Band On The Run | 5:12 | ||
Jet | 4:09 | ||
Bluebird | 3:23 | ||
Mrs. Vandebilt | 4:40 | ||
Let Me Roll It | 4:51 | ||
Mamunia | 4:51 | ||
No Words | 2:35 | ||
Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) | 5:49 | ||
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five | 5:28 |
Tony Visconti
Orchestrated By
Recorded at EMI Studios in Lagos (Nigeria) and ARC Studios in Ikeja (Nigeria) between 1 and 22 September 1973 and at Trident Studios and AIR Studios in London in October 1973.
UK Chartography:
This album by Paul McCartney and Wings first charted in the UK’s official music charts in December 1973 (15/12/1973) debuting at the No.45 position. This particular release appeared in the ‘Top 100’ for 103 weeks on its first chart run (15/12/1973 – 29/11/1975). The album had eight further separate chart runs amounting to a grand total of 124 weeks when it has appeared in the UK Top 100 Chart.
The LP became the UK’s official No.1 on 27/07/1974, some 33 weeks after first entering the charts. It remained at the No.1 slot for 7 weeks in all and to date has been Wings’ only No.1 album.
This release of the album has appeared in the UK ‘Top 10’ for 49 weeks and 70 weeks in the ‘Top 40’. After the album’s initial success, its other chart runs were all in the less significant placings within the UK Charts.
However, the ‘Band on the Run’ album was to appear again in the UK Music Charts some years later but as releases under different labels to its original ‘Apple’ and catalogue numbers. Firstly, it was released under the ‘Parlaphone’ label with the catalogue number 4991762 but only appearing for one week in the UK ‘Top 100’ in March 1999 (No.69). This release ‘Band On The Run’ was the ‘25th Anniversary Edition’ on 2xCD.
Its next version, a release on the ‘Concord’ label (cat no. 7232148), had a little more success appearing in the Top 100 for 5 weeks during November – December 2010. On this chart run, the LP’s highest position within the UK Music Charts was No. 17 when it first entered the music charts. This version is found on Discogs here ‘Band On The Run’ and is also in the CD format. (Source: Official Charts Company (UK) (April 2020)).
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Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – SO-3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – OC 064 ◦ 05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – 2C 066 05503 | France | 1973 | France — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – 5C 062-05503 | Netherlands | 1973 | Netherlands — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – PAS 10007 | New Zealand | 1973 | New Zealand — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 3C 064-05503 | Italy | 1973 | Italy — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 1C 062-05 503, EMI Electrola – 1C 062-05 503 | Germany | 1973 | Germany — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – TC-PASA-10007 | Australia | 1973 | Australia — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PASA 10007 | Australia | 1973 | Australia — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – SO-3415 | Canada | 1973 | Canada — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – PAS. 10007 | India | 1973 | India — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – TC-PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 244 o 05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – 1 J 064-05503 | Spain | 1973 | Spain — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | EMI – PAS 10007 | Nigeria | 1973 | Nigeria — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run 8-Track Cartridge, Album | Apple Records – 8XZ-3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007 | Greece | 1973 | Greece — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – EAP 80951 | Japan | 1973 | Japan — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Parlophone – 8E 072-05503 | Portugal | 1973 | Portugal — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PASJ (D) 10007 | South Africa | 1973 | South Africa — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Export issue | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 064 o 05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo, Los Angeles Pressing | Apple Records – SO-3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo, Winchester Pressing | Apple Records – SO-3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
El Escape De La Banda LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – ELD.02.08.361 | Peru | 1973 | Peru — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Red labels | Parlophone – PAS 10007 | Israel | 1973 | Israel — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007 | Philippines | 1973 | Philippines — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing | Apple Records – SO-3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Odeon – 11282 | Colombia | 1973 | Colombia — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – TC-PASA-10007 | Australia | 1973 | Australia — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – SLEM-506 | Mexico | 1973 | Mexico — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – 1C 062-05 503, EMI Electrola – 1C 062-05 503 | Germany | 1973 | Germany — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 064-05503 | Barbados | 1973 | Barbados — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 4XZ 3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Promo | Apple Records – EAP 80951 | Japan | 1973 | Japan — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Unofficial Release | Pioneer (10) – PRC-5366 | Taiwan | 1973 | Taiwan — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 5C 244-05503 | Netherlands | 1973 | Netherlands — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 064-05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PASJ (D) 10007 | Zimbabwe | 1973 | Zimbabwe — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Los Angeles Pressing | Apple Records – SO-3415 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 3336 | Guatemala | 1973 | Guatemala — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – 2C 066 05503 | France | 1973 | France — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – SAPCOR-32 | Venezuela | 1973 | Venezuela — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run 8-Track Cartridge, Album | Apple Records – 8XZ-3415 | Canada | 1973 | Canada — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – 1C 244-05 503 | Germany | 1973 | Germany — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PASJ (D) 10007 | Rhodesia | 1973 | Rhodesia — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – 1C 244-05 503 | Germany | 1973 | Germany — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007 | Sweden | 1973 | Sweden — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Parlophone – PAS 10007, Parlophone – 0C 064 o 05503 | Israel | 1973 | Israel — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band on the Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 7C 064-05503, Apple Records – 1C 064-05503 | Sweden | 1973 | Sweden — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 1 J 244-05503 | Spain | 1973 | Spain — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 064 o 05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – PAS 10007 | New Zealand | 1973 | New Zealand — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Portrait – PAS 10007 | Israel | 1973 | Israel — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run 8-Track Cartridge, Album | Apple Records – 8XZ-3415 | Canada | 1973 | Canada — 1973 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 064 ◦ 05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | Recently Edited | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 4XZ 3415 | Canada | 1973 | Canada — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Test Pressing | Not On Label – none | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Blue cover/spine | Apple Records – TC-PAS 10007 | New Zealand | 1973 | New Zealand — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 7E 244-05503 | Norway | 1973 | Norway — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Promo | Apple Records – 1C 062-05 503, EMI Electrola – 1C 062-05 503 | Germany | 1973 | Germany — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 3C 26405503 | Italy | 1973 | Italy — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run 8-Track Cartridge, Stereo | Apple Records – 3C 344-05503 | Italy | 1973 | Italy — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – 11C 078 ◦ 05503 | Portugal | 1973 | Portugal — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C 064-05503 | UK | 1973 | UK — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – C244-05.503, EMI – 2C 244-05503 | France | 1973 | France — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – TC-PAS 10007 | Greece | 1973 | Greece — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run Cassette, Album | Apple Records – TC-PAS 10007, Apple Records – OC 244 o 05503 | UK | 1974 | UK — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Banda En Fuga LP, Album | Apple Records – 8016 | Argentina | 1974 | Argentina — 1974 | |||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Jugoton – LSAP-70582, Apple Records – LSAP-70582 | Yugoslavia | 1974 | Yugoslavia — 1974 | |||||
Banda En Fuga LP, Album, Promo | Apple Records – 8016 | Argentina | 1974 | Argentina — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic | Apple Records – Q8W-3415 | US | 1974 | US — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album | Apple Records – (S) APPLE-2022 | Chile | 1974 | Chile — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Banda En Fuga LP, Album, Stereo | Odeon – BOLP-342, Discolandia – BOLP-342 | Bolivia | 1974 | Bolivia — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Banda En Fuga LP, Album, Stereo | Apple Records – SAPL 30530 | Uruguay | 1974 | Uruguay — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run 8-Track Cartridge, Album | EMI – 8X-PAS 10007, EMI – 0C 346 o 05503, Apple Records – 8X-PAS 10007, Apple Records – 0C
346 o 05503 +2 more labels... | UK | 1974 | UK — 1974 | New Submission | ||||
Band On The Run LP, Album, Unofficial Release | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. – HH-566 | Taiwan | 1974 | Taiwan — 1974 | New Submission |
Got this one for cheap this summer and it was awful. Constant noise during the last half of Mamunia and somewhat small, though quite deep scratches on both sides. Horrible work
Hi,
one of our customers asked if this version contains the two bonus tracks indicated in the tracklist, from the photos it does not seem. The version we have for sale is sealed and we cannot therefore control it. Please check if anyone has this versionDoes this release include bonus tracks Helen Whees and Country Dreamer?
Great sound all around - except for Jet, which sounds horribly compressed for whatever reason. Cheap tho
Sounds absolutely magnificent. Never heard a better version of this album-quiet, great seperation, and no hesitation on the bass.
Edited 29 days ago
I have always been impressed with old Canada "Capital Mastering" albums (they all came from the same plant at 3109 American Drive, Mississauga baby! buy local! the building is still there! Never a reason to "upgrade" to "audiophile" versions. I have VG+ copy of this LP I bought for like $6.00! and could listen to it over and over and go "wow".
This is my favorite album of all time, just excellent
Edited 2 months ago
I have a pressing of this with the same sleeve (1977 anniversary logo) but the label on the record has orange apple labels dated 1974.
Mine had damage on the cover beneath the hypersticker. Nothing to see on the hypesticker though. Pretty weird.
The pressing itself is excellent. I'd give this a 9 out of 10.
Does this version include the poster? My copy certainly does.