Bell Bottom,
028/029/030,
1998,
3-CD set,
Total Playing Time CD1: 75:38,
Total Playing Time CD2: 71:36,
Total Playing Time CD2: 67:47,
Sound Quality: good to excellent.
This compilation
makes up a wonderful collection of the "Cold Cuts" songs in their
various states of remixing from
1970
until 1980. "Cold Cuts"
is Paul's most famous unreleased project consisting of gathering some unreleased
songs on a compilation album. This "Cold Cuts" album was compiled three
times, but it was never released.
Track listing CD1:
All songs written by Paul
McCartney.
| 1 | A Love For You | 5:46 |
Basic instrumental backing track. |
RAM
outakes recording, at |
| 2 | A Love For You | 5:12 |
Final Mix 1 with vocal & guitar overdubs. |
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| 3 | A Love For You | 5:11 | Final Mix 2 with more backing vocal & guitar overdubs - Cold Cuts" 1980 Version Mix. | |
| 4 | A Love For You | 5:29 | Final Mix 3 with even more backing vocal & bass & organ - "Cold Cuts" Mid-80's Mix. | |
| 5 | Hey Diddle | 3:50 | Basic instrumental backing track. | |
| 6 | Hey Diddle | 3:46 | Final Mix 1 with country music instruments overdubs - Nashville, Summer 1974. | |
| 7 | Hey Diddle | 3:47 | Final Mix 2 - "Cold Cuts" 1978 Version Mix. | |
| 8 | Hey Diddle | 3:46 | Final Mix 3 with percussion overdubs - "Cold Cuts" 1980 Version Mix. | |
| 9 | Hey Diddle | 3:46 | Final Mix 4 - "Cold Cuts" Mid-80's Mix. | |
| 10 | Mama's Little Girl | 3:44 | Red
Rose Speedway Outtake - Original 1972 Mix - Final Mix 1 Olympic & Abbey Road Studios, March-October 1972. |
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| 11 | Mama's Little Girl | 3:44 | Final Mix 2 - "Cold Cuts" 1978 Version Mix. | |
| 12 | Mama's Little Girl | 3:44 | Final Mix 3 - "Cold Cuts" 1980 Version Mix. | |
| 13 | Mama's Little Girl | 3:46 | Final Mix 4 with percussion & different clarinet overdubs - "Cold Cuts" Mid-80's Mix. | |
| 14 | Best Friend | 3:59 | Live at Antwerp, Belgium, 22 August 1972, original soundboard tape, no overdub. | |
| 15 | Best Friend | 4:01 | Final Mix 1: original 1972 Mix with acoustic & rhythm guitar & percussion overdubs. | |
| 16 | Best Friend | 4:00 | Final Mix 2 : Alternate Mix. | |
| 17 | Best Friend | 3:58 | Final Mix 3: 1980 Version Mix with lead guitar overdubs. | |
| 18 | Best Friend | 4:09 | Final Mix 4: Mid-80's Version Mix with more reverb on vocal. | |
Track listing CD2:
All songs written by Paul McCartney, except tracks 1-5
by Nelson/Burch, and track 21 by Professor
Longhair.
| 1 | Tragedy | 3:18 |
Red
Rose Speedway Outtake - Basic Track - |
| 2 | Tragedy | 3:23 |
1972 rough Mix with sitar overdub. |
| 3 | Tragedy | 3:20 | Final Mix 1: 1978 Mix. |
| 4 | Tragedy | 3:18 | Final Mix 2: 1980 Mix. |
| 5 | Tragedy | 3:21 | Final Mix 3: Mid-80's Mix with vocal-up mixing & harp overdubs. |
| 6 | Wide Prairie | 11:35 | Final Mix 1: 1973 Mix - recorded at Paris, November 1973. |
| 7 | Wide Prairie | 4:39 | Final Mix 2: Short remixed version from Oobu Joobu radio broadcast, 1995. |
| 8 | Night Out | 2:32 | Basic backing track - Recorded Circa 1974 - |
| 9 | Night Out | 2:16 | Rough Mix with original vocals. |
| 10 | Night Out | 2:15 | Final Mix 1: 1978 Mix. |
| 11 | Night Out | 2:30 | Final Mix 2: 1980 Mix with different vocals. |
| 12 | Night Out | 2:30 | Final Mix 3: Mid-80's Mix. |
| 13 | Proud Mum | 2:07 | Instrumentals - "Cold Cuts" 1978 Version. |
| 14 | Proud Mum (reprise) | 0:35 | |
| 15 | Tomorrow (instrumental) | 3:37 | |
| 16 | Lunch Box / Odd Sox | 3:50 | Basic
track with count-in. Venus & Mars outtake recorded at Abbey Road
Studios, London, November 1974, and Sea Saint Studios, New Orleans, January 1975. |
| 17 | Lunch Box / Odd Sox | 3:52 | Final Mix: 1978 Mix. |
| 18 | My Carnival | 3:14 | Final
Mix 1: 1978
Mix. Venus & Mars outtake recorded at Abbey Road
Studios, London, November 1974, and Sea Saint Studios, New Orleans, January 1975. |
| 19 | My Carnival | 3:26 | Final Mix 2: 1980 Mix. |
| 20 | My Carnival | 3:42 | Final Mix 3: Mid-80's Mix, with additional lead vocal and piano overdubs. |
| 21 | Mardi Gras In New Orleans | 2:16 | Cover version of Professor Longhair's song, prototype for My Carnival. |
Track listing CD3:
All songs written by Paul McCartney.
| 1 | Waterspout | 5:39 |
Basic backing track with long ending - London Town outtake, 1977. |
| 2 | Waterspout | 4:58 |
Rough Monitor Mix with extra percussion. |
| 3 | Waterspout | 4:45 | Final Mix 1: 1980 Mix with final lead & backing vocal overdubs. |
| 4 | Waterspout | 4:47 | Final Mix 2: Mid-80's with horn overdub. |
| 5 | Same Time Next Year | 3:08 |
Final Mix
1: 1978 Mix - Recorded at RAK studios and Abbey Road studios, 5-6 May 1978. |
| 6 | Same Time Next Year | 3:08 | Final Mix 2: 1980 Mix. |
| 7 | Same Time Next Year | 3:09 | Final Mix 3: Mid-80's Mix. |
| 8 | Did We Meet Somewhere Before? | 4:59 | Final Mix 1: 1980 Mix (recorded circa 1978). |
| 9 | Did We Meet Somewhere Before? | 5:00 | Final Mix 2: Mid-80's Mix. |
| 10 | Did We Meet Somewhere Before? | 5:00 | Final Mix 3: 1978 Mix used for the movie "Rock'n Roll High School". |
| 11 | Cage | 2:50 | Back
To The Egg outtake recorded at Spirit Of Ranachan studios, Scotland, June 78 - May 79. Home intrumental demo with unused verse. |
| 12 | Cage | 2:55 | Home demo with lead vocal. |
| 13 | Cage | 3:08 | Back To The Egg original line up - Rough Mix |
| 14 | Cage | 3:08 | Final Mix 1: 1980 Mix. |
| 15 | Cage | 3:09 | Final Mix 2: Mid-80's Mix. |
| 16 | Robbers Ball | 3:54 | McCartney
II outtake recorded at Paul's home, Sussex & Scotland, Summer 1979 - Final Mix 1: 1980 Mix with long intro. |
| 17 | Robbers Ball | 4:10 | Final Mix 2: Mid-80's Mix with reverb and vocal effects. |