[.ca] Wingspan: Hits & History

The hits of Macca:
Serious or even marginally serious McCartney fans will already have all these songs on various other albums and greatest hits packages. But it's convenient to have all of these songs on two CD's, especially if you're listening to the music in a car. It's impossible not to give such wonderful music 5 stars, but there are some serious omissions and problems with this collection. 1. There are seven songs edited for brevity. A casual listener will never notice the changes, but to all of us who grew up in the 70's and memorized every downbeat and nuance, you will most definitely notice. It's very irritating to hear Junior's Farm butchered by more than two minutes and Venus and Mars cut to shreds. There are other glaring examples. As explained on the liner notes, these are the "single edits" released to DJ's of the era, but there's no excuse for these versions appearing on a quasi-offical collection, selected by Paul himself. The playlist contains all of Wings hits and even sneaks in some solo Paul work from the early 80's. Since they include Take it Away and Pipes of Peace, why do they neglect much superior songs from the same years, such as the beautiful Here Today, or Average Person? There are also some curious inclusions which should never have seen the light of the day on a greatest hits package: Bip Bop, Man We Was Lonely and Tomorrow should have been replaced with Sally G., Girls School, I'm Carrying and Nineteen Eighty Five. McCartney fans will always quibble about such things, but rest assured, you'll get your money's worth on this eclectic, fantastic collection. No one in the history of popular music could consistently write so many catchy tunes. If you're new to the solo years of McCartney, this is *the* disc to buy first.

Macca forever:
Serious or even marginally serious McCartney fans will already have all these songs on various other albums and greatest hits packages. But it's convenient to have all of these songs on two CD's, especially if you're listening to the music in a car. It's impossible not to give such wonderful music 5 stars, but there are some serious omissions and problems with this collection. 1. There are seven songs edited for brevity. A casual listener will never notice the changes, but to all of us who grew up in the 70's and memorized every downbeat and nuance, you will most definitely notice. It's very irritating to hear Junior's Farm butchered by more than two minutes and Venus and Mars cut to shreds. There are other glaring examples. As explained on the liner notes, these are the "single edits" released to DJ's of the era, but there's no excuse for these versions appearing on a quasi-offical collection, selected by Paul himself. The playlist contains all of Wings hits and even sneaks in some solo Paul work from the early 80's. Since they include Take it Away and Pipes of Peace, why do they neglect much superior songs from the same years, such as the beautiful Here Today, or Average Person? There are also some curious inclusions which should never have seen the light of the day on a greatest hits package: Bip Bop, Man We Was Lonely and Tomorrow should have been replaced with Sally G., Girls School, I'm Carrying and Nineteen Eighty Five. McCartney fans will always quibble about such things, but rest assured, you'll get your money's worth on this eclectic, fantastic collection. No one in the history of popular music could consistently write so many catchy tunes. If you're new to the solo years of McCartney, this is *the* disc to buy first.

• Listen to What the Man Said \oVenus and Mars + Single\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Band on the Run \oBand on the Run + Single\c - Paul McCartney & Wings
• Another Day \oSingle\c - Paul McCartney
• Live and Let Die \oSingle\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Jet \oBand on the Run + Single\c - Paul McCartney & Wings
• My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings
• Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney
• C Moon - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Hi, Hi, Hi \oSingle\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Let 'Em In - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Goodnight Tonight \oSingle\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Junior's Farm \oDJ Edit\c\oVersion\c - Paul McCartney & Wings
• Mull of Kintyre \oSingle\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• With a Little Luck \oDJ Edit\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Coming Up \oLive\c - Paul McCartney
• No More Lonely Nights \oGive My Regards to Broad Street + Single\c - Paul McCartney
• Let Me Roll It - Paul McCartney & Wings
• Lovely Linda - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Daytime Nightime Suffering \oB-Side Single\c - Wings
• Maybe I'm Amazed - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Helen Wheels \oSingle + Us Band on the Run\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Bluebird \oBand on the Run\c - Paul McCartney, Wings
• Heart of the Country - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Every Night - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Take It Away \oTug of War + Single\c - Paul McCartney
• Junk - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Man We Was Lonely - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Venus and Mars/Rock Show \oSingle Edit\c - Wings
• Back Seat of My Car \oRam + UK Single\c - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Rockestra Theme \oBack to the Egg\c - Wings
• Girlfriend - Wings
• Waterfalls/ \oDJ Edit\c - Paul McCartney
• Tomorrow \oWings Wild Life\c - Wings
• Too Many People - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• Call Me Back Again \oVenus and Mars\c - Wings
• Tug of War \oTug of War + Single\c - Paul McCartney
• Bip Bop/Hey Diddle \oAs Featured in Wingspan TV-Film\c - Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney
• No More Lonely Nights / \oGive My Regards to Broad ...\c\oVersion\c - Paul McCartney