Jimmy McCulloch Appreciation Thread
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JimmyMcCullochFan:
Luca:
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Well, here's what I'd like to know: What was the very first thing Jimmy ever did with Paul McCartney? And what was the very last project Jimmy worked on with Paul McCartney?
You can certainly find a lot of information about Jimmy's playing and sessions with Paul in my book about McCartney recordings. Junior's Farm was the first song officially released by Wings that included Jimmy, but curiously was the last recorded during the Nashville sessions. As for London Town, Jimmy certainly played on all the songs indicated on the booklet of the album, but in some cases (i.e. With A Little Luck) there's no sign of his involvement. In some other songs (Don't Let It Bring You Down) he did not play lead, that was handled by Paul himself. Jimmy was in Scotland in August 1977, for the overdubbing sessions on the song London Town, but left before 13th, the day of the recording of Mull Of Kintyre.
I still want to believe that Jimmy plays lead on Don't Let It Bring You Down.
Well, all we know is what Paul said. Who knows... Jimmy could have played acoustic during the basic track and, since the track was not completed during the Virgin Island sessions, Paul may have filled the coda with his guitar. It certainly has some of Jimmy's style. Anyway, Jimmy did a great job on London Town, Cafe on the Left Bank and Morse Moose, IMHO.
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JimmyMcCullochFan:
Kestrel:
audi:
Well, here's what I'd like to know: What was the very first thing Jimmy ever did with Paul McCartney? And what was the very last project Jimmy worked on with Paul McCartney?
The first thing I believe was for an unreleased song called Luxy, which was recorded in Paris in November 1973. It was a promo track to have been used by Radio Luxembourg. The last session was probably on Paul's farm in Augusr 1977 for one of the 'London Town' tracks.
Luxy's great. Jimmy also played on a couple of Linda's songs during those Paris sessions. I Got Up and Wide Prairie.
here's Luxy.ALWAYS have loved Luxy!
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fab footage of jimmy in 1969 performing "something in the air"
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I think the key to keeping a Denny Laine post on this board would be to firstly discuss his work with Wings, and then move onto his other projects including new material. That would be the sneaky way to do it
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Agreed.
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Eeee Cor Blimey:
His first work was Juniors Farm.
I've always loved the way Paul exclaims "Take me down, Jimmy!" just before the solo.
Eeee Cor Blimey:
Oh and Medicine Jar rocks
I'm a fan of both this and "Wino Junko".
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My favorite Jimmy McCulloch contribution to Paul McCartney's music must be his guitar solo on "Junior's Farm". Perhaps not as classic as Henry McCullough's guitar solo on "My Love" but I rank it up there with it, when it comes to goosebumps.
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JimmyMcCullochFan:
Just a thread to appreciate wee Jimmy's incredible musical ability and for all his contributions to Paul's music. Absolutely no negative talk in regards to drugs or his passing please. Focus on the positive aspects
You're really smitten over this guy; but what woman wouldn't like long hair on a rock star in the 70's. Too bad Jim's career & resume were very short. Watching "Rock Show" you really notice how emaciated he was. What's sad is that the other members of Wings watched him deteriorate & didn't help him.
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Rockerdude:
JimmyMcCullochFan:
Just a thread to appreciate wee Jimmy's incredible musical ability and for all his contributions to Paul's music. Absolutely no negative talk in regards to drugs or his passing please. Focus on the positive aspects
You're really smitten over this guy; but what woman wouldn't like long hair on a rock star in the 70's. Too bad Jim's career & resume were very short. Watching "Rock Show" you really notice how emaciated he was. What's sad is that the other members of Wings watched him deteriorate & didn't help him.
You don't know that. None of us knows that. None of us knows what went on behind the scenes.
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I think the fact that so many people quit Wings makes more of a statement about Paul McCartney more than anything else. The most documented issue seems to be $$$. Yes, Jimmy McCulloch had several moments when he was an insufferable little sh-t, however, it was he that left Wings, not the other way around.
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I have trouble believing that all quit because McCarntey is difficult to work with. Look at "Wings at the Speed of Sound" where everyone gets to sing and be the star. "Venus and Mars" also to an extent. None of the other Beatles did something like that. In The Rolling Stones Bill Wyman got to sing a song in 1967, otherwise it's Jagger and maybe Keith Richards' 'Ringo song'. Nor in Springsteen's E Street Band, is none other than Bruce on lead vocal. I think McCartney really tried to make Wings a band, it just didn't happen. Clearer why in the rearview mirror, perhaps, with his songwriting talent...
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Totally agree. But I wasn't talking about the minimal amount of cash they earned. It wasn't worth it.
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We have to remember, in the early to mid 1970s, there was no Beatles nostalgia. And musicians like Henry McCullough, Denny Seiwell, Joe English, and Jimmy McCulloch were not fans of McCartney, rather they were working musicians. It is clear they wanted to have artistic input and make money and have careers. Henry and Denny, it seems, left because they were not making the money they were promised. Joe and Jimmy ended up leaving too, shortly after a hugely successful world tour. Why? Whatever Jimmy's personal demons, history has shown that there is little outsiders can do to help. A sad end to a brilliant guitar player.
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Jimmy in action with Wings in 1975:
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Yes it was strange, they quit just after the recording of "London Town" had begun, and Wings was again a trio. The strange thing is that I think it is the best Wings album also. At least my favorite.
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Hendrix Ibsen:
Yes it was strange, they quit just after the recording of "London Town" had begun, and Wings was again a trio. The strange thing is that I think it is the best Wings album also. At least my favorite.
That is Jimmy on Café On The Left Bank. Maybe also I've Had Enough.
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I have thought that Jimmy quit because he wanted to play heavier music, that he would have liked to be the guitarist in Led Zeppelin or something. The 70s was a rock decade, with guitar heroes, Jimmy McCulloch had what it takes but with Wings you had to play more varied stuff. It's not always guitar music, "Mull of Kintyre"... "London Town" is quite soft, it's not ROCK. "With a Little Luck" is a synth-driven song... Having said this, this is my reflection on it, to a certain extent, I don't know what was happening within the band.
