Wings 1971–73
Wings 1971–73 is a box set released by Paul McCartney as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection on 7 December 2018.
Contents
The box set contains deluxe versions of the archive collection reissues of the Wings albums Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway and the new live album Wings Over Europe, covering the Wings Over Europe Tour; the latter is exclusive to the box set. Additional exclusive content to the box set are a Wings Over Europe 96-page photo book and facsimile 1972 tour programme.Release
Wings 1971–73 was released in limited quantities simultaneously with reissues of Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway.''Wings Over Europe''
Overview
The album consist of the tracks from Wings Over Europe Tour 1972 aside from one track - "Big Barn Bed" which was not performed during that tour and is taken from Wings 1973 UK Tour.Three tracks from the album are available on other releases:
- "The Mess" was released as a B-side to "My Love" single in 1973 and was later available on various re-releases of Red Rose Speedway.
- "Best Friend" was released as a bonus track to the Red Rose Speedway 2018 reissue and reconstructed double LP.
- "1882" was released as a bonus track to the Red Rose Speedway 2018 reissue.