The question provides almost all of the details required (after
omitting the apostrophe in "I'm") !
This song was recorded *somewhere* in the United States in 1976, was
included on the "Wings Over America" album released in December of the
same year, and was released as a single in the US in February 1977.
The song (among others) is considered to be one of Paul's best live recordings.
I'm a well-versed Beatles fan, but I don't know *where* in the US the song
was recorded. Any other details about the venue in the city the song
was recorded, the genesis of the recording itself, and any other
relevant minutiae would be greatly appreciated.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
05 Dec 2004 13:58 PST
Hello lynx10-ga,
Are you quite sure the version on the record WAS from a single concert?
For a multi-city tour like Wings Over America, I suspect it's not
unusual for a live song to be recorded multiple times, and then
"mixed" in the studio to take the best of the best from different
versions of the song.
If that's the case with this one, it would be hard to pinpoint just
which city should get the credit for Maybe I'm Amazed.
What do you think...?
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
lynx10-ga
on
05 Dec 2004 14:11 PST
pafalafa,
Thank you for your response.
It is absolutely possible that the recording could be a composite from
different shows...but that is part of my overall question.
I don't know if this is the case or not...
...does somebody else know?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
05 Dec 2004 15:40 PST
The only reference I can find is a bit vague on that point. It's from
the Washington Post review of the album:
"It's as if McCartney were trying to recreate the best moments of the
tour...He is reported to have spent more than 600 hours assembling the
album: First he listened to tapes of all 34 concerts, selecting the
five strongest versions of each song. These were mixed and listened
to several times again before the final selection and mastering for
disc took place...."
So it certainly seems likely that Amazed is a combination of tracks,
but I can't be 100% sure from the information at hand.
paf
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Clarification of Question by
lynx10-ga
on
05 Dec 2004 20:03 PST
"I've got a feeling" that somewhere there is an accurate answer to my question.
I am sure that it has been asked for *more* than 25 years...the song
was a worldwide hit that has a specific genealogy.
It's not a slam dunk, I realize.
I'll give a tip above the list price for the answer.
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