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The recording conditions under which it was made are among the most dramatic in rock history. Shortly before the band departed for Lagos, Nigeria — where McCartney had arranged sessions at EMI's studio — both drummer \u003cstrong\u003eDenny Seiwell\u003c\/strong\u003e and lead guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eHenry McCullough\u003c\/strong\u003e abruptly quit the group, leaving McCartney, Linda and Laine to record in Africa as a trio. The situation on arrival was no easier: EMI's studio at Wharf Road in Apapa was underpowered and poorly equipped, the country was under a military government three years after civil war, and the McCartneys were robbed at knifepoint on the streets of Lagos — losing a bag of song lyrics and demo tapes. McCartney suffered a bronchial spasm so severe during the sessions that Linda later said she thought he was dying. The album was completed with overdubs at \u003cstrong\u003eTrident Studios and AIR Studios in London\u003c\/strong\u003e in October 1973, with orchestral and string arrangements added by \u003cstrong\u003eTony Visconti\u003c\/strong\u003e. McCartney played bass, drums, lead guitar and all principal parts on the basic tracks; Laine played rhythm guitar; Linda contributed keyboards throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's commercial and critical recovery was immediate and complete. It entered the UK Albums Chart in December 1973 and reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber one in July 1974\u003c\/strong\u003e, remaining there for seven weeks — the only Wings album ever to top the UK chart. In the United States it reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber one on the Billboard 200\u003c\/strong\u003e and remained there for four weeks; its two hit singles, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Jet\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number seven UK, number seven US) and the title track \u003cstrong\u003e\"Band on the Run\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number three UK, number one US), confirmed the commercial breakthrough. The record has since been certified \u003cstrong\u003e3× Platinum in the UK\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e5× Platinum in the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e, selling over seven million copies worldwide, and appears consistently on authoritative lists of the greatest albums ever made. \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e critic Jon Landau, reviewing the album on release, described it as the finest record yet released by any of the four former Beatles — praise that established the critical consensus that has held for over fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's nine tracks span a remarkable range. The suite-like six-minute title track opens the record across three distinct movements — a portentous verse, a dramatic stop-start bridge, and a euphoric final section — and was directly inspired by a remark \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e made at an Apple board meeting about feeling trapped. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Jet\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album's most immediate rock moment, its searing guitar riff and ascending chorus structurally indebted to glam rock without sounding like it. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Bluebird\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is built around fingerpicked acoustic guitar and bossa nova percussion. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mrs. Vandebilt\"\u003c\/strong\u003e showcases McCartney's gift for melodic invention in an unusual time signature. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Let Me Roll It\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — frequently cited as the track on which McCartney most directly engaged with the sound of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lennon's\u003c\/strong\u003e early solo work, something he publicly acknowledged — is among the most propulsive recordings of his career. Side B opens with \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mamunia\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, written in Nigeria and directly reflecting the experience of the Lagos sessions. \u003cstrong\u003e\"No Words\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (co-written with Laine) is followed by \u003cstrong\u003e\"Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a suite written at a dinner party in Jamaica with Dustin Hoffman, who had challenged McCartney to write a song using a newspaper article about Picasso's death on the spot — and the album concludes with \u003cstrong\u003e\"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, a driven piano-led rock piece featuring synthesiser orchestration that builds to a false ending before reprising the title track melody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe famous cover photograph was conceived by \u003cstrong\u003eLinda McCartney\u003c\/strong\u003e and shot by \u003cstrong\u003eClive Arrowsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eOsterley Park in West London\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicting the Wings trio and six celebrity guests dressed as convicts caught in a searchlight: \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Parkinson, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Christopher Lee, John Conteh\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eClement Freud\u003c\/strong\u003e. Sleeve design was by \u003cstrong\u003eHipgnosis\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eStorm Thorgerson\u003c\/strong\u003e. This \u003cstrong\u003e2017 Capitol Records reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the \u003cstrong\u003e2010 remaster\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003e180 gram black vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, Made in Germany. Includes the \u003cstrong\u003elarge fold-out Polaroid photograph poster\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original release, a \u003cstrong\u003eprinted inner sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e with photography on one side and lyrics on the other, and a \u003cstrong\u003edigital download coupon\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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