EPYSODE 44 (pt. 1): "Back To The Egg" by Wings.
Guest: Wings' guitarist Laurence Juber.
Rules are meant to be broken. I couldn't help myself. I know I said that I would be presenting "under-the-radar" types of albums on this show. So why am I featuring an album that sold 4 million copies, won a grammy, and whose bandleader just so happens to be Sir Paul McCartney?!? 'Cuz I love this one!! Many critics (and some fans) have a different opinion of this record. These are the people I like to call...wrong.
"Back To The Egg" has divided music listeners for over 4 decades now. With some wonderful commentary from Wings' guitarist Laurence Juber, we break down the songs to explain why this really is a fantastic album. If you haven't given this one a fair chance, take a listen with us. Maybe you'll be amazed...
Thanks for tuning in, turning on & dropping by Vinyl Relics. I hope you dig "Back To The Egg" as much as I do.
- Farmer John
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===LINKS===
Check out Laurence's website here:
https://laurencejuber.com
I used several archival interviews in this epysode. Here are the links to listen to them in their entirety.
1979 Wings KHJ Radio interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUte0UWg70
Back To The Egg Filming Locations with Tudor Smith:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvtB85VvxQ
John Heaton review of Back To The Egg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uDy3dZ2wvA
Michael Noland - The Bottom Line BTTE review:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SuX5bKQRlyU
Beatley Tone’s Beatle Channel “Is Back To The Egg - Is It Actually Any Good?”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvpQC4MdDHU
Paul McCartney “Back To The Egg” interview, 1979:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S79QvQ2QqFs
Paul McCartney interview, 1986:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stIwherKnJU
Paul discusses his arrest in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1CuU4i6Hmo
Denny Laine interview, 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4FXk1cQMRo
Denny Laine interview, 1994:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K2ZMTDmHCU
===THE MUSIC===
Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured ( *denotes track is not available on Spotify):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bsKvLl7RQMUDSly3ROQ3w?si=fa6d5f41f4ca43d0
*THE MUSIC MACHINE “Talk Talk”
MEL & KIM “Respectable”
THE SHADOWS “Apache”
JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS “All Your Love”
DAVY GRAHAM “Angi”
JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS “Shotgun”
AL STEWART “The Year Of The Cat”
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT “A Dream Within A Dream”
*CLEO LAINE “Sunday”
*MARVIN HAMLISCH “Gunbarrel”
CARLY SIMON “Nobody Does It Better”
DAVID ESSEX “Rock On”
PAUL McCARTNEY “Maybe I’m Amazed”
PAUL McCARTNEY “Another Day”
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY “Too Many People”
THE MOODY BLUES “Go Now”
WINGS “Wild Life”
JOE COCKER “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS “My Love”
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS “Band On The Run”
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN “Something In The Air”
WINGS “Junior’s Farm”
WINGS “I’ve Just Seen A Face” (live)
WINGS “Let Me Roll It” (live)
WINGS “Mull Of Kintyre”
WINGS “With A Little Luck”
*PAUL McCARTNEY “Same Time Next Year”
WINGS “Goodnight Tonight”
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