Paul McCartney & Wings - So Glad To See You Here (Studio Session 1979) [HiQ]

***Plus "After The Ball", Extra Vocals and Backings Recording of "So Glad To See You Here" & "Rockestra Theme" and Credits***
Guitars: Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, David Gilmour, Hank Marvin, Pete Townshend
Drums: Steve Holley, John Bonham, Kenney Jones
Piano: Paul McCartney
Bass: John Paul Jones, Ronnie Lane, Bruce Thomas
Keyboards: Gary Brooker, Linda McCartney, Tony Ashton
Percussion: Speedy Acquaye, Tony Carr, Ray Cooper, Morris Pert
Horns: Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Steve Howard, Thaddeus Richard

"Rockestra Theme", one of Paul McCartney's harder-rocking songs, was recorded on October 3, 1978, at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of musicians dubbed "Rockestra", although the song is technically credited to Wings. It was recorded as part of Wings' 1979 album Back to the Egg.

In a 2001 interview on VH1, McCartney said Keith Moon was to have taken part in "Rockestra" but died one month before the recording sessions took place. Kenney Jones, who replaced Moon on drums within The Who, appeared instead.

The song was performed again at the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea and released on the album and EP of the same name. This was a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, the Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, Wings, and many more artists which took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England during December 1979 to raise money for the victims of war-torn Cambodia. The event was organized by Paul McCartney and Kurt Waldheim, and it involved older artists such as McCartney and The Who as well as younger new wave acts like The Clash and the Pretenders. The last of the concerts was the last concert of Wings.

Most of the Rockestra wore silver suits for this performance. On the Concerts for Kampuchea home video, Paul can be heard making a comment about Pete Townshend before playing the song, making reference to Pete being a "poof" (gay in British slang). "Thank you, Peter. Only lousy sod who wouldn't wear the silver suit. Cuz he's a poof." Pete obviously refused to wear a silver suit, and made comment about it in several interviews following the performance.

Lawrence Juber can be seen walking up behind Pete after Paul's comment, and placing a silver top hat on his head. Pete quickly grabs the hat and flings it into the audience.

"Rockestra Theme" won the 1980 Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The song was used as under the opening credits of the California Go! rad BMX sports show on ESPN.

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[mac3079b]

Another Great upload Mirko!

[TheBeatleMirko]

@mac3079b Thank you very much, Mac!!! :D

[FiresideMusings]

@purdy0707 Quite a wrong assumption! This session was for a double album and performances called Concerts For Kampuchea and featured a bunch of top rock musicians, including the ones shown in this clip. They all recorded songs for the album and played on Paul's songs. This clip just happens to feature his songs.

[BakaAcchan]

Oddio ma c'è Gilmour *___* (sì, e anche Pete, ma Dave è <3 ) Oddio ma come è bella la parte dei fiati dsfljkd ;w;

[McDonaldSir]

Thanks Mirko for Share it !

:)

[StrawberryFeilds67]

@Lukestar1991 mcCartney makes it rockestra....

[Lukestar1991]

Why would you ever need anyone else other than JOHN BONHAM on drums??? Surely he alone makes this a 'Rockestra.'

[seriosca1]

Grande Paul

[winksoda86]

Thanks Mirko!!!! Love all your posts!! Back to the egg....

[BeatlesACDCFourEver]

Paul's face at 1:50 is hilarious! Thanks for the very cool vid!

[mikedort]

Thank you Mirko!!! I'd love to write a movie version of this with you.

[beeterolds]

Fuck ya Bonham doing what he does best!! 2:22