by Tom Doyle
Pascall, Jeremy, Paul McCartney and Wings (London, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1977)
Sandford, Christopher, McCartney (London, Century, 2006)
Seaman, Frederic, John Lennon: Living on Borrowed Time (London, Xanadu, 1993)
Sounes, Howard, Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney (London, HarperCollins, 2010)
Tremlett, George, The Paul McCartney Story (London, White Lion Publishers, 1976)
Welch, Chris, Paul McCartney: The Definitive Biography (New York, Proteus Books, 1984)
Index
‘3 Legs’ ref 1, ref 2
9/11 attacks ref 1
10cc ref 1, ref 2
A Toot And A Snore In ’74 (bootleg) ref 1
Abbey Road ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Abiola, Chief Moshood ref 1
ABKCO management ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Ackroyd, David ref 1
Adams, Brian ref 1
‘All Those Years Ago’ ref 1
Allen, Colin ref 1
‘Another Day’ ref 1
Anyone Can Fly (book) ref 1
Apple Records ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
ARC studios (Lagos) ref 1
Ariga, Yasuji ref 1
‘Arrow Through Me’ ref 1
Arrowsmith, Clive ref 1
Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Leicestershire) ref 1
Asher, Jane ref 1
Asimov, Isaac ref 1
Aspinall, Neil ref 1
Atkins, Chet ref 1, ref 2
ATV (broadcaster) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
‘Baby’s Request’ ref 1
Bach, Barbara ref 1
Back In The US ref 1
Back To The Egg ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Bacon, Dorothy ref 1
Bag O’ Nails (nightclub) ref 1
Baker, Ginger ref 1, ref 2
Baker, Peter ref 1
Balls ref 1
The Band ref 1
Band On The Run
awards for ref 1, ref 2
cover ref 1
Lennon’s opinion of ref 1
recording sessions ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
sales ref 1, ref 2
and Wings World Tour ref 1
‘Band On The Run’ ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Bartlett, Orrin ref 1
The Beatles
break-up of ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
camaraderie of ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
comparisons with Wings ref 1, ref 2
earnings of ref 1
and ‘hidden messages’ ref 1
and Lennon’s Rolling Stone interview ref 1
and marijuana use ref 1
officially dissolved ref 1
partnership agreement (1967) ref 1, ref 2
and PM’s legal action ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and release date of McCartney ref 1
‘reunion’ of ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
singles reissued ref 1
sued by Allen Klein ref 1
Bell, Maggie ref 1
Bell, Stuart ref 1
Belushi, John ref 1
Bernstein, Sid ref 1
Berry, Chuck ref 1
‘Big Barn Bed’ ref 1
‘Billy Don’t Be A Hero’ ref 1
‘Bip Bop’ ref 1
Black Power movement ref 1
Black, Bill ref 1
Black, Robin ref 1
‘Blackbird’ ref 1, ref 2
Bloody Sunday ref 1, ref 2
Blossom Wood Farm (Sussex) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Blue ref 1
‘Bluebird’ ref 1, ref 2
Bluesbreakers ref 1
‘Boil Crisis’ ref 1
Bolan, Marc ref 1
Bollock Brothers ref 1
Bonham, John ref 1
‘Borrowed Time’ ref 1
Bowie, David ref 1, ref 2
Boyd, Patti ref 1
Brainsby, Tony ref 1
Bramwell, Tony ref 1
Bridge on the River Kwai ref 1
Britton, Geoff
clashes with Wings bandmates ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and financing of Wings ref 1
insecurity of ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
joins Wings ref 1
and Nashville trip ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
and One Hand Clapping ref 1
sacked from Wings ref 1
Broccoli, Albert ‘Cubby’ ref 1
Brolly, Brian ref 1, ref 2
Brown, Mick ref 1
Brown, Peter ref 1
Brung To Ewe (promo disc) ref 1
Brynner, Yul ref 1
Busey, Gary ref 1
Bush, Kate ref 1
Butler, Peter ‘Dougal’ ref 1
‘C Moon’ ref 1
‘Call My Name’ ref 1
‘Campbell, William’ ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Campbeltown Pipe Band ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Capitol Records ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Capricorn Studios (Georgia) ref 1
Casbah Club (Liverpool) ref 1
Casey, Howie ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Cash, Johnny ref 1
Cassidy, David ref 1, ref 2
‘Chain Gang’ ref 1
Chapman, Mark ref 1
Chase, Chevy ref 1
‘Check My Machine’ ref 1
Churchill, Winston ref 1
Cicala, Roy ref 1, ref 2
Clapton, Eric ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Clark, Tony ref 1
Clarke, Dave ref 1, ref 2
Clay, Cassius ref 1
Club Sandwich (newsletter) ref 1
Coburn, James ref 1
Cocker, Joe ref 1, ref 2
Cold Cuts ref 1
Columbia Records ref 1, ref 2
‘Come Together’ ref 1, ref 2
‘Coming Up’ ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Concert for Bangladesh ref 1
Connolly, Ray ref 1, ref 2
Conteh, John ref 1
‘Cook Of The House’ ref 1
Cooke, Sam ref 1
Cooper, Alice ref 1
Costello, Elvis ref 1
Cramer, Floyd ref 1
Crazy Joe ref 1
Crossroads (soap opera) ref 1
Crowder, Alan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
‘Cupid’ ref 1
Daily Express ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Daily Mail ref 1, ref 2
Daily Mirror ref 1, ref 2
The Damned ref 1
Darin, Bobby ref 1
Davis, Jesse Ed ref 1, ref 2
Day by Day (news programme) ref 1
‘Daytime Nighttime Suffering’ ref 1
‘Dear Boy’ ref 1
‘Dear Friend’ ref 1
Dee, Kiki ref 1
Derry and the Seniors ref 1
Diltz, Henry ref 1, ref 2
Dorsey, Tony ref 1, ref 2
Double Fantasy ref 1
Drake University (Iowa) ref 1, ref 2
Drake’s Drum (racehorse) ref 1
The Dukes ref 1
Dylan, Bob ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
‘Early 1970’ ref 1
‘Easter Parade’ ref 1
Eastman, John ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Eastman, Lee
and Allen Klein ref 1, ref 2
and Buddy Holly’s song catalogue ref 1
and legal action against The Beatles ref 1, ref 2
and PM’s Japan drugs bust ref 1
as PM’s management ref 1
and ‘reunion’ of The Beatles ref 1
‘Ebony And Ivory’ ref 1
El Toro (trimaran) ref 1, ref 2
Electric String Band ref 1
Ellis, Robert
and James Paul McCartney ref 1
and Jimmy McCulloch ref 1
and ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ ref 1
and Wings Greatest ref 1
and Wings US tour ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
ELO ref 1
Emerick, Geoff ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, r
ef 4
Emerson, Lake and Palmer ref 1
EMI Records
and Beatles’ singles reissue ref 1
and ‘Call My Name’ ref 1
and ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ ref 1
Lagos studio facilities ref 1, ref 2
and ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ ref 1
and post-tour party ref 1
and Wild Life ref 1, ref 2
Empire Ballroom (London) ref 1
English, Joe
alcohol and drug abuse ref 1, ref 2
and Caribbean sessions ref 1, ref 2
joins Wings ref 1
leaves Wings ref 1
and Venus And Mars ref 1
and Wings At The Speed Of Sound ref 1
Epstein, Brian ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Evans, Mal ref 1
Evening Standard ref 1, ref 2
‘Every Night’ ref 1
‘Everybody’s Talkin” ref 1
FA Cup Final (1977) ref 1
Fair Carol (yacht) ref 1, ref 2
Fields, Danny ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Fields, Libby ref 1
Finer, Morris ref 1, ref 2
Flack, Roberta ref 1
Flowers, Herbie ref 1
‘Flying Horses’ ref 1
Freud, Clement ref 1
‘Front Parlour’ ref 1
Fukuda, Ichiro ref 1
Gaffney, Diane ref 1
Gambaccini, Paul ref 1, ref 2
Garfunkel, Art ref 1
Get Back (proposed LP) ref 1
‘Get Back’ ref 1
‘Get It’ ref 1
‘Get On The Right Thing’ ref 1
‘Getting Closer’ ref 1, ref 2
Gibb, Russ ref 1
‘Girlfriend’ ref 1
‘Girls School’ ref 1, ref 2
‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
‘Give Peace A Chance’ ref 1
glam rock ref 1, ref 2
‘Glass Onion’ ref 1
‘Go Now’ ref 1, ref 2
‘God’ ref 1
Goldsmith, Harvey ref 1
Good Morning America (television show) ref 1
Good Night America (television show) ref 1
‘Goodnight Tonight’ ref 1, ref 2
Gowon, General Yakubu ref 1
Grade, Lew ref 1, ref 2
Graham, Bill ref 1
Grease Band ref 1
Grillo, Oscar ref 1
Grimes, Carol ref 1
Gruen, Bob ref 1, ref 2
The Guardian ref 1, ref 2
Guinness Book of Records ref 1
‘Gunston, Norman’ ref 1
Hammel, John ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Harris, Bob ref 1
Harrison, George
and ‘All Those Years Ago’ ref 1
and Allen Klein ref 1, ref 2
argument with PM ref 1, ref 2
and Concert for Bangladesh ref 1
and Eric Clapton’s wedding ref 1
and ‘How Do You Sleep?’ ref 1
and PM’s Japan drugs bust ref 1
and PM’s legal action ref 1
and release date of McCartney ref 1
and ‘reunion’ of The Beatles ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
rift with PM ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and Saturday Night Live ref 1
solo US tour ref 1
and Venus And Mars wrap party ref 1
walks out on The Beatles ref 1, ref 2
and Wings US tour ref 1
Hartman, David ref 1
Harvey, Les ref 1
‘Heartbreak Hotel’ ref 1
‘Helen Wheels’ ref 1
Hendrix, Jimi ref 1, ref 2
‘Here Today’ ref 1
Hewson, Richard ref 1
‘Hey Jude’ ref 1
‘Hi Hi Hi’ ref 1
High Park Farm (Scotland) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Hines, Rebecca ref 1
Hirst, David ref 1, ref 2
Hitchcock, Alfred ref 1
Hoffman, Dustin ref 1
Hog Hill Mill Studios ref 1, ref 2
Holley, Steve
and Back To The Egg ref 1
and ‘Goodnight Tonight’ video ref 1
and Japan tour ref 1, ref 2
and Jimmy McCulloch ref 1
joins Wings ref 1
travels to Australia ref 1
and Wings split ref 1
and Wings UK theatre tour ref 1
and ‘Winter Rose’ video ref 1
Holly, Buddy ref 1, ref 2
Horne, Ian ref 1, ref 2
Hot Hits, Cold Cuts ref 1
‘How Do You Sleep?’ ref 1, ref 2
Howard, Steve ref 1
Hull University ref 1
‘I Don’t Wanna Face It’ ref 1
‘I’m The Greatest’ ref 1
‘I’ve Had Enough’ ref 1
‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’ ref 1
Idle, Eric ref 1
Imagine ref 1
Innervisions ref 1
Innes, Neil ref 1
‘Instant Karma!’ ref 1
Iovine, Jimmy ref 1
IRA ref 1
‘It Don’t Come Easy’ ref 1
Jackson, Michael ref 1
Jagger, Mick ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
James Paul McCartney (television special) ref 1
James, Dick ref 1
Japanese Jailbird (private memoir) ref 1
Japanese Tears ref 1
Jennings, Waylon ref 1
‘Jet’ ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ref 1
John, Elton ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Johns, Glyn ref 1, ref 2
Jones, Trevor ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
Juber, Laurence
and Back To The Egg ref 1, ref 2
joins Wings ref 1
and Pete Townshend ref 1
and PM’s Japan drugs bust ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and PM’s security guards ref 1
and Wings split ref 1
‘Junior’s Farm’ ref 1, ref 2
‘Junk’ ref 1
Kalakuta Republic ref 1
Kass, Ron ref 1
Keen, John ‘Speedy’ ref 1
Keltner, Jim ref 1
Kennedy, John F. ref 1
Keys, Bobby ref 1, ref 2
Killen, Kevin ref 1, ref 2
‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ ref 1
Klein, Allen
and Apple records settlement ref 1
and break-up of The Beatles ref 1, ref 2
and Concert for Bangladesh ref 1
and Get Back ref 1
jailed for tax evasion ref 1
and PM’s legal action ref 1, ref 2
resigns as The Beatles manager ref 1
and ‘reunion’ of The Beatles ref 1
and royalties deal ref 1
sues The Beatles ref 1
Kuti, Fela ref 1
La Mamounia (Moroccan hotel) ref 1
LA Times ref 1
LaBour, Fred ref 1, ref 2
‘Lady Madonna’ ref 1
‘Lady Marmalade’ ref 1
Lagos ref 1, ref 2
Laine, Denny
alcohol and drug use ref 1
and autocracy of Wings ref 1, ref 2
and Back To The Egg ref 1
and Band On The Run cover ref 1
and boats ref 1, ref 2
career of ref 1
and Caribbean sessions ref 1
clashes with Wings band mates ref 1
and death of Jimmy McCulloch ref 1
and death of John Lennon ref 1
and death of PM’s father ref 1
and death threat to PM ref 1
and Eric Clapton’s wedding ref 1
feud with PM ref 1
and financing of Wings ref 1, ref 2
and formation of Wings ref 1
and future of Wings ref 1
and i
nitial Wings tour ref 1, ref 2
and Japan tour ref 1
and Jo Jo Patrie ref 1
in Lagos ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and launch of Wings ref 1
and Laurence Juber ref 1
leaves Wings ref 1
and London Town launch ref 1
loyalty to PM ref 1
marries Jo Jo Patrie ref 1
and ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’ ref 1
and Montserrat sessions ref 1
and ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ ref 1, ref 2
and musical differences in Wings ref 1, ref 2
and Nashville trip ref 1
and One Hand Clapping ref 1
and PM’s eccentricity ref 1
and Red Rose Speedway ref 1
and royalties deal ref 1
and second incarnation of Wings ref 1
solo career ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
status in Wings ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and Steve Holley ref 1
and student protesters ref 1
and Sun exposé ref 1
and The Mike Walsh Show ref 1
and tour jet ref 1
and Wings At The Speed Of Sound ref 1
and Wings UK theatre tour ref 1
and Wings World Tour ref 1
Lambert, Kenneth ref 1
Led Zeppelin ref 1
Lee, Christopher ref 1
Leeds University ref 1
Lennon, John
and A Toot And A Snore In ’74 session ref 1
alcohol/drug abuse of ref 1, ref 2
and Allen Klein ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
and Band On The Run ref 1
‘Beatle training’ of ref 1
‘canonisation’ of ref 1
and Christmas visit by PM and Linda ref 1
and ‘Coming Up’ ref 1, ref 2
and Concert for Bangladesh ref 1
correspondence with PM ref 1
and ‘Dear Friend’ ref 1
death of ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
and death of PM’s father ref 1
faltering career of ref 1
feud with PM ref 1
and Get Back ref 1
and Good Morning America interview ref 1
and Grammy Awards ref 1
and Harry Nilsson ref 1
and ‘hidden messages’ ref 1, ref 2
and ‘How Do You Sleep?’ ref 1, ref 2
infidelity of ref 1
invited by PM to write together ref 1
and James Paul McCartney ref 1
and ‘Lost Arseholes’ ref 1
‘Lost Weekend’ of ref 1
and May Pang ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
and McCartney II ref 1
moves to LA ref 1
outburst at PM quote ref 1