Band On The Run

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Well, there is one," Paul responded, pointing to his partner, "but we"re going to have to do her over. On this version, "Helen Wheels" appeared as track 8, between "No Words" and "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)", as it had been positioned on the original US release. Available at Rock's Backpages Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (subscription required). The thieves made off with the demo tapes (among other valuables), forcing the band to record the entire album from memory.

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The sounds are organic, yet catchy and the production is not too polished, but it sounds like perfection. Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term. I prefer the US album in that regards but find myself pulling out the UK for kicking back and listening. This disc contains an audio documentary of the album, originally released in 1999 as Disc 2 of the 25th Anniversary Edition reissue.

In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine feels that while some songs are excellent and the album overall is enjoyable, it is more showmanship than content.

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Christgau ultimately awarded the album a C+ rating, indicating "a not disreputable performance, most likely a failed experiment or a pleasant piece of hackwork". The album went on to achieve considerable success, however, thanks to the popularity of the two singles culled from it – "Jet" and the title track. Band on the Run will be available in a variety of formats originating with the single disc digitally remastered, essential 9-track standard edition. On the UK Albums Chart, Band on the Run climbed to number 9 on 22 December, [58] remaining there for a second week before dropping to number 13.The original remastered album and bonus audio content will also be issued in a 2 disc 180gm audiophile vinyl edition that comes with an MP3 download of all 18 tracks. In Britain, it came second in the year-end standings, behind the compilation The Singles: 1969–1973 by the Carpenters. Writing in The New York Times, Loraine Alterman considered the album to be "bursting with a great deal of compelling music even if the lyrics at times make as much sense as that cover photo" and admired the "fascinating range of sounds" offered in the title track, as well as the "lovely, romantic aura" of "Bluebird".

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Five or ten more minutes spent on lyrics would have been a wise investment: "I want to tell you, and now's the time. Equally punchy is "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five" and I've always had a hankering for the shorter "No Words", but it's "Let Me Roll It" which is the jewel in Band On The Run's crown. Apple issued "Band on the Run" on 8 April in America, backed by "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"; [67] the UK release followed on 28 June, with the non-album instrumental "Zoo Gang" as the B-side. Spotting one in the remote location of Lagos, Nigeria, he became enthralled with the idea of recording in Africa.I was so confident this was one of the finest albums of the times I began to sing its praises at school.

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the front cover has a big circle cut-out and if you look closely you can see the track bandings on the disc.Recording for the majority of the album's basic tracks, together with initial overdubbing, was completed after six weeks in Nigeria.