on the track "Midnight Special", joining John for the
first time in a musical environment since the split of The Beatles.
Track list :
| 1 | A Toot And A Snore | ? | 0:24 | |
| 2 | Bluesy Jam | ? | 2:31 | |
| 3 | Studio Talk | ? | 2:38 | |
| 4 | Lucille | Penniman / Collins | 5:57 | |
| 5 | Nightmares | Robinson | 2:36 |
Intrumental is from the Shadows' "Midnight", 1961. |
| 6 | Stand By Me | King/Leiber/Stoller/Jones/Glick | 2:16 |
All this is messed up. Lot of chat & complaints by John against the control room. |
| 7 | Stand By Me | King/Leiber/Stoller/Jones/Glick | 3:39 | |
| 8 | Stand By Me | King/Leiber/Stoller/Jones/Glick | 6:02 |
John & Paul finally start singing and they produce a quite complete performance with the help of Harry towards the end. |
| 9 | Cupid | Cooke | 3:09 | Stevie Wonder at the lead vocal. |
| Working For The Chain Gang | ? | Stevie & Harry at the lead vocal. | ||
| Take This Hammer | Terry / McGhee | Paul at the lead vocal. |