Rockestra
| "Rockestra Theme" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Wings | ||||||||||
| from the album Back to the Egg | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Old Siam, Sir" | |||||||||
| Released | 1979 (France) | |||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Recorded | 3 October 1978 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hard rock, rock and roll, instrumental rock | |||||||||
| Length | 2:37 | |||||||||
| Label | Parlophone/EMI (Europe only) | |||||||||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Paul McCartney Chris Thomas |
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"Rockestra Theme" is the fourth and final single on Wings' final studio album Back to the Egg.
It was recorded on 3 October 1978 at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of musicians dubbed "Rockestra", although the song is technically credited to Wings. It was recorded as part of Wings' 1979 album Back to the Egg and released as a single in France.
Musicians who performed on this song (and on "So Glad To See You Here", also on Back to the Egg) included: Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, David Gilmour, Hank Marvin, Pete Townshend (guitars), Steve Holley, John Bonham, Kenney Jones (drums), Paul McCartney (piano, bass), John Paul Jones, Ronnie Lane, Bruce Thomas (basses), Gary Brooker, Linda McCartney, Tony Ashton (keyboards), Speedy Acquaye, Tony Carr, Ray Cooper, Morris Pert (percussion), Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Steve Howard, Thaddeus Richard (horns).
One person taken out of the Rockestra supergroup was Jeff Beck. After being asked to join by McCartney, Beck wanted to be able to have veto power over his own guitar parts, subsequently, McCartney withdrew his invitation.
In a 2001 interview on VH1, McCartney said Keith Moon was to have taken part in "Rockestra" but died one month before the recording sessions took place. Kenney Jones, who replaced Moon on drums within The Who, appeared instead. In the book Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013) Wings' drummer Steve Holley recalled the session in an interview, saying "it was daunting".
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