You could hear it all along 6th Street, Red River and South Congress: the dull roar of a couple thousand bands; bass and drums ... the quirky songs and storytelling of avant-garde country ...

What a thrill it is to hear this record again. For Band on the Run, McCartney was looking for a bit of adventure when he made this record. So he booked a studio in Lagos, Nigeria. Some of his ...

The record’s track list features an alternate running order that reflects how the songs appeared on the original analog tapes found in McCartney’s archives. “This is Band on the Run in a way ...

Laine called out Paul’s mistake on the Band on the Run song “No Words,” but he did so in a complimentary way. Paul and Linda shared songwriting credits on most Band on the Run songs.

That series of re-recordings could be a key to why Band on the Run is tighter than most McCartney records: Forced to revise from memory, McCartney effectively gave his songs a second draft.