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Paul McCartney October 1978

Title: Rockestra
Type: Documentary
Filming Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Filming Date: October 3rd & 4th & Mid 1979
Broadcast Date: June 11th 1979 (Excerpt)
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 47:59 Minutes
Quality: C-
Source: "Paul McCartney - Back To The Egg" (MCP117)
Other Source: "Paul McCartney & Wings Chronology 1977-1978" (Hog Town)
Notes: Paul made yet another unreleased film documentary in 1978. This one was for the recording of "Rockestra Theme", a track from his "Back To The Egg" album.
After filming the recording sessions Paul filmed himself at his "Waterfalls" home in Sussex, England, sometime in summer 1979, pretending to actually write the instrumental which begins this special.
The documentary actually carries a copyright year of 1980. At the press launch of "Back To The Egg" at Abbey Road studios on June 11, 1979 a 15 minute edit of the "Rockestra" doco was screened.
All this filming was to no avail as except for a promo video (in 2001) the film has, like so many other film projects of Paul`s, sat in the MPL vault.
Thankfully a copy, albeit in fairly bad quality, eventually found its way out into collectors hands.
Hoping a pristine copy is part of the "Back To The Egg" deluxe archive set.

Title: Rockestra Theme
Type: Promotional Film
Filming Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Filming Date: October 3rd 1978
Broadcast Date: March 2001
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 02:31 Minutes
Quality: A-
Source: "Paul McCartney & Wings Back To The Egg Again" (Yellow Cow)
Other Sources: Paul McCartney & Wings Chronology 1977-1978" (Hog Town)
Notes: Paul made a promo clip for "Rockestra Theme" utilising footage from his unreleased 1979 documentary to help promote his "Wingspan" TV special and album.
The original film footage was obviously re-mastered and re-edited for this rare promo.

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