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Paul McCartney - B-Sides Himself (1986)

Track listing:
  1. Simple As That (Anti Heroin Project) 4:24
  2. Tough On A Tightrope (Extended) 7:09
  3. Yvonne (Press To Play Sessions) 4:23
  4. Pretty Little Head (Extended) 7:09
  5. The First Stone 4:10
  6. Good Sign (Groove Mix) 7:34
  7. Waterspout (London Town Sessions) 4:57
  8. Rainclouds 3:15
  9. I'll Give You A Ring 3:12
  10. Ode To A Koala Bear 3:52
  11. On The Wings Of A Nightingale 2:31
  12. Spies Like Us 4:54
  13. No More Lonely Nights(mole Mix) 8:59
  14. 1882 (Live At The Hague) 6:53

Notes


1,2,4 & 5 Non US releases
2 & 4 UK issue remixes (Non US)
3,7,11 & 14 Unreleased
6 & 13 Promo
8,9 & 10 not on CD

1. Simple As That (McCartney)
Regular
Anti-Heroin Project
Feb 1986
Only released on the UK Only album 'The Anti Heroin Project :It's A Live In World' (AHP LP 1) (November 1986).
Released several years later as a bonus on the remastered "Pipes Of Peace" CD.

Only released on the UK Only album
'The Anti Heroin Project :It's A Live In World'

2. Tough On A Tightrope (McCartney/Stewart)
Remix
Julian Mendleson
1985
Julian Mendleson Mix

Available on UK only 12" single: Only Love Remains (Parlophone 12R 6148)

Julian Mendleson Mix

Available on UK only 12" single.

12R6148 Only Love Remains

3. Yvonne's The One (McCartney/Stewart)
Rough Mix
1985
Unreleased ,

Appeared originally on the album 'Yvonne' issued by vinyl scratch. (refer separate file)

4. Pretty Little Head (McCartney/Stewart)
Remix
John 'Tokes' Potoker
1985
John 'Tokes' Potoker Mix

Available on UK only 12" Single: Pretty Little Head (Parlophone 12R 6145)

John 'Toke' Potoker Mix

Available on UK only 12" Single

12R6145 Pretty Little Head

5. The First Stone (McCartney)
Regular
1988
Recorded at The Mill, April-July 1988, engineered by Geoff Emerick.

Original on all UK singles of 'This One'
R6223 , 12R6223 and 12RX6223

& the US Cassette single of the same title

Released

Original on all UK singles of 'This One'
R6223 , 12R6223 and 12RX6223

& the US Cassette single of the same title

6. Good Sign (McCartney)
Remix
Groove Mix
1988
Groove Mix. Recorded between April-July 1988

Available originally only on a 12" Promo disc (GOOD1) which was issued with out any mention of Paul with a limited run of around 500.

Groove Mix

Available originally only on a 12" Promo disc (GOOD1) which was issued with out any mention of Paul with a limited run of around 200.

7. Waterspout (McCartney)
(unidentified)
1977
Unreleased

8. Rainclouds (McCartney)
Regular
Dec 1980
Original on 'Ebony & Ivory' Singles
R6054 & 12R6054

Released

Original on 'Ebony & Ivory' Singles
R6054 & 12R6054

9. I'll Give You A Ring (McCartney)
Regular
1981
Originally on 'Take It Away' singles
R6056 & 12R6056

Released

Originally on 'Take It Away' singles
R6056 & 12R6056

10. Ode To A Koala Bear (McCartney)
Regular
1981
originally on 7" & 12" releases of 'Say Say Say'
R6062 & 12R6062

Released

originally on 7" & 12" releases of 'Say Say Say'
R6062 & 12R6062

11. On The Wings Of A Nightingale (McCartney)
Demo
1983
Unreleased Demo

Written for the Everly Brothers, Paul played Guitar on their single and mixed the release.

Unreleased Demo

Written for the Everly Brothers, Paul played Guitar on their single and mixed the release.

12. Spies Like Us (McCartney)
Remix
DJ Remix
Sep 1985
DJ mix

Available on 12" Spies Like Us 12R6118

DJ mix

Available on 12" Spies Like Us 12R6118

13. No More Lonely Nights (McCartney)
Remix
Mole Mix
1983
Arthur Baker's Mole Mix

Available originally only on a one sided white label promo issued to UK DJ's 12RDJ6080

Arthur Baker's Mole Mix

Available originally only on a one sided white label promo issued to UK DJ's 12RDJ6080

14. 1882 (McCartney)
Concert
The Hague
21 Aug 1972
Wings Concert at Congresgebouw, The Hague from the soundtrack of an uncompleted MPL film project, The Bruce McMouse Show. This version has post production work (among others, double tracked vocals).